Asefeh Faraz Covelli

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Asefeh Faraz Covelli

Ph.D., APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP

Associate Professor (Tenured)


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Office Phone: (202) 994-7076
1919 Pennsylvania Ave., Suite 500 Washington DC 20006

Asefeh Faraz Covelli is an associate professor (tenured) in the Family Nurse Practitioner program at The George Washington University School of Nursing. Dr. Faraz is a health care workforce researcher interested in nurse practitioner workforce issues, with particular emphasis on the novice nurse practitioner workforce transition into primary care. She is also interested in alternative workforce solutions to improve patient access to primary preventive care. Dr. Faraz maintains her clinical practice as a Family Nurse Practitioner.


  • Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing Emerging Scholar (2015)
  • Jonas Nurse Leaders Scholar Alumnus
  • Novice nurse practitioner workforce preparation and transition to practice 
  • Morgan, P., Barnes, H., Batchelder, H., Tuttle, B., Asefeh Faraz Covelli, Everett, C., Jackson, G. L., Anglin, L., Nathalie Ortiz Pate, Dieter, P., & Bludorn, J. (2023). NP and PA transition to practice. JAAPA, 36(12), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.jaa.0000991352.36720.09
  • Morgan, P., Barnes, H., Batchelder, H., Tuttle, B., Asefeh Faraz Covelli, Everett, C., Jackson, G. L., Anglin, L., Nathalie Ortiz Pate, Dieter, P., & Bludorn, J. (2023). Nurse practitioner and physician assistant transition to practice: A scoping review of fellowships and onboarding programs. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 35(12), 776–783. https://doi.org/10.1097/jxx.0000000000000932
  • Faraz, A. (2016). Novice nurse practitioner workforce transition and turnover intention in primary care. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Advance online publication. doi:10.1002/2327-6924.12381
  • Faraz, A. (2016). Novice nurse practitioner workforce transition into primary care: A literature review. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 38(11), 1531-1545. doi:10.1177/0193945916649587
  • Yale University, Doctor of Philosophy
  • Yale University, Master of Science in Nursing
  • University of Washington, Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Art
  • Health Care Workforce
  • Primary Health Care
  • Workforce Burnout
  • Input
  • Intellection
  • Competition
  • Deliberative
  • Relator