2020 Doctoral Conference Materials

Presentations

Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges: Engineering Pathways for the Future
January 30-February 1, 2020 | Naples, FL

Continuing the Conversation: Comparing DNP Project National Trends to the AACN 2015 White Paper: Developing a Plan to Get from What Is to What Should Be (Limited to 50 attendees)
Facilitator: Jeannie S. Garber, DNP, RN, Professor of Nursing, Coordinator of Doctor of Nursing Practice Program, School of Nursing, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA

Plenary Session
Foresight Leadership: Anticipating the Future of Doctoral Education In Nursing
Speaker: Daniel J. Pesut, PhD, RN, Professor of Nursing Population Health and Systems Cooperative Unit, Director, Katharine Densford International Center for Nursing Leadership, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Moderator: Rhonda E. Maneval, DEd, RN Professor and Executive Associate Dean for Academic Nursing, Lienhard School of Nursing, Pace University, New York, NY

Perspectives on Practice-Focused Doctoral Education for Nurse Practitioners and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists
Speakers: Lorna Finnegan, PhD, FNP, Dean and Professor, Loyola University Chicago, Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing, Chicago, IL and President, National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF), Washington, D.C., Susan Weber Buchholz, PhD, RN, Professor, Associate Chair, Adult Health and Gerontological Nursing, Rush University, College of Nursing, Chicago, IL, and Francis Gerbasi, PhD, CRNA, Chief Executive Officer, Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA), Park Ridge, IL

D3 - Deep Dive Discussion
Feasibility, Sustainability, and the PhD Pipeline
Discussion Notes
Speakers: Joan Vitello, PhD, RN, Dean and Professor, Graduate School of Nursing, University of Massachusetts Medical School. Worcester, MA and Carolyn Hart, PhD, RN, Chair of Nursing and Associate Professor, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL
Moderator: Rhonda E. Maneval, DEd, RN Professor, Executive Associate Dean for Academic Nursing, Lienhard School of Nursing, Pace University, New York, NY, and Member, AACN Doctoral Education Conference Subcommittee

D3 - Deep Dive Discussion
Shaping the BSN to PhD Student: Rewards and Lessons Learned
Speakers: Joseph P. DeSantis, PhD, APRN-BC, Associate Professor and Director of the PhD Program, School of Nursing and Health Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, and Charles Aldon Downs, PhD, ACNP-BC, Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Research, School of Nursing and Health Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
Moderator: Kathleen Becker, DNP, ANP-BC, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Southern California and Member, Los Angeles, CA

Emerging Solutions

Emerging Solutions for Faculty in Practice-Focused Programs

• Time-Tested Approaches to DNP Scholarly Projects: Findings of A Descriptive Exploratory Collaborative
  Speakers: Mary Terhaar, PhD, RN, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; and Martha Sylvia, PhD, RN, Associate Professor, Medical University of South Carolina College of Nursing, Charleston, SC
  First Session Moderator: Kathleen Becker, DNP, ANP-BC, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
  Second Session Moderator: Shelly Wells, PhD, APRN-CNS, Chair and Professor, Charles Morton Share Trust Division of Nursing, Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Alva, OK
   
• Academic-Practice Partnerships, Faculty Workload, and Alignment of the DNP Project to Address the Needs of Health Systems
  Speaker: Sheila Melander, PhD, APRN, Professor, Associate Dean of MSN and DNP Faculty, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
  First Session Moderator: Rhonda E. Maneval, DEd, RN Professor, Executive Associate Dean for Academic Nursing, Lienhard School of Nursing, Pace University, New York, NY, and Member, AACN Doctoral Education Conference Subcommittee
  Second Session Moderator: Shelley F. Conroy, EdD, RN, Dean and Professor, Louise Herrington School of Nursing, Baylor University, Dallas, TX
   
• The BSN to DNP Model: Linking Education and Systems Thinking to Transform Health Care
  Speaker: Rodney Hicks, PhD, APRN, Assistant Dean and Professor, Doctor of Nursing Practice Program, College of Graduate Nursing, Western University of the Health Sciences, Pomona, CA, and Shannon Idzik, DNP, ANP-BC, Associate Professor and Associate Dean Doctor of Nursing Practice Program, School of Nursing, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
  First Session Moderator: Shelley F. Conroy, EdD, RN, Dean and Professor, Louise Herrington School of Nursing, Baylor University, Dallas, TX
  Second Session Moderator: Kathleen Becker, DNP, ANP-BC, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

• Expanding the View: A Contemporary and Future Perspective of DNP/PhD Collaborations
  Speaker: Rick Zoucha, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, Professor/chair of Advanced Role and PhD Program. Joseph A. Lauritis, C.S.Sp. Chair for Teaching and Technology, School of Nursing, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA
  First Session Moderator: Shelly Wells, PhD, APRN-CNS, Chair and Professor, Charles Morton Share Trust Division of Nursing, Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Alva, OK
  Second Session Moderator: Janie Heath, PhD, APRN-BC, Dean and Warwick Professor, University of Kentucky, College of Nursing, Lexington, KY, and Chair, AACN Doctoral Education Conference Subcommittee
   
• Re-Envisioning PhD Programs of the Future
  Speaker: Antonia M. Villaruel, PhD, RN, Professor and Margaret Bond Simon Dean of Nursing, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, PA, and Julie Fairman, PhD, RN, Nightingale Professor in Honor of Nursing Veterans, Chair, Biobehavioral Health Sciences Department, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, and Co-Director, RWJF Future of Nursing Scholars Program
  First Session Moderator: Janie Heath, PhD, APRN-BC, Dean and Warwick Professor, University of Kentucky, College of Nursing, Lexington, KY, and Chair, AACN Doctoral Education Conference Subcommittee
  Second Session Moderator: Linda Thompson, DrPH, RN, Dean and Professor, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA
   
• Breaking New Ground? The Dual PhD/DNP Degrees in Nursing
  Speaker: Lois J. Loescher, PhD, RN, Professor and Director of the PhD Program, and Rene Allen Love, PhD, DNP, PMHNP-BC, Clinical Professor, Director of the DNP Program, College of Nursing, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
  First Session Moderator: Linda Thompson, DrPH, RN, Dean and Professor, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA
  Second Session Moderator: Julie K. Zadinsky, PhD, RN, Assistant Dean for Research, PhD Program Director, College of Nursing, Augusta University, Augusta, GA
        

Leadership Plenary
Rounds with AACN Leadership
Speaker: Ann Cary, PhD, RN, Dean of the Marieb College of Health and Human Services and Professor, School of Nursing, Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL, and Chair, AACN Board of Directors; and Deborah Trautman, PhD, RN, President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Washington, D.C.
Moderator: Janie Heath, PhD, APRN-BC, Dean and Warwick Professor, University of Kentucky, College of Nursing, Lexington, KY, and Chair, AACN Doctoral Education Conference Subcommittee

Closing Plenary Session
Re-envisioning the AACN Essentials: A Task Force Update
Speaker: Cynthia McCurren, PhD, RN, Dean and Professor, Kirkhof College of Nursing, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI, and Co-Chair, AACN Essentials Revision Task Force; and John McFadden, PhD, CRNA, Dean and Professor, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL and Co-Chair, AACN Essentials Revision Task Force