Christa Hartch
Founders Hall, G19
Dr. Christa Hartch, PhD, RN, FNP-C has been as a nurse for over two decades, working in oncology and bone marrow transplant tertiary care settings, primary care, home care and hospice.
Dr. Hartch’s published research has included studies showing improvement in medication adherence and medication self-efficacy with the use of mobile smartphone applications in medically underserved patients with chronic illness. As a member of the Greenwich Hospital Nursing Research Council, she is currently working on new research involving spirituality in nursing.
Dr. Hartch is a Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine as well as the Founding President of Manhattanville’s Sigma Theta Tau chapter, the International Honor Society of Nursing.
Medical Surgical Nursing I, Course Chair
Medical Surgical Nursing II, Course Chair
Evidenced Based Practice in Nursing Research, Course Chair
Holistic Nursing Theory, Course Chair
Health and Physical Assessment
Design the Patient Experience
Dr. Christa Hartch, PhD, RN, FNP-C has been as a nurse for over two decades, working in oncology and bone marrow transplant tertiary care settings, primary care, home care and hospice.
University of Virginia, Health Sciences Center, Gynecology/Oncology: Registered Nurse; Clinician II
The New York and Presbyterian Hospital, Hematology/Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant: Registered Nurse; Charge Nurse
Greenwich Hospital Home Care and Hospice; Registered Nurse
Norwalk Community College; Assistant Professor
PhD in Nursing Science, Vanderbilt University
Master of Nursing Science, Family Nurse Practitioner, Yale University
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, University of Virginia
She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau, the International Nursing Honor Society.
Hartch, C. E., Dietrich, Stolldorf, D.P., (2023) Effect of a medication adherence mobile phone app on medically underserved patients with chronic illness: Preliminary efficacy study. Journal of Medical Internet Research: Formative Research, 7, e50579. Impact factor: 5.7
Hartch, C. E., Dietrich, M. S., Lancaster, B. J., Stolldorf, D. P., & Mulvaney, S. A. (2023). Effects of a medication adherence app among medically underserved adults with chronic illness: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 47, 389-404. Impact factor: 3.5
Hartch, C. E., Dietrich, M. S., B. Jeanette Lancaster, Mulvaney, S. A., Stolldorf, D. P., (2025). Satisfaction and usability of a commercially available medication adherence app (Medisafe) among medically underserved patients with chronic illnesses: Survey study. Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR), Human Factors, 12:e63653. Impact factor: 2.6
2022, Hartch, C.E. (PI), Dietrich, M.S., Stolldorf, D.P. The Influence of a Medication Adherence Smartphone Mobile App on Medication Adherence in Chronic Illness. $4500.00 (VR56076, NCATS/NIH UL1TR002243). January 10, 2022 – June 30, 2022.
2021, Hartch, C.E. (PI), Dietrich, M.S., Stolldorf, D.P. The Influence of a Medication Adherence Smartphone Mobile App on Medication Adherence in Chronic Illness. $5000.00 Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Student Achievement Research Award (SARA). June 10, 2021 – June 30, 2022.
2020, Hartch, C.E. (PI), Dietrich, M.S., Stolldorf, D.P. Pilot Study of the Preliminary Effects of a Mobile App on Medication Adherence and Self-efficacy in Underserved Patients with Chronic Illness. $1800.00 (VR54615, NCATS/NIH UL1 TR002243). June 1, 2020 – June 30, 2023.
2018-2023 Graduate Fellow and Russell G. Hamilton Scholar and Harold Stirling Award Winner, Vanderbilt University