ANCC Leadership and Management Directory

Dr. Bradley Goettl is a dynamic nurse executive, bringing more than 20 years of experience across clinical practice, healthcare administration, academia, and nonprofit organizations. As Chief Nursing Officer for the American Nurses Enterprise — home to the American Nurses Association, American Nurses Credentialing Center, and American Nurses Foundation — he advocates for more than 5 million nurses nationwide and oversees globally recognized accreditation programs.

Dr. Goettl began his career in rural healthcare, later serving as a flight nurse and nurse practitioner before stepping into influential leadership roles, including serving as the inaugural Chief Clinical Officer for the Emergency Nurses Association. His career highlights include developing international training programs, securing major grants to expand healthcare access, leading innovative transition-to-practice initiatives, and nursing scholarship. Dr. Goettl also serves as a Nurse Executive in Residence at Georgetown University School of Nursing, reflecting his ongoing commitment to mentorship and supporting the next generation of nursing leaders.

Dr. Goettl is a proud Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, the Academy of Emergency Nursing, and the American College of Healthcare Executives, and remains deeply committed to advancing the nursing profession.

Rebecca is Senior Vice President, Accreditation and Organization Credentialing. She is responsible for the strategic vision, governance, and operations of ANCC's credentialing programs. The Magnet Recognition Program designates organizations worldwide where nursing leaders successfully align their nursing strategic goals to improve the organization's patient outcomes. The Magnet Recognition Program provides a roadmap to nursing excellence, which benefits the whole of an organization. The Pathway to Excellence Program recognizes a health care organization's commitment to creating a positive practice environment that empowers and engages staff. By investing in the optimum workplace for nurses, organizations demonstrate a culture of sustained excellence, resulting in the successful recruitment of top candidates and staff retention through high job satisfaction. Rebecca holds baccalaureate degree in nursing, both a master of science and master of business administration from the University of Maryland, University College, and a PhD student in health sciences, health care administration.

Heidi has been on the Commission on Certification for the past four years and is employed as a Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist focusing on Drug Diversion Prevention at the Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora, CO.  Heidi has been a pediatric nurse for 18 years and has been a Clinical Nurse Specialist since 2005.  Heidi served two terms as a Content Expert for the Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist Certification exam through ANCC.  She is active in pediatric and healthcare professional organizations as well as devotes some of her free time volunteering in her community and serving on boards.  She is currently a PhD student at the University of Kansas.

Heidi received recognition as a Nightingale nominee in 2013 and 2015 and received the Excellence in Advocacy award in 2014 as well as was nominated for the New Knowledge, Innovations & Improvements award in 2018 for her work in research and quality improvement.  Heidi has been certified through ANCC since 2006 and recognizes the importance of professional certification as a means to identify expertise in a specific field as well as to promote professional growth as a nurse.  Heidi is pleased that the profession of nursing offers so many different opportunities for growth and experience, nurses have endless opportunities to help others through a variety of positions within the field.  “Nursing is the heart of medicine.”

As Executive Vice President, Patient Care Operations and System Chief Nurse Executive at Boston Children’s Hospital, Laura J. Wood, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN leads the discipline of nursing and provides system-level oversight of patient care delivery in support of the organization’s network, satellites, and expanding care delivery settings. Boston Children’s serves as the pediatric training center for Harvard Medical School, where nurses in concert with interprofessional care teams actively translate science to care delivery as part of the world’s largest pediatric research enterprise - treating more children with rare and complex conditions than any other hospital in the world.

Since joining Boston Children’s in 2013, Wood has further strengthened the hospital’s exceptional nursing practice environment through: the creation of nurse-designed care delivery strategies, the implementation of advanced practice clinician career advancement models in concert with a doubling of the APRN workforce, expansion of healthy work environment supports with positive system-wide outcomes, quality-safety-experience innovations, strategic contributions to nursing workforce diversity and inclusivity and the formation of the organization’s formal Office of Health Equity, and promotion of child-health and informatics public policy advocacy. In 2014-15, she jointly launched the organization’s high reliability organization (HRO) quality improvement initiative with the hospital’s president and other key leaders, resulting in ongoing reductions in the rate of serious safety events and numerous improvements to care quality — including national recognition of nurse-sensitive outcomes measurement performance.

Under Wood’s leadership, Boston Children’s nursing has achieved two successive ANCC Magnet® re-designations representing the most prestigious international distinction a health care organization can receive for direct care nursing excellence and achieved by only 12% of hospitals nationally.  Over the past decade, she has guided the launch of Boston Children’s nurse residency program that was subsequently awarded ANCC Practice Transition Accreditation Program with Distinction designation. Additionally, she supported several pediatric specialty-focused teams to be recognized via the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Beacon Award program in all five intensive care units and through the Emergency Nursing Association to achieve three successive Emergency Nurses Association Lantern Award designations.

Earlier in her career, Wood held progressive nursing and operational leadership roles within three leading academic health care settings: The Johns Hopkins Hospital Children's Center, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and The University of Pennsylvania Health System serving in pediatric nursing, educational, and operational leadership roles. Additionally, she served as National Vice President, Clinical Solutions, Siemens Healthcare (subsequently Cerner/Oracle Corporation), where she managed clinical and business professional services, and subsequently led clinical IT business development for the U.S.

Wood received a Bachelor of Science (BSN) degree in Nursing, Magna Cum Laude, from West Virginia University School of Nursing; a Master of Science (MS) degree from The University of Maryland, Baltimore; and a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. She is a Johns Hopkins University Deans Award recipient and Fralic Nursing Leadership Fellowship recipient. Wood is an elected Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, a Robert Wood Johnson (RWJ) Foundation Executive Nurse Fellow alumna, and completed the both the MGH Institute of Health Professions Health Disparities Leadership Fellowship and Harvard Medical School Macy Foundation Fellowship for Leaders in Collaborative and Humanistic Interprofessional Education.

Wood serves on a wide-range of regional and national boards, including: American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC); Boston Children’s Hospital (ex officio member); Friends of the Institute of Nursing Research (FNINR); Johns Hopkins University Nursing Advisory Board; Pediatric Physician Organization of Children’s (PPOC); PHLOW Children’s Hospital Coalition to reduce pediatric drug shortages; Risk Management Foundation for Harvard affiliated health systems (CRICO); and, the SIGMA Foundation for Nursing Scholarship.

Reggie is a native of St. Louis who received his B.A. in Industrial Relations from the University of Missouri-Columbia and his M.A. in Human Resource Development and Management from Webster University. He also received his certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) from the Human Resource Certification Institute and his certification as a Senior Certified Professional from the Society of Human Resource Management.  And just recently received his Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification from Virtualocity, LLC.

Most recently, Reggie served as the Director of Human Resources & Inclusivity at Barnes-Jewish College, Goldfarb of School of Nursing. Prior to joining Goldfarb, he was the Director of Human Resources at Memorial Hospital, which he joined in February 2019.  Prior to joining Memorial, he was a Sr. HR Business Partner with Southwest Airlines. In addition, Reggie’s more than 35 year career includes time spent with Express Scripts, BJC Behavioral Health, US Bank, AG Edwards, and Edison Brothers Stores as well.

Reggie currently serves as the Co-President of the Society of Multicultural Professionals in Human Resources (SMPHR) and previously served as President of the Greater St. Louis Chapter of the National Association of African-Americans in Human Resources (NAAAHR) and the Vice President of Programs and Professional Development for the Dallas Chapter, as well as the Midwest Region Vice President of NAAAHR.

Reggie believes Human Resources is a critical component to every organization and should be a strategic partner in helping an organization meets its goals and objectives. In addition, Human Resources should be a driving force behind moving the organization and its most important resource, PEOPLE, to the next level.

Dr. Sego is a Clinical Nurse Executive at Nihon Kohden. Dr. Sego brings 25 years of experience to the nursing profession and has served in a variety of roles in acute care, education, cardiovascular, ambulatory, quality, care management, performance excellence and executive leadership. Dr. Sego earned her Bachelor’s in Nursing from Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Indiana.  She went on to obtain her Master’s in Nursing Education in 2010 and a Doctorate in Nursing Practice from Indiana University in 2016.

Emily served two consecutive terms as the President of the Indiana State Nurses Association from 2019-2022 and a two-year term as Vice President from 2017-2019. Dr. Sego was appointed to the Indiana State Board of Nursing in 2023 and is a current member of the Indiana State Nurses Association, American Nurses Association, and the Indiana Organization for Nursing Leadership.

Dr. Anderson is currently a healthcare consultant for RMA Consulting of Arizona and a consultant/surveyor for Global Healthcare Accreditation. From 2009 to 2016, she was chief executive officer of Cardon Children's Medical Center in Mesa, Arizona, a Banner Health hospital. Prior to that, she held CEO, COO and CNO positions for healthcare organizations in the East Coast, Midwest, and Southwest. In addition to serving as the Joint Commission Commissioner for nine years and on the American Hospital Association Board of Trustees for three years, she was on the Board of the Joint Commission International, the quality Committee and public policy committee of the Children’s Hospital Association, the Coordinating Committee of the Measure Application Partnership at NQF for seven years and was the ACHE Regent for Arizona.

Dr. Anderson is a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing and the American College of Healthcare Executives and a member of the American Hospital Association Committee of Performance Improvement and ACHEs Programs, Products and Services Committee.  She is currently a member of the NQF Medicaid Child task force. She chairs the AZNA foundation board and is a member of the AONE Foundation. She is a board member of Health Forum, Children’s Action Alliance, Arizona Perinatal Trust, ANCC, Healing the Children, Ryan House, Feeding Matters, Cymedica and Chamberlain University.  She serves her church as an elder and executive committee member, chairs the personnel committee and the organ committee.

Dr. Anderson has received several awards for her service to the nursing and business communities. In addition to receiving the Distinguished Achievement Award from Arizona State University College of Nursing, Dr. Anderson was a selected participant in The First International Institute: Executive Nurse Leadership in the United Kingdom and the United States, Florence Nightingale Trust in London, England. She was awarded the American Organization of Nurse Executives Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006. Dr. Anderson was named Arizona Business Magazine's 2012 Healthcare Leadership Award "Hospital Executive of the Year" and one of their “Fifty Most Influential Women in Arizona Business” and was given the Award of Honor 2014, the highest award given by the American Hospital Association. 

Dr. Cole Edmonson is the Chief Executive Officer for the Nurses on Boards Coalition (NOBC). Dr. Edmonson has a career spanning two decades with roles including clinical nurse, supervisor, manager, director, Magnet project director, associate chief nursing officer, and his previous position of Chief Clinical Officer at AMN Healthcare. He is a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing; the American College of Healthcare Executives; and the American Organization for Nursing Leadership; and Nursing Executive Advanced-Board Certified by ANCC. He is a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive Nurse Fellow Alum. He completed his BSN and MSN at Oklahoma University College of Nursing and his Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) at Texas Christian University.

He is a contributor to the literature, locally and nationally in the area of leadership, succession planning, research, moral courage, nurse bullying, culture building, emerging global health issues, and Magnet^®. Edmonson is a speaker in the academic and professional settings, locally and nationally on topics ranging from Magnet, research, leadership, succession planning, moral courage, nurse bullying, customer service, resilience, culture building, genetics/genomics, emerging global health issues and the IOM future of nursing. He is the co-creator of the Stop Bullying Toolkit.

Edmonson is a true nursing advocate who believes, espouses, and actively works to create leaders from the bedside to the boardroom and empowering them to lead. He creates environments where nurses are valued, respected, has the integrity of practice, and clearly demonstrate their contributions at all levels. He has lead two organizations to Magnet and Magnet Re-designation in the DFW area, one being the first Magnet in North Texas, as both a Magnet Project Director and a Chief Nursing Officer. He has been a primary investigator and a co-investigator on numerous national and local nursing research studies ranging from Just Cultures to genetics/genomics competencies for nurses. He is a co-creator of the genetics/genomics toolbox for the NIH/NHGP/NCI. He is a mentor to clinical nurses and both emerging and experienced leaders in healthcare, with his influence being felt outside of nursing. He was the primary architect of the “Just” Culture created in a large facility in Dallas and teaches High Reliability and Just Culture.

He dedicates his time to serving on local boards of colleges and universities to help shape the future and propel the profession of nursing forward. He served as a member of the National League for Nursing (NLN) Acceleration to Practice Committee, a commissioner on the NLN Commission on Nursing Education Accreditation and is the Chair of the NLN Foundation. Edmonson served on the Texas Board of Nursing transition to practice study group. He served on the Texas Hospital Association Board and as chair of the foundation. He served on the United Healthcare Groups External Clinician Advisory Council. He is a Past President for the Texas Organization of Nurse Executives and is the AONE Board Region 7 Representative beginning in 2017. He has been recognized for his leadership as the TNA District 4 nurse of the year, the winner of the Nurseweek Excellence Awards – Leadership Category, DMagazine Nursing Excellence Award in Leadership, the Nursing Management Magazine Visionary Nurse Leader of the year, DFW Great 100 Nurse 2003 and DFW and most recently the Oklahoma University Distinguished Alumni Inaugural Award.

Dr. Julian L. Gallegos, PhD, MBA, FNP-BC, CNL, FAUNA, is a Clinical Associate Professor, Interim Assistant Head of Graduate Programs, and DNP Program Director at Purdue University School of Nursing - West Lafayette. He is a dedicated and patient-focused Advanced Practice Registered Nurse and Educator with 21 years of nursing experience in the military and civilian sector, having served in various roles. He has experience in hospital management, educational administration, diabetes care and research, stroke systems and clinical care, urology, sleep medicine, and men’s health clinical practice, research, and advocacy.

He has been in academia for 7 years where he has developed programs and curriculum focused on the role of the advanced practice nurse and the Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree. He maintains his clinical practice as a men’s health primary care nurse practitioner at the North Central Nursing Clinics in Indiana. The impact of his work as an exemplary NP educator in the space of health equity, clinical expertise in men’s health and developing clinical programs that serve the underserved is evident in his involvement in nursing educational and professional organizations on boards and committees. He currently serves the great state of Indiana as a gubernatorial-appointed member of the Board of Nursing, member of the Board of Directors of the American Nurses Credentialing Center, and an elected member as a Director at Large of the American Association for Men in Nursing. He also volunteers as a member of the subcommittee on Quality Health for the Indiana Commission on Hispanic/Latino Affairs.

He is a sought-out speaker and presenter, regionally, nationally, and internationally on topics related to health equity, leadership, and men’s health and has received several awards for his work related to these impactful areas. He also serves on several editorial boards for professional, scientific journals, including the Urologic Nursing Journal and the American Journal of Men’s Health. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Urological Nurses and Associates and a Luther Christman Fellow of the American Association for Men in Nursing.

Dr. Gallegos is a proud Boilermaker and is glad to be back in Indiana, giving back to his Alma Mater and helping the Purdue School of Nursing achieve its next Giant Leap!

Dr. Bradley Goettl is a dynamic nurse executive, bringing more than 20 years of experience across clinical practice, healthcare administration, academia, and nonprofit organizations. As Chief Nursing Officer for the American Nurses Enterprise — home to the American Nurses Association, American Nurses Credentialing Center, and American Nurses Foundation — he advocates for more than 5 million nurses nationwide and oversees globally recognized accreditation programs.

Dr. Goettl began his career in rural healthcare, later serving as a flight nurse and nurse practitioner before stepping into influential leadership roles, including serving as the inaugural Chief Clinical Officer for the Emergency Nurses Association. His career highlights include developing international training programs, securing major grants to expand healthcare access, leading innovative transition-to-practice initiatives, and nursing scholarship. Dr. Goettl also serves as a Nurse Executive in Residence at Georgetown University School of Nursing, reflecting his ongoing commitment to mentorship and supporting the next generation of nursing leaders.

Dr. Goettl is a proud Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, the Academy of Emergency Nursing, and the American College of Healthcare Executives, and remains deeply committed to advancing the nursing profession.

Jennifer S. Mensik Kennedy, PhD, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, is the 38th president of the American Nurses Association (ANA), the nation’s largest nurses organization representing the interests of the nation’s 4 million registered nurses.

Mensik Kennedy is currently an assistant professor at the Oregon Health and Science University School of Nursing in Portland Oregon. Mensik Kennedy is a sought-after presenter and prolific author. Her books include Lead, Drive, and Thrive in the System and The Nurse Managers Guide to Innovative Staffing 2^nd ed. She co-authored Lead like a Nurse, A Nurse’s Step-By-Step Guide to Transitioning to the Professional Nurse Role and The Power of Ten (Second Edition) and contributed a chapter to the book The Career Handoff: A Healthcare Leader’s Guide to Knowledge & Wisdom Transfer across Generations.

Mensik Kennedy has held numerous high-profile leadership positions within the nursing profession. She served as President of the Arizona Nurses Association 2007-2010. Nationally, Mensik Kennedy has served Treasurer, Second Vice President, and Director-at-Large on the American Nurses Association board of directors. Additionally, she held the role of governor of nursing practice for the Western Institute of Nursing in 2010-2014.

Mensik Kennedy earned a PhD from the University of Arizona College of Nursing with a focus on health systems and a minor in public administration from the Eller College of Management. Mensik Kennedy's MBA degree is from the University of Phoenix, while her BSN degree is from Washington State University. She also holds an ADN degree from Wenatchee Valley College-North. Mensik Kennedy was inducted as a fellow to the American Academy of Nursing in 2014.

Brian Selig, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE, is the Division Vice President of Surgical Services at HCA HealthCare in Tampa.

Dr. Selig served as a Commissioner for the ANCC Commission on Magnet Recognition from 2009-2018 and as a member of the Commission Executive Committee from 2013-2018. He has been named a 2019-2020 Reilly Nursing Leadership Fellow, was a 2012-2014 National Jonas Scholar, and a 2008 AONE Nurse Manager Fellow. He also served as the 2011 Kansas Emergency Nurses Association President.

Prior to his current role, Dr. Selig was the Vice President of Surgical Services at Sunrise Hospital & Sunrise Children’s Hospital in Las Vegas. He held leadership positions in Perioperative, Procedural, and Emergency nursing units, in Kansas City as well as Las Vegas, NV. Early in his career, he worked as a clinical nurse in a Level I trauma center Emergency Department and as a Flight Nurse for an air ambulance program in Kansas City.

Dr. Selig has several publications and has been a speaker both nationally and internationally on topics such as nurse leader development, controlled substance diversion, organizational throughput, and improvement strategies using Lean Methodology.

Nursing Professional Development – Research Specialist
Education, Professional Development & Research Department
Sarasota Memorial Health Care System

Jen Bonamer works as a Nursing Professional Development – Research Specialist at Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Sarasota, Florida. She leads the nursing research and evidence-based practice programs and is actively focused on supporting healthy work environments and clinician well-being. Jen received her BSN from the University of Florida (Gainesville) and practiced for ten years in pediatrics (general practice and hematology/oncology/bone marrow transplant). She completed the University of South Florida’s (Tampa) Nursing BS to PhD program with her master’s of science degree (nursing education) and PhD (nursing). She is certified in both nursing professional development and advanced holistic nursing. Jen is an active member in the American Nurses Association – Enterprise (ANAE) Research Advisory Council and an independent contractor of peer review services for the Magnet program.

Corporate Director of Nursing Science, Emory Healthcare Center for Care Delivery and Innovation
Assistant Professor, Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing

Dr. Monique Bouvier is Corporate Director of Nursing Science at Emory Healthcare’s Center for Care Delivery and Innovation and Assistant Professor at Emory University’s Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing. She bridges practice and academia to ensure frontline nursing voices are integrated into research and innovation.

Her research explores how technology, artificial intelligence, and digital tools impact nursing practice, patient care, and workforce outcomes. She has published widely and frequently presents on the intersection of technology and nursing science.

Dr. Bouvier is recognized as a leader in clinically based research and is committed to advancing system-wide evidence-based practice and mentoring nurses in applying science to real-world challenges.

Director of Nursing Practice Innovation, MedStar Montgomery Medical Center

Dr. Corey Byrge is Director of Nursing Practice Innovation at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center, where he leads the Magnet Program, nursing practice, outcomes, and research. He advances nurse-led innovation, collaborative governance, and evidence-based practice to improve patient and workforce outcomes.

Since joining MedStar Health in 2017 as a clinical nurse, Dr. Byrge has progressed through leadership roles in patient experience, advocacy, and quality. His work emphasizes empowering nurses with real-time data from Nursing Excellence metrics and the electronic health record to drive continuous improvement. His key areas of focus include fall prevention, safe patient handling, and EBP empowerment.

Dr. Byrge earned his BSN and DNP in Nurse Executive Leadership from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and holds certifications in Progressive Care (PCCN) and Evidence-Based Practice in Healthcare (EBP-CH). He also completed the Wharton Nursing Leaders Program at the University of Pennsylvania and holds a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.

He is an active member of AACN, Sigma Theta Tau, SONSIEL, and AONL, and is recognized as a strong advocate for advancing nursing innovation and leadership.

Professional Development Specialist, Denver Health
Adjunct Professor, University of Colorado, College of Nursing
Adjunct Faculty, Colorado Christian University

Kathy Casey, PhD, RN, NPD-BC, is nationally and internationally known for her Casey-Fink Survey design work supporting graduate nurse role transition, nurse retention, and readiness for professional practice.

Kathy is certified in Nursing Professional Development, and currently serves as a Professional Development Specialist at Denver Health, in Denver, Colorado. She is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Colorado College of Nursing and Adjunct Faculty teaching EBP and Research at Colorado Christian University.

In March 2023, Kathy received the Association for Nursing Professional Development's Marlene Kramer Lifetime Achievement Award for her contributions and research on survey development for use in education and practice programs. In October 2023, Kathy was inducted as a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing.

Kathy received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Pacific Lutheran University, her Master's Degree in Nursing Administration from the University of Colorado, College of Nursing, and her Doctorate in Nursing Education from the University of Northern Colorado, School of Nursing.

Associate Health Policy Researcher at RAND

Dr. Kortney Floyd James is a PhD prepared nurse and Associate Health Policy Researcher at RAND Corporation. Her research focuses on improving access to quality reproductive health services to minoritized populations. Dr. Floyd James is also the Associate Editor of the Nursing for Women's Health Journal, a role in which she is committed to recruiting and supporting manuscripts and research that reflect diverse perspectives and identities. Dr. Floyd James recently completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the National Clinician Scholars Program, a continuation of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, in the School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles. During her postdoctoral fellowship Dr. Floyd James has published several manuscripts in high impact journals. Select publications include "NIH funding: Hone efforts to tackle structural racism" featured in Nature and "Factors associated with postpartum maternal functioning in Black women," featured in Journal of Clinical Medicine. Dr. Floyd James also received $200,000 from the American Nurses Foundation to implement an educational intervention to support ambulatory care nurses and other healthcare staff to care for Black pregnant and postpartum people’s mental health needs with culturally relevant resources.

Dr. Floyd James has a wide range of clinical experience in acute inpatient care, primary care, and public health. Dr. James is a pediatric nurse practitioner with over a decade of experience in acute newborn care and pediatric primary care. She has extensive experience in perinatal care due to her time as a registered nurse in the highest volume birthing hospital in the country with an average of around 25,000 births a year (and counting). Dr. Floyd James has also held an executive leadership position in the Office of Nursing, Maternal Child Health, and Infectious Disease divisions at the Georgia Department of Public Health in Atlanta, GA.

Ultimately, Dr. Floyd James' mission is to co-create solutions with Black women and people capable of pregnancy to achieve health equity.

Senior Nurse Scientist, Connecticut Children’s
Research Professor, University of Connecticut School of Nursing
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Dr. Katie Hinderer is Senior Pediatric Nurse Scientist at Connecticut Children’s Institute for Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice and Associate Chair for Nursing Research in the Connecticut Children’s Research Institute. She earned her BSN and PhD from the University of Maryland, Baltimore, and an MSN in Nursing Leadership from Wilmington University. She is ANCC Board Certified as a Nurse Executive-Advanced and a Certified Nurse Educator.

With more than 25 years in nursing, Dr. Hinderer brings expertise in nursing research, evidence-based practice, and interprofessional education across clinical and academic settings. Her work centers on pediatric mental and behavioral health, end-of-life decision-making, cultural aspects of advance care planning, and workforce well-being.

A 2024 Nightingale Award recipient and 2025 Heilbrunn Nurse Scholar Awardee, Dr. Hinderer is currently validating a pediatric emergency nursing assessment tool for children in crisis and leading studies on school nurses’ roles in child mental health and pediatric advance care planning. She is deeply committed to mentoring pediatric nurses and interprofessional colleagues in research and implementation science.

Associate Nurse Executive, Nursing Excellence
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Cathy Ivory, PhD, RN-BC, NEA-BC, FAAN, Associate Nurse Executive, oversees the Office of Nursing Excellence for the Vanderbilt Health System. Through collaboration across all VUMC and Vanderbilt University entities, The Office of Nursing Excellence is responsible for professional, evidence-based nursing practice, VUMC’s shared governance and Magnet activities, and all aspects of inquiry that translates evidence into practice and improves quality, safety, patient experience, and the delivery of cost effective care across settings. Dr. Ivory facilitates nursing research activities and connects nurse investigators with collaborators across the broader research enterprise at Vanderbilt.

Dr. Ivory has more than 25 years of experience as a staff nurse, clinical specialist, system-level nursing administrator, educator, and health services researcher. Dr. Ivory’s clinical focus is perinatal nursing and she served as the 2014 President of the Association of Women’s Health, OB and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN), representing more than 300,000 nurses who care for women and newborns. She also holds two ANCC board certifications, one as an informatics nurse (RN-BC) and one as an advanced nurse executive (NEA-BC). She was inducted as a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing in 2017.

Dr. Ivory holds a BSN, an MSN in nursing administration/healthcare informatics, and a PhD in nursing science. Her research interests include implementation science and using data generated by nurses to quantify their role in patient care, patient safety, and patient outcomes. She is passionate about the nursing profession, nursing informatics, evidence-based nursing practice, and research.

Health Economist, Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery

Assistant Professor of Health Services Research, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

Dr. Dan Kelleher is a Health Economist at Mayo Clinic’s Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery and Assistant Professor of Health Services Research. His work examines the nursing workforce, healthcare delivery, and health economics through mixed-methods and econometric approaches.

His research portfolio spans nursing work environments, rural healthcare access, immigrant and minority healthcare, discrete choice experiments, economic evaluations, and patient-reported outcomes. His studies, supported by NIH and foundation funding, have informed interpreter services, immigrant health preferences, and nurse-driven interventions to reduce burnout.

Widely published in leading journals, Dr. Kelleher has received multiple awards for translational research, including the 2023 Advancement Award in honor of Dr. Aaron Leppin and Best Translational Science Presentation at the Mayo Research Fellows’ Conference. He also serves as a reviewer for health economics and health services journals.

Dr. Kelleher is an active member of AcademyHealth, ISPOR, the American Society of Health Economists, the International Academy of Health Preferences Research, and APHA. His current work, funded by Mayo Clinic, focuses on nurse-led strategies to improve well-being and retention.

Director of Nursing, Casa Loma College

Dr. Cathy Kleiner leads the nursing programs at Casa Loma College in Aurora, Colorado, which offers an Associate of Applied Science in Nursing and a practical nursing certificate. She is an experienced leader across clinical practice, academia, and professional associations, with a career dedicated to advancing nursing education and leadership.

Her clinical expertise lies in surgical and perioperative nursing, and she served five years as Vice President of Nursing at AORN. She was honored with AORN’s Perioperative Researcher Award (2016) and the Colorado Nightingale Award for Nursing Leadership (2020).

Dr. Kleiner earned her BSN from the University of Toledo, MSN (CNS/Education) from the Medical College of Ohio, and PhD in Nursing Science from Duquesne University. Her research explores communication in clinical environments and the use of nurse-generated data to demonstrate impact on patient outcomes. She is passionate about professional practice, nursing excellence, and building academic–practice partnerships.

Nurse Scientist and Nursing Research Manager, Advocate Health

Dr. Rachelle (Shelly) Lancaster is Nurse Scientist and Nursing Research Manager at Advocate Health, the nation’s third-largest nonprofit health system. She leads system-wide nursing research and evidence-based practice initiatives supporting multiple Magnet® hospitals and clinics.

Her scholarship emphasizes professional governance, top-of-license practice, and building infrastructure to measure and translate nursing outcomes into improvements for patients and nurses. She has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications, presented nationally, and led multi-site studies on professional governance measurement, workplace violence prevention, neonatal transport, and virtual nursing.

Dr. Lancaster earned her PhD in Nursing from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. Her leadership and research continue to advance nursing science, strengthen professional practice, and support workforce well-being in evolving care environments.

Nurse Scientist, Department of Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice 
Center for Professional Excellence & Inquiry 
Independent Donor Advocate, Pediatric Liver and Kidney Transplant Department, Stanford Medicine Children's Health
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford School of Medicine

Dr. Nasr currently serves as a Nurse Scientist in the Department of Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health. From January 2020 to July 2023, she held the position of Director of the Department of Nursing Research at SMCH. She holds academic appointments as a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Stanford School of Medicine and Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing.

Her research program focuses on the impact of living-related liver donation on donors, recipients, and their families. Dr. Nasr is a proud member of the Western Institute of Nursing, serving as President from 2022-2024, and currently the Governor of Practice. Annette has been a pediatric nurse for over 30 years and has worked as a pediatric intensive care nurse at the University of California, San Francisco, served as a liver transplant coordinator at Stanford Children’s Hospital, and worked for Novartis Pharmaceutical Company in Tokyo, Japan.

Her Stanford affiliations include participating as a voting member of the Stanford IRB, serving as the Course Director for a Qualitative Methods Course at the Stanford School of Medicine, and collaborating as a member of the Pediatric Transplant Center as the Independent Donor Advocate for liver and kidney transplants. Dr. Nasr is dedicated to creating a healthy healing environment for patients and families. Dr. Nasr was inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing on November 2, 2024. 

Professor of Nursing, Indiana University
Magnet Program Co-Director, IU Health Bloomington Hospital

Dr. Deanna Reising is Professor of Nursing at Indiana University, where she teaches across BSN, MSN, and PhD programs and leads research on interprofessional education and practice. She is also a Clinical Nurse Specialist and Magnet Program Co-Director at IU Health Bloomington Hospital, as well as system-wide Magnet Program Coordinator for Indiana University Health.

A fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, the National League for Nursing Academy of Nursing Education, and the National Academies of Practice, Dr. Reising has built her career around strengthening nursing education, advancing interprofessional collaboration, and enhancing patient outcomes through research and practice.

Executive Director, Office of Quality, Safety, Practice, Innovation, & Director, Munn Center for Nursing Research
Connell-Jones Endowed Chair in Nursing
Patient Care Services, Massachusetts General Hospital
 
Dr. Snydeman's expertise and leadership are centered on delivering safe, evidence-based, high-quality patient care through the continuous improvement of practices and positive outcomes, with a strong commitment to the safety and well-being of the workforce. As the Executive Director of Massachusetts General Hospital’s Patient Care Services Office of Quality, Safety, Informatics, & Practice, she provides oversight for quality and safety programs, improvement initiatives, and outcomes related to nursing care, including falls, pressure injuries, central line bloodstream infections, catheter-associated urinary tract infections, and assaults on nursing personnel. Dr. Snydeman oversees a team of nine quality and informatics specialists and maintains a formal, non-direct reporting relationship with 75 unit-based clinical nurse specialists and nurse practice specialists.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Snydeman led and supported the full implementation of Circle Up Huddles in all Patient Care Services (PCS) inpatient areas, the hospital-wide Proning Teams initiative (recognized by Johnson & Johnson as a top ten innovation), pressure injury research, qualitative research on the experiences of bedside nurses and respiratory therapists, and the implementation of resilience and well-being strategies. In collaboration with RGI Analytics, she helped develop an algorithm using live-streaming electronic health record data to alert nurses on their iPhones about changes in patients' fall risks and the necessary interventions to prevent falls. Preliminary statistical findings from this initiative are promising.

With over forty years of progressive nursing leadership experience, Dr. Snydeman’s background in nursing leadership and critical care nursing led to her dissertation work, which employed a quasi-experimental pre/post-test design with intervention and control groups to measure the impact of a theory-based adverse event nurse peer review program on safety culture and medical error recovery in critical care settings. A linear mixed model analysis suggested that critical care nurses who participated in the program developed a more critical view of safety culture and work environment, along with an increased sense of accountability and responsibility in using strategies to keep patients safe. Further interdisciplinary safety research is ongoing under her leadership.

Professor
The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
The Johns Hopkins Business of Health Institute
Economics Editor,
International Journal of Nursing Studies

Dr. Yakusheva is an economist with research interests in health economics and health services research. Yakusheva's area of expertise is econometric methods for causal inference, data architecture, and secondary analyses of big data. The primary focus of Yakusheva’s research is the study of the economic value of nursing/nurses. Yakusheva pioneered the development of a new method for outcomes-based clinician value-added measurement using the electronic medical records. With this work, Yakusheva was able to measure, for the first time, the value-added contributions of individual nurses to patient outcomes. This work has won her national recognition earning her the Best of AcademyHealth Research Meeting Award in 2014 and a Nomination in 2018. Yakusheva is currently a PI on two AHRQ funded R01s aiming to optimize the hospital nursing workforce and ANA Enterprise funded research to conceptualize a new model and definition of the economic value of nursing.

Yakusheva is a team scientist who has contributed methodological expertise to many interdisciplinary projects including hospital readmissions, primary care providers, obesity, pregnancy and birth, and peer effects on health behaviors and outcomes. In 2023, Yakusheva was awarded an Honorary Fellowship from the American Academy of Nursing.

Yakusheva holds a PhD in economics, an MS in economic policy, and a BS in mathematics.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Dr. David Yu is a nurse scientist and Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research. His research investigates how organizational structures and inclusive workforce practices shape clinician well-being, patient outcomes, and health system performance. He is particularly focused on DEIAB initiatives and their impact on patients, nurses, and healthcare organizations.

Dr. Yu applies advanced quantitative methods—including machine learning–driven causal inference and AI-assisted text analytics—to large-scale credentialing and workforce data. His work has appeared in journals such as JAMA Network Open and BMJ Quality & Safety. During pre- and postdoctoral fellowships, Dr. Yu has authored over 20 first-author publications.

In addition to research, Dr. Yu practices as a nurse practitioner in Penn Medicine’s medical ICU, where he studies NP practice environments and well-being. He is also collaborating internationally to strengthen NP workforce development in South Korea.