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Biography

Gwendolyn George, DNP, APRN, has 34 years of experience as a registered nurse and 26 years of clinical experience as a certified family nurse practitioner. She has served as dean and professor at Saint Xavier University's School of Nursing and Health Sciences (SONHS) since May 2020. George has worked in Catholic higher education since 2003. One of George's proudest accomplishments includes the development and implementation of the first doctor of nursing practice (DNP) program in the state of Louisiana. During her tenure at SXU, she has collaborated on developing a new Master of Science (MSN) in exercise science program, which will admit its first cohort in fall 2023. She's also collaborated on the development and initiation of the Health and Wellness Center, enhancing health services for the community.

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Presentations/Publications/Productions

Pearce, P.F, Ferguson, LA, George, G.S., Langford, C.A. (2016). "The essential SOAP note in an EHR age." The Nurse Practitioner. February 2016, (41)2 29-36.

Preeshl, A., George, G, & Hicks, W. (2015). "The Pathway to Presence in Performance." Cogent Education, 8(2), December 2015. Published online June 3, 2015.

George, G.S., Ferguson, L.A., & Pearce, P. (2014). "Finding a Needle in a Haystack: Performing an in-depth literature search to answer a clinical question." Nursing: Research & Reviews, 4, 65-76

George, G.S., Alleman, M.A., Vinegar, M., Johnson, J. & Kilburn, J. (2017). "Laredo Homeless Coalition Continuum of Care Plan 2017-2022." Texas A & M International University Consultants Report.

Cary, A. & George, G. (2011) "Doctor of Nursing Practice." Oregon State Board of Nursing Sentinel, March 30, 2011, (1):10-1.

Cary, A., Lane, P., & George, G. (2011) "Yours, mine, or ours? authorship best practices for DNP students." Poster presentation. September 2011, DNP National Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana.

George, G. & Cary, A. (2011). "From curiosity to revelation: The DNP capstone." The Pelican News, March/April 2011.

Cary, A. & George, G. (2010). "The Doctor for Nursing Practice (DNP) Comes to Louisiana." The Pelican News, October/November 2010.

Allen, M. & George, G.S. (2020). "Facilitating Early Palliative Care Consults in the Intensive Care Unit." Poster presentation. Graduate Research Symposium, April 2020.

Cordum, S. & George, G.S. (2020). "Reducing RN Turnover: An intervention bundle to improve the nursing work environment." Graduate Research Symposium, April 2020.

Fischer, R. & George, G.S. (2020). "Improving heart failure outcomes through risk stratification, utilizing a disposition pathway." Graduate Research Symposium, April 2020.

Kelly-Mack, Z. & George, G.S. (2020). "CHF nurse navigator transition of care: 30-day readmission reduction strategy." Graduate Research Symposium, April 2020.

Shubert, M. & George, G.S. (2020). "A bundled approach to improving effective communication in a rural obstetric department." Graduate Research Symposium, April 2020.

Ter Harr-Rushing, L. & George, G.S. (2020). "Implementing a diabetes management program for women with gestational diabetes." Graduate Research Symposium, April 2020.

Carlos, E., George, G.S., & Beam, K. (2019). "Reducing Sitter Use and Improving Patient Safety on a Medical Unit through Video Monitoring." Poster presentation. Graduate Research Symposium, April 2019.

Owsley, C. & George, G.S. & Foxman, I. (2019). "Face the Future: Using appearance-based feedback to reduce indoor tanning intentions." Dermatology Nurses' Association Conference, Washington, D.C., February 27 to March 2, 2019. Awarded first place honors.

George, G.S. & Alleman, M. (2016). "A systems-level approach to ending homelessness." Podium presentation. Laredo Homeless Coalition Meeting, July 28, 2016.

Preeshl, A. & George, G. (2013). "The Pathway to Presence in Performance." Eighth International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, Prague Czech Republic, July 30 to August 1, 2013.

Preeshl, A. & George, G. (2012). "The Pathway to Presence in Performance. Association for Theatre in Higher Education." Podium presentation. Washington, D.C., August 2012.

Cary, A., Lane, P., & George, G. (2011) "Yours, mine, or ours? authorship best practices for DNP students." American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida, June 2012.

Cary, A., Collins, C. & George, G. (2011). "Leading leaders: the pedagogical strategies to ignite the leader within." Podium presentation. January 28, 2011, AACN DNP Conference, San Diego, California.

George, G., Landry, H., & Landry, M. (2011). "Student Selection for a Multi-disciplinary Online Post-Graduate DNP Nursing Program." Poster presentation. January 26, 2011, AACN DNP Conference, San Diego, California.

George, G., Landry H., and Landry M. (2010) "Student Selection for a Multi-disciplinary Online Post-Graduate DNP Nursing Program." Poster presentation and publication. ICERI Conference, November 2010, Madrid, Spain.

Cary, A., Collins, C., & George, G. (2010). "Leading leaders: the pedagogical strategies to ignite the leader within." Podium presentation. September 2010, DNP National Conference, San Diego, California.

Media Exposure: Elliot, D. (2010) "As focus shifts to jobs, the uninsured seek solutions." National Public Radio On-Air Series.

George, G. (2009). "Tales from Practice: What it is Like to be a Family Nurse Practitioner." Loyola's Health and Science Club Health Care Seminars, March 2, 2009.

George, G. (2009). "The Doctor's In: Examination of What the Practice Doctorate Means for NPs." LANP Primary Care Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 28, 2009.

George, G., L. Robertson, & Wyatt, J. (2007) "Mini meta-analysis: Evaluating the efficacy of exenatide in the treatment of type II diabetes." Poster presentation. University of Tennessee Health Science Center, April 2007, NURS 816 Methods of Evidence-Based Practice (doctoral course - 48 doctoral students).

George, G. (2007). Attended ACNP's Policy Forum in Washington, D.C., with two students from NURS 740 who presented their white paper to the conference attendees and the senator of Louisiana on Senate Bill 59.

George, G. (2002). "Public Policy: Past, Present, Future." Louisiana Association of Nurse Practitioners Primary Care Conference, Lake Charles, Louisiana, 2002.

Monthly Health Presentations at the Community Center, Bonita, Louisiana, 1997-1999.

George, G., Alleman, J. & Holly, P. (1997). "Barriers to Access & Client Satisfaction in three different health care settings." Poster presentation. American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Conference, 1997.

George, G. (1992). "Welcome Wagon Approach to Nurse Retention." Poster presentation. National Organization of VA Nurses Annual Convention, 1992.