SCHOLAR DIRECTORY

Hello, my name is Amanda Willey from Cambridge, Maryland. I am enrolled in the Doctorate of Education Program, Nursing Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. I earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Frostburg State University where I majored in psychology. After working with emotionally disturbed children and with the court system, I decided to return to school for my nursing degree. I obtained my nursing degree from Salisbury University through their second degree program and became the Health Service Administrator/RN for a local correctional facility. Returning to Salisbury University, I earned my Master of Science degree in Clinical Nursing Education where I really discovered my love of teaching. As a current faculty member at Salisbury University, I have been awarded the New Nursing Faculty Fellowship from the Maryland Higher Education Commission. I am an instructor in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing, theory and clinical, as well as Community Health Nursing clinical. I hope to continue to incorporate my love of psychology and education throughout my career. My research areas of interest include cheating among nursing students, secondary PTSD, forensics, and emergency response/preparedness.

Elizabeth is currently pursuing a PhD in Nursing Science at Case Western Reserve University. At Case Western, she is a NRSA Predoctoral Fellow and Jonas Nurse Leader Scholar. Her research interests include self management and behavior change in the African American community. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. She has worked at Duke University Hospital as a Staff Nurse and Student Preceptor. Elizabeth hopes to develop as a scholar and researcher to impact healthcare as a nurse scientist.

I am a doctoral student enrolled in the PhD program at Virginia Commonwealth University, which has a biobehavioral research focus. The focus of my research is body image in women with gynecologic cancer. I recieved my bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Virginia and my master’s degree in nursing, with a concentration as a women’s health nurse pracititioner from Virginia Commonwealth University. I previously worked as a nurse at Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, on the inpatient oncology unit, a part of Massey Cancer Center. Currently, I volunteer as a Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner at a clinic that provides healthcare to the uninsured in and around the Richmond, VA area. I serve on the local board of the Oncology Nursing Society, as Historian, and on the local board of the Virginia Council of Nurse Practitioners, as Public Relations Chair.

I am a BSN graduate of Saginaw Valley State University in 2013. I enrolled in the DNP program at Grand Valley State University after working for one year as a RN on an inpatient oncology unit at a local health system. Presently, I work at an outpatient bone marrow transplant unit. I have always enjoyed working with oncology patients and plan to pursue this career path after graduation. My future scholarly activity involves increasing medication adherence of oncology patients through text message reminders.