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Frank Richard Giannelli,PhD

Department : Physician Assistant Studies

Academic Title: Assistant Professor
Administrative Title(s): Director

Office Address:
675 Hoes Lane
6th Floor
Piscataway, NJ 08854
Phone: (732) 235-4445

Email: frank.giannelli@rutgers.edu

Education
Degree	Degree Source	Year Awarded
BA	Lafayette College	2007
MS	University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey	2013
PhD	Rutgers University, Newark	2021

Publications
Title	Authors	Where and When
Protective Policy Index (PPI), a Global dataset of origins and stringency of COVID 19 mitigation policies.	Shvetsova O, Zhirnov A, Adeel A, Bayar M, Bayrali OG, Catalano M, Catalano O, Chu H, Giannelli FR, Muftuoglu E, Rosenberg D, Seyis D, Skopyk B, VanDusky-Allen J, Zhao T.	Scientific Data, June 2022
A Qualitative Study of Physician Assistant Student Reflections in a Service-Learning Community Clinic and the Influence on Professional Identity Formation	Giannelli, Frank R. PhD, PA-C; Cogan-Drew, Thea DScPAS, PA-C; Aceti, Angelica MA; Di Prospero, Elizabeth MD; Joseph, Jennifer DHSc, PA-C; Carbajal, Alyssa M. DScPAS, PA-C; Gomes, Jessica DHSc, PA-C; O'Connell, Claire DrPH, PA-C; Rothpletz-Puglia, Pamela EdD, RDN	The Journal of Physician Assistant Education, 2024
Can Correlation Between Governor’s Party and COVID-19 Morbidity Be Explained by the Differences in COVID-19 Mitigation Policies in the States?	Shvetsova O, Zhirnov A, Giannelli FR, Catalano M, and Catalano O.	American Journal of Preventative Medicine June 2022
Race and health: An invitation to the front line	Giannelli FR and Rockson, L	Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, January 2022
Governor’s party, policies, and COVID-19 outcomes: response to Neelon et al.	Shvetsova O, Zhirnov A, Giannelli FR, Catalano M, and Catalano O	American Journal of Preventative Medicine, October 2021
Federal Institutions and Strategic Policy Responses to COVID-19 Pandemic	Shvetsova, O, VanDusky, J, Zhirnov, A, Basit A, Catalano, M, Catalano, O, Giannelli, F, Muftuoglu, E, Rosenberg, D, Halit M, Zhao, T	Frontiers in Political Science, June 2021
Institutional Origins of Protective COVID-19 Public Health Policy Responses: Informational and Authority Redundancies and Policy Stringency	Shvetsova, O, Zhirnov, A, VanDusky-Allen, J, Adeel, AB, Catalano, M, Catalano, O, Giannelli, FR, Muftuoglu, E, Riggs, T, Halit, Sezgin, M, Tahir, N, Zhao, T	Journal of Political Institutions and Political Economy. December 2020
Major Depressive Disorder	Giannelli, FR	Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, April 2020
Effects of Perioperative Administration of IV Ibuprofen or IV Parecoxib on Morphine Consumption	Kirollos SA, Giannelli FR	Journal of Orthopedic Physician Assistants, July 2019
Opioid-Induced Constipation: Insights into Diagnosis and Effective Treatment	Giannelli, FR and Patel, S	Clinical Advisor, March 2019
A Comprehensive Review for the Certification and Recertification Examinations for Physician Assistants, 6th Ed. (Reviewer, Test Item Contributor)	O’Connell, Cogan-Drew.	Wolters Kluwer 2017
Antibiotic Associated Diarrhea	Giannelli, FR	Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, Volume 30, Number 10: 46-47, 2017
Hyperthyroidism	Giannelli, FR	Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, Volume 28, Number 8: 57-58, 2015

Awards
Award	Year
NJ State Society of Physician Assistants, PA of the Year	2023
National Health Service Corps Scholar Department of Health and Human Services	2010

Research
Research Interests
Community Health, Population Health, Determinants of Health, Urban Health
Giannelli, FR and Wright, M. Transforming a Mindset: Population Health approach to Individual Patient Encounters, Presentation presented at Physician Assistant Education Association Education Forum; October 2019, Washington, DC
Giannelli, FR. EKG Review. Presented at the Rutgers Physician Assistant Program PANCE/PANRE Review Course, Piscataway, NJ, May 2019
Wright, M, Yeh, D, Patel, S, and Giannelli, FR. Use of Simulation to Enhance Critical Thinking in Behavioral Health. Poster presented at Physician Assistant Education Association Educational Forum; October 2018; Anaheim, CA
Giannelli, FR. Genitourinary and Renal. Presented at the Rutgers Physician Assistant Program PANCE/PANRE Review Course, Piscataway, NJ, May 2017
Giannelli, FR. Genitourinary and Renal. Presented at the Rutgers Physician Assistant Program PANCE/PANRE Review Course, Piscataway, NJ, May 2018
Giannelli, FR. Genitourinary and Renal. Presented at the Rutgers Physician Assistant Program PANCE/PANRE Review Course, Piscataway, NJ, May 2019
Cogan-Drew, T and Giannelli, FR. Make it Happen: Developing a Service Learning Community Clinic, Presentation presented at Physician Assistant Education Association Education Forum; October 2017, Denver, CO

BioSketch
Title	Details
Frank Giannelli 2021	Frank Giannelli received his undergraduate degree in engineering from Lafayette College. While working as an engineer, he was also volunteering as an EMT when he recognized the importance of primary care and preventative medicine in keeping patients healthy. This led him to enroll in the UMDNJ (now Rutgers) PA Program. After graduating PA school, he worked in Family Medicine at a Federally Qualified Health Center through the National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program. Upon completion of his service, Dr. Giannelli joined the Rutgers PA program full time in 2016 and earned a PhD in Urban Health Systems. His teaching responsibilities include teaching courses related to health promotion across the lifespan, the social determinants of health, and cultural humility. In addition, he gives lectures on men’s health and EKG interpretation, and facilitates small group sessions on medical Interviewing and physical diagnosis. He is the Director of the Rutgers PA Program faculty-run H.O.P.E. Clinic in Plainfield, NJ where he continues to practice and precept students.

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