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Joshua Porat-Dahlerbruch
PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
Acute & Tertiary Care
Profile
Dr. Porat-Dahlerbruch is a registered nurse and health services researcher. He seeks to understand innovative policies and methods to better leverage the nursing workforce and improve healthcare service delivery.
Before joining the faculty at Pitt, Dr. Porat-Dahlerbruch was a Fulbright Scholar in Israel. He completed his PhD and BSN at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. He was a pre-doctoral fellow at Penn Nursing’s Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research.
Clinical Emphasis
Dr. Porat-Dahlerbruch actively practices in pediatric community care.
Scholarly Emphasis
Dr. Porat-Dahlerbruch has a variety of interests in nursing health services research in both the U.S. and internationally. Dr. Porat-Dahlerbruch is also interested in policies and strategies for integrating nurse practitioners into health systems. Second, he is interested in how national-level nursing education policies affect nursing care quality and patient outcomes. His work draws on traditional health services research methods, implementation science, and human capital theory.
Teaching
Dr. Porat-Dahlerbruch teaches and lectures on U.S. and international health policy topics. His approach to teaching aims to build critical thinking, leadership, and problem-solving abilities by promoting discourse and discussion in the classroom.
Service
Dr. Porat-Dahlerbruch currently serves at the Abstract and Awards Chair for Academy Health’s Interdisciplinary Research Group on Nursing Issues.