Our Fellows
above: 2019-20 Fellows at Orientation
Below you can see previous NLI Fellows and download their projects.
- Projects for 2019 and beyond are listed below the cohort group pictures.
- Projects from 2015 -19 are listed below NLI Fellow photographs.
Where Our Fellows Are Employed
At the time they were enrolled in the NLI, our fellows were employed at:
Academic Institutions
- Anne Arundel Community College
- Bowie State University
- Carroll County Community College
- Chesapeake College
- College of Southern Maryland
- Coppin State University
- Howard Community College
- Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
- Montgomery College
- Morgan State University
- Notre Dame of Maryland University
- University of Maryland School of Nursing
Clinical Settings
- Adventist Healthcare – Shady Grove
- Anne Arundel Medical Center
- CalvertHealth Medical Center
- Calvert Hospice
- Carroll County Health Department
- Doctors Community Health System
- Frederick County Health Department
- Frederick Health Hospital
- Frederick Memorial Hospital/Frederick Regional Health System
- FutureCare Capital Region
- Gandhi Health Career Services
- Johns Hopkins Health System
- Johns Hopkins Hospital
- Kaiser Permanente
- Maryland Primary Care Physicians
- Mercy Health Clinic
- Meritus Medical Center
- Nurse Practitioner Association of Maryland
- National Institutes of Health
- Northwest Hospital
- Peninsula Regional Medical Center
- Saint Agnes Hospital
- Sharecare, Inc.
- Sinai Hospital
- Union Memorial Hospital (Medstar)
- University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center
- University of Maryland Capital Region Health
- University of Maryland Community Medical Group
- University of Maryland Medical Center
- University of Maryland Medical Center - Midtown
- University of Maryland Shore Regional Health
- University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center
- University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health
- Veterans Affairs (VA) Maryland Health Care System
- Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
- Washington Adventist Healthcare
2020-21 NLI Fellows
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Carol Adams, MBA, MS, RN Frederick County Health Dept. |
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Tracy Baca, MS, RN, CCRN-K University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) |
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Trena Brown, BSN University of Maryland Medical Center - Midtown |
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Catherine Case, MSN, RN-BC, CPAN, CDES Sinai Hospital Baltimore |
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Jamie Clendenin, BSN, RN-BC Anne Arundel Medical Center |
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Crystal DeVance-Wilson, PhD, MBA, PHCNS-BC University of Maryland School of Nursing (UMSON) |
Brandi Elzie, BSN, RN-BC Anne Arundel Medical Center |
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Ore-Ofe Ezeigbo, MSN, RN, CWCN University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center (UM-BWMC) |
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Claire Floyd, MSN, RN-BC Frederick Health Hospital |
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Melita Forrester, MS, RN, VA-BC Anne Arundel Medical Center |
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Kunjamma George, DNP, MSN, RN-BC, CMSRN Montgomery College |
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Shahde Graham-Coker, MSN, RN-BC UM Capital Region Health |
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Stephanie Harmon, MSN, RNC-NIC Anne Arundel Medical Center |
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Ashley Hernandez, MS, RN, CNE Anne Arundel Community College |
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Nicole Hodski, MSN, RN, CCRN, NE-BC UMMC |
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Carol Holness, DNP, RN Montgomery College |
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Sarah Inman, MSN, MBA, RN, CM-DN Northwest Hospital |
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Ashley James, BSN, RN UM Upper Chesapeake Health |
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Dahlia Joseph, MS, CRNP, ACNP-BC UM-BWMC |
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Devika Kandhai, MSN, RN, CMSRN UM-BWMC |
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Charmaine McKie, PhD, MPH, RN, OCN Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic |
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Marceletta Mendoza, MSN, RN, CNOR, CPHQ UM Capital Region Health |
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Candice Michael, MSN, RN, CPHQ, LSSGB, RNC-BC Frederick Health Hospital |
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Hannah Miller, MSN, RN, CNL, CPN Sharecare, Inc. |
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Sharon Mooney, BSN, RNC-NIC Anne Arundel Medical Center |
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Catherine Music, MSN, RN Anne Arundel Medical Center |
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Charlotte Nwogwugwu, DrPH, BSN, CPH-BC, HIV PCP UMSON |
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Stella Oloruntoyin, BSN, RN, CAPA UMMC |
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Kimberly Peterson, MSN, APRN-CNS, ACCNS-AG, OCN UMMC |
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Donna Pusey, MS, RN-ACM Peninsula Regional Medical Center |
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Giovanna Robbins, MSN, RN, ONC Johns Hopkins Hospital |
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Dana Rose, BSN, RN CalvertHealth Medical Center |
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Heather Sauerwald, MSN, RN, ACM-RN Johns Hopkins Hospital |
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Meghan Schott, BSN, RN UM St. Joseph Medical Center |
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Nicole Sedaka, MS, RN, CNL UMMC |
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Rebecca Shumaker, MSN, RN, NPD-BC Meritus Medical Center |
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Ericka Simms-Hannah, DNP, CM-DRN, RN VA Medical Center - Loch Raven |
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Eileen Skaarer, MSN, RN UM St. Joseph Med. Center |
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Dyshekia Strawberry, MSN, RN-BC UM Shore Regional Health |
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Lynn Thomas, MSN, RN, NRP, CCRN, CCEMTP Anne Arundel Medical Center |
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Erin Tobat, MSN, RN, CCRN-CSC Peninsula Regional Medical Center |
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Sarah Trandel, DNP, FNP-BC Johns Hopkins Health System |
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Mark Walker, PhD, RN, CCRN NotreDame of Maryland University |
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Heather Watson, PhD, RN Johns Hopkins Health System |
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Kelly Wilson, MSM, RN, PCCN, CNML Peninsula Regional Medical Center |
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Jennifer Zeller, MS, CRNP UM St. Joseph Medical Center |
2019-20 NLI Fellows
above: 2019-20 Fellows at Orientation
Collaborative Posters
- “In newly graduated nurses, what foundational level soft skills are thought to be most relevant for entry into practice?”
David-Sherman, Lyons, Mannon, Pasion, Van Allen - “Impact of Nurse Residency Program on First Year Nurse Turnover”
Chapman, Curry, Holdren, Martin, Sadtler - “Workplace Violence: Impact on Nurse Work Performance, Mental Health and Resilience”
Arnett, Brooks, Mitzman, Weihs - “Fostering Nurse Resiliency Through Purposeful Interventions”
Allen, Hamburg, Naccarini, Patton, Wilkins - “What do you want from me? Providing Nursing Leadership to Health Care Professionals during a Pandemic”
Cipra, Hamel, Maddrey, Mora, Travers - “Identification of Leadership Characteristics and Styles through Fables and Moral Maxims: A Novel Teaching Approach”
Jackson-Parkin, Nji - “Putting the Art of Influencing in Your Leadership Toolbox”
Murray, Simon-Waterman, Uduhiri, Woode, Zimmer - “How to Lead with Confidence through Healthcare Challenges without Wavering from our Moral Compass”
Dobson, Farrell, Lewis, Mack
2019-20 NLI Fellows
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Rachel Allen, MS, CRNP-A, AOCNP Saint Agnes Hospital |
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Sarah Arnett, DNP, MS, RN, CEN, NEA-BC |
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Kelsey Brooks, MSN, RN, CEN |
Leigh Chapman, MS, RN, CIC |
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Elizabeth Cipra, DNP, RN, APRN-CNS, CCRN-K University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center |
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Amanda Curry, MSN, RN, CEN |
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Eursula David-Sherman, MSN, RN |
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Miriam Dobson, MSN, RN, CPH, NHDP-BC Frederick County Health Department |
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Rachael Farrell, EdD, MSN, RN, CNE Howard Community College |
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Michael Hamburg, MSN, RN, CEN Northwest Hospital |
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Linda Hamel, MSN, RN College of Southern Maryland |
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Heidi Holdren, MSN, RN-BC
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Maranda Jackson-Parkin PhD, CRNP, ACNP-BC, CCNS, CCRN-K University of Maryland School of Nursing |
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Dawanya Lewis, MSN, RN, CCM, NEA-BC UM Baltimore-Washington Medical Center |
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Denise Lyons, MSN, RN, CEN
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Cheryll Mack, MPA, RN UMMC |
Carol Maddrey, MSN, RN Johns Hopkins Hospital |
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Kaitlyn Mannon, MSN, RN, NHDP-BC, CEN, CPEN
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Brenda Martin, MSN, RN, CNML
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Cynthia Mitzman, MSN, RN |
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Alexandra Mora, MS, RN Mercy Health Clinic |
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Toni Murray, DNP, MS, RN-BC, CENP, CMSRN MedStar Union Memorial Hospital MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital |
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Deborah Naccarini, DNP, RN, CNE Notre Dame of Maryland University |
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Anna Nji, PhD, MSN/MPH, RN Gandhi Health Career Services |
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Marlene Pasion, MSN, RN-BC
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Jae Patton, MSN, CRNP, AACC Saint Agnes Hospital |
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Kimberly Sadtler, MSN, PMH, APRN-BC, NE-BC
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Christie Simon-Waterman, DNP, ]RN, CRNP Johns Hopkins Hospital |
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Edna Travers, MS, RN Johns Hopkins Hospital |
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Chinyere Uduhiri, MSN, CRNP FutureCare Capital Region |
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Jaime Van Allen, MS, RN-BC |
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Lesley Weihs, MBA, MSN, RN, CENP Peninsula Regional Medical Center |
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Autumn Wilkins, MSN, RN, CMSRN Saint Agnes Hospital |
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Chuwana Woode, MHA, RN UM Capital Region Health |
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Michele Zimmer, DNP, RN, CCRN-CMC UMMC |
2018-19 NLI Fellows
2018-19 Nurse Leadership Institute (NLI) Fellows
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Adeola Akindana, DNP, CRNP, CDE |
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Arneshuia Bilal, MSN-Ed Nurse Leadership Development Programs in Different Work Environments |
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Alexis Braxton, MSN, RN, CEN Nurse Leadership Development Programs in Different Work Environments |
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Erica Brinkley, DNP, RN Improving the Odds for Early Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy |
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June Brouse, MSN Enhancing Collaborative Partnerships Through Nurse Leadership Development |
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Jennifer Brown, MS, CRNP, AGPCNP-BC, CEN |
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Brian Burke, MBA, MS, RN |
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Sharolyn Bush, MSN |
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Sara Cano, MSN-Ed, RN Improving the Odds for Early Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy |
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Nneka Ezunagu, MSN |
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Lucine Francis, PhD |
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Rachel Friscia, MS, CRNI |
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Kathryn Handy, DNP, RN, CNE Assessing Wellness in the Transition from Academia to Practice:Gaps & Opportunities |
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Kristen Hargett, MS, CPAN, RN |
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Kurt Haspert, MSN, ANP-BC |
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Victoria Hughes, DSN, RN, ARNP |
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Dale Jafari, MSN Engaging Nurse Practitioner (NP) Students in Political Activism |
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Iman Jones, MS, RN Nurse Leadership Development Programs in Different Work Environments |
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Iskra Jones, MS Improving the Odds for Early Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy |
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Beverly Lang, MScN, RN, ANP-BC Engaging Nurse Practitioner (NP) Students in Political Activism |
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Eucharia Mbagwu, MSN |
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Katie McElroy, PhD, RN |
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Taina Metsa-Mahka, MBA, BSN Enhancing Collaborative Partnerships Through Nurse Leadership Development |
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Diane Michalek, DNP |
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Colette Miller, MS, RNC-Nic Improving the Odds for Early Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy |
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Virginia Nganga, MSN Nurse Leadership Development Programs in Different Work Environments |
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Caroline Orwenyo, MPH, MSCPH, CCM Enhancing Collaborative Partnerships Through Nurse Leadership Development |
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Elizabeth Scala, MSN, MBA, RN Assessing Wellness in the Transition from Academia to Practice:Gaps & Opportunities |
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Chrismond Sharpe-Mason, MSN, RN |
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Sarah Simmons, MSN, RN, CHPN |
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Deborah Tolliver, MS, RN |
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Courtney Turnbull, MS, RN |
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Madeleine Whalen, MSN, MPH, RN, CEN Assessing Wellness in the Transition from Academia to Practice:Gaps & Opportunities |
2017-18 NLI Fellows
2017-18 NLI Fellows
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Crystal Asche, MBA, BSN, RNC-OB The role of the nursing curriculum in the development of resilience in new graduate nurses |
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Beth Barrows, MS, RN Succession Planning for Nurse Leaders: Prioritizing, Planning, and Preparing |
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Alexandra Bennof, MSN, RN, CPNP Bridging the Gap: From bedside practice to clinical teaching |
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Ameera Chakravarthy, MSN |
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Amanda Chipko, MS, FNP-BC, ACHPN
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Heidi Conner, MSN, MBA, RN The role of the nursing curriculum in the development of resilience in new graduate nurses |
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Melanie Donaway, MSN, RN, CEN, CPEN |
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Chin-Chuen Feng, PhD, RN
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Angela Greenfield, MSN, RN |
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Veronica Gutchell, DNP, CRNP, FNP-BC The role of the nursing curriculum in the development of resilience in new graduate nurses |
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Lori Harvin, MSN, RN, CNE
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Deborah Heys, MS, RN-BC |
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Deldelker James, MSN, RN, OCN, BMTCN
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Geetha Kada, PhD, MA, RN
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Kathy Martin, DNP, RN, CNE Student Nurse Transition to Practice: From the Classroom to the Ambulatory Care Environment |
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Kimberly McIltrot, DNP, CPNP, CWOCN |
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Priya Nair, MS, RN Student Nurse Transition to Practice: From the Classroom to the Ambulatory Care Environment |
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Denise Owen, MSN-Ed, RN-BC
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Ashley Rice, MSN, RN
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Jean Seiler, MA, BSN, CPPS, CPHQ |
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Helina Somervell, DNP, CRNP, FNP-BC The role of the nursing curriculum in the development of resilience in new graduate nurses |
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Rebecca Tolley, RN, MSN |
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Rebecca Turner, MS, ACNP-BC |
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Erin Wright, DNP, CNM, APHN-BC The role of the nursing curriculum in the development of resilience in new graduate nurses |
2016-17 NLI Fellows
2015-16 NLI Fellows
Learn more about each NLI Fellow's project by clicking on the link in red below their names.
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Maija Anderson, DNP, RN, ACNP-BC, CRNP |
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Johanna Aparicio, DNP, RN, CNS Enhancing the Clinical Decision-Making Skills of Nurse Practitioners |
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Domonique Banks, MSN, RN, SCRN Establishing Formal Post-Preceptorship Mentoring Programs for Graduate Nurses |
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Erin Barnaba, MSN, RN, ONC, CNL |
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Versa Belton, MSN, RN-BC Journey from Darkness to Light: Child Abuse Awareness in Maryland |
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Suzanna Fitzpatrick, MSN, RN, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC Emerging DNPs: Leading Others to Change Healthcare within a Framework of Authentic Leadership |
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Jennifer Fritzges, DNP, RN, CNE Establishing Formal Post-Preceptorship Mentoring Programs for Graduate Nurses |
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Kathleen Groody, MSN, CCRN, CWN |
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Harolda Hedd, MSN, RN-BC |
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Sherrie Lessans, PhD, RN |
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Tracey Long, MSN-MPH, RN-BC, CPH How do we learn: Impressions and perspectives from Johns Hopkins Nursing |
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Patience Mbulu, EdD, MSN, RN |
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Cordelia Obizoba, PhD, RN |
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Heidi Rayner, MS, RN |
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Karen Scheu, DNP, FNP-BC Journey from Darkness to Light: Child Abuse Awareness in Maryland |
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Charlotte Seckman, PhD, RN-BC Enhancing the Clinical Decision-Making Skills of Nurse Practitioners |
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Andrea Smith, DNP, CRNP, FNP-BC Emerging DNPs: Leading Others to Change Healthcare within a Framework of Authentic Leadership |
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Heather Westerfield, DNP, RN, CMSRN Journey from Darkness to Light: Child Abuse Awareness in Maryland |
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Kathleen Wisser, PhD, RN, CNE, CPHQ Emerging DNPs: Leading Others to Change Healthcare within a Framework of Authentic Leadership |