Speakers

Rebecca Dodmead, MSN, RN
Administrative Nursing Supervisor
Ohio State University James Cancer Hospital

Rebecca Domead is a dedicated nurse with over 17 years of experience in various healthcare settings. Rebecca's journey in nursing has taken her through the fast-paced environment of the Emergency Room, Med-Surg, Telemetry, ICU, Hospital Clinical Education. With a passion for teaching and mentoring, she has also served as an Adjunct Clinical Instructor. Currently, Rebecca serves as an Administrative Nursing Supervisor at Ohio State University James Cancer Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Rebecca holds a Master's degree in Nursing Education and is part of the inaugural class of the 2025 Doctor of Nursing Education program at The Ohio State University.

Recently, Rebecca pursued additional education in Biomedical Visualization from the University of Glasgow, where she gained valuable insights into the intersection of healthcare and technology. She also completed a Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Certificate program from Massachusetts Institute of Technology XPRO. With her diverse background, advanced education, and unwavering dedication to understanding the intersection of healthcare and technology, Rebecca continues to make significant contributions to the field of nursing and healthcare education.

Speakers

Marc M. Triola, MD, FACP
Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Dean for Educational Informatics
Director, Institute for Innovations in Medical Education
New York University

Dr. Triola is the associate dean for educational informatics and an associate professor of medicine at NYU Langone Health, where he is also the founding director of the Institute for Innovations in Medical Education, known as IIME.

Dr. Triola’s research focuses on the disruptive effects of the present revolution in medical education, driven by technological advances, big data, and learning analytics. He has worked to create a continuously learning medical education system that includes computer-based learning tools and new ways to integrate electronic data into educational research.

Dr. Triola and IIME have been funded by the National Institutes of Health, including the Integrated Advanced Information Management Systems (IAIMS) Awards program, the National Science Foundation Advanced Learning Technologies program, the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, the U.S. Department of Education, and the American Medical Association’s Accelerating Change in Medical Education program.

In previous roles at NYU Langone, Dr. Triola served as director of the Division of Educational Informatics within NYU School of Medicine; chief of the Section of Medical Informatics within the Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine; associate director of the Center for Health Information Preparedness, Department of Medicine; and director of research for advanced educational systems within the School of Medicine.

Janelle Sokolowich, Ph.D., MSN/Ed, RN
Academic Vice President/Dean
Western Governors University

Janelle Sokolowich is the Academic Vice President and Dean of the Leavitt School of Health. She has been an academic leader for over a decade, having held various roles, including dean of academic operations, interim dean, and faculty. Her research includes the successful orientation of nursing faculty and intentional, focused academic support of culturally and linguistically diverse students. Dr. Sokolowich has presented nationally and internationally, highlighting the use of technology in the classroom, non-academic support strategies for high-risk students, and cultural inclusivity in the classroom.

Speakers

Laurie Kennedy-Malone, PhD, GNP-BC, FAANP, FGSA, FAAN
Professor of Nursing
University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Laurie Kennedy-Malone has been a certified gerontological nurse practitioner since 1982 and a professor of nursing at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) since 1990. She was the 2007 recipient of the John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing Faculty Champion and the National Conference of Gerontological Nurse Practitioners' Excellence in Education Award in 2006. In November 2018, she was awarded a Certificate of Recognition for Excellence as a Distinguished Educator in Gerontological Nursing by the National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence. She coauthored Integrating Gerontological Content into Advanced Practice Nursing Education and Advanced Practice Nursing in the Care of Older Adults. Both books received AJN Book of the Year Awards. She has authored over 40 peer-reviewed publications. A former president of the National Conference of Gerontological Nurse Practitioners, she later served as a Director at Large of the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association (GAPNA). In 2020, Dr. Kennedy-Malone received the Excellence in Leadership Award from GAPNA and, in 2021, the Excellence in Creativity & Innovation, Edith Moore Copeland Founders Award from Sigma Theta Tau International. Dr. Kennedy-Malone is a recent recipient of the AACN Faculty Scholars Grant Program for her work on Enhancing Nurse Practitioner Competency-Based Education and Assessment with Innovative Video Simulations.

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Speakers

Donna Green PhD, RN
Assistant Professor and Director
University of Cincinnati

Dr. Green is an Assistant Professor and Director of the Undergraduate Program at the University of Cincinnati, College of Nursing. She has over 20 years of experience in the area of obstetrical and neonatal nursing. For the last 15 years she has worked in academia and possesses experience in clinical nursing education, curriculum design, development, and instruction. Within these roles Dr. Green collaborates with faculty and instructional design colleagues in the implementation of curriculum and adherence to program guidelines.

Dr. Green has focused her research on the professional development of students and health care professionals through simulation and standardization in the areas of low frequency, high crisis events and also in the area of post cesarean, opioid reduction utilizing multimodal analgesia guidelines. During her career she has held several memberships and leadership positions within professional nursing organizations and has presented her research and projects locally, nationally, and internationally

Matthew Rota PhD
Assistant Dean
University of Cincinnati

Dr. Matt Rota is the Assistant Dean for Technology for the College of Nursing. In his role, the College of Nursing, he is responsible for innovation, the instructional design department and college IT department, known as CATER, report to him. In this role, he provides leadership oversight, to ensure the departments align with the college’s vision of “Through the creative leveraging of technology, we will transform health care.” His department also provides a community of practice, supported by ongoing professional development and faculty partnership, as well as innovative pedagogical approaches - online and face-to-face.

Before joining UC College of Nursing, he spent 10 years in the corporate arena as a senior instructional designer, designing eLearning courses for Cincinnati Public Schools, Microsoft, P&G, Best Western, Novartis, and other fortune 500 companies.

His PhD is in Education. He focused he studies and research on Instructional Design for Online Learning, specifically in Virtual Clinical Experiences and Augmented Reality.

Robin Wagner DNP, RN
University of Cincinnati

Dr. Wagner has more than 35 years of experience as an RN. She has practiced in a variety of settings including acute care, long term care, and in the community. This variety has provided her with a sound understanding of the practice of nursing not only across the life span and across settings, but also the models of care delivery necessary to ensure quality patient care in those populations. Dr. Wagner holds an MSN and APRN-CNS license in Community Health Nursing and has completed her post masters Doctor of Nursing Practice degree May of 2019. She has been teaching at the University of Cincinnati, College of Nursing since 2000 and currently focuses her teaching efforts in the Skills and Simulation Lab. She is passionate about simulation in nursing education and as the Director of the Skills and Simulation Labs is involved in development and delivery of a variety of simulation based education experiences for all levels of students as well as provide her expertise in consultation with faculty and college of nursing committees. As the Director of the Skills and Simulation Labs her vision and leadership skills in the creative leveraging of innovation in well- designed immersive simulation scenarios and the strength of simulation based education augments the strong academic outcomes at the University of Cincinnati’s College of Nursing.

Eileen Werdman DNP
Associate Professor, Program Director
University of Cincinnati

Eileen Werdman, DNP, APRN, CNS, is an Associate Professor and Accelerated Direct Entry MSN Program Director at the University Of Cincinnati College Of Nursing. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from College of Mount St. Joseph and her Master of Science in Nursing and Doctor of Nursing Practice from University of Cincinnati.

As Accelerated Direct Entry MSN Program Director, she is responsible for daily operations of the college’s accelerated program designed to help students holding a bachelor’s degree in an area outside of nursing become a registered nurse and earn a generalist master’s degree.

With more than 32 years of involvement in the realm of nursing, Dr. Werdman possesses vast experience in clinical nursing education and practice. While having held several leadership positions within various professional nursing organizations, she has also given more than 20 presentations locally, nationally and internationally.