SCHOLAR DIRECTORY
Maria Gahry, ,RN
Wayne State University
Maria Gahry earned her Bachelors of Science in Nursing in 2009 from Wayne State University (WSU) in Detroit, MI and is currently enrolled in the Doctor of Nursing Practice program at WSU. For 5 years, Maria worked in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit at Oakwood Hospital in Dearborn, MI. She currently is a Registered Nurse working for the Critical Care Float Pool in the Oakwood Health System.…
Kayoll Galbraith
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing
Kayoll Galbraith, RN, BSN Kayoll Galbraith obtained a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree and a Bachelor of Arts in Africana Studies degree in 2011 from The State University of New York (SUNY) at Binghamton. Upon graduation, Ms. Galbraith entered The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing as a BSN to PhD student and received the prestigious NRSA/NINR National Service Pre-doctoral Training Award for Interventions for Preventing and Managing Chronic Illness.…
Yvonne Gallegos, ,ACNP-BC ANP-BC, CNS, CCRN, CWS, CPHQ
California State University Long Beach
I have a comprehensive advanced practice nursing career which includes my role as the surgical CNS in the critical care, progressive care and acute medical-surgical units for many years. Currently, I am one of the Nurse Practitioners for the Departments of General Surgery and Vascular at the VA Long Beach Healthcare Systems managing all aspects of outpatient surgery.…
Brittany Gannoe, ,RN
University of Pittsburgh
My name is Brittany M. Gannoe. I am currently enrolled in the DNP Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I completed my BSN at Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania in 2008 and have six years of RN experience working as both a staff nurse and charge nurse on an adult acute care inpatient behavioral health unit.…
Amy Garee, , RN, MS, PNP
Vanderbilt University
I work at Nationwide Children’s Hospital also in Columbus. I have been a nurse practitioner on the bone marrow transplant unit for 10 years and the previous seven years was a hematology/oncology nurse. I have recently transitioned to caring for the sickle cell population. My time in the Hematology/oncology division has re enforced to me the needs of this special patient population and the coping abilities of their family.…
Danya Garner, PhD, RN, OCN, CCRN-K, NPD-BC
University of Texas Medical Branch
Danya Garner is a student in the Nursing PhD Program at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, TX. He graduated Cum Laude with a BSN from Stephen F. Austin State University. After gaining several years of nursing experience, he then graduated as the Outstanding Graduate Student from the School of Nursing with a MSN from the University of Houston – Victoria with a Nurse Educator concentration.…
Juanita Garner, , MSN, RN, NLN Jonas Scholar, Assistant Professor
Southern University A& M
Juanita Garner is an Assistant Professor of nursing at Southern University and A&M College, College of Nursing and Allied Health in Baton Rouge, Louisiana since 2012 and is currently a doctoral nursing student. Garner’s research interest includes promoting effective coping strategies and healthier lifestyle choices in baccalaureate nursing students that will enhance their ability to manage stress as they embark upon their professional careers in nursing.…
Lisa Garsman, ,FNP
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
As a family nurse practitioner in primary care, my clinical experiences have ranged from adults with chronic heart failure to woman who must weigh the benefits to risks for genetic testing for beast cancer. I also supervise summer sessions for a boys’ sports camp. All of these experiential settings have added to the advanced practice professional that I am today and to which I continue to evolve.…
Casey Garvey, ,RN
Northeastern University
I grew up in Groton, Massachusetts. While attending high-school, I was a member of the Boy Scouts of America. In 2006, I completed my Eagle Project, and was award the Eagle Rank. I began my studies for my BSN at Northeastern in 2007. While at Northeastern, I participated in co-op programs at Harvard Vanguard, New England Baptist Hospital, and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).…
Lisa Gawron, , BSN, RN
University of Pittsburgh
Recent BSN graduate hailing from the Chicagoland area attending the University of Pittsburgh’s Nursing PhD program. Interests include women’s health, cardiovascular health, and pharmacology. Has over two years experience working under an OB/GYN, and some home health. Member of Sigma Theta Tau International- Alpha Omicron Chapter. Recently awarded NIH T32 grant and Jonas Scholarship.
Beatrice Gaynor
University of Delaware
Beatrice Gaynor earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from the University of Delaware and a Master’s of Science in Nursing from Wilmington University. Ms. Gaynor is an ANCC-certified Family Nurse Practitioner. She has worked clinically in geriatrics, critical care, family practice, and adolescent health and taught medical-surgical nursing and pharmacology at a community college.…
Shena Gazaway
Augusta University
Shena Gazaway, RN has a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Brenau University in Gainesville, Georgia, 2005. She entered Brenau University a second time to complete her Masters of Science in Nursing degree, 2009. She is currently a Nursing Instructor at the Athens Campus of Georgia Regents University. Ms. Gazaway has worked as a registered nurse in the General Medicine Unit at St.…
Karen Geiger, , RN, BSN, ACRN
Johns Hopkins University
My passion in nursing is helping people living with HIV access quality medical care no matter where they live. As a former field nurse with Médecins sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders, I have worked with HIV and tuberculosis patients in South Africa, Central African Republic, Lesotho, and Guinea. My work centered around building and maintaining HIV programming in difficult operating environments.…
Giselle Gerardi, , MSN, RN, RNC-OB
The Graduate Center of the City of New York
Giselle Gerardi is currently pursuing a PhD in Nursing Science at the CUNY Graduate Center. Her area of interest include Maternal-Child health, and public health. She would like to focus her research in the perceptions of Latina women living in the US when diagnosed with gestational diabetes. Giselle’s MSN was obtained from the University of Hartford, and her concentration was in Public Health Nursing.…
Danyel Germain, ,MS, RN
Yale University
Danyel L. Germain DNP(c), MS, RN is a forward-thinking leader, an idea developer, and a nurturer of relationships. Currently, Danyel attends Yale University where she is completing her Doctorate of Nursing Practice in Leadership, Management, and Policy. She is a passionate advocate for improving healthcare through interprofessional education and innovation and serves on the Education Committee for the Society for Simulation in Healthcare and the Bylaws Committee for the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning.…
Kay Gianantonio, , MSN, RN, APRN-CNP, AGPCNP-BC
Kent State University
Ms. Gianantonio has been practicing nursing for more than 28 years. She first obtained her associate degree in nursing from Kent State University. Her nursing experience is in critical care, trauma and emergency care, and dialysis. After raising her family, she returned to complete her BSN at Ohio University, graduating summa cum laude. Continuing her education, she then completed her MSN with a concentration in Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner at Kent State University.…
Michelle Gilbert, ,CNE
Medical University of South Carolina
Participates in the coordination of day-to-day service delivery operations of a team, (e.g. coordination of patient coverage during planned/unplanned absences of team members, assigns cases, communication to patient/team members, manages/advises difficult cases). Consults in the assignment of staff, initiates activation of per diem float staff, and conducts home visits as needed.
Christine Gilchrist, , MS MPH RN NC-BC
The Graduate Center of the City of New York
Christine is an integrative nurse and uses a whole person/whole system approach to caring for others. She is currently a PhD student at The Graduate Center of the City University of New York. As an undergraduate student, she was a sexual health peer educator; majoring in Nursing and minoring in Women’s Studies at the University of Pennsylvania.…
Michelle Gilliland, ,RN
SUNY Buffalo
My nursing career began in 2008 at Mercy Hospital in Buffalo, NY, were I started as a nurse’s aide. I worked my way to LPN, to RN, and then to Bachelors prepared RN. I am currently pursing my ANP/DNP at the University at Buffalo (UB). My research focus will be on veteran and military family health with an emphasis on improving the outcomes of patients suffering from postconcussive symptoms after sustaining mild TBI during combat.…
Carol Ann Gioia, , MSN, RN, NEA-BC
Thomas Jefferson University
Carol Ann Gioia is a vastly experienced and dedicated nursing professional with greater than 29 years’ expertise in a variety of clinical and administrative roles within the Thomas Jefferson University Health System. Carol is currently the Magnet Program Coordinator at Thomas Jefferson University, where she supports the Magnet Program in coordinating the ANCC Magnet application for the re-designation.…
Sarah Givens, ,RN
Case Western Reserve University
Sarah E. Givens is currently enrolled in the BSN-PhD program at CWRU Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing. Her research interest is sleep and cognitive functioning, and she would like to study the effects of rotating shift work on healthcare provider’s circadian rhythms, cognitive functioning, and ultimately patient care. She is passionate about quality improvement, and was the chapter president for the Case Western Institute for Healthcare Improvement Open School Chapter for the 2013-2014 school year.…
Tresa Glaser, , BSN, RN
Pacific Lutheran University
My name is Tresa Glaser. I currently study in the Doctor of Nursing Practice Family Nurse Practitioner Program at Pacific Lutheran University. I graduated Summa Cum Laude with my Bachelor of Science in Nursing in the spring of 2014 from Grand Canyon University. I immediately began working as a registered nurse at the St. Francis Hospital emergency department outside of Seattle, WA where I continue to work.…
Danyiele Glenn, MSN, FNP-BC, PhD in Nursing Student
Wayne State University College of Nursing
Timian Godfrey, , DNPc, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC
Johns Hopkins University
I am of Navajo descent and pursuing a career in healthcare has granted me with the opportunity to serve fellow American Indians. I currently work as an Advanced Practice Clinician in the emergency department at hospitals on the San Carlos Apache and Pine Ridge Oglala Lakota reservations. Consistently, I see poor access to health services which creates a barrier to delivering evidence-based care.…
Rosemarie Graczkowski, , PhD(c), MSN-Ed, RN
Florida International University
Rosemarie Graczkowski was born in Trinidad and Tobago and currently resides in South Florida. She earned a Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing Degree at Nova Southeastern University and a Masters in Nursing Education at Florida Atlantic University. Ms. Graczkowski successfully completed her PhD candidacy and is currently in the Dissertation phase at Florida International University (FIU).…
Michelle Graf, , RN, MSN, CFNP
Vanderbilt University
I am a PhD student at Vanderbilt University, and I currently work as a nurse practitioner in primary care. Previously, I worked as a NICU nurse, and then as a nurse practitioner in pediatrics. As an undergraduate nursing student at the University of Virginia, I first became interested in research during an independent study focused on rural health.…
Lucy Graham, ,MPH
University of Colorado, Denver
I began my nursing career working in the intensive care and emergency department settings. I quickly realized that much of the disease I was seeing was preventable. I decided to get my Master of Public Health degree to give me the necessary skills for program planning and grant writing so that I could help keep populations of people healthy.…
Tamryn F. Gray, , RN, MSN, CNL, BMTCN
Johns Hopkins University
Tamryn Fowler Gray is currently pursuing her PhD at Johns Hopkins University. Her research interests include patient and family treatment decision-making across the disease trajectory, particularly in cancer care. Understanding that clinical trials are becoming a defining aspect of cancer treatment, Tamryn’s research aims to understand the decisional, sociocultural, ethical, and patient-family factors influencing clinical trial participation.…
Amelia Grayson, , BSN, RN
Grand Valley State University
I received my BSN as a second degree from Grand Valley State University. My first RN job was on a Medical Surgical floor at at a large urban hospital in NYC. I then worked in a Post Anesthesia Care Unit at the same hospital. Following a move to Utah, I became an outpatient oncology nurse at Cancer Hospital in their genitourinary cancer program.…
Sherry A. Greenberg, , PhD, RN, GNP-BC, FGSA, FAANP, FAAN
Associate Professor
Dr. Sherry Greenberg is an Associate Professor at Seton Hall University College of Nursing and a Courtesy-Appointed Associate Professor at New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing. Dr. Greenberg is Editor-in-Chief of the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing’s Try This:® Series that promotes evidence-based assessment practices and approaches to care of older adults. Dr. Greenberg is a nurse practitioner faculty consultant on the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s Age-Friendly Health Systems Action Community initiative.…
Xinyi Grey, ,RN
University of Utah
My name is Xinyi Grey and I am a first year Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) student at University of Utah College of Nursing. I have been a registered nurse for eleven years, and I have worked in both the outpatient and inpatient settings. I currently work for Pediatric Surgery Clinic at Primary Children Hospital as a clinic nurse.…
Whitney Griffith, ,RN
University of South Florida
Whitney R. Batsel graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2011 from Florida State University with a Bachelors of Science in Sociology and a minor in Psychology. She subsequently attended the University of South Florida and attained a Bachelors of Science in Nursing and graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2013. While attending the University of South Florida, Whitney was inducted as a member of the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society, Golden Key National Honor Society, and the Delta Epsilon Iota Academic Honor Society.…
Megan Gross, , PhD, MPH, RN
Indiana University
Megan is a recent August 2018 graduate from the PhD in Nursing program at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania. While at IUP, Megan received a graduate student research award and several other awards throughout the program. After graduation from her BSN program, Megan worked for several years in a Medical-Surgical ICU before she transitioned into a research role working on two grants funded through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Pennsylvania March of Dimes.…
Taylor Grube, , MSN, RN, RNC-NIC
Widener University
Ms. Grube earned a Bachelor’s of Science (nursing) degree from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania and a Master’s Degree in Nursing Education and Faculty Role from Drexel University. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate at Widener University where her dissertation will focus on the decision-making process among involuntarily childless couples who experience infertility. In addition to infertility, Ms.…
Nicole Gruebling, , MS, BSN, RN, NEA-BC
Marquette University
Nicole Gruebling MS, BSN, RN, NEA-BC is currently the Director of Specialty Clinics and Ambulatory Nursing at Froedtert Hospital. She has had the opportunity to work as a nursing leader for the last 11 years and has been a nurse for nearly 20 years. Over this time passion and work has been focused on ensuring exceptional access and care for our most vulnerable populations.…
Heaven Gustafson, , BSN, RN
The College of St. Scholastica
My name is Heaven Gustafson and I was born and raised in rural Grand Rapids, Minnesota. I completed my Bachelor of Science: Nursing degree in 2013. I am entering my third year of the DNP program (Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) track) at The College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minnesota. I work at Grand Itasca Clinic & Hospital in the Medical/Surgical/Pediatric unit and the Women’s Health & Birth unit.…
Jose Gutierrez, , MSN, BSN, RN
Yale University
Jose Gutierrez obtained his Bachelors of Arts in Economics from the University of Illinois, Bachelors of Science in Nursing from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, and Master of Science in Nursing from Yale University. He will begin his PhD in Nursing at Yale University with research interests in treatment adherence in HIV-positive populations and pre-exposure prophylaxis. He hopes to one day become an active scholar in an engaging community of academics influenced by interdisciplinary research and clinical practice.
Ashley Gyura, ,RN, CMSRN
Columbia University
Ms. Gyura is currently a MS/DNP student at Columbia University with a specialty in Pediatrics. She has worked as a Registered Nurse in multiple clinical settings, including general medicine, adult critical care, outpatient orthopedics, and pediatric skeletal dysplasia, and has her certification in Medical-Surgical Nursing. Prior to her nursing career, she was a blood bank technician in the United States Army and spent two years in Germany with the Armed Services Blood Bank Center – Europe.…