Deanna Lynn Schaffer, PhD, has a clinical background which includes adult health, medical-surgical and critical care arenas for the past 20 years. She is also involved heavily in the area of nursing informatics and nursing leadership. She holds certifications as a certified nurse educator as well as an adult health clinical nurse specialist.

Faculty Fellowships

• American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Wharton Executive Leadership Program. 2018
• American Association of Colleges of Nursing Leadership in Academic Nursing Programs Fellow. 2013

Professional Society

Selected Publications

• Amendolia, B., Fisher, K., Schaffer, D., (2016) Creating and Evaluating a global classroom to teach nursing research. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice 6 (4), 117-121.
• Schaffer, D. L. (2015). The relationship between nursing workaround performance and elements in the acute care practice environment (Order No. 3739494). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (1748656009). Retrieved from http://www.library.drexel.edu/cgi-bin/r.cgi/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1748656009?accountid=10559 .

Research Interests

Recruitment and retention in higher education, Nursing Leadership, Nursing Practice Environment and Nursing Informatics.

Specialization

Adult Health, Medical-Surgical, Critical Care, Nursing Informatics and Nursing Leadership

• Widener University
  Chester, PA
  Doctor of Philosophy, Graduated 2015
  Area of Specialization: Nursing
  Dissertation: The Relationship Between Nursing Workaround Performance and Elements in the Acute Care Practice Environment
• MCP-Hahnemann University
  Philadelphia, PA
  Master of Science in Nursing Graduated 1998
  Area of Specialization: Adult Health Nursing- Clinical Nurse Specialist
• Hahnemann University
  Philadelphia, PA
  Bachelor of Science in Nursing
  Graduated 1992
• Hahnemann University
  Philadelphia, PA
  Associate of Science in Nursing
  Graduated 1990