Biography
Dr. Christine Platt, PhD, DNP, FNP-C earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota (2004) and worked as an intensive care nurse for 10 years. She then completed the Family Nurse Practitioner program at Brigham Young University (2014) and earned her doctoral degrees (PhD and DNP) from the University of Arizona (2022). Dr. Platt completed a postdoctoral fellowship through the University of Utah, School of Medicine working on cancer research and families with chronic illnesses (2023). She loves caring for and guiding patients through all their needs and has clinically practiced as a nurse practitioner at Parkinson Dermatology and Associates since 2014. As part of giving back to her community and profession, she enjoys teaches the next generation of nurses and nurse practitioners at BYU. Her and her husband have 3 sons and 3 daughters together.
Research Interests
Dr. Platt is a dual doctorally prepared (DNP/PhD) faculty member who completed a post-doctoral research fellowship at the University of Utah, School of Medicine’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute. Her research reflects her commitment to improving the health of children at high risk for poor health outcomes. With a focus on health disparities, particularly for children in the US foster care systems, her work seeks to identify facilitators and barriers to quality caregiving particularly on the discharge transition from hospital to home for children with complex health need.Dr. Platt's research methods include theory development, qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods analysis in order to better understand how families raising children with special needs adapt and thrive. She takes an interdisciplinary approach, working with colleagues in nursing, medicine, pharmacy, social work, psychology, and education to gain a wholistic view of the child. Dr. Platt's most recent work focuses on the sibling interactions and dynamics as they relate to the overall family hardiness and health.
Teaching Interests
Dr. Platt currently teaches NURS611 Policy, Leadership, and Organizational Systems, NURS 612 Ethics and Professionalism, NURS613 Healthcare Finance, and NURS614 Biostatistics and Epidemiology. She also enjoys mentoring undergraduate and graduate students in the different research methodologies.Education
- Doctor of Nursing Practice , Clinical Practice, Leadership , University of Arizona (2022)
- Doctor of Philosophy , Health Research, Teaching , University of Arizona (2022)
- Master of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner , Brigham Young University (2014)
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Public Health Nursing, Nursing , Public Health Nurse Certification, University of Minnesota (2004)
Licenses and Certifications
- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners , Advanced Practice Registered Nurse - Family Nurse Practitioner (2014 - 2027)
Honors and Awards
- Excellence Award for Scholarship & Education , Utah Nurse Practicioners (2024 - 2024)
- Outstanding PhD Dissertation Award, University of Arizona (2022 - 2022)
- Carol A. Lindeman Award for New Researcher , Western Institute of Nursing (2020 - 2020)
Memberships
- National Pediatric Nurse Scientist Collaborative (2024 - Present)
- Western Institute of Nursing (2020 - Present)
- American Association of Nurse Practitioners (2014 - Present)
- International Family Nursing Association (2014 - Present)
- Utah Nurse Practitioners Association (2014 - Present)
- Sigma Theta Tau (2004 - Present)
- American Association of Critical Care Nurses (2005 - 2016)
Professional Citizenship
- Board Member, Primary Children's Hospital-Teen to Adult Healthcare Transition Governance Committee (2024 - Present)
- Board Member, National Pediatric Nurse Scientist Collaborative - (2024 - Present)
- Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Annals of Behavioral Medicine (2023 - Present)
- Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Child Abuse and Neglect (2023 - Present)
- Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Nursing Research (2014 - Present)
- Other, Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International (2024 - 2026)