Najood Ghazi Azar-Chaaya, PhD, MSN, MSN-Ed, RN

Associate Professor

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 6314

Email: [email protected]

Office Location: Monrovia Regional Site, Room #216

Dr. Najood Azar, PhD, MSN, MSN-Ed, RN, is an Associate Professor in the School of Nursing at APU. She brings several clinical experience from the United States and overseas, including medical-surgical and pediatrics. Dr. Azar has also been involved in academia since 2001. Dr. Azar joined APU’s nursing faculty as full-time faculty in January 2013.

Education

• PhD Nursing, Azusa Pacific University, 2008
• MS Nursing Research, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2005
• MS Nursing Education, University of Jordan, 2001
• BS Nursing, Jordan University of Science and Technology, 1997

Credentials/Certifications

• RN

Academic Area

• School of Nursing

Expertise

• Pediatrics

Courses Taught

• RNRS 327 – Nursing Research and Statistics
• RNRS 367 – Pathophysiology
• UNRS 404 - Nursing Care for Children and Young Adults
• GNRS 663 - Educational Clinical Practicum
• GNRS 508A – Research and Theory in Advanced Practice Nursing
• GNRS 583/583P – Nursing Care of Children and Young Adults and Practicum
• GNRS 716 - Translational Research
• GNRS 732 - Clinical Residency (DNP Program)
• GNRS 791 - DNP Intensives