Track: Advancing Education Transformation
1. Increasing Diversity in Nursing: A Case Study in Support of Improving Outcomes in Minority Students by Strengthening Nursing Programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)/Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs)
Maija Anderson, DNP, APRN
Professor and Director of Nursing
Morgan State University
Pawn Johnson-Hunter, MS, RN
Project Manager, Nursing Program
Morgan State University
2. Academic-Practice Partnerships to Advance RN-BS Independence in Community-based Settings
Vicky Kent, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor
College of Health Professions, Nursing
Towson University
Carlos Romero-Escobar, RN
Charge/Staff Nurse, Intensive Care Unit
Medstar
Lavina Patel, RN
Registered Nurse
Maria Baxter, MSN, CRNP
Nurse Practitioner Team Leader
Gilchrist Cares
3. Associate-to-Bachelor’s (ATB) Option: A Collaborative Practice Model
Laura Schenk, MS, RN
Academic Progression Coordinator
Harford Community College
Elizabeth Crusse, MS, MA, RN, CNE
Clinical Associate Professor
College of Health Professions, Nursing
Towson University
4. Expansion is not a Simple Cut and Paste Exercise
Bridgitte Gourley, DNP, CRNP
Assistant Professor, Specialty Director, Family and Community Health
University of Maryland School of Nursing
5. Educating and Preparing the Diverse Nurse of Tomorrow
Jennette Logan, DNP
Assistant Professor, Graduate Nursing Coordinator
Morgan State University
Track: Culture of Health
6. Healing Spirit via the Medicine Wheel
Barbara Drury, MSN, RB-BC
Nurse Residency Coordinator
Meritus Health Center
7. Building a Culture of Health in Baltimore Early Head Start Centers
Laura Allen, MS, RN
Program Director, Family and Community Health
University of Maryland School of Nursing
Patricia McLaine, DrPH, MPH, RN
Assistant Professor, Family and Community Health
University of Maryland School of Nursing
Robyn Gilden, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor, Family and Community Health
University of Maryland School of Nursing