For additional information on DNP Project facilitation and curriculum, please review the following references:
Brown, M. A., & Crabtree, K. (2013). The development of practice scholarship in DNP programs: a paradigm shift. Journal of professional nursing : official journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 29(6), 330–337. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2013.08.003
Carlson, E. A., Staffileno, B. A., & Murphy, M. P. (2018). Promoting DNP-PhD collaboration in doctoral education: Forming a DNP project team. Journal of professional nursing : official journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 34(6), 433–436. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2017.12.011
Durham, M. L., Diegel-Vacek, L., Sparbel, K. J. H., Rugen, K. W., & Hershberger, P. E. (2023). Strategies for developing faculty confidence and competencies to mentor quality improvement DNP projects. Journal of professional nursing : official journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 47, 56–63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2023.04.001
Hlebichuk, J., Lancaster, R. J., & Vizgirda, V. (2023). The Impact of DNP Scholarly Projects on Healthcare Organizations: A Road Map for Success. The Journal of nursing administration, 53(7-8), 408–414. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0000000000001309
The students’ academic advisor is your first point of contact. The student can provide you with the name and contact information of that faculty member.
If you need additional support or cannot reach advisor, you can contact the Program Director of the DNP specialty program listed below. The contact information is also listed for the Associate Dean if you need further assistance.
If a contract is needed between the site and the CON, please contact the Program Director (PD) and Program Coordinator (PC) of the appropriate DNP specialty program. The PD and PC contact information are listed below.
Associate Dean of Specialty Education
Sarah Livesay, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, ACNS-BC
(312) 942-6860
sarah_l_livesay@rush.edu
Program Director – Adult-Gero Acute Care
Yvonne Tumbali, DNP, RN, APN-ACNP
(312) 942-6275
yvonne_tumbali@rush.edu
Program Director – Adult-Gero Primary Care
Ben Remor Inventor, PhD, APN/CNP
(312) 563-7525
ben_inventor@rush.edu
Program Director – Advanced Public Health Nursing
Heide R. Cygan, DNP, RN, PHNA-BC
Phone: 312-505-3320
Program Director – Anesthesia (CRNA)
Maiko Yamashita, DNP, CRNA
(312) 362-2751
maiko_yamashita@rush.edu
Program Director – Family Nurse Practitioner
Bridget O’Brien-Fagan, DNP, APN, FNP-BC, AOCNP
(312) 942-8188
bridget_o’brien-fagan@rush.edu
Program Director – Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Chelsea Cieslak, DNP, NNP-BC
(630) 460-4645
chelsea_m_cieslak@rush.edu
Program Director – Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Beth Bolick, DNP, APRN, PPCNP-BC, CPNP-AC, FAAN
(312) 942-3646
beth_n_bolick@rush.edu
Program Director – Pediatric/Neonatal Clinical Nurse Specialist
Lynn Mohr, PhD, APRN, PCNS-BC, CPN, FCNS
(312) 942-2047
lynn_mohr@rush.edu
Program Director – Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Julianne Doucette, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC
julianne_doucette@rush.edu
Program Director – Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Michelle Heyland, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
(312) 942-0257
michelle_heyland@rush.edu
Program Director – Transformative Leadership: Systems
Melinda Earle, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE
melinda_earle@rush.edu
Program Director – Transformative Leadership: Population Health
Heide R. Cygan, DNP, RN, PHNA-BC
Phone: 312-505-3320
Program Coordinator – Adult-Gero Acute Care, Adult-Gero Primary Care, Pediatric NP
Monique Bailey
(312) 563-1798
monique_bailey@rush.edu
Program Coordinator – Anesthesia
Latrice Peterson
(312) 942-3492
latrice_peterson@rush.edu
Program Coordinator – Family NP, Neonatal NP, Pediatric/Neonatal CNS, Psychiatric Mental Health NP
Ceslete Vega
ceslete_vega@rush.edu
Program Coordinator – Transformative Leadership: Systems, Transformative Leadership: Population Health, Primary Care Pediatric NP, Advanced Public Health Nursing
Yolanda Beard
yolanda_s_beard@rush.edu