Denise Rizzolo, PA-C, PhD

Assistant Professor

School of Health and Medical Sciences

Profile

I have been on faculty in the PA program at SHU for four years teaching primarily Introduction to Clinical Medicine and Clinical and Diagnostic Methods. Over the past nine years I have been actively practicing medicine in urgent and family care along with geriatrics.  
 
My research focus is on the effects of stress on students and I am currently researching adjunctive stress management strategies for students which include yoga, humor and reading. I have presented my results on stress management strategies on both a local and national level.  
 
Over the past three years I have regularly contributed articles to various medical journals including the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (JAAPA), Clinician Reviews, and the Journal of Family Medicine; writing and publishing with both faculty members and PA students. Further, I am a reviewer for JAAPA, Clinician Reviews, Physician Assistant Advance and Jones and Bartlett Publishing. Currently, I am an active member of the New Jersey State Society of Physician Assistants and I have served on the New Jersey House of Delegates at the annual American Academy of Physician Assistant (AAPA) Conference. Additionally, I was recently appointed to the AAPA Awards Committee.  
 
 

Education

• PhD., Seton Hall University, 2008
• M.S., University of Medicine and Dentistry / Seton Hall University Physician Assistant Program, 2000
• B.S., Rutgers University, 1997

Publications and Academic Distinctions

-Provost Faculty Scholarship Award:Hereditary hemochromatosis: Iron overload as an indicator of disease. 2008
-Provost Faculty Scholarship Award:Osteoporosis in men: How to treat this condition in the atypical patient. 2008
-Provost Faculty Scholarship Award: Oral Cancer: How to find a hidden killer in 2 minutes. 2007
-Alpha Eta Society, 2008
-American Academy of Physician Assistants Award Committee. 2009