Simulation in PhD Programs to Prepare Nurse Scientists as Social Justice Advocates

Coretta Jenerette1, Crystal L Murillo, Aaronson Y Chew

  • 1About the Authors Coretta Jenerette, PhD, RN, AOCN, ANEF, FAAN, is professor and associate dean for diversity, equity, and inclusivity, College of Nursing, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina. Crystal L. Murillo, PhD, RN, CHSE, is clinical simulation laboratory director and assistant professor, College of Nursing, University of South Carolina. Aaronson Y. Chew, PhD, is staff health psychologist and instructor, Department of Psychiatry/Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Debra J. Barksdale, PhD, FNP-BC, CNE, FAANP, ANEF, FAAN, is associate dean of academic affairs and alumni endowed professor, School of Nursing, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia. This work was funded by the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation in a grant to Coretta Jenerette as a Macy Faculty Scholar. Dr. Jenerette is grateful to Dr. Linda Beeber for the opportunity to serve as lead faculty for the PhD Division at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing. Contact Dr. Jenerette at cjeneret@mailbox.sc.edu.

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