Linda Diaconis, PhD, RN

Associate Professor

Department Chair, RN to BS Option

Office Location: SU 227

Office Hours: By appointment and posted on door

Phone: 443-334-2339 (X 2339)

Email: f-diacon@mail.vjc.edu

Education:

Ph.D. in Education,University of Maryland. Concentration: Curriculum Theory and Development

MS in Nursing, University of Maryland, Baltimore. Concentration: Nursing Administration

BSN in Nursing, University of Maryland School of Nursing

Research Interests, Selected Publications and Presentations:

Doctoral Dissertation: Changing Directions: The Lived Experience of Registered Nurses Who Return to School for a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing (2001).

"Crossing the Bridge: Creating Harmonious Communities Through Interactive Distance Education" Presentation at the 27th Annual Conference, International Association for Human Caring, Tahoe, CA, June 16, 2005.

"Coming Home as a Sense of Belonging," Dwelling Together through Listening: Gathering Interpretive Insights for Nursing Education and Practice, Presentation at The International Association for Human Caring Conference, May 24, 2002, Boston, MA.

"Return to Lived Time," Presentation at The Society for Phenomenology and the Human Sciences Annual Meeting, October 6, 2000, Penn State University.

"'I Was Scared...': Voices ofVulnerable Parents" (co-author) in Special Populations in the Community, Edited by J. Lancaster, Aspen Publishers, 1999.

"Engendering Community: Caring on-line," Presentation at the 20th Anniversary Meeting of the International Association for Human Caring, Philadelphia, PA, April 28, 1998.

Professional Affiliations:

Past President and RN to BS Faculty Counselor, Rho Epsilon Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing

American Nurses Association

International Association for Human Caring

Courses:

Professional Seminar I

Leadership in Professional Nursing

Clinical Seminar

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