Elias Snyder PhD, FNP-C, ACHPN

B. Elias Snyder, PhD, NP-C, ACHPN (he/they) is an Assistant Professor of Global Health at the University of Maryland School of Nursing. Elias is a practicing nurse practitioner; double board certified in primary care and palliative care/hospice and holds a PhD in global psychology and spirituality. He has practiced as an NP in palliative care for a decade in the U.S. and East Africa. His current research focuses on reciprocal, global learning in palliative care and grief, intentionally bridging Indigenous science with evidence-based Euro-Western science through a lens of decolonization. He is leading a global learning project to improve models of palliative care in the U.S. and Tanzania. Past project highlights include developing trainings for the Rwandan National Policy on Nutrition, designing health and nutrition curricula with Gardens for Health International, UNICEF, and World Food Program, and strengthening a global clinician education program at FAME hospital in Tanzania.