Cindy L. Costanzo, MS, PhD
Cindy L. Costanzo, MS, PhD
Associate Professor
Program Director, Healthcare Management and Public Health
College of Professional and Continuing Education
Expertise/Specializations
- Leadership, administration.
Academic Appointments
Department
- Interdisciplinary Studies
Position
- Associate Professor
Secondary Appointment
- School of Medicine
Teaching Activity
- Interdisciplinary Studies; Nursing
Biography
Cindy Costanzo PhD, RN, FNAP is a Senior Associate Dean within the College of Professional and Continuing Education at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. In addition to her role as Senior Associate Dean, she holds a position as Department Chair for Interdisciplinary Studies overseeing Bachelor's of Leadership Studies, Bachelor's of Healthy Lifestyle Management, Master's in Organizational Leadership, and EdD in Interdisciplinary Leadership.
She has been at Creighton University since 2005 in an academic role but has held numerous education and administrative roles within acute care health systems. In her tenure at Creighton University she has served as past Interim Dean, Senior Associate Dean and Program Chair for the Master of Science in Nursing for the College of Nursing. Creighton University health sciences program has a Center for Interprofessional Practice, Education and Research and she works closely with this team in an administrative council role. She has a strong research interest in shared decision-making, working with vulnerable populations for healthy lifestyle change and interprofessional leadership.
She has been at Creighton University since 2005 in an academic role but has held numerous education and administrative roles within acute care health systems. In her tenure at Creighton University she has served as past Interim Dean, Senior Associate Dean and Program Chair for the Master of Science in Nursing for the College of Nursing. Creighton University health sciences program has a Center for Interprofessional Practice, Education and Research and she works closely with this team in an administrative council role. She has a strong research interest in shared decision-making, working with vulnerable populations for healthy lifestyle change and interprofessional leadership.
Publications and Presentations
Articles
- , 4th edition, Elsevier
- , 9(2), 1-8
- , 36(1), 36-44
- , 49, Article 17, 1-2
- , Volume 2015, Article ID 869468, 1-7
- , 24(1), 27-35
- , 39 (1), 51-57
- , 12 (6), 98-101
- , 34(2), 1-14
- , in press
Presentations
Research and Scholarship
Research and Scholarship Interests
- Shared decision-making, working with vulnerable populations for healthy lifestyle change and interprofessional leadership.
Current Research Projects
- Explore health and wellness coaching on caregiver burden.
Grant Funding Received
- Health Futures Foundations Faculty Development Grant Behavioral Counseling Intervention to Increase Physical Activity in Sedentary African American and Hispanic AmericanWomen. Costanzo, C. (PI). Funded $19,970.00
- Development of Emotional Intelligence as a Measure of Nursing Leadership Growth. Dean SON HFF Fund. CU Oertwich, A. (PI); Lazure, L. (CoI); Costanzo, C. (CoI); Selde, S. (CoI). Requested funding 5,000.