Nursing Scholarly Fireside Podcast

Episode #10 - Dr. Michael Jones

Podcast Episode Summary In this episode, Dr. Michael Jones shares a powerful journey of perseverance in nursing, from his beginnings as a first-generation college studen

Episode #9 - Dr. Corjena Cheung

Podcast Episode Summary In this episode, Dr. Corjena Cheung reflects on a nursing career that evolved from clinical practice to education and senior academic leadership,

Episode #8 - Mr. Carlos Serrano

Podcast Episode Summary In this episode, Carlos Serrano shares his journey into nursing—a path shaped by empathy, self-doubt, and the steady influence of mentors who hel

Episode #7 - Mr. Timothy Hamn

Podcast Episode Summary Timothy Hamn reflects on his career in nursing and on nursing scholarship. Beginning in medical-surgical nursing and later transitioning to home

Episode #6 - Dr. Adelaide Durkin

Podcast Episode Summary Adelaide Durkin reflects on her journey from Brazil to a more than 30‑year career in nursing and nursing education. She discusses how her diverse

Episode #5 - Dr. Lyndsay Wright

Podcast Episode Summary Dr. Lyndsay Wright shares her journey from working as a CNA to becoming a bedside neurology nurse and ultimately an assistant professor of nursin

Episode #4 - Dr. Kimberly Dunker

Podcast Episode Summary Dr. Kimberly Dunker shares her journey from bedside nurse to nationally respected nursing educator and scholar. She reflects on how her family’s

Episode #3 - Dr. Ronald Vance

Podcast Episode Summary Dr. Ronald Vance reflects on more than three decades of nursing practice and education, tracing his journey from a high school nursing assistant

Episode #2 - Dr. Christopher Smith

Podcast Episode Summary Dr. Christopher Smith shares his deeply personal journey into nursing, reflecting on a challenging upbringing, early academic struggles, and the

Episode #1 - Dr. Andrew Richards

Episode Summary In this episode of the Nursing Scholarly Fireside Podcast, Andrew J. Richards reflects on his journey from bedside nurse to nurse scholar, exploring how h

Episode #12 - Dr. Carolyn Godfrey

Dr. Carolyn J. Godfrey is a professor of nursing at St. Louis Community College at Forest Park (MO), where she has spent the past 21 years teaching maternal–newborn nursi

Episode #11 - Mr. Joseph Wright

Joseph Wright, MSN, RN, CMSRN, is a nurse educator at Tulsa Community College. He helped establish the first official American Association for Men in Nursing chapter in O

Episode #10 - Dr. Jeffrey Williams

Jeffrey Williams, DNP, APRN, CCNS, CCRN, CNE, has been an RN for 32 years and an APRN for 24 years. He teaches in the undergraduate nursing program and the DNP program at

Episode #9 - Dr. Alphonzo Baker Sr

Alphonzo Baker Sr, DNP, MSN, RN, PAPA, FASPAN, is an experienced nurse leader with over 27 years of experience in psychiatry, critical care, surgical, and peri-anesthesia

Episode #8 - Dr. Chris Martin and Mr. Clay Young

Dr. Chris Martin, PhD, MSN, RN, is an assistant clinical professor and teaches pharmacology and professional practices courses again in the undergraduate nursing program

Episode #7 - Dr. Chad O'Lynn

Chad O'Lynn, PhD, RN, ANEF, is the Director of Institutional Assessment and Accreditation at Chamberlain College of Nursing.  His nursing career spans nearly four decades

Episode #6 - Dr. Mark Hand

Mark Hand, PhD, RN, CNE, is a clinical professor at East Carolina University. He received the 2023 NC Nurses Association Education Nurse of the Year. He has published in

Episode #5 - Dr. Normajean Colby

Normajean Colby, PhD, RN, CNE, CPN, is certified as pediatric nurse and a nurse educator. She has held various leadership positions in multiple professional organizations

Episode #4 - Dr. Steven Palazzo

Steven Palazzo, PhD, MN, RN, CNE, ANEF, is a Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) with over 20 years of nursing experience. He enjoys all things curricula, including developing

Episode #3 - Dr. Joy Kieffer

Joy Kieffer, PhD, RN, CCTN, NEA-BC, is a clinical education specialist at Carteret Health Care, in North Carolina. She has worked in intensive care, specializing in organ