Deborah Conway, MS, RN

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Deborah Craig Conway, RN, MSN, is an assistant professor of nursing with clinical experience in maternal and child health and community health nursing, and is the past director of the Health Care Product Evaluation Center (HCPEC). She received a B.S. from Skidmore College with a major in nursing and an M.S. from Boston University with a concentration in maternal child health nursing and teaching. She has served as a Division Director and Clinical Fields Coordinator in the UVA School of Nursing in the past. Presently, as Director of HCPEC, she has completed evaluation projects and served as Principal Investigator for clinical studies for such companies as Tyco/Covidien, Herman Miller, BD, and Hollister.  She has guest lectured at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at UVA on product evaluation.   Her interest in interprofessional education and collaboration led to co-teaching Biomedical Innovation, an elective course for graduate students in nursing, architecture, business or engineering.  She is the Vice President of Beta Kappa Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society. She received the first Innovations in Teaching Award offered and was awarded a second in 2001, and a third in 2008. She has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of both the local chapter of the American Red Cross and the Thomas Jefferson Area United Way.

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Research Focus

Product Evaluation

Clinical Focus

Community Health

Teaching Focus

Community Health; BioInnovation

Publications

Journal Articles

Conway, D., Quatrara, B. & Rodreguez, L. (2012). A better fit: Industry collaboration with nurse-clinicians in the development and redesign of a pneumatic compression device. Orthopaedic Nursing, 31(6), 348-354. doi:10.1097/NOR.0b013e318274261e.

Kowal-Vern,A.,Poulakidas,S.,Conway,D. (2009). Fecal containment in bedridden patients; economic impact of two ocmmercial bowel catheter systems. American Journal of Critical Care, Supplement, 18(3)00-00.

Professional Service

• Chair of the Board of Directors, United Way Thomas Jefferson Area (2002-2003)
• Founder and Steering Co-Chair, Women United in Philanthropy (2005-2006)
• Chair of the Board of Directors, Central Virginia American Red Cross (1986-87)
• Board of Directors member, United Way Thomas Jefferson Area (1990-present)
• Member, Sigma Theta Tau-Beta Kappa Chapter (1976 to present)

Awards & Honors

• Innovations in Teaching, University of Virginia School of Nursing Alumnia Association (2008,2001,1991)
• NBC Sunrise Standout, NBC29, local TV station (2005)