QSEN Staff


Principal Investigators

  • Linda Cronenwett, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor
    UNC-Chapel Hill School of Nursing
  • Polly Bednash, PhD, RN, FAAN, Executive Director,
    American Association of Colleges and Nursing
  • Gwen Sherwood, PhD, RN, FAAN, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor
    UNC-Chapel Hill School of Nursing

UNC Project Team

  • Denise Hirst, MSN, RN, QSEN Project Manager
    UNC-Chapel Hill School of Nursing
  • Jean Blackwell, MLS, AHIP, Librarian
    UNC-Chapel Hill Health Sciences Library
  • Dawn O'Neal, QSEN Business Services Coordinator
    UNC-Chapel Hill School of Nursing
  • Steve Segedy, QSEN Web Manager
    UNC-Chapel Hill School of Nursing

AACN Project Team

  • Kathy McGuinn, MSN, RN, CPHQ, Special Projects Director,
    American Association of Colleges and Nursing
  • Laurie Wilson, Gerontology Project Director,
    American Association of Colleges and Nursing