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Nursing Professor Named 2016 American Academy of Nursing Fellow

Leo-Felix M. Jurado, an associate professor of nursing, has been named a 2016 American Academy of Nursing Fellow. Jurado is one of 164 nurse leaders from across the country selected for the honor based on their outstanding contributions to nursing and health care, including their influence on health care policy. He was inducted during a ceremony at the academy’s annual policy conference in October 2016 in Washington, DC.

Jurado is a nurse educator, nurse administrator, advanced practice nurse, and community leader with three decades of professional nursing experience. He has served as president of the New Jersey Board of Nursing, president of the Philippine Nurses Association of New Jersey, and president of the Philippine Nurses Association of America, and currently serves on that organization’s board. He has received numerous awards that recognize his leadership and expertise in nursing education including the Nursing Excellence Award in Education from the New Jersey State Nurses Association and the DON Exceptional Leadership Award from the Institute of Nursing. His research interests include foreign-educated nurses, health care disparities, men in nursing, and men’s health.

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