CURRICULUM VITAE (Updated June 2018)

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE (Updated June 2018) I. EDUCATION Joy Elwell DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CNE, FAAN, FAANP University of Connecticut School of Nursing U-4026, 231 Glenbrook Road Storrs, CT ](860) Degree Institution Major Field Date Completed DNP Rush University Nursing 12/2006 Post-MS Certificate Pace University Family Nurse Practitioner 06/1994 MS Lehman College Clinical Nurse Specialist 01/1989 BS Long Island University Nursing 02/1983 II. REGISTRATION & CERTIFICATION Registered Nurse, Connecticut, #113879, 2013-present Registration as Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Connecticut, #5561, 2013-present Registered Professional Nurse, New York, #365222, 1983-present Registration as Nurse Practitioner in Family Health, New York, #F330942, 1994-present Registration Drug Enforcement Agency, #ME143280, 1994-present American Nurses Credentialing Center, Family Nurse Practitioner, # , certified 9/1/94, renewed 1999, 2004, 2009, 2014, expires 8/31/19 NPI Certified Nurse Educator National League for Nursing, #NLN533808, 2015, expires 12/31/2020 III. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE A. Experience in Higher Education (Present position first) From-To Institution Nature of Work Academic Status 2015-present University of Connecticut School of Nursing Director, DNP Program Associate Clinical Professor 2014-present University of Connecticut School of Medicine Clinical Practice, Mentor for APRN Students Associate Clinical Professor

2 University of Connecticut School of Nursing Faculty, Family Nurse Practitioner Program Associate Clinical Professor Frontier Nursing University Faculty, Family Nurse Practitioner Program Concordia College Coordinator, Fundamentals, Medical-Surgical, and Maternal-Infant Nursing Faculty Assistant Professor B. Experience in Other than Higher Education From-to Position/Institution Brief Description of Responsibilities and Accomplishments in this position 2013 present present Health Policy Advocate/University of Connecticut Advanced Practice Provider/White Plains Hospital Policy & Practice Consultant/The Nurse Practitioner Association NYS 2015: Authored and delivered testimony to Connecticut s General Assembly, leading to successful defeat of the Definition of Surgery Bill, which would limit all procedures interrupting the skin to physicians. 2014: Led advocacy efforts within the University of Connecticut, including authoring testimony for Dean Cusson to deliver before Connecticut s General Assembly, which contributed to the passage of the Act Concerning the Governor s Recommendations to Improve Access to Health Care, also known as Senate Bill 36, allowing all advanced practice registered nurses to have full practice authority in Connecticut. Became the first Nurse Practitioner in private practice to achieve admitting privileges a hospital in Westchester County, NY Following earing admitting privileges, became the first Nurse Practitioner to serve on White Plains Hospital s Credentialing Committee. 2018: Chair, Blue Ribbon Panel on the Future of Full Practice Authority. 2017: Led successful efforts to pass Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Bill, signed into law, authorizing nurse practitioners (NPs) to execute orders not to resuscitate and orders relating to life sustaining treatments. Led successful efforts to pass Automated External Defibrillators (AED) Bill An act to amend the public

3 health law, in relation to AED and nurse practitioners/physician assistants. 2016: Led negotiations to add Nurse Practitioners to authorized list of practitioners to certify patients for the New York State Department of Health's Medical Marijuana Program. 2015: H.R. 2 (Federal legislation), led efforts with NY and CT, contributing to the passage of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, which repealed the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR). This legislation included a section that removed a barrier to practice for NPs by authorizing them to document the face-to-face encounters they conduct with their Medicare patients when ordering certain durable medical equipment (DME). Led successful efforts to pass Nurse Practitioner Modernization Act (NPMA) in NY, This Clean Up bill made technical changes to select provisions of the law to reflect the enacted NPMA by eliminating inappropriate references to the written practice agreement, while also authorizing NPs to perform physical examinations for Barbers seeking licensure. 2014: The Nurse Practitioners Modernization Act (NY) passed and signed into law; effective January 1, : Led efforts to successfully pass the Death Certificate Bill authorizing NPs to sign death certificates. Negotiated NPs inclusion in NYSHIP Empire Plan providing 121,000 state employees and families with access to NPs. Appointed as the only advanced practice nurse on Governor Cuomo s 2011 Medicaid Redesign Task Force for New York State. 2010: Negotiated regulatory change to authorize NPs in NY to conduct eye examinations and sign loss of consciousness with NYS Department of Motor Vehicles. 2006: Led efforts resulting in successful passage of NY s Medical Emergency Utility Services Bill and Handicap License Plates Bill signed into law authorizing NPs to certify patients for these services.

4 Practice Owner- Director/Joy Elwell, FNP, LLC 2004: Led successful efforts resulting in passage of Clinical Lab Bill is passed, allowing NPs to order laboratory tests from all laboratories registered in New York. 2003: Led successful efforts resulting in passage of legislation to allow Respiratory Therapists to accept orders from NPs. 2002: Led efforts for NP Practice Area Bill to be signed into law authorizing NPs to be school medical inspectors, perform routine biennial medical inspections of bus drivers, and other conforming legislative updates as a result of the 1998 NP law. Successfully led negotiation to with Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield to include NPs as credentialed, directly reimbursed primary care providers. Designed, developed, and implemented a successful nurse practitioner-led primary care practice and successfully developed and monitored $250,000 annual budget. Consistently received quality awards for clinical outcomes from health insurers every year in practice. Coordinated efforts, during the 2009 H1N1 influenza epidemic to have this practice serve the tri-state area as a designated H1N1 flu vaccine site, providing over 2,000 immunizations to at-risk populations, and providing hands-on training and experience for undergraduate nursing students to administer vaccinations. IV. PUBLICATIONS (*Peer Reviewed) (most recent first) A. Books and Book Chapters Elwell, J. (2017). Reflective response, in chapter 25, Dreher, M. and Glasgow, M.E., A critique of the 2006 Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice: Where Do We Go From Here?, in Dreher, M and Glasgow, M.E., 2017, DNP Role Development for Doctoral Advanced Nursing Practice, 2 nd Ed. Springer: New York, NY. Elwell, J. and White, K. (2016). The DNP as integrative practitioner, in White, K., and Zaccagnini, M The doctor of nursing practice essentials: A new model for practice nursing, 3rd Ed. Jones & Bartlett: Sudbury, MA. Editor, Chapter, The DNP in Informatics, in White, K., and Zaccagnini, M. (2016). The doctor of nursing practice essentials: A new model for advanced practice nursing, 3rd Ed.Jones & Bartlett, Sudbury, MA

5 B. Journal Articles, Refereed Elwell, J. (2017). The policy & practice corner, JNPA, 7(3), p. 23. ElwellJ. (2017). The policy & practice corner, JNPA, 7(2), p. 20. Malcolm, M, Shellman, J, Elwell, J, Rees, C. (2017). GOT! Care: Preparing the Emerging Healthcare Workforce for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice: A Pilot Study. Health and Interprofessional Practice 3(2):eP1116. Elwell, J. (2016). The policy & practice corner, JNPA, 6(2), p. 20. Elwell, J. (2015). Practical health promotion: Weekly health tips for the faith community. Journal of Christian nursing. 32(3), p Elwell, J. and Elwell, D. (2015). Barriers to practice, barriers to access: Nurse practitioners excluded from prescribing buprenorphine for the treatment of opioid addiction. JNPA. 5(2), p Elwell, J. (2015). The policy & practice corner, JNPA, 5(2), p. 28. Elwell, J. (2015). The policy & practice corner. JNPA, 5(1), p. 35. Ferarra, S. and Elwell, J. (2014). The fallacy of full practice authority: 50 shades of green. JNPA, 4(3), p. 18. Elwell, J. and Ferrara, S. (2014). The elimination of practice barriers for nurse practitioners in New York: A historical perspective. JNPA, 4(2), p Elwell, J. (2013). The elevator speech: Brief message strong impression. JNPA, 4(3), p. 9. Gardenier, D., Elwell, J., Siegel, M. (2011). Point/counterpoint: Will patients become confused if doctorally prepared nurse practitioners Use the title doctor in clinical settings? JNP 7(7), p AANP. Co-author, position paper. (2011). AANP Response to the Institute of Medicine Report, AANP. Gardenier, D., Elwell, J., Ferrara, S. (2009). Point/counterpoint: Should doctorally prepared NPs use the title doctor in clinical settings? JNP. 5(5), p C. Journal Articles, Non-refereed Brocuglio, B., Gumina, M., Baah, O., Elwell, J. (2016). Advanced practice registered nurses, and medical marijuana prescribing: A systematic review. DigitalCommons@UConn. April, University of Connecticut. Jensen, D., Lemieux, K., Julian, T., Hoagland, C., Elwell, J. (2016). The relationship between Nursing staffing and patient outcomes. DigitalCommons@UConn. April, University of Connecticut. Leonce-Badio, F., McDermott, M., Peckham, S., Elwell, J. (2016) Direct third party reimbursement for nurse practitioners. DigitalCommons@UConn. April, University of Connecticut. Virella, A., Stewart, C., Rodriguez, C., Ritter, R., Elwell, J. (2016). Should nurse practitioners be eligible to prescribe buprenorphine for the treatment of opioid addiction? DigitalCommons@UConn. April, University of Connecticut.

6 D. Legislative testimony Elwell, J. (2015, February 23). Definition of Surgery: Argument in Opposition. Hearing before the Public Health Committee of the Connecticut State Legislature. Elwell, J. (2014, February 26,, 2014) Speaking in Favor of SB36: An Act to Allow Advanced Practice Registered Nurses to Practice With Full Autonomy. Delivered by Dean Regina Cusson. E. Publications In Review a. Title- Publication-date submitted The DNP as integrative practitioner, in White, K., and Zaccagnini, M. The doctor of nursing practice essentials: A new model for practice nursing,. Submitted for 4 th edition on 06/02/2018. F. Op-ed pieces Cusson, R. and Elwell, J. (2016, February 23). Heroin crisis calls out for increasing access to Suboxone. The Hartford Courant, Elwell, J. and Eaton, A. (2016). In opioid crisis, a call to action for advanced practice nurses. CTMirror, 12/14/2016. Retrieved from crisisa-call-to-action. G. Multimedia Elwell, J. and Ferrara, S. (2015, April 22). Televisions news interview by L. Benjamin. Capitol Tonight,[Television broadcast]. Albany: Spectrum News Network. Elwell, J. (2014, April 19). Podcast interview by J. Miner. HEALth Practitioner Show. Lifestyle Wellness Enterprise Productions. Consumer Reports. (2013, November 6). Interviewed in Changing Healthcare: Nurse Practitioners Delivering Care. Elwell, J. (2013, August 15). Radio interview by C. Wray-Williams. The Nurse Practitioner Show on Doctor Radio, [Radio broadcast]. New York:Sirius Radio. Elwell, J. and Ferrara, S. (2013, May 02). Televisions news interview by L. Benjamin. Capitol Tonight,[Television broadcast]. Albany: Spectrum News Network.

7 V. RESEARCH AND EVALUATION GRANTS RECEIVED (most recent first) A. Grants and Contracts: Federal Date Funder Title Role Amount HRSA GOT Care! Co-investigator $1.4 million An interprofessional health education initiative designed to improve health outcomes in the frail elderly. VI. DOCTORAL PROJECT SUPERVISION (most recent first) Date Student Name Title Role 2018 Bourassa, Denise Increasing the use of intermittent fetal monitoring AA in low risk births to reduce C-section 2018 DeLayo, Michelle Implementing Unit-Based Rounds to Improve Nurse AA Engagement 2018 Damon-Smith, Kendra Developing an Antibiotic Stewardship program MA for Sinusitis 2018 Fields, Loren Developing a Depression Screening Program for AA Planned Parenthood 2018 Hurta, Vanessa Improving detection of familial MA hypercholesterolemia through provider education 2018 Kiefer, Valerie Effect of EB peer-reviewed process in college MA health providers for antibiotic stewardship 2018 Lacossade, Paulina Developing an outpatient Heart Failure Practice MA 2018 Liebla, Brittany Developing an Evidence Based Guideline for MA Naloxone Kit Distribution in the Emergency Department 2018 Mankad, Payal` Enhanced communication with families of ICU MA patients to improve satisfaction 2018 Raymond, Christine Best START (stimulate, thermoregulate, and AA resuscitate, timely) with Delayed Cord Clamping 2018 Rodriguez, Christine Develop and Implement an Education protocol for MA providers to improve transgender care 2018: Reid, Vanessa Increasing primary care visits for foster care children AA 2018 Schreck, Deborah Evaluating disparities in health professions graduate MA

8 education 2018 Welsh, Stephanie Safety and feasibility of implementing delayed AA cord clamping in C-sections A Pilot study 2018 Witkovic, Matthew Developing an Anxiety Screening Program for AA Homebound Elderly 2018 Yi, Christoper Advanced Practice Fellowship: Identifying factors MA in Fellowship Design and Implementation to Effectuate Policy Change through Stakeholder Involvement (Note: MA-Majot Advisor, AA-Associate Advisor) VII. HONORS RECEIVED/ SPECIAL CERTIFICATIONS (most recent first) A. Honors Received a. Date Organization 2018 Pace University Dean s Alumni Award for Outstanding Professional Achievement 2016 Connecticut Nurses Association Agnes Ohlsson Award for Health Policy 2016 American Academy of Nursing Inducted as Fellow 2011 American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Inducted as Fellow 2007 The Nurse Practitioner Association New York State - NP of the Year 2007 Long Island University Distinguished Aluma Award 2003 American Academy of Nurse Practitioners State Award for Excellence B. Clinical and Other Certifications a. Date Awarded (expiration date) Title Granting Organization 2015 (2020) Certified Nurse Educator NLN 1994 (2019) Family Nurse Practitioner ANCC VIII. REVIEW ACTIVITIES AND EDITORIAL BOARDS (most recent first) A. Journal Reviewer/Editorial Boards Journal of Doctoral Nursing Practice a. Start Date-End Date 2016-present

9 IX. PRESENTATIONS (* Refereed) (most recent first) A. Invited Addresses Elwell, J. (2018, April). Best practices in professional advocacy for advanced practice nurses. Podium presentation at the annual Capital Day of the Nurse Practitioner Association New York State, Albany, NY. Elwell, J. (2017, April). Health Policy & Advocacy in Action. Podium presentation at the annual Capital Day of the Nurse Practitioner Association New York State, Albany, NY. Elwell, J. (2016, June). How appropriate utilization of advanced practice nurses can optimize healthcare outcomes. Podium presentation at Day-Kimball Medical Center. Putnam, CT. Elwell, J. (2016, April). Advocacy 2.0 for advanced practice nursing. Podium presentation at the annual Capital Day of the Nurse Practitioner Association New York State, Albany, NY. Elwell, J. (2015, April). Full practice authority and beyond: Future issues in policy. Keynote. The Nurse Practitioner Association New York State. Albany, NY Elwell, J. (2013, January, 203). Legislative Updates for Nurse Practitioners. Podium presentation at Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY Elwell, J. (2012, November). ACO, IOM, LACE: What do they mean for NP practice? Podium presentation at the Sovie Center for Nursing Research, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY Elwell, J. (2011, October). Advocacy 2.0: What NPs need to know. Podium presentation at the annual conference of The Nurse Practitioner Association New York State, Saratoga Springs, NY Elwell, J. (2013, April). The DNP and 2015 Just the facts: An expert panel discussion. Podium presentation and panel discussion at Sage College and Sigma Theta Tau, Latham, NY Elwell, J. (2011, June). The LACE Model, it s implications for nurse practitioners in New York. Podium presentation at Columbia University, New York, NY Elwell, J. (2010, October). Starting a nurse practitioner practice. A primer for entrepreneurial nurse practitioners. Podium presentation at the annual conference of The Nurse Practitioner Association New York State. Saratoga Springs, NY Elwell, J. (2010, July). Effecting legislative change: A primer for advanced practice nurses Podium presentation at Columbia University, New York, NY B. National Presentations Elwell, J. (2015, February). Incorporating health policy into the DNP curriculum: Translating policy into action. Poster presentation at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Coronado, CA Elwell, J. Ferrara, S., Rigolosi, R. (2014, October). Eliminating barriers and improving access to health care: New York s path to improved practice authority. Poster presentation at the American Academy of Nursing. Washington, D

10 C. Regional Presentations Elwell, J. (2018, April) Update on Best Practices in Adult Immunizations. Podium presentation at the annual conference of the Utah Nurse Practitioner Association. Park City, U Podium presentation at the annual conference of the Utah Nurse Practitioner Association. Park City, UT. Elwell, J. (2018, April). GI pharmacotherapeutics and beyond. Podium presentation at the annual conference of the Utah Nurse Practitioner Association. Park City, U Podium presentation at the annual conference of the Utah Nurse Practitioner Association. Park City, UT. Elwell, J. (2017, September). Optimizing Travelers Health. Podium presentation at the annual conference of the Louisiana Association of Nurse Practitioners, New Orleans, LA. Elwell, J. (2017, September). Best practices in adult vaccinations. Podium presentation at the annual conference of the Louisiana Association of Nurse Practitioners, New Orleans, LA. Elwell, J. (2016, April). Not just for kids: Adult vaccinations. Podium presentation. Utah Nurse Practitioners Pharmacology Conference, Salt Lake City, UT. Elwell, J. (2016, May). Not just for kids: Adult vaccinations. Podium presentation at the annual Conference of the Utah Nurse Practitioner Association, Provo, UT Elwell, J. (2015, November). Best practices for travel vaccines and pharmacology. Podium presentation at the annual conference of the Iowa Nurse Practitioner Society, Des Moines, IA Elwell, J. (2015, April). Ensuring patient safety for international travel: Vaccines, medications, and more. Podium presentation at the Utah Nurse Practitioners Pharmacology Conference. Park City, UT. Elwell, J. (April, 2015). The nurse practitioner s role in best practices, preparing individuals for international travel. Podium presentation at the Connecticut Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Society. Hartford, CT. D. Presentations Under Review Title Organization/Conference date submitted The preceptor shortage: American Academy of Nursing/ April, 2018 A legislative solution 2018 Health Policy Conference

11 X. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE (** Elected) (most recent first) A. Offices Held in Professional Organizations a. International 2013-present: Sigma Theta Tau International : President, Mu Chapter : Convention Delegate, Mu Chapter : Social Media Coordinator, Mu Chapter b. National : American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Region 2 Director, Board of Directors. As Regional Director for the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, led successful efforts to bring Puerto Rico into AANP as a Group Affiliate Led efforts to bring about the merger of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and the American College of Nurse Practitioners, to form the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, which now has over 80,000 members c. Regional 1998-present: The Nurse Practitioner Association New York State 2002-present: Government Affairs Chair : Treasurer 2002, 2008: President B. Consultation Activities 2016-present: The Nurse Practitioner Association NYS, Policy & Practice Consultant 2013-present: Greenburgh-Graham School, Hastings, NY. Medical Director C. Service to the University 2016-present: American Red Cross Club, Faculty Director D. Service to the School of Nursing : Clinical Advancement and Reappointment Council (*Chair) 2016-present DNP Admissions and Progression Committee (*Chair) 2017-present: Doctoral Curriculum Committee (*Chair) : DNP Work Group (*Chair) 2016-present: Leadership Cabinet : Recruitment and Selection Committee (*Co-chair) 2015-present: Course redesigner for NURS5870/5869/5879/5889/5895

12 XI. TEACHING EXPERIENCE (most recent first) A. Graduate Course title Role Number of Students NURS5879: DNP Residency II Faculty 18 NURS5869: DNP Residency I Faculty 19 NURS5895: Topic Identification Seminar Faculty 21 NURS5889: DNP Residency & Seminar III Faculty 5 NURS5865: Information Systems Mentor to Faculty 8 NURS5870: Health Policy Mentor to Faculty 21 NURS5869: DNP Residency & Seminar I Faculty 4 NURS5889: DNP Residency & Seminar III Faculty 5 NURS5150: Common & Chronic Conditions Faculty 23 In APN Practice II NURS5150: Common & Chronic Conditions Co-Faculty 21 In APN Practice II NURS5150: Common & Chronic Conditions Co-Faculty 22 In APN Practice II NURS5865: Information Systems Mentor to Faculty 23 NURS5870: Health Policy Faculty 17 NURS5449: FNP Primary Care Practicum III Faculty 11 NURS5439: FNP Primary Care Practicum II Faculty 10 NURS5429: AGNP Primary Care Clinical Faculty 15 Practicum III NURS5419: AGNP Primary Care Clinical Faculty 14 Practicum II NURS5870: Health Policy Faculty 18 NURS5885: Leadership Mentor to Faculty 7 XII. SPECIAL TRAINING/EDUCATION Date Name of program Granting Body 2018 NLN LEAD Leadership Program NLN

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