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Martha Whitfield

faculty

Martha Whitfield she/her

Assistant Professor

College of Nursing & Health Sciences / Community

Contact

508-910-8938

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Education

2023Queen's UniversityPhD
2017University of VermontMS
2001University of VermontMEd
1993Ramapo College of New JerseyBS

Teaching

  • Community Nursing

Teaching

Courses

Second of three mentored practica to facilitate the scholarly project and develop the DNP role. The focus of this residency is to implement an evidence-based project. Collaborative data collection and management strategies are utilized to support the implementation and evaluation process. This practicum builds on the knowledge, skills and attitudes of the students to enhance collaborative and interprofessional practice. Course development was guided by the AACN (2006) Essentials for DNP Education.

Third in a series of three didactic courses to facilitate the scholarly capstone project. This course focuses on the dissemination of findings of an evidence based project for translating evidence into practice. Emphasis is placed on multiple modalities for disseminating project findings. Students will continue to explore the various roles of the DNP.

Third in a series of three mentored practica to facilitate the scholarly capstone project and development of the DNP role competencies. The focus of Residency III is to disseminate results of an evidence-based translational research project. This practicum builds on the knowledge, skills and attitudes of the students to enhance collaborative and interprofessional practice.

Third in a series of three mentored practica to facilitate the scholarly capstone project and development of the DNP role competencies. The focus of Residency III is to disseminate results of an evidence-based translational research project. This practicum builds on the knowledge, skills and attitudes of the students to enhance collaborative and interprofessional practice.

Teaching

Online and Continuing Education Courses

Third in a series of three mentored practica to facilitate the scholarly capstone project and development of the DNP role competencies. The focus of Residency III is to disseminate results of an evidence-based translational research project. This practicum builds on the knowledge, skills and attitudes of the students to enhance collaborative and interprofessional practice.
Register for this course.

Second of three mentored practica to facilitate the scholarly project and develop the DNP role. The focus of this residency is to implement an evidence-based project. Collaborative data collection and management strategies are utilized to support the implementation and evaluation process. This practicum builds on the knowledge, skills and attitudes of the students to enhance collaborative and interprofessional practice. Course development was guided by the AACN (2006) Essentials for DNP Education.
Register for this course.

Third in a series of three didactic courses to facilitate the scholarly capstone project. This course focuses on the dissemination of findings of an evidence based project for translating evidence into practice. Emphasis is placed on multiple modalities for disseminating project findings. Students will continue to explore the various roles of the DNP.
Register for this course.

Research

Research awards

  • $ 5,000 awarded by American Association of Nurse Practitioners for Kratom Conversations at the Counter: A Mystery Shopper Qualitative Study of Retailer Messaging
  • $ 5,000 awarded by American Association of Nurse Practitioners for Exploring Nurse Practitioner hesitancy around provision of buprenorphine for opioid use disorder

Research

Research interests

  • Substance use disorders
  • Rural care
  • Advanced practice nursing
  • Qualitative research methods

Select publications

  • Whitfield, M.M., Mimirinis, M., Macdonald, D., Klein, T., Wilson, R. (2025).
    Nurse Practitioner Conceptions of Capability Providing Medication and Safe Supply for Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care: A Phenomenographic Study
    Journal of Advanced Nursing
  • Whitfield, M., Bleah, P., Concepcion Bachynski, J., Macdonald, D., Klein, T., Ross-White, A., Mimirinis, M., & Wilson, R. (2024).
    Capability as a concept in advanced practice nursing and education: A scoping review
    JBI Evidence Synthesis, 22(9)
  • Whitfield, M., Mimirinis, M., Macdonald, D., Klein, T., Wilson, R. (2023).
    Phenomenographic approaches in research about nursing
    Global Qualitative Nursing Research, 10
  • Whitfield, M.M., Wohlberg,J., & Costa, M. (2023).
    Toward COVID-19 recovery: Advanced practice nurse leadership in rural Vermont
    International Nursing Review
  • Whitfield, M., Concepcion Bachynski, J., Bleah, P (2022).
    Community of practice as a tool for reflexivity: Creating space for novice nursing researchers to flourish
    International Practice Development Journal, 12(1)

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