Carole Kenner, PhD, RN, FAAN, FNAP, ANEF
Dr. Carole Kenner is the Chief Executive Officer, Council of International Neonatal Nurses, Inc. (COINN) and Carol Kuser Loser Dean & Professor at The College of New Jersey School of Nursing, Health, and Exercise Science. Dr. Kenner received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Cincinnati, and both a Master of Science in neonatal/perinatal nursing and doctorate with a minor in higher education from Indiana University. She serves as secretary for the Healthcare Professionals Association constituency for PMNCH. She has authored more than 100 journal articles and 40 textbooks.
Her career is dedicated to nursing education and policy to improve the health of neonates and families. She helped set healthcare standards for educating neonatal nurses nationally and internationally. Here research interests are transition from hospital to home; neonatal workforce issues; and developmental/family-centered care.
Professional achievements include:
- Serves on the Consensus Committee of Neonatal Intensive Care Design Standards, which sets recommendations for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit designs, the Gravens Infant and Family Centered Developmental Care Task Force creating standards and competencies.
- Serves on the Advisory Committee for the Trauma Informed Certification in Neonatal Care.
- She is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN), a fellow in the National Academies of Practice, and Academy of Nursing Education Fellow, past president of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN) and founding President of the Council of International Neonatal Nurses (COINN), the first international organization representing neonatal nursing.
Dr. Kenner is the 2011 recipient of the Sigma Theta Tau Audrey Hepburn Award for Contributions to the Health and Welfare of Children internationally.
