Dany Fanfan, PhD, MSN, RN

Assistant Professor

Department: Biobehavioral Nursing Science

Business Phone: (352) 273-6370

Business Email: dfanfan@ufl.edu

About Dany Fanfan

Teaching

Dr. Fanfan’s teaching responsibilities are focused on the undergraduate BSN program and the DNP program as well as mentoring undergraduate and graduate nursing students.

Research

Dr. Fanfan engages in multidisciplinary mixed-methods research dedicated to advancing our biobehavioral, cultural, and psychosocial understanding of mental health, stress, and distress symptoms among ethnic-minority and underrepresented populations. Throughout her career, she has examined the link between immigration-related factors (e.g., acculturation, migration-related stress) and mental/behavioral health outcomes among Latino and Haitian immigrants. Her post-doctoral fellowship focused on expanding her work with underrepresented populations to include Latino/Haitian rural migrant farmworkers and LGBTQ+ individuals and applying advanced research methods like community-based participatory research, social network analysis, and participatory geographical information system to examine mental and behavioral health.

Service

Dr. Fanfan is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Southern Nursing Research Society (SNRS), Haitian Studies Association, UF Postdoctoral Affairs Advisory Committee, and Edward A. Bouchet Honor Society. She presently serves as Co-Chair for the SNRS Minority Health RIG and leads a weekly writing support group at the college of nursing.

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught

2021-2022,2024-2025

NGR6638 Health Promotion

2022-2023

NGR7970L Adv Nursing Project

Research Profile

Expertise in ethnic-minority immigrant health disparities research, mental health/well-being, distress symptoms, immigration-related stress/stressors

Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)

0000-0003-2802-0364

Publications

Academic Articles

2024

Confronting mental health stigma in Haitian Americans suffering from mental health challenges

Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. 36(6):344-352 [DOI] 10.1097/jxx.0000000000000992.

Publisher’s Site

2024

Migration-Related Stress Among Haitians: Cross-Cultural Translation of the Demands of Immigration Scale.

Journal of nursing measurement. [DOI] 10.1891/JNM-2023-0082. [PMID] 38519068.

PubMed · Publisher’s Site

2024

Perceived Success After Participation in the Summer Health Professions Education Program.

JAMA network open. 7(1) [DOI] 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.52440. [PMID] 38277148.

PubMed · Publisher’s Site

2024

The intersection of social determinants of health, the microbiome, and health outcomes in immigrants: A scoping review

American Journal of Biological Anthropology. 183(1):3-19 [DOI] 10.1002/ajpa.24850. [PMID] 37737631.

1 citation · PubMed · Publisher’s Site

2023

Feasibility of the Palliative Care Education in Assisted Living Intervention for Dementia Care Providers: A Cluster Randomized Trial

The Gerontologist. 64(1) [DOI] 10.1093/geront/gnad018. [PMID] 36842068.

PubMed · Publisher’s Site

2023

Social Determinants of Health Among Pregnant Hispanic Women and Associated Psychological Outcomes

Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. [DOI] 10.1007/s40615-023-01852-7. [PMID] 37973772.

PubMed · Publisher’s Site

2023

Strès ak Pwoblèm Pap Janm Fini: Deciphering migration-related stress from the perspectives of Haitian immigrants in Florida

Transcultural Psychiatry. 60(4):717-732 [DOI] 10.1177/13634615231164524.

Publisher’s Site

2021

A Review of Psychosocial Protective and Risk Factors for the Mental Well-Being of Rural LGBTQ+ Adolescents

Youth & Society. [DOI] 10.1177/0044118×211035944.

Publisher’s Site

2021

Navigating Disconnected Social Circles: Experiences and Personal Networks of Latino/a Adolescents in the U.S. Rural South

Youth & Society. [DOI] 10.1177/0044118×211059206.

Publisher’s Site

2020

Comparative analysis of COVID-19 guidelines from six countries: a qualitative study on the US, China, South Korea, the UK, Brazil, and Haiti.

BMC public health. 20(1) [DOI] 10.1186/s12889-020-09924-7. [PMID] 33272250.

31 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site

2020

Heroic efforts, sacrifices and leadership: It’s all in a day’s work for nurses before, during, and after the COVID-19 crisis

Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing. 19(1)

2020

Social-ecological correlates of acculturative stress among Latina/o and Black Caribbean immigrants in the United States: A scoping review

International Journal of Intercultural Relations. 79:211-226 [DOI] 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2020.09.004.

Publisher’s Site

2020

Stress and depression in the context of migration among Haitians in the United States

Health & Social Care in the Community. 28(5):1795-1806 [DOI] 10.1111/hsc.13006.

Publisher’s Site

2012

A biobehavioral approach to understanding obesity and the development of obesogenic illnesses among Latino immigrants in the United States.

Biological research for nursing. 14(4):364-74 [PMID] 22923710.

23 citations · PubMed

Grants

Aug 2022 ACTIVE

Examining the Gut Microbiome in Haitians Post-Migration to the United States

Role: Principal Investigator

Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NINR

Education

Post-Doctoral Fellowship

2019-2021 · University of Florida

Ph.D. in Nursing Science

2018 · University of South Florida

Master of Science in Nursing- Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nursing

2015 · University of South Florida

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

2012 · Florida International University

Contact Details

Phones:

Business:: (352) 273-6370

Emails:

Business:: dfanfan@ufl.edu

Addresses:

Business Mailing:: PO Box 100197
GAINESVILLE FL 32610
Business Street:: 1225 Center Drive
College of Nursing
GAINESVILLE FL 32611