Quinnipiac University
Linda A. Merritt

Associate Professor of Nursing

Dr. Linda Merritt is an associate professor of nursing in Quinnipiac University's School of Nursing. She completed her doctoral education at Texas Woman's University and her doctoral work focused on the needs of fathers in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and has been both published and presented at national conferences. In 2023, she was inducted into the inaugural class of Fellows for the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses for her contributions to neonatal nursing.
Dr. Merritt is certified in neonatal intensive care nursing and nursing education. She is also active in several nursing organizations which include the National Association of Neonatal Nurses (and served as a Director at Large on the Board of Directors), Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (participating on several committees and task forces on national level), Sigma Theta Tau, and Eastern Nursing Research Society as well as serving as a reviewer for the neonatal journals, Advances in Neonatal Care and Neonatal Network. She also serves as a volunteer for Hand to Hold and a member of the NICU Parent Support Network.

Education

  • PHD, Texas Woman's University

Areas of Expertise

  • Newborn Care
  • Maternity
  • Families and Children
  • Nursing Education
  • Research

Organization

  • Nursing

Mail Drop

  • NH-HSC

Experience

Texas Woman's University

Assistant Professor of Nursing/Adjunct Faculty

Dallas, TX, USA

2019 - Present

Selected Publications

Chapter

Core Curriculum for Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing,

Merritt, L.

Chapter 19: Discharge Planning and Transition to Home 7th ed St Louis, Missouri (Elsevier 2026)

Peer Reviewed Poster

Protocol to Pilot Test the NICU Paternal Needs Inventory

Merritt, L., Verklan, M.T.

New England Association of Neonatal Nurses Annual Conference, Providence, RI (2024)

Peer Reviewed Poster

Preliminary Results of the Pilot Study to Determine the Validity and Reliability of the NICU Paternal Needs Inventory

Merritt, L., Verklan, M.T.

Eastern Nursing Research Society, Boston, MA (2024)

Peer Reviewed Poster

Results of the Pilot Study to Determine the Validity and Reliability of the NICU Paternal Needs Inventory

Merritt, L, Verklan M. T.

CCRI 4th Annual Symposium, Glastonbury, CT, Connecticut Children's Hopsital (2024)

Peer Reviewed Poster

Results of the Pilot Study to Determine the Validity and Reliability of the NICU Paternal Needs Inventory

Merritt, L., Verklan, M. T.

National Association of Neonatal Nurses 40th Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida, National Association of Neonatal Nurses (2024)

Peer Reviewed Poster

Exploring the Experiences of Asian American Parents in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Merritt, L, Ngo, K

National Association of Neonatal Nurses 40th Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida, National Association of Neonatal Nurses (2024)

Peer Reviewed Journal Article

A feasibility study to test the NICU Paternal Needs Inventory

Merritt, L., Verklan, M. T.

(2023)

Professional Designation