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As the country confronts the systemic racism that pervades our society, nursing is called on to examine racism in its own history and in the profession and practice today. What role has racism played in nursing? What is the impact of systemic racism on nursing today? And most importantly, where do we go from here? What can we do, each of us individually and all of us as a profession, to achieve a just and equitable society?



Maureen "Shawn" Kennedy, MA, RN, FAAN 

Editor-in-Chief, American Journal of Nursing

Host


Maureen "Shawn" Kennedy, MA, RN, FAAN is the Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Nursing. As Editor-in-Chief, she’s led award-winning projects and series that have increased nurses’ awareness of important professional and social justice issues, enhanced curriculum, and provided evidence for policy change. Her work in advancing standards for nursing publications was recognized in 2016 by the International Academy of Nursing Editors with the Margaret Comerford Freda Award for Editorial Leadership and in 2017, she was awarded The Nightingale Initiative for Global Health Advocacy in Action Award for excellence in promoting nursing scholarship. Author of several book chapters and numerous articles in AJN and other journals, she’s an “author-in-residence” for Nurse Author and Editor, an online journal. Her editorials in AJN have received six Clarion awards from the Association of Women in Communications.

Kenya V. Beard, EdD, AGACNP-BC, CNE, ANEF, FAAN

Dean of Nursing and Health Sciences, Nassau Community College

Moderator


Kenya V. Beard, EdD, AGACNP-BC, CNE, ANEF, FAAN, is the Dean of Nursing and Health Sciences at Nassau Community College, part of the State University of New York system. As a 2012 Macy Faculty Scholar, she founded the Center for Multicultural Education and Health Disparities and propagated research and best practices to advance the needle on diversity, inclusion, and health equity. In her former role as Senior Fellow at the Center for Health Policy and Media Engagement at George Washington University School of Nursing, she wrote blogs and co-produced health care disparity segments for the Center’s radio program, HealthCetera, on WBAI-FM for an audience of over 400,000 diverse listeners. Dr. Beard is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, the New York Academy of Medicine and the Academy of Nursing Education. She is Chair of the American Academy of Nursing’s Diversity and Inclusivity Committee. Her work has earned her numerous awards and honors.

Virginia W. Adams, PhD, RN, FAAN
Nurse Education Program Consultant
Co-chair, Diversity & Inclusivity Committee, American Academy of Nursing
Vice Chair, New Hanover County Health and Human Services Board

Virginia W. Adams, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Co-chair, Diversity & Inclusivity Committee, American Academy of Nursing, and Vice Chair, New Hanover County Health and Human Services Board. Currently a Nurse Education Program Consultant, she was Dean and Professor, School of Nursing, UNC Wilmington, among other academic posts. She was the inaugural chair of the Core Steering Group of the International Council of Nurses Education Network (ICNEN). She also served as the first director of the inaugural National League for Nursing Center for Diversity and Global Initiatives, which developed a toolkit to increase diversity in nursing education programs. Her work as an educator and community health advocate has been recognized from local organizations to international associations.

Sheldon D. Fields PhD, RN, FNP-BC, AACRN, FNAP, FAANP, FAAN
Adjunct Professor, Long Island University-Brooklyn; Founder & CEO, The SDF Group LLC
First Vice President, National Black Nurses Association, Inc

Sheldon D. Fields PhD, RN, FNP-BC, AACRN, FNAP, FAANP, FAAN is founder and CEO of “The S.D.F Group, LLC”, which is a health innovation consultant company (www.thesdfgrp.com). He has 29 years of experience in the health sector as an educator, researcher, clinician, administrator, consultant, health policy specialist, and entrepreneur. Dr. Fields is a well-known and respected HIV/AIDS prevention research scientist with a focus on young men of color. He is a lifetime member of the National Black Nurses Association, Inc (NBNA), currently serves on the board of directors, and chairs its Health Policy and Research committees. He is the founding president of the Greater New York City Chapter of NBNA. He is a fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, the National Academies of Practice, and the American Academy of Nursing. He is an Advanced AIDS Certified Registered Nurse and a Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner.

Ann Kurth, PhD, CNM, MPH, FAAN
Dean and Lorimer Professor, Yale University School of Nursing (YSN)
Professor, Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale School of Public Health

Ann Kurth, PhD, CNM, MPH, FAAN is a leader in higher education, and health – with a passion to improve the world. She is currently Dean and Lorimer Professor at the Yale University School of Nursing (YSN), and Professor, Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, at Yale School of Public Health. Dr. Kurth is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and the National Academy of Medicine, for which she chairs its Board on Global Health. She is past chair of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH), the 190+-university member academic global health association and has served on the US Preventive Services Task Force. An epidemiologist and nurse-midwife, Dr. Kurth’s research focuses on HIV/reproductive health, and global health system strengthening. She has received numerous awards for her science and leadership including Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research Award and Sigma Theta Tau International Researcher Hall of Fame award.
Bernardine Lacey EdD, RN, FAAN
Founding Dean, School of Nursing at Western Michigan University
Living Legend American Academy of Nursing

Bernardine Lacey EdD, RN, FAAN began her nursing career in a segregated program in Mississippi and went on to become Founding Dean of the School of Nursing at Western Michigan University and an advisor to President Clinton. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including Living Legend from the American Academy of Nursing in 2014, the R. Louise McManus Medal from the Nursing Education Alumni Association of Teachers College, Columbia University, in 2015, and the Legacy of Leadership Award from Howard University Washington, DC in 1997.
Mary A. Maryland, PhD, ANP-BC, FAAN
Nurse Practitioner, Oak Street Health

Mary A. Maryland, PhD, ANP-BC, FAAN is a board-certified nurse practitioner with Oak Street Health in Chicago. An NP for 20 years, with a focus in primary care she has worked extensively with adult underserved and at-risk populations. She has been a consultant on eliminating health disparities and racial bias, underrepresentation of minorities in nursing and the health professions, for hospital systems, educational institutions and as a subcontractor with NASA. Dr. Maryland also participated with the Human Resources for Health program to improve access to healthcare in Rwanda, Africa. She has served on the boards of the American Cancer Society (ACS), the American Nurses Association, the American Nurses Credentialing Center and Secretary of the American Nurses Foundation. She also was president of the Illinois Nurses Association and of the Illinois Division of ACS. She has provided testimony before the US Congress in support of the Affordable Care Act.
Dayna Bowen Matthew
Dean and Harold H. Greene Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School

Dayna Bowen Matthew is Dean and Harold H. Greene Professor of Law at the George Washington University Law School as of August 1. Dr. Matthew is a leader in public health and civil rights law who focuses on racial disparities in health care. She is the author of the book, Just Medicine: A Cure for Racial Inequality in American Health Care. Prior to her new position, she served on the faculty and as director of The Equity Center at the University of Virginia, and previously served on the University of Colorado law faculty as a professor, vice dean and associate dean of academic affairs. She was a member of the Center for Bioethics and Humanities on the Anschutz Medical Campus and held a joint appointment at the Colorado School of Public Health. In 2015 she served as the senior adviser to the director of the Office of Civil Rights for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, where she expedited cases on behalf of historically vulnerable communities besieged by pollution. She then became a member of the health policy team for U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow of Michigan and worked on public health issues. A former Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellow, she is currently a senior fellow at the Brookings Institute, and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation.

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