Faculty Biographical Sketches
Catherine Rice, Department of Nursing
Dr. Catherine Rice, Associate Professor of Nursing, is a graduate of Rockland Community College (A.A.S), Hunter College (B.S.N), New York University (M.S in Nursing Education and Nursing Administration), and the University of Bridgeport (Ed.D.). Prior to coming to WestConn in 1997, she practiced nursing in New York City and held positions within critical care and surgical services. Dr. Rice has been active in professional associations, she initiated the creation of a ‘Division of Nursing’ within the Association for the Advancement of Educational Research where she currently serves as co-director of the division and serves on the editorial board for the Journal for the Advancement of Educational Research. She has been active in international, national and local conferences and conventions. Dr. Rice areas of research interest include assessment and outcome measurement, professional job satisfaction, ethics, and educational law. She is an active presenter and researcher. Dr. Rice holds a nursing certification in Nursing Administration (CNA) from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
Dr. Rice is a member of The American Association of Nurse Executives, The Society for Educational Reconstruction, American Association of Critical Care Nurses, American Association of University Professors, Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society of Nursing, Upsilon Chapter and Phi Delta Kappa Fairfield University. She is the recipient of the Graduate Fellowship awarded from The Association for the Advancement of Educational Research, recipient of the Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award from The University of Bridgeport, School of Education and Human Resources, selected for inclusion in The Manchester Who’s Who Among Executive and Professional Women in Nursing and Healthcare, and the Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges in recognition of outstanding academic achievement, merit and accomplishment, recipient of Service Award in The Harvard School of Public, Health and Channing Laboratory at Brigham 1999 and Women’s Hospital, The Nurses’ Health Study II program award for furthering the knowledge of women’s health issues.
