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In August 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 from 2009-2012.
As dean, she oversaw a major expansion in research and scholarship as well as a rise in enrollment and NCLEX-RN and certification 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 largest online nursing programs 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 published 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, Villanova University College of Nursing Alumni Medallion for Distinguished Contribution to Nursing Education, and University of Pittsburgh Lifetime Achievement Award. She also served as a member of the National Nursing and Midwifery Quality-Care measures Project Team and the Health Service Executive, which developed quality measures for the country of Ireland.
Currently, Dr. Glasgow is a member of the boards of UPMC Presbyterian Hospital and Shadyside Hospital, and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. 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
- PhD, Duquesne University
- MSN, Villanova University
- BSN, Gwynedd-Mercy College
- Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Adult Health, American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Expertise
- Nursing education innovation
- Inter-professional simulation
- Bone marrow donation
- Oncology
- Leadership
- Quality and safety
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- Smith Glasgow, M.E. & Kalarchian, M.E. (2025). Confronting Anti-Intellectualism: A Call for Reclaiming Scholarship in Academic Nursing. Nursing Outlook, 73(6).
- Dreher, H. M., Smith Glasgow, M. E., Dahnke, M. D., & Cotter, V. T. (Eds.) (2024). DNP role development for doctoral advanced nursing practice. Springer Publishing Company.
- Bloch, J. R., & Smith Glasgow, M. E. (2023). Where are nurse-scientists? Academic nursing research at critical crossroads. Nursing Outlook, 71(2), 1-12.
- 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., Kavanagh, P., Bell, M., Killeen, A., & Barnard, M. (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.
Joanne and William Conway Scholarship Program
Funder: Bedford Falls Foundation
Role: PD
Date: July 1, 2020 - June 6, 2027
Conway Success Coach
Funder: Bedford Falls Foundation
Role: PD
Date: 2024 - 2029
Conway Simulation Lab Gift
Funder: Bedford Falls Foundation
Role: PD
Date: 2024
Conway Innovation Project-Faculty Residency
Funder: Bedford Falls Foundation
Role: PD
Date: 2023
- Fellow of the National Academies of Practice - 2023
- Distinguished Scholar in Residence, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing - 2020
- 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 Program - 2018
- Irish Education 100, Named one of Irish Education 100 - 2017
- NLN Academy of Nursing Fellow - 2015
- Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing - 2013
- Distinguished Alumni Award, Gwynedd-Mercy University - 2013
- Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society - 2013
- Dreher, H.M, Smith Glasgow, M.E., Dahnke, M., and Cotter, V. (2024). DNP role development for doctoral advanced nursing practice. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.
- 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).