Isabel Maitland Stewart Conference on Research in Nursing
The Stewart Conference on Research in Nursing was established in 1953 in honor of Isabel Maitland Stewart (1878-1963), Director of the Department of Nursing Education at Teachers College (TC) from 1925-1947. Prior to assuming this position, she served as the Assistant to the Director, M. Adelaide Nutting. Miss Stewart developed the first course dealing specifically with the teaching of nursing, a course that eventually was expanded to become an entire program for the preparation of teachers of nursing at TC. The Stewart Research Conference provides a forum for all nurses, including students, alumni and health care professionals to share their research with nursing's scholarly community and to learn about the latest trends and issues in research, education, and practice.
Isabel Maitland Stewart 1878-1963Teachers College: 1925-1947Born in Fletcher, Ontario, Miss Stewart was a graduate of the Manitoba Normal School and of the Winnipeg Collegiate Institution. For a brief time, she taught kindergarten, first and second grades. In 1900, at the age of 22, she entered the Nurses Training School of Winnipeg General Hospital. She graduated in 1902.
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Isabel Maitland Stewart
62nd Annual Isabel Maitland Stewart Research Conference Friday, May 1, 2026 Teachers College Columbia University
525 W 120th St, New York, NY 10027 Advancing Nursing Education and Practice Through Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies
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Keynote Speaker
Kenya V. Beard, EdD, AGACNP-BC, ANEF, FAAN, FADLN
Dr. Kenya V. Beard is the president of K Beard & Associates, LLC. She is a nationally recognized architect of health equity whose work shapes nursing leadership, healthcare policy, and the ethical integration of artificial intelligence into practice and education. She chaired the New York State Board of Nursing and influenced healthcare delivery and workforce policy at the highest levels. As co-founder and inaugural president of the Academy of Diversity Leaders in Nursing, she created a national platform that advances equity-centered leadership across nursing education and healthcare systems. A trusted national voice, Dr. Beard has shaped public discourse through media, policy, and scholarship. At the Harvard Macy Institute, she teaches the art of negotiation and innovation to healthcare providers, empowering global leaders to build stronger systems. As the inaugural Dean and Chief Nursing Officer at Mercy University’s School of Nursing, she led initiatives that deepened AI literacy and bridged the academic-practice gap.
Endnote Speaker
Angela Frederick Amar, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN
Dr. Angela Frederick Amar is Dean of New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing and Erline Perkins McGriff Professor of Nursing. Dr. Amar has dedicated her career to enhancing diversity in nursing leadership and to improving care and support for survivors of violence and trauma, particularly increasing help seeking behavior with dating violence. As a leading scholar in gender-based violence, Dr. Amar’s research has influenced the direction of campus policy nationally. Dr. Amar is also a leader in nursing education regarding violence and forensic nursing. Dr. Amar is also recognized for her efforts to advance diversity in nursing leadership across organizations and institutions and is a highly sought-after speaker and media guest. Dr. Amar is a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing (AAN), Academy of Nursing Education, and a Distinguished Fellow in the International Association of Forensic Nursing. She was in the inaugural cohort of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholar program and the AACN Wharton Executive Leadership program. Dr. Amar currently serves as President-Elect of the American Academy of Nursing and is a member of the strategic steering committee of the National League for Nursing.
Speakers
Integrating Simulation to Advance Communication Proficiency in Nurse Practitioner Education
Rebecca Coyle Mueller, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, CRNP, Clinical Assistant Professor, Director, Nurse Practitioner Programs, Coordinator, Family Nurse Practitioner Track, Villanova University, Villanova, PA
A Randomized Pilot of AI-Assisted Reflective Practice to Enhance Cultural Humility and Clinical Judgment
Toni Woods Maignan Sr., DNP, RN, Assistant Professor of Nursing, Moravian University, Bethlehem, PA
Program Schedule & Posters
- 08:00 - 8:30am On-site Registration Open 08:00 - 9:30am Breakfast, networking, informal poster viewing 09:30 - 9:45am Welcome 09:45 - 11:50am Keynote and Session 1 11:50 - 1:45pm Poster Presentations, Awards Luncheon 01:45 - 3:45pm Session 2 and Endnote 03:45 - 4:00pm Closing Remarks
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About the NEAA Awards Luncheon All attendees are invited to come celebrate with us at the Stewart Conference Awards Luncheon. The following awards will be presented:
R. Louise McManus Medal: Patricia Harrington, EdD, RN, CNENursing Education Award: Ashley Graham-Perel, EdD, RN, NPD-BC, MEDSURG-BC, CNE, FADLN, FAANNursing Practice Award: Melissa Scollan-Koliopoulos, Ed.D., DNP, FNP, PMHNP, CDCES, CNEAwardees are inducted into the TC Nursing Hall of Fame.
Continuing Nursing Education Contact HoursThe Mount Sinai Hospital is an approved provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Northeast Multistate Division Education Unit, an accredited approver of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center Commission on Accreditation. Attendees are eligible to receive 4 CEUs after full-day conference attendance and submission of a complete evaluation form.
Continuing Nursing Education Contact HoursThe Mount Sinai Hospital is an approved provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Northeast Multistate Division Education Unit, an accredited approver of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center Commission on Accreditation. Attendees are eligible to receive 4 CEUs after full-day conference attendance and submission of a complete evaluation form.
Registration Information Up to April 1 After April 1
NEAA members $75 $100
General Admission $100 $125
Prelicensure students $25 $25
Graduate students with ID $50* $50*
Luncheon for guests $50 $50
Registration includes continental breakfast and Awards luncheon. Guest luncheon tickets are available. Register by April 28, 2026. Onsite registration available. You will be required to register onsite via the online registration form on your mobile phone or your laptop. *All graduate students including TC ONE EdD students
NEAA members $75 $100
General Admission $100 $125
Prelicensure students $25 $25
Graduate students with ID $50* $50*
Luncheon for guests $50 $50
Registration includes continental breakfast and Awards luncheon. Guest luncheon tickets are available. Register by April 28, 2026. Onsite registration available. You will be required to register onsite via the online registration form on your mobile phone or your laptop. *All graduate students including TC ONE EdD students
Attention NEAA Members
Annual Meeting of the NEAA MembershipThe Annual Meeting of the Membership took place virtually on April 17, 2026.
NEAA Bylaws were amended during the Annual Meeting.
Click here to view current NEAA Bylaws.
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Video recording available for 2023 Conference
The 59th Stewart Conference
The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity, A Consensus Study from the National Academy of Medicine.
The nursing profession has witnessed a revolution in education, realizing that traditional teaching strategies are quickly becoming obsolete, and being replaced by electronic substitutes. Moreover, we are faced with a profound teacher shortage which forces the use of part-time faculty and practicing nurses not as an exception, but more the rule.
Institutions, including hospitals, serve the most compromised and critically-ill patients. The nursing skill set must adjust to this new level of acuity and realize that patients are full participants in decisions about their care. The professionmust address whether today’s nurse graduates are up to these challenges or is more sophistication needed than the current “entry-level” credential to serve complex health needs and broader population health.
Closely linked to information technology are its counterparts of artificial intelligence and evidence-based practice. These issues represent many opportunities and determine what the RN will feel obligated to bring to the patient on their behalf. Further, information in all its forms, is already a key element in determining practice liability for the nurse.
The profound nature of these challenges builds a case for serious investigation of the past as we envision the future. There are lessons to be learned through past experiences, and even more from the international community whereTeachers College nursing alumni and other US RNs are strategically present in large numbers.
Speakers 2023 Virtual Conference
Keynote Address: The Future of NursingFranklin A. Shaffer, EdD, Sc D, RN, FAAN, FFNMRCSI, President and Chief Executive Officer Emeritus, CGFNS International. Philadelphia, PA
The Future of Nursing EducationAnn Marie P. Mauro, PhD, RN, CNL, CNE, ANEF, FAHA, FAAN Director, Program in Nursing Education and Visiting Professor, Department of Health & Behavior Studies, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY The Future of Nursing PracticeKathleen Gallo, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN, Dean and Professor, Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies, Northwell Health, New York
Leadership in Information Technology Suzanne R. Bakken, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI, The Alumni Professor of Nursing and Professor of Biomedical Informatics; Co-Director, Reducing Health Disparities Through Informatics; Editor-in-Chief, Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association In SummaryAlicia Georges, EdD, RN, FAAN, Professor and Chair Emeritus, Department of Nursing, Lehman College, Bronx, NY
The Future of Nursing EducationAnn Marie P. Mauro, PhD, RN, CNL, CNE, ANEF, FAHA, FAAN Director, Program in Nursing Education and Visiting Professor, Department of Health & Behavior Studies, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY The Future of Nursing PracticeKathleen Gallo, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN, Dean and Professor, Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies, Northwell Health, New York
Leadership in Information Technology Suzanne R. Bakken, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI, The Alumni Professor of Nursing and Professor of Biomedical Informatics; Co-Director, Reducing Health Disparities Through Informatics; Editor-in-Chief, Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association In SummaryAlicia Georges, EdD, RN, FAAN, Professor and Chair Emeritus, Department of Nursing, Lehman College, Bronx, NY