Valerie Eschiti, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, CHTP, CTN-A, FTNSS

Expertise Areas:

Dr. Eschiti is certified as an advanced holistic nurse, Healing Touch practitioner, and advanced transcultural nurse. She has worked with American Indian tribes in Oklahoma regarding cancer-related education, and is partnering with Comanche Nation to explore the topic of food as medicine, including culturally tailored diabetes education. She has explored trauma-informed nursing education. Dr. Eschiti serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Transcultural Nursing.

Languages spoken, read/write*:

English

Select Publications:

Peer-reviewed journal articles:

 Eschiti V, McElroy L, King S. A Trauma-Informed Approach in Nursing Education: A Scoping Review. Nurse Educ. 2025 Sep-Oct 01;50(5):E270-E273. doi: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000001943. Epub 2025 Jul 25. PMID: 40839793.

Nguyen A, Eschiti V, Nagykaldi Z, Bui TC, Nguyen US, Nguyen T, Nguyen AP, Tow J, Dwyer K. Cultural Adaptation of an mHealth Intervention for Diabetes Self-Management: An Ecological Validity Model Approach. J Transcult Nurs. 2025 Mar 12;:10436596251321466. doi: 10.1177/10436596251321466. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 40071318.

Nguyen A, Eschiti V, Bui TC, Nagykaldi Z, Dwyer K. Mobile health interventions to improve health behaviors and healthcare services among Vietnamese individuals: a systematic review. Healthcare (Basel). 2023 Apr 25;11(9). doi: 10.3390/healthcare11091225. Review. PubMed PMID: 37174767; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10178109.

Eschiti, V., Lauderdale, J., Burhansstipanov, L., Sanford, S., Weryackwe, L., & Flores, Y. (2014). Developing cancer-related educational content and goals tailored to the Comanche Nation. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 18(2), E26 – E31. Doi: 10.1188/14.CJON.E26-E31.

Book chapters:

Haozous, E., & Eschiti, V. (2015). American Indians and Alaska Natives and cancer. In J. M. Phillips and B. H. Damron (Eds.), Cancer and health policy: advancements and opportunities, (pp. 251-269). Pittsburgh, PA: Oncology Nursing Society.

Present/Future Directions 

Transcultural nurses possess a global perspective which is valuable in proposing solutions to the worldwide problems faced today. As healers on this planet, we are poised with caring and knowledge to share to bring comfort to human beings and other living creatures.

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Updated 11/2025