Assistant professor and associate dean, and three alumni, selected for induction into the National Black Nurses Association's first cohort of Academy of Diversity Leaders in Nursing Fellows.
Yvette Conyers, DNP, RN, FNP-C, CTN-B, CFCN, CFCS, CNE, FADLN, assistant professor and associate dean for equity, diversity, and inclusion, and three alumni have been selected as 2024 inaugural fellows in the Academy of Diversity Leaders in Nursing (FADLN), a new academy sponsored by the National Black Nurses Association (NBNA) to recognize nurse leaders for their significant and sustained contributions to advancing justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) in nursing and health care.
Conyers was selected as a Distinguished ADLN Fellow because of her noted JEDI expertise, according to NBNA President and CEO Sheldon D. Fields, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, CRNP, AACRN, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN. This group of inaugural fellows consists of individuals who have created innovative JEDI initiatives in nursing and have transformed nursing education, research, practice, policy, or administration. Conyers will be inducted at the inaugural FADLN induction ceremony July 25 in San Francisco.
"I am honored to be chosen as one of the inaugural ADLN fellows,” Conyers said. “At a time when EDI efforts are facing challenges, it’s crucial to have dedicated individuals leading this vital work.”
Three UMSON alumni join Conyers among the 176 inaugural fellows who compose this year’s cohort:
- Sylvia Trent Adams, PhD, MS ’99, RN, FAAN, president, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
- Veronica Clarke-Tasker, PhD ’96, MBA, MPH, MDiv, RN, professor emerita, Howard University
- Stephan Davis, DNP, BSN ’07, MHSA, FACHE, FAAN, executive director, inclusive leadership education; associate dean, inclusive excellence and belonging, Virginia Commonwealth University College of Health Professions
ADLN aims to recognize, support, and promote the significant work that has been done to diversify the nursing profession, focusing on advancing health equity, creating anti-racism policies, and strengthening anti-racism health care practices. Cultivating this distinguished group of respected thought leaders with expertise in JEDI is a way of ensuring access to high-quality, evidence-based knowledge and interventions that will support the health of all people.