Mary Gallagher Gordon, PhD, is a clinical professor and board certified nursing educator and has taught at all levels within the nursing division since 2002. She has clinical background in neonatal and care of high-risk pediatric populations. For the past 23 years, she has developed and taught courses in person and online in CNHP's distance learning program with knowledge on the development and delivery of online course material and integration of learning technologies into the classrooms. She has also completed a biomedical informatics fellowship from the National Library of Medicine and Marine Biological Laboratory and attended the Harvard University-MIT Institute for Medical Simulation and Comprehensive Workshop in Medical Simulation in the fall of 2010. Gallagher Gordon, a strong student advocate, has been the faculty advisor for the NCAA and ROTC students in the undergraduate nursing program for the last 20 years. In addition, she has been active for many years on the University student affairs and student retention committees.

Academic Distinctions

• Online Learning Council Fellow (2012–2019)
• Master Quality Matters™ peer reviewer
• Master Teachers Guild

Faculty Fellowships

• National Library of Medicine Medical Informatics Fellow

Professional Society

Selected Publications

• Deascenti, A., Gallagher Gordon, M., Jackson-Butts, T., Lining, T., Montorto, K. (2021). Resiliency in Nursing. PSNA Position paper. Found at https://www.psna.org/product/resiliency-in-nursing/
• Deascenti, A., Capioli, P., Gallagher Gordon, M., Jackson-Butts, T., Lining, T., Montorto, K. (2021). Workplace violence in Healthcare. PSNA Position paper. Found at https://ce.psna.org/nurseinsider/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/04/Workplace-Violence-2021.pdf
• Fay-Hillier, T., Regan, R. & Gallagher Gordon, M. (2012). Communication and patient safety in simulation for mental health nursing education. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 33, 718-726
• Cornelius, F. & Gallagher Gordon, M. (2006). PDA connections: Mobile technology for health professions. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins: Philadelphia.

Grant Participation

• 2017–2019 – Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation—$420,000 (USD); A Multi-Institution Effort to Advance Professionalism and Interprofessional Education with ProfessionalFormation.org Dennis Novak, MD and Kym Montgomery, DNP
  Role: Faculty (5% effort); Duration: 3 years
  Collaborate with three college/medical programs in the Philadelphia area to integrate a professionalism curriculum and competencies, utilizing these to cultivate, enhance, and link interprofessional education initiatives. This effort aims to improve the quality of team-based, collaborative care through online simulated case scenarios on professionalformation.org.
• 2011 – Drexel University, “Educating Professional Nurses for Tomorrow’s Complex Clinical Environment & Emerging Demographics: Enhancing Safety & Inter-Professional Communication.” PI: Mary Ellen Smith Glasgow, PhD Co-I: Kym Montgomery, PhD, Mary Gallagher Gordon, PhD, Jen Olszewski, EdD, Kate Morse, PhD. Status: IRB Study Approved
• 2005 – Drexel University “Standardized Patient Experience: Evaluation of Student Outcomes.” PI: Linda Wilson, PhD, Co-I: Patricia Dunphy Suplee, PhD, Mary Gallagher Gordon, PhD, Magdeleine Vasso. Status: IRB Study Approved

Editorial Review Board Membership

• Holistic Nursing, 2013–present
• Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice, 2017–2022
• Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 2010–present

Research Interests

Patient safety, medication administration with an emphasis on process, interruptions and errors.

• Drexel University, College of Information, Science and Technology, 2012
  Dissertation Title: Nurses’ Perceptions of the Impact of Work Systems and Technology on Patient Safety During the Medication Administration Process
• Post Masters Nurse Educator Certification, Drexel University, College of Nursing and Health Professions, 2003
• University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1984 Major: Nursing of Children
• Gwynedd Mercy College, Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania, 1981