Leadership, Teamwork, and Collaboration: The Lived Experience of Conducting Multisite Research Focused on Quality and

Monika S Schuler1, Rayna Letourneau, Gerry Altmiller

  • 1About the Authors Monika S. Schuler, PhD, RN, CNE, is assistant professor, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth College of Nursing and Health Sciences, North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. Rayna Letourneau, PhD, RN, is assistant professor, College of Nursing, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida. Gerry Altmiller, EdD, APRN, ACNS-BC, ANEF, FAAN, is professor and director, Quality and Safety Innovation Center, The College of New Jersey, Ewing Township, New Jersey. Belinda Deal, PhD, RN, CNE, is associate professor and BSN program director, University of Texas at Tyler School of Nursing, Tyler, Texas. Beth A. Vottero, PhD, RN, CNE, is associate professor, Purdue University Northwest, Hammond, Indiana. Teri Boyd, EdD, MNSc, RN, is assistant professor, Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes Jewish College, St. Louis, Missouri. Nancy W. Ebersole, PhD, RN, is associate professor, Salem State University, Salem, Massachusetts. Randi Flexner, DNP, APN, FNP-BC, RN, is clinical assistant professor, Rutgers University College of Nursing, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Janet Jordan, MSN, RN, and Vicki Jowell, MSN, RN, are clinical instructors, University of Texas at Tyler School of Nursing. Linda McQuiston, PhD, RN, is assistant professor, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana. Tommie Norris, DNS, RN, is professor, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee. Mary Jo Risetter RN, MSN, is a faculty member and Kathleen Szymanski, MSN, RN, is an instructor, Lake Michigan College, Benton Harbor, Michigan. Danielle Walker, PhD, RN, CNE, is assistant professor, Harris College of Nursing and Health Professions, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas. For more information, contact Dr. Schuler at Mschuler@umassd.edu.

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