By Trinity Higgins
New Haven Promise Scholar
YSN is proud to have six faculty members recognized as Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing (FAANs): Christine Rodriguez, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, MDiv, MA, FNYAM, Shelli Feder, PhD, APRN, FNP-C, ACHPN, FPCN, FAHA, Angela Richard-Eaglin, DNP, MSN, FNP-BC, CNE, FAANP, CDE, Nancy Cantey Banasiak, DNP, PNP, PPCNP-BC, APRN, S. Raquel Ramos, PhD, MBA, MSN, FNYAM, FAHA, and Mary Ann Camilleri, JD, BSN, RN, FACHE. To become a FAAN, individuals must demonstrate significant contributions to nursing and healthcare. They must exhibit leadership, innovation, and excellence in their professional practice, education, research, or policy work. Fellows are selected through a rigorous peer-review process, ensuring that only the most distinguished nurses are granted this prestigious recognition.
Christine Rodriguez,
DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, MDiv, MA, FNYAM
Assistant Professor
Dr. Rodriguez holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Applied Professional Studies from Nova Southeastern University, a Certificate in Faith Community Nursing from the University of Southern Indiana, a Master of Arts in Theological Studies and a Master of Divinity from Liberty University, a Master of Science in Nursing, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice from the University of Connecticut. Having served as a healthcare chaplain and practitioner, Dr. Rodriguez was placed in the quintessential position to understand her patient’s needs by utilizing a biopsychosociospiritual framework. Such an approach amplified the inequities and disparities that are depicted within the healthcare system and religious/spiritual communities, specifically for folx of color. As an Afro-Indigenous scholar, her own lived experiences and this framework, allows her to relentlessly strive to advocate for the dismantling of the systemic oppressive ideologies found within our everyday lives.
Shelli Feder,
PhD, APRN, FNP-C, ACHPN, FPCN, FAHA
Assistant Professor in Nursing
Assoc. Program Director, Yale National Children Scholars Program
Dr. Shelli Feder has over a decade of clinical experience as an advanced practice nurse in hospice, palliative care, and cardiovascular settings. Dr. Feder’s research program aims to create innovative models of care delivery that improve access to high-quality, timely palliative care for people with cardiopulmonary conditions. Her research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R56HL166523), the Hartford Centers for Gerontological Nursing Excellence, the Palliative Care Research Cooperative, and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Dr. Feder’s research interests include palliative and end-of-life care delivery for people with non-cancer serious illness, health policy related to palliative and end-of-life care, medical informatics, and digital health interventions. She has expertise in qualitative and mixed methods and implementation science. Her current research, funded by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute seeks to identify the causes of wide variation in palliative care uptake and identify best practices in palliative care and end-of-life care delivery among Veterans with heart failure.
Angela Richard-Eaglin,
DNP, MSN, FNP-BC, CNE, FAANP, CDE
Associate Dean for Equity (ADE)
A Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, Dr. Richard-Eaglin is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) with over two decades of experience in multiple areas of health care, including Primary Care, Women’s Health, Veteran’s Health, Urgent Care, Disaster Response, and Public Health.
As a Certified Professional Cultural Intelligence (CQ) and Unconscious Bias Facilitator and Coach through the Cultural Intelligence Center, Dr. Richard-Eaglin has developed and provides customized workshops that inform practicing health professionals, health professions educators, students, researchers, and staff in multiple departments on the application of CQ to organizational wellness, bias management, and mitigation of bias-influenced health outcomes. She has led the development of multiple diversity, social justice, and antiracism initiatives. She also led the development of the cultural intelligence and diversity statement for the VA Office of Academic Affiliations national NP residency curriculum.
Nancy Cantey Banasiak,
DNP, PNP, PPCNP-BC, APRN
Wendy U. and Thomas C. Naratil Professor of Nursing and Pediatric Nurse Practitioner – Acute Care (PNP-AC) Specialty Director
Dr. Banasiak holds her master’s and doctoral degrees in Nursing from Catholic University of America. Nancy is a member of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners where she is secretary of the Asthma and Allergy Special Interest Group and has also served as a member of their executive committee and treasurer. She was awarded the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Doctor of Nursing Practice studies at Catholic University. Nancy was also named one of the top 25 Pediatric Nursing Professors in 2014 and was awarded the Nightingale Award for Excellence in Nursing. Dr. Banasiak’s research and publications focus on pediatric asthma and has been driven by her clinical experience working with children and their families in the outpatient setting. Her doctorial evidence-based project focused on the Implementation of the Asthma Control Test in Primary Care and was adopted by Yale New Haven Primary Care Center to improve patient outcomes.
S. Raquel Ramos,
PhD, MBA, MSN, FNYAM, FAHA
Associate Professor
Dr. S. Raquel Ramos is appointed as Associate Professor at the Yale School of Public Health in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences. Dr. Ramos has over a decade of direct patient care experience as a nurse clinician in the areas of critical care, interventional cardiology, LGBTQ+ health, long-term care, and HIV clinical research as the protocol nurse for The Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS). This was the longest running study on the life course of HIV in sexual minority men. It was in this role where Dr. Ramos observed the connection between HIV and cardiovascular disease risk. Ramos’ research focuses on user-centered design and technology-driven behavioral interventions that promote health equity.
Mary Ann Camilleri,
JD, BSN, RN, FACHE
Senior Lecturer in Nursing Director, Leadership DNP Program
Dr. Camilleri has held senior management positions in acute, post-acute, and rehabilitation settings, responsible for clinical, operations, regulatory compliance, quality and financial performance. She has led several critical health care initiatives from definition through implementation. As Executive Director, she developed and operated a signature joint replacement service line for a large tertiary hospital. As Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of one of the nation’s largest long-term acute care specialty hospitals, she led a strategic initiative to create the state’s first LTACH satellite within an acute care hospital, improving access to specialized services for chronically ill, medically complex individuals. In each setting, Dr. Camilleri built organizational structures and programs that delivered top deciles performance in accreditation scores, patient experience and other publicly reported metrics.
October Induction Ceremony
The 2024 FAAN Induction Ceremony will be held in honor of all distinguished new members at the Academy’s annual Health Policy Conference taking place on October 31 – November 2 in Washington, DC. This year’s conference theme is “Courageous Transformations Towards an Equitable Future.”