Eight Faculty, Alumni Inducted as AAN Fellows

The American Academy of Nursing has inducted eight School of Nursing faculty and alumni into its 2023 Class of Fellows.

“Being named an American Academy of Nursing Fellow is among nursing’s highest honors,” says Linda McCauley 79MN, PhD, RN, FAAN, FRCN, dean of the School of Nursing. “But more importantly, it is a signal of the tremendous expertise that individuals bring to the nursing profession and an indicator of the contributions they will continue to make to nursing policy, research, administration, practice and academia.”

The 2023 School of Nursing faculty inductees include:

• Christina Calamaro, PhD, PPCNP-BC, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, associate clinical professor
• Roxana Chicas 16BSN 20PhD, RN, FAAN, assistant professor
• Calli Cook 11MSN, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, FAANP, FAAN, associate clinical professor
• Sara Edwards 94MN 94MPH 18PhD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN, associate clinical professor emeritus
• Nicholas Giordano, PhD, RN, FAAN, assistant professor
• Shawana Moore, DNP, APRN, WHNP-BC, PNAP, FAAN, associate clinical professor, MSN and DNP program director
• Kelly Wiltse Nicely, PhD, CRNA, FAANA, FAAN, assistant professor, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist program director

Alumna Maeve Howett 06PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC, CNE, FAAN, clinical professor and associate dean for strategic initiatives at the University of BuffaloSUNY School of Nursing, was also named to the 2023 class, joining Chicas, Cook and Edwards as School of Nursing alumni inductees.