{"id":237028,"date":"2025-10-27T12:00:38","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T16:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=237028"},"modified":"2026-04-23T09:41:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T13:41:52","slug":"american-academy-of-nursing-inducts-eight-uconn-affiliated-fellows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2025\/10\/american-academy-of-nursing-inducts-eight-uconn-affiliated-fellows\/","title":{"rendered":"American Academy of Nursing Inducts Eight UConn-Affiliated Fellows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UConn was well represented at the American Academy of Nursing Fellows Induction Ceremony on October 18, with every Connecticut inductee having an affiliation with the university.<\/p>\n<p>Elisabeth DeLuca School of Nursing faculty Mallory Perry-Eaddy, PhD, RN, CCRN, FAAN; Tiffany Kelley, PhD, MBA, RN, NI-BC, FNAP, FAAN; and Gee Su Yang, PhD, RN, FAAN, were inducted as 2025 Fellows. Alongside them were alumni Judith Hahn, PhD \u201914; Barbara Jacobs, PhD \u201902; Wendy Lord, BS \u201994; Lisa Sundean, PhD \u201917; and Amy D\u2019Agata, MS \u201904, PhD \u201915.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_237030\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-237030\" style=\"width: 605px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-237030  img-responsive lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Untitled-design-1-e1761315009345-300x177.png\" alt=\"Mallory Perry-Eaddy, Tiffany Kelley, and Gee Su Yang, at the American Academy of Nursing Health Policy Conference on October 18, 2025.\" width=\"605\" height=\"357\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Untitled-design-1-e1761315009345-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Untitled-design-1-e1761315009345-630x372.png 630w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Untitled-design-1-e1761315009345.png 674w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 605px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 605\/357;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-237030\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mallory Perry-Eaddy, PhD, RN, CCRN, FAAN; Tiffany Kelley, PhD, MBA, RN, NI-BC, FNAP, FAAN; and Gee Su Yang, PhD, RN, FAAN at the American Academy of Nursing Health Policy Conference on October 18, 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The inductees were recognized at the Academy\u2019s annual Health Policy Conference in Washington, D.C. This year\u2019s conference theme was \u201cImpact Through Integrity and Trust: Our Role as Navigators and Translators,\u201d which focused on shaping the future of healthcare and fulfilling the Academy\u2019s vision of \u201cHealthy Lives for All People.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The conference featured symposiums, presentations, workshops, exhibits, and poster sessions over the span of four days. The event concluded with an induction ceremony celebrating the 2025 Fellows.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s Fellows represent 42 states, the District of Columbia, and 12 countries. Their extensive expertise will enrich the thought leadership of the more than 3,200 Academy Fellows who collectively advance the Academy\u2019s mission of improving health and achieving health equity by impacting policy through nursing leadership, innovation, and science.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe induction of Mallory, Tiffany, Gee Su, and our distinguished UConn Nursing alumni into the American Academy of Nursing represents a profound acknowledgment of their scholarly excellence and transformative impact on the nursing profession,\u201d says Victoria Vaughan Dickson, PhD, RN, FAHA, FHFSA, FAAN, dean of the Elisabeth DeLuca School of Nursing. \u201cTheir exemplary contributions to advancing health equity, shaping clinical practice, and informing health policy resonate on both national and global levels, embodying the highest ideals of academic and professional nursing leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Academy was established in 1973 to recognize extraordinary nurses and provide leadership within the profession. Its vision is to challenge, explore, and innovate ideas in nursing and adjacent fields.<\/p>\n<p>Fellows are selected through a rigorous nomination process based on their contributions to improving health locally and globally. Once inducted, Fellows earn the FAAN credential\u2014the most prestigious recognition in nursing.<\/p>\n<p>Other Elisabeth DeLuca School of Nursing faculty who have received this recognition include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ivy Alexander, PhD, APRN, ANP-BC, FAANP, FAAN<\/li>\n<li>Cheryl Beck, DNSc, CNM, FAAN<\/li>\n<li>Eileen Carter, PhD, RN, FAAN<\/li>\n<li>Jean Sheerin Coffey, PhD, APRN, CPNP, FAAN<\/li>\n<li>Deborah A. Chyun, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN<\/li>\n<li>Victoria Vaughan Dickson, PhD, RN, FAHA, FHFSA, FAAN<\/li>\n<li>Joy Elwell, DNP, FNP-BC, CNE, FAANP, FAAN<\/li>\n<li>Annette Jakubisin-Konicki, PhD, APRN, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN<\/li>\n<li>Ruth Lucas, PhD, RNC, CLS, FAAN<\/li>\n<li>Kelley Newlin Lew, DNSc, RN, CDE, FAAN<\/li>\n<li>Louise Reagan, PhD, APRN, ANP-BC, FAANP, FAAN<\/li>\n<li>Nancy Redeker, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations to all Elisabeth DeLuca School of Nursing Fellows for their influential leadership in advancing health equity for all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every Connecticut Inductee for the American Academy of Nursing 2025 Fellows is affiliated with the University of Connecticut, including three Elisabeth DeLuca School of Nursing faculty members.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":229,"featured_media":237029,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_crdt_document":"","wds_primary_category":0,"wds_primary_series":0,"wds_primary_attribution":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2429,1877],"tags":[],"magazine-issues":[],"coauthors":[2655],"class_list":["post-237028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-awards-scholarships","category-nur"],"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-08 20:05:03","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/users\/229"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=237028"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237028\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":237103,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237028\/revisions\/237103"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/media\/237029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=237028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=237028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=237028"},{"taxonomy":"magazine-issue","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/magazine-issues?post=237028"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=237028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}