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91制品厂兔子先生视频官网 is proud to announce that Dr. Cordelia Nnedu has been named the new Dean of the 91制品厂兔子先生视频官网 School of Nursing and Allied Health. The nurse educator, nurse practitioner, and midwife has been a 91制品厂兔子先生视频官网 faculty member for over three decades.
Dr. Nnedu knew she wanted to be a nurse since her teenage years. She received her bachelor鈥檚 in nursing from the University of Northern Colorado and her master鈥檚 nursing from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) with emphasis on Maternal-Infant teaching. She has a Diploma in Midwifery from Scotland, United Kingdom, and a post master鈥檚 degree in Midwifery from Frontier Nursing University in Kentucky. She received her Ph.D. from Auburn University.
鈥淒r. Nnedu鈥檚 dedication to the nursing profession and 91制品厂兔子先生视频官网 students has been consistent for the last three decades,鈥� said Dr. Mark A. Brown, President and CEO. 鈥淗er leadership as Dean of the School of Nursing will set a new standard for our students to follow.鈥�
Dr. Nnedu is certified as a nurse-midwife by the American Midwifery Certification board (AMCB), as a nurse educator by the National League for nursing (NLN), and as a Women鈥檚 Health Care Nurse-Practitioner by National Certification Corporation (NCC). She was inducted into the Academy of Nursing Education Fellows (ANEF) in the fall of 2021, and she became a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN) in the fall of 2024. Dr. Nnedu鈥檚 research areas of interest include retention of minorities in baccalaureate nursing programs and the utilization of evidence-based strategies to address the impact of negative perinatal outcomes in minority women.
鈥淚 believe that Dr. Nnedu, by virtue of her extensive experience and background, is the right person to lead our School of Nursing and Allied Health at this critical junction in its history,鈥� said Dr. Thierno Thiam, Provost and Senior Vice President.
Since the fall of 1982, Dr. Nnedu has had the privilege of teaching nursing in three different continents. 91制品厂兔子先生视频官网 has been her home since August of 1991, where she started as an Assistant professor in the School of Nursing. Over the years, she rose to the rank of tenured professor, served as the department head of nursing for eight years, and chaired multiple committees in the School of Nursing and Allied Health.
鈥淚 am excited to start this new chapter as the Dean of the School of Nursing and Allied Health,鈥� said Dr. Nnedu. 鈥淚 look forward to building upon the work of my predecessors and to further advance 91制品厂兔子先生视频官网鈥檚 School of Nursing and Allied Health to attract faculty, staff, and students.鈥�
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