Tristan Sharratt, FNP, MPH
Clinical Lecturer
Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Background
Tristan Sharratt is a clinician, researcher and public health practitioner from Otsego County, N.Y. He joined Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences in fall 2025 as a clinical lecturer for the Division of Nursing and also teaches in the graduate public health program.
Sharratt's diverse clinical background has focused on rural community-based care in Central New York, including:
- Correctional healthcare
- School nursing
- Inpatient psychiatry
- Rural family practice
- Gender wellness care
- Free clinic practice
- Rural home visiting
As a public health practitioner, Sharratt has focused on the population equivalents of the experiences above at the New York State Department of Health and local health departments throughout the state.
Education
- DrPH (in progress), health policy and management, University at Albany College of Integrated Health Sciences
- MPH, fellowship in applied public health, University at Albany College of Integrated Health Sciences/New York State Department of Health
- MS, family nurse practitioner, SUNY Polytechnic Institute
- BSN, Hartwick College
Research Interests
- Rural health disparity mitigation
- Novel economic interventions to optimize population health outcomes
- Universal healthcare system design, implementation and evaluation
- Harm reduction/community-based substance use disorder treatment
Clinical Interests
- Rural community-based family practice
- Rural home visiting
- Free healthcare delivery
- LGBTQ+ affirming primary care
Teaching Interests
- Applied data analytics
- Comprehensive health/community assessment
- Communication with/within rural communities