2016-2017 Nurse Faculty Leadership Academy Participants Announced!

The Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) and The Elsevier Foundation today announced the participants and faculty comprising the 2016-2017 Nurse Faculty Leadership Academy (NFLA). STTI’s International Leadership Institute administers the academy mentoring program thanks to a generous grant from The Elsevier Foundation.

The NFLA is a highly selective, 20-month mentored leadership academy designed to:

• Foster academic career success.
• Promote nurse faculty retention and satisfaction.
• Encourage personal leadership development.
• Cultivate high-performing, supportive work environments in academe

“This new group of Leadership Mentors and Scholars represents a great addition to the community of nurse leaders that has evolved over the years as a result of this program,” said David Ruth, executive director of The Elsevier Foundation. “We are proud to sponsor this program for a third time, especially because it continues to build a learning and sharing network that improves nursing education and healthcare.”

“I congratulate all the new Nurse Faculty Leadership Academy participants,” said STTI President Cathy Catrambone, PhD, RN, FAAN. “These individuals have an unparalleled opportunity not only to learn from thought leaders, but also to transform their colleges and universities by applying that knowledge as they train future generations of nurses worldwide.”

Find out the 2016-2017 Nurse Faculty Leadership Academy Participants after the break



Scholars
Tamatha Arms, DNP, PMHNP-BC, NP-C
University of North Carolina Wilmington

Lisa Barnes, DNP, RN
East Carolina University

Lanell Bellury, PhD, RN, AOCNS, OCN
Mercer University

Cynthia Bemis, DNP, RN, NE-BC
Indiana University

Temeaka Gray, PsyD, MBA, MSN, CNP, RN
University of Toledo

Stephanie Jeffers, PhD, RN
Widener University

Sara Kaylor, EdD, RN, CNE
The University of Alabama

Monica Kidder, DNP, RN-BC, CNE
Covenant Health

Charlotte Swint, DNP, FNP-BC, MPH, MSN, RN
Clayton State University

Sandra O'Brien, PhD, RN, CRNP-F, PHCNS-BC
The Catholic University of America

Angela Opsahl, DNP, RN, CPHQ
Indiana University

Judy Ponder, DNP, RN
Berea College

Amber Pyatt, DNP, RN
Southwestern College Professional Studies

Malinda Whitlow, DNP, FNP-BC, RN
George Washington University

Leadership Mentors
Diane Billings, EdD, RN, FAAN, ANEF
Indiana University

Susan Buchholz, PhD, RN
Rush University

Judy Didion, PhD, MSN, CNS
Lourdes University

Mary Ellen Glasgow, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, ANEF, FAAN
Duquesne University

Denise Gormley, PhD, RN
University of Cincinnati

LaNell Harrison, PhD, RN
Lubbock Christian University

Sara Horton-Deutsch, PhD, RN, PMHCNS, FAAN, ANEF, Certified Caritas Coach and HeartMath Trainer
University of Colorado-Denver

Donna Konradi, PhD, CNE, RN
University of Indianapolis

Nanette Lavoie-Vaughan, DNP, ANP-C
East Carolina University

Bette Mariani, PhD, RN
Villanova University

Barbara Penprase, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF
Oakland University

Martha Scheckel, PhD, RN
Winona State University

Kathleen Shannon-Dorcy, PhD, RN
University of Washington Tacoma

Teresa Shellenbarger, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF
Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Faculty Advisors
Laura Dzurec , PhD, PMHCNS-BC, ANEF
Widener University School of Nursing

D. Anthony Forrester , PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN
Rutgers University School of Nursing

Barbara M.  Friesth , PhD, RN
Indiana University

Barbara Patterson , PhD, ANEF
Widener University School of Nursing

Elizabeth Peter , PhD, RN
University of Toronto

Lead Faculty Advisor
Gwen Sherwood, PhD, RN, FAAN ANEF
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Susan Sportsman , PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN
Elsevier Education

Carol Winters , PhD, RN, CNE
East Carolina University 

NFLA Leadership Consultant
Deborah Cleeter, EdD, MSN, RN
Sawgrass Leadership Institute