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Phone Number: 716-839-8384
Email: vvalazza@daemen.edu
Office Location: DS232

Veronica's areas of specialty include critical care, nursing leadership, and quality improvement. She is currently certified as a Nurse Executive. Her areas of research include leadership and the application of evidence-based research, and quality improvement. She maintains membership in several organizations, include the National League of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau, American Nurses Association, New York Organization of Nurse Executives and Leaders and the National Association for Healthcare Quality. She is currently certified as a Nurse Executive and Nurse Educator. Veronica acts as a peer reviewer for Quality Matters and a peer evaluator for the ACEN. Her professional achievements include several poster presentations: "Using Appreciative Inquiry to Facilitate Supportive Leadership Strategies" and "Strategies to Improve Communication Among Nursing and the Interprofessional Team". Her DNP project was titled "Delirium Assessment in the Medical-Surgical Population: A Quality Improvement Project".

Phone Number: 716-839-8311
Email: dmerriam@daemen.edu
Office Location: DS232

Deborah focused her nursing practice on the care of families and newborns and is a member in various nursing organizations, including American Nursing Association, American Nursing Association-New York, National League for Nursing, New York League for Nursing (past-President), and the Professional Nursing Association of Western New York. She has a  passion for quality and excellence in nursing education. Her areas of interest in nursing research include the use of social media to enhance the community of learning, best practices in online teaching, and systems thinking in nursing practice. Her professional achievements include poster and podium presentations. She has experience in facilitating learning in both the traditional and online learning environment. Her doctoral dissertation was titled “Intersection of Re-designated National League for Nursing Centers of Excellence TM and Quality in Nursing Education.”

Dr. Merriam is a co-author of the following publication: Merriam, D., Fisher, J. M., Cody, A. J., & Nirelli, P. A. (2020). Developing System-Level Awareness Through Virtual Clinical Learning. Nursing Education Perspectives (Wolters Kluwer Health), 41(1), 61–62. doi: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000417

Phone Number: 716-839-7683
Email: jbrodhea@daemen.edu
Office Location: DS235

Josette is an Army Veteran. She served 4 years as a combat Medic in Germany. After completing ROTC and Airborne school, she fulfilled her 3-year commitment to the Army Nurse Corps. Her passion is educating the next generation of nurses. She maintains active memberships in various nursing organizations, including the American Nurses Association, National League for Nursing (NLN), QSEN’s RN-to-BSN Catalysts for Change Community, and Sigma Theta Tau. Her professional achievements include poster and podium presentations at the international and national levels. Josette led an Issues in Woman’s Health study abroad program in Zambia, Africa. She is experienced at facilitating courses in face-to-face, hybrid, and fully online formats. Her doctoral dissertation was titled “The Impact of Humanities-Based Teaching and Learning Strategies on Critical Thinking and Clinical Reasoning.”

Dr. Brodhead is a co-author of the following publication:

Stalter, A. M., Phillips, J. M., Goldschmidt, K. A., Brodhead, J., Ruggiero, J. S., Scardaville, D. L., McKay, M., Bonnett, P. L., & Merriam D. (2020). Promoting civility in nursing practice using systems thinking: Evidence-based teaching strategies for nurse educators. Nursing Forum 55(4):754-762. doi: 10.1111/nuf.12493.

Phone Number: 716-839-8282
Email: jglose@daemen.edu
Office Location: DS235

Janice has a variety of clinical experience including a focus on community and public health nursing as well as long term care. She has a clinical nurse specialty practice focus in rehabilitation nursing. Janice is an active participant in the Pi Zeta chapter of Sigma as well as the Association of Community Health Nurse Educators (ACHNE), Professional Nurses Organization and the Professional Ski Instructors of America. Her research interests include nursing education, transition to practice, and quality patient care. Her research dissertation is entitled, "Perceptions of Western New York Certified Nursing Assistants, Nurse Educators and Directors of Nursing Regarding Certified Nursing Assistant Initial Training and Continuing Education". Janice's professional achievements include poster and podium presentations as well as online presentations and speaking engagements. She was also awarded the Zonta International Yellow Rose award for her contributions to the community in the area of nursing education.

Most recent publication/presentation:

Merriam, D. & Hobba-Glose, J. (2021). Using VoiceThread to build a community of inquiry in blended RN-to-BSN education. Nursing Education Perspectives, 42(1), 44-45. doi: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000655

Phone Number: 716-839-8387
Email: 
Office Location: DS232

Dr. Leiser’s areas of experience as a nurse include CCU, ER, PACU, and Critical Care float. As an NP, she is board certified in adult health through the ANCC and Wound care Certified through NAWCO. She has experience as a hospitalist, subacute rehab, wound care, and long-term care. She has a fondness for caring for the geriatric population, which is her current area of clinical practice. She is an active member of Sigma Theta Tau and the Nurse Practitioner Association. She has a love of the nursing profession and true love of educating fellow nurses. Her doctoral project is entitled “The Impact of Mentoring on Role Transition for New Graduate Nurse Practitioners.” Elizabeth is originally from Charlottesville, Virginia but moved to the Buffalo area in 2006 where she lives with her husband and twin daughters.