Alvisa Palese, RN, MNS, PhD, Dr. h.c., FEANS, is a Full Professor in Nursing at the University of Udine, Visiting Professor at the Medical University of Lublin (Poland) and the President of the Italian Permanent Conference of Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree Courses of the Health Care Professions. She has extensive interests in research, including nursing education, workforce, care in nursing homes, patients’ safety and Missed Nursing Care phenomenon. She has more than 501 publications (Scopus). She has been awarded as Top Scholar (Lifetime) for Nursing and Nursing Management and Highly Ranked Scholar for Nursing by ScholarGPS; Stanford/Elsevier World's Top 2% Scientists List since 2021 - AD Scientific Index 2025. ORCID ID: 0000-0002-3508-844X
Assoc. Prof. Clayton J. Shuman is a neonatal intensive care nurse and health services researcher. Most of his work is focused on perinatal mental health and substance use. Assoc. Prof. Shuman uses implementation science frameworks and methods to improve care and outcomes for mothers, infants, and families.
Assoc. Prof. Shuman has active memberships in several prestigious professional organizations, including the Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance Use and Addiction (AMERSA), the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN), the Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS), and the Sigma Theta Tau. Assoc. Prof. Shuman has received several awards, including the UMSN Health Innovation Impact Program Faculty Innovator of the Year (2024), the AMERSA Marianne Marcus Nursing Award (2022), and the MNRS Health Systems, Policy & Information Research Group Early Career Researcher Award (2021).
Prof. Leyla Dinç has graduated from Hacettepe University School of Nursing in 1986. She received the degree of ‘Masters of Science in Nursing' in 1993, and ‘Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing' in 1997 from Hacettepe University Institute of Health Sciences. She appointed as an assistant professor in 1998, associate professor in 2005, and professor in 2013. In 2010, she completed the Erasmus Mundus Master of Bioethics Program, which is coordinated within the context of European Union by Leuven Catholic University (Belgium), Radboud University (Netherland) and Padova University (Italy). Her main interests include nursing care, nursing education, and ethics. Since 2013, she is the chair of Fundamentals of Nursing Department.
Linda Roussel joined Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston effective August 1, 2021, as a professor in the Department of Graduate Studies. Before coming to UTHealth Houston, Dr. Roussel was a professor at University of Alabama at Birmingham, where she served as the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program director. She received tenure at the University of South Alabama College of Nursing, and while serving as a professor, she managed the Executive Leadership and Clinical Nurse Leader tracks. Additionally, she was also instrumental in working with a team to establish the first post-master’s DNP program in Alabama. In addition to her academic career, Dr. Roussel also held nurse executive roles in acute and long-term healthcare systems. She also serves as a consultant in management and leadership and has published textbooks in the field. Dr. Roussel is a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing.
Dr. Roussel has authored and co-authored nursing textbooks including Management and Leadership for Nurse Administrators, Initiating and Sustaining The Nurse Leader Role, Project Planning and Management, A Guide for CNLs, DNPs, and Nurse Administrators, and Evidence-Based Practice, An Integrative Approach to Research, Administration, and Practice. She serves as a professor and faculty mentor for nursing students.
Asistant Prof. Margaret Ozan-Rafferty is currently the Undergraduate Health Administration Program Director at Loyola University Chicago. For more than 20 years, she has worked in operations and process improvement as a senior level healthcare executive. She has served in roles where she led large scale organizational change, improved employee and patient engagement, and ensured the efficient and effective delivery of patient care. She also has held senior roles in higher education and consulting.
Her research focuses on the evaluation of employee and patient engagement and the impact on healthcare outcomes. In addition to research, she serves as a Baldrige examiner at the state and local level.
Miaofen Yen is teaching nursing administration, nursing theory and nursing research in advanced nursing programs. Her recent funded research studies focus on developing leadership competences for nursing students and generating strategies for promoting healthy lifestyle among patients with chronic illnesses. She was inducted as a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN) in 2012. She has demonstrated outstanding contribution in advanced nursing education with international recognitions. She received the inaugural Kim Mo Im Policy Innovation and Impact Award at the International Council of Nurses Congress in 2017. She also received an Excellent Contribution in Nursing Profession Award from Taiwan Nurses Association in 2018. Prof. Yen’s major reserach areas are leadership and ınnovation, geriatric and chronic ıllness management, ınternational nursing education, digital competence and technology, adult health nursing, nursing staffing, patient outcome, ınstrument development and testing.
Michelle Gunn is Head of Nursing Practice and Regulations at the International Council of Nurses (ICN), where she leads global work on nursing practice, regulation and scope of practice. A registered nurse and lawyer, she has more than 25 years’ experience spanning clinical care, law, regulation, education and health leadership. She was Lead Consultant for ICN’s Definition of Nursing project and has advised governments, multilateral agencies and the World Bank on health systems strengthening. A GNLI Scholar (2017), she is committed to advancing nursing leadership, integrity and global policy.
Dr. Piscotty completed his Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Wayne State University, his Master of Science in Nursing Business and Health Systems and his Ph.D. in Nursing Systems at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. His research interest centers around the impact that healthcare information technologies (HIT) have on nursing practice and quality and safety in hospital settings. Dr. Piscotty is specifically interested in examining the relationship between electronic nursing care reminders and missed nursing care in acute care settings. Dr. Piscotty has taught nursing courses at the undergraduate and graduate level. Dr. Piscotty is currently an Associate Professor at Oakland University. Dr. Piscotty is a Fellow of the American Medical Informatics Association, a Certified Nurse Educator from the National League for Nursing, and is board certified in Nursing Informatics from the American Nurse Credentialing Center.
Sok Ying’s PRIME research focuses on Patient safety with emphasis on: Recognising and responding to clinical deterioration; Interprofessional collaboration and education, Manpower nursing workforce and development and; Experiential learning using simulation. She has been honoured with international research awards by the International Nursing Association for Clinical and Simulation Learning, and Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. Currently, she is an Associate Editor of Clinical Simulation in Nursing.
Stefania Chiappinotto, PhD, RN is a Research Fellow in Nursing at the University of Udine, Italy. She is involved in many research projects belonging to Erasmus+ KA2. She is part of the Udine-C Network and vice-editor of Journal of Nursing 21st Century. Stefania has three core areas of research: Unfinished Nursing Care phenomenon and prioritization of care, vulnerability and empowerment of people that are at-risk, and moral and ethical competence of nurses and how to support their education in the field. ORCID ID: 0000-0003-4829-1831
Dr. Susan Fetzer is a Professor Emeritus at the University of New Hampshire, United States, having taught entry level to doctoral students for over 30 years. Her practice has included staff nurse, middle management and most recently the Director of Research at a recognized Magnet Hospital for 15 years. She has authored over 100 peer reviewed articles, book chapters and books. She has lectured worldwide and holds a position as a Visiting Professor at the National Chen Kung University School of Nursing, Tainan Taiwan.
