Clinical Assistant Professor
D.N.P., Family Nurse Practictioner, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
B.S.N., RN, College of Mount Saint Vincent
Nursing Diploma, National Academy of Medical Sciences
(NAMS), Bir Hospital Nursing Campus, Kathmandu, Nepal
Family Nurse Practitioner-Certified (FNP-C)
Primary healthcare and health promotion across the lifespan
Social determinants of health
Health needs of immigrant population
Mental health and resiliency
Transcultural nursing
Dr. Thapaliya is a Cohen Scholar graduate with a D.N.P. from Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. Her doctoral project “Sudden infant death syndrome and safe sleep practice in prenatal education,” aimed to address the language barriers and health literacy needs of pregnant Hispanic women living in an underserved area of Baltimore City. Specialized as a family nurse practitioner, Dr. Thapaliya’s research interests include social determinants of health, health needs of immigrant population and overall health and well-being of population throughout their lifespan. Currently, Dr. Thapaliya has been actively involved as a faculty champion in the Resilient Nurse Initiative of Maryland to co-create resiliency practice for the challenges and impact experienced by nurses, nursing students, and healthcare workers during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, Dr. Thapaliya joined the Department of Nursing at Towson University as a clinical assistant professor.
Gaspar, A., Thapaliya, G., & Others. (2022, June 14). COVID-19’s Social, Economic and Medical Impact on the Immigrant Population. Podium presentation in collaboration with PDRC, VALUE and Healing Baltimore Project (Baltimore City Department of Health), Baltimore, MD, United States.
Busch, D., Harrow, C. A., & Thapaliya, G. (2021, May). Promoting sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) education and safe sleep practices: A quality improvement approach to address the language and health literacy needs of pregnant Hispanic women in an underserved area of Baltimore City [Poster presentation]. Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, United States.