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In August of 2012, Dr. Mary Ellen Smith Glasgow became a professor and dean at the School of Nursing. During a portion of her present employment at Duquesne, she also held the position of Vice Provost for Research, where she provided strategic leadership in the areas of research infrastructure, biosafety, policy creation, faculty development, and recognition.
Dr. Glasgow has also held positions at Drexel University as Chair of Undergraduate Programs, Associate Dean for Nursing, Undergraduate Health Professions, and Continuing Education. She completed a fellowship at the Mid-America Summer Institute for Women in Higher Education Administration (HERS) at Bryn Mawr College. Additionally, Dr. Glasgow was chosen to be an Executive Nurse Fellow of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for 2009.
As dean, she oversaw a major expansion in research and scholarship as well as a rise in enrollment and NCLEX-RN results. As a national leader in nursing education, Duquesne University School of Nursing is renowned for promoting social justice, digital technologies, and producing graduates with strong ethical reasoning abilities. She oversaw the creation of the nation's first dual undergraduate program in biomedical engineering and nursing in 2015, and in 2017 she oversaw the creation of a doctorate in nursing ethics.
Dr. Glasgow is a national and international innovator in the nursing and health professions. She established the Pathway to Health Professions Program, the BSN Accelerated Career Entry Program, the BSN Co-op Program, and other progressive educational initiatives at Drexel. In addition, she developed one of the biggest online nursing schools in the nation and pioneered online pedagogy. Prior to this, she was the Associate Editor for the Leadership and Professional Development section at Oncology Nursing Forum.
Two of the five books she co-wrote have earned the American Journal of Nursing Book-of-the-Year Award in first place. Dr. Glasgow has given presentations both domestically and abroad and has written over 100 articles and book chapters. She is recognized as a Distinguished Fellow in the National Academies of Practice, a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing, and an NLN Academy of Nursing Education Fellow. She was awarded the Gwynedd-Mercy University Distinguished Alumni Award as well as the Villanova University College of Nursing Alumni Medallion for Distinguished Contribution to Nursing Education. She recently worked as a member of the National Nursing and Midwifery Quality-Care measures Project Team and the Health Service Executive, which developed quality measures for Ireland.
Currently, Dr. Glasgow is a member of the boards of UPMC Presbyterian Hospital and Shadyside Hospital, and the Center for Healthcare Solutions, formerly known as the Hospital Council of Western Pennsylvania. In addition, she chairs the National Advisory Council of the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at the University of California, Davis.
Dr. Glasgow has years of expertise in nursing practice and education, having taught graduate and undergraduate nursing students. Dr. Glasgow's excitement and love for nursing also allow her to have a beneficial influence on Pittsburgh's and the surrounding area's nursing education and healthcare system.
Education
- Ph.D., School of Nursing, Duquesne University, 2002
- M.S.N., School of Nursing, Villanova University, 1987
- B.S.N., School of Nursing, Gwynedd-Mercy College, 1983
- Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Adult Health, American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), 1991 - 2026
Expertise
- Nursing education innovation
- Inter-professional simulation
- Bone marrow donation
- Oncology
- Leadership
- Quality and safety
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Co-Investigator: "Do Health Professions Students and Practitioners Exhibit Racial Bias with a Virtual Patient?"Independence Blue Cross Medical Education Simulation Center Grant. PI: Lind, D.S., Ryan, K., and Smith Glasgow, M.E. Grant Award: $ 49,997.00. Funding Period 2012-2013.
Principal Investigator: "Nurses for Tomorrow Graduate Scholarship." Independence Blue Cross Foundation, PI: Smith Glasgow, M.E., Grant Award: $ $226,354, Funding Period: 2011-August 2012.
Principal Investigator: "Nurse Scholars Grant", Pennsylvania Higher Education Foundation. PI: Smith Glasgow, M.E., Grant Award: $306,603, Funding Period: 2010-August 2011.
Principal Investigator: "BSN Accelerated Career Entry Students: A Rapidly Growing Population of Future Diverse Nurse Leaders." Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, PI: Smith Glasgow, M.E., and Co-I Schwartz, J., Grant Award: $105,000. Funding Period: 2010-2011.
Principal Investigator: "Nursing Education Grant." Pennsylvania Higher Education Foundation, PI: Smith Glasgow, M.E., Grant Award: $28,634, Funding Period: 2010-August 2011.
Principal Investigator: "Focusing on Retention of Pre-Licensure Nursing Students." Nursing Education Grant, Pennsylvania Higher Education Foundation, PI: Smith Glasgow, M.E., Grant Award: $185, 311 Funding Period: 2010-2011.
Principal Investigator: "Nurse Scholars Grant." Pennsylvania Higher Education Foundation, PI: Smith Glasgow, M.E., Grant Award: $302,884 Funding Period: 2009-2010.
Principal Investigator: "Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive Nurse Fellows Program Leadership Project." Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, PI: Smith Glasgow, M.E., Grant Award: $35,000 Funding Period: 2009-2012.
Principal Investigator: "Nursing Education Grant." Pennsylvania Higher Education Foundation, PI: Smith Glasgow, M.E., Grant Award: $25,327, Funding Period: 2009-August 2010.
Principal Investigator: "Fast Track to Nursing Leadership: A Development Program for Accelerated BSN Students." Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, PI: Smith Glasgow, M.E., and Co-I: Dunphy Suplee, P., Grant Award: $100,000 Funding Period: 2008-2009.
Principal Investigator: "IBC Supplemental Grant Nurse Education Grant Program." Pennsylvania Higher Education Foundation, PI: Smith Glasgow, M.E., Grant Award: $150,000, Funding Period: 2006-2009.
Principal Investigator: "Increasing Nurse Capacity through Accelerated Programs." Pennsylvania Higher Education Foundation and Independence Blue Cross Nursing Education Grant, PI: Smith Glasgow, M.E., Grant Award: $130,500, Funding Period: 2004-2005.
Co-Investigator: "Life Science Career Alliance Workforce Development Grant." The Health Care Improvement Foundation, PI: Smith, M.E., and Co-I: Dreher, H. M, Grant Award: $189,000, Funding Period: 2003-2004.
Co-Investigator: "CDC's DES Update: Implementation Activity." The National Centers of Excellence in Women's Health, PI: Nunez, A., Co-I: Smith, M.E., and Blunt, E., Grant Award : $98,000, Funding Period: 2003-2005.
Principal Investigator: "Bone Marrow Donation: Factors Influencing Intentions in African Americans." Oncology Nursing Foundation/Genentech Inc., PI: Smith, M.E., Grant Award $9,225. Funding Period: 2001-2003.
Principal Investigator: "William E. and Theresa M. Rubert Memorial Symposium Grant, Nursing in the New Millennium: Career Issues, Opportunities, and Predictions." William E. and Theresa M. Rubert Memorial Trust, PI: Smith, M.E., Grant Award : $20,450. Funding Period: 1999-2000.
Principal Investigator: "Biotherapeutics and Nursing Care: Mainstream & Complimentary Therapies: A Multi-Media Course." National Institute of Standards and Technology Grant. PI: Smith, M.E., Co-I: Dreher, H. M, and Blunt, E., Grant Award: $38,646, Funding Period: 1998-1999.
Recent Peer-Reviewed Publications:
Bloch, J. R., & Smith Glasgow, M.E. (2023). Where are the Nurse Scientists? Academic Nursing Research at Critical Crossroads. Nursing Outlook,71,(2),894-906. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2022.10.007
Neft, M.W., Sekula, L.K., Zoucha, R, Smith Glasgow, M.E., Van Pelt, M., Mitchell, M. (2023). The Lived Experience of Second Victim CRNAs. AANA Journal, 91(2),S73-S80 .
O’Connor, L., McAuliffe, E., Casey, M. Rogers, L., Gallen, A., Finnegan, L., Smith Glasgow, M.E., White, M., White, C. (2022). Operationalising a modified Delphi study to progress quality care process nursing metrics for acute care, Journal of Research in Nursing, 27(7) 655–676. DOI: 10.1177/17449871211021138
Smith, Glasgow, M.E., & Colbert, A.M. (2022). Nursing’s Wicked Problems – A Path Forward through Transformative Academic Leadership and Collaboration. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 46(4), 275-282.
Neft, M.W., Sekula, L.K., Zoucha, R, Smith Glasgow, M.E., Van Pelt, M., Mitchell, A.M. (2022).Support methods for healthcare professionals who are second victims: An integrative review. AANA Journal, 90(3),190-196.
Oerther, D. & Smith Glasgow, M.E. (2022). The Nurse-Engineer as the Prototype “V-Shaped” Professional. Nursing Outlook 70(2), 280-291. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2021.10.007
Smith Glasgow, M.E. and Deem, M. (2021). Leadership module: Ethical leadership in nursing education. Washington, D.C.: American Association of Colleges of Nursing.
O' Connor L., McAuliffe E., Casey M., Rogers L., Gallen A., Glasgow M.E., Nadin M., White C., Buckley C., Giltenane M., Kavanagh C., Lane A., and Barnard M. (2020). Progressing Quality Care Process Metrics for Public Health Nursing: Viewed Through the Lens of a Modified Delphi Approach. Nursing & Healthcare International Journal,4(4). DOI: 10.23880/nhij-16000229
Davis, C.R. & Smith Glasgow, M.E., (2020). Nurse Authored Patents: Implications for Nursing Practice. Nursing Forum, 55(4) doi.org/10.1111/nuf.12495.
Dreher, H. M., Smith Glasgow, M.E., and Schreiber, J. (2020). Letter to the Editor RE: Spurlock and Phelan’s article, “Accuracy and Completeness Are Required: A Response to Dreher et al.” (2019), Nursing Forum,55(3), 536. DOI: 10.1111/nuf.12441
Dreher, H. M., Smith Glasgow, M.E., and Schreiber, J. (2019). The Use of ‘High Stakes Testing’ in Nursing Education: Rhetoric or Rigor? Nursing Forum, 54,477-482. DOI:10.1111/nuf.12363
Smith Glasgow, M.E., Dreher, H.M., and Schreiber, J. (2019). Standardized Testing in Nursing Education: Preparing Students for NCLEX-RN® and Practice, Journal of Professional Nursing, 35, 440–446.
Casey, M, O’Connor, L., Cashin, A., Fealy, G., Smith, R., O’Brien, D., Stokes, D., McNamara, M., O’Leary, D., and Smith Glasgow, M.E., (2018). Enablers and Challenges to Advanced Practice in Nursing and Midwifery: Findings from a Qualitative Study. Journal of Nursing Management. DOI: 10.1111/jonm.12697.
Smith Glasgow, M.E., Colbert, A., Viator, J., and Cavanagh, S., (2018). The Nurse-Engineer: A New Role to Improve Nurse Technology Interface and Patient Care Device Innovations, Journal of Nursing Scholarship. DOI: 10.1111/jnu.12431
Williams M., Cardona-Morrell, M., Stevens P., Bey J., and Smith Glasgow M.E., (2017). Timing of palliative care team referrals for inpatients receiving Rapid Response services: A retrospective pilot study in a U.S. hospital. Journal of International Studies, 75, 147-153.
O’Connor, L., Casey, M., Smith, R., Fealy, G., O’Brien, D., O’Leary, D., Stokes, D., McNamara, M., Smith Glasgow, M.E., and Cashin, A. (2017). The Universal, Collaborative Dynamic Model of Specialist and Advanced Nursing and Midwifery Practice: A Way Forward? Journal of Clinical Nursing, 1(27), e882-e894. DOI: 10.1111/jocn.13964
Casey, M., O’Connor, L., Cashin, A., Smith, R., O’Brien, D., Nicholson, E., O’Leary, D.F., Fealy, G., McNamara, M., Smith Glasgow, M.E., Stokes, D., Egan, C. (2017). An overview of the outcomes and impact of specialist and advanced nursing and midwifery practice, on quality of care, cost and access to services: A narrative review. Nurse Education Today, 56, 35-40. DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2017.06.004
Smith Glasgow, M.E., Lockhart, J. S., and Nolfi, D. (2017). Online Nursing Education: Expanding Boundaries to Meet the Health Care Needs of the Future. Health Progress, September - October, 46-51.
Smith Glasgow, M.E., Dreher, H.M., Dahnke, M., and Gyllenhammer, J. (2020). Legal and ethical issues in nursing education: An essential guide. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.
Dreher, H.M, and Smith Glasgow, M.E. (2017). DNP role development for doctoral advanced nursing practice. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.
Smith Glasgow, M.E., Dreher, H.M., and Oxholm, C. (2012). Legal issues confronting today's nursing faculty: A case-study approach. Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis Publishing Company. (AJN Book of the Year Award - 2012).
Dreher, H.M, and Smith Glasgow, M.E. (2011). Role development for doctoral advanced nursing practice. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company. (AJN Book of the Year Award - 2011).
- Fellow of the National Academies of Practice - 2023
- 2020 Distinguished Scholar in Residence
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing - 2018 Audrey Solberg Smith Distinguished Lecturer
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing - 2018 Nightingale Award of Pennsylvania
Nursing Education Academia Award - 2018 Leadership Pittsburgh
A 10-month program for senior level leaders designed to prepare participants to undertake the challenges confronted by senior leadership in the Pittsburgh community. - 2017 Irish Education 100
Named one of Irish Education 100, representing individuals of Irish descent who are leaders in education across the United States - American Nurses Credentialing Center:
Clinical Specialist in Adult Health, 1991-2021 - NLN Academy of Nursing Fellow - 2015
- Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing - 2013
- Distinguished Alumni Award - 2013
Gwynedd-Mercy University - Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society - 2013
- AJN Book of the Year Award - 2012
Nursing Education Category - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive Nurse Fellow - 2009-2012
- Nursing Spectrum Excellence Award for the Greater Philadelphia Region Finalist Education & Mentoring Category - 2012
- AJN Book of the Year Award - 2011
Advanced Practice Nursing Category - College of Nursing Alumni Medallion - 2010
Distinguished Contribution to Nursing Education
Villanova University - Bryn Mawr College and Higher Education Resource Services (HERS) Mid-America Summer Institute for Women in Higher Education Administration - 2003
- Oncology Nursing Society - 2000
Foundation Pharmacia & Upjohn
Ann Olsen Doctoral Scholarship - Trustees Award for Teaching Excellence - 1997
MCP Hahnemann University - Alumna of the Year - 1989
Hahnemann University - Distinguished Achievement in Service to the College Award - 1987
College of Nursing of Villanova University - Excellence in Clinical Practice Award - 1985
Hahnemann University Hospital