Chester, Pa.
-- Dr. Esther Brown of Coatesville, Pa., assistant professor in the School of
Nursing at Widener University, was appointed academic program director for the
RN/BSN & RN/MSN Programs.
Brown, who
joined the Widener University School of Nursing faculty in 2009, has made a
number of significant contributions during her time at Widener. She is mostly
known for her work with “Introduction to Nursing,” the first nursing course
that uses an innovative teaching strategy, incorporating the nursing process
and service learning. Students in her course work closely with agencies such as
City Team Ministries, the Bernadine Center, and Anna’s place in Chester, Pa to
apply the nursing process. She has also chaired the University Experiential
Learning Task Force and has chaired the School of Nursing’s Academic Council at
Widener.
Brown was
also selected as one of six faculty members nationwide to receive the
Distinguished New Faculty Award at the 22nd International Conference
on College Teaching and Learning in 2011 for her work with students in a
service learning course.
Dr. Deborah
Garrison, dean of the School of Nursing, looks forward to the contributions
Brown will make as a member of the leadership team. “I’m excited about the
expertise Dr. Brown brings to this position. She has a passion for education,
and brings leadership and business acumen from her service in the private
foundation sector.”
“It’s
a great opportunity to work with registered nurses (RNs) from across the region
and assist them in reaching the goal of becoming baccalaureate prepared
nurses,” Brown said. “Nurses continue to gain momentum as the primary
caregivers in this ever-changing health care environment, not only in the
severity of disease processes, but also caring for people of diverse
backgrounds. It’s important they continue expanding the knowledge base.”
She is well
acquainted with the curriculum of the RN to BSN students, as she began her
nursing career as a graduate of the Brandywine School of Nursing. Since then
she has earned the BSN from Immaculata College, the MSN in Community Health and
Nursing Administration from West Chester University, the Bachelor’s of Theology
from Boulden Seminary, and the Doctor of Education from Immaculata in 2008.
Brown was
recently named interim President of District 22 of the Pennsylvania State
Nurses Association. She also published a manuscript entitled African American
Present Perceptions of Organ Donations: A Pilot Study in the spring 2012
edition of The ABNF Journal. Brown is an ordained minister, an elder of Union American
Methodist Episcopal (UAME), and the Pastor of Mount Raymond UAME Church in
Downingtown.
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