Newark, New Brunswick, & Blackwood, NJ
Associate Professor
Division of Advanced Nursing Practice
Newark Health Sciences
SSB 1438
(973) 972-6659
Specialty: newborn screening, inborn errors of metabolism, pediatric genetics, neonatology, pediatrics
Drawing on experience gained during a career in nursing and academia for almost 40 years, Dr. Sharon Anderson is an Associate Professor in the Division of Advanced Nursing Practice. Her teaching, service, and scholarship focus on the care of one of our most vulnerable populations – high-risk infants and children with genetic and inherited metabolic disorders.
As an advanced practice nurse in Medical Genetics at Rutgers Health, Robert Johnson Medical School, Dr. Anderson’s primary clinical and scholarly interests surround newborn screening, inborn errors of metabolism, and pediatric genetics. She has presented at dozens of state and national forums and authored numerous peer-reviewed publications that highlight her expertise and passion for the fields of neonatology, pediatrics, and metabolic and pediatric genetics.
After more than two decades in clinical practice, Dr. Anderson transitioned to academia. She started her career in the Accelerated Second-Degree Program at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey School of Nursing, which merged with Rutgers School of Nursing in 2016. In addition to her faculty role, she has served in several leadership positions during her tenure at the university including Co-director of the RN to BS in Nursing Program and Assistant and Associate Dean of the Division of Advanced Nursing Practice.
In addition to earning her Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Nursing Practice degrees from La Salle University in Philadelphia, Dr. Anderson holds a master’s degree in perinatal nursing (neonatal nurse practitioner track) from the University of Pennsylvania. She is board certified as a neonatal nurse practitioner and advanced practice nurse in genetics and is also a certified nurse educator. She attended the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), National Institutes of Health, Division of Intramural Research, Summer Genetics Institute and has participated in transformational and higher education leadership training through the American Association of Colleges of Nursing and HERS Institute.