Faculty

Donna Huntley-Newby

PhD., RN

How I Might Be Able to Assist

Contact me for any questions related to navigating the dynamic environment of the school nurse role and the opportunities to foster a healthy educational environment for all within the school community. We can discuss through evidence-based practice/research ways to support the needs of the school community to maintain positive health, and socio-emotional behaviors to achieve educational outcomes.

Professional Projects or Initiatives of Interest:

Education and Health Equity within the School Environment

Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Educational Outcomes

The Role of School Nurses in supporting children experiencing trauma, loss and grief

Intergenerational caregiving

Fostering a school environment that reflects diversity, equity and inclusion

Background

Education

PhD, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA
MSN, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
BSN, Northeastern University, Boston, MA

Courses Taught at CCG

Professional Seminar
Dealing with Grief and Loss, Role of Educators, Counselors and Nurses

Professional Experience

8/96 to present	Associate Professor RN - BSN Director (8/09 - 8/20) Rhode Island College School of Nursing Providence, Rhode Island
9/07 to 12/2016	Adjunct Professor Salve Regina University Department of Nursing Newport, RI
6/07 to 5/2013	Charge Nurse Mansion Nursing Home Central Falls, Rhode Island
6/02 to 2/07	Director, Center for Practice Excellence and Special Projects Rhode Island Hospital Department of Nursing Providence, Rhode Island
9/04 to 5/2010	Associate Professor (Adjunct) University of Rhode Island College of Nursing Kingston, Rhode Island
9/01 to 9/06 6/17 to present	Senior Faculty Cambridge College School Nurse Education Cambridge, MA
9/88 to 6/96	Assistant Professor Northeastern University College of Nursing Boston, MA
6/89 to 10/02	Per Diem, Level II Nursery Charlton Memorial Hospital [per diem] Fall River, MA
3/88 to 8/88	RN Support Team, Postpartum, Newborn, Intermediate Care Nursery [per diem] East Alabama Medical Center Auburn, Alabama
8/82 to 8/88	Level I & II Chairperson Assistant Professor (Tenured) Tuskegee University School of Nursing and Allied Health, Tuskegee Institute, Alabama
5/83 to 8/83	Instructor Southern Vocational College Tuskegee Institute, Alabama
10/78 to 8/82	Supervisor, Newborn-Intermediate Nursery Head Nurse, Pediatrics John A. Andrew Community Hospital Tuskegee Institute, Alabama
2/78 to 6/78	Public Health Nurse San Bernardino County Department of Public Health San Bernardino, California
10/77 to 2/78	Patient Centered Care Nurse Medical Surgical Nursing Loma Linda Community Hospital Loma Linda, California
8/76 to 10/77	RN II, Neonatal Intensive Care San Bernardino County Hospital San Bernardino, California
9/75 to 6/76	Public Health Nurse Boston Health and Hospitals Boston, MA
9/74 to 9/75	Staff Nurse, Pediatrics Cardiac Medical - Surgical Division Children's Hospital Medical Center Boston, MA
8/96 to present	Associate Professor RN - BSN Director (8/09 - 8/20) Rhode Island College School of Nursing Providence, Rhode Island
9/07 to 12/2016	Adjunct Professor Salve Regina University Department of Nursing Newport, RI
6/07 to 5/2013	Charge Nurse Mansion Nursing Home Central Falls, Rhode Island
6/02 to 2/07	Director, Center for Practice Excellence and Special Projects Rhode Island Hospital Department of Nursing Providence, Rhode Island
9/04 to 5/2010	Associate Professor (Adjunct) University of Rhode Island College of Nursing Kingston, Rhode Island
9/01 to 9/06 6/17 to present	Senior Faculty Cambridge College School Nurse Education Cambridge, MA
9/88 to 6/96	Assistant Professor Northeastern University College of Nursing Boston, MA
6/89 to 10/02	Per Diem, Level II Nursery Charlton Memorial Hospital [per diem] Fall River, MA
3/88 to 8/88	RN Support Team, Postpartum, Newborn, Intermediate Care Nursery [per diem] East Alabama Medical Center Auburn, Alabama
8/82 to 8/88	Level I & II Chairperson Assistant Professor (Tenured) Tuskegee University School of Nursing and Allied Health, Tuskegee Institute, Alabama
5/83 to 8/83	Instructor Southern Vocational College Tuskegee Institute, Alabama
10/78 to 8/82	Supervisor, Newborn-Intermediate Nursery Head Nurse, Pediatrics John A. Andrew Community Hospital Tuskegee Institute, Alabama
2/78 to 6/78	Public Health Nurse San Bernardino County Department of Public Health San Bernardino, California
10/77 to 2/78	Patient Centered Care Nurse Medical Surgical Nursing Loma Linda Community Hospital Loma Linda, California
8/76 to 10/77	RN II, Neonatal Intensive Care San Bernardino County Hospital San Bernardino, California
9/75 to 6/76	Public Health Nurse Boston Health and Hospitals Boston, MA
9/74 to 9/75	Staff Nurse, Pediatrics Cardiac Medical - Surgical Division Children's Hospital Medical Center Boston, MA

Publications and Lectures last 10 years

Dickerson, A., McCrane, C., Martin, D., Huntley-Newby,D., Blanchette, L., Desrosiers, R., McCool, J., Gowdy, K., Parks, A., Jahnz, J., Munoz, H. (2021) Lifespan Respite Toolkit: Supporting the Caregiver.

Gowdy, K., Magriby, E.,McCrane,C., Blanchette, L., Huntley-Newby, D., Haskell, J., Rhode Island Nurse Respite Workforce: Innovation and Growth, ARCH, Madison, Wisconsin, September 2022

Blanchette, L., Huntley-Newby, D.,McCrane, C., Desrosier,R, Magibry, E., Nursing Student Caregivers - The COVID Version, Association of Community Health Nurse Educators 2022 Annual Institute, June 2022, Alexandria, Virginia

Huntley-Newby,D. Census 2020 and the impact on the health of the Black community. Webinar-Virtual Town Meeting. Providence Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Providence, R.I.

NcGrane, C., Blanchette, L., Desrosiers, R., Huntley-Newby, D., Magriby, E., & Martins, D. Developing a respite program toolkit to develop experiential learning for public health nursing students. Association of Community Health Educators 2020 ACHNE Annual Institute. Virtual Presentation. May 2020.

Huntley-Newby, D.(February 17, 2019). Civil Rights and Healthcare Inequities in the Black Community. Sheldon Street Church, Providence, Rhode Island

Huntley-Newby, D. (May 29,2019). A Conversation: Resilience and Nursing Education: The Power Within. Mansion Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Central Falls, RI.

McCrane, C., Martins, D., Blanchette, L., Huntley-Newby, D., Desrosiers, R., Magibry, E., & Burbank, P. (June, 2019). Student nurses caring for caregivers: A collaborative practice reaching out to serve the needs of families in Rhode Island. Podium presentation at ACHNE 41st Annual Institute, Phoenix, AZ.

McCrane, C., Martins, D., Blanchette, L., Huntley-Newby, D., Desrosiers, R., Magibry, E., & Burbank, P. (April, 2019). Student nurses caring for caregivers. Podium presentation at the National Lifespan Respite Summit, Buffalo, NY.

McGrane, C., Martins, D., Burbank, P., Blanchette, L & Huntley-Newby, D. Student Nurses Providing In-Home Respite: A Win-Win Experience, Association of Community Health Educators 40th Annual Institute, June 6 - 9, 2018, New Orleans, LA.

Huntley-Newby, D., Sadlon, P., Blanchette, L., & Williams, J. Interprofessional Partnership between Academia and Practice Utilizing Simulation to Prepare RN-BSN Students To Provide Respite Services for Caregivers of Older Adults, National Academy of Practice 2018 Annual Meeting and Forum, April 12-15, 2018, Atlanta, Georgia.

Blanchette, L., Huntley-Newby, D., Martins, D., & McGrane, C. Relieving the Caregiver:Student Nurses as Respite Care Workforce, 2017 ACHNE Annual Institute, June 8-10, 2017, Baltimore, MD

Martins,D., McCrane,C., Blanchette, L., & Huntley-Newby, D. Academic and Practice Partnership to Provide Respite for Family Caregivers of Children with Special Needs, American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo, November 6, 2017, Atlanta,Georgia

Huntley-Newby, D., Our Bodies, Our Minds: Bioethical Lessons from the Life and Death of Henrietta Lacks. Rhode Island College, March 20, 2013