Pulse - Fall 2011

              Dr. Campbell named Dean.........................1
Dr. Kazer earns top nursing honor.............2
Richard Metz Reflects...............................3
The Art of Seeing.......................................3
Wash Your Hands......................................4
Communication and Parkinson Disease....5
Recent Faculty publications......................5
From Transition to Position.......................6
Simulation Operating Room .....................6
Dr. Diana Mager.........................................7
Gifts and Grants........................................7
Message from the Dean............................8
PULSE The
www.fairfield.edu/nursing
Fall 2011
Dr. Suzanne Campbell Named
Dean for 2011-12
Associate dean Suzanne Campbell,
Ph.D., WHNP-BC, an esteemed
member of the Fairfield fac-ulty
for 11 years, has been named dean of
the School of Nursing for 2011-12. She
assumed the position at the beginning of
July, when Dr. Jeanne Novotny stepped
down after 10 years of groundbreaking lead-ership.
Dr. Campbell says she is looking forward
to shepherding the school through further
growth, citing such initiatives as pediatric
palliative care curriculum development and
expanding international learning opportuni-ties
for students in Australia and Ireland.
“I’m very excited about this opportunity to
serve,” Campbell said. “Jeanne Novotny has
set such a wonderful foundation, and I’m
happy to have had the opportunity to work
so closely with her and the Advisory Board
over the years.”
Known for her energy and infec-tious
enthusiasm, Dr. Campbell has been
project director of the Robin Kanarek ’96
Learning Resource Center, a state-of-the-art
simulated hospital environment, as well as
director of the school’s graduate programs,
which now includes a doctorate program
among them. She has also distinguished
herself as a scholar and a clinician. She is
co-editor of the book Simulation Scenarios
for Nurse Educators: Making it Real, which
has been translated into Korean. She has
been certified as an International Board
Certified Lactation Consultant since 2001.
The recognitions that she has received
over the years include her recent induction
into the Nursing Academy of the National
Academies of Practice. She was awarded
the International Nursing Association
for Clinical Simulation and Learning
(INACSL)’s Excellence in the Academic
Setting Award - Mentoring category, after
she was nominated by Fairfield nursing
faculty.
University President Jeffrey P. von Arx,
S.J., said that Dr. Campbell’s dedication to
her students and to the advancements in
scholarship and research in her field make
her an ideal choice for the post. “I know
that under her guidance and stewardship, the
School of Nursing will continue to excel,
and to provide world-class training and edu-cation
in the disciplines of nursing, infused
with our Jesuit and Catholic emphasis on
our obligation to form professionals dedi-cated
to the care and well-being of others.”
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Dean Suzanne Campbell will continue to
teach, and is still involved with simulations
in the Learning Resource Center.