Matthew R. Sorenson, PhD, APRN, ANP-C, FAAN, FAANP

Education

• Post-Graduate Certificate, Advanced Practice Nursing DePaul University, 2004
• PhD, Nursing Loyola University, 2002
• MS, Applied Family and Child Studies Northern Illinois University, 1995
• MSN, Community Health Northern Illinois University, 1992
• BSN Northern Illinois University, 1988
• AS Elgin Community College, 1986

Research Interests

• Immunologic correlates of fatigue and pathogenesis in neurological disease
• Psychological stress
• Coping behavior
• Immunosenescence

Awards & Honors

• Fellow, American Academy of Nursing (FAAN), 2018
• Fellow, Edmond J Safra Visiting Nurse Faculty Program, Parkinson's Disease Foundation, 2016
• Disability Ethics Fellow, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, 2007 - 2008
• Fellow, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Nursing Research, 2006
• Excellence in Public Service Award, DePaul University, 2006
• Lamp Lighter Award, Volunteer of the Year Award, The Night Ministry, Chicago, IL, 2006
• Baskin Award for Excellence in Research, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, 2003

Websites

• Scholars@TAMU Profile

Teaching Interests

• Primary care
• Geriatric
• Research method
• Program evaluation
• Physical assessment
• Pathophysiology
• Pharmacology

Certifications & Training

• Registered Nurse, Texas Board of Nursing
• Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Adult Nurse Practitioner

Memberships

• American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
• American Academy of Nursing
• American Nurses Association
• Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals
• American Spinal Injury Association
• Association of Rehabilitation Nurses
• Illinois Association of Advanced Practice Nurses
• International Organization of Multiple Sclerosis Nurses
• Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society
• Spinal Cord Injury Nurses Section, Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals
• Expert Panel on Aging, American Academy of Nursing
• Expert Panel on Primary Care, American Academy of Nursing