5th International Congress on Nursing & Health Studies

Dr. Mikky received his doctoral degree in nursing from the University of Connecticut (UCONN) in 2006. His Master degree in Nursing Education from the University of Hartford was funded by the Fulbright scholarship. He had completed special studies in cardiovascular nursing at Emory University and the program was funded by the United States Information Agency (USIA). Over the past 29 years of experience, since he had earned his BSN degree from Bethlehem University (Palestine) in 1991, he had assumed different nursing positions in various clinical and academic institutions; nationally and internationally. He received the “Carolyn Ladd Widmer Research” Award in acknowledgement of excellence in 2006. His areas of expertise include: nursing education, adult health nursing, cardiovascular nursing, and long-term care. The area of his research interest is focused on the construct of “Empowerment in Nursing”. Dr. Mikky developed the “Client Empowerment Scale – CES” to assess the empowerment level in clients with different chronic health conditions. His studies have been cited in four professional journals. His scholarly work includes: conference presentations, research studies published in nursing journals, and three chapters in a handbook on transcultural nursing. Dr. Mikky has been employed as a nursing professor. Bloomfield College of Montclair State University since 2009. He has been appointed as the chairperson of the aforementioned program from July 2021-July 2023. He reviews manuscripts for four nursing Journals: Journal of Nursing Measurement, International Journal of Nursing Studies, Geriatric Nursing, International Journals of Health Planning and Management. In 2024, he participated in two international nursing conferences as a keynote speaker: Bethlehem University International Nursing Conference and 4th Edition of the Singapore Nursing Research Conference. Dr. Mikky was granted Tenure at a full professor rank according to Montclair State University’s (MSU) tenure and promotion criteria effective September 2025.

Dr. Beaman is the Chief Nurse Administrator of the School of Nursing and Health Sciences at Aspen University, where she also teaches forensic nursing courses. She has dedicated her nursing practice to helping victims of violence become survivors. Dr. Beaman is a parish nurse in Virginia, who supports the mental health of victims of domestic and societal violence, as well as disasters. She is certified as a nurse educator, psychiatric nurse, women’s health nurse, and medical assistant.

Dr. Lisa Wallace is an Assistant Professor at Morehead State University with almost 30 years of experience as a Registered Nurse. She continues to work per diem as a public school health nurse and labor & delivery nurse. She completed her Doctoral of Nursing Practice degree in 2020, Master of Science in Nursing degree with a focus on Leadership/Management Tract in 2009. She maintains two national certifications, Inpatient Obstetrics and Nurse Executive. Previous roles include staff nurse, charge nurse, nurse manager, and director. Her areas of expertise include obstetrics, neonates, leadership and management, and pediatrics. She is a Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics, Neonatal Resuscitation Program Instructor, and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality TeamSTEPPS master trainer. She has various evidence-based practice scholarly publications, and podium/poster presentations at various professional conferences. She is a member of the American Nurses Association, Kentucky Nurses Association, Association for Women’s Health Obstetrics and Neonatal Nurses, the Kentucky Organization of Nurse Leaders, the National League for Nurses, and the Kentucky League for Nurses. She is the vice chair of the Northeast Chapter of KNA, serves on the Board for the KLN, and is the secretary for the Peoples Clinic in Morehead, Kentucky. In addition, she leads a variety of committees within Morehead State University. She is married to Jeff, has two wonderful children, Dalton & Emily, two step children, Jeff Jr. and Marcia with additional grandchildren. She strives for quality in everything she does and states she is walking the path which God is leading her in life to make positive change.

Dr. Jane Murray is an Assistant Professor at Northumbria University, Newcastle. Her main interests are older persons mental health, particularly dementia and its’ associated issues, multimorbidity and frailty. She teaches these topics in the UK, China, and Singapore. Dr Murray also has extensive experience teaching these topics into Borneo and Malaysia. She is currently Programme Lead for a Pre-registration nursing programme at the Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Programme Director for a Bachelor of Science, Nursing, at Kaplan Singapore. She also has a keen interest in Nursing Ethics, which she leads on in the Kaplan programme.