Mary Ellen Smith Glasgow

MARY ELLEN SMITH GLASGOW, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, ANEF, FNAP, FAAN, serves as Dean and Professor of Duquesne University School of Nursing. She has also served as Vice-Provost of Research during part of her current tenure at Duquesne. Dr Glasgow previously served as Associate Dean for Nursing, Undergraduate Health Professions, and Continuing Education and Chair of Undergraduate Programs at Drexel University. Dr. Glasgow was selected as a 2009 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive Nurse Fellow. As dean, under her leadership, enrollment and NCLEX-RN scores increased, and research and scholarship significantly expanded. Duquesne University School of Nursing is recognized as a national leader in nursing education, emphasizing social justice, digital technologies, and graduates with strong ethical reasoning skills. In 2015, she led the development of the first dual undergraduate Biomedical Engineering and Nursing Program in the country, and in 2017, a PhD in Nursing Ethics. Dr. Glasgow is an innovator in nursing and health professions, both nationally and internationally. At Drexel, she created a BSN Co-op Program, a BSN Accelerated Career Entry Program, Pathway to Health Professions Program, and other forward-thinking educational programs. She also advanced online pedagogy, developing one of the largest online nursing programs in the country. She previously served as Associate Editor for Oncology Nursing Forum, responsible for the Leadership and Professional Development feature column. She is the coauthor of four books, two of which have won first place in the American Journal of Nursing Book-of-the-Year Award. Dr. Glasgow has authored over 100 articles and book chapters and has presented nationally and internationally. She was inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing, NLN Academy of Nursing Education Fellow, and as a Distinguished Fellow in the National Academies of Practice. She has been honored with the Villanova University College of Nursing Alumni Medallion for Distinguished Contribution to Nursing Education and received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Gwynedd-Mercy University. Recently, she served on the Health Service Executive and National Nursing and Midwifery Quality-Care Metrics Project Team to develop quality metrics for the country of Ireland.