A Publication of The Graduate Center, CUNY Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Program Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing The Graduate Center 365 Fifth Avenue Room 3317 New York, New York 10016 T: 212.817.7987 F: 212.817.1681 E: [email protected] Doctor of philosophy in nursing program 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 ed- ucation: 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. 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