Research Scientist, NCQA
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
Adrianna Nava is a Research Scientist at the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) where she serves as the scientific lead for the development of the social needs measure focused on social connection. She is also the President of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN), where she is an advocate for addressing health disparities through the advancement of nurses in leadership, research, and policy. Previously, she served as the Chief of Quality at the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital in Hines, IL. Adrianna has an MPA’20 from Harvard University; a PhD’19 in Nursing and Health Policy from the University of Massachusetts Boston; an MSN’12 in Health Leadership and Policy from the University of Pennsylvania; and a BSN’09 from Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing.