2020
DR. MARISSA
ABRAM
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
ADELPHI UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NURSING
AND PUBLIC HEALTH
Dr. Marissa Abram has been working as an Assistant Professor at Adelphi University College
of Nursing and Public Health. She has been a PhD prepared Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
currently practicing in Emergency Psychiatry at Northwell Health. She has also worked in
close partnership with the Town of Babylon in the Drug and Alcohol Division on co-occurring
disorders. Dr. Abram founded the Strategic Wellness Management, a private mental health
practice.
Dr Abram’s research interests are focused on the delivery of care within the substance use
treatment setting and best practice in educating the future workforce in the care of the
individual with substance use disorders. She has been serving on the Nurses’ Advisory
Panel for NYS Office of Addiction Supports and Services and has a passion for patient
safety. As the Chair of the Board of Directors for Pulse Center for Patient Safety, she has
been committed to raising awareness about patient safety through education, advocacy and
support.
Notably, Dr Abram received Modern Healthcare’s 2017 Excellence in Nursing: Rising Star
Award and has most recently become a Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine and
Fellow of the International Nurses Society on Addictions.
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