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Education
EdD, Columbia University, 2000
MEd, Columbia University, 1985
BSN, Wagner College, 1980
Certificate
Leaders in Healthcare Education- Harvard University, Harvard-Macy Institute, 2006
Distance Education, Thomas Edison State College, 2005
Board of Governor, National League for Nursing
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation- Executive Nurse Fellow
University Appointment
Associate Professor, Jefferson School of Nursing
Co-Director, Jefferson Interprofessional Education Center, Thomas Jefferson University
Honors and Awards
2012 Robert Wood Johnson, Executive Nurse Fellowship
2012 Sigma Theta Tau Internationa Sharecare Expert
2012 Editorial board for the Thomas Jefferson University
Health Policy Newsletter
2012 Thomas Jefferson University, Member- Task Force on Assessment of Student Admissions and Academic Support Service- Middle States Accreditation
2011 Thomas Jefferson University, President Search Committee
2010 Jonas Foundation Faculty Mentor
2010 Re-Elected Board of Governor, National League for Nursing
2010 Featured in Metro, September 16
2009 Dean's Faculty Achievement Award, Thomas Jefferson University
2009 American Journal of Nursing – Contributing Author-Medical Surgical Nursing Book of the Year
2008 NLN/Johnson & Johnson Faculty Leadership Mentor
2008 Cover featured article in Advance in Nursing May 12
2008 Featured in Working Nurse November 10
2008 Featured in Metro, October 15
2007 Fellow in the Academy of Nursing Education
2007 Elected Board of Governor, National League for Nursing
2006 Recognition Award, Cherry Hill Fire Department
2002 Distinguished Service Award, Cherry Hill Fire Department
2001 Speakman. E. Featured in Faculty Matters. Nursing and Health Care Perspectives, Sept/Oct 2001.
1998 Dorothy Del Buono Scholarship
Teachers College, Columbia University
1982 Professional Nurse Trainingship Award
Teachers College, Columbia University
Research and Clinical Interests
Adult higher education, Early intervention strategies, Retention and at risk nursing students development Interprofessional Education and patient centered care
Professional Membership
Sigma Theta Tau, National Nursing Honor Society, Dual Members- Alpha Zeta Chapter and Delta Rho Chapter
Teachers College, Columbia University NEAA Alumni Association
Teachers College, Columbia University Alumni Mentor Program
National League for Nursing Committee
Chair, and Board Liaison, Academy of Nursing Education
Task Group on Developing a Code of Ethics for Nurse Educators
Board Liaison, Nurse Education Workforce Advisory Committee
Board Liaison, NLN Elections
American Association of College Nursing
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation- New Careers in Nursing Scholarship Program- 2012 Pre-entry Immersion Task force
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation- New Careers in Nursing Scholarship Program- 2010 Pre-entry Orientation Subcommittee
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation- New Career in Nursing Scholarship Program 2009 Summit Planning Committee
Research Grants
2012-2013 New Careers in Nursing: Embracing Diversity in Nursing.Principal Investigator, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
$50,000
2011-2012 New Careers in Nursing: Embracing Diversity in Nursing.Principal Investigator, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
$100,000
2010-2011 New Careers in Nursing: Embracing Diversity in Nursing.Principal Investigator, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
$ 80,000
2010-2011 Defining Quality Clinical Education with the Context of
Pre-licensure Nursing Education. Principle Investigator, Jefferson School of Health Profession, Jefferson School of Nursing and Jefferson School of Pharmacy $ 4,514
2008- 2009 New Careers in Nursing: Embracing Diversity in Nursing. Principal Investigator, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. $200,000
2003- 2007 Project IMPART (Improving Minority Professional's Access to Research Tracks). Co-Director. NIH/NGMS grant
2002- 2003 D.A.T.A.-I.N.C. Refinement of a tool to analyze health promotion/disease prevention Data in nursing centers. Grant evaluator coordinator. Independence Foundation, $13,400
2001-2003 Retention Strategies That Work, Retention coordinator. Pennsylvania Vocational Education-Local Plan $ 10,000
2001- 2002 Community Based Nursing Education: Settings Used and Supervision of Pre-Licensure Students, Co-Investigator with Betsy Frank, Indiana University, Marsha Adams, University of Alabama, and Jan Edelstein, Marion College of Fond du Lac Funded by the National League for Nursing $18,000
1999-2002 Community health nursing in the zip code: Helene Fuld Trust National Dissemination Conference Series, Co-director. Funding from the Helene Fuld Trust Foundation $30,000
2000-2002 Vulnerable Population, Development of a tool to describe and track comprehensive health promotion services to vulnerable populations in neighborhood based sites, Grant evaluator, funded by the Independence Foundation. $22,823
1999-2000 Using Early Intervention Strategies to Increase Retention and Success of At Risk Nursing Students, Co-project director. Community College of Philadelphia Foundation $7,500
1998-2000 19130 Zip Code Grant, Co-investigator, Independence Foundation, $10,000
Research In Progress
2012- Present Chronic Illness Care Education: A Qualitative Study
Co-Investigator
2011-Present Interprofessional Clinical Rounding, Principal investigator
2009-Present Defining Quality Clinical Education within the Context of Pre-licensure Nursing Education, Principal investigator
2003-2008 Development of an Instrument to measure the impact of attachment relationships between nursing faculty and students
2003- Present Analysis of attachment relationships between faculty and students and its comparative value between baccalaureate and associate degree nursing students
Presentations- (Selected)
2012 Podium Presentation. Clinical Rounding: An Interprofessional
Model, Christiana Hospital 7th Annual Nursing Research Conference, Newark, Delaware, November
2012 Podium Presentation. Navigating the Summit, 2012 NLN
Education Summit, Anaheim, California, September
2012 Podium Presentation Accepted but not funded Sigma Theta Tau International's 23rd International Nursing Research Congress:
Designing Quality Clinical Education: Best Practice for Student Advancement, Brisbane, Australia, July
2012 Podium Presentation. Setting Up Base Camp: Developing an Inter-professional Educational Activity, 4th Annual Faculty
Development Conference, Thomas Jefferson University,
Philadelphia, June
2012 Podium Presentation. Impact of an Interprofessional Education and Care Initiative on Institutional Culture Change. Interprofessional Care for the 21st Century: Redefining Education and Practice. Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, May
2012 Invited Speaker. 2012 NLN Leadership Conference Transforming
Leadership into Action: Competency-Based Models Are Our
Future, Atlanta, Georgia, January
2011 Invited Speaker. 3rd Annual Meeting of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation New Jersey Initiative Education Progression for NJ
Ensuring a Diverse and Qualified Workforce for Tomorrow.
Princeton, New Jersey, October.
2011 Podium Presentation. Out with articulation agreements, in with dual admission agreements: True academic progression for RNs - looking at the margins to define the whole. NLN Educational Summit 2011, Orlando, Florida, September
2011 Podium Presentation. Defining Quality Clinical Education within the Context of Pre-licensure Nursing Education. NLN Educational Summit 2011, Orlando, Florida, September
2011 Invited Speaker. Sigma Theta Tau, Delta Rho Chapter Spring Research Symposium. Defining Quality Clinical Education within the Context of Pre-licensure Nursing Education. Thomas Jefferson
University, Philadelphia, Pa, March
2010 Symposium Teaching, Scholarship, Service, OH MY: Successful
Mentoring Approaches for New Faculty NLN Educational Summit
2010, Las Vegas Nevada, September
2010 Podium Presentation Meaningful Mentorship: Outcomes of the NLN/Johnson & Johnson Faculty Development Cohort 2008-2009
NLN Educational Summit 2010, Las Vegas Nevada, September
2010 Podium Presentation Management Issues Related to Professional
Development and Compensation. NLN Educational Summit 2010, Las Vegas, Nevada, September
2010 Invited Plenary Panelist. Reflections from the fast track: A panel discussion on accelerated second degree nursing education. DUNEI Conference, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, June
2010 Invited Workshop Speaker. Stress of the adult student and Accelerated Nursing Education. DUNI Conference, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, June
2009 Invited Panelist Speaker. Nursing: Opportunities, Trends and Issues. 27th Annual Midyear NSNA Conference Phoenix, Arizona, October
2009 Invited Workshop Speaker. Proceed with Caution. Nurse Anesthesia Program Clinical Faculty Development Workshop. Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October
2009 Paper Presentation. The Clinical Nurse Educator a Leader:
State of the Science. NLN Educational Summit 2009
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September
2009 Podium Presentation. Challenges of Student Clinical Evaluation. Jefferson 3rd Annual Clinical Education Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August
2009 Invited Keynote Speaker: Kean University, 4th Annual Research Conference. Union, New Jersey, July
2008 Poster presentation. Building Bridges for Associate Degree Students: A Transition Program That is True Re-conceptualization of BSN Education. National Organization for Association Degree Nursing (N-OADN) Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, November
2008 Special Session Invited Speaker Recognizing Excellence in Schools and Individuals. NLN Educational Summit 2008 San Antonio, Texas, September
2008 Paper Presentation Building Bridges for Associate Degree and Diploma Graduates by Reconceptualizing BSN Education for the RN Student: Looking at the Margins to Define the Whole. NLN Educational Summit 2008 San Antonio, Texas, September
2008 Invited Speaker Thomas Jefferson University. Orchestrating Evaluation. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August
2008 Faculty Development Invited Speaker Thomas Jefferson University. Evaluation Criteria and Methods Philadelphia, PA, June
2008 Atlanticare Regional Medical Center 5th Annual Research Conference Reducing Obesity in Adolescent Girls Education Modules for PAL (Police Athletic League) Positive Image Program: Does Service Learning for RN-BSN students Promote Professional Transformation Atlantic City, New Jersey, April
2008 Leadership Forum G
uest panelist Widener University, Chester, Pennsylvania, March
2007 Invited Speaker Hechinger Institute on Education and the Media, Teachers College Columbia University, NYC, NY
Nursing and Allied Health Programs: Cost, Challenges and Controversies. New York, New York, October
2007 Paper Presentation What does Thinking Outside the Box Really Mean-Bridging Culture: Understanding Academic Needs of Diverse Students. NLN Educational Summit 2007 Phoenix, Arizona, September
2007 Paper Presentation Making Interdisciplinary Learning Work: Rising to the Challenge of Collaborative Practice for Nursing and Medical Students. NLN Educational Summit 2007 Phoenix, Arizona, September
2007 Paper Presentation Elephant in the Room, Faculty-Student ratios in the clinical setting: How much is too much. NLN Educational Summit 2007 Phoenix, Arizona, September
2007 Paper Presentation Developing Research Competence: An Innovative Design for Students and Researchers. Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, February
2006 Paper Presentation Developing Research Competence: An Innovative Design for Students and Researchers. NLN Education Summit 2006, New York City, New York, September
2006 Paper Presentation Research Competence in Project IMPART. 17th International Nursing Research Congress Focusing on Evidence-Based Practice. Montreal, Quebec. July
2006 Invited Guest Speaker- Virginia Deans and Director meeting. Project IMPART. Fairfax Virginia, April
2005 Paper Presentation Facilitating Artistic Reality: A Journey into Professional Nursing Role Development. NLN Education Summit 2005, Baltimore, Maryland, September
2005 Paper Presentation Challenging Traditional Assumptions about Minority Students in Nursing Education: Providing the Evidence for Innovation and Experimentation.
NLN Education Summit 2005, Baltimore, Maryland, September
2005 Paper Presentation Facilitating Artistic Reality: A Journey into Professional Role Development. Chicago Institute for Nursing Education, Chicago, Illinois, July
2005 Paper Presentation Creating Caring Practitioners for Underserved Populations. Institute for Nursing Education, Chicago Illinois. July
2005 Paper Presentation Creating Caring Practitioners for Underserved Populations The Nuts and Bolts of Research
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, June
2005 Poster Presentation Creating Caring Practitioners for Underserved Populations. The 42nd Annual Isabel Maitland Stewart Conference, Teachers College, Columbia University. New York, New York, April
2005 Paper Presentation Development of an instrument to measure the impact of attachment relationships between nursing faculty and students. Paper Presentation Thomas Jefferson University College of Health Profession Faculty Development. January
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