They are responsible for leadership of the master’s specialty and of community/public health nursing coursework in the BSN and RN-to-BSN programs and in the entry-level CNL option.
The University of Maryland School of Nursing has appointed Lori A. Edwards, DrPH, BSN ’80, RN, CNS-PCH, BC, assistant professor, and Michelle R. Spencer, DNP ’19, MS ’06, BSN ’94, RN, assistant professor, co-directors of the Master of Science in Nursing program’s Community/Public Health Nursing specialty.
As co-directors, Edwards and Spencer are responsible for leadership of the master’s specialty and of community/public health nursing coursework in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and RN-to-BSN programs and in the entry-level Master of Science in Nursing Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) option. All community/public health nursing coursework has a strong focus on population health, social determinants of health, social justice, and evidence-based programs. The Community/Public Health Nursing (MSN) master’s specialty prepares graduates to assume leadership roles in addressing large-scale population health challenges that impact entire communities.