Five University of Maryland School of Nursing faculty members receive Nurse Support Program grants totaling $4.82 million.
Photo: (Clockwise from top left): Susan Bindon, Crystal DeVance-Wilson, Bridgitte Gourley, Amanda Roesch, Katie McElroy
University of Maryland School of Nursing (UMSON) faculty members have been awarded Nurse Support Program (NSP) II grants totaling $4.82 million. NSP II grants aid in increasing nursing capacity in Maryland by implementing statewide initiatives to grow the number of nurses prepared to serve effectively in faculty roles and by strengthening nursing education programs at Maryland institutions.
Grants are funded through the Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission and administered by the Maryland Higher Education Commission.
The NSP II grants awarded to UMSON beginning in Fiscal Year 2025 include:
- Susan L. Bindon, DNP ’11, MS ’96, RN, NPD-BC, CNE, FAAN, ANEF, associate professor, associate dean for faculty development, and director of the Institute for Educators and the Teaching in Nursing and Health Professions Certificate – Igniting Faculty Capacity for Competency-Based Education in Maryland ($481,000 over three years)
- Crystal DeVance-Wilson, PhD ’19, MS ’06, MBA, BSN ’00, PHCNS-BC, assistant professor, director of the Maryland Nursing Workforce Center (MNWC), and vice chair of the UMSON program at the Universities at Shady Grove – Dedicated Education Unit ($485,000 over three years) and Maryland Nursing Workforce Center Continuation Grant ($1.85 million over four years)
- Bridgitte Gourley, DNP ’08, FNP-BC, associate professor; director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Family Nurse Practitioner specialty; and co-director of the University of Maryland, Baltimore Center for Interprofessional Education – Implementation of a Nurse-Managed Health Center ($1.17 million over four years)
- Katie McElroy, PhD ’16, MS ’10, BSN ’98, RN, CNE, associate professor and associate dean for the baccalaureate program – Planning a Part-Time Program for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing ($76,000 for one year)
- Amanda Roesch, DNP, MPH, FNP-C, assistant professor – Head Start Partnership to Expand Clinical Opportunities Continuation Grant ($756,000 over four years)