Maryann Godshall Author & Editor

Ruth A. Wittmann-Price, PhD, RN, CNS, CNE, CHSE, ANEF, FAAN, is dean of the School of Health Sciences and professor of nursing at Francis Marion University in Florence, South Carolina. She has been an obstetrical/women's health nurse for 38 years. Dr. Wittmann-Price received her AAS and BSN degrees from Felician College, Lodi, New Jersey, and her MS as a perinatal clinical nurse specialist (CNS) from Columbia University, New York, New York. She completed her PhD in nursing at Widener University, Chester, Pennsylvania, and received the Dean's Award for Excellence. She developed a mid-range nursing theory, ""Emancipated Decision-Making in Women's Health Care"" and has tested her theory in four research studies. International researchers are currently using her theory as the foundation for their studies. Her theory is being used by researchers at the University of Limpopo, South Africa, in their campaign, ""Finding Solutions for Africa,"" which helps women and children. Dr. Wittmann-Price was also the appointed research coordinator for Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and oversaw the evidence-based practice projects for nursing (2007-2010). Hahnemann University Hospital was granted initial Magnet designation in December 2009. Dr. Wittmann-Price has taught all levels of nursing students over the past 16 years and has completed an international service-learning trip. Currently, she teaches women's health to baccalaureate students and to students on the MSN nurse educator track. Dr. Wittmann-Price mentors DNP and PhD students and is on several committees at both Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Widener University. She has coedited or authored 14 books, contributed chapters to two books, and written over 20 articles. She has presented her research regionally, nationally, and internationally. Dr. Wittmann-Price was inducted into the National League for Nursing Academy of Nurse Educator Fellows in 2013 and became a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing in October 2015.br>
Maryann Godshall, PhD, CNE, CCRN, CPN, is an assistant clinical professor at Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She obtained her BSN from Allentown College of St. Francis DeSales, Center Valley, Pennsylvania, and her MSN from DeSales University, Center Valley, Pennsylvania. She has a postmaster’s degree in nursing education from Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She completed her PhD at Duquesne University (2014), where her research topic was ""Exploring Learning of Pediatric Burn Patients Through Storytelling."" Dr. Godshall has been a nurse for more than 20 years and has worked in pediatric critical care, inpatient pediatrics, and pediatric rehabilitation nursing. She holds certifications in both pediatrics and pediatric critical care and has been teaching for over 14 years in both the university and hospital setting. Dr. Godshall is coeditor of The Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) Review Manual (2013; Springer Publishing Company), and author of Fast Facts of Evidence-Based Practice, Second Edition (2015; Springer Publishing Company). She has published chapters in several books and textbooks, including Maternal-Child Nursing Care: Optimizing Outcomes for Mothers, Children and Families, Second Edition (2016), NCLEX-RN EXCEL (2010; Springer Publishing Company), and Disaster Nursing: A Handbook for Practice (2009), and has written many journal articles. In 2008, Dr. Godshall won the Nightingale Award of Pennsylvania Nursing Scholarship.

Linda Wilson, PhD, RN, BC, CNE, CHSE-A, ANEF, FAAN, is an assistant dean for special projects, simulation, and certified nurse educator (CNE) accreditation, and an associate clinical professor at Drexel University, College of Nursing and Health Professions, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Wilson completed her BSN at College Misericordia, Dallas, Pennsylvania; her MSN in critical care and trauma at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and her PhD in nursing research at Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey. Dr. Wilson has a postgraduate certificate in epidemiology and biostatistical methods from Drexel University and a postgraduate certificate in pain management from the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. Dr. Wilson also completed the National Library of Medicine/Marine Biological Laboratory Biomedical Informatics Fellowship and the Harvard University Institute for Medical Simulation's Comprehensive Workshop and Graduate Course in Medical Simulation. Dr. Wilson has several certifications, including certified post anesthesia nurse (CPAN), certified ambulatory perianesthesia nurse (CAPA), American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) board certification (BC) in nursing professional development, CNE, certified health care simulation educator (CHSE), and certified health care simulation educator-advanced (CHSE-A). Dr. Wilson served as the president of the American Society of Perianesthesia Nurses (2002-2003), and has served as an ANCC Commission on Accreditation Appraiser Site surveyor since 2000. In 2014, Dr. Wilson was inducted into the National League for Nursing (NLN) Academy of Nurse Educator Fellows (ANEF) and was also inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN).