Denise Rizzolo

Denise Rizzolo, PhD, MPH, PA-C

Currently, I am the Director of Research and Publication at the PA Education (PAEA), and Managing Editor of the Journal of PA Education. I have and extensive research, writing, and publication history, and enjoy working with students. Prior to my role at PAEA, I have been responsible for research and assessment, first at Seton Hall University (SHU) and then at Kean University (KU). I have also been an online instructor at Pace University since 2010 and served as an adjunct instructor at Nova University for a year and a half. My primary responsibilities at SHU included teaching Research Methods I, Research Methods II, and Research Methods III, all of which involved mentoring students throughout the research process. These courses covered the fundamental components of research, including developing hypotheses and research questions, conducting literature reviews, submitting IRB applications, performing statistical analyses, and writing discussions and conclusions. While at SHU, almost all of my students developed research projects that were subsequently presented at the annual American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) poster presentation session. A complete list of my published manuscripts, posters, and presentations is included in my CV.

I currently serve as a peer reviewer for JAAPA and Clinician Reviews and have also served as a reviewer for the PAEA Writing Competition, as well as a reviewer of abstracts for the annual AAPA conference poster session, among other scholarly activities. I mentor students and colleagues in manuscript development and the preparation of research-based articles. More recently, I have become increasingly involved in grant writing, both with my own faculty colleagues and with faculty members from across the country, allowing me to engage in larger, more collaborative research projects.

My research experience includes, but is not limited to, survey research, quasi-experimental studies, systematic research designs, case reviews, and qualitative research designs.

Some of my Research Interests are Listed below as well. My CV also lists other research topics that I have worked on.