Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Group

Note: As of July 2021, the DEIG advisory group is no longer active and has transitioned to the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Leadership Network (DEILN).

The goal of DEIG is to serve as a convening body to unite expertise, experience, and guidance for academic nursing in Leading Across Differences. DEIG will collectively explore innovative approaches to enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in academic nursing and the nursing workforce, and support the efforts of AACN member institutions and academic nursing at the local, regional, and national levels to advance diversity and inclusion. For more information about joining DEIG, contact the Director of Diversity and Inclusion Vernell Dewitty.

DEIG Interest Form

DEIG Members

Sarah Abboud, PhD, RN University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing		Edith Jenkins-Weinrub, RN, EdD Holy Names University

Piri Ackerman-Barger, PhD, RN, CNE, FAAN University of California Davis		Pamela Johnson Rowsey, PhD, RN The University of North Carolina Greensboro

Bimpe O. Adedipe, PhD, MSN, RN, APRN CNS Cleveland State University		Rolanda Johnson, PhD, MSN, RN Vanderbilt University

Paul Alexander-Delpech, PhD, PMHNP-BC, APRN Frontier Nursing University		Karen Johnson, PhD, RN, FSAHM, FAAN University of Texas at Austin

FadumaSara Ali Metropolitan State University		Laly Joeseph Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel

Jessica Alicea-Planas, RN, PhD, MS/MPH, CHES Fairfield University		Julie Kruse, PhD, RN Oakland University

Angela Alston, DNP, MPH, APRN, WHNP-BC, FNP-BC The Ohio State University College of Nursing		Deborah Kutenplon, DNP Rhode Island College

Jeffrey Ash, EdD University of Maryland, Baltimore		Pamela Lehenbauer, PhD, MSN, MBA, PMHNP-BC Northern Kentucky University

Kendra M. Barrier, PhD, MSN, RN Louisiana State University Health New Orleans Center School of Nursing		Pamela Levesque, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CNE Chamberlain College of Nursing

Kenya Beard EdD, AGACNP, CNE, ANEF, FAAN Chamberlain University		Lisa M. Lewis, PhD, RN, FAAN University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Jitana Benton-Lee, RN, DNP, MBA-HC, NEA-BC Northern Kentucky University		Kae Rivers Livsey, MPH, PhD, RN Western Carolina University

Laurie Bisila, MSN, RN, PHN The College of St. Scholastica		Louisana Louis, DNP, RN St. Petersburg College

Patricia Bradley Villanova University		Cristina López, PhD Medical University of South Carolina

Gina S. Brown, PhD, MSA, RN Howard University		Janice Lowden-Stokley, PhD, RN AdventHealth University

Sharon A. Bryant, PhD Binghamton University, State University of New York		Vanessa Loyd, DNP, PhD, RN University of Missouri-St. Louis

E. Renee Cantwell, DNP, RN, CNE, CPHQ Rutgers School of Nursing-Camden		Jacqueline Marshal, PhD, RN, MPH, CNE Nova Southeastern University

Brigit M. Carter, PhD, RN, CCRN Duke University School of Nursing		Marc-Aurel Martial, PhD, MPH, RN Brigham Young University

Brenda Cassidy, DNP, MSN,CPNP-PC University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing		Nia Martin California Baptist University

Ladonna Christian, PhD, MSN, APHN-BC Simmons University		Norma Martínez Rogers, PhD, RN, FAAN UT Health San Antonio

Liane Connelly, PhD, RN, NEA-BC University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing		Vivienne Pierce McDaniel, DNP, MSN, RN Aspen University School of Nursing

Yvette N. Conyers, DNP, RN, FNP-C, CTN-B Wegmans School of Nursing - St. John Fisher College		Jerrihlyn L. McGee, DNP, RN, CNE University of Kansas School of Nursing

Sandra Davis, PhD, DPM, ACNP-BC George Washington University School of Nursing		Blanca Miller PhD, RN Methodist College

Belinda Deal, PhD, RN, CNE The University of Texas at Tyler		Kristi Miller, PhD, RN University of South Carolina Upstate

Jessica Dillard-Wright, MA, MSN, CNM Augusta University College of Nursing		Nora Montalvo-Liendo, RN, PhD, FAAN Texas A&M University

Christi Doherty, DNP, MSN, RNC-OB, CNE, CHSE, CDP American Sentinel University		Carolyn Montoya, PhD, CPNP, FAANP, FAAN University of New Mexico College of Nursing

Mary Dowell, MSN, RN Liberty University School of Nursing		Tama L. Morris, RN, PhD, CNE Queens University of Charlotte

Sharon Dudley-Brown, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN, FAANP University of Delaware		Lisa Muirhead, DNP, APRN, ANP-BC, FAANP, FAAN Emory University

Janice Dunlap, DNP, ARNP, AGPCNP-BC, ACNS-BC University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences		Joanne Noone, PhD, RN, CNE Oregon Health & Science University

Kendra Elam, ADN, BSN, MSN/Ed, RN Michigan State University		Jamil Norman, PhD, RN, CNE Walden University

Genevieve Elrod, PhD, RN, OCN Grand Valley State University		M. Rebecca O’Connor, PhD, RN University of Washington

Nancy Fahrenwald, PhD, RN, PHNA-BC, FAAN Texas A&M University		Jessica Ochs, DNP, APRN, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, CNE Endicott College

Karen Faison, PhD, APRN-BC, CNE Virginia State University		Sabita Persaud, PhD, RN, APHN-BC Notre Dame of Maryland University

Holly Farley, EdD, MS Eastern Illinois University		Kenneth S Peterson, PhD, MS, RN, FNP-BC University of Massachusetts Graduate School of Nursing

Christine Fasching Maphis, DNP, PMHN-BC, FNP-BC James Madison University		Caithlin B. Poronsky, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC Loyola University Chicago

Denise Ferrell, DNP, RN Michigan State University		Eleonor Pusey-Reid, DNP, RN, MEd MGH Institute of Health Professions

Sally Ellis Fletcher, PhD, RN, FNAP University of Missouri Kansas City		Rick Ramirez, DNP, APRN, AGACNP-BC, DNP-BC, ENP-C, CEN, CPEN University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Barbara A. Fowler, PhD, PHCNS, BC Wright State University		Elda Ramirez, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, ENP-BC, FAAN, FAANP, FAEN University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Patricia Francis-Johnson, DNP, RN Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center		Gloria Ramsey, JD, RN, FAAN Johns Hopkins School of Nursing

Mel Freitag, PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing		Shielda Rodgers, RN, PhD University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing

Julian L. Gallegos, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, CNL Touro University California		Sasha Roneker, DNP, CRNA, CPHQ University of Cincinnati

Janice Garrison Lanham, RN, MS, CCRN-K, CNS,FNP Clemson University School of Nursing		Kristin Roslansky Viterbo University

Patricia Gatlin, PhD, RN, CNE University of Nevada, Las Vegas		Ana Sanchez-Birkhead, PhD, APRN The University of Utah

Timian M. Godfrey, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CPH University of Arizona		Krista J. Simmons, MSN, RN, ANP-C Saint Louis University

Linda Gregory, PhD, RN, MSN Samuel Merritt University		Janelle R. Sokolowich, PhD, MSN, RN Western Governors University

Lorena Guerrero, PhD, MSN Pacific Lutheran University		Jeanne-Marie R. Stacciarini, RN, PhD, FAAN University of Florida

Laly Joseph, DVM, DNP, CNE, RN, C, MSN, APRN, ANP-BC Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel		Linda D. Taylor, PhD, RN, CNE Northern Illinois University

Linda Haen, MSN, RN, FNP-C, APNP United States University		Joyce Thielen PhD, RN University of Hartford

Sonya Hardin PhD APRN NP-C FAAN University of Louisville		Mia Tiscareno, FNP-C California State University, Stanislaus

Bradley Ray Harrell, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC University of Memphis Loewenberg College of Nursing		Colette Townsend-Chambers, DNP, MSN, RN, CHSE University of North Carolina Charlotte

Marilyn Harrington, PhD, RN, AGNP-C University of Mississippi Medical Center		Michael Valenti, PhD, RN University of Central Florida

Ivonne Hernandez, PhD RN IBCLC University of South Florida		Patti Varga, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE Alverno College

Sarah Herrera Arizona State University		Katilya Ware, PhD, RN Auburn University

Carolina G. Huerta, EdD, RN, FAAN University of Texas Rio Grande Valley		Ashley Weber, PhD, RN University of Cincinnati

Renee Ingel, PhD, MSN, RN Carlow University		Janet Weeda, MSN Hope College

Antonea Jackson, PhD, RN, CNE Prairie View A&M University		Melissa L. Weir, MS, BSN, CEN, CPEN, CNE Howard University

Lenetra Jefferson, PhD, RN, CNE, LMT Troy University		Ann White, RN, Ph,D, NE-BC University of Southern Indiana

Coretta Jenerette, PhD, RN, FAAN University of South Carolina		Lisa Whitfield-Harris, PhD, MBA, RN Thomas Jefferson University

		Misty Wilkie, PhD, RN, FAAN Bemidji State University

Edith Jenkins-Weinrub, RN, EdD
Holy Names University

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