CAPES Academy

Dr. Phan is an Associate Clinical Professor, with more than twenty years of teaching experience, both in acute care and public health and community settings. Her areas of expertise include nursing education, population-based and public health nursing, primary care, and care of disfranchised populations.

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At Emory University’s Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Dr. Weston is responsible for the coordination of pediatric clinical and pediatric simulation experiences for undergraduate nursing students. She also provides clinical instruction in acute care pediatrics teach an interprofessional course in Pediatric Critical Care. 

Research past and present has centered around development of a six module course that teaches best methods for preparing nurse clinicians for the role of clinical instructor.

Desireé Clement is a navy veteran, certified nurse-midwife, and family nurse practitioner. A nationally recognized expert in women’s health and health policy. Her area of research also focuses on innovative teaching strategies. An Associate Professor and Assistant Dean for Clinical Advancement at the Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing who also holds Fellowships in the American College of Nurse Midwives, American Association of Nurse Practitioners and American Academy of Nursing

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Dr. Woods is the co-director of the InEmory Pre-licensure nursing program and director of the Dedicated Education Unit (DEU) program, which builds academic-practice partnerships and trains preceptors in essential competencies. She has completed a fellowship in Quality and Patient Safety, with a focus on nursing outcomes. Her research focuses on training frontline nurses, quality integrated into nursing, and support of pre-licensure preceptor training. Her approach of shared vision and partnership is an opportunity to redesign standard clinical education and training, creating a workforce pipeline for healthcare partners.

Maggie Pustinger is one of the evaluators for CAPES Academy. She is an Evaluation Specialist in the Center for Program Evaluation and Quality Improvement (PEQI) at Emory Centers for Public Health Training and Technical Assistance in the Rollins School of Public Health.

She has dedicated her entire career thus far to the advancement and betterment of public health. In her role on the evaluation team for CAPES she assists in the evaluation design; collect primary data through conducting interviews, focus groups, or surveys; verify evaluation plans complement and are consistent with established programmatic requirements and activities; perform qualitative evaluation activities; and develop evaluation reports. During her career she has worked on several different evaluation projects including workforce development work in both the public health and healthcare spheres, providing evaluation training and technical assistance, and serving as an evaluator for multiple CDC and HRSA funded grants.

Before working full-time at Emory University, she was a Graduate Research Assistant in the Center for Program Evaluation and Quality Improvement. In her free time Maggie enjoys volunteering with the Therapeutic Horseback Riding program at Chastain Horse Park, serving on the Young Supporters Board for the Furniture Bank of Metro Atlanta, reading, and making baked goods to share with friends.