American Academy of Nursing Announces 2021 Class of New Fellows
Academy to Induct 225 Nurse Leaders at its Health Policy Conference in October
August 4, 2021 (Washington, DC) — The American Academy of Nursing (Academy) announced today that it has selected 225 distinguished nurse leaders to be inducted into the 2021 Class of Fellows. The inductees will be recognized for their significant contributions to health and health care at the Academy’s annual Health Policy Conference, taking place on October 7-9, 2021. This year’s conference and induction ceremony will be offered in a hybrid format, allowing attendees to participate either in-person (at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, DC) or virtually.
“I am thrilled to welcome another exceptional class of Fellows to the American Academy of Nursing during a momentous time of change and progress in our collective efforts to fulfill the organization’s vision of healthy lives for all people,” said Academy President Eileen Sullivan-Marx, PhD, RN, FAAN. “The Academy aims to improve health and achieve health equity through nursing leadership, innovation, and science. The Academy’s Fellows embody our values of equity, diversity and inclusivity, inquiry, integrity, and courage, which enable us to achieve new heights of impact that advance health policy across the globe. Congratulations to this dynamic cohort of leaders who bring diverse experience and expertise to the Fellowship.”
The newest Fellows represent 38 states, the District of Columbia, and 17 countries. In welcoming these Fellows, the Academy will be comprised of more than 2,900 nursing leaders who are experts in policy, research, administration, practice, and academia who champion health and wellness, locally and globally.
Through a competitive, rigorous application process, the Academy’s Fellow Selection Committee, which is comprised of current Fellows, reviewed hundreds of applications to select the 2021 Fellows based on their contributions to advance the public’s health. Induction into the Academy is a significant milestone in a nurse leader’s career, in which their accomplishments are honored by their colleagues within and outside the profession.
The Academy is thrilled to host a hybrid induction ceremony, allowing for maximum attendance through an inclusive format where colleagues, friends, and family members who may not be able to attend the event in person are able to participate. This year’s induction ceremony, which will feature personalized video vignettes and live streaming of each inductee, will be a special way to recognize the new Fellows as the global pandemic continues to challenge traditional methods of celebration.
Learn more about the Academy and visit the hybrid policy conference website for more details.
2021 Academy Fellows
(Listed alphabetically by region, country, then state)
Americas
Brazil
Regina Szylit, PhD, MSc – University of Sao Paulo
Canada
Michelle Acorn, DNP, MN/ACNP, BScN/PHCNP, RN, NP, FCAN – International Council of Nurses
Irmajean Bajnok, PhD, MScN, RN, FCAN – Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario
Jennifer Baumbusch, PhD, RN – University of British Columbia
Mona Lisa Bourque Bearskin, PhD, RN – Thompson Rivers University
Marsha Campbell-Yeo, PhD, MN, NNP-BC, RN – Dalhousie University
Patrick O’Byrne, PhD, RN-EC – University of Ottawa
United States
Alabama
Edwin Aroke, PhD, MSN, CRNA – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Natalie Baker, DNP, CRNP, ANP-BC, GNP-BC, CNE, GS-C, FAANP – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Crystal Chapman Lambert, PhD, MSN, MSPH, CRNP – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Melanie Gibbons Hallman, DNP, RN, CNS, CRNP, FNP-BC, ACNP-BC, ENP-C, FAEN – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Aimee Chism Holland, DNP, WHNP-BC, FNP-C, FAANP – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Rebecca (Suzie) Miltner, PhD, RN, CNL, NEA-BC – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Mercy Ngosa Mumba, PhD, RN, CMSRN – The University of Alabama
JoAnn Oliver, PhD, RN, CNE – The University of Alabama
Shea Polancich, PhD, RN – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Penni I. Watts, PhD, RN, CHSE-A – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Arizona
Johannah Uriri-Glover, PhD, MS, MSN, RN – Arizona State University
California
Ifeyinwa Asiodu, PhD, RN, IBCLC – University of California, San Francisco
Miriam Bender, PhD, RN – University of California, Irvine
Diane Breckenridge, PhD, MSN, RN, ANEF – Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
Kristen Choi, PhD, RN – University of California, Los Angeles
Sarah Choi, PhD, RN, FNP-BC – University of California, Los Angeles
Sandra Dewar, PhD, APRN, FAES – University of California, Los Angeles
Elizabeth Oshry Dietz, EdD, CS-NP, CSN – American Red Cross of the Northern California Coastal Region
Leah Z. FitzGerald, PhD, FNP-BC – Mount Saint Mary’s University
Beth Haney, DNP, FNP-C, FAANP – City of Yorba Linda
Naomi Jay, PhD, MSN, RN, NP – University of California, San Francisco
Christine Latham, DNS, RN – California State University, Fullerton
Jung-Ah Lee, PhD, RN, FGSA – University of California, Irvine
Sonia Valdez, DNP, RN, ACNP, GANP, PHN, CVRN-BC – University of California, Irvine
Colorado
Kathleen Flarity, DNP, PhD, CEN, CFRN, FAEN – UCHealth/Center for COMBAT Research
Ingrid Johnson, DNP, MPP, RN – Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence
Caren Misky, MSN, RN, FNP-BC – DispatchHealth
Connecticut
Jaclyn Conelius, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, CHSE, FHRS, FNAP – Fairfield University
Joanne DeSanto Iennaco, PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC – Yale University
Annette Jakubisin Konicki, PhD, APRN, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, FAANP – University of Connecticut
Sascha James-Conterelli, DNP, CNM, FACNM – Yale University
Dorothy Vittner, PhD, RN – Fairfield University
Julie Womack, PhD, MSN, MA, FNP-BC, CNM – Yale University and VA Connecticut Healthcare System
District of Columbia (DC)
Jemma Ayvazian, DNP, ANP-BC – Department of Veterans Affairs
Linda Christensen, EdD, JD, MSN, RN, CNE – National League for Nursing
Clifton Jamil Kenon Jr., DNP, RN, IBCLC – United States Agency for International Development
Emma Kurnat-Thoma, PhD, MS, RN – Georgetown University
Beth Taylor, DHA, RN, NEA-BC – Department of Veterans Affairs
Florida
Eugenia Flores-Millender, PhD, RN, MS, PMHNP, CDE – Florida State University
Derrick C. Glymph, DNAP, CRNA, APRN, COL., USAR, FAANA – Florida International University
Mary McGoldrick, MS, RN, CRNI – Home Health Systems, Inc.
Mary Mckay, DNP, APRN, CNE – University of Miami
Tracy Ortelli, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF – Galen College of Nursing
Georgia
Kimarie Bugg, DNP, RN, MPH – Reaching Our Sisters Everywhere, Inc.
Hope Bussenius, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAR – Emory University
Nicole Carlson, PhD, CNM, FACNM – Emory University
Jill Case-Wirth, MHA, BSN, RN – Wellstar Health System
Alexis Dunn Amore, PhD, CNM, FACNM – Emory University and the Atlanta Birth Center
Fayron Epps, PhD, RN – Emory University
Pandora Hardtman, DNP, RN, CNM, FACNM – Jhpiego
Seongkum Heo, PhD – Mercer University
Roberta Kaplow, PhD, APRN-CCNS, AOCNS, CCRN – Emory University Hospital
Rose Wynne Murphree, DNP, MSN, BSN, RN, CWOCN, CFCN – Emory University
Michelle A. Nelson, PhD, MS, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP – Clayton State University
Regena Spratling, PhD, RN, APRN, CPNP, FAANP – Georgia State University
Amy Valderrama, PhD, RN – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Jessica Wells, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC – Emory University
Illinois
Linda S. Ehrlich-Jones, PhD, RN, CNS – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Cynthia Taylor Handrup, DNP, PMHCNS-BC – University of Illinois Chicago
Brett Morgan, DNP, CRNA – American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
Angela M. Moss, PhD, RN, APRN-BC – Rush University
Monique Reed, PhD, RN – Rush University
Indiana
Rebecca Bartlett Ellis, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC – Indiana University
Jan Powers, PhD, RN, CCNS, CCRN, NE-BC, FCCM – Parkview Health
Iowa
Karen Dunn Lopez, PhD, MPH, RN – University of Iowa
Lou Ann Montgomery, PhD, MAN, RN, NPD-BC, RN-BC – University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
Kansas
Amy Garcia, DNP, MSN, RN – University of Kansas
Jamie Myers, PhD, RN, AOCNS – University of Kansas
Kentucky
Jess Calohan, DNP, PMHNP-BC – Frontier Nursing University
Ruth Carrico, PhD, DNP, CIC, FSHEA, FNAP – University of Louisville
Whitney A. Nash, PhD, APRN, FAANP – University of Louisville
Chizimuzo Okoli, PhD, MPH, MSN, PMHNP-BC, APRN – University of Kentucky
Holly Wei, PhD, RN, NEA-BC – University of Louisville
Louisiana
Paula Zeanah, PhD, MSN, RN – University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Maryland
Deborah Baker, DNP, APRN, NEA-BC – Johns Hopkins Health System
Linda Costa, PhD, RN NEA-BC – University of Maryland
Peg E. Daw, DNP, RN-BC, CNE – Maryland Higher Education Commission
Laura Samuel, PhD, MSN – Johns Hopkins University
Massachusetts
Virginia Capasso, PhD, CNP, CNS, CWS, FACCWS – Massachusetts General Hospital
Amanda Stefancyk Oberlies, PhD, MBA, RN – Organization of Nurse Leaders
Laura J. Wood, DNP, MS, RN, NEA-BC – Boston Children’s Hospital
Michigan
Lisa Astalos Chism, DNP, APRN, BC, NCMP, CSC, FAANP – Oakland Macomb Center for Breast Health
Nancy May, DNP, MSN, RN – Michigan Medicine
Debra Schutte, PhD, RN – Wayne State University
Terri Voepel-Lewis, PhD, RN – University of Michigan
Minnesota
Cyrus Batheja, EdD, MBA, BSN, PHN, RN – UnitedHealth Group
Diane Twedell, DNP, MS, RN, CENP, FAONL – Mayo Clinic
Mississippi
Karen Winters, PhD – University of Mississippi Medical Center
Nebraska
Anne Boatright, MSN, RN, SANE-A – Office of the Nebraska Attorney General
Nevada
Larissa Ann Africa, MBA, BSN, RN – Versant Healthcare Competency Solutions
Susan S. VanBeuge, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP – University of Nevada, Las Vegas
New Jersey
Robin Cogan, MEd, RN, NCSN – Camden City School District
Caroline Dorsen, PhD, FNP-BC – Rutgers University
Carolyn Hayes, PhD, RN, NEA-BC – Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey/RWJBarnabas Health
Amanda Hessels, PhD, MPH, RN, CIC, CPHQ, FAPIC – Columbia University, Hackensack Meridian Health
Olga Jarrín Montaner, PhD, RN – Rutgers University
Maureen A. Madden, DNP, RN, CPNP-AC, CCRN, FCCM – Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Larider Ruffin, DNP, APN, RN, ANP-BC, AGNP-C, CRNP, CTTS – Stockton University
New Mexico
Judy Liesveld, PhD, PPCNP-BC, RN, CNE – University of New Mexico
Beth B. Tigges, PhD, RN, PPCNP-BC – University of New Mexico
New York
Valerie Aarne Grossman, MA, RN, NE-BC, FAEN, FAARIN – Highland Hospital (University of Rochester Medical Center)
Kellie Bryant, DNP, WHNP, CHSE – Columbia University
Jane Carmody, DNP, MBA, RN, CENP, NEA-BC – The John A. Hartford Foundation
Natalia Cineas, DNP, RN, NEA-BC – NYC Health & Hospitals
Ana Maria Kelly, PhD, RN – Columbia University
Irene Macyk, PhD, RN, NEA-BC – North Shore University-Northwell Health
Ruth Masterson Creber, PhD, MSc, RN – Weill Cornell Medicine
Allison Andreno Norful, PhD, RN, ANP-BC – Columbia University
Pamela Paplham, DNP, AOCNP, FNP-BC, FAANP – University at Buffalo
Rhoda Redulla, DNP, RN, NPD-BC – NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Sarah Collins Rossetti, PhD, RN, FACMI, FAMIA – Columbia University
Meghan Underhill-Blazey, PhD, APRN – University of Rochester; Wilmont Cancer Institute
Courtney Vose, DNP, MBA, RN, APRN, NEA-BC – NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
North Carolina
Brigit Carter, PhD, RN, CCRN – Duke University
Judith Bacchus Cornelius, PhD, MS, RN – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Leslie L. Davis, PhD, RN, APRN, FAANP, FACC, FAHA, FPCNA – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Susan Haynes Little, DNP, RN, PHNA-BC, CPH, CPM – NC Department of Health & Human Services Division of Public Health
Natalia Villegas Rodriguez, PhD, MSN, RN, IBCLC – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Cathleen Wheatley, DNP, RN, CENP – Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Jessica R. Williams, PhD, MPH, PHNA-BC – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ohio
Jodi McDaniel, PhD, RN – The Ohio State University
Tim Raderstorf, DNP, RN – The Ohio State University
Carolyn Harmon Still, PhD, MSM, APRN, AGPCNP-BC – Case Western Reserve University
Oregon
Gail E. Armstrong, PhD, DNP, ACNS-BC, RN, CNE – Oregon Health & Science University
Pennsylvania
Betty J. Braxter, PhD, MS, RN, CNM – University of Pittsburgh
Cynthia Danford, PhD, CRNP, PPCNP-BC, CPNP-PC – University of Pittsburgh
Nikki Hill, PhD, RN – Pennsylvania State University College of Nursing
Karen Lasater, PhD, RN – University of Pennsylvania
Heeyoung Lee, PhD, PMHNP-BC – University of Pittsburgh
Tami Minnier, MSN, RN, FACHE – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Susan Watters Wesmiller, PhD, RN – University of Pittsburgh
Claire Zangerle, DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, FAONL – Allegheny Health Network
Rhode Island
Marie Ghazal, DNP, RN – Rhode Island Free Clinic
South Carolina
Joy Deupree, PhD, APRN, WHNP-BC – University of South Carolina
Catherine Durham, DNP, APRN, FNP-C – Medical University of South Carolina
Janice Withycombe, PhD, MN, RN – Clemson University
South Dakota
Deb Soholt, MS, RN – Influential She
Tennessee
Irene W. Bean, DNP, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, FAANP – Serenity Health Care, PC
William (Dan) Roberts, PhD, RN, APN – HCA Healthcare
Carla Sanderson, PhD, RN – Chamberlain University
Texas
Fedricker Diane Barber, PhD, ANP-BC, AOCNP, FAANP – MD Anderson Cancer Center
Adelita Cantu, PhD, RN – UT Health San Antonio
Bonnie Clipper, DNP, MA, MBA, RN, CENP, FACHE – Wambi
Valerie Danesh, PhD, RN, FCCM – Baylor Scott & White Health
Wyona Freysteinson, PhD, MN, RN – Texas Woman’s University
Donna Scott Tilley, PhD, RN, CA, SANE – Texas Woman’s University
Cara C. Young, PhD, RN, APRN, FAANP – The University of Texas at Austin
Utah
Linda S. Edelman, PhD, RN, FGSA – University of Utah
Perry Gee, PhD, RN – Intermountain Healthcare
Lauri Linder, PhD, APRN, CPON – University of Utah
Michelle Litchman, PhD, FNP-BC, FAANP, FADCES – University of Utah
Lee Moss, MS, APRN, FNP-BC, ANP-C, FAANP – University of Utah
Vermont
Susan Boyer, DNP, MEd, RN, NPD-BC – Vermont Nurses in Partnership
Virginia
Patricia Black, PhD, RN – American Psychiatric Nurses Association
Melissa M. Gomes, PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC, FNAP – Hampton University
Robert Hawkins, PhD, DNP, MPH, MS, MBA, MA, CRNA – United States Navy
Virginia LeBaron, PhD, APRN, FAANP – University of Virginia
Carolyn Rutledge, PhD, FNP-BC – Old Dominion University
Amy Salisbury, PhD, RN, APRN – Virginia Commonwealth University
Kim P. Shaughnessy-Granger, DNP, RN, CNM, FACHE, FACNM – United States Navy
Shelly Smith, DNP, ANP-BC, FNAP – Virginia Commonwealth University
Phyllis Whitehead, PhD, RN, APRN/CNS, ACHPN, PMGT-BC, FNAP – Carilion Clinic
Washington
Joelle Fathi, DNP, RN, ARNP, ANP-BC, CTTS, NCTTP – University of Washington
DoQuyen Huynh, DNP, FNP, ARNP – Washington State Health Care Authority
Darrell Owens, DNP, MSN, MSHSA – University of Washington Medical Center
Jeffery Louie Ramirez, PhD, PMHNP, CARN-AP, CNE, FAANP, FNAP – Gonzaga University
Catherine Van Son, PhD, RN, ANEF, FGSA – Washington State University
West Virginia
Aila Accad, MSN, RN – LifeQuest International, LLC
Wisconsin
Norah Johnson, PhD, RN, CPNP-PC – Marquette University
Martha Mathews Libster, PhD, MSN, APRN-PMHCNS, APHN-BC – Rogers Behavioral Health System/Golden Apple Healing Arts/ Milwaukee School of Engineering
Lucy Mkandawire-Valhmu, PhD, RN – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Asia
China
Yingjuan Cao, PhD, RN – Qilu Hospital of Shandong University
Weiju Chen, BSN, RN – Jinan University
Shouzhen Cheng, MSc, RN, FCNA – The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University
Yanming Ding, BSN, RN – Peking University First Hospital
Hui Feng, PhD, RN – Central South University
Jia Guo, PhD – Central South University
Lin Han, PhD, RN – Lanzhou University/Gansu Provincial Hospital
Yufang Hao, PhD, RN – Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Xiuying Hu, PhD, RN – Sichuan University
Hongyan Li, PhD, RN – The First Hospital of Jilin University
Qiuping Li, PhD, RN – Jiangnan University
GenDi Lu, MS, RN – Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of TCM
Hongyu Sun, PhD, RN – Peking University
Maritta Välimäki, PhD, MSN, RN – Central South University
Xia Xin, MPH, RN – The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University
Cuiping Xu, PhD, RN – Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital
Guihua Xu, PhD, RN – Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine
Yingchun Zeng, PhD, RN – Zhejiang University
Jingping Zhang, PhD – Central South University, Hunan Nursing Association
Meifen Zhang, PhD – Sun Yat-Sen University
Yiyu Zhuang, MSN, RN – Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine
Hong Kong
Yue Lai Helen Chan, PhD, RN, FHKAN – The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Israel
Anna Zisberg, PhD, RN – University of Haifa
Philippines
Erlinda C. Palaganas, PhD, RN – University of the Philippines Baguio
Daisy Regis Palompon, PhD, DSN, MAN, RN – Cebu Normal University
Saudi Arabia
Mustafa Bodrick, PhD, RN, MSN, MPH, FFNM (RCSI) – Saudi Commission for Health Specialties
Singapore
Karis Kin-Fong Cheng, PhD, RN – National University of Singapore
Honggu (Linda) He, PhD, MSc, BSc – National University of Singapore
South Korea
Myonghwa Park, PhD, RN, GNP – Chungnam National University
Hyunsook Shin, PhD, RN, CPNP-PC – Kyung Hee University
Taiwan
Nai-Ying Ko, PhD, RN – National Cheng Kung University
Hung-Ru Lin, PhD, RN – National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences
Shao-Yu Tsai, PhD, RN – National Taiwan University
Jing-Jy Wang, PhD – National Cheng Kung University
Ruey-Hsia Wang, PhD, RN – Kaohsiung Medical University
Mei-Ling Yeh, PhD, DMS – National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences
Europe
Belgium
Paul De Raeve, PhD, MSc, RN – European Federation of Nursing Associations
Germany
Martina Roes, PhD – The German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE)
Ireland
Imelda Coyne, PhD, MA, RN, FTCD, FEANS – Trinity College Dublin
Thomas Kearns, EdD, FFNMRCSI, Med, BNS, RNT, RGN, RPN – RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
John Wells, PhD, MSc – Waterford Institute of Technology
Spain
José Ramón Martínez-Riera, PhD – University of Alicante
Sweden
Yvonne Wengström, PhD, OCN – Karolinska Institutet
United Kingdom
Jane Noyes, DPhil, MSc, RN – Bangor University
Oceania
Australia
Robyn Gallagher, PhD, RN – The University of Sydney
Theresa Green, PhD, RN – The University of Queensland
Claire Rickard, PhD, RN – The University of Queensland-Metro North Hospitals & Health Service
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About the American Academy of Nursing
The American Academy of Nursing serves the public by advancing health policy and practice through the generation, synthesis, and dissemination of nursing knowledge. Academy Fellows are inducted into the organization for their extraordinary contributions to improve health locally and globally. With more than 2,800 Fellows, the Academy represents nursing’s most accomplished leaders in policy, research, administration, practice, and academia.
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