Eileen Carter

Ph.D., RN, FAAN

Assistant Professor

She/Her/Hers

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Research/Scholarship Interests

• Antibiotic stewardship
• Penicillin allergy delabeling
• Implementation science
• Clinical scholarship

Honors & Awards

• 2025: Commencement Grand Marshal, UConn, School of Nursing
• 2024: Fellow, American Academy of Nursing
• 2022: Robert E. Leet and Clara Guthrie Patterson Trust Mentored Research Award, Bank of America, Private Bank
• 2020: Pre-K Junior Faculty Career Development Award, UConn Health, Connecticut Convergence Institute
• 2019: Top 50 Peer Reviewer, Annals of Emergency Medicine
• 2017: Implementation Research Scholar Award, Association for Professionals in
  Infection Control
• 2015: Dissertation Excellence Awar, Columbia Nursing
• 2013: Predoctoral Nursing Research Fellow, National Institute of Nursing
  Research
• 2013: Top New Peer Reviewer, Annals of Emergency Medicine
• 2012: Jonas Nurse Leader Scholar, Columbia Nursing
• 2009: Mary Fay Enrichment Award, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Selected Publications

Carter, E. J., Monsees, E., Hwang, S., Schmidt, T., Manning, M. L., O’Callahan, C., El Feghaly, R. E., & Pogorzelska-Maziarz, M. (2025). Penicillin Allergy Delabeling in Pediatric Primary Care: A Multisite Qualitative Study. Academic pediatrics, 103139. Advance online publication. Https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2025.103139

Carter, E. J., Zavez, K., Schramm, C., Zolla, M. M., Baron, K., & Banach, D. B. (2024). Multifaceted implementation strategy to improve the evaluation of penicillin allergies in perioperative patients: a pre-post feasibility implementation study. Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 45(12), 1–7. Advance online publication. Https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2024.119

Carter, E. J., Zavez, K., Rogers, S. C., deMayo, R., Harel, O., Gerber, J. S., & Aseltine, R. H. (2024). Documented Penicillin Allergies on Antibiotic Selection at Pediatric Emergency Department Visits. Pediatric emergency care, 40(4), 283–288. Https://doi.org/10.1097/PEC.0000000000003023

Carter, E. J., Schramm, C., Baron, K., Zolla, M. M., Zavez, K., & Banach, D. B. (2023). Perceived usefulness of a mnemonic to improve nurses’ evaluation of reported penicillin allergies. Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE, 3(1), e124. Https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2023.177

Carter, E. J., Kaman, K., Baron, K., Miller, M., Krol, D. M., Harpalani, D., Aseltine, R. H., & Pagoto, S. (2023). Parent-reported penicillin allergies in children: A qualitative study. American journal of infection control, 51(1), 56–61. Https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2022.04.008

Mangal, S., Arcia, A., & Carter, E. (2022). Environmental Scan of Parent-Facing Health Information About Antibiotics in US Children’s Hospital Websites. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, 11(6), 291–294. Https://doi.org/10.1093/jpids/piac004

Carter, E. J., Hessels, A., Cato, K., Sun, C., Cohen, B., Rivera, R. R., & Larson, E. (2020). Evaluation of the joint nurse scientist role across academia and practice. Nursing outlook, 68(3), 261–269. Https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2019.10.003

Greendyke, W. G., Shelley, A. N., Zachariah, P., Yoko Furuya, E., & Carter, E. J. (2019). Exploring prescriber perspectives toward nurses’ active involvement in antimicrobial stewardship: A qualitative study. Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 40(10), 1184–1187. Https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2019.227

Carter, E. J., Moise, N., Alcántara, C., Sullivan, A. M., & Kronish, I. M. (2018). Patient Barriers and Facilitators to Ambulatory and Home Blood Pressure Monitoring: A Qualitative Study. American journal of hypertension, 31(8), 919–927. Https://doi.org/10.1093/ajh/hpy062

Carter, E. J., Rivera, R. R., Gallagher, K. A., & Cato, K. D. (2018). Targeted Interventions to Advance a Culture of Inquiry at a Large, Multicampus Hospital Among Nurses. The Journal of nursing administration, 48(1), 18–24. Https://doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0000000000000565

Carter, E. J., Greendyke, W. G., Furuya, E. Y., Srinivasan, A., Shelley, A. N., Bothra, A., Saiman, L., & Larson, E. L. (2018). Exploring the nurses’ role in antibiotic stewardship: A multisite qualitative study of nurses and infection preventionists. American journal of infection control, 46(5), 492–497. Https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2017.12.016

Carter, E. J., Wyer, P., Giglio, J., Jia, H., Nelson, G., Kauari, V. E., & Larson, E. L. (2016). Environmental factors and their association with emergency department hand hygiene compliance: an observational study. BMJ quality & safety, 25(5), 372–378. Https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004081

Carter, E. J., Pallin, D. J., Mandel, L., Sinnette, C., & Schuur, J. D. (2016). Emergency Department Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Prevention: Multisite Qualitative Study of Perceived Risks and Implemented Strategies. Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 37(2), 156–162. Https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2015.267

Carter, E. J., Pallin, D. J., Mandel, L., Sinnette, C., & Schuur, J. D. (2016). A Qualitative Study of Factors Facilitating Clinical Nurse Engagement in Emergency Department Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Prevention. The Journal of nursing administration, 46(10), 495–500. Https://doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0000000000000392