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Jennifer R. Majumdar

Jennifer R. Majumdar, PhD, MSN, CRNA

Assistant Professor
Assistant Specialty Director, Nurse Anesthesia AGAC DNP Program

Dr. Jennifer R. Majumdar is the founding Assistant Specialty Director of the Nurse Anesthesia DNP program and an assistant professor at the Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing.

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Dr. Jennifer R. Majumdar is the founding Assistant Specialty Director of the Nurse Anesthesia DNP program and an assistant professor at the Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing at Hunter College of the City University of New York (CUNY). A distinguished nurse scientist and educator, Dr. Majumdar brings over a decade of clinical experience and a robust research portfolio to her role at Hunter. Her leadership has been pivotal in developing the Nurse Anesthesia program, fostering clinical partnerships, and advancing evidence-based practices in anesthesia education.

Dr. Majumdar’s research focuses on oncology symptom management in the perioperative period. She serves as a Nurse Scientist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), where she has led patient-centered research, and interdisciplinary teams aimed at improving outcomes for oncology patients. Her clinical insights, drawn from years of practice as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), have informed her research, emphasizing the need for targeted supportive interventions during critical periods of patient recovery.

Educational Background

  • PhD, Nursing, The Catholic University of America, 2022
  • MSN, Nurse Anesthesia, Boston College, 2013
  • BSN, Nursing, Washington State University, 2008

Honors and Awards

  • Precision Symptom Science Grant Writing Course Scholar, Oncology Nursing Society, 2024
  • Alumni Award in PhD Studies, The Catholic University of America, 2022
  • Samuel and May Rudin Award for Excellence in Nursing Research, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 2018
  • Nursing Research Fellowship, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 2015

Research

Dr. Majumdar’s research focuses on oncology symptom management in the perioperative period. She serves as a Nurse Scientist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), where she has led patient-centered research, and interdisciplinary teams aimed at improving outcomes for oncology patients. Her clinical insights, drawn from years of practice as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), have informed her research, emphasizing the need for targeted supportive interventions during critical periods of patient recovery.

Grants and Publications

  • 2024: PI, Mindfulness Meditation to Reduce Anxiety in Women Recovering from Breast-Conserving Cancer Surgery at Home: A Sequential Explanatory Mixed-Method Study. The Rudin Team Science Award in Nursing, 2024-2025, $25,000.
  • 2023: Co-I, Checking in: The Role of the Perioperative Nurse Liaison and the Real-Time Location Service Wearable Technology in Reducing Caregiver Anxiety while Patients are Undergoing Ambulatory Oncology Surgery. The May and Samuel Rudin Team Science Award in Nursing, 2023-2024, $25,000.
  • 2023: PI, Distress and Telephone Study. Leslie B. Tyson Nursing Research Award, 2023-2024, $15,000.
  • 2020: PI, The Relationship Between Antecedents, Physical Symptoms, Distress, and Coping Strategies During the Initial Treatment Phase for Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer. Geri & ME Research Grant, 2020-2021, $17,000.
  • 2020: PI, The Relationship Between Antecedents, Physical Symptoms, Distress, and Coping Strategies During the Initial Treatment Phase for Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer. Leslie B. Tyson Nursing Research Award, 2020-2021, $12,500.
  • Majumdar, J. R., Vital, C., O’Leary, J., Yermal, S., & Welch, J. (2024). Meditation for the reduction of perioperative anxiety in patients undergoing oncology surgery: A scoping review. Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing, 11(8), 100544. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apjon.2024.100544
  • Majumdar, J. R., Goodman, P., Gilliand, J., Barton-Burke, M., & Jairath, N. N. (2024). Distress, pain and nausea coping following breast-conserving surgery: A repeated-measures study. Oncology Nursing Forum, 51(4), 381-390. https://doi.org/10.1188/24.ONF.381-390
  • Majumdar, J. R., Assel, M., Dannaoui, A., Fatata-Haim, A., Fromkin, J., Nelson, C., Laudone, V, & Carlsson, S. (2024). Incorporating the distress thermometer into preoperative vital signs in patients undergoing ambulatory oncology surgery: A pilot feasibility study. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 42(5), 733-738. https://doi.org/10.1080/07347332.2024.2351038
  • Majumdar, J. R., Grbic, J., Barraro, D., Marte, M., Carlsson, S., Laudone, V., Assel, M., & Masson, G. (2024). Impact of replacing fentanyl with hydromorphone as the standard of care first-line postoperative narcotic among patients undergoing outpatient cancer surgery. Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing, 39(4), 638-644.E1. https://org/10.1016/J.JOPAN.2023.11.007
  • Majumdar, J. R., & Yermal, S. J. (2024). Distress, pain, and coping strategies in patients undergoing breast-conserving surgery: A scoping literature review. Oncology Nursing Forum, 51(1), 7-16. https://doi.org/10.1188/24.ONF.7-16
  • Majumdar, J. R., Fromkin, J. B., Yermal, S. J., Fatata‐Haim, A. M., Barton‐Burke, M., & Jairath, N. N. Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) in an outpatient oncology surgery setting to securely email, collect, and manage survey data. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2023 Dec 2 (online). https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15983
  • Majumdar, J. R., & Carlsson, S. V. (2023). Re: A comprehensive 6-mo prostate cancer patient empowerment program decreases psychological distress among men undergoing curative prostate cancer treatment: A randomized clinical trial. European Urology, 84(3), 349-350. https://doiorg/10.1016/J.EURURO.2023.04.032
  • Majumdar, J. R., Assel, M. J., Lang, S. A., Vickers, A. J., & Afonso, A. M. (2022). Implementation of an enhanced recovery protocol in patients undergoing mastectomies for breast cancer: An interrupted time-series design. Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1016/J.APJON.2022.02.009
  • Majumdar, J. R., Vertosick, E., Assel, M., Soeprono, M., Groeger, H., Marte, M., Lin, E., & Twersky, R. (2021). Reduction of postoperative nausea and vomiting and unplanned extended stays in outpatient plastic surgeries with a standardized protocol. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, 74, 110419. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JCLINANE.2021.110419
  • Majumdar, J. R., Vertosick, E., Long, M., Cansino, C., Assel, M., & Twersky, R. (2019). Effects of midazolam on postoperative nausea and vomiting and discharge times in outpatients undergoing cancer-related surgery. American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology Journal, 87(3).
  • Majumdar, J., Vertosick, E., Cohen, B., Assel, M., Levine, M., & Barton-Burke, M. (2019). Preoperative anxiety in patients undergoing outpatient cancer surgery. Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing, 6(4), 440-445. https://doi.org/10.4103/apjon.apjon_16_19
  • Long, M, & Ross, J. (2017). Malignant hyperthermia. Journal of Radiology Nursing, 36(3), 152–157. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JRADNU.2017.07.005

Contact Details

Jennifer R. Majumdar

School of Nursing
Brookdale West 629
(212) 396-7106
jm12203@hunter.cuny.edu

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