Contributors

  • Wanda Thurston, DNP, APRN, PNP-PC, RN, FAAN

    Director of Access and Engagement
    American Association of Colleges of Nursing

  • Jitana Benton-Lee, PhD(c), DNP, MBA-HC, NEA-BC, CNE

     
    Northern Kentucky University - Associate Professor & Director of the NKY Nursing & Interprofessional Research Collaborative

  • Danica Sumpter, PhD, RN, CNE, FADLN

    Principal – Chief Education, Equity & Wellness Officer
    CSI Compliance

  • Vicki Black, Georgia Baptist College of Nursing, Mercer University
  • Culeta Byars, University of Memphis
  • Benita Chatmon, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans
  • Jorri Davis, University of Mississippi Medical Center
  • Rachel Derr, Rutgers University Camden School of Nursing
  • Ruby Jamison, Baylor University
  • Clarissa Michalak, MGH Institute of Health Professions
  • Maria Milazzo, Stony Brook University School of Nursing
  • Jennifer Rousseau, Rush University College of Nursing
  • Gina Rowe, University of New Mexico College of Nursing

  • Erin Alexander, University of Memphis
  • Sally Carlisle, Mercy University
  • Anthony Carney, New York University
  • Yvette Conyers, University of Maryland, Baltimore
  • Janice Dunlap, University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
  • Kristin Geater, University of Memphis Loewenberg College of Nursing
  • Marissa Gray, University of Memphis
  • Melanie Jacobs, University of Memphis
  • Rolanda Johnson, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
  • Melissa McLaren, Western Governors University
  • Sharrica Miller, California State University, Fullerton
  • Janelle Sokolowich, Chamberlain University

  • Jacqueline Buford, Loewenberg College of Nursing
  • Kathleen Clark, Augsburg University
  • Kaija Freborg, Sonoma State University
  • Leah Gordon, Boston College Connell School of Nursing
  • Maria Graf, University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh
  • Ivonne Hernandez, University of South Florida College of Nursing
  • Ragan Johnson, Duke University School of Nursing
  • Gloria Jones Dinkins, Howard University College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences
  • Dianne McAdams-Jones, Utah Valley University
  • Angela Oigbokie, University of Memphis, Loewenberg College of Nursing
  • Ana Sanchez-Birkhead, University of Utah
  • Misty Wilkie, University of Minnesota School of Nursing

  • Paula Alexander-Delpech, Frontier Nursing University
  • Angela Hammond, Xavier University
  • Megan Jester, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Fran and Earl Ziegler College of Nursing
  • Blanca Miller, Methodist College
  • Rana Najja, Oregon Health & Science University School of Nursing
  • Ashley Rivera, Florida Atlantic University
  • Willa Smiley, Aspen University
  • Patsy Smith, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Fran and Earl Ziegler College of Nursing
  • Julia Steed, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
  • Yeyin Yi, Loyola University Chicago

  • Suha Ballout, University of Massachusetts Boston
  • Nancy Dias, East Carolina University
  • Erin Donovan, Colorado Mesa University
  • Tomeka Dowling, Rush University College of Nursing
  • Vivienne Friday, Goodwin University
  • Melissa Gomes, University of Virginia
  • Shelley Johnson, Salem University
  • Suhasini Kotcherlakota, University of Nebraska Medical Center
  • Rebecca O’Connor, University of Washington
  • Shkendie Papraniku, University of Memphis
  • Lea Wood, University of Missouri, Sinclair School of Nursing
  • Maiko Yamashita, Rush University

  • Vernell DeWitty, 2021 Inclusive Excellence Ecosystem for Academic Nursing
  • Colleen Modrzynski, Doctoral Student, Duquesne University School of Nursing
  • Members of the 2023-2024 and 2025-2026 ACE Dean’s Committee
  • Members of the 2023-2024 and 2025-2026 AACN Board of Directors
  • Attendees at the ACE Symposium who completed a survey
  • Attendees at the ISDH Conference