Post-master's Faculty : School of Health Sciences : Simmons College

Judy Beal, D.N.Sc., R.N.

Chair and Professor of Nursing
Associate Dean, School of Health Sciences
B.S.N. Skidmore College
M.S.N. Yale University
D.N.Sc. Boston University
judy.beal@simmons.edu

In her role as chief academic officer Dr. Beal is responsible for undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs, four off-site BSN and MSN programs, 28 full time faculty, 75 adjunct faculty, 5 staff members, and more than 650 students. She has been at Simmons for 25 years and in her current position since 2000. For the first seventeen years of her tenure at Simmons College, she was the Director of Research in the Graduate Program. She coordinated the Research-Theory core and has advised over 650 master's research projects. Dr. Beal has a well-funded program of research focused on nurse practitioner role identity and outcomes as well as more recent work on the hallmarks of scholarly nursing practice. She serves as a collateral research reviewer for the Eastern Nursing Research Society and Sigma Theta Tau International, and is on the editorial boards of The Journal of Pediatric Nursing, the American Journal of Maternal-Child Nursing, and the Journal of Nursing Education. With more than 40 referred publications and 100 presentations, she is sought after nationally and regionally as a speaker. Dr. Beal received The Mary Ann Garrigan Award for Excellence in Leadership from Sigma Theta Tau and has been a Sigma Theta Tau Distinguished Lecturer since 1997. She is the recipient of the Yale School of Nursing Distinguished Alumni Award and the President-Elect of the YSN Alumni Association. Dr. Beal is actively involved in leadership activities of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing and Sigma Theta Tau International. During her tenure as Chairperson of the Nursing Department and Associate Dean of the School for Health Sciences, she has been successfully funded in programmatic support of over 4 million dollars. Recent awards have included a $1M gift to establish a Faculty Scholar Legacy Fund and a $2M gift from an alumna for a Bridge and Tutoring Program for At-Risk Students. Dr. Beal is a Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellow.

Publications

RicoJ., Davies, T., Beal, J ( In Press). Characteristics of Highly Effective Nurse Educators in Accelerated BSN Programs . Journal Of Nursing Education.
Beal, J., Riley, J., Lancaster, D. ( 2008). Essential elements of an optimal clinical practice environment. Journal of Nursing Administration, 38,(11).
Riley, J., Beal, J., Lancaster, D. ( 2008). Scholarly nursing practice from the perspectives of experienced clinicians. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 61 (4), 425-435.
Beal, J. ( 2005). The State of the Science of Neonatal Nursing. The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing, 30 (6), 397-404.
Karl, D., Beal, J., O'Hare, C., Rissmiller, P.(2006). Re-conceptualizing the Nurse Role in the Newborn Period as an Attacher. The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing, 31 (4), 257-262.

Editorial Board Contributions

Beal, J, Freda, M.C. ( 2009). Toward Evidence-based Practice. American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing, 34(2).
Beal, J, Freda, M.C. ( 2009). Toward Evidence-based Practice. American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing, 34(4).
Beal, J, Freda, M.C. ( 2008). Toward Evidence-based Practice. American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing, 33(4).
Beal, J, Freda, M.C. ( 2008). Toward Evidence-based Practice. American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing, 33(2).
Beal, J, Freda, M.C. ( 2007). Toward Evidence-based Practice. American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing, 32(4).
Beal, J, Freda, M.C. ( 2007). Toward Evidence-based Practice. American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing, 32(2).
Beal, J, Freda, M.C. ( 2006). Toward Evidence-based Practice. American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing, 31(4).
Beal, J, Freda, M.C. ( 2006). Toward Evidence-based Practice. American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing, 31(2).
Beal, J, Freda, M.C. ( 2005). Toward Evidence-based Practice. American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing, 30(5.
Beal, J, Freda, M.C. ( 2005). Toward Evidence-based Practice. American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing, 30(2), 144.
Beal, J., Freda, M.C. ( 2005). Toward Evidence-based Practice. American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing, 30(5), 340-41.
Beal, J, Freda, M.C. ( 2004). Toward Evidence-based Practice. American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing, 29(5), 330.

Presentations

"A Universal Holistic Model for Nursing Scholarship." Delta Upsilon Chapter at Large Spring Meeting, Providence, RI., March , 2003.
"A Universal Holistic Model for Nursing Scholarship." Nurses Week Celebration at Mary Immaculate Hospital, Newport News, VA, May , 2004.
"Hallmarks of Scholarly Nursing Practice as Perceived by Experienced Clinicians." Regis College Sigma Theta Tau Induction Ceremony, May 2007.
"Essential Elements of an Optimal Clinical Practice Environment." Poster Presentation Massachusetts Organization of Nurse Executives, Spring 2009.
"Formative Development of a Nursing Scholar." Poster Presentation St. Anselm's School of Nursing Research Day, June 2009.

Awards

Distinguished Lecturer, Sigma Theta Tau, 2001
2002 Distinguished Lecturer, Sigma Theta Tau, 2002
2003 Distinguished Lecturer Sigma Theta Tau, 2003
2004 Yale School of Nursing Distinguished Alumni Award, 2004
2008 Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellow, 2008

Editorial Review Boards

Peer Reviewer, Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 1985-
Member and Chair of Collateral Review Panel Mass Nurses Foundation, 1989-
Member of Collateral Review Panel Eastern Nursing Research Society, 1995-
Member, Editorial Board, The American Journal of Maternal- Child Nursing, 1997-
Collateral Reviewer, Sigma Theta Tau International, 2003-
Member, Editorial Board, The Journal of Nursing Education, 2003-
Member, Editorial Board, Advances in Neonatal Care: Official Journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses, 2003-
Guest Editor: Special Issue on Accelerated BSN Programs for The Journal of Nursing Education, 2006-07
Peer Reviewer, Journal of Professional Nursing , 2007-
Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellowship, 2008-2011

Grants/Gifts Received

HHS Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship, $62,652, 2009
The Phyllis and George Dotson Bridge and Tutoring Program, $2M, 2008
HHS Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship, $60,923, 2008
Beal, Davies, Rico. Characteristics of Highly Effective Nurse Educators in Accelerated BSN Programs Funded by the Fuld/Duke Initiative, $1,500, 2007
The Faculty Scholar Legacy Fund ( Anonymous Donor), $1M, 2007
HHS Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship, $55,615, 2006
Education for Employment, $1M, 2005
Project Director to develop and launch an accelerated BSN program in Egypt
Emerson Hospital, $10,000, 2005
Research Consultant
The Hahnemann Hospital Foundation, $20,000 for Testing the Universal Model of Nursing Scholarship, 2004
HHS Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship Grant, $93,358, 2003

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Judy Beal, D.N.Sc., R.N.

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