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Dr. Goodolf’s acute care experience includes work in the Emergency Department and positions in the Intensive Care and Trauma units. Her acute care background is in adult health, emergency medicine, critical care and trauma nursing.

Dr. Adamshick is an advanced practice RN and has numerous years of experience. Her experience as a nurse educator includes teaching in Masters, Baccalaureate, diploma, Associate degree, RN-BSN completion, and accelerated post-baccalaureate programs.

She has participated in international nursing experiences, including an educational nursing exchange with students from the University of Southern Queensland and from Queensland University of Technology (Australia). She accompanied nursing students on clinical nursing care experiences in Honduras with the MAMA project.

Dr. Adamshick has presented her research at international, national, and local conferences. She has several peer-reviewed publications, and participates on a regular basis as a reviewer for nursing and psychosocial journals.

Ms. Albert’s clinical expertise focuses on the adult patient in both the critical care and step-down settings; however, her work as a professional nurse began in the medical-surgical acute care area caring for patients on a cardiac-surgical unit. Ms. Albert has also worked in nursing leadership roles as the clinical coordinator of a step-down unit and also as a hospital supervisor of a local community hospital.

Ms. Albert found a passion for teaching after working with a preceptor that provided an incredible learning experience for her in the critical care setting; Mary Beth made it a goal provide others with similar experiences and educate through both the art and science of nursing. Ms. Albert worked as an adjunct clinical instructor for �鶹���� for over ten years and has also worked as an education specialist in the hospital setting with a focus on building the skills of the novice nurse in the acute care, step-down and critical care settings. Ms. Albert remains active at the bedside in an ICU setting and also functions as an ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) Instructor for a local hospital network.

Ms. Butler specializes in the Maternal-Child specialty with significant clinical expertise in maternal-newborn and high-risk neonates. Her professional nursing career began bedside for over 15 years where preceptor and leadership roles have led to her passion in nursing education.

Ms. Butler’s clinical teaching experience includes nursing courses related to Foundations in Nursing, Health Assessment, Med-Surg, and Maternal-Child Nursing. Based on her personal learning needs and experience as a student nurse, Ms. Butler has gained an appreciation for developing critical thinking skills through classroom to clinical learning and vice-versa. Most importantly, she always strives to provide the same level of teaching to her own students through a holistic learning environment that includes caring, inclusiveness, integrity, and excellence.

Dr. Cheever has broad-based experience in the adult acute care inpatient environment. A retired U.S. Navy Nurse Corps Commander, she served as specialty advisor to the Navy Surgeon General for critical care and medical-surgical nursing issues and trends. She has forged nursing service – scholarship relationships within the local community, notably with St. Luke’s University Health Network, establishing the Evidence-Based Practice and Standards Council. Invited to participate in the Turkish Fellowes Programmer, she served as a visiting scientist in 2012 and delivered a series of lectures at three Turkish universities, including the keynote address at the First International Turkish Nursing Research Conference at Fatih University in Ankara. With Dr. Janice Hinkle, she serves as editor of the Brunner & Suddarth Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, which has received two American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Awards since 2008.

Elise M. Colancecco is pursuing her PhD at The Pennsylvania State University College of Nursing with a minor in gerontology. Ms.Colancecco specializes in the areas of medical-surgical, step-down, and critical care nursing with a focus on gerontology. From a teaching lens, Ms. Colancecco strives to guide nursing students in developing their critical thinking skills through connections of clinical to classroom.

Dr. Paulette Dorney received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Cedar Crest College, and her Master’s of Science in Nursing degree from the University of Pennsylvania in the Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist track. Additionally, she received her Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing �鶹���� from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Paulette Dorney has over 30 years experience as a practicing registered nurse and educator in a variety of clinical and academic settings. Her diverse practice and leadership roles have covered a number of specialties including critical care, cardiology, post anesthesia care, trauma, medical surgical, staff development, quality management, and end of life care. Dr. Dorney brings a wealth of practice experience to the classroom environment. Dr. Dorney is active at the local, and national levels in professional service and has received numerous nursing honors and awards.

Her current research interests focus on college student bereavement, intra professional collaboration, and practice readiness. Her recent publication (2015), “The empty desk: The sudden death of a nursing classmate.” OMEGA Journal of Death and Dying, 74,1-29, DOI: 10.1177/0030222815598688 disseminates her research findings related to grief and bereavement within the milieu of nursing education.

Dr. Farber has been a nurse for more than 35 years and has a background in the medical-surgical, critical care, and peri-operative nursing specialties. She teaches clinical to traditional junior and accelerated baccalaureate nursing students in acute care rotations. Her experience as a nurse educator includes teaching freshman college students, traditional undergraduates, RN-BSN, and graduate nursing students. She teaches a variety of courses and content, which include college level reading and writing, adult medical-surgical health, peri-operative nursing, holistic assessment, nursing research, and theory practice for nurse educators. Dr. Farber is also active in Sigma Theta Tau Upsilon Alpha chapter. Her current research interests include how to improve the work life balance of nurse faculty and nurse faculty bereavement.

Dr. Gannon has been a nurse for more than 34 years and has a background in the medical-surgical, diabetes education, and oncology nursing. She teaches clinical and didactic to accelerated baccalaureate nursing students in medical- surgical rotations. Her experience as a nurse educator includes teaching first and second year associate degree nursing students in fundamentals, adult medical- surgical, and maternal newborn nursing. Ms. Gannon believes in giving back to the community, and is active in the West End Food Bank, a subsidiary of Second Harvest Food Bank.

Dr. Groller’s clinical expertise focuses on adult medical-surgical nursing care; particularly in cardiovascular, bariatric, and plastic surgical health concerns. She previously presented on education needs for patients with cardiovascular and bariatric health concerns as well as high-fidelity simulation use in health professional education at professional conferences for organizations such as the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nursing (AMSN), Society for Vascular Nursing (SVN), Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS), American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), The Obesity Society (TOS) and Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH). Her work has been published in reputable nursing and medical journals such as Journal of Vascular Nursing, Clinical Simulation in Nursing, Surgery of Obesity and Related Diseases (SOARD), and Journal of Nursing �鶹����.

Her doctoral studies, explored weight recidivism in weight loss surgery (bariatric surgery) patients. This was the first study to examine and synthesize patient education practices within the bariatric specialty. Her doctoral dissertation, Patient Descriptions �鶹���� Weight Loss Surgery �鶹���� Practices, was a qualitative descriptive study that further investigated patient descriptions about their weight loss surgery education experience and satisfaction regarding their experience. Her research interest continues to focus on obesity management (from a bariatric surgical perspective). Other current research interests include the use of technology in patient and academic education (digital pedagogies) and impact of preventative care on quality of life for patients with genetic mutations. Dr. Groller serves as an editorial board member for the Surgery of Obesity and Related Diseases (SOARD) Journal. She is also a founding member of the Nursing Research Collaborative of the Lehigh Valley (NRCLV).

Dr. Shirley Guider received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Emory University and her Master’s of Science in Nursing degree from Yale University in the Consultation Liaison track with a focus on the interaction of mind, body and spirit in creating wellness. Additionally, she received her PhD in Pastoral Theology from the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia.

Dr. Shirley Guider has experience as a practicing registered psychiatric nurse in a variety of clinical settings and has served as an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). She has taught in both academic and clinical settings including teaching about power, harassment and conflict in organizational settings.

She wrote the chapter “Embodying Christ, Touching Others,” in the edited volume Sensing Sacred: Exploring the Human Senses in Practical Theology and Pastoral Care.

Ms. Halliday is the Simulation Coordinator for �鶹����'s new Health Science Building. She teaches in the Traditional Undergraduate (TUG) and Post Baccalaureate (PB) programs here at �鶹����.

Dr. Hoffman presently serves as the Director for the MSN program for Clinical Nurse Leaders, Nurse Administrators, and Nurse Educators. Dr. Hoffman was a charter member of the Upsilon Alpha Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, International and continues on the chapter's Board of Directors. Dr. Hoffman is a member of the American Nurses Association and has served on the Boards of Directors for PSNA, District 2, as well as Pennsylvania Organization of Nurse Executives. She currently serves on the Coalition for Women and Gender Studies of the Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges (LVAIC). Dr. Hoffman is a proud member of ANEMO, the Mozambican Nurses Association and has played an important role in teaching leadership skills for nurses from Africa, including Mozambique, Tanzania, Ethiopia, and South Africa.

Anita Lugo started her nursing career on a medical-surgical, cardiac, and stroke floor. She then moved on to working on the labor and delivery, nursery, and postpartum units for several years. Following this, Anita became a primary care pediatric nurse practitioner and worked in pediatric endocrinology. It was in this position that she recognized her passion for teaching. After four years of adjunct and full time instruction primarily in pediatrics and maternity, she has joined the �鶹���� faculty. Her research interest is in breastfeeding support and she is an international board certified lactation consultant. She is a prenatal education instructor as well.

Dr. Kohler teaches epidemiology and gives presentations on international health, especially from personal experiences teaching in Africa for many years.

John has almost ten years of experience with cardiac medical-surgical and cardiac critical care patients at St. Luke's University Health Network. There, in 2014, he developed a Ventricular Assist Device Program for advanced heart failure patients and has presented at multiple conferences about the meeting and exceeding patient outcomes and educational practices for patients and their caregivers. John has presented two quality improvement initiatives at St. Luke's, including "Developing and Implementing a Ventricular Assist Device Program in a Community Hospital - Meeting and Exceeding Quality & Financial Benchmarks" and "Early �鶹���� of LVAD Patients: A focus on Program Outcomes & Patient Quality of Life." Prior to joining the �鶹���� faculty in 2016, John had done adjunct work both here, and at other local schools of nursing.

As a nursing faculty member for more than thirty years, Dr. Scholtz is acutely aware of factors that impact on a student's success. She received her PhD from Widener University. Her dissertation research examined variables inherent in clinical education that may be perceived as threatening to the nursing student and developed strategies to maximize successful completion of the nursing curriculum. Reflective journaling, clinical judgment in the novice nurse, and development of methods to create connectedness between instructor and student are areas that also interest her. She also authored a chapter on clinical education in the textbook Nursing �鶹����: Foundations for Practice Excellence. Dr. Scholtz received the Award for Teaching Excellence in 2001 from the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association and was a finalist in the Nightingale Awards for excellence in Nursing �鶹����.

Earning both her BSN and MSN from Moravian College, Ms Watchous has over 35 years of experience in psychiatric nursing. She has worked in both inpatient and outpatient settings in a variety of clinical and leadership settings.  Ms. Watchous has been certified from the American Nurses Association in  Psychiatric Mental Health nursing for over 30 years and is a member of the local and national American Psychiatric Nurses Association.   She focuses on helping all health care clinicians to better understand mental health issues with appropriate interventions to help to decrease violence in the workplace and improve outcomes with patients. Ms Watchous strives to create an innovative teaching experience for students at Moravian and aims to involve students to better understand the correlation to health and mental health for optimal outcomes.

Dr. Woods Maignan brings extensive experience in public health, and acute care practice, and some experience in nursing education. Her public health background includes service as a school nurse, where she developed health policies and curricula to support student wellness.

Her scholarly work, completed as part of her Doctor of Nursing Practice in Leadership and Population Health, centered on creating a Cultural Competency Curriculum utilizing the Purnell Model for Cultural Competence. She has presented on cultural competency, emergency preparedness, and health policy, and has played a key role in developing institutional health policies.

Clinically, Dr. Woods Maignan has broad experience in acute care, including emergency nursing and medical-surgical practice in telemetry.

Fluent in English and Spanish, she is committed to advancing health equity, mentoring students, and preparing the next generation of nurses to deliver compassionate, culturally competent, and evidence-based care.

Dr. Joan Zaccardi is Clinical Assistant Professor at the Helen S. Breidegam School of Nursing and Public Health. She is Certified by ANCC as a Family Nurse Practitioner and is considered an expert in providing primary care for women and those with bladder and pelvic floor problems. Dr. Zaccardi has several peer reviewed publications and has presented on women's health topics at the state and National level. Dr. Zaccardi has experience in research as an investigator and study coordinator. She is an active member and Fellow in the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and serves as Co-chair of the women's health specialty practice group and as the Chair of the New Fellows Selection Committee.