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Faculty Development

The 2008 NLN Immersion in Evidence-Based Nursing Education

University Place Conference Center and Hotel
on the Indiana University Purdue University of Indianapolis Campus
June 8-13, 2008

Immersion Faculty

Diane M. Billings, EdD, RN, FAAN
Dr. Billings is Chancellor's Professor Emeritus from Indiana University School of Nursing. A visionary leader in nursing education, Dr. Billings is a scholar, author, developer, and master teacher. Well known for mentoring and supporting fellow faculty members throughout her distinguished 35-year career, Dr. Billings has inspired a sense of confidence and a sense of empowerment in her colleagues.Her articles, books, presentations, and national and international consultation amply illustrate her scholarly leadership. She has served as an editorial board member for numerous professional journals such as the Journal of Nursing Education and the Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing. Dr. Billings has also served as a member of the NLN Council for Nursing Informatics, the NLN Nursing Education Research Advisory Council, the NLN Centers of Excellence in Nursing Education review panel, and as a Summit abstract reviewer. She currently leads the NLN Ambassador Program and is the Manager of the NLN Academy of Nursing Education.
Jean Giddens, PhD, APRN-BC
Jean Giddens is a seasoned nurse educator from the University of New Mexico, College of Nursing. Her clinical expertise lies in adult health. For the last several years she has been the coordinator for the MSN nursing education program at UNM and has been heavily involved with curriculum reform. Dr. Giddens has created a virtual web-based community known as The Neighborhood which fosters conceptual learning among students. She has authored many nursing textbooks, electronic media and journal articles, and has been a consultant to several nursing programs in the area of conceptual teaching and curriculum development .
Judith A. Halstead, DNS, RN, ANEF
Judith Halstead is professor and executive associate dean for academic affairs for Indiana University School of Nursing in Indianapolis. With more than 28 years of experience in undergraduate and graduate nursing education, Dr. Halstead has focused her expertise in online education, curriculum development, and evidence-based teaching in nursing education. She is coeditor of the widely referenced book, Teaching in Nursing: A Guide for Faculty. Dr. Halstead served as the chair for the NLN’s Task Group on Nurse Educator Competencies, which developed evidence-based educator competencies and is editor of the NLN publication, Nurse Educator Competencies: Creating an Eidence-based Practive for Nurse Educators. Dr. Halstead was the 2005 recipient of the MNRS Curriculum and Education Research Section Advancement of Science Award for her leadership in advancing the science of nursing education and served as the chairperson for the NLN Nursing Education Research Advisory Council from 2005-2007.
Marilyn Oermann, PhD, RN, FAAN
Marilyn Oermann is a Professor and Division Chair in the School of Nursing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is author/co-author of 10 nursing education books and more than 150 articles in nursing and healthcare journals. She has edited 6 volumes of the Annual Review of Nursing Education. Her current books are Evaluation and Testing in Nursing Education (2nd ed.), Clinical Teaching Strategies in Nursing Education (2nd ed.), and Writing for Publication in Nursing.

Dr. Oermann has written extensively on educational outcomes, teaching and evaluation in nursing education, and writing for publication as a nurse educator. She is the Editor of the Journal of Nursing Care Quality and past editor of the Annual Review of Nursing Education. Dr. Oermann has a Certification in Writing/Editing from the American Medical Writers Association. She lectures widely on nursing education topics. She is a member of the American Academy of Nursing and NLN Academy of Nursing Education

Karen T. Pardue MS, RN, CNE
Ms. Pardue is associate professor and assistant director of the Department of Nursing and Health Services Management at the University of New England. Throughout her career, she has taught nursing at a variety of levels, including associate, baccalaureate, RN-to-BSN, and master's degree programs. She co-established the curriculum for the RN-to-BSN option at the University of New England and is the coordinator of the international education program at the branch campus in Tel Aviv, Israel. Ms. Pardue’s scholarship is focused on creative and innovative teaching methods in nursing education. She has published and presented extensively on exploring the arts in nursing education. Ms. Pardue previously served as the chairperson for the NLN’s Task Group on Innovation in Nursing Education is currently a Faculty Mentor for the Johnson and Johnson/NLN Foundation Faculty Leadership Project; and is a member of the Nursing Education Advisory Council (NEAC)/td>
Terry Valiga, EdD, RN, FAAN
Dr. Valiga is the chief program officer at the National League for Nursing, a position she has held since July 1999. Prior to her appointment at the NLN, Dr. Valiga served on the faculty and held administrative positions in five universities over a 26-year period: Trenton State College, Seton Hall University, Georgetown University, Villanova University, and Fairfield University, where she was the Dean of the School of Nursing. Dr. Valiga has published extensively on a variety of leadership and education-related topics and has co-authored three books. In addition, she has presented papers and workshops at national and international conferences and served as a consultant to many schools of nursing in the United States and abroad. In recognition of her sustained contributions to nursing scholarship and nursing education, Dr. Valiga has received several prestigious national awards and has been inducted into the American Academy of Nursing.