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Christine Tocchi

Ph.D., APRN, BC-GNP

Assistant Professor

She/Her/Hers

Dr. Tocchi’s research is focused on the prevention of frailty in older adults with multimorbidity. Based on her 25- year clinical background as a gerontological nurse practitioner working with community-dwelling older adults with multimorbidity, the goal of Dr. Tocchi’s research is to develop interventions to improve the symptom burden associated with multimorbidity to prevent frailty and support independent community living for older adults. Dr. Tocchi is also interested in examining sex and ethnic differences in multimorbidity symptoms and treatment.

Research/Scholarship Interests

Frailty prevention in older adults
Care of elders
Health care for the older adult population
Palliative Care

Honors & Awards

2004: Nightingale Award for Excellence in Nursing
2003: Bridgeport Hospital Certificate of Excellence in Career Development
2009-2011: John A. Hartford Building Academic Nursing Geriatric Capacity Predoctoral Scholarship
2016: Duke University Leadership Development for Researchers (LEADER); competitive selection
2019: Distinguished Educator in Gerontological Nursing
2019: Gerontological Advanced Practice Nursing Association Poster Award (3rd place)

Selected Publications

A portrait of assistant professor Christine Tocchi.

Email	christine.tocchi@uconn.edu
Office Location	SH 306
Campus	Storrs

Mar 21 CAMP Seminars in Pain Research12:00pm

CAMP Seminars in Pain Research

Tuesday, March 21st, 2023

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

Storrs Campus
SH118 and Webex

CAMP Seminar in Pain Research
Tuesday, March 21 at 12:00 in-person and via Webex (https://uconnvtc.webex.com/meet/campm):

3/21 - Building a Better Mouse Model: Strategies to Improve Preclinical-to-Clinical Translation in Analgesic Drug Development
S. Stevens. Negus, PhD
Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Virginia Commonwealth University
Storrs Hall 118

Contact Information: kathryn.huntington@uconn.edu
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Mar 21 Meet The Faculty! Come Join Us in Meeting Dr. Christina Ross!12:30pm

Meet The Faculty! Come Join Us in Meeting Dr. Christina Ross!

Tuesday, March 21st, 2023

12:30 PM - 02:00 PM

Storrs Campus
African American Cultural Center Community Room [SU Room 407]

The role of Black faculty is not limited to the classroom. Also important is the way in which they serve as role models. The purpose of this “Meet the Faculty” monthly series is to give students who frequent the AACC an opportunity to engage with faculty who help them visualize their own professional goals. Faculty discuss their academic journey, starting with biographical details as they segue into a discussion of their choice to pursue a Ph.D along with many of the factors that influenced this decision. The series aims to cultivate an authentic and supportive relationship that empowers students and, at the same time, encourages motivated faculty to deliver life-transformative education outside of the classroom during a 50-minute conversation. This week will feature Dr. Christina Ross, an Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing. This event will take place on Tuesday, March 21st, at 12:30PM in the African American Cultural Center's Community Room (Student Union 407). Lunch is provided at this event.

Contact Information: 8609133326
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Mar 21 Doctoral Dissertation Oral Defense of Benjamin Mahoney4:00pm

Doctoral Dissertation Oral Defense of Benjamin Mahoney

Tuesday, March 21st, 2023

04:00 PM - 05:00 PM

Storrs Campus
Webex

Utilization of an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Clinical Practice Champion to Enhance Hepatitis C Screening, Testing and Treatment Initiation Within an Open Access Opioid Treatment Program

Contact Information: Dr. Joy Elwell
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