Cory Stephens, DNP, RN, NI-BC, CPHIMS, FHIMSS

  • Assistant Professor
    Organizational Systems and Adult Health
Location:
Room 455A, School of Nursing Building
Phone:
410-706-1417
Email:

Education

  • Graduate Certificate, Teaching in Nursing and Health Professions, University of Maryland, 2024
  • DNP, Informatics Nursing, Walden University, 2022
  • MSN, Informatics Nursing, Walden University, 2018
  • BSN, Nursing, Indiana University, 2015
  • ASN, Nursing, Ivy Tech Community College, 2014

Contracts, Fellowships, Grants, and Sponsored Research

  • Date:
    2024 - 2025
    Title:
    Excellence in Health Profession Education: Establishing a Nursing Faculty AI Champion Program to Elevate Teaching and Learning with Artificial Intelligence
    Sponsoring Organization:
    UMB Leaders in Education: Academy of Presidential Scholars (LEAPS)
    Role:
    Co-Investigator
  • Date:
    2023 - 2024
    Title:
    Impact of a Virtual Café on Students in a Nursing Informatics Graduate Program
    Sponsoring Organization:
    UMB Kirwin Institute for Academic Innovation Elkins Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Fellowship
    Role:
    Principal
  • Date:
    2023 - 2024
    Title:
    Nurse Leadership Institute (NLI) Fellowship
    Sponsoring Organization:
    Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC)
    Role:
    Principal
  • Date:
    2024 - 2029
    Title:
    NSP II - New Nurse Faculty Fellowship
    Sponsoring Organization:
    Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC)
    Role:
    Principal
  • Date:
    2023 - 2028
    Title:
    Nature-based virtual reality intervention to manage stress in family caregivers of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients: a two-phase pilot study
    Sponsoring Organization:
    National Institutes of Health (NIH)
    Role:
    Supporting

Research Interests

  • Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI)
    Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
    Nursing Education

Publications

Areas of Specialization

  • Nursing Informatics, Generative AI, Learning Technologies

Primary Teaching Areas

  • Nursing Informatics

Media Appearances and Interviews

  • Title:
    Capturing the Value of Informatics Across the Health Care Continuum
    Name:
    Summer Institute in Nursing Informatics
    Type:
    Other
    Date:
    2023

Honors/Awards

  • Name:
    Excellence in Teaching Award, Graduate (Nominated)
    Sponsoring organization:
    University of Maryland
    Date:
    2024
  • Name:
    NIH Quality of Work-Life and Well-Being Award
    Sponsoring organization:
    National Institutes of Health (NIH)
    Date:
    2022
  • Name:
    NIH Innovation Award
    Sponsoring organization:
    National Institutes of Health (NIH)
    Date:
    2022
  • Name:
    Fellow Member (FHIMSS)
    Sponsoring organization:
    Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
    Date:
    2022
  • Name:
    People's Choice Award
    Sponsoring organization:
    Summer Institute in Nursing Informatics
    Date:
    2021
  • Name:
    Outstanding Abstract Award
    Sponsoring organization:
    Summer Institute in Nursing Informatics
    Date:
    2021
  • Name:
    Distinguished Alumni Award
    Sponsoring organization:
    Ivy Tech Community College
    Date:
    2021
  • Name:
    NIH Telehealth Implementation Award
    Sponsoring organization:
    National Institutes of Health (NIH)
    Date:
    2020
  • Name:
    NIH Mobile EHR Application Implementation Award
    Sponsoring organization:
    National Institutes of Health (NIH)
    Date:
    2020
  • Name:
    HIMSS Emerging Healthcare Leaders Award
    Sponsoring organization:
    Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
    Date:
    2019

Academic and Professional Activities

University

  • Date:
    2024 - Current
    Organization:
    UMSON NI Certification Review Seminar
    Role:
    Principal Lecturer
  • Date:
    2024 - Current
    Organization:
    UMB Conway Scholarship Program
    Role:
    Conway Scholar Mentor
  • Date:
    2023 - 2023
    Organization:
    UMB Clinical Practice Summit
    Role:
    Judge - Poster Presentations
  • Date:
    2023 - Current
    Organization:
    OSAH
    Role:
    Student Advisor
  • Date:
    2023 - Current
    Organization:
    OSAH
    Role:
    NI Scholarly Paper Reader

Professional

  • Date:
    2023 - Current
    Organization:
    Journal of Nursing Scholarship
    Role:
    Manuscript Reviewer/Referee
  • Date:
    2023 - Current
    Organization:
    Computer, Informatics, Nursing (CIN) Journal
    Role:
    Manuscript Reviewer/Referee
  • Date:
    2023 - Current
    Organization:
    Summer Institute in Nursing Informatics (SINI)
    Role:
    Chairperson
  • Date:
    2019 - 2019
    Organization:
    HIMSS Global Conference
    Role:
    Manuscript Reviewer/Referee
  • Date:
    2019 - 2023
    Organization:
    National Institutes of Health
    Role:
    Preceptor
  • Date:
    2019 - 2020
    Organization:
    TIGER International Task Force
    Role:
    Task Force Chair
  • Date:
    2013 - 2014
    Organization:
    Ivy Tech Leaders of Tomorrow
    Role:
    Workshop Organizer
  • Date:
    2013 - 2014
    Organization:
    Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society School Chapter
    Role:
    President

Public

  • Date:
    2019 - 2023
    Organization:
    NIH Teams Early Adoption Workgroup
    Role:
    Chair
  • Date:
    2020 - 2023
    Organization:
    NIH Mobile Technologies Open
    Role:
    Chair
  • Date:
    2020 - 2020
    Organization:
    NIH Magnet Accreditation Committee
    Role:
    Committee Member
  • Date:
    2021 - 2023
    Organization:
    NIH M365 Governance Board
    Role:
    Board Member