Summer Institute in Nursing Informatics

Program Chairs

Barbara Van de Castle, DNP, APRN-CNS, RN-BC, OCN
SINI 2023 Co-Chair
Assistant Professor, Nursing Informatics Program
University of Maryland School of Nursing
vandecastle@umaryland.edu

Charlotte Seckman, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN
SINI 2023 Co-Chair
Associate Professor, Nursing Informatics Program
University of Maryland School of Nursing
seckman@umaryland.edu

Planning Committee

Marion Ball, EdD, FLHIMSS, FCHIME, FAAN, FACMI
Executive Director, Multi-Interprofessional Center for Health Informatics
University of Texas at Arlington
Marionball6@gmail.com

Cheryl A. Fisher, EdD, MSN, RN
Director and Associate Professor
Nursing Informatics Program
University of Maryland School of Nursing
cheryl.fisher@umaryland.edu

Rebecca Freeman, PhD, RN, FAAN, FNAP
Vice President for Health Informatics
University of Vermont Health Network
freemanjr@gmail.com

Blossom Jiang
Graduate Student
University of Maryland School of Nursing
SINI Social Media Coordinator 
bjiang@umaryland.edu 

Arpad G. Kelemen, PhD
Professor, Nursing Informatics Program
University of Maryland School of Nursing
kelemen@umaryland.edu

Kathleen McGrow DNP, MS, RN, PMP
Chief Nursing Information Officer
Microsoft Health and Life Science Industry Team
Kathleen.Mcgrow@microsoft.com

Mary Etta Mills, ScD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN
Nurse Planner
University of Maryland School of Nursing
mmills@umaryland.edu

Eun-Shim Nahm, PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Dean of PhD Program and Professor
Co-Director, Biology and Behavior Across the Life Span Organized Research Center
University of Maryland School of Nursing
enahm@umaryland.edu 

Ernest Opoku-Agyemang, MS, MA, RN
Assistant Professor, Nursing Informatics Program
University of Maryland School of Nursing
eopoku@umaryland.edu

Cynthia Russell, DNP, RN-BC, EBP-C
Informatics Nurse Specialist
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Adjunct Professor, University of Maryland 
Crussell@frederick.health 

Claribel Sawyerr, DNP, MPH, RN-BC
Supervisory Nurse Consultant - Informatics
Department of Clinical Research Informatics
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
csawyerr@cc.nih.gov

Rhonda Schoville, PhD, MSBA, RN
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Systems, Populations, and Leadership
University of Michigan School of Nursing
rhondas@med.umich.edu

Sonia Smith, BS
Senior Program Specialist, Office of Professional Education
University of Maryland School of Nursing
sonia.smith@umaryland.edu

Cory Stephens, DNP, MSN, RN-BC, CPHIMS, FHIMSS
Assistant Professor, Department of Organizational Systems & Adult Health
University of Maryland School of Nursing
cory.stephens@umaryland.edu

Marisa L. Wilson, DNSc, MHSc, RN-BC, FAAN
Associate Professor and Specialty Track Coordinator, Nursing Informatics Program
University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing
mwilsoa@uab.edu

Sayonara Barbosa, PhD, RN
Associate Professor, Nursing Informatics and Critical Care Nursing Program
Sub-Coordinator, Graduate Program in Health Informatics
Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil
sayonara.barbosa@ufsc.br

Lynn Marie Elizabeth Bullock, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Director, Office of Professional Education
University of Maryland School of Nursing
lbullock@umaryland.edu

Toria Shaw Morawski, MSW, IICDP
Sr. Manager, Professional Development
tori@globallyempowered.com

Teri Young, MSB, RN-BC
Vice President, Clinical Systems & Chief of Clinical Informatics
University of Maryland Medical System
teri.Young@umm.edu

Diane Constantine, MSN, RN-BC, NEA-BC
Director, Clinical Informatics
University of Maryland Medical System
Adjunct Faculty, University of Maryland School of Nursing
dconstantine@umm.edu 

Overview

The Summer Institute in Nursing Informatics (SINI) was introduced in 1990 at the University of Maryland School of Nursing (UMSON) following the implementation of the nation’s first master’s program in nursing informatics.

SINI is a nonprofit event hosted by UMSON that provides an opportunity to deliver multiple-level learning experiences to meet the needs of nurse and health care informaticians across the spectrum of practice.

For more than three decades, the UMSON informatics faculty, along with an expert planning committee consisting of national and international leaders in the field, have assessed the learning needs of the nursing/health care informatics community; reviewed technology and informatics trends; and made recommendations to determine the overall theme, goals, and objectives for each SINI event, held annually in July.

The overall mission, vision and goals of the institute are as follows:

Mission

SINI’s mission is to provide clinicians, leaders, and academicians with new knowledge, exceptional presentations, meaningful networking opportunities, and experiences that further develop leadership in the field of nursing and health care informatics.

Vision

SINI’s vision is to serve as the premier institute for innovative nursing and health care informatics continuing education and knowledge sharing. We aim to advance the field nationally and internationally.

Objectives

• Maintain a scholarly institute that is on the leading edge of nursing and health care informatics.
• Promote evidence-based practice in nursing informatics and serve as a guide to translate evidence into practice.
• Identify national and international experts and emerging specialists to examine topics related to the latest innovations.
• Provide a forum for peer networking.
• Offer a venue to advance leadership in informatics.