Kathleen Flaherty

Biography

Kathleen Flaherty is the Dean and Professor of Nursing at Concordia College-NY. She has expertise in nursing leadership, teaching, curriculum and program development, grant writing, and mentoring. She is nationally certified in rehabilitation nurse and nursing education. She has numerous years of nursing practice in rehabilitation, medical-surgical and pediatric nursing. She has a Doctoral degree from Teachers College, Columbia University and a Master’s Degree from New York University. Her dissertation was “Self-Care Agency and Wellness Behaviors in Baccalaureate Nursing Students” and she continues to have a passion for supporting caring and wellness for caregivers and their patients.Kathleen Flaherty is the Dean and Professor of Nursing at Concordia College-NY. She has expertise in nursing leadership, teaching, curriculum and program development, grant writing, and mentoring. She is nationally certified in rehabilitation nurse and nursing education. She has numerous years of nursing practice in rehabilitation, medical-surgical and pediatric nursing. She has a Doctoral degree from Teachers College, Columbia University and a Master’s Degree from New York University. Her dissertation was “Self-Care Agency and Wellness Behaviors in Baccalaureate Nursing Students” and she continues to have a passion for supporting caring and wellness for caregivers and their patients.

Research Interest

Developing a healing presence and an authentic caring nursing practice