Stolldorf to be inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing

Vanderbilt School of Nursing Associate Professor Deonni Stolldorf, PhD, RN, has been named a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, one of the most prestigious honors in nursing. Fellows are selected based on their contributions and impact to advance the public's health.

"Receiving FAAN underscores the years of diligence and hard work put in and sacrifices made and is a validation of the importance of my work," Stolldorf said. "I hope this achievement will encourage other nurses, especially those like me who immigrated to this lovely country, built their careers and continue to contribute in meaningful ways to nursing practice, patient care and health care delivery in their workplaces."

A policy organization and honorific society, the academy recognizes nursing leaders in policy, research, practice, administration and academia. Academy fellows hold a variety of roles in health care in the United States and abroad. Induction into the fellows' academy represents recognition of a fellow's accomplishments and enables fellows to contribute their collective expertise to the academy. Fellows engage with health leaders nationally and globally to improve health and achieve health equity by impacting policy through nursing leadership, innovation and science.

"This is a very deserving honor for Deonni, whose contributions to implementation science, patient care and nursing scholarship are substantial," said Dean Pamela R. Jeffries, PhD, FAAN, ANEF, FSSH. "I am delighted for her and look forward to celebrating her honors in the fall."

Stolldorf's background includes intensive care nursing, nursing professional development, adult nurse practitioner and nurse consultant experiences. She focuses on the implementation and sustainability of health care interventions to improve patient safety and the quality of care in acute care hospitals and emergency departments. She joined VUSN's faculty in 2015.

Joining Stolldorf in the 2024 Class of AAN Fellows are six VUSN alumni. Beth Hallmark, MSN'94, director of education, Belmont University; Courtney Young Pitts, DNP'11, MSN'09, clinical professor, Emory University; Angela Prestia, MSN'83, adjunct professor, Case Western Reserve University; Lydia Rotondo, DNP'13, senior associate dean, University of Rochester; and Tanya Sorrell, MSN'03, Rush University Medical Center, also will be inducted in the November 2 ceremony. The newest fellows represent 37 states, the District of Columbia, Guam and 14 countries. They will soon join over 3,000 academy fellows worldwide. Stolldorf and the 2024 inductees will be recognized at the academy's annual Health Policy Conference, taking place October 31 - November 2, 2024, in Washington, D.C.