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Faculty insights from five top schools of nursing

Explore how LinkedIn - a powerful social media tool for professionals - can be used as a platform for academic influence in scholarship, advocacy, and professional visibility. Participants will learn strategies for crafting impactful LinkedIn posts, use of imagery, and how to balance transparency with professionalism when sharing their nursing activities, all while navigating the influence of today's political and cultural climate on scholarly communication.

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Speakers will include:

• Moderator: Kenneth R. White, PhD, APRN-BC, FACHE, FAAN
  Dean emeritus and associate chief nursing officer, Massachusetts General Hospital, MGH Institute of Health Professions School of Nursing
  Immediate past-president of the American Academy of Nursing
  professor emeritus, UVA School of Nursing, VCU School of Nursing
• Panelist: Ashley Apple, DNP, RN, FNP-BC
  Assistant professor of nursing, UVA School of Nursing
• Panelist: Melissa Batchelor, PhD, RN-BC, FNP-BC, FGSA, FAAN
  Professor and director, Center for Aging, Health and Humanities, George Washington School of Nursing
• Panelist: Yvonne Commodore-Mensah, PhD, MHS, BSN, RN, FAAN, FAHA, FPCNA
  Professor and associate dean for research, JHU School of Nursing, Local/Global Reciprocal Innovation, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Equity
• Panelist: Stephan Davis, DNP, MHSA, NEA-BC, CENP, FACHE, ANEF, FAAN
  Executive director, leadership, policy, and DNP education and associate professor
  Georgetown University Berkley School of Nursing
• Panelist: Danielle McCamey, DNP, CRNP, ACNP-BC, FAAN, FAANP, FCCP, FADLN
  Assistant professor and associate dean for clinical partnerships and innovation, University of Maryland School of Nursing
  DNPs of Color founder and CEO

This one-hour virtual seminar brings together faculty from five leading schools of nursing — George Washington University, Georgetown University, Johns Hopkins University, the University of Maryland, and the University of Virginia — to explore how LinkedIn can be used as a powerful platform for academic influence in scholarship, advocacy, and professional visibility. Participants will learn strategies for crafting impactful posts, balancing transparency with professionalism when sharing research, and navigating the influence of today’s political and cultural climate on scholarly communication. Through faculty examples and practical guidance, attendees will gain actionable insights into content selection, posting cadence, and engagement techniques that amplify nursing’s voice in academic and public spaces.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Describe the importance of LinkedIn for professional visibility, research dissemination, and advocacy in nursing.
• Explain how political and cultural contexts may influence decisions about presenting scholarly work online.
• Differentiate among LinkedIn post formats and select appropriate approaches for sharing research and professional commentary.

Learning Outcomes

Participants will:

• List at least two benefits of using LinkedIn for professional visibility
• Describe one way political climate can shape online scholarly communication
• Classify example posts into the correct type categories
• Draft a posting plan aligned with their professional objectives

For more information, including CE accreditation details, download the LinkedInfluencers Continuing Education information Nov. 17 2025 brochure.