Organizing Committee
Biography
Dr. Halley-Boyce has been a registered nurse and a seasoned healthcare executive for decades. She has served in a number of offices in the hospital’s C-Suite including CEO, COO and Chief Nurse Executive Officer. Dr. Halley-Boyce maintains her own consultant firm, JHBALS Spectrum International, Inc., and additionally serves as an Associate Professor and the Director of the Health Systems Administration Graduate Program in the College of Nursing at Seton Hall University. Dr. Halley-Boyce is professionally recognized for her continuous pursuit of excellence in education and service delivery, her grace, and for her humanistic, servant leadership style.
Research Interest
Nursing
Biography
I have taught numerous courses at the bachelor's and graduate levels. This includes didactic and clinical areas of instruction. I have taught community nursing at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and my dissertation. Some of these courses include a focus on community nursing. I have been responsible for planning, coordinating, and participating in several large community-related events. My dissertation, A Quantitative Study on Perceptions of Support Services and Student Persistence at a Southern University explored race and gender student retention at an HBCU in Southwest, Georgia. My master’s and doctorate level training and leadership roles within the college have provided me with insight, leadership, and compassion to further guide others in the facilitation of knowledge. I have also been a Senior Level Bachelor's Coordinator and Graduate Level Coordinator for various Nurse Education programs. In 2013, I developed and implemented an NCLEX board preparation course that helped the institution to improve its board passing rates from 75% to 100%. I have also been involved with various college-level programs that are responsible for enhancing and maintaining the excellent level of institutions and ensuring continued accreditation such as the Program Evaluation (PET) Committee, Curriculum Development Committee, and Faculty Senate Committee.
Research Interest
Higher Education Retention of minorities Innovative teaching
Biography
Joyce Bredesen, DNP, RN, PHN, is an Associate Professor of Nursing at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, Minnesota. Her expertise and passion are teaching public health nursing. Dr. Bredesen teaches both undergraduate and graduates nursing courses primarily in Public Health Nursing. She also is the faculty advisor for DNP students and their projects. Dr. Bredesen’s research interests are working primarily with underserved populations. Her most recent research includes work with PhotoVoice and Parkinson’s disease. She has done research on the homeless population in Minnesota, as well as women’s health care issues in both India and Senegal.
Research Interest
Nursing Education
Biography
Dr.Rasler is an Atlanta emergency physician experienced in behavior modification and disease prevention, with past work at the C.D.C. Motivating healthy behavior during a brief patient encounter has been a focus of his clinical care: www.DrRasler.com
Research Interest
Emergency medicine, Illness prevention, Coagulation diseases
Biography
Dr. Yoshiko Yamaguchi received her Ph.D. at. Kyushu University during the period of 2013-2016. Currently, she is working as a research associate in Home Care Nursing, at the Faculty of Nursing, Kwassui Women’s University, Japan. She has successfully completed her responsibilities as a reviewer of Psychology Research and Behavior Management, International Journal of Nursing and Healthcare Research, International Journal of Emergency Mental Health, Archives of Nursing Practice and Care, Journal of Nursing and Women’s Healthcare, Women’s Studies International Forum, The Open Nursing Journal and LIFE: International Journal of Health and Life-Sciences. She is an editor of LIFE: International Journal of Health and Life Sciences. And she is the honorary president of the scholarly association IAPHLSR: International Association for Promotion of Healthcare and Life-Science Research. She has been awarded the best presentation at the 7th International Conference on Healthcare, Nursing and Disease Management, 2016, Singapore. (Oral presentation), and as the best paper in Journal of Japan Academy of Nursing Administration and Policies, (Research article), 2013.
Research Interest
Home Care Nursing
Biography
Gabriela Topa completed her Ph.D. Psychology in 2004 from UNED. She is a psychology professor at UNED Gutierrez Mellado Institute. she has done her research Activities include Psychosocial factors affecting retirement age, Personal and Psychosocial Consequences of Pre-retirement, Psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Core Self-Evaluations Scale (CSES-SP), Psychosocial study of entrepreneurial intention: The role of the university, entrepreneurial environment, and perceived risk.
Research Interest
Aging & Work Psychological Contract Mobbing at work