Susan Battistoni, Ph.D., RN

Office: Devilbiss Hall – Office 237
Telephone: 410-543-6366
Fax: 410-548-3313
Email: sbbattistoni@salisbury.edu

In October of 2003, the Department of Nursing received full accreditation from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

The Department of Nursing has undergraduate programs for traditional, 2nd degree, and RN students. The Graduate Program offers a Master of Science in Nursing with Family Nurse Practitioner, Health Care Leadership and Management, and Clinical Nurse Educator tracks. There is also a Post Masters Certification options for Family Nurse Practitioner and a Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Health Care Leadership.

Positions Held

• SSU Department of Nursing: Instructor - 1983-1986
• SSU Department of Nursing: Assistant Professor - 1986-2005
• Salisbury University: Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Nursing – 2002 - 2008
• Staff nurse positions in acute and intensive care, home health, and hospice
• Quality Review Committee – Coastal Hospice

Honors, Memberships

• Helene Fuld Academic Leadership Fellow – 2003
• Sigma Theta Tau – Lambda Eta Chapter
• ANA/MNA
• Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore - PIN Steering Committee
• Lucy Tull Distinguished Faculty Award - 2009

Institutions Attended

• 2000 - University of Maryland - College Park - Doctor of Philosophy - Human Development
• 1982 - University of Maryland at Baltimore - Master of Science - Nursing
• 1979 - Salisbury State College - Bachelor of Science - Nursing
• 1977 - Peninsula General Hospital School of Nursing - Diploma
• 1975 - Eastern Shore Community College - Associate of Science

Dissertation: Attitudes Toward Menopause of University Educated Women: A Factor Analytic Study. N=445; also included assessment of knowledge regarding events often attributed to menopause

Areas of Interest

• Adult health - acute care and hospice
• Women's issues in health care
• Curriculum Development
• Leadership and Administration Issues for Nursing Faculty