Hilary Barnes, PhD, NP-C, FAANP

Director, Nursing DNP Program
Associate Professor

Media Expertise:

Education
Health Sciences
Nursing

Affiliated Programs

Education

PhD, Nursing Science (2013)
Widener University (PA)
MSN, Family Nurse Practitioner (2008)
Widener University (PA)
BSN, Nursing (2005)
University of Pennsylvania (PA)
BA, German-Economics (1997)
Skidmore College (NY)

Research Interests

I am a health services researcher and nationally-recognized expert on the nurse practitioner workforce. My work examines the role of the nurse practitioner to improve care delivery and outcomes within the contexts of an evolving healthcare system and policy reform. I am also interested in role transition for the novice nurse practitioner and finding ways to support new nurse practitioners as they enter clinical practice.

I direct the DNP Program and teach in the DNP and PhD programs. I am passionate about mentoring students to explore their interests as the develop their own clinical and research scholarship.

I have expertise in secondary data analysis using large data sets, primary data collection, advanced statistical methods, and instrument development. I have published and presented my research widely for nursing and interdisciplinary audiences. I completed an NINR T32 post-doctoral research fellowship in the Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing.

Media Expertise

Nurse practitioner workforce
Nurse practitioner role transition
Health services research
Health policy
Measurement and assessment

Publications

Hu, X., Coplan, B., Barnes, H., Smith, N., Essary, A., & Dill, M. (2024). Physicians working with physician assistants and nurse practitioners: Perceived effects on clinical practice. Health Affairs Scholar, 2(6), qxae070. https://doi.org/10.1093/haschl/qxae070

Strobehn, P., Barnes, H., Bellury, L., & Randolph, J. (2024). U.S. Nurse practitioner turnover: Analysis from the 2018 NSSRN. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 36(4), 210-218. https://doi.org/10.1097/JXX.0000000000000960

Ryskina, K. L., Liang, J., Ritter, A. Z., Spetz, J., & Barnes, H. (2024). State scope of practice restrictions and nurse practitioner practice in nursing homes: 2012-2019. Health Affairs Scholar, 2(2), qxae018. https://doi.org/10.1093/haschl/qxae018

Morgan, P., Barnes, H., Batchelder, H. R., Tuttle, B., Faraz Covelli, A., Everett, C., Jackson, G. L., Anglin, L., Ortiz Pate, N., Dieter, P., & Bludorn, J. (2023). Nurse practitioner and physician assistant transition to practice: A scoping review of fellowships and onboarding programs. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 35(12), 776-783. https://doi.org/10.1097/JXX.0000000000000932

Faraz Covelli, A., & Barnes, H. (2023). Novice nurse practitioners’ employment decisions and role transition experiences during COVID-19. Journal of Professional Nursing 47, 81-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2023.05.009

Barnes, H., Chen, A. J., McHugh, M. D., & Richards, M. R. (2023). Public insurance expansions and labor demand in physician practices. Journal of Human Resources. https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0920-11176R2

Barnes, H., Alexander, D., & Richards, M. R. (2023). Retail health clinic growth as a potential primary care disruptor. Medical Care Research and Review, 80(3), 328-332. https://doi.org/10.1177/10775587231153008

Ortiz Pate, N., Barnes, H., Anglin, L., Sanchez, M., Batchelder, H., Everett, C., & Morgan, P. (2023). Physician assistant and nurse practitioner onboarding in primary care: The participant perspective. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 35(2), 122-129. https://doi.org/10.1097/JXX.0000000000000823

Barnes, H., Faraz Covelli, A., & Rubright, J. D. (2023). A confirmatory factor analysis of the Novice Nurse Practitioner Role Transition Scale. Research in Nursing & Health, 46(1), 127-135. https://doi.org/10.1002/nur.22277

Barnes, H., Martsolf, G. R., McHugh, M. D., & Richards, M. R. (2022). Vertical integration and physician practice labor composition. Medical Care Research and Review, 79(1), 46-57. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077558720972596

Barnes, H., Richards, M. R., Martsolf, G. R., Nikpay, S. S., & McHugh, M. R. (2022). Association between physician practice Medicaid acceptance and employing nurse practitioners and physician assistants: A longitudinal analysis. Health Care Management Review, 47(1), 21-27. https://doi.org/10.1097/HMR.0000000000000291

Barnes, H., Faraz Covelli, A., & Rubright, J. D. (2022). Development of the Novice Nurse Practitioner Role Transition Scale: An exploratory factor analysis. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 43(1), 79-88. https://doi.org/10.1097/JXX.0000000000000566

See my complete publication list on Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=nKppndMAAAAJ&hl=en

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

American Association of Nurse Practitioners, Eastern Nursing Research Society, National League for Nursing, National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties, Sigma Theta Tau International, Eta Beta Chapter, Widener University

Awards

Excellence in Research Award, Sigma Theta Tau, Eta Beta Chapter, Widener University School of Nursing (2023)
AANP Open Access Award, American Association for Nurse Practitioners (2021)
Fellow, American Association of Nurse Practitioners (2020)