Denise Charron-Prochownik, PhD, RN, CPNP, FAAN

Dr. Charron-Prochownik’s research emphasis is theory-based intervention studies to enhance cognitive/psychosocial factors that impact health behavior and outcomes in children and adolescents with diabetes. She conducted several funded projects in the areas of instrumentation, program development and evaluation, and survey designs. She received funding from NIH, the American Diabetes Association, and Eli Lilly to develop, implement and evaluate online education-counseling intervention studies regarding reproductive health and preconception counseling in adolescent and young adult women with diabetes; and her current funded projects are targeting Latina and American Indian communities. 

Dr. Charron-Prochownik teaches NUR 3049: Doctoral Research Seminar and NUR 3052: Doctoral Manuscript Seminar. She is chair or a member of several doctoral dissertation committees. She has mentored several students, post-docs, and faculty members in her research areas.

Dr. Charron-Prochownik is a pediatric nurse practitioner, and was a pediatric diabetes clinical nurse specialist. She has been involved in national diabetes activities, such as associate editor of Diabetes Care and Diabetes Spectrum, editorial board member of Pediatric Diabetes; and selected as a member of American Diabetes Association’s (ADA) Medical & Scientific Program Oversight Committee, Health Care and Education Advisory Group of ADA’s Executive Committee, ADA’s Scientific Session Meeting Committee, ADA’s Publication Policy Committee, and Chair the ADA’s Women and Diabetes Subcommittee.

Dr. Charron-Prochownik served as Chairperson of the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) Research Committee and a member of ADA’s Research & Grant Review Committee. She co-chaired the Scholarship Committee for the Pennsylvania Nightingale Nursing Awards. She serves on the National Advising Board for the Alliance to Reduce Disparities in Diabetes Program and for the CDC/NIH National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP). She has also served as a reviewer on a study section for NIH NARCH.

Dr. Charron-Prochownik has provided over 25 years of service in diabetes. She was a Pediatric Diabetes Clinical Nurse Specialist, and is certified as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner.