ASAHP Fellows
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Laurie N. Sherwen, PhD, RN, FAAN, FASAHP Dean |
Laurie N. Sherwen, PhD, RN, FAAN, FASAHP, currently serves as the dean of the Samson College of Health Sciences at University of the Sciences. Prior to this appointment, she was dean and professor of the Division of the Schools of the Health Professions at Hunter College of CUNY.
At Hunter College, Dr. Sherwen played a role in the merger of the School of Nursing and the School of Health Sciences into the Division Schools of the Health Professions; secured, with the president and provost, over $2 million for renovation of Communication Sciences Program Clinic; and oversaw construction of the Clinic, the School of Nursing Ambulatory Care Simulation Lab, and the Medical Lab Sciences laboratory.
Prior to arriving at Hunter, Dr. Sherwen was the dean of the School of Nursing at The College of New Jersey. She also served as a full professor and director of the Graduate Nursing Program at Thomas Jefferson University, School of Health Sciences.
She received her BSN in nursing from Seton Hall, her MA in parent-child nursing and education, and her PhD in nursing research from New York University. In 2007, she received a certificate in academic leadership from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Dr. Sherwen has received numerous honors and awards in addition to the ASAHP fellowship, including fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, American Nurses’ Association Maternal Child Nurse of the Year, March of Dimes Maternal Child Nurse of the Year, and was twice the recipient of the American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award. The author of more than 35 refereed articles, eight books, four chapters, and numerous non-refereed publications, she has received significant research support for her investigations into prenatally-transmitted HIV infection, and for training and education projects.
Dr. Sherwen oversees a college that is comprised of six programs, including the departments of physical therapy and occupational therapy, as well as programs in physician assistant studies, exercise science and wellness management, medical laboratory sciences, and health sciences. Students in the Samson College of Health Sciences focus on active clinical learning through hands-on education in order to learn vital healthcare services that improve the lives of others.