Nora N. Anyanwu, MS, RN

Registered Nurse, Medical Surgical/Acute Care Nurse (OSF Healthcare, Illinois)
Certified Mobile Research Nurse (CMRN) (EmVenio)

Dissertation Topic: Artificial intelligence, Ethics, and Nursing Practice
Advisor: Sandy Nielsen PhD, RN-BC

Danielle Boudeman, MSN-Ed, RN, CNE

Instructional Assistant Professor (Mennonite College of Nursing, Illinois State University)

Dissertation Topic: Nutrition, Pubertal Maturation
Advisor: Susana Calderon, PhD, RN, FNAP

Colleen Butler MSN, RN, C-NPT, NPD-BC

Registered Nurse Neonatal/Pediatric Critical Care Transport (Advocate Children's Hospital)
Board Certified Nursing Professional Development Specialist
Certified Neonatal- Pediatric Transport

Dissertation Topic: Environmental effects of transport and neonatal neurodevelopment 
Advisor: Michele Shropshire PhD, MSN, RN

Emmanuelson Chukwuyem, MSN, Dip.Edu, RN, APRN, FNP-BC

Dissertation Topic: Atrial Fibrillation, Depression Prediction Using Machine Learning 
Advisors: Marilyn Prasun PhD, CCNS, CNL, CHFN, FAHA

Nichelle A. Curry-Thomas, BSN, RN, CNOR

Perioperative Nurse (Freeport, The Bahamas)

Dissertation Topic: Organizational Context and Nurse Well-Being in a Bahamian Healthcare System: A Qualitative Study
Advisor: Cherrill Stockmann PhD, RN, CNE

Angela Gray, MSN, RN

Nurse Educator (Lansdowne, Pa)

Dissertation Topic: Barriers and Facilitators For LPN Students with English as A Second Language 
Advisor: Michele Shropshire PhD, MSN, RN

Emily Erickson, MSN-RN AA/PA SANE 

Registered Nurse, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner, Instructional Assistant Professor 

Dissertation Topic: Psychosocial Implications of Vicarious Trauma in Forensic Nurses 
Advisors: Cherrill Stockmann PhD, RN, CNE & Michele Shropshire PhD, MSN, RN

Kianca Fincher, MSN-Ed, RN

Assistant Director of Nursing (THRYVE Healthcare), Mobile Research Nurse (Science 37)

Dissertation Topic: Improving health outcomes in obese African American women through strategies that address weight stigma, racial disparities, and barriers to receiving equitable, comprehensive healthcare
Advisor: Jessie M. Casida, PhD, RN, APN-C, FAAN

Megan Kupferschmid, MSN, RN, CCRN, NE-BC

Nursing Education & Research Scientist (OSF HealthCare - Ministry Services)

Dissertation Topic: Understanding how parents of critically ill children experience stress and develop coping strategies in the pediatric intensive care unit to improve family-centered care and support.
Advisor: Cherrill Stockmann, PhD, RN, CNE

Jennifer Langley, MSN, RN

Associate Instructional Professor (Illinois State University)

Dissertation Topic: Understanding student nurses’ perceptions of bullying by precepting nurses during their clinical rotations. 
Advisor: Sheryl Henry PhD, ACNP, APN

Samantha Monk, MSN, RN, CCRN, NPD-BC

Magnet Program Director at OSF Healthcare Saint Francis Medical Center (Peoria, IL)

Dissertation Topic: Professional boundary negotiation in pediatric acute care nursing
Advisor: Jung Kim PhD, RN