Joan M. Riley
Professor of Nursing
B.S., Boston College, M.S., Boston University,
Ed.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Office hours: Tue & Thur 2-4 p.m.
Other times by appointment
Office: Administration Building Room 227
Phone: 617-735-99358
Email:riley@emmanuel.edu
Dr. Riley is Professor and Chair, Department of Nursing. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Boston College School of Nursing, her Master of Science in Nursing from Boston University, her Doctor of Education from University of Massachusetts in Amherst. Since 1994, she has provided leadership for the Department of Nursing at Emmanuel College. She is the co-founder of the Nursing Ethics Network, whose goal is the advancement of ethics knowledge for practicing nurses. She is Vice Chair, Massachusetts Association of Colleges of Nursing. Her program of research focuses on ethics and leadership. Dr. Riley has received funding for research in nursing ethics and nursing scholarship. She was awarded a fellowship in medical ethics at Harvard Medical School and was designated as an American Organization of Nurse Executive Scholar by American Nurses Foundation. In the last five years, she has presented her research regionally, nationally, and internationally. As a spokesperson in nursing, she has been invited to give presentations for professional organizations, higher education, and practice settings on topics of scholarship, leadership, and ethics. She has published in peer reviewed and other professional journals. Dr. Riley has held membership and leadership roles in a wide range of professional organizations, including Sigma Theta Tau International, the honor society of nursing.
Courses
NURS3105 - Research Methods in Nursing
NURS4171 - Senior Seminar
Additional Education
Kennedy School of Ethics, Georgetown University, Advanced Bioethics Course; Intensive Bioethics Course
Boston University, Workshop for Program Development in Educational Television
Honors and Awards
Fellow in Medical Ethics, Department of Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School (1998-1999)
Visiting Scholar, Boston College School of Nursing, Chestnut Hill, MA (1997-1999)
Distinguished Lecturer, Sigma Theta Tau International (1995-1999)
American Organization of Nurses Executive Scholar, American Nurses Foundation Award (1994)
Sigma Theta Tau International Membership
Past Professional Experience
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Nursing, Emmanuel College, Boston, MA (1994-2000)
National Advisory Council of Nurse Training, Department of Health & Human Services, Washington, DC
Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Financing Education of Health Professionals, Bureau of Health Professions Department of Health & Human Services, Washington, DC
Assistant Professor, Boston College School of Nursing, Chestnut Hill, MA
Project Faculty: USPHS Grant D10NH00409 Adaptation For Open Circuit Broadcast of a Nursing Course for the Registered Nurse Student in a Baccalaureate Program, Boston College School of Nursing, Chestnut Hill, MA
Staff Nurse, Hahneman Hospital, Boston, MA
Nurse Educator, McLean Hospital, Boston, MA
Staff Nurse, Cape Cod Hospital, Cape Cod, MA
Professional Activity
Vice Chair, Massachusetts Association of Colleges of Nursing (2002- )
Member, Hospital Ethics Committee, Catholic Medical Center (1995- )
Chair and Co-Founder, Nursing Ethics Network. Goal: Advancement of ethics knowledge for practicing nurses (1995- )
Member, Human Research Committee, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (2001- )
Member, Nurse Scientist Colloquia, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (2001- )
Member (1991- ), Board of Directors (1997-1999), Co-chair, Ethics Research Interest Group (1996-2001), Eastern Nursing Research Society
Editorial Board, Holistic Nursing Practice (1997- )
Manuscript Reviewer, MEDSURG Nursing Journal of Adult Health (1996- )
Manuscript Reviewer, Research in Nursing and Health (1999- )
Manuscript Reviewer, Online Journal of Nursing Synthesis, (2000- )
Leadership activities (international, regional, and local) for over two decades, Sigma Theta Tau International, Honor Society of Nursing
- Global Diversity Task Force (1997-1999)
- Distinguished Lecturer (1995-1999)
Member, American Nurses Association
Member, Eastern Nursing Research Society Member, Massachusetts Organization of Registered Nurses
Member, National League for Nursing
Current Research
Principal Investigator, Unearthing Nursing Scholarship: Understanding Nursing Practice as a Holistic Scholarly Endeavor. Funded by the 2002 Kravitz Nursing Studies Award, Brigham and Women's Hospital. (with J. Beal and D. Lancaster) Completed Research Activities Co-Principal Investigator, Ethics and Human Rights Issues in Nursing Practice: A Multi-State Survey of Practicing Nurses, Multi-agency funding (with S. Fry), 1999.
Principal Investigator, Nurse Executives' Response to Ethical Conflict and Choice in the Workplace. Partial funding by American Nurses Foundation; Massachusetts Nurses Foundation; Alpha Chi Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International, 1997.
Principal Investigator, An Investigation of Clinical Learning in Baccalaureate Nursing Education Programs that Enroll Registered Nurses, Funded by National League of Nursing (with J. Armitage), 1996.
Publications (since 1996)
Riley, J., Beal,J., Levi, J., & McCausland, M.(2002). "Revisioning Nursing Scholarship." Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 34(4), 383-390.
Riley, J. & Fry, S. (Second Quarter, 2000). "Ethical Issues in the Advocacy Roles of Nurses." Leadership.
Riley, J., Mahoney, M., Fry, S. & Feild, L (February 17, 1999). "Factors Related to Adult Patient Decisions For and Against Withholding/Withdrawing Nutrition and/or Hydration." Online Journal of Nursing Synthesis, 6 (3).
Mahoney, M., Riley, J., Fry, S. & Feild, L. (March, 1999). "Factors Related to Professional Caregiver Decisions For and Against Withholding/Withdrawing Nutrition and/or Hydration." Online Journal of Nursing Synthesis.
Riley, J. (1998). "Wired on Ethics." Reflections, Spring Quarter.
Riley, J.M. and Omery, A. (1996). "The Scholarship of a Practice Discipline." Holistic Nursing Practice, 10, 3, 7-14.
Peer Reviewed Paper Presentations- Research (since 1996)
Testing the Model of Nursing Scholarship. Scientific Sessions, Sigma Theta Tau International Biennial Convention, November 3, 2003, Toronto, Canada (with J. Beal and D. Lancaster).
Nurses' Contrasting Views on Personal versus Professional Morality: Perspectives from the Workplace. International Congress of Nursing, Copenhagen Denmark, June 12, 2001.
Ethical Isues Experienced by Registered Nurses: Ethical Issues in Clinical Practice, Symposium Organizer and Presenter. Eastern Nursing Research Society, Newport, Rhode Island, March 30, 2000.
Ethics and Human Rights Issues in Clinical Practice: A Multi-State Study of Practicing Nurses. International Congress of Nursing, London, England, June 28, 1999 (with S. Fry and M. Duffy).
Utilization Focused Integrative Reviews: Identification of Issues, Pre-Session, Eastern Nursing Research Society, April 9, 1999.
Factors Related to Withholding/Withdrawing Nutrition and Hydration in Adult Patient Care: Integrative Literature Review as a Strategy for the Utilization of Research Findings in Clinical Practice, Symposium Organizer and Presenter, Society for Bioethics and Humanities, Houston, TX, November 19, 1998 (with M. Mahoney, S. Fry, L. Field).
Factors Related to Withholding/Withdrawing Nutrition and Hydration in Adult Patient Care: Integrative Literature Review as a Strategy for the Utilization of Research Findings in Clinical Practice, Symposium Organizer and Presenter, Scientific Sessions, Sigma Theta Tau International, Indianapolis, IN, December 4, 1997 (with M. Mahoney, S. Fry, L. Feild).
Nurse Executives' View of Leadership and Caregiver Role Responsibility in a Changing Workplace, International Research Congress, Sigma Theta Tau International Research Congress, Vancouver, British Columbia, June 21, 1997.
Nurse Executives' Response to Ethical Conflict and Choice in the Workplace. International Congress of Nursing, Vancouver, British Columbia, June 18, 1997.
Factors Related to Adult Patient Decision-Making for or Against Withholding/Withdrawing Nutrition and Hydration, Eastern Nursing Research Society, April 15, 1996, Pittsburgh, PA (with M. Mahoney, S. Fry, L. Feild).
Peer Reviewed Paper Presentations - Topical
Professional Service Learning: Using Community Experience for RN/BS Students to Integrate Service into the Professional Role, Nursing Education Summit, 2000, Nashville, TN, September 2000 (with U. Van Ryzin, H .Ahearn, M. Forrest).
Collaborative Networks: Strategy for the Advancement of Ethics Research and Research Ethics, Symposium Organizer and Presenter, Eastern Nursing Research Society, Rochester, New York, April 23, 1998 (with M. Mahoney, S. Fry, J. Cronin).
Nursing an STTI Chapter Back to Health: A Blueprint of Impact Strategies, Symposium Organizer and Presenter, Chapter Leader Day, Sigma Theta Tau International, Indianapolis, IN, December 6, 1997 (with M. Beczack and C. Grindel).
Scholarship of a Practice Discipline, Symposium Organizer and Presenter, Sigma Theta Tau International, Program Day, December 5, 1997 (with M. McCausland, J. Beal, P. Levi).
Peer Reviewed Paper Presentations - Invited Presentations
Thirty Years of Research: A Proud Legacy, Alpha Chi Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International, Boston College School of Nursing, May 9, 2001.
Ethical Issues in a Changing Health Care Environment, Optima Health, Manchester NH, June 8, 1999 (with S. Fry).
Carpe Diem, Leaders Leading Leaders, Kappa Alpha Chapter, Western Connecticut University, Danbury CT, April 16, 1999.
Showcasing ENRS Research Support: Funding as an Integral Step in a Research Career Trajectory (Symposium Organizer), Eastern Nursing Research Society, April 10, 1999.
Nursing Scholarship: Redefined for a New Millennium, The Tripp Preceptor Lecture, Simmons College, May 12, 1998.
Nursing Scholarship: Redefined for a New Millennium, Beta Zeta Chapter, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, May 2, 1998.
Justice vs. Care Reasoning Among Practicing Nurses: Does it Make a Difference, Henry Luce Lecture in Nursing Ethics, Panel Responder, New England Sinai Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, April 14, 1998.
Carpe Diem: Leaders Leading Leaders, Mu Delta Chapter, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT, April 19, 1998; Kappa Gamma Chapter, State University of New York at Stoney Brook, April 28, 1996; Kappa Zeta At-Large Chapter, University of Southern Maine, April 26, 1996.
Nursing Ethics Network: A Forum for the Advancement of Ethics Knowledge. Boston Hospital Consortium, October, 1995.