Access in Nursing is a nationally representative group of nurses, nurse educators, disability resource professionals (DRP's), faculty, and researchers addressing disability access barriers in nursing education and practice.
MISSION
To provide guidance and resources that empower nursing schools and employers to cultivate accessible and equitable educational and work environments.
VISION
To create an equitable, meaningful, and inclusive environment for nurses and nursing students with disabilities.
Education
Creating Educational Resources and Training Documents
Storytelling
Challenging Stereotypes and Stigma through storytelling
Policy Change
Improving educational opportunities through improved policy and practice
Research
Answering the important questions and documenting the journey and experiences of nurses (and nursing students) with disabilities
AIN Group Members
Karen Aul, PhD, RN, CNE, CHSE
Associate Professor
University of South Florida College of Nursing
Tess Carichner, RN, BSN
PhD student and T32 trainee
University of Michigan School of Nursing
Brandy Jackson, MSN, MBA, RN
Co-Chair
Director of Undergraduate Nursing Programs and Assistant Educator
Wichita State University
Vera Kunte, DNP, APN-C
Assistant Professor of Nursing
California State University, Dominguez Hills
Sharon Mingo, DNP, MSN, RN
Director of the BSN Prelicensure Academic Success Program
LaSalle University
Anna Maria Valdez, PhD, RN, PHN, CEN, CFRN, FADLN, FAADN, FAEN
Professor of Nursing
Sonoma State University and the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Emergency Nursing
Jaclyn Bandell, DNP, FNP-C, CARN-AP
Assistant Professor
Western Carolina University and the Director for the DNP Family Nurse Practitioner Program
Dionne DeMille, MSN, RN
Associate Professor
Nightingale College
Sabrina Ali Jamal-Eddine, PhD, RN
Postdoctoral Research Associate
UIC’s Department of Disability and Human Development and on the Board of Directors of the National Organization of Nurses with Disabilities
Kathleen Marsala-Cervasio, PhD, EdD, ACNS-BC, CCRN Alumnus, RN
Associate Professor of Nursing
CUNY School of Professional Studies
Linda Morrow, DNP, MSN, MBA, CNOR, CPHQ, NEA-BC
Clinical Associate Professor
Sacred Heart University College of Nursing
Vanessa Cameron, PhD, RN, NPD-BC, CEN, CNL
Instructional Design Team / Nurse Planner / Nursing Education and Professional Development
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Erin Horkey, EdD, MSN, RN, CNE
Associate Professor of Nursing
Siena Heights University
Krista Jones, DNP, MSN, RN, PHNA-BC, FAAN, ELAN Fellow
Director
University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) College of Nursing’s Urbana Campus, a Professor in the Department of Health Systems Sciences, and a Certified Advanced Public Health Nurse
Lisa Meeks, PhD, MA
Professor, Department of Medical Education and Founder and Executive Director, DWDI
University of Illinois College of Medicine (Chicago)
Katie Pawloski, Ph.D., RN, CNE, CMSRN
Assistant Professor
Florida Gulf Coast University
