- Phone: (585) 276-5197
- Office: HWH 4W321
- Email: Caroline Nestro
Caroline Nestro, PhD, MS, RN
- Director of Engagement & Enrichment, URMC Affiliates
- Director of Engagement & Enrichment, School of Nursing
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing
Education
- PhD in Human Development, 2018. University of Rochester, Warner School. Rochester, NY
- Masters in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 1991. University of Rochester, School of Nursing. Rochester, NY
- BS, Cum Laude in Nursing, 1980. Adelphi University. Garden City, NY
Bio
Caroline S. Nestro, PhD, CNS, is an Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing at the University of Rochester School of Nursing where she focuses on the wellness of students, staff, and faculty. She received her Bachelors degree, cum laude, in Nursing at Adelphi University in 1980, her Masters of Science in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing from the University of Rochester in 1991, and her doctorate in Human Development from the University of Rochester in 2018. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, the Institute for Patient & Family Centered Care National Advisory Committee, the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Rochester Medical Board, and the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Rochester.
Dr. Nestro began her nursing career in medical, surgical and intensive care nursing but discovered her passion to be in psychiatric nursing where she has worked since 1984. She has worked across the continuum of mental health care using strengths-based approaches toward recovery. She incorporates the humanities into her work to foster self-confidence and connections to meaning, purpose, and to one another. She has received several awards for her clinical work including a Distinguished Community Service Award from East House, the Excellence in Psychiatric Nursing Award at Strong Memorial Hospital, and the URMC Department of Psychiatry Excellence in Clinical Care Award.
Dr. Nestro has worked in leadership roles since 1998 with large interdisciplinary teams. She was instrumental in facilitating the creation of the Department of Psychiatry Advisory Council of Consumers (DPACC) in 2006. She has received the Dr. David Satcher Community Health Improvement Award and the University of Rochester Presidential Diversity Award for her work aimed at facilitating learning and dialogue regarding inequities that are related to difference. Her scholarship focuses on the aspirations and inclusion of minoritized service employees.