C. Andrew Martin, DNP, MS, RN, CNE, ACRN, CHPN
Associate Professor, Online Clinical Doctorate Program

Dr. Martin began his nursing career in the hospice and palliative care setting, before transitioning to HIV/AIDS care. He has taught as both face-to-face and online adjunct faculty for multiple colleges since 2008. Dr. Martin joined Regis College in 2017 as associate professor and director, Clinical Doctorate of Nursing Practice Program Online (2017-2020). He works several days each month with Vivent Healthcare in Austin, TX, in the role of RN Medical Case Manager, supporting HIV-infected individuals in HIV primary care.
Dr. Martin maintains specialty certifications as a Certified Nurse Educator (CNE), AIDS Certified Registered Nurse (ACRN), and Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (CHPN). He also serves on the HIV/AIDS National Certification Board (HANCB). Dr. Martin is a peer reviewer for the Journal of Doctoral Nursing Practice, the Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care and the Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing.
DNP Scholarly Practice Project:
- Martin, C. A. (2016). A Mobile Phone HIV Medication Adherence Intervention: Care4Today ™ Mobile Health Manager. DNP thesis/ProQuest. https://www.doctorsofnursingpractice.org/project-repository-details/?postid=144
Education:
- DNP — Carlow University; Pittsburgh, PA
- MSN — Saint Joseph’s College of Maine; Standish, ME
- MS — New England College; Henniker, NH
- ASN — Great Bay Community College; Strathan, NH
- BS — University of New Hampshire; Durham, NH
Memberships:
- American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Faculty Member
- American Nurses Association
- Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
- Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, Austin Chapter
- HIV/AIDS National Certification Board
- Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association
- National League for Nursing, Faculty Member
- Sigma Theta Tau International
- Sigma Theta Tau International, Epsilon Theta Chapter (Austin, TX)
- Texas Nurses Association
Awards:
- 2016 Honoree, POZ100: Celebrating the South; https://www.poz.com/article/2016-poz-100-lp
- 2012 Saint Joseph’s College Online Graduate Nursing Faculty Member of the Year
- 2011 Benjamin Franklin Gold Award, Independent Book Publishers Association (Reflections of a Living Partner: Caregiving at the End of Life)
- 2011 Silver Medal Award, Florida Publishers Association (Reflections of a Living Partner: Caregiving at the End of Life)
- 2010-2011 End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) Award Winner
Podium Presentations:
- HIV Medication Adherence with Mobile Phone Application Intervention; Frances Borger Klempner Faculty Scholar Showcase. Regis College; Weston, MA
- Patient Engagement and Perceived Care through a Smartphone App; American Nurses Association Annual Conference: Translating Quality into Practice. Tampa, FL
- HIV Medication Adherence with Mobile Phone Application Intervention; HIV/AIDS and Aging Symposium; Austin, TX
- Improving Medication Adherence Among People Living with HIV Using a Mobile Phone Reminder Application; Texas HIV-STD Conference; Austin, TX
- Aging Alongside HIV/AIDS: From a Caregiver’s View; HIV/AIDS and Aging Symposium; Austin, TX
- Recognizing and Responding to Nearing Death Awareness: For Hospice Volunteers and Non-Professional Caregivers; New Hampshire Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s 16th Annual Fall Conference; Bedford, NH
- From Experience to Story: Putting End-of-Life Encounters Into Words; Hospice and Palliative Care Federation of Massachusetts 2011 Education Conference; Norwood, MA
Peer Reviewed Publications/Books:
- Martin, C. A., & Upvall , M. J. (November/December 2016). A mobile phone HIV medication adherence intervention: Acceptability and feasibility study. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. https://doi.org:10.1016/j.jana.2016.07.002
- Martin, C. A. (March/April 2015). Promoting advance directives and ethical wills with the HIV aging cohort: Assessing clinician knowledge and comfort level. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. https://doi.org:10.1016/j.jana.2014.09.001
- Martin, C. A. (September/October 2011). Implementing a blended-learning hospice staff orientation program. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1097/NJH.0b013e318223d093
- Martin, C. A. Reflections of a Loving Partner: Caregiving at the End of Life. (December 2010). Naples, FL: Quality of Life Publishing Co., Inc. ISBN-10: 0981621937 https://www.amazon.com/Reflections-Loving-Partner-Caregiving-Life-ebook/dp/B01MZWO3J0