Dr. Marivic Torregosa | Nursing Education | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Marivic Torregosa | Nursing Education | Texas A&M International University | United States

Dr. Marivic B. Torregosa is a distinguished nurse educator, scholar, and healthcare leader at Texas A&M International University, United States, recognized for her extensive contributions to nursing education, leadership development, and forensic nursing practice. She earned her Ph.D. in Nursing from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, focusing on nursing education and student success, following her M.S. in Family Nursing Practice from Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi, and B.S. in Nursing from the University of Bohol, Philippines. With a professional career spanning clinical practice, higher education, and academic administration, Dr. Torregosa has served as Dean, Associate Dean, and Director of Nursing Programs at Texas A&M International University, where she has strengthened nursing curricula and expanded research opportunities for students and faculty. Her academic leadership is marked by her ability to merge research with practice, particularly in underserved and cross-border healthcare communities. Professionally, she has served as a Family Nurse Practitioner in various healthcare settings across Texas, contributing her clinical expertise to improving patient care and mentoring future nurse practitioners. Dr. Torregosa’s research interests center on nursing education, sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) training, program attrition predictors, and psychosocial health interventions among Hispanic and underserved populations. She has developed impactful research collaborations focusing on building healthcare capacity and advancing equitable access to nursing education, with her work frequently published in peer-reviewed journals indexed in Scopus, PubMed, and Web of Science. Her research skills include quantitative and qualitative analysis, healthcare program evaluation, academic leadership, and curriculum innovation, demonstrating a strong foundation in both educational and applied health research methodologies.