9th Janet Sipple Lecture

Department of Nursing presents the:
9th Annual Janet A. Sipple Lectureship
Homeless and Hungry: Community, Nursing, and Health Care’s Influence
Dr. Diane Cocozza Martins is an Associate Professor at the University of Rhode Island’s College of
Nursing. Her teaching, research and service commitments are to public health/community health nursing
and vulnerable populations. She teaches courses in community health nursing theory, community health
clinical practice, practice theory and philosophy. She is also a faculty member in the HRSA funded
interdisciplinary RI Geriatric Education Center and coordinates the RN to BS program at the University.
At the University of Rhode Island, Martins has served as a multicultural faculty fellow, an
interdisciplinary faculty fellow in geriatrics and gerontology, faculty in the President’s Partnership for
Food, Hunger and Nutrition, faculty fellow in Public Service and Ethics and LGTB faculty fellow. She
received an award for outstanding outreach from the University for her work on behalf of the homeless.
In the community, Martins’ work includes service trips to the Dominican Republic, the Honors Program
Cuban Study Abroad Initiative and collaboration with Indonesian Nursing faculty. She has worked with
the Feinstein Hunger Center, Department of Human Service and RI Coalition for the Homeless to create
policy changes in the state’s SNAP program.
Martins earned her baccalaureate degree from Salve Regina University and her master’s in medical
sociology and Ph.D. in nursing from the University of Connecticut. She also holds a master’s degree in
community health nursing education from Columbia University. She has written numerous publications
and book chapters and has given many oral presentations related to vulnerable populations.
1 Contact Hour —
This continuing nursing education activity was approved by Moravian College
Nursing Department.
Moravian College encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities.
If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access
provided, please contact Tina Sanchez at sanchezt@moravian.edu.
Diane Cocozza Martins,
Ph.D., R.N.
Associate Professor,
University of Rhode Island
College of Nursing
Wednesday October 21, 2015 | 5:30 p.m. | Foy Hall, Moravian College Hurd (South) Campus
Reception Following in the Gallery | Open to the Public