College of Nursing-Palm Beach Gardens
Stefanie La Manna, PhD, ARNP, FNP-C
Dr. Stefanie La Manna is an Assistant Professor in the Advanced Practice
Registered Nurse Practitioner program at Nova Southeastern University.
Dr. La Manna received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Barry University
and graduated with honors, Cum Laud. She received her Master’s in Science,
specializing as a family nurse practitioner, from Barry University. She received
her Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing at Barry University. Dr. La Manna is currently
pursuing her second Master’s degree in Public Health specializing in
epidemiology.
Dr. La Manna is a board certified family nurse practitioner and has been
practicing as a family nurse practitioner since 2001. Her past patient population
consisted of managing acute and chronic illnesses across the life span
specializing in asthma, allergies and immunology. Her present area of practice is
internal medicine specializing in infectious disease and immunology with her
patient population ranging from adolescents to geriatrics.
Dr. La Manna’s recent publication is titled “Testing the La Manna Asthma Safety
Questionnaire for Coaches.” in “The International Journal of Sport and Society.”
Dr. La Manna is currently revising her instrument titled “Asthma Safety
Knowledge Questionnaire for Coaches.” She is interested in coaches’ knowledge
regarding asthma. She is an advocate for children and adults with asthma to
maintain their safety while engaging in sports. Dr. La Manna’s main areas of
interests are infectious diseases, immunology, asthma, and the importance of
immunizations throughout the life span.
Dr. La Manna’s Professional Memberships include: American Academy of Nurse
Practitioners; American Nurses Association; American College of Allergy,
Asthma and Immunology; Asthma Educators Professional Membership;
American Medical Women’s Association-South Chapter and National Chapter;
Barry University Alumni Association
Broward County Pediatric Society; Empire’s Who’s-Who for Professionals and
Executives; Florida Nurses Association; Nurse Practitioner Council of Palm
Beach County; Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society of Nursing; South Florida
Council of Advance Nurse Practitioners.
Dr. La Manna started at NSU in 2012 as a faculty member in the APRN graduate
level program.