Hometown
Sacramento, CA
Undergraduate Education
BS, California State University, Chico, 2002
BSN, University of Maryland, Baltimore, 2003
Graduate Education
MSN, University of Pennsylvania, 2006
Research Interests
The long-term goal is to develop interventions aimed at reducing the risk of injury to older adults. My dissertation research examined the relationships between sleep disturbance and falls among Veterans who have experienced strokes.
Publications and Presentations
Publications
Knechel, N. (In press). When a crash is really an accident: A concept analysis. Journal of Trauma Nursing.
Knechel, N. (2014). The problem of drowsy driving: Connecticut in the spotlight. Yale Journal of Medicine and Law, X(2).
Knechel, N. (2013). The challenges of enrolling older adults into interventions studies. Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine, 86(1), 41–47. PMCID: PMC3584494
Knechel, N. (2010, Jan) What a pain in the neck! Cervical spine fractures in the elderly. The Senior News, 24, 6.
Knechel, N. (2009). Tuberculosis: Pathophysiology, presentation, and diagnosis. Critical Care Nurse, 29(2), 34-43.
Knechel, N. & Coburn, C. (2002). Human Anatomy Laboratory Manual. Chico: California State University, Chico.
Presentations
Knechel, N., Redeker, N., Yaggi, K., Womack, J., Jeon, S., & Marottoli, R. The relationships between sleep disturbance and falls among Veterans who have experienced strokes. Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing Emerging Scholars Forum, Toronto, ON, Canada, October 26, 2015 (Invited Podium Presentation).
Knechel, N., Redeker, N., Yaggi, K., Womack, J., Jeon, S., & Marottoli, R. Methods for examining the relationship between sleep disturbance, falls, and injury. Sleep Research Symposium by Yale Center for Sleep Disturbance in Acute and Chronic Conditions, New Haven, CT, April 24, 2015 (Poster).
Knechel, N., Redeker, N., Yaggi, K., Womack, J., & Marottoli, R. Does sleep disturbance increase the risk for falls? Eastern Nursing Research Society, Washington DC, April 15-17, 2015 (Poster).
Knechel, N. Educational driver retraining versus an alternative or no intervention for adults at least 55 years of age: A meta-analysis. Gerontological Society of America. Washington DC, November 8, 2014 (Poster).
Knechel, N., Redeker, N., Womack, J., Jeon, S., Marottoli, R, Yaggi, K. The relationships between sleep disturbance and falls: An integrative review. Gerontological Society of America Leadership Conference. Washington DC, November 5, 2014. (Poster)
Knechel, N. A Systematic Review of Exercise Training on Older Driver Abilities. The Aging in America Conference by the American Society on Aging, San Diego, CA, March 12, 2014. (Poster)
Redeker, N., Alexander, N., Alexander, I., Heaney, B., Mehta, S., Knechel, N., Pacelli, J., Cline, J., & Whittemore, R. Perceptions of Nurse Practitioners About Assessment and Treatment of Insomnia in Primary Care Settings. National State of the Science Congress on Nursing Research, Washington DC, Sept. 14, 2012. (Poster)
Knechel, N., Andrews, L., Cline, J., Jeon, S., Mohsensin, V., Pacelli, J., & Redeker, R. Preliminary Efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia on Subjective and Objective Patterns of Sleep in Patients with Stable Heart Failure. Eastern Research Nursing Society, New Haven, CT, March 29, 2012. (Poster)
Redeker, N. S., Alexander, N., Knechel, N., Mehta, S., Cline, J., … Whittemore, R. (2012). Perceptions of nurse practitioners about assessment and treatment of insomnia in primary care settings. Sleep, 35, A227.
Knechel, N. Fall Prevention for the Elderly. Senior Community Center, San Diego, CA, April 10, 2010. (Podium)
Knechel, N. What is the Role of a Trauma Nurse Practitioner? UC San Diego Medical Center Advanced Practice Council, San Diego, CA, September 24, 2009. (Podium)
Knechel, N., Riviello, G., Dove, J., Fortlage, D., & Coimbra, R. Trauma in the Elderly: A 21-year experience at a Level 1 Trauma Center. National American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Nashville, TN, June 2009. (Poster)
Knechel, N. Trauma in the Elderly: A 21-year experience at a Level 1 Trauma Center. UC San Diego Nursing Research Symposium, San Diego, CA, May 2009. (Podium)
Knechel, N. Dove, J., Riviello, G., Fortlage, D., & Coimbra, R. Trauma in the Elderly: A 21-year experience at a Level 1 Trauma Center. UC San Diego Nursing Research Symposium, San Diego, CA, May 2009. (Poster)
Knechel, N. Angiographic Embolization in Traumatic Blunt Liver Injury. Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses Research Dinner, Philadelphia, PA, August 2006. (Poster)
Extracurricular Activities:
Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing Emerging Scholar (2015/current); Jonas Nurse Leaders Scholar (2014-current); Gerontological Society of America’s Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization (2013-current); John A Hartford Foundation Patricia G. Archbold BAGNC Scholar (2012-2015); American Society on Aging Scholar (2014); Elected to American Nurses Association Congress on Nursing Practice & Economics (term served); Yale Mentorship Taskforce Committee member (2012); Yale Journal of Health Policy, Law, and Ethics Editor (2010-2011); Yale Journal of Health Policy, Law, and Ethics Submissions Squad member (2010-2011)