Seven members of Emory University’s nursing community will be inducted into the 2022 American Academy of Nursing (AAN) classes. Her over 3,000 members, called Fellows, make up the Academy. Academy Fellows are nursing leaders of excellence in education, administration, practice and research.
Recipients include faculty and alumni of Emory University’s Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, and Nursing Leaders of Emory Health Care.
“Being selected as a member of the AAN is one of the highest honors you can receive in nursing,” said Linda McCauley, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, Dean of the School of Nursing. “The 2022 awardees embody Emory School of Nursing’s mission to foster excellence, leadership and innovative practice to improve public health around the world.”
AAN Fellows create and implement evidence-based policy-related initiatives to advance healthcare. The 67 Emory University School of Nursing graduates and inductees who join existing Fellow faculty are recognized for their exceptional nursing careers.
Here are the latest nursing school and Emory Healthcare entrants:
Desireé Clement, DNP, APRN, CNM, FNP-BC, FACNM, FAANP – Emory University
Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Graduate Clinical Programs / Nell Hodgson Woodruff School ofNurse
After delivering over 2,000 babies in her midwifery career, Clement teaches at the Emory Family Nurse Practitioner and Nurse Midwifery Program. She is currently Associate Dean of Graduate Clinical Programs and holds fellowships with the American Midwifery Association and the American Nurses Association. A U.S. Navy veteran, she is involved in health policy research and is often called upon to provide testimony to Georgia legislators on behalf of her nursing practice.
John Cranmer, DNP, MPH, MSN, EBP(CH), CPH, ANP – Emory University
Associate Professor / Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
Health system strategist and primary care clinician, Cranmer is a collaborative advocate for addressing adverse health impacts in low- and middle-income countries, with a focus on low-birth-weight infant survival and maternal survival in Ethiopia. working on the approach. He designed and led the population health track for Emory’s PhD in Nursing Practice program and previously completed fieldwork in Kenya.
Rose Horton, MSM, RNC-OB, NEA-BC – Emory Decatur Hospital
Specialist Director of Women’s and Infant Services / Emory Decatur Hospital
Horton works to combat maternal morbidity and mortality. Her use of the hashtag #notonmywatch brought attention to the statistic that black women are more likely than white women to die from pregnancy-related causes. Her work received national attention, and she was asked by the Biden administration to participate in a public-private partnership focused on hospital-based quality improvement efforts to promote maternal health equity.
Bonnie Proulx, DNP, APRN, PNP-BC – Emory Healthcare
Director of Advanced Practice Providers, Emory Healthcare
Adjunct Faculty, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
Proulx oversees the work of 1,100 advanced healthcare providers in 11 hospitals and 250 clinics. She has also helped further nursing and health care by developing a support her framework to further the practice of nurses and her practitioners. Model results quantify value, demonstrate increased revenue capture, enhance retention and engagement, and improve patient outcomes. This work is disseminated nationally through nursing organizations and peer-reviewed periodicals.
“These Emory Inductees are making a contribution that will help shape the world of nursing today and into the future,” said Dr. Sharon Pappas, RN, FAAN, Chief Nursing Officer, Emory Healthcare. increase. “To be welcomed into the American Academy of Nursing is a tremendous honor in acknowledging the far-reaching impact of their work.”
Here are the three Emory School of Nursing graduates who have been welcomed into the 2022 American Academy of Nursing classes.
Dr. Dalmacio Dennis Flores, ACRN
MSN Alumni / Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
Flores is an Assistant Professor of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania. His research focuses on preventing his HIV/STI infection and negative mental health among sexually and gender diverse young people, with a particular look at the role of parents in sexual health education. increase. His HIV/STI prevention work also includes community education, nurse workforce development, and acting as a national spokesperson for HIV testing campaigns.
Safiya George, PhD, APRN-BC, FAANP, FNAP
MSN, PhD Graduate / Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
George is Dean and Professor at the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing at Florida Atlantic University. George, a national leader in holistic health, spirituality, and HIV, helps individuals with or at risk of HIV/AIDS through psychosocial interventions that focus on social determinants of health. researching the health and well-being of In her latest research, she uses machine learning to develop predictive models for COVID-19 outcomes.
Tingting Liu, PhD, RN
PhD / Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
Liu is an Associate Professor of Nursing at Florida State University. He pioneered research using genetics and epigenetics to guide precision exercise interventions to improve cognition associated with type 2 diabetes in research areas such as biobehavioral science and diabetes. She is also known for her leadership in the Genetics International Nurses Association, the Global Climate Justice Nursing Steering Committee, and the Asian American/Pacific Islander Nurses Association.
Inductees are recognized for their significant contributions to healthcare at the Academy’s Annual Meeting For more information on the Health Policy Conference AAN October 27-29, 2022 in Washington, DC, visit the American Academy of Nurses. website.
About Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
The Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University produces nurse leaders who transform healthcare through science, education, practice and policy. Graduates become national and international leaders in patient care, public health, government, research, and education. Some also go on to qualify to become nurses and midwives. The Doctor of Nurse Practice (DNP) program trains nurse anesthesiologists and advanced leaders in medical administration. The school also maintains a PhD program in partnership with Emory’s Rainey Graduate School. For more information, visit nursing.emory.edu.
