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

Doctor of Philosophy in

Nursing

The Graduate Center

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Doctor of philosophy in nursing program

Greetings from Executive Of-

ficer Dr. Donna M Nickitas

Faculty Achievements

Alumni Achievements

Student Achievements

Postdoctoral Researcher Mi-

guel A. Villegas-Pantoja

Keville Frederickson Schol-

arship Fund Announcement

In Focus: Retired Faculty

Executive Officer

Donna M. Nickitas PhD, NEA-

BC, CNE, FNAP, RN, FAAN

Deputy Executive Officer

Eileen Gigliotti RN, PhD

Deputy Executive Officer

Martha Whetsell RN, PhD,

ARNP

Assistant Program Officer

Sheren Brunson MA

Editorial Board

Donna M. Nickitas PhD, NEA-

BC, CNE, FNAP, RN, FAAN

Stephen Jones

Sheren Brunson MA

Designer, Editor, &

Photographer

Stephen Jones

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Upcoming Events

Jonas Center Nurse Leader

Scholars

Greetings from the Desk of Executive Officer Dr. Donna M. Nickitas

Greetings on behalf of the Faculty and Staff

of the Nursing Science Program. We are

pleased to provide the second edition of our

program’s E-Newsletter. We are grateful for

the excellent work of our Editor, Stephen

Jones, as he highlights the outstanding schol-

arship of our faculty, students, and alumni.

I will focus my comments on the 2014 Exter-

nal Review findings submitted by Dr. Cathe-

rine Bender and Dr. Lorraine Tulman. The

key issues are identified below in bold, with

their responses following.

Issue 1. Providing a Viable Model for Cur-

rent Students

Both faculty and students agree that the

program will remain a cohort, full-time pro-

gram. The faculty, after considering elimi-

nating core course requirements, have de-

cided that no changes are warranted in the

program at this time.

Based on the reviewers’ advisement, the

possibility of extending the time to comple-

tion is under consideration. I am also explor-

ing additional supports and interventions

with student services.

Issue 2. Best Practices regarding Practicum

Placement Issue 4. Maximizing the Disserta-

tion Experience *(#2 & # 4 combined re-

sponse)

The external reviewers recommended revi-

sions to the dissertation process that will

improve efficiency and effectiveness. Our

dissertation practicums stress the quality of

scholarship and the students’ ability to eval-

uate theory-based concepts, assist in imple-

menting research, and interpreting roles

nurse scientists.

Proposed Change: The development of dis-

sertation topics and pairing with faculty advi-

sors will now begin at the end of the first

year, prior to the First Examination. The fol-

lowing revisions are based on the external

reviewers’ recommendations:

This milestone is reached at the end of

the first year. The first examination tim-

ing, content, and format have been

evaluated and revised since our program

began. Students are now required to

demonstrate foundational knowledge by

writing a “State of the Science” paper.

The first examination goals are to:

1. demonstrate a broad mastery of core

content, theory, and research in a disci-

pline;

2. select an appropriate phenomenon for

an integrative literature review;

3. critically appraise empirical and con-

ceptual literature of the selected phe-

nomenon using articles, books, and/or

dissertations; and

4. undertake independent scholarship.

Students select a phenomenon that is

closely aligned with their proposed dis-

sertation topic, conduct an integrative

literature review and write the State of

the Science paper over the summer be-

tween the end of their first year and

beginning of the second year.

Issue 5: Advisability of the BS to PhD

Track

Both program faculty and the external

reviewers have decided not to develop a

BS to PhD track at this time. The Execu-

tive Committee will focus on 3 key rec-

ommendations: advisement, research

practicum, and the dissertation experi-

ence and evaluate the outcome of these

recommendations before undertaking

the task of developing an additional

track to the PhD.

We welcome your insights and recom-

mendations in ways to refine and en-

hance the quality of program.

Thank you,

Donna M. Nickitas, PhD, RN, FAAN

1. Greater effort will be made to estab-

lish a match between students’ research

interest and faculty research expertise.

This process will now begin during the

application process. By identifying stu-

dents’ research interests early on, their

pairing with faculty mentors will be

streamlined. This will allow students to

use coursework from the beginning of

the curriculum to more effectively and

efficiently develop their knowledge of the

science and methodologies relevant to

their area of research. Coursework will

be used to maximize & develop students’

dissertation research as well as scholarly

publications.

2. At the end of their first year, students

will work with a faculty advisor/sponsor

to identify coursework (including elec-

tives) and research experiences (i.e. Dis-

sertation Research Practicum) that will

move their dissertation research forward

more efficiently. This will improve the

student’s scholarly outcomes including

dissemination and establishment of ap-

propriate and productive interdisciplinary

activities.

3. Students and faculty will have time to

form a relationship and solidify the mutu-

al research interests, during the disserta-

tion practicum experience.

Issue 3. Content, timing and format of

the first examination

The first examination is given at the com-

pletion of 20 credits.

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FACULTY PUBLICATIONS

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.

Barbara DiCicco-Bloom RN, MA, PhD

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.


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.


FACULTY PUBLICATIONS (Cont.)

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.

Wald, H.L., Bandle, b., Richard, A.A., Min, S.J., &

Capezuti, E. (2014). Implementation of electronic sur-

veillance 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 edi-

tion). 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.

Elizabeth Capezuti PhD, RN, FAAN


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.


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:

The science of patient-engagement. Keynote speech

delivered at Nursing Research & Scholarly Practice.

Sigma Theta Tau Epsilon Chapter, International Hon-

or Society. Molloy College, Rockville Centre, New

York.

Nickitas, D.M. & McGinniss, S. (2014, November).

Using technology to improve learner-centered nursing

education: A CUNY-wide development program. Pre-

sented at ACERT Lunchtime Seminar. Hunter-

Bellevue School of Nursing.

Nickitas, D.M. (2014, November). Economic implica-

tions of infections on cost & quality. Presented at CIRI

Seminar, Columbia University School of Nursing,

New York, NY.

McGinniss, S., Nickitas, D., & Dornbaum, M. (2014,

October). Evaluating faculty development training in

teaching and learning with technology. Poster present-

ed at 9th Annual NLN-Elsevier Technology Confer-

ence, Nashville, TN.

Donna M. Nickitas, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, CNE, FNAP, FAAN Nickitas, D.M. (2014, October). On becoming a nurse.

Presented at White Coat Ceremony. Concordia Col-

lege, Division of Nursing, New York, NY.

Nickitas, D.M. & McGinniss, S. (2014, September)

Improving nursing education through faculty develop-

ment in technology. Presented at National League of

Nursing Education summit, Phoenix, AZ.

Nickitas, D.M. & Jacobson, J. (2014, August) Break-

through writing: Narrative and reflective strategies for

editors. Presented at International Academy of Nurs-

ing Editors, Portland, MN.

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, evi-

dence-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.


Linda Scheetz EdD, RN, FAEN

FACULTY PRESENTATIONS (Cont.)

Marianne Jeffreys EdD, RN

Jeffreys, M. (2014, December). Nursing student re-

tention: Understanding the process and making a dif-

ference. Workshop facilitator at National University,

La Jolla, CA.

Jeffreys, M. (2014, October) Nursing student reten-

tion: Understanding the process and making a differ-

ence. Workshop facilitator at Illinois Organization of

Associate Degree Nursing, Heartland Community

College, Normal, IL.

Jeffreys, M. (2014, September). Optimizing out-

comes through a TEAM approach using PIE and

TEA. Keynote speaker at Kaplan Nursing’s National

Continuing Education Conference, Phoenix, AZ.

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.

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.


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.

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.

Donna M. Nickitas, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, CNE, FNAP, FAAN

ALUMNI PUBLICATIONS

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

Caroline M. Hewitt DNS, RN, WHNP-BC, ANP-BC

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.

Fridman, M. & Frederickson, K. (2014). Oncology

nurses and the lived experience of participation in an

EBP project. Oncology Nursing Forum, 41(4), 382-388.

Mary Fridman DNS, NP, AOCNP

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 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.

ALUMNI PRESENTATIONS

Amicucci, B. (2015, January). Service learning improv-

ing student experiences in a nursing assessment course.

Presented at Lilly Conference for Evidence Based

Teaching in Higher Education. Austin, TX.

Bernadetta Amicucci DNS, RN, CNE

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.

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.

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ALUMNI PRESENTATIONS (Cont.)

Meriam Caboral-Stevens PhD, RN, NP-C

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.

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 ap-

proach to student success. Presented at Robert Wood

Johnson Summit. Rosemont, IL. [Recipient of the In-

novative Teaching Strategy Award, RWJF]


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 pa-

tients 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


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.

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.

Elvy Barroso MD, MSc, MSN, 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.

Margarett S Alexandre MSN, CNA, RN

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.

Thomas A Haggerty MS, BSN, MS, AD

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.

Meredith King Jensen MSN, MA, RN


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 ex-

emplary nursing Blackboard course. Presented at 5th

Annual Health Professions Education Conference and

Technology Summit, Baruch College, NY.

Gross, R.E. (2015, March). Paula Major Lecturer: Ma-

lignant bowel obstructions in Gynecologic cancer pa-

tients. Presented at 32nd Annual Symposium of the

Society of Gynecologic Nurse Oncologists. Boston,

MA.

Randy E Gross MS, RN, WHNP-BC, ACNS-BC, AOCNP

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.

Pearline Okumakpeyi, RN, MA, Med, DNS(c)

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


STUDENT HONORS AND AWARDS

Certificate of Appreciation. Queens Black Nurses As-

sociation Annual Research Conference. October 2014.

Margaret S Alexandre MSN, CNA, RN

Scholarship Award. Sigma theta Tau, Mu Upsilon

Chapter.

Natasha J Nurse RN, MS, CNS

DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. The DAISY

Foundation.

Fifth Place Winner, Poster Presenter. Nursing Re-

search Day, New York Presbyterian Hospital.

Thomas A Hagerty AD, MS, BSN, MS

Judith Whittaker Scholarship. Nurses Educational

Fund. 2014-2015.

Nancy Roecklein MS, ANP-BC

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

Paula Major Lectureship Award. 32nd Annual Sympo-

sium of the Society of Gynecologic Nurse Oncologists.

Boston, MA, March 2015.

Pearline Okumakpeyi RN, MA, MEd, DNS(c)

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.


Jonas IV Nurse Leader Scholars

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 re-

ceived 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 imple-

mentation of online learning programs and clinical simulation, plus clinical deci-

sion 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 informat-

ics experience. He hopes that both his dissertation and future work involve integrat-

ing technology and nursing to provide the best patient outcomes.

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

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 stu-

dents for graduateion. BCC specifically aims to educate stu-

dents 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 treat-

ment. 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


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

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 doc-

torate 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 pro-

vide 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.

THE KEVILLE FREDERICKSON NURSING

DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND

THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE 2014 ANNUAL APPEAL DONORS:

Bernadette J Amicucci

Emma Kontzamanis

Theresa L Lundy

Mary A Joseph

Paul G Quinn

Barbara M Cohen

Unn Hidle

Katherine Weilbaecher

Alsacia Pacsi

Mary G Tesoro

Regina Cardaci

Donna Nickitas

Keville Frederickson

Mercy College Dept. of Nursing

Dr. Karen V Bourgeois

Dr. Anne Marie Simmons

The College of Staten Island, Dept. of Nursing

Dr. Nancy M Manister

Dr. Danna L Curcio

**To contribute to our Scholarship Fund, please see donation

cards and instructions at the end of the newsletter.


http://www.gc.cuny.edu

Welcome Postdoctoral Researcher

MIGUEL A VILLEGAS-PANTOJA BN, MNSc, DNSc

Since 2011 Dr. Villegas has been a Professor in the Bachelor of

Nursing Program at the Nursing School of Nuevo Laredo, Uni-

versidad Autonoma de Tamaulipas, México. He teaches Re-

search Statistics and Research Methodology. He has also served

as statistical advisor in bachelor and master dissertations. Since

2009 he has been a member of the Sigma Theta Tau Interna-

tional Honor Society of Nursing, Tau Alpha Chapter.

In 2009 and 2011 he received scholarships to pursue graduate

studies. He earned a BN from the Universidad Autonoma de

Tamaulipas and received his Master and Doctor degrees from

the Nursing School of the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo

León, the only nursing graduate program recognized by the

National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT) in

Mexico. During this time he collaborated in workshops for the

“Grupo de Estudiantes de Enfermería Contra las Adic-

ciones” (GREECA; Group of Nursing Students against Addic-

tions) and in an intervention for teachers of elementary , junior

high, and high school of the metro area of Monterrey titled,

“Prevención de Adicciones en los Adolescentes” (Prevention of

Addictions in Adolescence).

In 2014 he worked as a part-time professor in the Master of

Nursing Science Program at the School of Nursing of the Uni-

versidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon in Monterrey, México,

where he was teaching Publications and Dissemination Semi-

nar. In that program he spent some time working with Master

nursing students in the southern state of Chiapas, México as an

agreement with the Instituto Superior de Estudios de Enfer-

mería del Estado de Chiapas.

His research career has been focused on the study of substance

use in adolescents - a national problem that threatens the quality

of life of the Mexican population, particularly the residents near

the border with the US. Also, he has taken part of the goals of

the Academic Board for Prevention of Drug Addictions from

the Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon. During 2013-2014

he published the following scientific journal articles and book

chapters based on his addiction research.

Scientific articles

Villegas-Pantoja, M. A., Alonso-Castillo, M. M., Benavides

-Torres, R. A., & Guzmán-Facundo, F. R. (2013). Alcohol

consumption and executive functions in adolescents: a sys-

tematic review. Aquichan, 13(2), 234-246.

Villegas-Pantoja, M. A., Alonso-Castillo, M. M., Alonso, B.

A., & Guzmán-Facundo, F. R. (2014). Stressful life events

and its relationship to alcohol and tobacco consumption in

adolescents. Ciencia y Enfermería, 20(1), 35-46.

Villegas-Pantoja, M. A., Alonso-Castillo, M. M., Alonso-

Castillo, B. A., & Martínez-Maldonado, R. (2014). Percep-

tion of parenting and its relationship to the onset of drug use

in Mexican adolescents. Aquichan, 14(1), 41-42.

Book Chapters

López, M. A., Villegas, M. A., Alonso, M. M. & Armendá-

riz, N .A. (2012). Capítulo IV: Los métodos cualitativos en

investigación del fenómeno de las drogas. En M. M. Alon-

so, K. S. López, N. A. Armendáriz & F. R. Guzmán. Facto-

res de riesgo y consumo de drogas en adolescentes de se-

cundaria, un estudio multiregional. El caso México (pp. 65-

87). Monterrey, México: Editorial UANL. ISBN 978-607-

433-864-5

Alonso, M. M., Armendáriz, N. A., Guzmán, F. R., López,

M. A., Villegas, M. A. & Álvarez, A. (2014). Integración de

contenidos temáticos de drogas al currículo de doctorado en

ciencias de enfermería: El caso de la Facultad de Enfermería

de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. En S. E. Es-

parza, M. M. Alonso, K. S. López, L. Rodríguez. Compe-

tencias específicas de enfermería en la reducción de la de-

manda de drogas (pp. 235-249). Monterrey, México: Edito-

rial UANL. ISBN 978-607-27-0218-9

By the end of 2015 he aims to become part of the Mexican Na-

tional System of Researchers (SNI) to produce research in his

hometown. Currently he resides in New York and works as a

Visiting Assistant Professor at the Nursing PhD Program, Grad-

uate Center, where he is advising Ph.D. students. His future

plans for research include incivility in nursing students, a prob-

lem often ignored in Mexican nursing schools.

From left: Executive Officer Dr. Donna Nickitas, Mi-

guel A Villegas-Pantoja, and Deputy Executive Officer

Dr. Martha Whetsell



KEVILLE FREDERICKSON

What a life changing experience my work at the Grad-uate Center of CUNY has been. I was part of two plan-ning committees for the PhD in Nursing for CUNY, neither of which became a reality. So, when the third request came to join yet another planning committee, I was not enthusiastic. However, after meeting with Vice Chancellor Selma Botman, it was clear that there was support for a research doctorate in nursing. Through 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 posi-tion 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 be-

come 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.

My seven years as Director and Executive Officer of the Nursing Research Doctorate has changed my life and led to the fulfillment of a goal that I have long as-pired to achieve: to provide the opportunity for a wide range of students, especially those from under-represented minorities, to enroll in an affordable re-search doctoral program. I will miss the GC and PhD nursing faculty and students but will never forget them.



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 pre-

sented a wonderful experience for me as I guided doctoral stu-

dents. 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 ado-

lescents 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 work-

ing 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 pro-

gram 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.

Eastern Nursing Research Society Conference

Save-the-Date Professional Development Event

Advising for Fall 2015 Registration

Registration for Fall 2015 Begins

Save-the-Date End of Year Luncheon

Graduation!

Washington, DC April 15th– 17th

April 24th, 2:30-4:00pm location TBA

April 20th-30th

Begins April 30th

May 15th, 2:00-4:00pm in Skylight Conference Rm

May 27th, 5:00pm at Avery Fisher Hall

Calendar of upcoming events


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DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND

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