Nurses bring value to health care organizations not only as skilled clinicians, but also as innovators who advance patient care in ways that improve outcomes and lower costs. As part of the national conversation about reimagining the economic value of nurses in the healthcare system, this event will highlight the value of research and innovation projects conducted by nurses in clinical settings.

This year's keynote address will be delivered by Olga Yakusheva, PHD, MSPE, FAAN, Professor of Nursing at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. The event will also feature project presentations by the Phillips School of Nursing Evidence-Based Practice Fellows and by clinical nurses across the Mount Sinai Health System; an all-day digital poster display; and information sessions on programs, initiatives, and resources for clinical nurses.

Nursing Research Day 2026 will take place on Friday, November 6, from 8:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET at The Mount Sinai Hospital’s Stern Auditorium. Please join us for breakfast starting at 8:00 a.m.

Mount Sinai nurses can use conference days to attend this event if requested and approved. 5.75 CEUs offered.*

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Agenda

8:45 am 
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Mount Sinai Health System leadership

9 am 
KEYNOTE
A Human Capital Approach to Nursing’s Value
Olga Yakusheva, PhD, MSE, FAAN

10:30 am 
RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT
Association of Perceived Leadership Support with Intent to Leave and Mental Health Symptoms
Aysha Khan, BA
Jonathan DePierro, PhD

11 am 
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT SPOTLIGHT
Reducing Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries (HAPIs) through CAPI Implementation
Hazel Encarnacion, MSN, RN
Louis Calderon, MSN, RN, NE-BC
Ledjan Halollari, MSN, RN

11:15 am 
Nursing Science at Mount Sinai: Current Findings and Future Investigations
Leah V. Estrada, PhD, RN
Shira Winter, PhD, RN, FNP-BC
Charleen Jacobs-McFarlane, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, FYNAM, FADLN, FAANP
Kenrick Cato, PhD, RN, CPHIMS, FAAN

12:15 pm 
Lightning Round Poster Sessions and Networking Lunch
Shirin Agay, DNP, RN
Deborah Ambrosio-Mawhirter, EdD, RN
Michelle Anlocotan, MSN, RN
Caroline Austin-Mattison, DNP, RN, FNP-BC
Lyza Bandong, DNP, AGACNP-BC
Andrea Barbosa, MSN, RN, CCRN
Susan Brindisi, MS, Ed, MA, MSN, CRRN, CHES
Frances Cartwright, PhD, RN-BC, AOCN, FAAN
Tenzin Choenyi, BSN, RN
Maria Dearmas, RN
Charmaine Duckie, DNP, MSRN-BC, NEA-BC, RN
Jeremy Enorme, BSN, RN
James Gold, DNP, RN, MEDSURG-BC, NPD-BC
Warren Gray, DNP, RN, FNP-BC
Melissa Han, MSN, RN, CEN, NI-BC
Eloisa Javier, BSN, RN
Nadia Joseph, MSN, RN, MEDSURG-BC, GERO-BC, CNEcl
Min Cheol Kim, BSN, RN
Nickey Lee, BSN, RN, CCRN, CSC
Shelly-Ann Logan, RN
Jezelle Lynch, MPH
Allison Maier, MSN-Ed, RN, PMGT-BC
Caileigh McGoldrick, RN
Tania Mezil, BSN, CCRN
Sanjana Mohaniraj, MHA, PMP
Allison Mueller, BSN, RN, CV-BC
Elissa Orbon, MSN-Ed, RN-BC
Clare Parilla, BSN, RN, CCRN, WTA
Wilkins Peña, RN
Derek Pineda, FNP, CCRN, RCIS, AACC
Leyya Pootoolal, BSN, RN
Jennifer Pouliot, MSN, RN, OCN
Mark Darren Praxides, MSN, RN, MEDSURG-BC
Jennifer Riviere, DNP, MS, ANP-BC
Sarah Romanelli, DNP, MPH, APRN,
AGPCNP-BC, ACHPN
Lynette Joy Romanovitch, BSN, RN, CRNI, VA-BC
Ionie Sanderson, RN, MPH
Hwa Chong Seo, BSN, RN, CCRN
Elvira Solis, MSN, RN, CCRN
Sylvia Springer-Fahie, DNP, MSN, BSN, RN-BC, WCC
Skye Stahling, RN
Shannon Dominique Ting, BSN, RN
Alison Trebby, BSN, BA, RN
Julie Van Yahres, BSN, RN
Roxana Villanueva, BSN, RN
Carol Walkin, RN, MSN, SCRN
Victoria Winogora, PhD, RN, AGACNP-BC
Gregory Wolownik, DNP, AGPCNP-BC
Samantha Zakow

1:45 pm 
Podium Presentations: Mount Sinai Health System Clinical Nurses
Hyekyoung Choi, DNP, CMSRN, ANP-BC, AGNP-C
Sarah Romanelli, DNP, MPH, APRN, AGPCNP-BC, ACHPN

2 pm 
Library Resources and Searching for Nursing Research
Carrie Levinson, MSLIS

2:30 pm 
Podium Presentations: Mount Sinai Health System Clinical Nurses
Elizabeth Labossiere, MSN, RN, CMSRN
Daniella Stephen, MPH, MSN, RN, NE-BC, CPHQ, CSSGB
Anabella Castillo, MPH, BSN, RN, CGRN
Clare Ceballos, MA, PPCNP-BC
Chris Jan Cardona, BSN, RN

3:15 pm 
Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing Evidence-Based Practice Fellows
Taleisia Babatunde, MSBL, RN
Jezelle Lynch, MPH, RN

3:45 pm
Podium Presentations: Mount Sinai Health System Clinically Based Nurse Scientists
Keiko Iwama, PhD, MSN, RN, CCRN
Lesley Gerald-Koram, PhD, MSN, RNC-OB

4:15 pm
Closing Remarks
Center for Nursing Research and Innovation leadership

*The Mount Sinai Hospital is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Northeast Multistate Division Education Unit, an accredited approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.