SCHOLAR DIRECTORY
Eric O’Connor, ,RN
Quinnipiac University
I am enrolled in the Doctorate of Nursing Practice program with a focus on adult-gerontology primary care. My specific areas of interest includes cardiovascular preventative care and transitional care. I received my Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Connecticut in 2007. While at UConn I was involved in many groups including community outreach.…
Michael O’Toole, ,ACLS
Fairfield University
Michael P. O’Toole earned his Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Fairfield University in 2011. As a Robert Wood Johnson scholarship recipient Michael worked in his local community to direct and produce public service announcements promoting awareness of the hazards of lead poisoning – including the state and federal resources available to those at risk. Michael has advocated directly to his Congressman in regards to increased support for NIH research funding.…
Amauche Obi-Eyisi, ,RN
Hunter College
I came to the United States in 2007 to obtain an undergraduate degree. I obtained my BSN from Hunter Bellevue of Nursing in 2011 and today I work as a public health nurse in Central Harlem. My school clinical experiences were very different from my experiences as a public health nurse. I am currently pursing the DNP in Advanced Public Health Nursing because I want to be able to empower public health nurses and give them a voice.…
Brittney Ochs, , BSN, RN, DNPs
University of San Diego
Hello, My name is Brittney Ochs I am a current DNP student at University of San Diego and I will graduate to be a certified Family Nurse Practitioner and a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. I have clinical interest in Family and Pediatric medicine, as well as dermatology and orthopedics. I want to strive to serve my community in anyway it needs me.…
Daniel Ochylski, ,RN
University of Michigan
Daniel P. Ochylski (pronounced O-hill-ski), is currently a Doctor of Nursing Practice student at the University of Michigan where he received his master’s degree in Nursing Business and Health Systems-Policy. His scholarly work focuses on educational methodology associated with healthcare workforce development. These programs require complex, multi-system strategic planning, leadership and implementation processes and involves developing collaborative relationships with nurse leaders, academic researchers, community based organizations, recipients of care services, and home based caregivers, local, state and federal health agencies and workforce advocate groups.…
Pete ODonnell
Vanderbilt University
I came to nursing later in my professional career after working in public policy development, public administration, and owning a small business. My goal has always to make the world a better place, and to try to help others realize their greatest potential that they determine. Since becoming a nurse, I have worked at a local jail, for Portland Public health; and since becoming a nurse practitioner have worked with people who are homeless, refugees and immigrants and people who have no means to pay for their health insurance.…
Sarah Oerther, , MSN, Med, RN, FRSPH
Nursing Instructor & PhD Student
Sarah a is nursing instructor and PhD candidate at the School of Nursing, Saint Louis University where she is also completing a Family Nurse Practitioner post-master certificate. Sarah earned her BSN from the University of Cincinnati and two Master’s degrees (in nursing and in education) from Xavier University. The long term goal of Sarah’s research is to promote healthy parent-preteen relationships and prevent behavior problems in preteens living in rural communities.…
Anisa Ogboenyiya, , BSN, RN
University of Cincinnati
Upon graduating from the BSN program at Oakwood University, Anisa worked as a neonatal ICU nurse in Houston, Texas for one year before beginning the BSN to PhD program at the University of Cincinnati. She has thoroughly enjoyed working with neonates and has chosen this population to be the focus of her research area of interest.…
Adebola Olarewaju, , MSN, CPNP, RNC-NIC
University of California-Davis
Bola Olarewaju is a third year PhD student at the UC Davis Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing. She is population health research focused, in the global context, on improving rates of infectious disease prevention, health equity, and mortality among disadvantaged groups living in endemic and emerging areas with vector-borne diseases. She has a passion for global health and hopes to use her dissertation as a stepping stone into the field.…
jill olausson, ,CDE
university of utah
I am a 3rd year PhD student at University of Utah College of Nursing in an oncology cohort. My past experiences as a diabetes educator have enabled me to look at oncology nursing care through a different lens. My dissertation will include looking through that lens at people who develop diabetes after cancer treatments, specifically those who received hematopoietic cell transplantations.…
Rachel Onello, ,CNL
University of Maryland
Rachel Onello, PhD(c), MS, RN, CNL, has been a member of the University of Maryland School of Nursing faculty since 2010 and currently serves as a clinical instructor in the Department of Organizational Systems and Adult Health, teaching in first and final semester clinical and didactic courses for baccalaureate and Clinical Nurse Leader students. She has also served as the Assistant Director of the Clinical Simulation Labs and as an adjunct clinical instructor for entry level nursing students at the University of Maryland School of Nursing.…
Caroline Ortiz, , MSN, MPH, RN, NC-BC
Villanova University
With over 23 years of professional nursing experience, Caroline’s nursing practice combines holistic health approaches and interventions with conventional healthcare. With education in a variety of mindbody practices, her past work includes professional integration of complementary therapies in the acute care and outpatient settings, developing wellness programs for professional staff and the general public, and participating collboratively in integrative health research as a clinician and as a consultant.…
Humberto Ortiz, , MSN, CRNA
The University of Alabama, Capstone College of Nursing
My name is Humberto Ortiz and I am A Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist in Bethlehem, Pa. In the fall of 2018, I will begin my first semester as a DNP student at the University of Alabama, Capstone College of Nursing. As a Nurse Anesthetist I practice a majority of the time at a Level 1 trauma hospital.…
Zainab Osakwe (Attahiru), ,RN
Columbia University
I am a first year PhD in Nursing student at Columbia University. I have practiced in acute/critical care, ambulatory care, women’s primary care, research and home health care. I received my bachelor of science in nursing from Adelphi University. While at Adelphi, I served as an undergraduate research assistant on a study to curb infant obesity in the Hispanic Immigrant population.…
jan summer osborne, ,FNP-BC
Vanderbilt University
I currently work as a Hospitalist Internal Medicine . I am in Vanderbilt University MSN to DNP program. My long term goals are two fold ; 1) to work at VA in their Primary Care Clinic. I did two coronations at Mountains Home VA in Johnson City TN as part of my residency for my FNP clinical’s.…
Onome Osokpo, , MSN, RN
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Onome Osokpo, MSN, RN, is a Fortaine Scholar and a Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Doctoral Fellow, Research on Vulnerable Women, Children and Families (T32NR007100) at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. Also, Osokpo is an Associate Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics. He earned a BSN at Stony Brook University and an MSN at the University of Pennsylvania.…
Gloria Otoo, ,RNC, CNM, GHANA
Molloy College
Gloria Otoo is a PhD student (2nd Cohort) at Molloy College. Gloria obtained her RN diploma and also went into midwifery and public health nursing in Ghana, her home country. She furthered her education in the United States by completing a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master in Nursing Education degree in 2008 and 2011 respectively.…
Leah Otto, , BSN, RN, CMSRN, AGNP-DNP(c)
University of Washington
I am a Pacific Northwest born-and-raised Doctor of Nursing Practice student specializing in Adult Geriatric Primary Care. My nursing education began at the University of Portland in Portland, OR where I joined the Army and received my Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2011. The Army led me to San Antonio, TX where I spent six years working on adult medical-surgical units at Brooke Army Medical Center.…
Kevin Ousman
Nova Southeastern University
Manager, The Center for Global Nursing Johns Hopkins School of Nursing Mr. Kevin Ousman is currently managing the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing’s Center for Global Nursing and is responsible for facilitating international collaborations between various international institutions and the School of Nursing. Kevin has clinical experience in critical care and now is directing his career and educational focus towards Nursing Education and Leadership Development in the Middle East and Africa.…
Christian Paige Owen, MSN, RN, CEN
The University of Texas Foundation for the benefit of the Jane and Robert Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth
Nancy Owen, , MA, RN
Teachers College
Nancy Spear Owen is the Nursing Simulation Educator for Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, NY. She received a post-masters certificate in Nursing Simulation Leadership and Management from Robert Morris University (2016), a Master of Arts in Nursing Education from Pace University (2010), and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from University of Rhode Island (1988).…