Deborah H. Smith

Academic Credentials

RNC, CNM

Bio

Graduated from the University of South Florida in 1991 with her BSN.
Graduated from Emory University in 1997 with her Master’s in Nurse-Midwifery.
Graduated from Marymount University in 2021 with her Doctorate in Nursing Practice.
Currently works as a Nurse-Midwife with the Virginia Hospital Center Physician Group.

Teaching Areas

  • Obstetrics
  • Gynecology
  • Nursing Fundamentals
  • Health Assessment
  • Simulation

Research Interests

  • Pregnancy
  • Prenatal Care

Publications

  • 5th Annual Nursing World Conference – Poster “Increasing Access Using a Hybrid of Prenatal Care”
  • Nurse Educator article “Teaching Medication Calculation: A Contextual Approach”
  • Clinical Simulations for the Advanced Practice Nurse: A Comprehensive Guide for Faculty, Students, and Simulation Staff – Chapter 12

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Karen Dodd

Academic Credentials

RN, MSN

Biography

Began a nursing career at the University of California Irvine, working in both the Psychiatric Emergency Room and the Obstetrical Emergency unit. Transitioned to teaching Nursing School at Rancho Santiago College in Santa Ana, California.  Has additional experience as a consultant for adoptive parents and their newborns, childbirth educator, mentor for mothers of preschoolers (MOPS: national organization). Community speaker on marriage and parenting.  Additional specialty work with eating disorders in the Northern Virginia area. An active member of the community and local church.

Other Information

Non-violent Crisis Intervention trained and certified.
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Psychiatric Nursing (will be completed by this summer)
 

Teaching Area

  • Mental Health Promotion
  • Nursing Capstone

Research Interests

  • Eating Disorders
  • Fetal Demise
  • Student learning

Publications

Dodd, Karen Zaleski (1987)  You CAN Write a Nursing Care Plan.   (In House Textbook) Rancho 
Santiago College, Santa Ana, CA

Dodd, Karen Zaleski 
Nursing Consultant and Contributing Editor in   Zschoche, Donna Ed.  (1986)    Mosby’s Comprehensive Review of Critical Care,  CV Mosby, St Louis, MO

Dodd, Karen Zaleski   Looking for Empathy. December, 1982,  Nursing Magazine
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Maureen Evans

Academic Credentials

DNP, RN

Biography

Clinical expertise in pediatric, maternal child nursing, oncology in variety of settings, organizational management, education. Dr. Evans attended Murray State University (BSN), U of Texas, Austin (MSN) Clinical Nurse Specialist High-risk Perinatal Nursing, U of Maryland, Baltimore Post-grad Pediatric NP, Azusa Pacific University (DNP).

Other Information

Professional organizations: Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses (APHON), Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI)

Teaching Area

Pathophysiology, Leadership, Health Promotion, Pediatric, Maternal Child Health

Research Interests

Patient & Family-Centered Care, Pediatric, Oncology

Publications

In progress
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Theresa Gaffney

Academic Credentials

Ph.D., MPA, RN

Bio

Terri Gaffney is an Assistant Professor at the Marymount University Malek School of Nursing Professions where she teaches both graduate and undergraduate nursing courses. In addition to teaching, Terri serves on department and university committees. Previously, Terri served as the Vice President for Product Development at the American Nurses Association and was responsible for translating knowledge into innovative products. Terri has also served as Vice President of Nursing Communications & Initiatives at Gannett Healthcare Group, a multimedia information and education company, Executive Director of the American Academy of Nursing in Washington, DC, and President of the Virginia Board of Nursing.

Teaching Areas

  • Policy and Advocacy in Health Care (NU-706)
  • Leadership Quality & Ethics in Health Care Systems, Nursing and Health Care Systems and Organizations (NU-512)
  • Nursing Capstone (NU-425)
  • Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice (NU-403)
  • Promoting Health Across the Life Span (NU-234)

Research Interests

  1. Patient Safety: a. Medical Error Recovery b. Lost Knowledge
  2. Teaching & Education: a. Student-Centered Learning b. Practice Readiness
  3. Engagement & Health Outcomes

Publications

Gaffney, T. (2021). Mitigating the Threat of Lost Knowledge: Strategies to Accelerate Knowledge Transfer, American Nurse Today, 16(1), 8-9.

Rogers, S., Gaffney, T., Caulfield, E. (2020). Nursing student perception and performance with collaborative testing. Journal of Nursing Education and Policy, (11)5, 54-59. 10.5430/jnep.v11n5p54

Gaffney, T. (2020) Keeping Patients Safe: The Critical Role of Medical Error Recovery. Nursing – New Perspectives, InTechOpen, DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.91412 […]

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Judith Rogers-Fruiterman

Academic Credentials

PhD, MSN, BSN

Biography

Judith Rogers, RN, PhD

Over the course of her 40-year career in nursing and hospital administration, Dr. Rogers
has held a variety of academic positions as well as executive positions in Women’s
Health Care, acute-care hospital leadership and senior services. Most notably, while
serving as president of Holy Cross Hospital she supervised the development and
advancement of the seniors program of Holy Cross Hospital, including the opening of
the first Seniors Emergency Room in the United States, followed by the Seniors
Ambulatory Surgery Center.

Dr. Rogers received her PhD degree from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.
In addition to having served as associate faculty for the Georgetown University Hospital
Center for clinical bioethics, she is the author/editor of several clinical texts as well as
having served as a guest lecturer on the topic of advancing senior care for the Erickson
School for Aging Studies at the University of Maryland. In addition, Dr. Rogers; work on
improving the care of seniors has contributed to the innovation project of the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality, part of the U.S. government efforts to support new
and advancing approaches to health care delivery services.

Other Information

Awards
2001 Georgetown University Hospital Nurse of the Year Award Women’s Services
2002 Georgetown University Hospital Nurse of the Year Award Women’s

Services
2006 George Mason University Nursing Research Dissertation Award
2010 Nursing Spectrum Regional Nurse Leader of the Year Nominee

Teaching Area

Women’s Health, Leadership, Introduction to Professional Nursing Practice, Pharmacology

Research Interests

Senior Care and Home Health

Publications

Narayan, M. C., Rea, K., Cressy, M. M., Rogers, J., Preuss, B. C., Drenkard, K.,
& Miklancie, M. (2002). Searching for Nursing’s Future: The Future Search Process for Turning Vision into Reality. Nursing Management.

Rogers, J. (2004). Cancers of the Reproductive System. In L. Neal & S. Guillett
(Eds.), Care of the adult with a chronic illness (pp. 532-552). St. Louis, Missouri:
Elsevier.

Rogers, J. (2009). Emergency Care: A New Model. Health Progress, 90(6).

Presentations
Rogers, J. (2008). Are We Really Prepared? Lessons Learned From Nurses
Responding to the September 11 th Attack. 2008 AWHONN Annual Convention in
Los Angeles, CA.

Rogers, J. (2009). Innovative Approaches to Aging Services in an Acute Care
World: Designing a New Model of Emergency Care for Seniors. 2009 Catholic
Health Assembly in New Orleans, LA.

Rogers, J. (2012 & 2013). Innovative Approaches to Aging Services in an Acute
Care World: Creating a Sustainable Model. 2012 & 2013 Ontario Hospital
Association General Meeting, Ontario, Canada.

Rogers, J. (2014). Holy Cross Hospital Seniors Emergency Department. Health
Care Innovations AHRQ Webinar and Video.

Rogers, J. (2014). ). Holy Cross Hospital Seniors Emergency Department.
Patient and Family Centered Care. 2014 Partnership for Patients as the Patient &
Family Engagement Webinar and Video. […]

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