Dr. Tammy Austin-Ketch joined the UB School of Nursing (UB SON) in 1998 and is currently a Clinical Associate Professor and the Family Nurse Practitioner Program Coordinator.  Tammy has a long history of excellence in her teaching role here at the UB SON.  She has participated in the development and revisions of the FNP curriculum over her tenure here at the UB SON resulting in funding by the Health Resources Service Administration, Bureau of Health Professions Training Grants. Tammy also manages the clinical preceptor assignments for the FNP Program in addition to serving as a preceptor to students in her own practice.  She has coordinated the four clinical courses in the FNP program and consistently receives excellent student and faculty peer evaluations.

          Robin Lally has been a valuable member of the UB School of Nursing’s (UBSON) research faculty since she arrived in August of 2006.  Prior to completing her doctoral program and joining UBSON, Robin held positions in clinical research and as a breast cancer clinical nurse specialist in Minnesota.  Her research has focused on oncology nursing quality of life issues and decision making particularly in breast cancer patients.

Claire Meyers, MS, RN, CNS

Mattie Rhodes, PhD, RN, CNS

Linda Steeg, MS, RN, ANP-BC

          Professors Linda Steeg, Claire Meyers, and Dr. Mattie Rhodes have exemplified excellence in clinical scholarship by their ongoing stewardship, scholarly works, and advocacy for the Dedicated Education Unit (DEU) model for undergraduate clinical nursing education used at the University at Buffalo School of Nursing.

Dr. Sharon Hewner and Donna Fabry, faculty from the School of Nursing have been selected to participate in the Quality and Safety Education in Nursing (QSEN) Education Consortium Institute scheduled for November 2-4 in Charleston, SC.

Theresa Winkelman, MS, RN, CPNP has been promoted to Clinical Associate Professor

Suzanne Dickerson, DNS, RN, Director of the PhD program and Associate Professor has been accepted to the AACN Leadership for Academic Nursing Program. 

Beth Nicastro, MS, RN, CPNP, Clinical Assistant Professor has received a fellowship to attend the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing Emerging Learning and Integrated Technologies Education (ELITE) Faculty Development Program. This program educates nursing faculty on the implementation, evaluation and dissemination of learning technologies in undergraduate and graduate education. The ELITE program provides nursing faculty the opportunity to enhance their knowledge, skills and abilities in the application of simulated learning, informatics, distance education, and tele-health.

Clinical Faculty Member Claire Meyers receives prestigious 2011 Nurse of Distinction Award by the Professional Nurses Association of Western New York.

Robin Lally is developing tools to support women soon after they have been diagnosed with breast cancer in an effort to reduce the psychological burden associated with diagnosis of the disease.

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