Rate My Professor Elaine Tagliareni

Elaine Tagliareni, EdD, RN, CNE, ANEF, FAAN, is Professor Emerita in the School of Nursing at the MGH Institute of Health Professions. She earned a BSN from Georgetown University School of Nursing in 1970, an MS in Nursing from the University of California San Francisco School of Nursing in 1972, and an EdD from Teachers College, Columbia University in 2001. Her extensive career in nursing education and leadership includes early roles as staff nurse at Georgetown University Hospital (1970-1971), faculty at University of California San Francisco School of Nursing (1972-1973), clinical nurse specialist at Veterans Administration Hospital in Palo Alto (1973-1976), and health care coordinator for the NAJNAH Project (1977-1979). She served as Assistant Professor at Greenfield Community College (1979-1983) and Professor at Community College of Philadelphia (1983-2009), where she held the Independence Foundation Chair in Community Health Nursing Education (1995-2009). Nationally, Tagliareni was President of the National League for Nursing (2007-2009) and Chief Program Officer (2010-2017). At MGH Institute of Health Professions, she joined as Professor in 2018, served as Dean and Professor of the School of Nursing (2019-2021), and was Director of Faculty Development, teaching leadership courses, advising Doctor of Nursing Practice students, and contributing as Strategic Nurse Planner.

Tagliareni's research interests encompass curriculum development and design, climate change, climate justice and health, and quality improvement. Key publications include editor of Teaching with ACE.S: A Guide for Faculty (2016); "Accelerating to Practice: Defining a Competency-Based Curriculum Framework for Nursing Education Part I" (2022); "Leading as Servant in Times of Crisis" (2022); "Climate Change and the Health of Populations: Incorporating Stages of Nursing’s Political Development" (2021); and "Nursing Education Leadership in the Advancement of a Center for Climate Change" (2023). She has secured over $4 million in grants as principal and co-principal investigator. Major awards include Living Legend Award from ANA Massachusetts (2022), DAISY Faculty Award (2021), Professor of the Year from Pennsylvania Carnegie Foundation and CASE (2008), and Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (2009). Her influence spans advancing nursing academic progression, patient-centric care for older adults, and leadership through challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic, ensuring on-time graduations for nursing students.