Elizabeth Knight, Ph.D., D.N.P., F.N.P.-C

  • Assistant Professor, School of Nursing

Biography

Elizabeth Knight, Ph.D., D.N.P., FNP-C is an assistant professor in the family nurse practitioner program at the OHSU School of Nursing. Her special interests include gender and cardiovascular health, social justice in health care, and the use of technology to enhance accessibility of both education and clinical care. She is guided by the belief that health care is a right, not a privilege, and believes that FNPs are invaluable in expanding access to care to all people, regardless of age, gender, ability, geography, financial means, legal status, or race.

Elizabeth’s nursing background includes cardiovascular nursing, critical care, primary care, college health, and mobile outreach to underserved populations. Outside of work, she enjoys trail running, yoga, and perfecting vegetarian recipes.

Education and training

    • B.A., 2005, Oberlin College
    • B.S.N., 2008, University of Pennsylvania
    • D.N.P., 2015, University of Arizona
    • Ph.D., 2015, University of Arizona

  • Certifications

    • Family Nurse Practitioner, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Memberships and associations:

  • Nurse Practitioners of Oregon
  • American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing
  • National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculty
  • American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Areas of interest

  • gender diversity
  • distance education
  • social justice in health care
  • transgender health
  • cardiovascular health

Additional information

Publications

Selected publications

  • Prettyman, A., Knight, EP, & Allison, T. (2018). OSCEs from virtually anywhere! Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 14(8), e157-e163. 
  • Knight, E., Shea, K., Rosenfeld, A., Schmiege, S., Hsu, C., & DeVon, H. (2016). Symptom trajectories after an emergency department visit for potential acute coronary syndrome. Nursing Research, 65(4), 268-278. doi: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000167 
  • Rosenfeld, A., Knight, E., Steffen, A., Burke, L., Daya, M., & DeVon, H. (2015). Symptom clusters in patients presenting to the emergency department with possible acute coronary syndrome differ by sex, age, and discharge diagnosis. Heart & Lung,44(5), 368-75. doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2015.05.008 
  • Knight, E. & Shea, K. (2013). A patient-focused framework integrating self-management and informatics. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 46(2), 91-97. doi: 10.1111/jnu.12059 
  • Knight, E., Slebodnik, M., Pinder, C., & DeVon, H. (2019). Communicating acute coronary syndrom risk to women in primary care: A scoping review of the literature. Patient Education & Counseling. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2019.07.013
  • Knighe, E. (2021). Gender and cardiovascular health: Beyond the binary. Journal for Nurse Practitioners. advance online publication.
  • Knight, E. & Prettyman, A. (2020). Rural team telehealth education for BSN & NP Students. Journal of Nursing Education, 59(5), 274-277.

Publications

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