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Doctor of Philosophy in
Nursing Science
CUNY, Graduate Center 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016
Welcome to the Nursing Science (PhD) program. We are the only publically funded Nursing PhD program in New York City. Our goal is to prepare nurse scientists, leaders, and edu-cators who conduct research to improve the health care quali-ty of New York City’s cultural diverse, urban population.
Our values of excellence, diversity, and respect are demon-
strated in an uncompromising commitment to academic ri-
gor, accountability, evidence and assessment; steadfast insist-
ence on the ability to serve students from all backgrounds;
and a dedication to meet the needs of the university urban
setting.
Fall 2016/Winter 2017 Nursing Science
Program Administration
Executive Officer:
* Donna M. Nickitas
PhD, RN, NES-BC, CNE,
FNAP, FAAN
dnickitas@gc.cuny.edu
Deputy Executive Officers:
* Eileen Gigliotti RN, PhD
Eileen.gigliotti@csi.cuny.edu
* Martha Whetsell RN, PhD,
ARNP
Martha.Whetsell@lehman.cuny.edu
Assistant Program Officer:
* Tricia Plummer
tplummer2@gc.cuny.edu
nursing@gc.cuny.edu
Nursing webpage:
http://www.gc.cuny.edu/
nursing
Social Media Links:
Facebook.com/
NursingProgramCuny
Twitter.com/
GCNursing
A Publication of the Graduate Center, Nursing PhD Program
Greetings from the Desk of the Executive Officer Building Capacity & Developing Nursing Science: It is What We Do
Welcome back to the new 2016-
2017 Academic year! As we
begin this semester, with Cohort
#11, I reflect upon the impera-
tive of Ph.D. education: To
shape the preparation of future
scientists and leaders in influ-
encing the development of sci-
ence to achieving excellence in
nursing practice and to promot-
ing quality, accessible, cost-
effective care to all New York-
ers and beyond.
To advance nursing science and evidence-based policies that support patient, families, and communities we must build the capacity to develop well-rounded scholars who have an appreciation of the value of nursing inquiry and who are deeply committed to the disci-pline’s mission of improving nursing and health care for all.
Ph.D. education does not occur in a vacuum but rather happens in the context of complex politi-cal, social, and economic factors that inform our discipline’s knowledge and ability to influ-ence the health of society. The Nursing Science faculty recog-nize and fully appreciate that we must prepare our future scholars to think broadly about the demands and needs of the changing urban health care en-vironment and society as a whole. As such, we expect our Ph.D. students to extend or re-fine existing knowledge and generate new knowledge. How-ever, since the launch of the Fu-ture of Nursing Report by the Institute of Medicine (2011), en-
rollment in Ph.D. programs in nursing science has increased by only 15%. This is not only a grave concern to advancing nursing science but also to edu-cating the next generation of faculty.
For nurses to be prepared to meet increasingly complex pa-tient needs, function as leaders, and advance science, they must achieve higher levels of educa-tion. We need to promote and expand educational opportuni-ties, including efforts to pro-mote the pursuit of doctoral de-grees, with emphasis on the Ph.D. The IOM Assessing Pro-gress the Future of Nursing Report (2015) reminds us that nurses are needed to lead and partici-pate in ongoing reforms to the health care system, to direct re-search on evidence-based im-provements to care, to translate research findings into practice and to advocate for policy change. For this reason, help us in recruiting interested nurses to achieve higher levels of edu-cation. Encourage your peer, colleagues, and friends to visit our program website http://web.gc.cuny.edu/nursing, at-tend an open house and follow our program activities as well as faculty and student news on social media (Facebook @NursingProgram Cuny and Twitter @GCNursing. Moreo-ver, for you, a current student be an active learner and an en-gaged member of our communi-ty. Keep us inform and let us know how we can assist along the way.
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Dr. Donna M. Nickitas, PhD,
RN, NEA-BC, CNE, FNAP,
Inside this issue
EO Greetings ............................... 2
Faculty Spotlight ......................... 5
Faculty Achievements ................. 6
Cohort 11 .................................... 12
Community Outreach .................. 14
Men in Nursing ............................ 15
Student Achievements ................ 16
Jonas Leaders .............................. 18
In Focus: Ten Yrs. Strong ............. 19
Post Doc Fellow ........................... 20
Upcoming Events ........................ 21
Program Support ......................... 22
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The Sciences, at The CUNY Graduate Center
Joshua C. Brumberg, Dean of Sciences, The Graduate Center, is CUNY’s PhD granting institution, its sci-ence faculty are principally derived from the 11 senior colleges that compose the CUNY system. In other words their laboratories are at Brooklyn College, City College, College of Staten Island, Hunter College, Lehman College, Queens College etc., but their faculty ap-pointments are both at campus that houses their laboratory and The Graduate Center. Thus our doctoral programs leverage the diversi-ty and size of the CUNY system (largest urban public university in the country) to optimize graduate training and scientific interac-tions. The Graduate Center ranks 29th in the nation in terms of the number of science doctorates conferred (based on the 2015 NSF earned doc-torate survey). The Graduate Center confers ten PhD degrees in the sciences (Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth and Environmental Science, Mathematics, Nursing, Psycholo-gy, Physics, Speech-Hearing-Language Sciences). Our faculty in-clude members of the National Academy of Sciences as well as re-cipients of other prestigious national/international awards. In 2015 our faculty have received over $147 million in federal research grants with over half coming from NSF and NIH. The Sciences at the Graduate Center are now online and posting to social media. Like us on Facebook follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn for the latest on Science PhD students and faculty. Fea-tures of students, faculty and alumni are posted monthly.
Dear Faculty & Students,
I would like to thank every-
one for their patience and
support as I have transi-
tioned into the nursing pro-
gram. As a CUNY graduate I
appreciate being apart of
such a diverse public univer-
sity and work environment.
This position at the GC has
provided great insight into
the efforts and commitment
of both the students and fac-
ulty in the program.
With kind support and com-
passion, this program has
afforded me the opportunity
to be apart of the program’s
growth, Ihope to contribute
to the achievement of not
only the program but the stu-
dents that make up the Ph.D.
nursing program.
Please continue to send your
pictures and professional
updates while are out and
about.
All the Best,
Tricia
PROGRAM FACULTY
Aponte, Judith Diabetes, large data sets, community/public health Barton-Burke, Margaret Cancer, Fatigue, Pain and Symptoms Management Baumann, Steven L. Theory, Global Issues, Aging, Mental Health Byrnes, Lorraine Nursing Research, Women's Health Campbell, Eleanor Critical Thinking and Clinical Discussion-making/Decision making, Child and Adolescent Health Capezuti, Elizabeth Fall prevention, restraint and side rail elimination, APN fa-cilitated models, palliative care, geriatric nursing work environment and the design of the built environment to facili-tate function. Cypress, Brigitte S. Qualitative research, phenom-enology, critical care, patient-family-nurse experience, inten-sive care unit experience, and philosophy of science DiCicco-Bloom, Barbara Qualitative Research, Ethnog-raphy, Grounded Theory, Crit-ical Theory, Relationships among Health Care Profes-sionals, Hospice Care, Devel-opment of the Role of Nurse Practitioners
Dobson, Cassandra Pain Management, Sickle Cell, Quantitative Research Meth-ods Farren, Arlene Quality of Life, Breast Cancer Survivors, Standardized Nurs-ing Languages, Nursing Edu-cation, Theory, and Measure-ment Gallo, William Employment & Health, Health Service Research, Gerontology, Georges, Catherine Alicia Health Disparities, Health Lit-eracy and International Nurs-ing Education and Practice. Gigliotti, Eileen Social support, role stress and instrument development and validation Hickey, Mary T. Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Specialization Jeffreys, Marianne Transcultural Nursing, Stu-dent Retention and Success, Culturally Diverse Students, Instrumentation, Self-Efficacy, Teaching and Learning McCain, Gail Pediatric Nursing, Nursing Research and Theory Develop-ment, High Risk Neonates/Pre-term infants Nickitas, Donna M. Service-learning, Community Engagement, Health Policy and Nursing Administration
Nirenberg, Anita Oncology Nursing and Cancer Treatment Delivery Roush, Karen Gender-based violence, global human resources for health, social justice, and global wom-en's health Scheetz, Linda Trauma Nursing, Emergency Nursing, Geriatric Nursing, Critical Injuries in Older Adults Todaro-Franceschi, Vidette Dying, death and bereave-ment, professional quality of life (compassion fatigue, burn-out), clinical leadership, ethics.
Whetsell, Martha V. Nursing, psychology, pediat-rics and quantitative research
Faculty– Emeritus Frederickson, Keville Theory and knowledge devel-opment, international doctoral education, and reduction of youth risk behaviors Lunney, Margaret Informatics, research process, community health nursing Nokes , Kathleen M.- Emeritus Nursing and Public Health Issues specifically related to HIV/AIDS on a local, National and International Level Roye, Carol Adolescent Reproductive Health
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Faculty profiles are listed at:
http://www.gc.cuny.edu/Page-Elements/Academics-Research-Centers-Initiatives/Doctoral-Programs/Nursing/Faculty
GC FACULTY SPOTLIGHT Dr. Marianne R. Jeffreys' grant-funded research, consultations,
publications, and professional presentations encompass the topics of
cultural competence, nontraditional students, student retention and
achievement, self-efficacy, teaching, curriculum, and psychometrics.
The first edition of her book Teaching Cultural Competence in Nurs-
ing and Health Care: Inquiry, Action, and Innovation received the
American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year Award. She is
also author of the Cultural Competence Education Resource Toolkit,
Nursing Student Retention: Understanding the Process and Making a Difference, articles, book
chapters, videos, and the Nursing Student Retention Toolkit. Her conceptual models and question-
naires have been requested worldwide and in various disciplines. The most frequently requested
questionnaire (Transcultural Self-Efficacy Tool) has been translated into several languages.
Dr. Jeffreys is currently a professor of nursing at the City University of New York (CUNY)
Graduate College and at CUNY College of Staten Island. Her career includes over 25-years of
teaching in associate, baccalaureate, masters, and doctorate programs, with consultations on all
types of degree programs nationwide, and as a registered nurse in various clinical settings for 9
years.
Dr. Jeffreys received a B.S. in nursing from the State University of New York College at
Plattsburgh and M.A., M.Ed., and Ed.D. degrees in nursing education from Teachers College, Co-
lumbia University. She is a Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine and a Transcultural
Nursing Scholar. Her awards include the international Leininger Award for Excellence in Trans-
cultural Nursing, Columbia University’s Teachers College Award for Scholarship and Research,
the Mu Upsilon Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) Excellence in Professional
Nursing Award, and Mu Upsilon Chapter STTI Mentoring Award. She was named Consultant of
the Month (December 2007) by the National Center for Cultural Competence. Her expertise has
been requested for grant-funded projects (HRSA, Kellogg), as well as for institutional, depart-
mental, faculty, student, and employee workshops. Professor Jeffreys may be reached at mari-
anne.jeffreys@csi.cuny.edu. For more information, please visit www.mariannejeffreys.com
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Faculty Books FACULTY PUBLICATIONS
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Elizabeth Capezut, , PhD, RN, FAAN Peer-Reviewed Articles:
Tavares, J.P. de Almeida, Leite, A. da Silva, Sá-Couto, P., Boltz, M. & Capezuti, E. (2016). Nurse perception of care of hospi-talized older adults: a comparative study between the northern and central regions of Portugal. Revista Latino America de Enfernagem, 24, e2757. DOI: http://dx.doi. or-g/10.1590/1518-8345.0839.2757
Horton, J.R., Morrison, R.S., Capezuti, E., Hill, J., Lee, E.J. & Kelley, A.S. (2016). Impact of inpatient palliative care con-sultation on treatment intensity for patients with serious illness. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 19(9), 936-942. PMID: 27248056, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2015.0240
Riffin, C., Kenien, C, Ghesquiere, A., Dorime, A., Villanueva,
C., Gardner, D., Callahan, J., Capezuti, E., & Reid, M.C. (2016). Community-based participatory research: under-standing a promising approach to addressing knowledge gaps in palliative care. Annals of Palliative Medicine, 5(3):218-24. doi: 10.21037/apm.2016.05.03
Backhaus, R., van Rossum, E., Verbeek, H., Halfens, R.J.G., Tan,
F.E.S., Capezuti, E., & Hamers, J.P.H. (2016). Quantity of staff and quality of care in Dutch nursing homes: a cross-sectional study (Short Report). Journal of Nursing Home Re-search, 2:90-93. Published online August 17, 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.14283/jnhrs.2016.13
Bleijlevens, M.H.C., Wagner, L.M., Capezuti, E.A., Hamers,
J.P.H. & the International Physical Restraints Workgroup. (2016). Research definition of physical restraints: A delphi consensus study (Brief Report). Journal of the American Geri-atrics Society. Published online: 19 SEP 2016. DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14435.
Books: Boltz, M., Capezuti, E., Zwicker, D., & Fulmer, T. (Eds.). (2016).
Evidence-Based Geriatric Nursing Protocols for Best Practice (5th edition). New York: Springer Publishing Company.
Dr. Marianne Jeffreys
Dr. Donna M. Nickitas
Dr. Barbara Gail
Montero
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FACULTY PUBLICATIONS (Cont.)
Arlene Farren, PhD, RN, AOCN, CTN-A, CNE Chapters in Books: Farren, A. T. (2017). Defensive coping. In B. J. Ackley, G. B. Ladwig, M. B. F. Makic (Eds.), Nursing Diagnosis Handbook: A guide to planning care 11th ed. St. Louis, Mis-souri: Mosby/Elsevier, 280-284. Farren, A T. (2017). Ineffective coping. In B. J. Ackley, G. B. Ladwig, & M.B. F. Makic (Eds.), Nursing Diagnosis Handbook: A guide to planning care 11th ed. St. Louis, Mis-souri: Elsevier, 287-93. (Note: updated from previous editions: 8th ed., 2008; 9th ed., 2010; 10th ed., 2013) Farren, A T. (2017). Readiness for enhanced coping. In B. J. Ackley, G. B. Ladwig, & M. B. F. Makic (Eds.), Nursing Diagnosis Handbook: A guide to planning care 11th ed. St. Louis, Mis-souri: Mosby/Elsevier, 297-302. (Note: updated from previous editions: 9th ed., 2010; 10th ed., 2013) Donna Nickitas, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, CNE, FNAP, FAAN Peer Reviewed Book Chapters: Nickitas, D. M. (2017). Economics and Populations Primary Care. In Lewenson, S. B. & Truglio-Londrigan, M. (Ed.), (75-86). Caring for Populations. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning. Nickitas, D. M. & Burke, S. (2017). Nursing, Policy, and Politics, Understanding the Connection: Nurses’ Role in the Policy Process. In Huston, C. (Ed). Professional Issues in Nursing: Challenges and Opportunities. (4th Edition), 362-381. Philadelphia, PA: Lip-pincott, Williams & Wilkins. Nickitas, D. M. (2016). Ethical and Economical: Calling the Profession to Social Jus-tice. In Rosa, W. (Ed.) Nurses as Leaders: Evolutional Visions of Leadership, (149- 163), New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.
Journal Articles
Nickitas, D. M., Fealy, G. & De Natale, M.L. (2016). Psychometric Evaluation of the Service-Learning in Nursing Inventory. Nursing Education Perspectives, 37, (4), 201-209).
Nickitas, D. M. (2016). Guiding Global Nursing: An Interview with Annette
Mwansa Nkowane. Nursing Economic$, 34(4), 182-184, 198.
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FACULTY PRESENTATION
Alene Farren, PhD, RN, AOCN, CTN-A, CNE
Appraising Evidence: Leininger’s Ethnonursing Research
Methodology. Cincinnati, OH, 42nd Transcultural Nursing
Society Conference (October, 2016).
Networking to Advance the Discipline of Transcultural
Nursing. (Co-authors: M. Jeffreys, P. Sagar, E. Campbell,
P.Joseph, and P. Burke) Cincinnati, OH, 42nd Transcultur-
al Nursing Society Conference (October, 2016).
FACULTY PUBLICATIONS (Cont.)
Journal Articles
Nickitas, D. M. (2016). How Nurse Educators Are Impacting the Future of Nursing. Media Planet: Future of Health Care. http://futureofhealthcarenews.com/news/how-nurse-educators-are-impacting-the-future-of-nursing
Nickitas, D. M. (2016). Shifting the Curve: An Interview with David C. Benton. Nursing Economic$, 34(2), 77-81.
Editorials
Nickitas, D. M. (2016). Policy, Politics, and the Presidential Cam-paign: What's at Stake for Nursing? Nursing Economic$, 34(5), 213-254.
Nickitas, D. M. (2016). A Global Health Agenda: It is Who We
Are. Nursing Economic$, 34(4), 158, 189.
Nickitas, D. M. (2016). Mental Health is Population Health. Nurs-ing Economic$, 34(3), 109, 146.
Nickitas, D. M. (2016). Taking Action to Reduce Gun Violence:
It’s Just Common Sense. Nursing Economic$, 34(1), 5-5.
Faculty Articles
Barbara Dicicco– Bloom
Article
“The benefits of respect-
ful interaction: fluid alli-
ancing and inter-
occupational information
sharing in primary care.”
Donna M. Nickitas
Article
“Psychometric Evalua-tion of the Service-Learning in Nursing In-ventory”
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FACULTY PRESENTATIONS (Cont.)
Steve Bauman PhD, RN, PMHNP, GNP
Feeling Playful: A Humanbecoming Research Study. 17th Biennial International
Conference. International Consortium of Parse Scholars HUMANBECOMING:
THE EMERGING NOW September 23rd – 25th, 2016, Chicago, Illinois.
Eleanor Campbell, EdD, RN
“Networking to Advance the Discipline of Transcultural Nursing,” for the 42nd Annual Transcultural Nursing Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio, October 12-15, 2016.
Elizabeth Capezuti, PhD, RN, FAAN Johnson, T.M., Capezuti, E., Whalen, T., Vandenberg, A.E., Taylor, T., & Cohen,
M. “Predicting Resident Bed Exits in Long-Term Care,” Poster in the Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Geriatrics Society, Long Beach, CA, May 20, 2016.
The 5th European Nursing Conference, “Caring for Older People: How Can We
Do the Right Things Right? Rotterdam, The Netherlands, October 3-8, 2016, where she covered several sessions and presenting research.
Marianne Jeffreys, EdD, RN
Transcultural Nursing Society Scholars Presentation. Jeffreys’s Cultural Com-petence and Confidence (CCC) Model: Updates and Implications for Educa-tion, Practice, Accreditation, and Research.
Donna Nickitas, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, CNE, FNAP, FAAN
Panelists. Nickitas, D. Dissemination of Best Practices: A Conversation with Editors of
Peer-Reviewed Nursing Journals, The Eights Annual Event of the Distinguished Speak-
er’s Series Caring at its Best, The Society of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
and The Department of Nursing. New York, New York, November 15, 2016.
Capstone Speaker. Nickitas, D. Beating the Odds: Developing Individual and Collec-
tive Competence. Versant Client Conference, Las Vegas, NV., November 11, 2016.
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FACULTY PRESENTATION (Cont.) Donna Nickitas, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, CNE, FNAP, FAAN
Invited Speaker. Nickitas, D. M. How to Publish in a Scientific Journal. Annual Frank
and Sarah Olson Visiting Professors Series in Simulation Education at New York Sim-
ulation Center for the Health Sciences. New York, New York, July 19, 2016.
Invited Keynote Speaker. Nickitas, D.M. Making a Commitment towards Self-Care:
Lessons for the Caregiver. The 5th Annual Haitian American Nurses Association of
Greater New York Convention, Collaborating to Transform Healthcare and Nursing
Education to Achieve Global Health Outcomes through Leadership, Technology, and
Research. Brooklyn, New York, June 16, 2016.
Invited Presenter. Nickitas, D. M. Writing for Peer Reviewed Journal Publications. Sa-
cred Heart University, Bridgeport, Ct. April 30, 2016.
Invited Presenter. Nickitas, D. M. Leadership Succession Planning. ATI Education
Nurse Educator Summit, Nashville, TX, April 18 & 19, 2016
Invited Presenter. Nickitas, D. M., & Grassley, J. Creating a Mentoring Plan. ATI Edu-
cation Nurse Educator Summit, Nashville, TX, April 17, 2016.
Invited Panelist. Chyun, D. Nickitas, D. M., & Redeker, N. How to Publish Successful-
ly in Scientific Journals. Eastern Nursing Research Society 28th Annual Scientific Ses-
sion, Nursing Science: Bridging Research and Health. Pittsburgh, PA, April 13, 2016.
Linda Scheetz, EdD, RN, FAEN Early Glasgow Coma Scale Deterioration in Older Adults with Traumatic Brain Inju-
ry, 2nd Global Conference on Emergency Nursing and trauma Care in Sitges, Spain, Sept. 22-24.
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(L to R) Dr. Wahlberg, Dr. Capezuti,
Dr. Nirenberg & Dr. Gardner
COLLABORATIONS
“Building Supportive Care Teams” funded study from the
National Cancer Institute to City of Hope Medical Center in
Duarte, Ca. To which we have been accepted. Dr. Elizabeth
Capezuti, Dr. Daniel Gardner (School of Social Work) and
Dr. Lara Wahlberg and myself as Team Leader make up the
Team.
Baumann, S. & Alexandre, M.
“Graduate Nursing Education in
Haiti: Lessons Taught
and Learned.” Nursing Science
Quarterly 2016. Vol.29(4) 328-333.
FACULTY HONORS & AWARDS
Elizabeth Capezuti, PhD, RN, FAAN 2016 Hunter College Presidential Award for Excellence in Applied Scholarship,
May 2016
Donna Nickitas, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, CNE, FNAP, FAAN
RESEARCH GRANTS
2015-2016 Nursing Science Post Doctoral Fellowship Grant, City University of New
York.
2015-2016 Clinical & Translational Science Center Weill Cornell Medical College,
Nursing Award. Service-Learning Experience in Undergraduate Nursing Students
Assigned To Heart-2-Heart Community Outreach Clinics. PI: D. M. Nickitas & Co-
PI: Joseph Saladino.
2015-2016 Sigma, Theta Tau International/ATI Educational Assessment Nursing
Research Grant. What is the relationship between mentors’ qualities and mentees
successful progression in a Nursing PhD Program. PI: D. M. Nickitas.
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Marva Fredericks, MA, MSN, RN Ms. Frederick has been involved in the nursing field for the past 8 years and computer science for more than 20 years. In so doing, she has had the opportunity to work in various areas of
medical/surgical, orthopedics, post-operative, and cardiac care environ-ments. Ms. Frederick has extensive experience in computing, as a soft-ware developer, technical support personnel, and as an adjunct professor both on the undergraduate and graduate levels. She holds an undergrad-uate in Computer Systems from Baruch College, a Masters in Nursing Education from Drexel University and a Masters in Computer Science from Brooklyn College of The City University of New York. With her strong interpersonal and communication skills combined with her edu-cational achievements, job experiences, and technical knowledge in nurs-ing and computing.
Ms. Frederick is dedicated towards completing her PhD in Nursing and making a mark in the research field. Her main hobby is sewing, but she also loves gardening and watching football.
Linda Bradley, MA, RN Linda Bradley is enrolled in the Nursing PhD program at The Graduate Center in New York City. Her clinical practice extends from the Hospi-tal bedside to patients in their homes in an L.T.H.H.C.P. and Acute care; She provides staff education on the latest tablet updates to Quali-ty initiative as a team manager; performing the roles as a Director of Nursing in a Licensed Home care Agency, to clinical adjunct for Com-munity Health Nursing students at N.Y.U. and S.U.N.Y. Down-state. Linda is a New York City Nursing Education Consortium in Technology (N.Y.C.N.E.C.T.) scholar and an N.Y.U. L.I.B.N. Fellow. Linda is a member of Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society. She served as an Executive board member as the Archivist for Alpha Phi chapter (2011-2013). She is a recipient of Outstand-ing Community Leadership award from Hunter School of Nursing. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Nursing at C.U.N.Y. New York City College of Technology in the Baccalaureate de-gree program and Simulation clinician. She is a board certified public health clinical nurse spe-cialist (PHCNS-BC). Her volunteer work includes but not limited to organizing Let's Move Day walks and providing health promotion presentations. Linda's belief is that whatever role she is in she will represent the best of what a nurse can be.
WELCOME COHORT 11
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Camille A. Hamilton, MS, MPH, RN
Camille A Hamilton, born and raised in the beautiful island of Jamai-ca. I firmly believe we all have the ability to achieve anything our minds, hearts and souls desire; as long as all three components remain in sync at all times. My area of interest is the Mental Health of the Black Caribbean Immi-grant population and the phenomenon of loneliness due to poor ac-culturation. I believe there needs to be further racial and ethnic stud-ies specific to this population that will allow us as nurses to not only understand their unique needs but provide and expand services spe-cific to the population. This should expand on cultural specific nurs-ing care potential while adding to the body of nursing knowledge.
Cynthia Sterling-Fox, RN, MSN, FNP-C Born in Trinidad and Tobago, she completed her graduate training at Columbia University School of Nursing, where she earned a Masters of Science degree in Nursing and Certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from SUNY Health Science Center, Brooklyn (Downstate Medical Cen-ter) and an A.A.S Degree in Computer Applications from CUNY Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn. Her nursing career includes medical/surgical nursing, ER and Transplant (Liver and Cardiac). She is faculty at Medgar Evers College, her alma mata. She teaches Medical/Surgical Nursing, Nutrition and Health Planning, Policy
Issues and Trends in Health Services. As Advisor for MEC Global Medical Brigade she ac-companied students to Panama to provide care for underserved population. She also facilitat-ed and directed a culture-rich experience which enabled CUNY students to meet Grenadian students in the same classroom in Grenada to discuss nutrition and nutrition-preventable dis-eases. Her research interest is in Veterans with PTSD and caring for home-bound geriatric pa-tients.
She lives in Rockland County. She is passionate about family, living, loving, learning and giv-ing. She has a good sense of humor, often laughs at herself, finds joy in the simple things in life and enjoys spending quality time grandchildren Matthew and Samantha.
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COMMUNITY OUTREACH Haiti and Mission Grandbois’
2016 Summer Camp For the second year nursing student Mar-garett Alexandre PhDc travelled to Grand-bois, (a small rural village in Haiti), to run a summer camp for 135 children. The camp provided both academic and recreational activities for campers from 3 to 17 years old. This camp is a great way to connect with the
children and parents in the community. It
gives the children an opportunity to be in a
nurturing environmental where academics,
nutritional and recreational activities tie to-
gether. I love seeing the smiles on the faces
of the children and seeing them having so
much fun while learning. They do not want
to go home! I think I have just about as
much fun as they do! But most important-
ly, this camp gives me an opportunity to serve the children and to give back to my home
community. Last year, we had 85 children in camp. This year the number grew to 135!
Mornings often started at 6:45 and ending at 4 or 5 in the afternoon! Mornings were de-
voted to breakfast followed by classes in basic subject areas such as public speaking (for
our older campers), grammar, math, reading and knowing letters appropriate for each
age group.
There were also 22 children, ages 3 to 5. How did we do it? Our 20 camp counselors were volunteers from our scholarship students teaching younger kids in the morning and supervising play and games in the afternoon. As with breakfast, we served lunch from three big pots full of rice and beans, with a sauce of herring, turkey or other meat so all would get enough protein each day. Our last day of camp ends with a big party for the closing ceremony. The children have an opportunity to play, laugh, have lots of fun together and receive gift bags! Mission Grandbois started by The Alexandre Family in an effort to provide assistance to the Grandbois, L’Artibonite area; providing nutritional, medical, emotional, and finan-cial assistance to the men women and children. Connect with Mission Grandbois on Facebook and see other photos from camp:
https://www.facebook.com/Mission-Grandbois-249310961585/
Spiderman (Roberto Montas) with Margarett & friends at 2016 Grandbois Summer Camp, August 8-August 12
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THE MEN IN NURSING Scott Kaye, Cohort 9
I started my professional career working on an ambulance, where men were and still continue to be (albeit less so) a majority. My first real realization that being male made me a minority in nurs-ing was in nursing school. As I am fond of telling people, my nursing school in Finland didn’t even have separate gender restrooms! I truly believe that it bothered me much more than my classmates. On an everyday basis, I am not too aware of the gender difference. I think that it is a credit to the profession on nursing that I have never felt excluded. Doctoral studies are no different, I believe that I benefit from the perspectives that I gain from others. Then again, sometimes I have to act as the representative for the 49% of the population and I am well aware that I am outnum-bered. Ultimately if my presence as a male helps my colleagues better understand other perspec-tives, I am happy to be different. In all other ways, I am a nurse. No male preface needed.
Randy Gross, Cohort 7
Nursing through my eyes? My thoughts skimmed the surface of my brain akin to a stone skim-
ming across the water after thrown by a child. Horrified with a limit of only a couple of para-
graphs, my internal expression resembled Edvard Munch’s The Scream grappling with the chal-
lenge. How could I limit all of my numerous and important thoughts about nursing with such con-
striction? Then it came to me, nursing through my eyes is just that, what I see today. So reeling in
my own high expectations which had soared as if a kite in an updraft, I had an epiphany. Similar
to the lessons learned in this program here at the Graduate Center, I can only describe what I see
today. Having completed my defense and preparing for deposit of my dissertation, I contemplate
the new knowledge I have gained from my research.
Nursing has expended a tremendous amount of effort to shed the images that have shaped
our profession. From my study, the fact that 63% of the 318 non-nursing undergraduate students
identified the angel nurse stereotype as that with the highest warmth and highest competence, con-
sistently across the board even when split by gender. In the 21st century, our image remains that of
the angel. Colloquially, the terms angel and nurse are used interchangeably. So what I see today
is that nursing needs to embrace and honor is history but contemporize it. If Mattel could success-
fully rebrand Barbie to work on Wall Street as they did in 2014-2015, why can’t nursing rebrand
itself as contemporary angels. Angels have superior intelligence, are genderless, can accomplish
things perceived as divine intervention, and can facilitate entry and exit into this material world we
live in. What I see is the challenge nursing faces in embracing a new image, but an image that cap-
tures our sacred and rich history. With the data from my dissertation guiding me, perhaps its time
for Angela and Angelo to become the representative nurses of the 21st century. Nursing needs in-
telligent and warm men to even the gender disparity; moreover, nursing needs more women and
men of varied racial and ethnic backgrounds since the nursing workforce remains 82% Caucasian
females. Nursing through my eyes? The 21st century nurse is not only college educated and a
healthcare professional who saves lives, but he and she come from varied and diverse back-
grounds.
Scott Kaye selected as Herman Briggs Scholar and attains Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Execu-tives (FACHE) creden-tials.
&
Publish Nurses’ Atti-tudes Toward Mean-ingful Use Technolo-gies: An intergrative Review. Jour-nals.lww.com
STUDENT PUBLICATION Michele Crespo-Fierro Kurth AE, Chhun N, Cleland CM, Crespo-Fierro M, Parés
-Avila JA, Lizcano JA, Norman RG, Shedlin MG, Johnston BE, Sharp VL. Linguistic and Cultural Adaptation of a Computer-Based Counseling Program (CARE+ Spanish) to Support HIV Treatment Adherence and Risk Reduction for People Living With HIV/AIDS: A Randomized Con-trolled Trial. J Med Internet Res 2016;18(7):e195. DOI: 10.2196/jmir.5830[doi.org]
Grace Ng The Safety Dance: A Faculty Development Workshop
Partnering IPE and Patient Safety Initiatives Using Simu-lation-Based Education in MedEdPORTAL Publications 2016. http://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10440. As-sociation of American Medical Colleges.
Catherine Mbewe Cultural Competency isn’t just for patients, in Nursing
Made Incredibly Easy! September/October 2016. Caroline Mosca
Flipping the Classroom without Flipping Out the Stu-dents, in Nursing Education Perspectives.
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Scott Kaye, Cohort 9
STUDENT HONORS & AWARDS Margarett Alexandre
Inducted into the New York Academy of Medicine Fellow.
Recipient of the Caribbean American Healthcare Award– Car-
ibbean Life Magazine.
Bridget Maley
Research award from the Alpha Omega Chapter of Sigma
Theta Tau.
Eda Ozkara San
First Recipient of the 2016 Transcultural Nursing NE Chapter Re-
search Award
Catherine Mbewe, Cohort 9
STUDENT PRESENTATION Margaret Alexandre Presented at -Sigma Theta Tau 27th International Re-
search Congress: “Curriculum Development and Service Learning in Post-Earthquake Haiti.” Cape Town, South Africa. July 19-27, 2016.
Michele Crespo-Fierro Self-care Management for Non-Communicable Diseas-
es: NYU Meyers College of Nursing & WHO Collabo-rating Center in Geriatrics: Havana, Cuba, October 15-17, 2016.
Theodora Duarte
Suffering: A Humanbecoming Living Experience
17th Biennial International Conference. International
Consortium of Parse Scholars HUMANBECOMING:
THE EMERGING NOW
September 23rd – 25th, 2016, Chicago, Illinois
Deborah Lawrence and colleague presents poster, “An evaluation of the neonatal palliative care attitude
scale (NiPCAS)” at the National Neonatal Nurse Con-ference in Nashville and at the CAPC National Semi-nar in Orlando.
Patricia Macho
Podium presentation at the 16th Annual Academy of Neonatal Nursing Conference in Nashville, Tennessee on Sept 8-10, 2016 titled, “ Improved Patient Experi-ence after initiation of a Developmental Care Specialist Committee in the NICU.
Prematurity of Retinopathy” and “Oxygen Within Limits (OWL): Nursing Interventions in Very Low Birth Weight Infants.”
Bridget Maley
Transcultural Nursing Society Northeast Chapter An-nual Meeting. (2015). Appreciative Inquiry for Equity in Children’s Health Outcomes: Brownsville Commu-nity Action Research.
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Margarett Alexandre, Cohort
5 NYAM Fellow Induction
ceremony
Fernand De Los Reyes,
Cohort 10
appointed as a Member of
the Advisory Board for
Nursing Programs at East-
wick College in Bergen
County, New Jersey.
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TRANSCULTURAL NURSING SOCIETY
Eda Ozkara San, RN, MBA - PhDc
“Effect of the Diverse Standardized Patient Simulation (DSPS) Cultur-
al Competence Education Strategy on Nursing Students’ Transcultur-
al Self-Efficacy Perceptions” $1,000 Transcultural Nursing Society NE
Chapter Research Award - First Recipient.
Eda Ozkara San is currently an international PhD student at City Uni-
versity of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center in Doctoral of Nursing
Science Program. She was born in 1986 in Turkey. Before joining
CUNY Graduate Center, between 2005-2009, she completed Bachelor
of Science in Nursing at Koc University in Istanbul-Turkey. In 2012,
she completed her MBA degree in Health Care Management at
Bahcesehir University in Istanbul-Turkey. She has experience as an Registered Nurse (RN) in
emergency nursing care and medical surgical nursing. She has two high honors certificates
from Koc University and Bahcesehir University.
Eda Ozkara San, Cohort 7
JONAS IV NURSE LEADER SCHOLARS
The Jonas Center for Nursing Leader Scholars
has selected four Doctoral Nursing Students for
2016-2018. The Graduate Center Jonas Scholars
is made possible from the Jonas Center for
Nursing and Veterans Healthcare, a scholarship
program dedicated to building the effectiveness
of America’s professional nurses. Each scholar
receives two years of support, attend a scholar-
ship leadership development conference, com-
plete a web-based leadership development com-
ponent and work with their faculty men-
tor .These scholarship support nurses pursuing
PhDs and DNPs. The Jonas Center, the leading
philanthropic funder for nursing.
Congratulations! to the 2016-2018 Jonas Scholars: Elvy Barroso (cohort 9), Linda Bradley
(cohort 11), Laura Penalo, (cohort 10), Magdalena Ryniak (cohort 10).
(L to R.) L. Bradley, L. Penal, E. Barroso, M.
Ryniak
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IN FOCUS: DNS TO PHD TEN YRS AND GOING
2006-PRESENT
“It has been 10 years since the first cohort was launched. Since then we have graduat-ed over 40 students who are now in leader-ship positions such as administrators of hospitals, hospital units and educational settings. How proud we all are of this pro-gram. It was my honor to serve as the inau-gural Executive Officer for the first seven years. Although leaving and retiring was difficult, knowing that I had left the pro-gram in the most capable hands of Dr. Donna Nickitas made the departure less painful. And I must say, I have not been disappointed. Dr. Nickitas has continued to develop the program, both in the quality of the students, obtaining continual NYS approval, continuing the representation of a diverse student body and of course, seeking and providing resources for student educational enhancement. I could not be prouder of the students, facul-ty and staff. I can’t imagine the exciting new prospects for the next 10 years. Thank you to all for allowing me to remain connected to the program.” -Dr. Keville Frederickson
Dr. Keville Frederickson & Dr. Donna M. Nickitas
“Our graduates have deepened their ability to think analytically and innovatively allowing them to respond to the complex health care needs of the urban population of NYC and beyond. They are prepared to assume leadership positions in diverse health care settings and academia with special focus on urban populations.” Donna Nickitas
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Jennifer Dine, PhD,
RN
Jennifer Dine is a
December 2015
graduate of the Na-
tional Institute of
Nursing Research
Graduate Partnerships Program and the
Sinclair School of Nursing, University of
Missouri. Her areas of research include cell
death signaling and predictive biomarker
identification in triple negative breast can-
cer cells and quality of life in breast cancer
survivorship. Last year, she won the Ameri-
can Association of Colleges of Nursing Ex-
cellence in Advancing Nursing Science
Award and is this year’s Midwestern Nurs-
ing Research Society Physiology, Behavior,
Genomics, and Society Research Interest
Group Outstanding Dissertation Award
winner.
She is honored to have been selected for
this post-doctoral fellowship and looks for-
ward to growing nursing science with the
stellar students, faculty, and staff of the
CUNY-GC PhD Program in Nursing.
Interests: Oncology Nursing Translational Research Clinical Research
Cell and Molecular Biology
Selected Publication
Dine, J.L. & Deng, C-X. Mouse mod-els for BRCA1 and their applications in breast cancer research. (2013). Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 32, 25-37. Dine, J.L., Greer, Y.E., & Lipkowitz, S. (in review). TRAIL death receptor signaling: Challenges and strategies in cancer therapy. Dine, J.L.,* O’Sullivan, C.C.*, Chavez, K.J., Conway, C.M., Sin-clair, S., Stone, B., Amiri, L., Mer-chant, A.S., Hewitt, S.M., Steinberg, S.M., Swain, S.M., & Lipkowitz, S. (2016). The TRAIL receptor agonist drozitumab targets basal b triple negative breast cancer cells that ex-press vimentin and Axl. Breast Can-cer Research and Treatment, 155, 235-251. Selected Research Presentation Dine, J.L., Garimella, S.V., Gehlahus, K., Grandin, M., Letwin, D., Caplen, N., Lipkowitz, S. (2015, April). gp78 is a negative regula-tor of TRAIL-induced apoptosis in breast cancer cells. Poster presented at the Ameri-can Association for Cancer Research An-nual Meeting 2015, Philadelphia, Pennsyl-vania
Selected Honors & Awards
American Association of Colleges of Nurs-ing (AACN) Excellence in Advancing Nursing Science Award (January 2016)
National Cancer Institute Fellowship of Young Investigators Postgraduate Fellow of the Year (March 2015)
WELCOME POST DOCTORAL FELLOW
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SPRING 2017 ACADEMIC CALENDAR & PROGRAM EVENTS
January Fri. Jan 27, 2017: Last day to apply for leave of absence for Spring 2017
Thur. Jan. 30, 2017 First day of classes for Spring 2017
Thur. Jan. 30, 2017: Last day to deposit dissertation for February 1, 2017 degree
February Fri. Feb. 5, 2017: Last day to register for Spring 2017
Spring 2017 Cohort Meeting, Fri. February 3, 2017, 1:30pm– 2:00pm
Room: 3317
Nursing Program Open House & Information Session
Friday February 10, 2017, 4:00pm– 6:00pm, Room: 9204
Professional Development seminar with Dr. Nelson Sanchez
LGBTQ Issues in Healthcare
Fri. February 24, 2017, 2:00pm– 4:00pm, Room 9205/9206
March Digital Initiatives Workshop
Friday March 10, 2017, 2:00pm– 3:30pm, Room 9206/9207
Nursing Program Open House & Information Session,
Friday March 10, 2017, 4:00pm– 6:00pm, Room:TBA
April GCNDAA Alumni Research Day
Fri. April 21, 2017, 12pm– 5:00pm, Skylight Room 9th Floor
April 28, 2017: Last day to deposit dissertation for May 2017 degree
May Nursing Program End of Term Luncheon
Fri. May 12, 2017, 2:00pm– 4:00pm, Room: C203/C204
Nursing Faculty Meeting
Fri. May 19, 2017, 9:30am, Room: 3317
June Fri. June 2, 2017, Commencement
New Student Orientation, TBA
First Exam Orientation, TBA
GC Spring 2017 Academic Calendar
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THE GRADUATE CENTER NURSING DOCTORAL
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION (GCNDAA)
Dear GC Nursing Graduates: The GCNDAA is the official Alumni Association for the Nursing Doctorate Graduates of the CUNY Graduate Center. The mission of this association is to provide opportunities to network, collaborate, enhance scholarship and promote leadership skills for gradu-ates of the program. As a graduate of the program – you are automatically a member of the alumni association. A new executive board slate has been elected for 2016 – 2018 term. They are committed to strengthening professional development opportunities, promoting career network events and enhancing the footprint of the alumni association. President – Anne Simons Vice President – Margaret Reilly Treasurer – Barbara Cohen Secretary – Christine Corcoran Membership – Emma Kontzamanis Examples of Initiatives launched by this alumni association group include:
The Keville Frederickson Scholarship Fund
New Annual Fall Meet & Greet Program
Spring Annual Research Day A membership application is attached. Please also take this opportunity to join or re-new your membership. Annual dues commences each Fall with the start of the academic year. Come Join us and Build a Legacy! Thank you GCNDAA
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THE GRADUATE CENTER NURSING DOCTORAL ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION (GCNDAA)
The GCNDAA is the official Alumni association for the Nursing Doctorate Graduates of the
CUNY Graduate Center. The purpose of the association is to provide members with
opportunities to interact with nurse leaders, fellow alumni, and other nurse scholars. The
mission of this association is to provide opportunities to network, collaborate, enhance scholarship
and promote leadership skills for graduates of the program.
All graduates are alumni members. Your membership support is appreciated.
Name:
Address:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Country:
Phone:
Email:
Current Employer/ Role:
Professional Practice Area/Research Interest:
Year of Graduation:
Leadership/Scholarship Activities of interest:
Make Checks payable to: GC Foundation
Send to:
CUNY Graduate Center
365 5th Ave,
Room 4116.09
New York, NY 10016
Attention: GCNDAA /care of Tricia Plummer
Membership category:
First year membership: $25.00
Annual dues year two and beyond: $50.00
Donations appreciated:
TOTAL AMOUNT:
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THE KEVILLE FREDERICKSON NURSING DOCTORAL
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
This Fall/Winter Semester marked the eighth anniversary of our Doctor of Philosophy Nurs-
ing Science in Program! We are so proud of our students and so excited for the many years
ahead. Very few people outside of the academy understand what a tremendous achievement it
is to pursue a doctorate and to mature into an academic career of helping others, or use a
trained mind to achieve research or business goals in a distinguished non-academic career.
And so we honor the dedication and drive of our students past, present, and future.
In order to sustain our current and future scholars, I would like to invite you to contribute to
The Keville Frederickson Nursing Doctoral Scholarship Fund. Ours is the first publicly funded PhD
Nursing Program at the Graduate Center. Since we began in 2006, we have graduated over 40
nurses with doctoral degrees. Our graduates compose the vanguard of doctorally prepared
nurses who will provide decisive solutions to the current healthcare issues.
Your contribution to The Keville Frederickson Nursing Doctoral Scholarship Fund will go a long
way towards supporting our program and students. The fund has been set up to provide for
professional development activities and dissertation research and writing support. While some
of our students are awarded external grants for dissertation support, your backing will make it
possible for even more students to complete their scholarship.
**To contribute to our Scholarship Fund, please see donation cards and instructions at the end of the
newsletter.
THANK YOU TO THE 2016 ANNUAL APPEAL DONORS
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THE KEVILLE FREDERICKSON NURSING DOCTORAL
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
If you wish to donate to The Keville Frederickson Nursing Doctoral Scholarship Fund, please cut and fill out the
cards below.
Donation cards can be mailed to:
The Graduate Center Foundation, Inc.
365 Fifth Avenue, Suite 8204
New York, NY 10016
Or, donation cards can be filed online:
https://community.gc.cuny.edu/annual_fund
CUNY Graduate Center
The Graduate Center (GC) is the focal
point for advanced teaching and
research at the City University of
New York (CUNY), the nation’s larg-
est urban public university. Devoted
exclusively to graduate education,
the GC fosters pioneering research
and scholarship in the arts and sci-
ences, and trains students for ca-
reers in universities and the private,
nonprofit, and government sectors.
With over 35 doctoral and master’s
program of the highest caliber, and
20 research centers, institutes, and
initiatives, the GC benefits from
highly ambitious and diverse stu-
dents and alumni– who in turn teach
hundred of thousands of undergrad-
uates every year. Through its public
programs, the GC enhances New
York City’s intellectual and cultural
life. Visit www.gc.cuny.edu to learn
more.
CUNY Graduate Center
Nursing Ph.D. Program
365 Fifth Avenue
Room: 4116.09
New York, NY 10016
Phone: 212-817-7987
Email: nursing@gc.cuny.edu
Social Media:
Facebook.com/NursingProgramCuny
Twitter.com/GCNursing
On Behalf of the Nursing Program we
would like to thank everyone for their
support and look forward to welcoming
cohort 12.
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