Nursing Informatics and the Foundation of Knowledge Companion Website, Second Edition

Dee McGonigle, PhD, RN, FACCE, FAAN-Editor-in-Chief, Online Journal of Nursing Informatics (OJNI), Chamberlain College of Nursing, Editor-in-Chief, Online Journal of Nursing Informatics (OJNI)

Dr. Dee McGonigle received her BS in nursing from Penn State University, a Master's in Nursing from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and her PhD in Foundations of Education from the University of Pittsburgh. She is the President of Educational Advancement Associates, Editor-in-Chief of the Online Journal of Nursing Informatics, and a Professor of Nursing at Chamberlain College of Nursing. She is actively involved in integrating active and collaborative learning strategies into traditional as well as on-line courses. Dr. McGonigle is interested in the educational impact of the human-technology interface. She is committed to the insightful analysis of ethical dilemmas brought about by this volatile information age. Dr. McGonigle’s current areas of interest include improving online learning strategies, the ethical implementation of the care management process and healthcare informatics as well as the effect of the human-technology interface on job performance and information management.

Kathleen Mastrian, PhD, RN-Associate Professor and Program Coordinator for Nursing, Pennsylvania State University, Shenango

Dr Kathleen Mastrian is an Associate Professor of Nursing and Program Coordinator for the Shenango Campus of Penn State.  She has a PhD in Sociology with an emphasis on Medical Sociology, A Master’s degree in Nursing from Pitt and a BS in Nursing from Penn State.  She has been involved in the education of non-traditional aged students for 30 years in the RN to BS nursing program.  She is one of the founding proposers to place the RN to BS program online for the Penn State’s World Campus, has developed three of the courses for that curriculum, and teaches at least one section per semester for the World Campus RN to BS program.  She has extensive experience teaching informatics, research and sociology for the Shenango campus and has taught online for the World Campus for over 5 years.