Wright, Renee
 

Wright, Renee

Curriculum Vitae

Associate Professor and Chair
Nursing

Phone: 718-262-2793
Office Location: SC-104
rwright@york.cuny.edu

Education

Degree Institution Field Dates
certificate  Drexel Univeristy  Simulation  August 2017 
non-degree  TeamSTEPPS, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System  Master Trainer  April 2013 
EdD  Teacher's College, Columbia University  Organization & Leadership  2007 
MA  Teacher's College, Columbia University  Organization & Leadership  2002 
BS  Pace University  Nursing  1996 
AAS  Phillips Beth Israel School of Nursing  Nursing  1989 
Dr. Renée Wright began her career in 1989 as staff nurse in the emergency department at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City. She has held various nursing leadership and teaching positions including a Joint Appointment with York College and New York Hospital Queens for four semesters as a Distinguished Lecturer. In 2011, she followed her passion for teaching and accepted a full-time tenure track position as an Assistant Professor at York College, City University of New York. During this time Dr. Wright has worked on several simulation projects. The first project was an interdisciplinary project with nursing, teacher education, and physician assistant programs to develop a stroke scenario using Second Life. She has incorporated high-fidelity simulation and virtual simulation within all the courses she teaches. Dr. Wright has recently completed a multi-site simulation study investigating the use of virtual simulation in an Adult Health I course.

Areas of Expertise

Innovations in Teaching
Simulation
Emergency Nursing

Articles in Field Of Expertise

Wright, R., Tinnon, E., & Newton, R.. "Evaluation of vSim for Nursing® in an Adult Health Nursing Course: A Multi-site Pilot Study." Computers, Informatics, Nursing. 36(2) 2018: 84-89.

Mathew, L., McFarquhar, C., & Wright, R.. "Facilitating NCLEX-RN Success Using Model ACHIEVE in a Community Based Program for Internationally Prepared Nurses." International Journal of Nursing Education. 7(1) 2015: 116-119.

Bai, X., Lavin, J., & Wright, R.. "Enhance Learning in a Virtual Professional Environment via 3D Cases." Global Science & Technology Forum-International Journal of Nursing and Health Care. 1(1) 2013: 114-126.

Bai, X., Lavin, J., & Wright, R.. "Virtual Learning in Health Education." WIT Transactions on Engineering Sciences. 86 2013: 227-236.

Alexandre, M & Wright, R. "Flipping the Classroom for Student Engagement.." International Journal of Nursing Care. 1(2) 2013: 103-106.

Green, J. P., Berger, T., Garg, N., Wright, R. R.., & Radeos, M. S.. "Likelihood Ratios for SIRS Criteria Predict Neither Candidacy for Early Goal Directed Therapy Nor In-patient Mortality in Adult Emergency Department Patients with Suspected Infection." Annals of Emergency Medicine. 52(14) 2008: S72-S73.

Sixsmith, D. M., Pugh, S. C., Wright, R., & Caligiuri, A.. "Nurse Initiated Treatment Protocols at Triage Enhance Compliance with Core Measures for Pneumonia." System Quality Review, Special Edition. Proceedings of the Symposium Quality is Big Business: the Business Implications of the Quality Industry. 2007: .

Refereed Proceedings in Field Of Expertise

Newton, R., Wright, R., & Tinnon, E. "Evaluation of vSim for Nursing® in an Adult Health Nursing Course: A Multi-site Pilot Study." Sigma 44th Biennial Convention. October 2017: .

Wright, R. "The Lived Experience of Emergency Nurses: What Has Been Learned From Traumatic and Violent Events." Sigma 44th Biennial Convention. October 2017: .

Wright, R. "Using 3 Dimensional Simulation in Nursing Education." Sigma Theta Tau 43rd Biennial Convention. November 2015: .

Reviews in Field Of Expertise

"Marquis, B. L. & Huston, C. L. Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing: Theory and Application 9th Edition" 2017: Chapter 13: Organizational, Political, and Personal Power and Video Case Study: The Impaired Nurse.

"Cadenhead Colgrove, K. Med-Surg Success: A Q&A Review Applying Critical Thinking to Test Taking" 2017: Chapter 1: Test Taking.

 

Presented Papers, Lectures, and Exhibitions and Performances

" Addressing the Needs of Digital Natives with the Use of v-Sim® in Adult Health Nursing a Multi-site Pilot Study " March 16, 2018: CUNY Nursing Discipline Council, Annual Faculty Development Day.

" Evaluation of vSim for Nursing® in an Adult Health Nursing Course: A Multi-site Pilot Study " October 28 to November 1, 2017: Sigma Theta Tau International 44th Biennial Convention.

" Redesigning High Fidelity Simulation Experiences for Improved Student Learning Outcomes " June 2, 2017: Lilly Conference Bethesda, MD.

" Collaborative Interprofessional Simulation Using Standardized Patients: Nursing, Occupational Therapy, &Theatre Arts " March 24, 2017: CUNY Nursing Discipline Council, Annual Faculty Development Day.

" The Impact of Traumatic and Violent Events on Emergency Nurses " March 3, 2017: 4th Annual Research Day Winthrop Hospital.

" Interprofessional Education with Nursing and Occupational Therapy " December 6, 2016: York College.

" The Impact of Traumatic and Violent Events on Emergency Nurses " August 5, 2016: Violence Prevention Institute at the 44nd Annual NBNA Institute and Conference.

" The Use of Virtual Simulation in Nursing Education " February 27, 2016: Molloy College/Sigma Theta Tau, Epsilon Kappa Research and Evidence Based Practice Conference.

" Incorporating Virtual Simulation in Nursing Education " February 4 to February 6, 2016: AACN Faculty Development Conference.

" Interprofessional Simulation with Nursing, Occupational Therapy, and Theatre Arts " December 4, 2015: York College.

" Using 3 Dimensional Simulation in Nursing Education " November 7, 2015 to November 11, 2015: Sigma Theta Tau International 43rd Biennial Convention.

" Incorporating High-Fidelity Simulation Learning Experiences for 21st Century Nursing Students: Focus on Evaluation " May 8, 2015: CUE Conference City College.

" Simulation as Teaching Pedagogy: Implementation and Evaluation " April 30, 2015: CETL.

" Coping Strategies of Emergency Nurses: What Has Been Learned From Traumatic & Violent Events? " Graduate Center Nursing Doctorate Nursing Program Research Day: March 6, 2015.

" Experiences of Emergency Nurses: What Has Been Learned From Traumatic & Violent Events " November 14-15, 2014: New York League for Nursing and Sigma Theta Tau Conference.

" Bringing Theory into Practice " May 2, 2014: CUE Conference LaGuardia Community College.

" Virtual Field Trips in Health Education " January 17, 2014: CUNY Games Festival, CUNY Graduate Center.

" Haiti Through Our Eyes: The Experience of York College Nursing Students " October 26, 2013: Queens County Black Nurses Association, Inc. Annual Research Day.

" Inter-Professional Education Workshop " October 22, 2013: York College.

" Implementing Adjunct Clinical Faculty Online Orientation " September 24, 2013: Montifore Annual Nursing Research Conference.

" Flipping the Classroom for Student Engagement Poster Presentation done in collaboration with Magarett Alexandre " March 15, 2013: SUNY Farmingdale, Annual Research Day.

" Creating A Clinical Adjunct Faculty Online Orientation, Project and Poster Presentation " January 17, 2013: NYCNECT.

" Matching Assessment to Course Outcomes" Poster Presentation done in collaboration with Professor Maria Elena Pina Fonti " October 13, 2012: York College Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.

" 9/11 Lessons Learned: An Intercollegiate Nursing Networking Event” " September 25, 2011: Molloy College & Farmingdale Nursing Student Associations.

Professional Honors, Prizes, Fellowships

Awarded Tenure & Promotion to the rank of Associate Professor effective 2018-2019 academic year onward: November 2017.

NYLN Research Conference-Poster won first place: November 14-15, 2014.

Grants-In-Aid

2016-2017 Health and Human Services RFP, Faculty Development Simulation Project, in collaboration with Fern Baudo. Spring 2017: $17,670.00.

Office of the Vice Chancellor for Human Resources Management, The Use of Virtual Simulation with Diverse Student Populations. Spring 2016: $3,800.00.

York College Auxiliary Enterprises Corporation, Collaborative Interprofessional Simulation Day. Fall 2015: $450.00.

Office of University Dean for Health and Human Services, Virtual Simulation in Nursing. Spring 2015: $10, 500.00.

Office of the University Dean for Health and Human Services, CUNY-Haiti Initiative: Bridging from Theory to Practice, in collaboration with Margarett Alexandre. Summer 2013: $26, 000.00.

Office of the University Dean for Health and Human Services, Nursing Partnership Promoting Healthy Lifestyles at York College in collaboration with Dr. Joanne Lavin. Fall 2012: $12, 000.00.

Offices Held In Professional Societies

National League of Nursing, Ambassador: January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2018.

American Nurses Association: Since November 2016.

International Nursing Association of Clinical Simulation and Learning: Since June 2015.

Member of National League of Nursing: Since January 2012.

Member of Kappa Delta Pi: Since May 2002.

Member of Sigma Theta Tau International: Since May 1996.

Other Professional Activities and Public Service

Westbury High School PTSA, Membership Chair: September 2019.

STEP/CSTEP SUNY Old Westbury Career Day: April 2019.

STEP/CSTEP SUNY Old Westbury Career Day: April 21, 2018.

Drexel Ave School Career Day: March 23, 2018.

Queens High School for the Sciences Career Day: February 28, 2018.

Manuscript Peer Reviewer for the Nursing Forum, Wiley Periodicals, Inc.: January 2018-Present.

Abstract Reviewer for the 2018 NLN Education Summit: December 2017.

Abstract Reviewer for the 2018 American Nurses Association ( ANA) Annual Conference: July 2017.

STEP/CSTEP SUNY Old Westbury Career Day: April 1, 2017.

Serving Thanksgiving Lunch at Salvation Army, Jamaica, NY: November 23, 2016.

Interprofessional Roles Collaboration with PA Program: October 3, 2016.

STEP/CSTEP SUNY Old Westbury Career Day: April 9, 2016.

Parent Advisory Board for STEP at SUNY Old Westbury: Since Fall 2015.

Mentor for Student Research: Since Spring 2015.

Drexel Ave School PTA, Vice President: 2014-2016.

Drexel Ave School PTA, President: 2012-2014.

CUNY Nurse Educator Technology Scholar: 2012-2013.

Drexel Ave School PTA, Council Delegate: 2011-2012.

Park Ave School PTA, Council Delegate: 2009-2011.