The NCLEX® Program Reports Panel of Experts is responsible for ensuring that the content of the Professional Development Seminars is aligned with the mission of the organization and is accurate, relevant, and useful for nurse educators. The panel meets quarterly to review and approve relevant staff activities including but not limited to curriculum, objectives, course descriptions, assessments, program evaluation activities, and outcomes.
Panel members include:
Jochebed (Bea) Ade-Oshifogun, PhD, RN-BC, CNE Endowed Chair of Nursing, Andrews University. Education: University of Ife (BSN), Governors State University (MSN), University of Illinois in Chicago (PhD).
Shawna Higgins, PhD, RN, CHC Dean, Academic Affairs Chamberlain University (Las Vegas, NV). Education: University of Cincinnati of Blue Ash (AS), University of Phoenix (BSN, MSN), Capella University (PhD).
Rose McCloskey, PhD Nursing Professor in the Department of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of New Brunswick (UNB) Canada. Deputy Convener in the university’s Joanna Briggs Institute Centre of Excellence for Systematic Reviews and has certification in gerontological nursing from the Canadian Nurses Association. Education: Halifax Infirmary School of Nursing (DN), Acadia University (BSN), University of New Brunswick (MSN).
Judith M. Pelletier, MSN, RN, CNE Director, Division of Nurse Education, Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School. Education: University of Lowell (BSN) and Salem State University (MSN)
Anne Wendt, RN, MSN, Ph.D, CAE, PMP Chief Executive Officer of Wendt Consulting, llc.
Former panel members include:
Roseann Colosimo, PhD, MSN, RN Associate Professor of Nursing, University of Nevada Las Vegas. Education: Saint John's College (BS), Catholic University of America (MS), and The Ohio State University (PhD)
Cathy Dearman, PhD, RN Professor, Associate Dean Research and Development, University of Alabama. Education: Mississippi University for Women (BS), University of Alabama at Birmingham (MS), University of Mississippi (PhD)
Karen J. Saewert, PhD, RN, CPHQ, CNE, ANEF Clinical Professor, Arizona State University. Education: Arizona State University (BSN and MS) and University of Arizona (PhD)
To reach the panel, email support@nclex.mountainmeasurement.com. Please enter Panel of Experts in the subject line.
