Speakers

	Habibah Williams, MSN, AGACNP-BC DNP Student University of Virginia
	Aislinn Woody, BSN, RN PhD Student University of Central Florida

Speakers

Pamela Smith, EdD, APRN-Rx, FNP-BC
Associate Dean
School of Nursing and Health Professions
Chaminade University of Honolulu

Dr. Pamela Smith is the Associate Dean at Chaminade University of Honolulu and directs a Doctor of Nursing Practice program. Dr. Smith has been a Nursing education leader for over a decade and maintains an active family nurse practitioner practice. Dr. Smith serves on state-wide nursing leadership committees, reviews proposals for publication, manages a number of health related grants, and presents posters at national nursing organizations. She earned an EdD in Educational Leadership from University of New England, MSN FNP from Hawai’i Pacific University, and BSN from Johns Hopkins University.

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Patricia Gonce Morton, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, FAAN
Dean Emeritus, University of Utah College of Nursing
Editor, Journal of Professional Nursing

Patricia Gonce Morton is Dean Emeritus at University of Utah College of Nursing. Prior to her deanship at the University of Utah, Dr. Morton served in various administrative positions at the University of Maryland School of Nursing. An educator and scholar who is known for her work in critical care nursing and nursing education, Dr. Morton has authored multiple editions of three textbooks, numerous book chapters, and over 60 journal articles. She has served on the editorial board of eight nursing journals and for seven years was the editor of the journal AACN Clinical Issues: Advanced Practice in Acute and Critical Care sponsored by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. Currently, Dr. Morton is the editor of the Journal of Professional Nursing sponsored by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. Dr. Morton is a certified acute care nurse practitioner. In recognition of her contributions to nursing and healthcare, Dr. Morton was inducted as a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing in 1999.

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Adrienne Martinez-Hollingsworth, PhD, RN, PHN
Associate Dean of Operations and Scholarship
Samuel Merritt University

Dr. Adrienne Martinez-Hollingsworth is a Latina Registered Nurse, a health services researcher and first-generation high school graduate. She completed postdoctoral training at the UCLA National Clinician Scholars Program where she has received NIH support for studies exploring the impact of provider burnout on diabetes care delivery among Latinx older adults in the safety net. Trained as a Licensed Vocational Nurse at the East Los Angeles Occupational Center, she went on to receive her undergraduate degree in Women’s Studies from UCLA, her Master of Science in Nursing at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (CDU), and her doctorate from the School of Nursing at UCLA. She has worked as a clinician and administrator in large, urban hospital systems and as a Subject Matter Expert for technology companies. Currently she is an Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Operations and Scholarship at Samuel Merritt University in Oakland, CA.

Dr. Martinez-Hollingsworth is also the creator of Theory Generator Playground (TGP), a Latino/x student research collective that supports early-career nurses by creating/facilitating service and research projects, mentorship activities and college application support. It is her core belief that achieving health equity at the national level hinges on preparing the next generation of nurses from underrepresented minorities (including rural areas and immigrant populations) to meet the needs of a growing and diversifying population.

Ali Tayyeb, PhD, RN, NPD-BC, PHN
Assistant Professor
California State University-Los Angeles

Dr. Ali R. Tayyeb is an Iranian-American and a United States Navy Veteran, having served as a Fleet Marine Force Corpsman with Naval Medical Center San Diego, 1st Marine Division, and 3rd Marine Division. After his military service, Dr. Tayyeb pursued his career as a Registered Nurse, earning his Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Nursing from California State University, Los Angeles and his Ph.D. from the University of San Diego. Dr. Tayyeb’s experiences in the healthcare field include combat trauma, emergency medicine, education, Human Patient Simulation, Professional Development, Leadership, Veterans Healthcare, and Policy. Dr. Tayyeb is a Jonas Veterans Healthcare Scholar Alumni, is currently an Assistant Professor, and is the Creator, Producer, and Host of the RN-Mentor Podcast and Blog. His interests in Veterans related research include transition from military service, post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injuries, depression, alcohol and drug abuse, pain, suicide, family environment, disenfranchisement, policy, advocacy, culture, veteran benefits & reintegration.

Dr. Tayyeb’s research and publications on “Bad Paper” Veterans have been cited on numerous books, white papers, Schools of Law, advocacy organizations, State policies, congressional testimonies, publications, dissertations, and more.

Though Dr. Tayyeb’s research is primarily veteran centric, he is ANCC nationally board certified in Nursing Professional Development and greatly invested in professional development, role development, and pushing the boundaries of the nursing profession through diversity of people, thought, advocacy, and the arts.

Speakers

Stephen Ferrara, DNP. FNP-BC, FAAN, FAANP
Associate Professor/Associate Dean, Clinical Affairs
Columbia University School of Nursing

Editor-in-Chief
Journal of Doctoral Nursing Practice

Dr. Stephen A. Ferrara is an actively practicing Nurse Practitioner, executive, and faculty member. He combines years of clinical experience along with health policy development to increase access to nurse practitioner-partnered care in New York State by serving as executive director of the Nurse Practitioner Association New York State. He is Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs and Associate Professor at Columbia University's School of Nursing where he leads the nurse practitioner primary care faculty practice. He is interim executive director of Jonas Nursing and Veterans Healthcare and the editor-in-chief for the Journal of Doctoral Nursing Practice.

Dr. Ferrara holds a passion for health care technology and integrating evidence-based practice into daily practice. His doctoral work examined the impact of group medical visits for patients with type II diabetes and how this intervention led to better health outcomes. He has been nationally recognized for his work in health policy for increasing access to patient care across New York State and is a fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, National Academies of Practice, the New York Academy of Medicine, and the American Academy if Nursing.

Sara Hauber, MA
Director of Manuscript Writing Instruction Programs
Publication Matters, LLC

Sara D. Hauber, M.A., has been a professional editor responsible for academic, medical, trade, and consumer publications since 1996 and an academic writing tutor since that same year. Since 2009 she has specialized in scientific writing instruction and preparing manuscripts for peer-reviewed journal submission.

Ms. Hauber's academic degrees include a B.A. in English, magna cum laude, from the University of Minnesota--Twin Cities, and an M.A. in Health Communication (minor in Research Methods) from Purdue University. A recipient of the prestigious Bilsland Strategic Initiatives Fellowship at Purdue and subsequent research coordinator at Northwestern University Medical Center, she has assisted with and/or led the development of competitive grant proposals, needs assessments, theory-based community programs, randomized controlled trials, and qualitative and quantitative data collection tools. Her involvement in the planning, execution, analysis, and publication of research at both Research One universities and academic medical centers gives her incredible insight into the rigors of the research-publication process.

Since 2011, Ms. Hauber has helped more than 450 DNP students at top-ranked nursing schools around the nation improve their writing. For 7 years, she served as scientific writing instructor at Duke University School of Nursing. In 2018, Ms. Hauber released her own writing-instruction course for DNPs entitled My DNP Manuscript: Six Steps to Writing a Publication-Ready Journal Manuscript (see https://mydnpmanuscript.com).