Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Program

A Publication of The Graduate Center, CUNY Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Program

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Executive Officer Donna M. Nickitas PhD, NEA- Greetings from Executive Of- Keville Frederickson Schol- BC, CNE, FNAP, RN, FAAN ficer Dr. Donna M Nickitas arship Fund Announcement Deputy Executive Officer Eileen Gigliotti RN, PhD Faculty Achievements Postdoctoral Researcher Mi- Deputy Executive Officer guel A. Villegas-Pantoja Martha Whetsell RN, PhD, ARNP Alumni Achievements In Focus: Retired Faculty

Assistant Program Officer Sheren Brunson MA Student Achievements Upcoming Events Editorial Board Donna M. Nickitas PhD, NEA- Jonas Center Nurse Leader BC, CNE, FNAP, RN, FAAN Stephen Jones Scholars Sheren Brunson MA

Designer, Editor, & Photographer Stephen Jones

1 CUNY Graduate Center Ph.D. in Nursing N e w s l e t t e r Greetings from the Desk of Executive Officer Dr. Donna M. Nickitas

Greetings on behalf of the Faculty and Staff This milestone is reached at the end of of the Nursing Science Program. We are the first year. The first examination tim- pleased to provide the second edition of our ing, content, and format have been program’s E-Newsletter. We are grateful for evaluated and revised since our program began. Students are now required to the excellent work of our Editor, Stephen demonstrate foundational knowledge by Jones, as he highlights the outstanding schol- writing a “State of the Science” paper. arship of our faculty, students, and alumni. The first examination goals are to:

I will focus my comments on the 2014 Exter- 1. Greater effort will be made to estab- 1. demonstrate a broad mastery of core nal Review findings submitted by Dr. Cathe- lish a match between students’ research content, theory, and research in a disci- rine Bender and Dr. Lorraine Tulman. The interest and faculty research expertise. pline; key issues are identified below in bold, with This process will now begin during the 2. select an appropriate phenomenon for their responses following. application process. By identifying stu- an integrative literature review; Issue 1. Providing a Viable Model for Cur- dents’ research interests early on, their 3. critically appraise empirical and con- rent Students pairing with faculty mentors will be ceptual literature of the selected phe- Both faculty and students agree that the streamlined. This will allow students to nomenon using articles, books, and/or program will remain a cohort, full-time pro- use coursework from the beginning of dissertations; and gram. The faculty, after considering elimi- the curriculum to more effectively and nating core course requirements, have de- efficiently develop their knowledge of the 4. undertake independent scholarship. cided that no changes are warranted in the science and methodologies relevant to program at this time. Students select a phenomenon that is their area of research. Coursework will closely aligned with their proposed dis- Based on the reviewers’ advisement, the be used to maximize & develop students’ sertation topic, conduct an integrative possibility of extending the time to comple- dissertation research as well as scholarly literature review and write the State of tion is under consideration. I am also explor- publications. ing additional supports and interventions the Science paper over the summer be- with student services. 2. At the end of their first year, students tween the end of their first year and beginning of the second year Issue 2. Best Practices regarding Practicum will work with a faculty advisor/sponsor . to identify coursework (including elec- Placement Issue 4. Maximizing the Disserta- Issue 5: Advisability of the BS to PhD tives) and research experiences (i.e. Dis- tion Experience *(#2 & # 4 combined re- Track sertation Research Practicum) that will sponse) move their dissertation research forward Both program faculty and the external The external reviewers recommended revi- more efficiently. This will improve the reviewers have decided not to develop a sions to the dissertation process that will student’s scholarly outcomes including BS to PhD track at this time. The Execu- improve efficiency and effectiveness. Our dissemination and establishment of ap- tive Committee will focus on 3 key rec- dissertation practicums stress the quality of propriate and productive interdisciplinary ommendations: advisement, research scholarship and the students’ ability to eval- activities. practicum, and the dissertation experi- uate theory-based concepts, assist in imple- menting research, and interpreting roles 3. Students and faculty will have time to ence and evaluate the outcome of these nurse scientists. form a relationship and solidify the mutu- recommendations before undertaking al research interests, during the disserta- the task of developing an additional Proposed Change: The development of dis- tion practicum experience. track to the PhD. sertation topics and pairing with faculty advi- sors will now begin at the end of the first Issue 3. Content, timing and format of We welcome your insights and recom- year, prior to the First Examination. The fol- the first examination mendations in ways to refine and en- lowing revisions are based on the external hance the quality of program. The first examination is given at the com- reviewers’ recommendations: pletion of 20 credits. Thank you, Donna M. Nickitas, PhD, RN, FAAN

2 The Graduate Center, CUNY Ph.D. in Nursing N e w s l e t t e r FACULTY PUBLICATIONS

Barbara DiCicco-Bloom RN, MA, PhD Karsten, K. DiCicco-Bloom, B. (2014). Acknowledg- ing the academic rigor of Associate degree nursing education: A Grounded Theory study of overcoming fail- ure. Teaching and Learning in Nursing, 4, 153-163.

Donna M. Nickitas, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, CNE, FNAP, FAAN Anderson, R., Ellerbe, S., Haas, S., Kerfoot, K., Kirby, K., Nickitas, D., & … Christopher, M.A. (2014). Ex- cellence and evidence in staffing: A data-driven model for excellence in staffing (Second Edition). Nursing Eco- nomic$, 1-35.

Nickitas, D.M. (2014). Awakening the human heart: The power of poetry. Nursing Economic$, 32(4), 229- 230.

Nickitas, D.M. (2014). Keeping the faith and speaking truth to power: A lifetime of advocacy. Nursing Eco- nomic$, 32(4). 174, 177.

Nickitas, D.M. (2014). Clinical analytics for data- driven models of care. Nursing Economic$, 32(3), 406, 165.

Nickitas, D.M. & Cohen, B. (2014) Remembering Grace: A personal reflection on death and dying. Nurs- ing in the 21st Century.

Eileen Gigliotti RN, PhD Giglioti, E., Samuels, W.E., Como, I., Gordon, B., Acerios, P. (2014). Identifying and addressing sources of measurement error in the Norbeck Social Support Questionnaire. Journal of Nursing Measurement, 22(3), 61 -76.

Steven L. Baumann RN, PhD, PMHNP, GNP Baumann, S., Wright, S.G., & Settecase-Wu, C. (2014). A science of unitary human beings perspective of global health nursing. Nursing Science Quarterly, 27, 324-328.

Baumann, S. & Bellefleur, C. (2014) Stories from Hai- ti: A comparison of three approaches. Nursing Science Quarterly, 27, 165-170.

Baumann, S. (2014). Nursing in Portugal: A global perspective. Nursing Science Quarterly, 27, 62-67.

3 The Graduate Center, CUNY Ph.D. in Nursing N e w s l e t t e r FACULTY PUBLICATIONS (Cont.)

Marianne Jeffreys RN, EdD Jeffreys, M.R. (2014). Student retention and success: Optimizing outcomes from HOLISTIC COMPE- TENCE and proactive inclusive enrichment (PIE). Teaching and Learning in Nursing, 9(4), 164-170.

Jeffreys, M.R. (2014). Boxing transcultural nursing for everyday use: A call to action. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 25(4), 420.

Elizabeth Capezuti PhD, RN, FAAN Tavares, J.P. de Almeida, Leite, A. da Silva, Sá- Couto, P., Boltz, M., & Capezuti, E.(2014). Portu- guese nurses’ knowledge of and attitudes toward hospi- talized older adults. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sci- ences, 1387-1393.

Hu, S., Foust, J., Boltz, M., & Capezuti, E. (2014). Subtypes of potentially inappropriate medications in older Chinese Americans during care transitions: Cross sectional retrospective study. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 1221-1229.

Cline, D., Dickson, V.V., Kovner, C., Boltz, M., Ko- lanowski, A., & Capezuti, E. (2014). Factors influenc- ing RNs’ perceptions of quality geriatric care in rural hospitals. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 36(6), 748 -768.

Matsui, M. & Capezuti, E. (2014). Differences in per- ceived autonomy among older adults in the United States and Japan. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 40, (5), 36-44.

Backhaus, R., Verbeek, H., Van Rossum, E., Capezuti, E., & Hamers, J.P.H. (2014). Nurse staffing impact on quality of care in nursing homes: A systematic review of longitudinal studies. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 15(6), 383-393.

Fariña-López, E., Estévez-Guerra, G.J., Gandoy- Crego, M., Luz, M., Polo-Luque, L.M., Gómez- Cantorna, C., & Capezuti, E. (2014). Perception of nursing staff on the use of physical restraints in Span- ish nursing homes. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 46(5), 322-330.

4 The Graduate Center, CUNY Ph.D. in Nursing N e w s l e t t e r FACULTY PUBLICATIONS (Cont.)

Elizabeth Capezuti PhD, RN, FAAN Wald, H.L., Bandle, b., Richard, A.A., Min, S.J., & Capezuti, E. (2014). Implementation of electronic surveillance of catheter use and CAUTI at NICHE Hospi- tals. American Journal of Infection Control, 42, S242-S256.

Wald, H.L. Bandle, B., Richard, A.A., Min, S.J. & Capezuti, E. (2014). A trial of electronic surveillance feedback for quality improvement at NICHE hospitals. American Journal of Infection Control, 42, S225-S256.

Malone, M., Malsch, A., & Capezuti, E. (2014). Do more with less. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 62, 1977-1978.

Brush, B.L. & Capezuti, E. (2014). New approaches for patient-provider communication. Geriatric Nursing, 35(5), 392-393.

Capezuti, E., Malone, M., Katz, P. & Mezey, M.D. (Eds.) (2014). The Encyclopedia of Elder Care (3rd edition). New York: Springer Publishing Company. {AJN—Book of the Year Award 2nd Place}

Flaherty, E., Resnick, B., Boltz, M., Galick, E., & Capezuti, E. (Eds.) (2014). Geriatric Nursing Review Syl- labus: A Core Curriculum in Advanced Practice Geriatric Nursing (4th edition). New York: American Geriatrics Society.

Malone, M.L., Capezuti, E., & Palmer, R. (Eds.) (2014). Acute Care for Elders—A Model for Interdiscipli- nary Care. Cham, Swintzerland: Springer International Publishing AG.

Brigitte S Cypress, EdD, RN, CCRN Cypress, B. (2015). Review of J.J. Fitzpatrick & G. McCarthy (2014) Theories Guiding Nursing Research and Practice: Making Nursing Knowledge Develop- ment Explicit. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company. Nursing Philosophy Journal.

Cypress, B. (2014). The emergency room: Experiences of patients, families, and their nurses. Advanced Emer- gency Nursing Journal, 36(2), 164-176.

5 The Graduate Center, CUNY Ph.D. in Nursing N e w s l e t t e r FACULTY AWARDED GRANTS

Barbara DiCicco-Bloom RN, MA, PhD “Undertanding Information Sharing and Relationships between Hospice Staff and Hospital Staff at a Subur- ban Medical Center: Implications for End of Life Care.” School of Health and Human Services, CUNY Grant/Office of Dr. William Ebenstein. Sept. 2014- July 31, 2015.

Donna M. Nickitas, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, CNE, FNAP, FAAN “New York City Nursing Education Consortium in Technology (NYCNECT).” Health Services Admin- istration. Principal Investigator. 2013-2015 ($1.5 mil- lion)

Diversity Recruitment Grant. Office of the Associate Provost. 2015-2016 ($1200).

Eileen Gigliotti RN, PhD “Revising the Norbeck Social Support Questionnaire.” Professional Staff Congress CUNY. 2014

Linda J. Scheetz EdD, RN, FAEN “Tracking Level of Consciousness in Injured Older Adults to Estimate Time to Development of Increased Intracranial Pressure.” CUNY Lehman College Shus- ter Award Intramural Support. Prinicpal Investigator. 2014-2015.

Elizabeth Capezuti PhD, RN, FAAN “Nurses on the move: Towards high quality care in nursing homes.” ZonMw (the Netherelands Organisa- tion for health Research and Development). Consult- ant. 2012-2017. € $750,000.

McCain, G. & Capezuti, E, College Center for Nurs- ing Research, Subcontract to School of Nursing, Clini- cal & Translational Science Center, Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University/NIH, July 1, 2014—June 30, 2015, $128,510.

6 The Graduate Center, CUNY Ph.D. in Nursing N e w s l e t t e r FACULTY PRESENTATIONS

Barbara DiCicco-Bloom RN, MA, PhD DiCicco-Bloom, B. (2015, April). Eastern Nursing Re- search Society 27th Conference.

Roye, C. & DiCicco-Bloom, B. (2014, December). Un- derstanding risk behaviors for HIV-transmission in women. Presented at NIMHD Grantee Conference. National Harbor, MD.

Nickitas, D.M. (2015, February). Economics of Care: Donna M. Nickitas, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, CNE, FNAP, FAAN The science of patient-engagement. Keynote speech delivered at Nursing Research & Scholarly Practice. Sigma Theta Tau Epsilon Chapter, International Hon- Nickitas, D.M. (2014, October). On becoming a nurse. or Society. Molloy College, Rockville Centre, New Presented at White Coat Ceremony. Concordia Col- York. lege, Division of Nursing, New York, NY. Nickitas, D.M. & McGinniss, S. (2014, November). Nickitas, D.M. & McGinniss, S. (2014, September) Using technology to improve learner-centered nursing Improving nursing education through faculty develop- education: A CUNY-wide development program. Pre- ment in technology. Presented at National League of sented at ACERT Lunchtime Seminar. Hunter- Nursing Education summit, Phoenix, AZ. Bellevue School of Nursing. Nickitas, D.M. & Jacobson, J. (2014, August) Break- Nickitas, D.M. (2014, November). Economic implica- through writing: Narrative and reflective strategies for tions of infections on cost & quality. Presented at CIRI editors. Presented at International Academy of Nurs- Seminar, Columbia University School of Nursing, ing Editors, Portland, MN. New York, NY. McGinniss, S., Nickitas, D., & Dornbaum, M. (2014, October). Evaluating faculty development training in teaching and learning with technology. Poster presented at 9th Annual NLN-Elsevier Technology Confer- ence, Nashville, TN.

Brigitte S Cypress EdD, RN, CCRN Cypress, B. (2014, October). The intensive care unit: Experiences of patients, their families, and nurses. Pre- sented at International Institute for Qualitative Meth- odology (IIQM) 20th Annual Qualitative Health Re- search Conference. Victoria, British Columbia, Cana- da.

Cypress, B. (2014, September). Phenomenology, evidence-based practice and the study of family presence in critical care units. Presented at 18th Annual Interna- tional Philosophy of Nursing (IPONS) Conference. The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.

7 The Graduate Center, CUNY Ph.D. in Nursing N e w s l e t t e r FACULTY PRESENTATIONS (Cont.)

Linda Scheetz EdD, RN, FAEN Scheetz, L. (2014, September). Slip, trip, and fall: Inju- ry morbidity, mortality, and trauma center admission among older adults. Presented at 1st Global Confer- ence on Emergency Nursing and Trauma Care. Dub- lin, Ireland. Marianne Jeffreys EdD, RN Jeffreys, M. (2014, December). Nursing student retention: Understanding the process and making a difference. Workshop facilitator at National University, La Jolla, CA. Jeffreys, M. (2014, October) Nursing student retention: Understanding the process and making a difference. Workshop facilitator at Illinois Organization of Associate Degree Nursing, Heartland Community College, Normal, IL. Jeffreys, M. (2014, September). Optimizing outcomes through a TEAM approach using PIE and TEA. Keynote speaker at Kaplan Nursing’s National Continuing Education Conference, Phoenix, AZ.

Steven L Baumann RN, PhD, PMHNP, GNP Baumann, S. & Hybrid FNP (2014, December). Edu- cation in Haiti: An international collaboration model. Presented at Region 14 Biennial Conference, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Regina McGinn Education Center, North Shore-LIJ, Staten Island Univeristy Hospital, Staten Island, NY. Baumann, S. (2014, November). Educating Master’s level Primary Care Nurses in Haiti. Presented at Mai- monides Medical Center, 2nd Annual Nursing Re- search Conference: Advancing Nursing Science across the Globe: Are We Ready? Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn, NY. Baumann, S. (2014, October). Synergy in Interpro- fessional Teams. Presented at Conference and For- mation, Centre de l’Esperance, Geneve, Switzerland. Baumann, S. (2014, October). The meaning of fa- thering and being a sibling of a ‘child that is not the same’. Presented at Conference and Formation 2014, Centre de l’Esperance, Geneve, Switzerland.

8 The Graduate Center, CUNY Ph.D. in Nursing N e w s l e t t e r FACULTY HONORS AND AWARDS

Barbara DiCicco-Bloom RN, MA, PhD Researcher Award Sigma Theta Tau International, Mu Upsilon, 2014.

Mentor of Natasha Nurse, Doctoral Candidate Award, Mu Upsilon, 2014.

Donna M. Nickitas, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, CNE, FNAP, FAAN Appointed Co-Lead, Raise the Voice Campaign, American Academy of Nursing, 2014-Present

Appointed Faculty, Sigma Theta Tau, Experience Nurse leadership Academy, 2014-Present

Elizabeth Capezuti RN, PhD, FAAN American Journal of Nursing, Book of the Year Award: Gerontologic Nursing, 2nd Place for The Ency- clopedia of Elder Care: The Comprehensive Resource on Geri- atric Health and Social Care, 3rd Edition. Edited by Eliz- abeth Capezuti, Michael Malone, Paul Katz, and Mathy Mezey.

Brigitte S Cypress EdD, RN, CCRN Best Research Award. Montefiore Medical Center, 4th Annual Nursing Research Symposium. Montefiore Medical Center, Moses Campus, Bronx, NY. Septem- ber 19, 2014. ALUMNI PUBLICATIONS

Caroline M. Hewitt DNS, RN, WHNP-BC, ANP-BC Hewitt, C.M., & Cappiello, J. (2015). Essential compe- tencies in nursing education for prevention and care related to unintended pregnancy. Journal of Obstetrical and Gynecologic Neonatal Nursing. DOI: 10.1111/6909.12525

Heather A Gibson RN, PhD Gibson, H.A. (2014). A conceptual view of test anxie- ty. Nursing Forum, 49(4), 267-277.

Meriam Caboral-Stevens PhD, RN, NP-C Caboral-Stevens, M. & Medetsky, M. (2014). The con- struct of financial capacity in elder adults. The Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 40(8), 30-37.

Mary Fridman DNS, NP, AOCNP Fridman, M. & Frederickson, K. (2014). Oncology nurses and the lived experience of participation in an EBP project. Oncology Nursing Forum, 41(4), 382-388.

9 The Graduate Center, CUNY Ph.D. in Nursing N e w s l e t t e r ALUMNI AWARDED GRANTS

Caroline M Hewitt DNS, RN, WHNP-BC, ANP-BC “Provision of Family Planning Services by Nurse Prac- titioners in New York State.” The Central Office of Academic Affairs, Office of the University Dean for Health and Human Services. 2015.

“Impact of Dance for PD on Quality of Life, Depres- sion and Fear of Falling.” CTSC award for Pilot Study. 2015

Michele Crespo-Fierro RN, PhD(c), AACRN “Cultural care needs of Puerto Rican women receiving HIV care from Nurse Practitioners in NYC.” Upsilon Research Grant, Sigma Theta Tau International. 2014.

Bernadetta Amicucci DNS, RN, CNE “Effects of Prolonged Staff Shortages on Nurses Mo- rale.” Co-Investigator. Zeta Omega Research Grant, Sigma Theta Tau International. 2014.

ALUMNI PRESENTATIONS

Bernadetta Amicucci DNS, RN, CNE Amicucci, B. (2015, January). Service learning improving student experiences in a nursing assessment course. Presented at Lilly Conference for Evidence Based Teaching in Higher Education. Austin, TX.

Paul G Quinn PhD, ACNM, MS, RN Quinn, P. (2015, April). Becoming someone different: A qualitative study of how nurses integrate pregnancy & full time employment. Presented at Eastern Nursing Research Society 27th Annual Scientific Session, Washington, DC.

Heather A Gibson PhD, RN Gibson, H.A. (2014, November). Afro-Caribbean women perceptions of their child’s food practices. Pre- sented at Caribbean Alliance of National Psychological Associations (CANPA), Caribbean Regional Confer- nece of Psychology II, Paramaribo, Suriname, South America.

Gibson, H.A. (2014, November). Afro-Caribbean mothers’ cultural perceptions of their child’s weight and food practices in London and New York. Present- ed at Maimonides Medical Center’s Second Annual Nursing Research Conference, Advancing Nursing Science Across the Globe: Are We Ready? Brooklyn Public Library’s Dweck Center. Brooklyn, NY.

10 The Graduate Center, CUNY Ph.D. in Nursing N e w s l e t t e r ALUMNI PRESENTATIONS (Cont.)

Meriam Caboral-Stevens PhD, RN, NP-C Caboral-Stevens, M., Whetsell, M.V., Evangelista, L.S., Cypress, B., & Nickitas, D. (2015, March). De- velopment of a U.S.A.B.I.L.I.T.Y. Framework. Pre- sented at INTED2015. Madrid, Spain.

Casapao, L., Rosario-Sim, M., & Caboral-Stevens, M. (2014, October). Project W.I.N.: An innovative approach to student success. Presented at Robert Wood Johnson Summit. Rosemont, IL. [Recipient of the In- novative Teaching Strategy Award, RWJF]

Margaret Reilly DNS, APRN, CNE Reilly, M.J. & Burke, P. ( 2014, November). Imple- mentation of an academic electronic health record (AEHR): Student perceptions and outcomes. Presented at Maimonides Medical Center Second Annual Nurs- ing Research Day: Advancing Nursing Science across the Globe: Are We Ready? Brooklyn, NY.

Burke, P. & Reilly, M.J. (2014, October). Implementa- tion of an academic electronic health record (AEHR): Student perceptions. Presented at Elmhurst Hospital Center Annual Research Conference: Nurse leading the way: Creating an environment of empowerment for nurses and patients. Elmhurst, NY.

Reilly, M.J., Lavin, J., & Reeves, M. (2014, October). Let’s get real: Using standardized patients for nursing assessment. NYSIM symposium. Bellevue Hospital, NY.

11 The Graduate Center, CUNY Ph.D. in Nursing N e w s l e t t e r STUDENT PUBLICATIONS

Catherine Mbewe RN, MS Mbewe, C. (2015). Do Associate Degree curricula ade- quately prepare nurses for leadership roles. Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses Newsletter, January/February 2015 Issue.

Thomas A Haggerty MS, BSN, MS Hagerty, T., Kertesz, L., Schmidt, J.M., Agarwal, S., Claassen, J., et al. (2015). Risk factors for catheter- associated urinary tract invections in critically ill patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage. Journal of Neuro- science Nursing, 47(1), 51-54.

STUDENT AWARDED GRANTS

Elvy Barroso MD, MSc, MSN, RN “Use of Live Video Directly Observed Therapy in New York City” Verizon Foundation. September 2013- September 2014.

Margaret S Alexandre MSN, CNA, RN The Office of Academic Affairs/Office of the Universi- ty Dean of Health and Human Services. Visiting Pro- fessor at the Nursing School, Public Regional Universi- ty in Gonaives, Haiti, January & June 2015. $10,100.00

12 The Graduate Center, CUNY Ph.D. in Nursing N e w s l e t t e r STUDENT PRESENTATIONS

Theresa L Lundy Lundy, T. (2014, September). Simulation in nursing education. Presented at Montefiore 4th Annual Nurs- ing Research Symposium, NYCNECT Technology Transformers Collaborative Program. New York, NY.

Meredith King Jensen MSN, MA, RN Jensen, M.K. (2014, August). Tackling tough topics: Practical steps to successful conversations. Presented at VA Safe Patient Handling Coordinator Conference. Houston, TX. August 2014.

Jensen, M.K. (2014, August). Sustaining a safe patient handling & mobility program through interdisciplinary mentoring and coaching of unit peer leaders (UPL). Presented at VA Safe Patient Handling Coordinator Conference. Houston, TX.

Elvy Barroso MD, MSc, MSN, RN Barroso, E. (2014, November). Video directly observed therapy. Presented at 25th Annual Symposium on Health Care Service in New York: Research and Prac- tice. City University of New York Graduate Center, New York, NY.

Margarett S Alexandre MSN, CNA, RN Alexandre, M.S., Oladipupo, O., & Ahmad, S. (2014, August). Incidence of Hypertension/High Blood Pres- sure amongst college students. Presented at York Col- lege Summer Research Program. New York, NY.

Alexandre, M.S., Nelzy, S., Mejia, D., Noble, T. & Thomas, L. (2014, October). The experiences of York College nursing students in Haiti: Theory to practice and collaboration. Presented at Queens Black Nurses Association Annual Research Conference: Using Re- search to Make a Difference in Nursing Practice. Queens, NY.

Thomas A Haggerty MS, BSN, MS, AD Haggerty, T.A. (2014, August). Report of research study findings about English and Spanish-speaking ICU family member satisfaction with care and decision -making. Presented at New York Presbyterian Hospital Neuroscience Lecture Series. New York, NY.

13 The Graduate Center, CUNY Ph.D. in Nursing N e w s l e t t e r STUDENT PRESENTATIONS (Cont.)

Natasha J Nurse RN, MS, CNS Nurse, N. (2014, September). Dissertation research presentation to Vermont nursing students. Presented at Vermont’s Future of Nursing Initiative. UVM and Ver- mont Action Coalition. University of Vermont, Ver- mont Tech, Norwich University.

Nurse, N. & Myriam, C. (2014, January). Developing an online exemplary nursing Blackboard course. Workshop Presentation at the Hispanic Educational Technology Conference (HETS), San Juan, Puerto Ri- co.

Nurse, N. (2015, January). Developing an online exemplary nursing Blackboard course. Presented at 5th Annual Health Professions Education Conference and Technology Summit, Baruch College, NY.

Randy E Gross MS, RN, WHNP-BC, ACNS-BC, AOCNP Gross, R.E. (2015, March). Paula Major Lecturer: Ma- lignant bowel obstructions in Gynecologic cancer patients. Presented at 32nd Annual Symposium of the Society of Gynecologic Nurse Oncologists. Boston, MA.

Pearline Okumakpeyi, RN, MA, Med, DNS(c) Okumakpevi, P. (2014, December). Women of faith: Adaptation of African American women breast cancer survivors. Presented at Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. North America Region 14 Biennial Conference Service, Leadership Transforming and Being Transformed: Locally, Regionally, and Be- yond. Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY.

From left: Professor Lor- raine Byrnes with her students, Catherine Lo- renzo, Theresa L Lundy, Patricia Macho, Deborah A Lawrence, Donna Tanzi, Corinne Settecase-Wu, Kimberly Ambruso, Sandra Russo, and Joanne Knoesel

14 The Graduate Center, CUNY Ph.D. in Nursing N e w s l e t t e r STUDENT HONORS AND AWARDS

Margaret S Alexandre MSN, CNA, RN Certificate of Appreciation. Queens Black Nurses As- sociation Annual Research Conference. October 2014.

Natasha J Nurse RN, MS, CNS Scholarship Award. Sigma theta Tau, Mu Upsilon Chapter.

Thomas A Hagerty AD, MS, BSN, MS DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. The DAISY Foundation.

Fifth Place Winner, Poster Presenter. Nursing Re- search Day, New York Presbyterian Hospital.

Nancy Roecklein MS, ANP-BC Judith Whittaker Scholarship. Nurses Educational Fund. 2014-2015.

Randy E. Gross MS, RN, WHNP-BC, ACNS-BC, AOCNP Student Member. New York Academy of Medicine.

Pearline Okumakpeyi RN, MA, MEd, DNS(c) Paula Major Lectureship Award. 32nd Annual Sympo- sium of the Society of Gynecologic Nurse Oncologists. Boston, MA, March 2015.

Fall 2014’s Cohort 9, from left: Linice Zambra- no, Scott Kaye, Mimi Lim, Elvy Barroso, Cathe- rine Mbewe, Georgina Colalillo, Magdalena Ryniak, and Marcia Jones George.

15 The Graduate Center, CUNY Ph.D. in Nursing N e w s l e t t e r Jonas IV Nurse Leader Scholars

Scott Kaye RN-BC, CEN, CPEN, CCRN, NE-BC

Scott Kaye was born and raised in NYC but spent nearly eight years living in Europe, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in International Nursing from the Helsinki College of Healthcare and Social Services in Finland. He received his Master’s degree in Nursing Administration from Long Island University in Brooklyn. In his current position as the Manager of Nursing Education and Special Projects at New York Hospital Queens, Scott’s focus is on the planning, creation, and implementation of online learning programs and clinical simulation, plus clinical decision support. At NYHQ, he participates in several organizational initiatives such as the magnet committee, performance improvement committee, and clinical claims review committees. He has held numerous clinical, educational, and leadership positions in Emergency and Critical Care Nursing. He is currently certified in Emergency Nursing, Pediatric Emergency Nursing, Critical Care Nursing, Nursing Informatics, and as a Nurse Executive (Basic Level). As a large part of the job is designing online interactive coursework for orientation and training programs, Scott has a great deal of technical and informatics experience. He hopes that both his dissertation and future work involve integrat- ing technology and nursing to provide the best patient outcomes.

Catherine Mbewe

Catherine Mbewe is a Professor in the Bronx Com- munity College (BCC) School of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences Program in New York City. Within the program, she is involved in all levels of student education (didactic, hospital clinical rotaions, practice labs, etc.) to prepare students for graduateion. BCC specifically aims to educate students from underprivileged areas with cultural, financial, and personal constraints. In an effort to meet some of these diverse student needs, Prof. Mbewe incorporated multicultural pedagogy. As a reg- istered nurse, she has an extensive background in critical care nursing and medical- surgical nursing with a focus on neurological nursing. Ms Mbewe is obtaining a Ph.D. in Nursing to garner the skills necessary to become a nurse scientist/ educator. Overwhelmed by the health disparity divide in developing countries, her study will examine the factors that place Zambian women at risk for cervical cancer and their health promotion behavior patterns in relation to screening and treatment. One goal of the study would be to identify culturally appropriate nursing interventions to address c ervical cancer management and treatment in Zambian women. As an educator, she plans to mentor and lead the next generation of nurses and to motivate policy changes that will impact disparities in health in the United States and abroad. Professor Mbewe received her MS from Lehman College and her BX from City College, both in New York city. She lives in New York City. She is a native of Zambia, Central Africa and has lived in the United States since 1985.

*Bios from Jonas Center website with edits

16 The Graduate Center, CUNY Ph.D. in Nursing N e w s l e t t e r Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD) Program Room 3317 365 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10016-4309 212.817.7987 212.817.1681 fax www.gc.cuny.edu

THE KEVILLE FREDERICKSON NURSING DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND

This Fall/Winter Semester marked the eighth anniversary of our Doctor of Philosophy/Doctor of Nursing 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 Nurs- ing Program at the Graduate Center. Since we began in 2006, we have graduated 29 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 SO MUCH TO THE 2014 ANNUAL APPEAL DONORS: Bernadette J Amicucci Regina Cardaci Emma Kontzamanis Donna Nickitas Theresa L Lundy Keville Frederickson Mary A Joseph Mercy College Dept. of Nursing Paul G Quinn Dr. Karen V Bourgeois Barbara M Cohen Dr. Anne Marie Simmons Unn Hidle The College of Staten Island, Dept. of Nursing Katherine Weilbaecher Dr. Nancy M Manister Alsacia Pacsi Dr. Danna L Curcio Mary G Tesoro

17 The Graduate Center, CUNY Ph.D. in Nursing N e w s l e t t e r Welcome Postdoctoral Researcher

MIGUEL A VILLEGAS-PANTOJA BN, MNSc, DNSc

From left: Executive Officer Dr. Donna Nickitas, Mi- guel A Villegas-Pantoja, and Deputy Executive Officer Dr. Martha Whetsell

Scientific articles Villegas-Pantoja, M. A., Alonso-Castillo, M. M., Benavides Since 2011 Dr. Villegas has been a Professor in the Bachelor of -Torres, R. A., & Guzmán-Facundo, F. R. (2013). Alcohol Nursing Program at the Nursing School of Nuevo Laredo, Uni- consumption and executive functions in adolescents: a sys- versidad Autonoma de Tamaulipas, México. He teaches Re- tematic review. Aquichan, 13(2), 234-246. search Statistics and Research Methodology. He has also served as statistical advisor in bachelor and master dissertations. Since Villegas-Pantoja, M. A., Alonso-Castillo, M. M., Alonso, B. 2009 he has been a member of the Sigma Theta Tau Interna- A., & Guzmán-Facundo, F. R. (2014). Stressful life events tional Honor Society of Nursing, Tau Alpha Chapter. and its relationship to alcohol and tobacco consumption in adolescents. Ciencia y Enfermería, 20(1), 35-46. In 2009 and 2011 he received scholarships to pursue graduate studies. He earned a BN from the Universidad Autonoma de Villegas-Pantoja, M. A., Alonso-Castillo, M. M., Alonso- Tamaulipas and received his Master and Doctor degrees from Castillo, B. A., & Martínez-Maldonado, R. (2014). Percep- the Nursing School of the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo tion of parenting and its relationship to the onset of drug use León, the only nursing graduate program recognized by the in Mexican adolescents. Aquichan, 14(1), 41-42. National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT) in Book Chapters Mexico. During this time he collaborated in workshops for the “Grupo de Estudiantes de Enfermería Contra las Adic- López, M. A., Villegas, M. A., Alonso, M. M. & Armendá- ciones” (GREECA; Group of Nursing Students against Addic- riz, N .A. (2012). Capítulo IV: Los métodos cualitativos en tions) and in an intervention for teachers of elementary , junior investigación del fenómeno de las drogas. En M. M. Alon- high, and high school of the metro area of Monterrey titled, so, K. S. López, N. A. Armendáriz & F. R. Guzmán. Facto- “Prevención de Adicciones en los Adolescentes” (Prevention of res de riesgo y consumo de drogas en adolescentes de se- Addictions in Adolescence). cundaria, un estudio multiregional. El caso México (pp. 65- 87). Monterrey, México: Editorial UANL. ISBN 978-607- In 2014 he worked as a part-time professor in the Master of 433-864-5 Nursing Science Program at the School of Nursing of the Uni- versidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon in Monterrey, México, Alonso, M. M., Armendáriz, N. A., Guzmán, F. R., López, where he was teaching Publications and Dissemination Semi- M. A., Villegas, M. A. & Álvarez, A. (2014). Integración de nar. In that program he spent some time working with Master contenidos temáticos de drogas al currículo de doctorado en nursing students in the southern state of Chiapas, México as an ciencias de enfermería: El caso de la Facultad de Enfermería agreement with the Instituto Superior de Estudios de Enfer- de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. En S. E. Es- mería del Estado de Chiapas. parza, M. M. Alonso, K. S. López, L. Rodríguez. Compe- tencias específicas de enfermería en la reducción de la de- His research career has been focused on the study of substance manda de drogas (pp. 235-249). Monterrey, México: Edito- use in adolescents - a national problem that threatens the quality rial UANL. ISBN 978-607-27-0218-9 of life of the Mexican population, particularly the residents near the border with the US. Also, he has taken part of the goals of By the end of 2015 he aims to become part of the Mexican Na- the Academic Board for Prevention of Drug Addictions from tional System of Researchers (SNI) to produce research in his the Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon. During 2013-2014 hometown. Currently he resides in New York and works as a he published the following scientific journal articles and book Visiting Assistant Professor at the Nursing PhD Program, Grad- chapters based on his addiction research. uate Center, where he is advising Ph.D. students. His future plans for research include incivility in nursing students, a problem often ignored in Mexican nursing schools.

18 The Graduate Center, CUNY Ph.D. in Nursing N e w s l e t t e r In Focus: Retired Faculty

KEVILLE FREDERICKSON

What a life changing experience my work at the Grad- My seven years as Director and Executive Officer of uate Center of CUNY has been. I was part of two plan- the Nursing Research Doctorate has changed my life ning committees for the PhD in Nursing for CUNY, and led to the fulfillment of a goal that I have long as- neither of which became a reality. So, when the third pired to achieve: to provide the opportunity for a wide request came to join yet another planning committee, I range of students, especially those from under- was not enthusiastic. However, after meeting with Vice represented minorities, to enroll in an affordable re- Chancellor Selma Botman, it was clear that there was search doctoral program. I will miss the GC and PhD support for a research doctorate in nursing. Through nursing faculty and students but will never forget them. the dedication and hard work of the faculty from the consortium colleges, Hunter and Lehman Colleges and College of Staten Island, the Letter of Intent and the Proposal were developed and passed by the Graduate Center and the Board of Trustees. In July 2006 the first twelve students were admitted and the program was in full swing by September (Note: it is anticipated that by Fall 2015 all 12 students from the first class will have completed and defended their dissertations.) It was my honor to be elected to the leadership position as Director and then as Executive Officer of the DNS program and then lead the transition to a PhD program. All of this was made possible by the talented faculty scholars from the three campuses who were also appointed to the Graduate Center faculty. Work- ing with motivated and bright students who will become the next generation of nursing leaders has been my joy. The most memorable honor of my professional career was the creation of the Keville Frederickson Nurs- ing Doctoral Scholarship Fund. Developing international agreements with Mexico and accepting our first international student moved the PhD agenda forward. In the collaboration with the Public Health Doctoral Program through Executive Officer Nicholas Freudenberg, many connections were developed—specifically in London and South Africa. We led an interdisciplinary educational research trip which focused on childhood obesity and food policy. Under the leadership of the current Executive Officer Donna Nickitas and Deputy Executive Officer Martha Whetsell, the goal of international connections contin- ues to progress.

19 The Graduate Center, CUNY Ph.D. in Nursing N e w s l e t t e r In Focus: Retired Faculty

CAROL ROYE, EdD, CPNP, RN I thoroughly enjoyed teaching in the Ph.D. in Nursing Program at the Graduate Center (GC). I had many years of experience as a nursing faculty member (at Columbia and Hunter), researcher, and clinician when I joined the GC faculty. Yet, the experience of working with doctoral students as a professor in the class- room and as dissertation sponsor and committee member presented a wonderful experience for me as I guided doctoral students. I learned from them as they explored research topics which tapped into their passions. Often, it was a shared passion for adolescent reproductive health which brought us together on the dissertation path. I spent many hours excitedly looking at publicly available data on sexually transmitted diseases in adolescents of different ethnic groups with one particular student; devouring the data and certain aspects of it which had not been noted by other researchers. Sadly, she was not able to complete her GC journey, but I plan to continue this important investiga- tion. While at Hunter and the GC I continued my own program of research in HIV/AIDS prevention in adolescent and young adult women. I formed ongoing research partnerships with GC faculty whose areas of expertise complement and enhance my work. In addition, I now have the enormous pleasure of working with some of our graduates, most recently in my work to improve nursing education in Haiti. With colleagues, we start- ed the first Master’s Degree and the first nurse practitioner program in Haiti. One of our GC alumnae has joined in this work. My GC experience remains very much a part of who I am and the work I am doing now.

Calendar of upcoming events

Eastern Nursing Research Society Conference Washington, DC April 15th– 17th Save-the-Date Professional Development Event April 24th, 2:30-4:00pm location TBA Advising for Fall 2015 Registration April 20th-30th Registration for Fall 2015 Begins Begins April 30th Save-the-Date End of Year Luncheon May 15th, 2:00-4:00pm in Skylight Conference Rm Graduation! May 27th, 5:00pm at Avery Fisher Hall

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