BSN, RN , Doctoral (Current)
Monique Swaby, BSN, RN, is a second-year DNP Mental Health Nurse Practitioner student at Franklin University in Columbus, Ohio. Her scholarly project will focus on implementing an intimate partner violence (IPV) traumatic brain injury (TBI) screening program among women survivors. The project will also highlight racial disparities in screening, diagnosis, referral for treatment interventions, and cultural considerations among African American women when they are seeking help from healthcare providers and organizations. Ms. Swaby plans to complete and defend her dissertation regarding racial disparities among women evaluated in U.S. emergency departments for IPV TBI.
Research studies have revealed that African American women experience IPV TBI at a higher rate than other races. Ms. Swaby has an extensive clinical background in Emergency Medicine, Women's Health, Gastroenterology, Primary Care, Public Health Nursing, Occupational Health, Medical Intensive Care Unit, and Utilization Management.
She served as a U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman for ten years. She volunteered her time for various agencies including the National Lymphoma Society, Black Nurses Association, Hampton Roads Medical Reserve Corps, and the Healthcare Ministry at local churches. Ms. Swaby is serving on the Healthcare Policy Committee with the First Coast Black Nurses Association. Upon graduation, she plans to travel to Belize and work with the Violence Against Women and Girls organization to implement IPV TBI screening for women survivors.