Rosario Allen, PhD, MSN, RN, AFN-C, HTFN-C, FAAN

Education

• PhD, Nursing Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 2021
• MSN, Forensic Nursing Monmouth University, 2013
• ADN College of Staten Island, 1992

Research Interests

• Human trafficking
• Violence
• Vulnerable populations
• Forensic nursing

Awards & Honors

• Fellow, American Academy of Nursing , 2025
• Certificate of Recognition Global Association of Human Trafficking Scholars, 2024
• Expert Panelist 17th Annual Dorothy Hussein Distinguished Lecture – Advancing Global Health, College of Nursing, University of Toledo, 2024
• Nursing Education Fellowship, School of Nursing, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 2019
• Lester Z. Lieberman Humanism in Healthcare Award. The Healthcare Foundation of NJ , 2019
• Dr. Dorothy Damaio, Nursing Research Fellowship, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 2017
• Elected to Membership – PhD Student, FIRE-The New York Academy of Medicine, 2017
• Nurse Leader Scholar, Jonas Philanthropies, 2016-2018
• Minority Biomedical Research Support, NIH-funded, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 2016-2018
• Graduate Student Elect Forensic Nursing, Marjorie K. Unterberg School of Nursing and Health Studies, Monmouth University, 2013
• Dr. Scott Eisenberg Scholarship Award, Lambda Delta Chapter - Sigma Theta Tau International, 2008
• Merit Scholarship Award, Marjorie K. Unterberg School of Nursing and Health Studies, Monmouth University, 2007-2013

Certifications & Training

• Advanced Forensic Nurse - Certified
• Certified Human Trafficking Forensic Nurse
• Fellow, American Academy of Nursing

Memberships

• American Academy of Nursing
• Global Association of Human Trafficking Scholars
• Academy of Forensic Nursing
• American Nurses Association
• Sigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society in Nursing
• Forensic Nursing Certification Board Member
• New Jersey Coalition Against Human Trafficking, Board of Trustees