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Faculty publications, presentations and achievements

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Below is a selection of achievements and leadership by College of Nursing faculty. More listings can be found in .

 

Elizabeth A. Bruderle, '90 M.S.N., Ph.D., R.N., clinical assistant professor, was a finalist in May 2012 for °®°®Ö±²„ā€™s Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Award for Outstanding Teaching.

Theresa Capriotti ā€™95 M.S.N., D.O., R.N., CRNP, clinical associate professor, presented ā€œEngineering, Biology and Nursing Intercollegiate Project 2011- 2012,ā€ at °®°®Ö±²„ā€™s VITAL and CIT Conference.

Linda Carman Copel, Ph.D., R.N., PMHCNS, BC, CNE, NCC, FAPA, professor, presented a paper, ā€œIntimate Partner Violence Experienced by Women with Disabilities,ā€ at the Family Therapy Networker Conference in Washington, D.C., in March 2012.

Elizabeth Burgess Dowdell, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN, professor, was a finalist in May 2012 to give °®°®Ö±²„ undergraduates their ā€œLast Lecture,ā€ based on votes by the senior class. Dr. Dowdell in April 2012 presented three papers in Atlanta at the U.S. Department of Justice OJJDPā€™s National Law Enforcement Training on Child Exploitation: ā€œAdolescents and the Internet: Sexting, Cyberbullying, Online Strangers and Offline Victimizationā€; ā€œSelf-production of Child Pornography by Minors on MyYearbook.com: The Pennsylvania ICAC Responseā€; and ā€œSocial Networking Patterns of Adolescents, Young Adults, and Offenders.ā€

Tamara M. Kear ā€™09 Ph.D., R.N., CNN, assistant professor, co-presented a poster with student A. Behette, ā€œHypertension in Haitian Migrant Communities in the Dominican Republic: An Investigation of Three Rural Bay Communities,ā€ at the College of Nursingā€™s Research Symposium in March 2012. She presented a webinar, ā€œRenal Failure: An Update for Healthcare Professionals,ā€ at the ADVANCE for Nurses Publication, Virtual Job Fair in January 2012.

Michelle M. Kelly ā€™94 B.S.N., ā€™12 Ph.D., CRNP, clinical assistant professor, and Naomi Wallis ā€™11 B.S.N., R.N. presented ā€œLife after Prematurity: Health-related Quality of Life and Special Health Care Needs of Children Born Prematurelyā€ at the College of Nursing Annual Research Symposium.
 
Margaret ā€œPeggyā€ G. Lyons ā€™87 B.S.N., D.N.P., CRNI, program coordinator of Continuing Education in Nursing and Health Care, in May 2012 presented ā€œNavigating Your Way Through Open Access, Copyright, Fair Use and the TEACH Actā€ at the 20th Annual Conference for Nurse Educators, sponsored by Saint Anselmā€™s College and held in Hyannis, Mass. In June 2012 she received a research award from the Gardner Foundation of the Infusion Nurses Society.

Bette A. Mariani ā€™82 B.S.N., Ph.D., R.N., assistant professor, co-presented with Colleen M. Meakim ā€™84 M.S.N., R.N., director of the Learning Resource Center, a preconference lecture on ā€œUsing Structured Debriefing to Enhance Clinical Judgment Abilities in the Simulation Experienceā€ at the 11th Annual International Nursing Simulation/Learning Resource Centers Conference. They offered a workshop, ā€œDebriefing for Meaningful Learning,ā€ at the ATI Nurse Educator Summit in April 2012 in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Ruth A. McDermott-Levy ā€™96 M.S.N., ā€™08 Ph.D., R.N., assistant professor, presented a poster, ā€œHealth Needs Assessment in Philadelphiaā€™s Arab American Community,ā€ at the College of Nursingā€™s Annual Research Symposium in March 2012.

Amy E. McKeever ā€™08 Ph.D., R.N., CRNP, assistant professor, presented two posters at the Association of Womenā€™s Health Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses National Convention in June 2012 in Washington, D.C.:
 o ā€œThe Effect of Innovative Educational Programs on the Initiation and Continuation of Breastfeeding Among Low-Income African American Women,ā€ with P. Digiacomo; and
o ā€œLilfisha for the Cure: The Education of Arab-Muslim Women in Breast Health Using Community Health Workers. An Empowerment Model of Health Education,ā€ with Ruth A. McDermott-Levy ā€™96 M.S.N., ā€™08 Ph.D., R.N., assistant professor.

Patricia A. Mynaugh, Ph.D., R.N., associate professor, in January 2012, received °®°®Ö±²„ā€™s Recognition for Student Mentoring.

Kelly Ann P. Nestor ā€™96 B.S.N., ā€™08 M.S.N., ANP-BC, clinical professor, was elected to a three-year term on the board of Saunders House, a rehab/long-term care facility in Wynnewood, Pa.,  and Bryn Mawr (Pa.) Terrace, a senior care community.
 
Bing-Bing Qi ā€™94 M.S.N., Ph.D., R.N., assistant professor, and student Victoria Daubert presented a poster, ā€œOsteoporosis Knowledge, Health Beliefs and Preventive Behaviors among Freshmen Nursing Students,ā€ at the College of Nursingā€™s Annual Research Symposium in March 2012.

Kathryn M. Reynolds ā€™79 B.S.N., M.S.N., PNP, clinical assistant professor, co-presented two sessions with Isabella ā€œBelleā€ Erickson, Ph.D., R.N., assistant professor: ā€œClinical Evaluation of Nursing Studentsā€ and ā€œClinical Conferencingā€ at the Clinical Conferencing and Evaluation for Clinical Faculty, °®°®Ö±²„.

Carol Toussie Weingarten, Ph.D., R.N., ANEF, associate professor, returned again to Germany in the summer of 2012, working with U.S. wounded warriors at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center and providing continuing education as well as faculty development for its Department of Nursing. In Pittsburgh, she presented ā€œWorking with Ill and Wounded Troops Transported to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany: Through the Eyes of a Civilian Volunteer Who Is A Nurse,ā€ at the 60th National Convention of the National Student Nurses Association (NSNA) in April 2012. In May 2012, she was a semifinalist for °®°®Ö±²„ā€™s Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Award for Outstanding Teaching