With a strong focus on advancing inclusive excellence, the Doctoral Education Conference will provide a deeper dive into the areas of nursing doctoral education that create tension points and opportunities for change. Conference sessions will offer practical solutions that all program types may implement to foster equity in academia, health care delivery, and local communities. Topics will include creating capacity through the recruitment and retention of diverse research and practice scholars who will collaborate to discover, implement, and translate research.

2022 AACN Doctoral Conference

Achieving Inclusivity in Research-Focused Doctoral Programs
Addressing Health Inequalities: The Essential Role of Workforce Diversification
  • Presenter(s): Phoenix Matthews
  • Session#: AACN2201-116
  • Session Length: 60 minutes
  • Program: 2022 AACN Doctoral Conference
  • Date: Jan 22, 2022
Building Bridges: Engineering a Successful DNP/PhD Program
Developing Strategies to Engage Doctorally Prepared Nurses in Outcomes-Driven Initiatives to Impact Health Equity
DNP Award Podium Abstract Presentation: Case Study: Seattle Public Schools' 2019-2020 Immunization Campaign to Protect Health
  • Presenter(s): Bridgett Chandler
  • Session#: AACN2201-115
  • Session Length: 30 minutes
  • Program: 2022 AACN Doctoral Conference
  • Date: Jan 22, 2022
Emerging Solutions for Deploying Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Strategies: From Conversations to Conversion
Emerging Tools to Develop and Assess Competence in DNP Students
Emerging Tools to Develop and Assess Competence in NP and DNP Students
  • Presenter(s): Lydia Rotondo
  • Session#: AACN2201-108
  • Session Length: 60 minutes
  • Program: 2022 AACN Doctoral Conference
  • Date: Jan 21, 2022
Gazing into the Future: An Innovative Approach to Promoting Doctoral Education through DNP to PhD Programs
  • Presenter(s): Rick Zoucha; Kristy Chunta
  • Session#: AACN2201-113
  • Session Length: 60 minutes
  • Program: 2022 AACN Doctoral Conference
  • Date: Jan 21, 2022
Improving Health Equity through Disability Inclusion
  • Presenter(s): Lisa Meeks
  • Session#: AACN2201-103
  • Session Length: 60 minutes
  • Program: 2022 AACN Doctoral Conference
  • Date: Jan 20, 2022
Intentional Diversity in Academia: Exploring Equitable Strategies to Recruit and Admit Historically Students of Color in Nursing Programs
Pathways to Excellence Task Force Update
  • Presenter(s): Marion Broome
  • Session#: AACN2201-104
  • Session Length: 60 minutes
  • Program: 2022 AACN Doctoral Conference
  • Date: Jan 20, 2022