CNR NEWSLETTER A Publication of CUNY Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing Center for Nursing Research
Hunter-Bellevue School of
Nursing
425 East 25th Street
New York, NY 10010
212.772.4000
Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing
Greetings from Dean McCain
& CNR Director, Dr. Capezuti
2013 Faculty Publications
2013 Awarded Grants
2013 Faculty Presentations
Anita Nirenberg, 2014 ONS
Lifetime Achievement Award
2013 Professional, Volun-
teer, and Community Service
In Focus: Retired Faculty
Hunter-Bellevue School of
Nursing
425 East 25th Street
New York, NY 10010
212.772.4000
Joan Hansen Grabe Dean
Gail C. McCain, PhD, RN
FAAN
Associate Dean
Frank Flammino, PhD, MBA
Assistant Dean for Research
Elizabeth Capezuti, PhD, RN,
FAAN
Editorial Board
Elizabeth Capezuti, PhD, RN,
FAAN
Malini Lall
Stephen Jones
Designer, Editor, &
Photographer
Stephen Jones
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2013 Honors and Awards
What’s Ahead
Greetings from Dean Gail McCain & CNR Director Dr. Elizabeth Capezuti
Joan Hansen Grabe Dean: Gail
C McCain, PhD, RN, FAAN
The Center for Nursing Research
is integral to our mission at the
school of nursing to promote
health and provide care in cultur-
ally diverse urban and global
communities. We are pleased that
Dr. Liz Capezuti, who was ap-
pointed Professor and the William
Randolph Hearst Foundation
Chair in Gerontology at the
School of Nursing in January
2014, accepted the position as As-
sistant Dean for Research and Di-
rector of the Center for Nursing
Research in July. This newsletter
provides a wonderful overview of
the scholarly activities of the fac-
ulty
As the current Director of
the CNR and Assistant Dean for
Research, I am building on the
project began by Dr. Roye by fa-
cilitating faculty research and pro-
moting inter-collegial engagement
with other CUNY colleges and
departments and our partners at
the Weill-Cornell Clinical and
Translational Science Center. I am
so pleased to share the achieve-
ments of our faculty! This news-
letter recognizes the scholarship of
our faculty and their contributions
to the Nursing community during
2013. We also include essays from
two recently retired HBSON fac-
ulty members: Drs. Kathy Nokes
and Joan Arnold. In our upcoming
Spring issue we will include the
2014 scholarly and service activi-
ties of our faculty and highlight
another of our retiring faculty.
CNR Director, Dr. Elizabeth
Capezuti, PhD, RN, FAAN
The Center for Nursing
Research (CNR) was started by
the former director Dr. Carol
Roye. She did amazing work for
HBSON, going a long way to
promote faculty research. We are
grateful to Dr. Roye who is now
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FACULTY PUBLICATIONS
Lee, Y. J., Lee, M. H., & Bernstein, K. S. (2013). Ef-
fect of Workplace Bullying and Job Stress on Turnover
Intention in Hospital Nurses. Journal of Korean Academy
Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing. 22(2), 77-87.
Bernstein, K. S., Chen, D., & Bang, H. (2013). Cogni-
tive interviewing to develop a mental health services
barrier assessment. Journal of Theory Construction & Test-
ing. 17(1), 4 – 10.
Park, S.Y., Cho, S. H., Park, Y., Bernstein, K. S., &
Shin, J. (2013). Factors associated with mental health
service utilization among Korean American immi-
grants. Community Mental Health Journal. DOI 10.1007/
s10597-013-9604-8.
Bernstein, K., Cho, S. H., Cho S. Y., Roh, S. (2013).
Logo-Autobiography and Its Effectiveness on De-
pressed Korean Immigrant Women: A Replication
Study. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice. 3(6), 51
-60.
Cho, S., Bernstein, K. S., Roh, S., Chen, D. (2013).
Logo-Autobiography and Its Effectiveness on De-
pressed Korean Immigrant Women. Journal of Trans-
cultural Nursing. 24(1), 33 - 42.
Kunsook Bernstein, PhD, NP, CASAC, RN
Leighsa Sharoff, EdD, RN, NPP, AHN-BC Sharoff, L. (2013). Simulation and Learning to Care
for Patients: Acute Alcohol Withdrawal. Journal of Con-
temporary Medicine, 3(1), 22-27.
Sharoff, L. (2013). Creative Power of Metaphorical
Expression, Journal of Holistic Nurses, 31(1), 6-18.
Sharoff, L. (2013). The Beauty of Metaphors, Holistic
Nursing Practice, 27(1), 62-72.
FACULTY PUBLICATIONS (Cont.)
Judith Aponte, DNSc, RN, CCM, CDE, APHN-BC
4 H B S O N C e n t e r f o r N u r s i n g R e s e a r c h N e w s l e t t e r
Aponte, J. & Panora, E.** (2013). Interdisciplinary
Diabetes Management: Hybrid Course. Journal of
Diabetes & Metabolism, 4(10). doi: 10.4172/2155-
6156.1000316. Retrieved from http://
www.omicsonline.org/interdisciplinary-diabetes-
management-hybrid-course-2155-6156.1000316.pdf.
Aponte, J. (2013). Literature review: General Litera-
cy and Health Literacy in Dominicans with Diabetes.
Hispanic Health Care International, 11(4), 167-172.
Aponte, J. (2013). Prevalence of normoglycemic,
prediabetic and diabetic A1c levels. World Journal
Diana Mason, PhD, C, FAAN, RN Mason, D.J. (2013). Advance care decisions. Ameri-
can Journal of Nursing, 113(3), 9.
Mason, D.J., Keepnews, D., Holmberg, J., & Mur-
ray, E. (2013). Health professionals’ representation
on governing boards of health care organizations in
New York City. Journal of Urban Health, 90(5): 888-
901. Doi: 10.1007/s11524-012-9772-9.
Mason, D.J. (2013). In Memoriam: Donna Diers.
American Journal of Nursing, 113(4), 19.
Mason, D.J. (2013). Coming of age. Nursing Out-
look, 61(6), 381-382.
Mason, D.J. (2013). JAMA Forum: From Individual
to Community: The Mandate on Population Health.
Available online at http://
newsatjama.jama.com/2013/10/16/jama-forum-
individual-to-community-the-mandate-on-population
-health/.
Mason, D.J. (2013). JAMA Forum: Transforming the
Costly Travesty of US Maternity Care. Available
online at http://newsatjama.jama.com/2013/07/31/
Mason, D.J. (2013). JAMA Forum: Accountable
Care organizations: Accountable for What? Availa-
ble online at http://
newsatjama.jama.com/2013/05/15/jama-forum-
accountable-care-organizations-acountable-for -
what/
Mason, D.J. (2013). JAMA Forum: State Health Ex-
changes, a Skeptical Public, and the Role of Health
Care Professions. Available online at http://
newsatjama.jama.com/2013/02/27/jama-forum-state-
health-exchanges-a-skeptical-public-and-the-role-of -
health-care-professionals/
Disch, J., Tilden, V., Mason, D.J., Naylor, M. &
Cox, K. (2013). Nursing’s perspective on the nation-
al campaign for Choosing Wisely. Nursing Outlook,
61(6), 471-472.
Mason, D.J. (2013). Foreword. In Todaro-
Franceschi, V. Compassion Fatigue and Burnout in
Nursing: Enhancing Professional Quality of Life.
David M. Keepnews, PhD, JD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Keepnews, D.M. (2013). Satisfaction measurement.
In Capezuti, E., Siegler, G., & Mezey, M.D. (Eds.),
Encyclopedia of Elder Care (3rd Edition) New York:
Springer. (Chapter in previous edition: 2007).
Keepnews, D.M. & Monarch, K. (2013). The law,
the courts and the advanced practice nurse. In Joel,
L.A. (Ed), Advanced Practice Nursing, 3rd Edition.
FACULTY PUBLICATIONS (Cont.)
Christine Cutugno, PhD, RN, NEA-BC Lee, J., Cutugno, C., Pickering, S., et al. (2013). The
Patient Care Circle: A Descriptive Framework for Un-
derstanding Care Transitions. Journal of Hospital Medi-
cine. 8(11), 619-26.
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Steve Baumann, PhD, APRN-BC, RN Baumann, S. (2013). Feeling bored: A Parse Research
Method Study. Nursing Science Quarterly. 26, 42 - 52.
Baumann, S. (2013). Global Health Nursing: Toward
a Human Science−Based Approach, Nursing Science
Quarterly, 26, 365.
Baumann, S., Lee, O. J., & Im, S-B. (2013). Stories of
suffering with leprosy and cancer in Korea. Nursing
Science Quarterly, 26,274-279.
Baumann, S. (2013). Composite or confusion: Seek-
ing coherence in multiplicity. Nursing Science Quarterly,
26, 174-175.
Baumann, S. (2013). Facilitating theoretical thinking
in nursing practice in Poland. Nursing Science Quarterly,
26, 78-79.
FACULTY PUBLICATIONS (Cont.)
Donna Nickitas, PhD, NEA-BC, CNE, FNAP, RN, FAAN Nickitas, D. M., Jacobson, & Stubenrauch, J. (2013).
Getting Others to Write. Nurse Author-Editor. 23(3), 7-
12.
Nickitas, D. M. (2013). The Politics of Health Care:
Congress vs. Consumers. Nursing Economic$. 31(6),
265.
Nickitas, D. M. (2013). Methods, Measures, and Met-rics of Nurse Staffing: Uncovering the Evidence. Nurs-
ing Economic$. 31(5), 213, 259.
Nickitas, D. M. (2013). The Cost of Care in America: $2.7 Trillion. Nursing Economic$. 31(4), 171, 170.
Nickitas, D. M. (2013). Remembering Donna Diers: A True Trailblazer. Nursing Economic$. 31(3), 109, 154.
Nickitas, D. M. (2013). With Our Voices and Our Votes: Advocating Gun Control. Nursing Economic$. 31
(2), 57, 98.
Nickitas, D. M. (2013). Health Care Spending: The Cold Hard Facts on Cost, Quality, and Care. Nursing
Economic$. 31(1), 5, 11.
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Norma Stephens Hannigan , DNP, MPH, FNP-BC Ten Four Magazine for Today’s Trucker. Quarterly
“Health and Happiness” column for the trucking in-
dustry, 2003-present www.tenfourmagazine.com
FACULTY PUBLICATIONS (Cont.)
Anita Nirenberg, DNSc, RN, FAAN, PNP, BC, AOCNP Hyun S, Hodorowski JK, NirenbergA, Perocchia RS,
Staats JA, Velez O, Bakken S. (2013). mHealth-based
approaches for integrating Cancer Information Service
smoking cessation resources into the workflow of nurs-
es in advance practice nurse training. Oncology Nursing
Forum 40:4. 312-319.
Mallamud, M & Nirenberg, A. (2013) Nurse Practi-
tioner Role in Caring for Testicular Cancer Survivors.
American Journal for Nurse Practitioners.
webnponline.com
Vidette Todaro-Franceschi, RN, PhD, FT Todaro-Franceschi, V. (2013). Critical care nurse per-
ceptions of preparedness and ability to care for the dy-
ing and their professional quality of life. Dimensions of
Critical Care Nursing. 32(4), 184-190.
Todaro-Franceschi, V. & Spellman, M. (2013). End of
life pedagogy, death attitudes and power as knowing
participation in change. Journal of Nursing Education and
Practice. 3(1), 120-125.
Todaro-Franceschi, V. (2013). Enhancing end of life
and palliative care. Contributor. In J. L. Harris,
L. A. Roussel, and T.Thomas, Initiating and Sustaining
the Clinical Nurse Leader Role. (2nd Ed.) (p. 424). Bur-
lington, MA: Jones and Bartlett.
Todaro-Franceschi, V. (2013). Compassion fatigue and
burnout in nursing: Enhancing professional quality of life.
New York: Springer.
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AWARDED GRANTS
Kunsook Bernstein, PhD, NP, CASAC, RN Principal Investigator, “Logo-Autobiography and its
impact on coping skills and psychological growth for
Korean American women suffering from depres-
sion” (2013-2014):
Clinical Translational Science Center (CTSC); Hunter-
Bellevue School of Nursing Research Pilot Grant
(Funded $ 25,000)
Professional Staff Congress City University of NY
(PSC-CUNY) (Funded $5,950)
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nurs-
ing, Alpha Phi Chapter (Funded $2,000)
Leighsa Sharoff, EdD, RN, NPP, AHN-BC Coordinated Undergraduate Education (CUE) Aca-
demic Center for Excellent in Research & Teaching
(ACERT) Grant (2013), “Expanding the Role of
Simulation in the Undergraduate Nursing Pro-
gram” (Funded $3,540)
Faculty Innovations in Teaching with Technology
(FITT) Award (2013), “Merging Science and Technol-
ogy: Genetics, Genomics and Technology Working
Together” (Funded $2000)
Steve Baumann, PhD, APRN-BC, RN The Global Health Advisory Committee of North
Shore LIJ (July, 2013)., "‘Adopt-a-Nurse’ Promoting
Health in Haiti's FNP Program in Haiti” (Funded
$5,000)
Faculty Innovations in Teaching with Technology
(FITT) Award (2013), “Reflective/Integrative DNP
Education with ePortfolio,” (Funded $2,000)
Lorie S. Goshin, PhD, RN Principal Investigator, Professional Staff Congress-
City University of New York Research Award Pro-
gram (July 1, 2013 – December 31, 2014) “Stress and
coping in a mother-child residential substance abuse
treatment program”
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Executive Nurse
Fellows Program (2013-2015), $35,000.
David M. Keepnews, PhD JD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN
Donna Nickitas, PhD, NEA-BC, CNE, FNAP, RN, FAAN
AWARDED GRANTS (Cont.)
Principal Investigator, The Office of the Academic Af-
fairs Office of the University Dean for Health and Hu-
man Sciences (2013-2014) “Refining, evaluating and
implementing a Doctoral Peer Mentoring Program for
First Year Doctoral Nursing Students.” (Funded
$15,000)
Principal Investigator, Health Services Administration
(2013-2015), “New York City Nursing Education Con-
sortium in Technology (NYCNECT)” (Funded $1.5
million)
Principal Investigator, National League of Nursing,
Nursing Education Research Grant Award (2011-
2013), “A Multi-Site Study of the Impact of Global
Service Learning in Undergraduate Nursing Stu-
dents.” (Funded $9,842.00)
Health Services Administration (2010-2013), “New
York City Nursing Education Consortium in Technol-
ogy (NYCNECT)” (Funded $1.5 million)
Project Faculty, National Institute of Nursing Re-
search, National Institutes of Health,T32
NR013454’ (2012-2017) “Training in Interdisciplinary
Research to Reduce Antimicrobial Resistance
(TIR)” (Funded $1,315,741.00)
Anita Nirenberg, DNSc, RN, FAAN, PNP, BC, AOCNP Co-Principal Investigator, CTSC: Hunter College &
Weill Cornell Medical College Community Engage-
ment Award (2012-2013), “Using Mobile Health Tech-
nology to Improve Care and Reduce Pain for Older
Patients.” (Funded $40,000)
Professional Staff Congress—City University of New
York Award, # 65113-00-43 (July, 1, 2012-June 30,
2013) “Distress Experience in Women with Newly
Diagnosed Breast Cancer” (Funded $3,182.28).
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Judith Aponte, DNSc, RN, CCM, CDE, APHN-BC Nursing Workforce Diversity-Health Resources and
Services Administration (2013), Advisor: “Becoming
Excellent Students in Nursing (BESt)” (Funded
$1,047,00).
Professional Staff Congress-City University of New
York, PI: “The Prevalance of Pre-Diabetes Among
Different Ethnic Groups in the US Popula-
tion” (Funded $3,433.98).
FACULTY PRESENTATIONS
Steve Baumann, PhD, APRN-BC, RN Roye, C., Bellefleur, C., Hofmann, J., Baumann, S.
(2013). Educating Master’s Level Primary Care Nurs-
es in Haiti; Leadership in Medical Education: Haiti 2013
and Beyond,” the third annual Physicians for Haiti
Leadership Conference, November 16, Port au Prince,
Haiti
Roye, C., Bellefleur, C., Hofmann, J., Baumann, S.
(2013). Educating Master’s Level Primary Care Nurs-
es in Haiti. Fourth Annual Consortium of Universities
for Global Health (CUGH) conference, Global Health:
Innovation, Implementation, Impact, March 14-16, Wash-
ington DC.
Baumann, S. (2013). Cholera in Haiti: Webinar. Up-
silo Rho, Sigma Theta Tau. May 8, 2013.
Kunsook Bernstein, PhD, NP, CASAC, RN “Building a bridge to enhance a psychiatric mental
health nursing between the U.S. and Korea.” Global
Health and Nursing Leadership Conference-
Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of GKNF. Ewha
Women’s University, Seoul, Korea. (June 28, 2013)
Leighsa Sharoff, EdD, RN, NPP, AHN-BC Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Pro-
fessions/Drexel University Nursing Education Insti-
tute (DUNEI): Workshop Presenter: The Beauty Of
Metaphorical Expression of Holistic Nurses, June 18-
21, 2013, New Orleans, LA.
American Holistic Nurses Assocation, 33rd Annual
Conference: Holistic Nurses: Oceans of Possibilities.
Workshop Presenter: Creative Power of Metaphorical
Expressions, June 5-8, Norfolk, Va.
Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Pro-
fessions, Simulation in Healthcare: Where No One
Has Gone Before Annual Conference, INVITED PO-
DIUM SPEAKER, Simulation: Preparation, Clinical
Judgment and Reflective Process. What is the Con-
nection? March 18-20, Hilton Clearwater Beach Re-
sort, Florida.
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Judith Aponte, DNSc, RN, CCM, CDE, APHN-BC
FACULTY PRESENTATIONS (Cont.)
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Aponte, J. (April 2013), Invited Panel Discussant,
HRSA BeSt 2.0 Program, Hunter College, New York,
NY.
Aponte, J. (March 2013). Invited speaker, Health and
Health disparities among Hispanics and Puerto Ricans
in the United States. Center for Puerto Rican Studies at
Hunter College, New York, NY.
Diana Mason, PhD, C, FAAN, RN “Research and Innovation in Nursing and Health
Care,” The Beatrice Renfied Lectureship in Research
Nursing, Rockefeller University, New York, NY,
February 26, 2013.
“How Can Nurse Leaders Affect Health Policies?”
Keynote Address, First National Nursing Manage-
ment Symposium, Florence Nightingale School of
Nursing, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey, De-
cember 4, 2013.
“Transforming Health Care: Lessons from Nurse In-
novators,” Keynote Addres, First Annual Nursing
Research Conference, Maimonides Medical Center,
Brooklyn, NY, November 7, 2013.
“Nursing Leadership,” Panel discussion, 2013 Jonas
Scholars Leadership Conference, Washington, DC,
October 28, 2013.
“Raise Your Voice. Nurses Transforming Health
Care,” Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses So-
ciety (WOCN) 45th Annual Conference, Seattle, WA,
June 23, 2013.
“Nurses as Leaders in Promoting the Health of the
Nation: Innovations, Challenges, and Policy,” Key-
note Address, The Forum of State Nursing Work-
force Centers, Scottsdale, AZ, June 20, 2013.
“The Strategic Use of Media to Shape Public
Health,” Panel Discussion, International Council of
Nurses, Melbourne, Australia May 20, 2013.
“Promoting Health and Transforming Healthcare:
Visions or Hallucinations?” Keynote Address, Ad-
vanced Practice Nurse Conference, The Children’s
Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, May 2,
2013.
“Delivering Quality and Innovation in Patient Care,”
Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, May 9,
2013.
“The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing
Health,” Keynote Address, Northern Metropolitan
Region Campaign for Action, Orangeburg, NY,
March 12, 2013.
“Setting the Course and Executing Goals via Mentor-
ship,” Keynote Address, Northeast Executive Nurse
Fellows, New York, NY, February 1, 2013.
“Media Relations: A Surprising Strategy in the Nurse
Leader’s Toolbox for Our Lives,” Nursing Leader-
Roye, C., Bellefleur, C., Hofmann, J., Baumann, S.
(2013). Educating Master’s Level Primary Care Nurs-
es in Haiti; Leadership in Medical Education: Haiti 2013
and Beyond,” the third annual Physicians for Haiti
Leadership Conference, November 16, Port au Prince,
Haiti
Aponte, J. (August 2013). Invited Keynote Speaker,
National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN) An-
nual Conference at New Orelans, LA.
Aponte, J. (July 2013). Invited Speaker, New Jersey
City University (NJCU) Nursing Faculty Summer In-
stitute: Improving Teaching and Learning in Nursing
Education at Minority Serving Institutions, Jersey
City, NJ.
FACULTY PRESENTATIONS (Cont.)
Christine Cutugno, PhD, RN, NEA-BC "The Relationship of Nursing Preventive Measures and Hospital-Acquired Complications in Elderly Trauma Patients", podium presentation at Sigma Theta Tau International's 24th International Nursing Research Congress, Prague, July 22-26, 2013.
“The Graying of Trauma Care: Addressing Traumatic Injury in Older Adults". Invited speaker at the Society for Trauma Nurses Annual Conference. Las Vegas, April 3-5, 2013
“The Graying of Trauma Care: Addressing Traumatic Injury in Older Adults". Invited speaker at Morris-town Medical Center, 16th Annual Critical Care Up-date, “Hot Topics in Trauma Critical Care”, June 10,
2013
Lenox Hill Medical Center – Department of Medical Nursing, Falls Committee (2013 – present)
Chrisine Anne Ganzer, PhD, RN Ganzer, C. A. Active Duty Military Women and Vet-erans and the experience of Maternal-Infant Attach-ment. Psychopharmacology Institute and International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses Annual Conference, March 27-29th, 2014. Podium Presenta-tion.
Lorie S. Goshin, PhD, RN Goshin, L. S. & Colbert, A. M. (2013, November). Correctional health beyond the bars: Integrative review of public health nursing with women under community supervi-
sion. Paper presented at the Annual American Public
Health Association Meeting, Boston, MA.
Goshin, L. S. & Panicali, D.* (2013, March). Recidi-vism as an important outcome in nursing research with crimi-
nal justice-involved populations. Paper presented at the
25th Annual Eastern Nursing Research Society Scien-tific Sessions, Boston, MA.
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Lorraine Byrnes, PhD, MS Sanders, L. (2013). The Reproductive Life Plan: A Tool to Assist Vulnerable Women and Men Reduce Risk for Unin-tended Pregnancy and Improve Their Level of Health Litera-
cy. Poster: National Association of Nurse Practitioners
in Women’s Health, San Diego, CA.
Sanders, L. (2013). Knowledge, Attitudes, and Utilization
of Reproductive Life Plans. Poster: National Association
of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health, San Diego, CA.
Plenary Speaker. Leading Change From Wherever
You Are: Bedside to the Boardroom. Maimonides
Medical Center First Annual Nursing Research Con-
ference. Advancing Health: Creating the Future of
Nursing Through Research, Innovation and Collabora-
tion, Brooklyn, NY. November 7, 2013.
Roundtable Discussion moderator, Nickitas, D. M.
Making the Business Case for Staffing. Fostering Inno-
vative Staffing Solutions. American Nurses Associa-
tion, Washington, DC. November 8-9, 2013.
Invited Panelists: Nickitas, D. M. with Orermann, M.
H., & Hill, K. Meet the Editors. ANCC Research Sym-
posium: Building Research Capacity in Your Organi-
zation. Orlando, FL. October 1, 2013.
Poster Presentation. Peer Mentoring Implications for
Doctoral Education Policy. Nickitas, D. M. & Freder-
ickson, K. American Academy of Nursing Annual
Meeting, Washington, DC. October 17-19, 2013.
Poster Presentation. Phase II: A Multi-Site Study of
the Impact of Global Service-Learning in Undergradu-
ate Nursing Education. Nickitas, D. M., DeNatale, M.
L., & Fealy, G. National League of Nursing Annual
Meeting. Washington, DC. September 18-20, 2013.
FACULTY PRESENTATIONS (Cont.)
Donna Nickitas, PhD, NEA-BC, CNE, FNAP, RN, FAAN
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Feeg, V., & Nickitas, D. M., Engaging Doctoral Stu-
dents in the Global Classroom: Phase 3 of Beyond
Bricks, Boundaries, Borders and Blogs. Podium
Presentation. International Network of Doctoral Edu-
cation Congress in Nursing, Prague, Czech Republic,
July 21-22, 2013.
Nickitas, D. M., & Frederickson, K. Peer Mentoring
In Doctoral Nursing Education. International Network
Doctoral Education in Nursing Conference. Prague,
Czech Republic, July 21-23, 2013.
Feeg, V., Nickitas, D. M., & Shields, C. Engaging
Doctoral Students in the Global Classroom: Phase 2 of
Beyond Bricks, Boundaries, and Borders. Podium
Presentation. International Congress of Nursing – Eq-
uity and Access to Health Care. Melborne, Australia,
May 18-23, 2013.
David M. Keepnews, PhD JD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Transformational Leadership: Mentoring Tomorrow’s
Leaders. Keynote address, Greater New York/Suffolk
Organization of Nurse Executives Annual Presidents’
Dinner, Brooklyn NY, June 19, 2013.
Nursing Leadership Addressing LGBT Health Issues
(panel presentation), LGBT Health Workforce Confer-
ence, New York, NY, June 6, 2013
Mandatory Influenza Vaccination for Nurses and Oth-
er Health Care Workers: Implications for Health Poli-
cy and Practice, Eastern Nursing Research Society,
Boston MA, April 18, 2013
Policy Formation Through Nursing Stakeholder
Groups (panel presentation), 2013 Robert Wood John-
son Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholars Leadership
Training Meeting, Washington, DC, March 22, 2013
FACULTY PRESENTATIONS (Cont.)
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Vidette Todaro-Franceschi, RN, PhD, FT Todaro-Franceschi, V. (2013). Bullying and Incivility in
Health Care: Isn’t that an Oxymoron? 1199 RN Labor
Management Initiative 4th Annual Conference, Brook-
lyn, NY (Nov 12). Invited Keynote.
Todaro-Franceschi, V. (2013). Panelist, Bullying and
Incivility in the Workplace, 1199 RN Labor Manage-
ment Initiative, Brooklyn, NY. (Nov 12). Invited.
Todaro-Franceschi, V. (2013). Incivility, Bullying, Lat-
eral Violence...A Wounded Workforce. 1199 Training Con-
ference, Buffalo, NY (Nov 4). Invited Keynote.
Todaro-Franceschi, V. (2013). Compassion Fatigue and
Burnout in Nursing: The Heart of the Matter. The Annual
Ann Baran Lecture, Trinitas Regional Medical Center,
Elizabeth, NJ. (Oct 24). Invited Keynote.
Todaro-Franceschi, V. (2013). Professional Quality of
Life and Quality Caring: Applying the ART Model. Society
of Rogerian Science 25th Anniversary Conference, New
York, NY (Oct 11th).
Todaro-Franceschi, V. (2013). Reawakening the Passion
for Caring. Barnabas Medical Center, Hospice and Pal-
liative Care Annual Conference, Livingston, NJ (Oct
4th). Invited Keynote.
Todaro-Franceschi, V. & Lobelo, A. (2013). An Inter-
vention to Enhance Knowing Participation in Living-Dying
Choices and Facilitate Completion of Advance Directives
among Older Adults: A Pilot Study. New York Universi-
ty Langhorne Medical Center Annual Research Day
(June 10).
Todaro-Franceschi, V. (2013). The ART of Reaffirming
Purpose in Health Care Practice. 34th International Associ-
ation for Human Caring Conference, Orlando, FL
(May 31).
Todaro-Franceschi, V. (2013). Quality Caring and Profes-
sional Quality of Life. Visiting Scholar Lecture, Mon-
tefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY (May 20). Invited
Keynote.
Todaro-Franceschi, V. (2013). Enhancing Professional
Quality of Life: An Experiential Workshop. Association
for Death Education and Counseling 35th Annual
Conference, Hollywood, CA (April 26).
Todaro-Franceschi, V. (2013). Quality Caring: It’s All
about Heart and Butterflies! Nyack College, School of
Nursing, Nyack, NY (April 22) Invited Keynote.
Todaro-Franceschi, V. (2013). Perceptions of Prepared-
ness to Care for the Dying and Professional Quality of Life.
Eastern Nursing Research Society, Boston MA (April
18).
Todaro-Franceschi, V. (2013). The ABCs on How to
Keep Loving What You Do. National Student Nurses
New York State Convention, White Plains, NY (Feb
23) Invited.
FACULTY PRESENTATIONS (Cont.)
Anita Nirenberg, DNSc, RN, FAAN, PNP, BC, AOCNP Nirenberg, A, Almond. L, Swistel, A. Distress Experi-
ence in Women with Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer.
Oncology Nursing Society Connections Conference,
Dallas, TX. October 7-10, 2013. Presentation
Nirenberg, A, Almond. L, Swistel, A. Distress Experi-
ence in Women with Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer.
Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Can-
cer, . June 26-28, 2013, Berlin, Germany.
Nirenberg, A, Reid, MC, Gardner, DS, Zemsky, D.
Palliative Care in the Community; Perspectives on Ag-
ing in the 21st Century; May 8, 2013, CUNY School of
Public Health: Brookdale Center for the Aging Lecture
Series.
Nirenberg, A. Responses to Consensus Panel by Ex-
perts; New York City Palliative Care Consensus Con-
ference. January 25, 2013. Weill-Cornell Medical Col-
lege. Sponsored by the Larry and Rebecca Stern Fami-
ly Foundation.
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HONORS AND AWARDS
Kunsook Bernstein, PhD, NP, CASAC, RN Certificate of Appreciation for Hosting Psychiatric NP
Review Seminar, American Nurses Credentialing Cen-
ter (ANCC), July 22, 2013.
Certificate of Appreciation for devotion and support to
Inha University, School of Nursing, presented at the
12th Anniversary of the Establishment of Department
of Nursing at Inha University, Incheon, Korea, on July
19, 2013.
Christine Cutugno, PhD, RN, NEA-BC President’s Fund for Faculty Advancement award,
“Geriatric Trauma: The Challenge of Prevention of
Complications,” 2013
Lorraine Byrnes, PhD, MS Fellow, The New York Academy of Medicine, 2013.
HONORS AND AWARDS (Cont.)
Donna Nickitas, PhD, NEA-BC, CNE, FNAP, RN,
Anita Nirenberg, DNSc, RN, FAAN, PNP, BC, AOCNP Fellow, American Academy of Nursing, inducted Oc-
tober 23, 2013
PROFESSIONAL, VOLUNTEER, &
COMMUNITY SERVICE
2013-2015 American Academy of Nursing President,
Board of Directors.
2012-2014 Macy Faculty Scholars , Kenya Beard,
EdD, RN, Mentor
2013-Present The JAMA Network, JAMA News Fo-
rum blog contributing writer.
2013 The Heilbrunn Family Center, External Re-
search Nursing Member for Research Nursing of Ad-
visory Committee.
2013 Quad Council of Public Health, Conference on
the Role and Future of Nurses in Public Health.
2012-Present The Yvonne L. Munn Center, Faculty
Senior Nurse Scientist for Nursing Research, Massa-
chusetts General Hospital.
2010-Present NY Regional Action Coalition, Steer-
ing Committee Member.
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Steve Baumann, PhD, APRN-BC, RN
Distinguished Scholar and Fellow, National Acade-
mies of Practice, 2013.
Kenya Beard, EdD, GNP-BC, NP-C, ACNP-BC
Secretary, Promoting Health in Haiti, Inc.
Senator: University Faculty Senate (CUNY)
Contributing Editor and Referee Panel Nursing Science
Quarterly
President-Elect, International Consortium of Parse
Scholars (ICPS)
Kunsook Bernstein, PhD, NP, CASAC, RN Reviewer, Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric
Mental Health Nursing.
Reviewer, American Nurses Credentialing Center
(ANCC), Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Review Book, 3rd Edition
Invited reviewer, Community Mental Health Journal.
Invited reviewer of research grant application, Clinical
Translational Science Center, Weill Cornell Medical
College, New York.
Reviewer, Journal of Adult Health – MEDSUR Nurs-
ing
PROFESSIONAL, VOLUNTEER, &
COMMUNITY SERVICE (Cont.)
Leighsa Sharoff, EdD, RN, NPP, AHN-BC New York Academy of Medicine
American Association for Adult and Continuing Edu-cation
International Nursing Association for Clinical Simula-tion and Learning (INACSL) 2011-
INACSL Research Committee member 2013-
INACSL MiniResearch Subcommittee member 2013-
National League for Nurses 2007-
Eastern Nursing Research Society 2007-
Sigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society for Nursing, Alpha Phi Chapter, 1995-
NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene Medi-cal Reserve Corps, 2001-
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Invited reviewer, Journal of Nursing Scholarship, an
official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International
Honor Society of Nursing.
New York Korean American Nurses Association,
Board member
Council member, New York State Behavioral Health
Services (appointed by NYS governor, approved by the
NYS Senate).
Advisory Board Member, Korean American Behavior-
al Association (KABHA).
David M. Keepnews, PhD, JD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Board of Directors, American Academy of Nursing, 2010-2016
Oversight Committee, American Journal of Nursing,
2013-
Code of Ethics Revision Advisory Committee, Ameri-can Nurses Association, 2013-2014
Steering Committee, LGBT Nursing Summit, Gay & Lesbian Medical Association, 2013
Interim Board of Directors, American Nurses Associa-tion, New York, 2012-2013
Bylaws Committee, Council on Graduate Education for Administration in Nursing, 2012-2013
PROFESSIONAL, VOLUNTEER, &
COMMUNITY SERVICE (Cont.)
Judith Aponte, DNSc, RN, CCM, CDE, APHN-BC
Donna Nickitas, PhD, NEA-BC, CNE, FNAP, RN, Co-Lead, Committee on Raise The Voice Campaign,
American Academy of Nursing
Director, International Honor Society
of Nursing Building Corporation
Board, 2014-2018.
Member, Experienced Nurse Faculty Leadership
Academy (ENFLA), Sigma Theta Tau International
Honor Society of Nursing, 2014-2016.
Co-Chair Committee on Nurse Training for Boards &
Commissions, New York Academy of Medicine, 2013-
present.
Member, State of the Science Congress on Nursing
Research Abstract Reviewer, 2012-present
Member, New York University College of Nursing,
Building Campaign Committee, 2012-present.
Board Member, Institute for Staffing Excellence
(ONE), 2011- present.
Institute on Nurse Staffing Sub-committee on staffing
2011-present.
Member, Advisory Council, Women’s Business Devel-
opment Center, Stamford, Connecticut, 2013- present.
Member, Board of Directors, St. Edmund Preparatory
High School, Brooklyn, New York, 2008-present.
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Member of the Community Advisory Board of Metro-
politan Hospital Center, 2013-Present.
Member of the Lincoln Center for Community Collab-
orative Research of Lincoln Medical and Mental
Health Center, 2010-Present.
Member of the Community Advisory Board Executive
Committee of Metropolitan Hospital Center, 2013-2014
Member of the Weill Cornell Medical College Strategic
Planning Committee, 2010-2014.
Member of the National Association of Hispanic Nurs-
es (NAHN) Annual Conference Event Planning Com-
mittee, 2010-2014.
Member of the Community Advisory Board Program
and Planning/Legislative Committee of Metropolitan
Hospital Center, 2013-2014.
CUNY Diabetes Self-Management Advisory Board,
2008-2014.
Clinical Chair for the Latino Advisory Board for the
American Diabetes Association (ADA), 2007-2014.
PROFESSIONAL, VOLUNTEER, &
COMMUNITY SERVICE (Cont.)
Vidette Todaro-Franceschi, RN, PhD, FT Member-at-Large, Congress on Practice and Policy,
NJSNA
Lorie S. Goshin, PhD, RN Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nurs-
ing; Alpha Phi Chapter, Counselor (2013 – Present);
Epsilon Theta Chapter, Member (2000 – 2002, 2013 -
Present)
American Public Health Association, Public Health
Nursing Section, Jail and Prison Health Committee
(2005 – Present)
American Nurses Association, Member (2007 – Pre-
sent)
Eastern Nursing Research Society, Criminal Justice,
Violence, and Trauma Research Interest Group Co-
Leader (2008 – 2014)
Standards and Evaluation Committee, Hunter-
Bellevue School of Nursing, Hunter-Bellevue School of
Nursing (Chair 2013 – Present; Member 2012-2013)
Faculty Development Group (Co-Facilitator 2013 –
Present)
Faculty Senate, Hunter College (Alternate 2012 – Pre-
sent)
iPad Learning Users Group (iPLUG), Hunter-Bellevue
School of Nursing, Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing
(Member 2012 – Present)
Health and Mental Health Advisory Group Member,
New York Initiative for Children of Incarcerated Par-
ents (2013 – Present)
Sentencing Alternatives for Parents Advisory Group
Member, New York Initiative for Children of Incarcer-
ated Parents (2013 – Present)
Founder and Co-leader, Research Interest Group on
Criminal Justice, Trauma, and Violence, Eastern Nurs-
ing Research Society (2010 – Present)
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PROFESSIONAL, VOLUNTEER, &
COMMUNITY SERVICE (Cont.)
Anita Nirenberg, DNSc, RN, FAAN, PNP, BC, AOCNP Member: Nursing Research Committee: Memorial
Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, current
Board of Directors, Children’s Brain Tumor Founda-
tion (Current member) New York, N.Y. (1989-
present).
Chair; Governance Committee, Children’s Brain Tu-
mor Foundation, New York, N.Y. 2009-present
American Academy of Nursing (Current member)
Oncology Nursing Society (Current Member)
New York City Chapter, Oncology Nursing Society
(Current Member)
American Society of Clinical Oncology (Current Mem-
ber)
Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Can-
cer (Current member)
Hadassah Lillian Wald Nurses’ Council (Current
member), New York, N.Y.
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society (Current
member)
Multi-national Association for Supportive Care in Can-
cer, 2007-present
Eastern Nursing Research Society, (Current member)
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Norma Stephens Hannigan , DNP, MPH, FNP-BC Habitat for Humanity, Newburgh, NY
Washington Heights CORNER (Community Outreach
Needle Exchange and Harm Reduction) Project, Board
of Trustees, 2012-present; Secretary, 2013-present
2014 ONS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:
Anita Nirenberg, PhD, PNP, BC AOCNP, FAAN
ONS is proud to announce the selection of Dr. Anita
Nirenber as the recipient of the 2014 ONS Lifetime
Achievement Award. Dr. Nirenberg has tirelessly dedi-
cated her career to oncology nursing and personifies
the highest level of professionalism. Her commitment
and accomplishments exemplify the ONS mission and
core values. She is an internationally recognized leader
in oncology nursing, and has provided paramount con-
tributions to the field of oncology nursing through clin-
ical practice, education, research and advocacy in a
career spanning over four decades.
Through her clinical, educational and research skills,
Dr. Nirenberg has profoundly influenced the delivery
of cancer care. Early in her career, Dr. Nirenberg creat-
ed new models of care by developing the first Pedi-
atric/Adult Day Hospital for ambulatory treatment of
cancer patients. This allowed for potentially life threat-
ening cancer chemotherapy to be delivered on outpa-
tient basis. These coordinated models of treatment
were precursors to the current deliver of cancer treat-
ment and have been disseminated and replicated
around the world. Dr. Nirenberg’s other areas of re-
search have focues on the management of symptoms
related to cancer and cancer treatments. Her landmark
study of Emergency Department (ED) waiting times
for patients with chemotherapy-induced neutropenia
resulted in practice changes at 2 nationally prominent
academic health centers where sick cancer patients no
longer wait to be seen in the ED; dedicated triage and
algorithms to deliver therapy for this population has
become standard of practice nationally.
Dr. Nirenberg has exhibited a commitment to educa-
tional and academic excellence. She has over three
decades of experience as an educator. Currently she
serves as the William Randolph Hearst Professor of
Clinical Nursing, Hunter Bellevue School of Nursing
(HBSON), Hunter College of the City University of
New York. Prior to Hunter, Dr. Nirenberg was an As-
sistant Professor and Director of the Oncology Mas-
ter’s Program at Columbia University School of Nurs-
ing for over ten years.
Dr. Nirenberg was a charter member of ONS and has
been continuously certified since 1986. She has con-
tributed to ONS on both local and national levels
through her revered presentations, publications, pro-
jects and leadership. Dr. Nirenberg was the New York
City ONS Chapter Nominating Committee Chair for
10 years. Additionally, Dr. Nirenberg collaborated on
several presentations for ONS, including an IOL in-
structional session and an IOL mini-institute, both on
Comparative Effectiveness Research. Other notable
ONS contributions include her work as Project Team
Leader on the State-of-the-Knowledge on Neutropenia
Management. Dr. Nirenberg led the State-of-the-
Knowledge on Neutropenia Symposium she led the
development and presentation of ten ONS regional
workshops. Additionally, she was first author on the
white paper on neutropenia that was published in two
parts in the Oncology Nursing Forum.
Dr. Nirenberg’s impact on the science of oncology clin-
ical practice and patient outcomes has been profound.
Her research has changed the delivery of cancer care.
As an educator and mentor of oncology advance prac-
tice nurses, her impact and influence has been far
reaching.
Congratulations to Dr. Anita Nirenberg, this year’s
prestigious ONS Lifetime Achievement Award recipi-
ent!
(above quoted from ONS’s award announcement: https://www2.ons.org/
Awards/ONSAwards/media/ons/docs/awards/ons/2014/
nirenberg_lifetime_achievement_2014.pdf)
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In Focus: Retired Faculty
JOAN ARNOLD, PhD, RN
Hunter College was an extraordinary experience for me. I
came to Hunter late in my career. I was 62 years old when I
was invited to join the faculty. I appreciated the welcome
and felt the fit was perfect. I have been a public health nurse
all my career – in the community caring for families and in
the classroom teaching students about the practice and prin-
ciples of public health nursing. I had worked for the City in a
variety of capacities reflecting this public health orientation.
I love the City and always believed my efforts served people
in need. Hunter, a City university, gave me another oppor-
tunity to serve. I was greeted by the School of Nursing stu-
dents with enthusiasm and appreciation and will always
keep the Hunter students close to my heart. Thanks to the
generosity of the President, Provost, Dean of the School of
Nursing, and members of the College Research Administra-
tion.
I became the recipient of two PSC-CUNY research awards.
With the first award, I collaborated with a faculty member
of the Columbia University School of Nursing (CUSON)
and a research administrator at New York-Presbyterian
(NYP). We studied Predictors of Retention of Behavioral
Health Nurses. Our study engaged behavioral health nurses
on two psychiatric units of NYP. This empirical study was
designed to determine predicative factors for burnout and
post-traumatic stress disorder, the likelihood of being a vic-
tim of violence, and consequences of violence. Behavioral
health nursing is associated with stress and burnout resulting
from intense involvement and interaction with patients suf-
fering from severe mental illness in unpredictable environ-
ments. The nurses appreciated the opportunity to reflect on
their practice, the inherent risks and threats on units, and
their responses. For the second research award, I collaborat-
ed with a nurse who had also been involved with the care of
families after a child’s death. Our study was a retrospective
analysis on sibling grief. As we had each cared for families
after an infant or child death, we had often encountered the
grief of surviving and subsequent sibling but had not studied
sibling grief. The study offered empirical support for sibling
grief as ongoing and profound. Development is influenced
by sibling grief in myriad ways. Timing, cause, and circum-
stances of death are among the factors which influence the
grief experience. The findings serve to inform the develop-
ment and provision of services for grieving families. Sibling
grief can be recognized not only as a health concern for chil-
dren and adolescents but also for adults and older adults.
I encourage students of nursing and nurses in all practice
areas to engage in research efforts. There are endless ques-
tions that can be asked – each one with the opportunity to
make nursing practice more effective and to anticipate the
patient experience with understanding, compassionate skill,
and intelligence. Research is a purposeful way to ponder
questions and reveal the complex nature of the human expe-
rience and the nurse’s role in giving care. Research and
Practice are intertwined and embedded processes. My sug-
gestion is to find partners and work collaboratively. Being
engaged with others in the pursuit of knowledge and inter-
nalization of values is gratifying.
I will always reflect on the learning opportunities afforded to
me by Hunter College.
With thanks and appreciation,
Joan Arnold, PhD, RN
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In Focus: Retired Faculty
KATHLEEN M. NOKES, PhD, RN. FAAN
On October 6, 2014, Dean McCain invited current and past faculty and students to celebrate Dr. Nokes’s 28 years of contributions to our school and beyond. The following are some of Dr. Nokes’s remarks from that retirement luncheon as well as her responses to ques-tions posed by Marti Dornbaum.
Why Hunter? What are your research interests and why? Do you plan on pursuing these interests further after retirement?
I chose to teach at Hunter in 1986, very carefully. I had been tenured at Downstate Medical Center (DMC) and left that position to finish my PhD. I could have returned to DMC but wanted to be in a liberal arts institution. I knew that I needed a setting that would not discriminate based on sexual orientation, and CUNY has always been a leader in acknowl-edgement of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer rights.
The HIV epidemic was ravaging the gay community in New York City in the 1980s. It was an incredibly frightening time. We did not know how HIV was transmitted and we were watching our friends die. As a Nurse I felt compelled to do something. But what?
Hunter provided a venue to answer that question. Through
my appointment to faculty in the School of Nursing, I was able to apply for and receive Federal funding for 5 years (1990 through 1995) which allowed me to develop and teach courses for nurses studying for their Master’s degree to specialize in the care for persons with HIV/AIDS. While this might not sound remarkable now, it was at the time. To give an illustra-tion, nursing faculty colleagues from around the country would say that they could not put HIV into the title of a nurs-ing course because students did not want the information on their transcript. At the same time, Hunter Nursing students were enrolling in the courses at unanticipated high numbers. I was warned by Nursing colleagues that associating with the HIV epidemic would “destroy my career.” These warnings were from colleagues who cared about me because they knew
that the stigma associated with HIV/AIDS spreads to the persons caring for them. One of the Nursing faculty here vot-ed against approving the HIV courses because she was afraid that people living with HIV/AIDS would come to the cam-pus. But the Hunter Nursing students sought out the courses and institutional support continues to this day. In fact, one of the courses is scheduled to be taught during the Winter 2015 semester. The result has been a well-educated Nursing work-force meeting the needs of a marginalized population.
Tell us how your research has influenced your teach-ing. In what ways have you been able to bring the in-sights of your research to your courses?
I require objective documentation, not opinions, as I teach graduate and doctoral nursing students. I expect that written work shows evidence of the existing body of research about their specific topic.
What recommendations or advice would you give your students regarding the pursuit of research careers?
Unless they choose to work in one of the very few research intensive settings, they should expect that research will be a part of their day-to-day activities – not their full-time activity. I would encourage them to choose a clinical area that needs evidence and build their research on findings from their prior studies and to collaborate with other researchers studying that
clinical problem.
Is there a student you've mentored that you feel has a career in nursing research or carries on your work?
There are a few in a variety of settings including Durban, South Africa. I think that my major contribution as a mentor has been through my research publications, which have wide access and reflect collaboration with a variety of authors.
We at the HBSON are so appreciative of Dr. Nokes’ work with us. We are also happy to report that she does not plan on “actually retiring but rather transitioning into a situation where meetings are kept to a minimum but in which I am able to share my experience with others through
consultation, teaching, research, and publications.”
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What’s Ahead
Spring 2015: upcoming research events
The 28th Annual International Symposium of the
Hunter College Center for Translational and
Basic Research (CTBR), April 13, 2015.
“Achieving Health Equity in Urban Populations via
Novel Community Academic Partnerships”
Since 2008 Hunter College CTBR, in partnership
with the Clinical and Translational Science Center
(CTSC) of Weill Cornell Medical College, has spon-
sored the Annual International Symposia. This
year’s symposium will be a one-day event hosted at
Hunter College. The symposium aims to discuss and
increase collaboration, research, awareness, and ac-
tion in urban populations in health disparities, as
well as bring together a diverse group of outstanding
scientists from academia, research institutions, and
community-based organizations within the United
States and abroad. Speakers and panelists from the
Detroit Urban Research Center, local community-
academic partnerships and the NYC Department of
Health will be present. The organizing committee
includes three members from HBSON: Drs. Cape-
Annual Evidence-Based Practice Poster Day,
April 29, 2015 4:30—7:00 P.M.
Formerly known as “Research Day” and “Spring
Forum,” this year’s Annual Evidence-Based Prac-
tice Poster Day will include a speaker as well as a
poster session for students and faculty to share their
work. Please send your completed abstract submis-
sion form to Professor Capezuti
([email protected]) no later than April 1,
2015
In Winter 2015 we will highlight faculty accomplishments for 2014. Moving forward, we ex-
pect to publish a semi-annual update in October and February of each year.
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