UMSON Faculty Member, Nine Alumni Inducted into American Academy of Nursing’s 2024 Class of Fellows

Baltimore, Md. – Kim Mooney-Doyle, PhD, RN, CPNP-AC, associate professor at the University of Maryland School of Nursing (UMSON), and nine alumni have been selected as 2024 Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN), contributing their leadership and vision to shaping the future of nursing worldwide. The inductees will be recognized for their substantial and sustained impact on health and health care at the academy’s annual Health Policy Conference, Oct. 31 - Nov. 2 in Washington, D.C.

Nine UMSON alumni join Mooney-Doyle among the 232 distinguished nurse leaders who compose this year’s cohort:

• Brig. Gen. Gwendolyn A. Foster, BSN ’95, CNM, FAANP, FACNM, director of staff for the U.S. Air Force surgeon general 
• Luz G. Huntington-Moskos, PhD, BSN ’99, RN, CPN, associate professor and director of Community Engagement Core, Center for Integrative Environmental Health Sciences, University of Louisville (Kentucky)
• Beth M. King, PhD, MS ’80, APRN, PMHNP-BC, associate professor, Florida Atlantic University Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
• Wen Liu, PhD ’15, RN, FGSA, associate professor, University of Iowa School of Nursing 
• Patsy Maloney, EdD, MSN, BSN ’74, RN, NPD-BC, NEA-BC, CEN, teaching professor, University of Washington Tacoma School of Nursing and Healthcare Leadership 
• Gregory Raymond, DNP ’18, MBA, MS ’10, BSN ’05, RN, NEA-BC, vice president of nursing and patient care services, clinical practice and professional development, neuroscience, and inpatient psychiatry, University of Maryland Medical Center
• Angela Ross, DNP ’14, MS ’98, MPH, RN, PMP, DASM, PHCNS-BC, FHIMSS, assistant professor, Department of Clinical and Health Informatics, UTHealth Houston D. Bradley McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics
• Laurie Saletnik, DNP, BSN ’89, RN, CNOR, senior director of perioperative nursing and assistant professor of surgical nursing, The Johns Hopkins Hospital
• Anna E. Schoenbaum, DNP ’16, MS ’01, RN, NI-BC, FHIMSS, vice president of applications and digital health, Penn Medicine

“We congratulate Dr. Mooney-Doyle on the honor of being recognized as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing,” said Yolanda Ogbolu, PhD ’11, MS ’05, BSN ’04, NNP, FNAP, FAAN, the Bill and Joanne Conway Dean of the University of Maryland School of Nursing. “It is a tribute to her commitment to excellence and her contributions to the nursing profession. Dr. Mooney-Doyle is deeply committed to teaching and service, and her ongoing research is expanding our understanding of how to best meet the needs of families experiencing serious illness, with a special focus on mitigating the long-term impact on all members of the family. We also warmly congratulate our nine very distinguished alumni for being recognized for their leadership and many contributions to nursing research, education, and practice.”

Mooney-Doyle, who joined UMSON in 2017, conducts research based on her passion for understanding how best to promote the health of families and individuals during serious pediatric and adolescent/young adult illness, including pediatric cancer.

Last year, she was awarded a two-year grant of $460,000 from the National Institute of Nursing Research to examine how understanding family communication during serious pediatric illness, from the perspective of adolescent siblings and parents, provides opportunities to prevent long-term distress.

Nearly 200,000 children and adolescents in the United States have a sibling with a serious, life-limiting illness. Siblings face physical, psychological, and social risks including anxiety, depression, substance use, academic performance concerns, and emotional distress. These risks increase when the seriously ill child’s life is at significant risk or when illness management strains family time and routines.

The newest AAN Fellows represent 37 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, and 14 countries. Their expansive body of knowledge will soon bolster the collective impact of over 3,000 AAN Fellows who are experts in policy, research, administration, practice, and academia and who champion health and wellness.

Fellows are selected from a competitive pool of applicants, representing a cross-section of nursing’s most dynamic leaders who are making positive change in their systems and communities to champion health and wellness. 

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The University of Maryland School of Nursing, founded in 1889, is one of the oldest and largest nursing schools in the nation and is ranked among the top nursing schools nationwide. Enrolling nearly 2,000 students in its baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral programs, the School develops leaders who shape the profession of nursing and impact the health care environment.