Cory Stephens, DNP, RN, NI-BC, CPHIMS, FHIMSS

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  • Assistant Professor
    Organizational Systems and Adult Health
Location:
Room 455A, School of Nursing Building
Phone:
410-706-1417
Email:

Education

  • Certified Nurse Educator (CNE), National League for Nursing, 2024
  • Graduate Certificate, Teaching in Nursing and Health Professions, University of Maryland, 2024
  • DNP, Informatics Nursing, Walden University, 2022
  • Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS), Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), 2018
  • Nursing Informatics Board Certification (NI-BC), American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), 2018
  • MSN, Informatics Nursing, Walden University, 2018
  • BSN, Nursing, Indiana University, 2015
  • ASN, Nursing, Ivy Tech Community College, 2014

Contracts, Fellowships, Grants, and Sponsored Research

  • Date:
    2025 - 2028
    Title:
    AI in Maryland Higher Education
    Sponsoring Organization:
    Maryland Higher Education Commission
    Role:
    Co-Principal
  • Date:
    2025 - 2026
    Title:
    USM Generative AI Pedagogy Fellows Program
    Sponsoring Organization:
    Kirwin Center for Academic Innovation (USM)
    Role:
    Principal
  • Date:
    2024 - 2025
    Title:
    Excellence in Health Profession Education: Establishing a Nursing Faculty AI Champion Program to Elevate Teaching and Learning with Artificial Intelligence
    Sponsoring Organization:
    UMB Leaders in Education: Academy of Presidential Scholars (LEAPS)
    Role:
    Co-Investigator
  • Date:
    2023 - 2028
    Title:
    Nature-based virtual reality intervention to manage stress in family caregivers of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients: a two-phase pilot study
    Sponsoring Organization:
    National Institutes of Health (NIH)
    Role:
    Supporting
  • Date:
    2023 - 2024
    Title:
    Impact of a Virtual Café on Students in a Nursing Informatics Graduate Program
    Sponsoring Organization:
    UMB Kirwin Institute for Academic Innovation Elkins Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Fellowship
    Role:
    Principal
  • Date:
    2025 - 2029
    Title:
    ANEC Award for Certified Nurse Educator
    Sponsoring Organization:
    Maryland Higher Education Commission
    Role:
    Principal
  • Date:
    2023 - 2024
    Title:
    Nurse Leadership Institute (NLI) Fellowship
    Sponsoring Organization:
    Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC)
    Role:
    Principal
  • Date:
    2024 - 2025
    Title:
    Nursing Professional Residency for Outstanding Faculty (N-PROF) Program
    Sponsoring Organization:
    UMSON
    Role:
    Principal
  • Date:
    2025 - 2025
    Title:
    Increasing Clinical Access and Enrollments
    Sponsoring Organization:
    Maryland Higher Education Commission
    Role:
    Supporting
  • Date:
    2023 - 2029
    Title:
    NSP II - New Nurse Faculty Fellowship
    Sponsoring Organization:
    Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC)
    Role:
    Principal

Research Interests

  • Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI)
    Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
    Nursing Education

Publications

  • Artificial intelligence for nursing education. Fisher, C., Seckman, C. A., Stephens, C. & Kelemen, A. G. (Eds.). Cognella Academic Publishing.
  • Foundations of artificial intelligence in healthcare. Artificial intelligence for nursing education. Cognella Academic Publlshing.
  • AI applications in higher education: Transforming teaching and learning academic nursing programs. Artificial intelligence for nursing education. Cognella Academic Publlshing.
  • Designing Assessment and Evaluation with AI. Artificial intelligence for nursing education. Cognella Academic Publlshing.
  • Stephens, C.. From AI ideas to institutional priorities: A case study of a faculty-led pipeline for AI-enhanced learning. AI Enhanced Learning.
  • Stephens, C., Fisher, C. & Seckman, C. A. (2026). A generative AI virtual teaching assistant for graduate nursing informatics education: Design, implementation, and preliminary outcomes. . CIN: Computer, Informatics, Nursing, 44 (5), 1-7. Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/CIN.0000000000001411
  • Fisher, C.. Preparing Doctoral Nurse Leaders to Champion Artificial Intelligence in Nursing Education. no, Journal of Doctor of Nursing Practice.
  • Stephens, C. (2025, March). An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care. Caring for the Ages, 26 (2), 1-3. Elsevier BV. doi:10.1016/j.carage.2025.02.025
  • Lee, L. J., Son, E. H., Farmer, N., Gerrard, C., Tuason, R. T., Yang, L., et al. (2024, May). Nature-based virtual reality intervention to manage stress in family caregivers of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients: a two-phase pilot study protocol. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 15. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1295097
  • McKeeby, J. W., Siwy, C. M., Southers, J., Newcomer, D. A., Hughes, S., Sano, J. M., et al. (2023). Establishing a Health Information Technology for the Vaccination of National Institutes of Health Staff. Applied Biosafety, 27 (4), 231-236. SAGE Publications. doi:10.1089/apb.2022.0011

Presentations

  • Year:
    2025
    Title:
    AI at UMB: Exploring the present and preparing for the future
    Conference/Meeting Name:
    2025 President’s Symposium and White Paper Project Panel
    Sponsoring Organization:
    University of Maryland, Baltimore
  • Year:
    2025
    Title:
    Productivity and pedagogy: Faculty AI champions program outcomes
    Conference/Meeting Name:
    Leaders in Education: Academy of Presidential Scholars (LEAPS) 3rd Annual Symposium
    Sponsoring Organization:
    University of Maryland, Baltimore
  • Year:
    2025
    Title:
    AI in nursing: Innovation, care, and education for health equity in Hispanic communities
    Conference/Meeting Name:
    National Association of Hispanic Nurses DMV Chapter Meeting
  • Year:
    2025
    Title:
    Harnessing AI for scholarly success: Enhancing literature reviews, grant writing, and research collaboration
    Conference/Meeting Name:
    Center for Advanced Research Training & Innovation (CARTI) Scientific Writing Seminar Series
    Sponsoring Organization:
    University of Maryland School of Medicine
  • Year:
    2024
    Title:
    The dynamic duo: The clinical nurse specialist and informatics specialist bridging the technology gap
    Conference/Meeting Name:
    National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS) 2024 Conference
  • Year:
    2024
    Title:
    INS Tech-Savvy Innovators: Elevating Clinical Expertise with Informatics
    Conference/Meeting Name:
    American Nursing Informatics Association (ANIA)
  • Year:
    2024
    Title:
    Integrating generative AI into nursing education: Innovating from health promotion to crisis response
    Conference/Meeting Name:
    2024 Maryland Nursing Association (MNA) Annual Convention
  • Year:
    2024
    Title:
    Transforming nursing informatics education: Redesigning our master’s program to align with AACN competency-based essentials
    Conference/Meeting Name:
    2024 Maryland Nursing Association (MNA) Annual Convention
  • Year:
    2024
    Title:
    A debate with Chat GPT
    Conference/Meeting Name:
    Summer Institute in Nursing Informatics (SINI) 2024
  • Year:
    2023
    Title:
    Generative AI in healthcare
    Conference/Meeting Name:
    Summer Institute in Nursing Informatics (SINI) 2023

Areas of Specialization

  • Nursing Informatics, Generative AI, Learning Technologies

Primary Teaching Areas

  • Nursing Informatics

Media Appearances and Interviews

  • Title:
    Overview of the Faculty AI Champion Program
    Name:
    Leaders in Education: Academy of Presidential Scholars at UMB
    Type:
    Other
    Date:
    March 2025
  • Title:
    AI and cybersecurity for nurse executives
    Name:
    Adtalem
    Type:
    Other
    Date:
    December 2024
  • Title:
    Capturing the Value of Informatics Across the Health Care Continuum
    Name:
    Summer Institute in Nursing Informatics
    Type:
    Other
    Date:
    2023
  • Title:
    Student Practicums at the National Institutes of Health
    Name:
    NIH
    Type:
    TV
    Date:
    November 2019

Honors/Awards

  • Name:
    Excellence in Teaching Award, Graduate (Nominated)
    Sponsoring organization:
    University of Maryland
    Date:
    2024
  • Name:
    NIH Quality of Work-Life and Well-Being Award
    Sponsoring organization:
    National Institutes of Health (NIH)
    Date:
    2022
  • Name:
    NIH Innovation Award
    Sponsoring organization:
    National Institutes of Health (NIH)
    Date:
    2022
  • Name:
    Fellow Member (FHIMSS)
    Sponsoring organization:
    Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
    Date:
    2022
  • Name:
    People's Choice Award
    Sponsoring organization:
    Summer Institute in Nursing Informatics
    Date:
    2021
  • Name:
    Outstanding Abstract Award
    Sponsoring organization:
    Summer Institute in Nursing Informatics
    Date:
    2021
  • Name:
    Distinguished Alumni Award
    Sponsoring organization:
    Ivy Tech Community College
    Date:
    2021
  • Name:
    NIH Telehealth Implementation Award
    Sponsoring organization:
    National Institutes of Health (NIH)
    Date:
    2020
  • Name:
    NIH Mobile EHR Application Implementation Award
    Sponsoring organization:
    National Institutes of Health (NIH)
    Date:
    2020
  • Name:
    HIMSS Emerging Healthcare Leaders Award
    Sponsoring organization:
    Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
    Date:
    2019

Academic and Professional Activities

University

  • Date:
    2025 - Current
    Organization:
    MSN Curriculum Committee
    Role:
    Member
  • Date:
    2025 - 2025
    Organization:
    President’s Symposium and White Paper Project
    Role:
    Panelist
  • Date:
    2023 - Current
    Organization:
    Online Teaching Community
    Role:
    Member
  • Date:
    2024 - Current
    Organization:
    Faculty AI Champion Program
    Role:
    Generative AI Faculty Mentor
  • Date:
    2024 - Current
    Organization:
    UMSON NI Certification Review Seminar
    Role:
    Principal Lecturer
  • Date:
    2024 - 2025
    Organization:
    UMB Conway Scholarship Program
    Role:
    Conway Scholar Mentor
  • Date:
    2023 - 2023
    Organization:
    UMB Clinical Practice Summit
    Role:
    Judge - Poster Presentations
  • Date:
    2023 - Current
    Organization:
    OSAH
    Role:
    Student Advisor
  • Date:
    2023 - Current
    Organization:
    OSAH
    Role:
    NI Scholarly Paper Reader

Professional

  • Date:
    2024 - 2025
    Organization:
    Summer Institute in Nursing Informatics (SINI) 2025
    Role:
    Chairperson
  • Date:
    2023 - Current
    Organization:
    Journal of Nursing Scholarship
    Role:
    Manuscript Reviewer/Referee
  • Date:
    2023 - Current
    Organization:
    Computer, Informatics, Nursing (CIN) Journal
    Role:
    Manuscript Reviewer/Referee
  • Date:
    2023 - 2024
    Organization:
    Summer Institute in Nursing Informatics (SINI) 2024
    Role:
    Chairperson
  • Date:
    2022 - 2022
    Organization:
    American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)
    Role:
    Manuscript Reviewer/Referee
  • Date:
    2019 - 2019
    Organization:
    HIMSS Global Conference
    Role:
    Manuscript Reviewer/Referee
  • Date:
    2019 - 2023
    Organization:
    National Institutes of Health
    Role:
    Preceptor
  • Date:
    2019 - 2021
    Organization:
    TIGER International Task Force
    Role:
    Task Force Chair
  • Date:
    2013 - 2014
    Organization:
    Ivy Tech Leaders of Tomorrow
    Role:
    Workshop Organizer
  • Date:
    2013 - 2014
    Organization:
    Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society School Chapter
    Role:
    President

Public

  • Date:
    2019 - 2023
    Organization:
    NIH Teams Early Adoption Workgroup
    Role:
    Chair
  • Date:
    2020 - 2023
    Organization:
    NIH Mobile Technologies Open
    Role:
    Chair
  • Date:
    2020 - 2020
    Organization:
    NIH Magnet Accreditation Committee
    Role:
    Committee Member
  • Date:
    2021 - 2023
    Organization:
    NIH M365 Governance Board
    Role:
    Board Member