Book by Nursing Professor Wins Award

Professor emerita Margarete L. Zalon’s book won a second place 2022 American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year Award.
Margarete L. Zalon, Ph.D., professor emerita in the Department of Nursing at The University of Scranton, received a second place 2022 American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year Award in the Nursing Management and Leadership category for the third edition of her book “Nurses Making Policy: From Bedside to Boardroom.”
Margarete L. Zalon, Ph.D., professor emerita in the Department of Nursing at The University of Scranton, received a second place 2022 American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year Award in the Nursing Management and Leadership category for the third edition of her book “Nurses Making Policy: From Bedside to Boardroom.”

Margarete L. Zalon, Ph.D., professor emerita in the Department of Nursing at The University of Scranton, received a 2022 American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year Award for the third edition of her book “Nurses Making Policy: From Bedside to Boardroom.” The book placed 2nd in the program’s Nursing Management and Leadership category. Dr. Zalon also received a 2019 AJN Book of the Year Award for the second edition of this book in 2019.

The AJN Book of the Year program is a prestigious competition in which the best in nursing publications are chosen by a panel of judges who are experienced and well-established in the nursing community. Awards are given for first, second, and third places in 20 categories. 

Dr. Zalon’s book calls on nurses to take a more prominent advocacy role in promoting health and advancing the profession. The third edition includes many revisions and new tools, including updated material on COVID-19, diversity, social determinants of health and social justice.

Dr. Zalon, who retired in 2022, has been a member of Scranton’s faculty since 1988. She was inducted as an American Academy of Nursing Fellow in 2010 in part for her positive influence on health care policy and delivery. Her leadership legacy includes grassroots advocacy, progressive program design, execution and outcomes in state and national nursing organizations focused on establishing practice and education policy and building research funding capacity.

During her more than three decades of service at the University, Dr. Zalon has served on numerous committees, including in leadership roles on the Faculty Senate and FAC. When she served as director of the University’s online Master of Science in Health Informatics Program, she has played a pivotal role in the program’s success. In 2021, the graduate program received accreditation from the prestigious Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM).

Dr. Zalon is a previous chair of the American Nurses Foundation, a former board member of the American Nurses Association and a past president of the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association.

Her research focuses on vulnerable elders. She has authored book chapters, as well as articles published in numerous scholarly journals and other professional publications. She has also made research and health policy presentations at the local, state, national and international levels.

In 2022, Dr. Zalon received the John L. Earl III Award for service to the University, the faculty and the wider community. She was also a recipient of the Duke University School of Nursing Distinguished Alumna Award, the PSNA Distinguished Nurse Award and a Leahy Fellowship at Scranton. She also received the University’s Excellence in Advancing Interdisciplinary Study Award in 2020.

Dr. Zalon earned her bachelor’s degree from Duke University and her master’s and doctoral degrees from New York University.

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