Recognitions, Honors & Awards
Laura Bonanno, PhD, DNP, CRNA, Program Director of the Nurse Anesthesia Program and Professor of Nursing, has been inducted into the American Academy of Nursing 2022 Class of Fellows. She is among 250 distinguished nurse leaders who were inducted this year at the Academy’s annual Health Policy Conference in October.
Carly Pigg, CRA, Coordinator of Grants and Development, has been selected as a Future of the Field honoree by the Society of Research Administrators International. This honor recognizes noteworthy professional growth and contributions to the research administration profession.
The Great 100 Nurses Foundation selected the following honorees from the LSU Heath School of Nursing for 2022. Nurses are selected based on their concern for humanity, their contributions to the profession and their mentoring of others.
- Laurie Finger, DNP, MSN, MN, CNS, NP, CCNS, CPNP-AC, Instructor of Clinical Nursing – Adjunct
- Adele Harrell, PhD, MSN, RN, Program Director for CARE BSN Program, Instructor of Clinical Nursing
- Elizabeth Hopkins, MSN, RN, Instructor of Clinical Nursing
Linda Ledet, DNS, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing, Off-Campus Instructional Site Director
- Sam Mauldin, PhD, RN, PMH-BC, Instructor of Clinical Nursing
- Aimme McCauley, DNP, RN, CNE, Interim Director of the Nursing Skills and Technology Center
- Nicole Thomas, DNP, RN, CCM, Program Director for Traditional BSN Program, Instructor of Clinical Nursing
Promotions
Aimme McCauley, DNP, RN, CNE, Instructor of Clinical Nursing, has assumed the role of Interim Director of Nursing Skills and Technology Center (NSTC).
Adele Harrell, PhD, MSN, RN, Instructor of Clinical Nursing, has assumed the role of Program Director of the Career Alternative RN Education (CARE) BSN Program.
Appointments
Sam Mauldin, PhD, RN, PMH-BC, Instructor of Clinical Nursing, is now the American Psychiatric Nurse Association (APNA) LA Chapter President-Elect.
New Faculty
Carol Lineberry, DNP, MSN, RN, is now an Instructor of Clinical Nursing at LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing. She will be co-teaching Adult Health Nursing beginning in Spring 2023. Dr. Lineberry earned her Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) with honors in August 2009 from Oakland Community College and went on to complete her Master of Science in Nursing Education in 2013 and her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree in 2020 at Walden University. She has extensive nursing experience in critical care, having spent the majority of her career in intensive and post-anesthesia care units. Since joining the School of Nursing, she has accepted the role of secretary of the Epsilon Nu at-Large Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau (STT) International Honor Society of Nursing.
Tiffany Thomas, MS, Business Manager for the School of Nursing Dean, received her bachelor’s degree in business administration, with a concentration in IT management, from ECPI University, along with her master’s degree in information systems management from Strayer University. She holds certifications in project management and Six Sigma (Green Belt) and is an expert business analyst (Expert). She began her tenure with LSU Health Sciences Center as a clerkship coordinator in the School of Medicine’s Department of Surgery and went on to become assistant to the Dean at the LSU School of Medicine. She is a retired Navy veteran and has more than 20 years of experience in administrative and operations management. She has a keen focus on teamwork and maintaining a work environment that will enhance overall organizational productivity, customer service and efficiency.
Presentations
Todd Tartavoulle, DNS, APRN, CNS-BC, Assistant Dean for Student Services and Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing; Marie Adorno, PhD, APRN, CNS, RNC-MNN, CNE, Director of the DNS Program, Interim Director of the PhD in Nursing Program and Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing; Deborah Garbee, PhD, APRN, ACNS-BC, FCNS, Associate Dean for Professional Practice, Community Service and Advanced Nursing Practice, Program Director for the Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist Concentration and Professor of Clinical Nursing; and Jennifer Manning, DNS, ACNS-BC, CNE, Associate Dean for the Undergraduate Nursing Program, Program Director of the Baccalaureate Articulation Program and Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing, attended the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS) 2022 Fall Summit. Dr. Tartavoulle presented the keynote address, “Health Equity,” and Dr. Manning presented a Future of Nursing Task Force Update.
Publications
June 2022
Jennifer Manning, DNS, ACNS-BC, CNE, Associate Dean for the Undergraduate Nursing Program, Program Director of the Baccalaureate Articulation Program and Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing, co-authored “Educating Bachelor of Science in Nursing Students in Leadership Strategies Needed for Care Management and Disease Management for the Heart Failure Patient Population” in Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America.
July 2022
Marie Adorno, PhD, APRN, CNS, RNC-MNN, CNE, Director of the DNS Program, Interim Director of the PhD in Nursing Program, and Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing, and Mary Maher-Griffiths, DNS, MSHCM, RNC-OB, Instructor of Clinical Nursing, published “HELLP Syndrome” in Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America.
Leanne H. Fowler, DNP, MBA, APRN, AGACNP-BC, CNE, Program Director of Nurse Practitioner Programs, Program Coordinator of the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Concentration and Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing, and Cathy McAtee, DNP, ACNP-BC, CCRN, CNE, Instructor of Clinical Nursing, published “Cardiorenal Syndromes: Evaluation and Management” in Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America.
Gloria Giarratano, PhD, APRN, CNS, FAAN, Professor of Nursing, contributed to “Understanding Perinatal Patients’ Health Preferences and Patient-Provider Relationships to Prevent Congenital Syphilis in California and Louisiana,” published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth.
Jennifer Manning, DNS, ACNS-BC, CNE, Associate Dean for the Undergraduate Nursing Program, Program Director of the Baccalaureate Articulation Program and Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing, published “Implications of the Future of Nursing Report on Clinical Nurse Specialists” in the July/August 2022 issue of Clinical Nurse Specialist.
Melissa Nunn, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC/AC, CNE, Coordinator of the BSN-DNP Pediatric Nurse Practitioner – Primary Care and Acute Care Concentrations, and Leanne H. Fowler, DNP, MBA, APRN, AGACNP-BC, CNE, Program Director of Nurse Practitioner Programs, Program Coordinator of the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Concentration and Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing, published “Workforce Development in Action: APP Increases Number of Nurse Practitioners” in the American Organization for Nursing Leadership’s Voice of Nursing Leadership.
August 2022
Alison Davis, PhD, RN, CNE, CHSE, Interim Associate Dean for Nursing Research, Scholarship and Science, Director of the Nurse Educator Concentration and Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing, was one of the authors of “The Transfer of Interprofessional Learning to the Clinical Environment Following a High-Fidelity Simulation Experience in Undergraduate Nursing and Medical Students: A Curricular Resource,” published in the Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice.
Jeanette Vaughan, DNP, RN, CCRN, CNL, Instructor of Clinical Nursing, coauthored “Trends in Reduction of Mortality in Liver Trauma” in Critical Care Clinics of North America.
September 2022
Jennifer Badeaux, DNP, CRNA, Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing, Nurse Anesthesia; Marsha J. Bennett, DNS, APRN, CNE, Professor of Nursing – Adjunct; and Demetrius Porche, DNS, PhD, ANEF, FACHE, FAANP, FAAN, Professor and Dean, contributed to “Facilitation as a Component of Evidence Implementation: A Multinational Perspective” in the September 2022 issue of JBI Evidence Implementation.
Benita Chatmon, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE, Assistant Dean for Clinical Nursing Education and Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing, and Alison Davis, PhD, RN, CNE, CHSE, Interim Associate Dean for Nursing Research, Scholarship and Science, Director of the Nurse Educator Concentration and Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing, contributed to “Factors Impacting Pediatric Registered Nurse Attitudes Toward Caring for Dying Children and Their Families: A Descriptive Study” published in the Journal of Pediatric Nursing.
Latanja L. Divens, PhD, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, Instructor of Clinical Nursing, and Sherry Rivera, DNP, APRN, ANP-C, FNKF, Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing, published “Hepatorenal Syndrome: From Beginning Until Now” in Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America.
December 2022
Alison Davis, PhD, RN, CNE, CHSE, Interim Associate Dean for Nursing Research, Scholarship and Science, Director of the Nurse Educator Concentration and Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing, contributed to “Sustaining Large Scale Longitudinal Interprofessional Community-Based Health Education Experiences: Recommendations From Three Institutions” in the Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice.
In Press
Sherry Rivera, DNP, APRN, ANP-C, FNKF, Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing, contributed to an in-progress update of “Transitions of Care Toolkit” for a future issue of the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties.
Leanne H. Fowler, DNP, MBA, APRN, AGACNP-BC, CNE, Program Director of Nurse Practitioner Programs, Program Coordinator of the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Concentration and Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing; Latanja L. Divens, PhD, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, Instructor of Clinical Nursing; and Sherry Rivera, DNP, APRN, ANP-C, FNKF, Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing, were contributing authors to “Disorders of the Pulmonary System in Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner: Evidence Based Standards of Practice,” a book chapter, in press with Springer Publishing for 2022.
Leanne H. Fowler, DNP, MBA, APRN, AGACNP-BC, CNE, Program Director of Nurse Practitioner Programs, Program Coordinator of the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Concentration and Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing, was co-author of “Disorders of the Head, Ears, Eyes, Nose, and Throat in Adult Gerontology, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner: Evidence Based Standards of Practice,” a book chapter, in press with Springer Publishing for 2022.
Sherry Rivera, DNP, APRN, ANP-C, FNKF, Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing, authored “Principles for Prevention of Medication Induced Nephrotoxicity,” currently in press for Critical Care Clinics of North America.
Sherry Rivera, DNP, APRN, ANP-C, FNKF, Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing, contributed to “Transitions of Care Considerations for Nephrology Patients,” currently in press for Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America.
Podiums
April 2022
Kendra M. Barrier, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE, Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing, presented “Incorporating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion into the Culture of Nursing Education” at the Southeastern Conference Nursing Deans Council.
Kendra M. Barrier, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE, Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing, presented “Am I Using Effective Evaluation Methods to Assess Teaching-Learning Outcomes? Test Construction and Exam Analysis” during a School of Nursing faculty development event.
Kendra M. Barrier, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE, Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing; Paula Kensler, DNP, MBA, RN, Program Director for the Clinical Nurse Leader & Executive Nurse Leader Programs and Instructor of Clinical Nursing; and Todd Tartavoulle, DNS, APRN, CNS-BC, Assistant Dean for Student Services and Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing, presented Safe Zone training at the School of Nursing.
Leanne H. Fowler, DNP, MBA, APRN, AGACNP-BC, CNE, Program Director of Nurse Practitioner Programs, Program Coordinator of the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Concentration and Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing, presented “Transitioning to the BSN-DNP Entry to Practice Faculty Workshop: A Degree of Difference” to the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties.
Carly Pigg, CRA, Coordinator of Grants and Development, presented “Budgets 101: Creating Federal Grant Budgets” to the Society of Research Administrators International.
Demetrius Porche, DNS, PhD, ANEF, FACHE, FAANP, FAAN, Professor and Dean, and Denise Danna, RN, DNS, NEA, BC, CNE, FACHE, Director of the Academic-Practice Partnership and Associate Professor-Adjunct, were among four presenters of “Recommendations from the Future of Nursing Report 2020-2030” at the Dr. Linda Corson Jones Scholarship Day.
May 2022
Kendra M. Barrier, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE, Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing, and Leanne H. Fowler, DNP, MBA, APRN, AGACNP-BC, CNE, Program Director of Nurse Practitioner Programs, Program Coordinator of the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Concentration and Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing, presented “Effective Evaluation Methods: Test Construction and Exam Analysis” at the Southern University School of Nursing in Baton Rouge.
Benita Chatmon, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE, Assistant Dean for Clinical Nursing Education and Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing, co-presented “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Nursing” at the Louisiana State Nurses Association in New Orleans.
Leanne H. Fowler, DNP, MBA, APRN, AGACNP-BC, CNE, Program Director of Nurse Practitioner Programs, Program Coordinator of the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Concentration and Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing, presented “Sustaining Excellence” at the New Orleans District Nurses Association.
Melissa Nunn, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC/AC, CNE, Coordinator of the BSN-DNP Pediatric Nurse Practitioner – Primary Care and Acute Care Concentrations, presented “Professional Development for Nurses” to the Louisiana Student Nurses Association.
Carly Pigg, CRA, Coordinator of Grants and Development, presented “Putting the Success in Succession Planning” at the Society of Research Administrators International iSeries Virtual Conference.
Carly Pigg, CRA, Coordinator of Grants and Development, presented “Budgets 101: Creating Federal Grant Budgets” at the National Council of University Research Administrators Region III Annual Meeting.
June 2022
Kendra M. Barrier, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE, Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing, presented “Best Practices for Maintaining and Sustaining Inclusive, Equitable and Responsive Learning Environments Using DEI Elements” at the AACN Diversity Leadership Institute Capstone Presentations and Graduation.
Kendra M. Barrier, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE, Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing, presented “Am I Using Effective Evaluation Methods to Assess Teaching-Learning Outcomes: Test Construction and Exam Analysis” during a School of Nursing faculty development event.
Melissa Nunn, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC/AC, CNE, Coordinator of the BSN-DNP Pediatric Nurse Practitioner – Primary Care and Acute Care Concentrations, presented “Childhood Rashes: When to Worry” to the Louisiana Association of Nurse Practitioners.
Colleen Story, FNP-C, MSN, RN, Instructor of Clinical Nursing, presented “Pediatric Orthopedic Workshop for the Primary Care Practitioner” at the American Association of Nurse Practitioners National Conference in Orlando, Florida.
Jane Sumner, PhD, RN, PHCNS, BC, ANEF, Professor of Nursing Emeritus, presented “The Future of Nursing 2020-2030” at the International Association for Human Caring Virtual Conference.
July 2022
Kendra M. Barrier, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE, Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing, presented “Culturally Competent Care” at the LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing Nurse Anesthesia Grand Rounds.
Alison Davis, PhD, RN, CNE, CHSE, Interim Associate Dean for Nursing Research, Scholarship and Science, Director of the Nurse Educator Concentration and Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing, and Benita Chatmon, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE, Assistant Dean for Clinical Nursing Education and Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing, presented “Exploring peer mentoring behaviors that facilitate scholarship and impact retention among nursing faculty” at the Sigma Congress in Edinburgh, Scotland.
August 2022
Benita Chatmon, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE, Assistant Dean for Clinical Nursing Education and Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing, presented “A Journey to Racial Reconciliation: Examining the Issue of Racism Within Nursing” at the Society of Pediatric Nurses Louisiana Chapter 4th Annual Symposium.
Jenelle Jacobs, DNP, RN, CNE, ACM, CMSRN, Instructor of Clinical Nursing, and Leanne H. Fowler, DNP, MBA, APRN, AGACNP-BC, CNE, Program Director of Nurse Practitioner Programs, Program Coordinator of the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Concentration and Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing, presented “Inclusive Classroom Teaching for Diverse Adult Learning Styles” at the LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing Faculty Development Series.
September 2022
Sherry Rivera, DNP, APRN, ANP-C, FNKF, Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing, presented “Disaster Preparedness: Considerations for Our Older Adult Population” at the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association Conference in Orlando, Florida.
Posters
April 2022
Shelly Dolan, MSN, RN, Instructor of Nursing, and Kristen Ramsey, MSN, NP, Instructor of Clinical Nursing, presented “Getting their hands dirty: Urban gardening as a platform to introduce health promotions behaviors in inner-city preschools” at Sigma Epsilon Nu At-Large Chapter’s Dr. Linda Corson Jones Scholarship Day.
June 2022
Kendra M. Barrier, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE, Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing, presented “Best Practices for Maintaining and Sustaining Inclusive, Equitable, and Responsive Learning Environments Using DEI Elements” at the AACN Diversity Leadership Institute Capstone Presentation and Graduation.
July 2022
Colette Baudoin, PhD (c), MSN, RN, OCN, CNE, Instructor of Clinical Nursing, presented “Outcomes of a two-year longitudinal interprofessional education curriculum: Differences in outcomes using SPICE-R2 across participating professional schools” at the Heartland Interprofessional Education Conference.
