Faculty Sketch
Colleen Conway-Welch, PhD, RN, CNM, FAAN, FACNM
Nancy & Hilliard Travis Professor of Nursing
Dean, School of Nursing
colleen.conway-welch@vanderbilt.edu
Education
| 1973 | PhD | New York University (Nursing) (Dissertation: "An Investigation of the Sharing of Common Fears Between Mothers and their Four and Five Year Old Children") |
| 1969 | MSN | Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. (Parent-Child Nursing) (Thesis: "A Comparison of the Apgar Ratings Assigned a Newborn at Different Times After Birth") |
| 1969 | CNM | Catholic Maternity Institute, Santa Fe, NM, (Certified Nurse Midwife) (component of MSN program of Catholic University of America) |
| 1965 | BSN | Georgetown University, School of Nursing, Washington, D.C. |
Current Research Interests
- Nursing Education & Administration
- Healthcare Reform
- Workforce/Workplace Systems Re-Design
- Disaster Management
- Health Policy
Selected Research/Scholarly Projects
| 2008-2010 | Member, Committee on Assessing Medical Preparedness for a Nuclear Event, Institute of Medicine |
| 2007-2010 | Member, Advisory Committee to the Director, National Institutes of Health |
| 2007- | Member, Public Panel of Experts, Tennessee Safety Seismic Commission |
| 2006-2011 | Invited Member, National Forum on Healthcare Knowledge Management |
| 2007-2011 | Named by President Bush and confirmed by US Senate as a Member, Board of Regents, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences |
| 2008-2011 | Board of Governors, Global Knowledge Exchange Network |
Representative Publications
Conway-Welch, C., Hopmeier, M., Pape, J. W., Pulison, D., Carmona, R., Davis, T., et al. (2010) Reflections on the Initial Multinational Response to the Earthquake in Haiti. Population Health Management, 13(3), 105-113.
Conway-Welch, C. (2006). The power of political contributions. In W.B. Saunders (eds.), Policy and Politics in Nursing Care. (5th ed). Montgomery Village: W.B. Saunders/Elsevier.
Conway-Welch, C. (2005). The Bush administration's record on nursing issues. Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice. 6(2), 1-4.
Conway-Welch, C., Rasch, R., Dubree, M., & Jones, S. (2005). Multicultural Medicine and Health Disparities, Chapter 27: Patient Management Disparities in Nursing. (pp. 427-435), Illinois: McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
Conway-Welch, C. (2004). Diversity by design. Profiles in Diversity Journal, 6(2), 24-26.
Conway-Welch, C. (2002). Nurses and mass casualty management: Filling an educational gap. Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice, 3(4), 289-293.
Professional Affiliations
Tennessee Nurses Association
Sigma Theta Tau
National Academies of Practice
American Nurses Association
Rural Health Association of TN
American College of Nurse Midwives
American Public Health Association
Nurses House Ambassador Program
American Academy of Nursing
Women Business Leaders of the US Health Care Industry Foundation (WBL)
Academy for Health Services
Research and Health Policy
World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM)
Society of International Business Fellows (SIBF)
Honors/Awards/Appointments
| 2011 | Awarded CABLE's Women on Boards "Board Walk of Fame - Board Walk Double" |
| 2010 | Member, Board of Directors, Tennessee Performing Arts Center |
| 2010 | Awarded CABLE's Women on Boards "Board Walk of Fame" |
| 2010 | Awarded "Women of Influence" by Nashville Business Journal |
| 2009 | Maier Award, Comprehensive Care Clinic |
| 2009 | Policy Champion Award, National Nursing Centers Consortium |
| 2009 | Named as one of Modern Healthcare's "Top 25 Women in Healthcare" |
| 2009 | Named as Nashville Medical News Women to Watch Class of 2009" |
| 2008- | Vice Chair, Board of Regents, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD |
| 2008 | Awarded National League for Nursing Award for Outstanding Leadership in Nursing Education |
| 2008-09 | Member, Committee on Assessing Medical Preparedness for a Nuclear Event, Institute of Medicine. |
| 2007-10 | Member, Advisory Committee to the Director, National Institutes of Health |
| 2007- | Member, Advisory Board, Tennessee Chinese Chamber of Commerce |
| 2007- | Member, Public Panel of Experts, Tennessee Safety Seismic Commission |
| 2007 | Invited member, National Forum on Healthcare Knowledge Management |
| 2006-11 | Named by President Bush and confirmed by the US Senate as a Member, Board of Regents, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences |
| 2006 | Chair, National League of Nursing CEO Search Committee |
| 2005 | Nashville Women's Political Caucus Honoree |
| 2004 | Selected by the Nashville Business Journal's "Health Care 100" honoring superior contributions to the health care industry |
| 2003 | Nashvillian of the Year, selected by Nashville Scene newspaper |
