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"Most of my education is from CUNY, with the exception of my PhD, which is from NYU. I earned both my AAS, and BSN from the College of Staten Island and the MS in Nursing from Hunter College. I love the diversity of the students and faculty at Hunter and CUNY in general."
Education
AAS Nursing 1982, BSN Minor degree psychology, 1985, College of SI, CUNY
MS Nursing 1989, Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing, Hunter College, CUNY
PhD Nursing, January 1998, New York University
2001 AACN/COH End of Life Nursing Education Consortium Certified (ELNEC) Trainer
2007 AACN/COH Certified ELNEC Super Core Trainer
Areas of Interest
Death, Dying & Bereavement, Bioethics, Compassion Fatigue, Spirituality, Nature and Healing, Philosophical Perspectives, Adult Health
Publications
Book
Todaro-Franceschi, V. (1999). The enigma of energy: Where science and religion converge.
New York: The Crossroad Publishing Co.
Chapter
Todaro-Franceschi, V. (1995). Vascular disorders. In C. Paradiso (Ed.) Lippincott's Review
Series: Pathophysiology (pp. 53-75). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott.
Articles
Todaro-Franceschi, V. (2008). Clarifying the enigma of energy, philosophically speaking.
Nursing Science Quarterly, 21, 285-290. Invited column.
Todaro-Franceschi, V. (2007). Imagining nursing practice in the year 2050: Looking through a
Rogerian looking glass. Nursing Science Quarterly, 20, 229-231. Invited column.
Todaro-Franceschi, V. (2006). Studying synchronicity related to dead loved ones AKA
after-death communication: Martha, what do you think? Nursing Science Quarterly, 19, 297-
299. Invited column.
Todaro-Franceschi, V. (2006). Synchronicity Related to Dead Loved Ones: A Natural Healing
Modality. Spirituality and Health International, 7, 151-161.
Todaro-Franceschi, V. (2003). Mistakes in research: An appeal for tolerance. Nursing Science
Quarterly, 16, 110-113. Invited column.
Todaro-Franceschi, V. (2003). Letter to the editor. Nursing Science Quarterly, 16, 184-185.
Todaro-Franceschi, V. (2001). Energy: A bridging concept for nursing science. Nursing
Science Quarterly, 14, 132-140.
Todaro-Franceschi, V. (2001). Further reflections on energy fields. Nursing Science
Quarterly, 14, 182-186.
Todaro-Franceschi, V. (2001). Pandimensional awareness, purposeful change and the
kaleidoscopic cosmos. Visions: The Journal of Rogerian Nursing Science, 9, 52-57.
Todaro-Franceschi, V. (1999). The idea of energy as phenomenon and Rogerian science: Are
they congruent? Visions: The Journal of Rogerian Nursing Science, 7, 30-41.
Todaro-Franceschi, V. (1998). The enigma of energy: A philosophical inquiry. (Doctoral
dissertation, New York University. (UMI No. 9819881)
Todaro-Franceschi, V. (1995). Must Acausality Imply Unpredictability? Visions: The Journal
of Rogerian Nursing Science, 3, 46-50.
Todaro-Franceschi, V. (1991). Accuracy and feasibilty of measuring oral temperature in
critically ill adults. Focus on Critical Care, 18, (3), 221-228.
Book Reviews
Todaro-Franceschi, V. (2005). [Review of the book Evolutionary Healing]. Nursing Science
Quarterly. (Invited review)
Todaro-Franceschi, V. (2000). [Review of the book For the Love of Children: Genetic
Technology and the Future of the Family ]. Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, XII, 195-97.
(Invited review)
Other
Todaro-Franceschi, V. (2000). The Energy Enigma. www.energy-enigma.com
Research/ Other Grants (Funded)
2008
Transforming Death Attitudes and Power as Knowing Participation in Change, Schools of the Health Professions Seed Money Award, 2008-2009; $2310.00
Changing the Face of Death: A Pedagogic Intervention, Professional Staff Congress
(PSC), CUNY Grant #39 2008-2009; $5035.00.
2006
Sloan Technology Grant for Online Graduate Course Development $3000.
2005
Imagery, Spirituality, and the Healing Moment: Quality of Living, Quality of Dying at
the End of Life, Co-PI with Violet Malinski, RN, PhD. Funded by the Russo Gift for
Alternative Health Care, $20, 050.
2004
Co-Meditation: A Practice for Reducing Anxiety in a Nursing School Setting. Co-PI
with Violet Malinski, RN, PhD. Funded by the Russo Gift for Alternative Health Care
$15, 886.
2003
Healing the Ones Left Behind: Exploring the Use of Synchronicity Related to Dead
Loved Ones in Focused Group Bereavement Work. Funded by Professional Staff
Congress (PSC), CUNY Grant award # 34, $4,000.
2001
Exploring Synchronicity Related To the Death of a Loved One As A Natural Healing
Modality. Funded by PSC CUNY Grant award # 30, $6,324.
Paper Presentations (Select Peer-reviewed, unless otherwise noted)
2008
Changing the Face of Death through Presence: Communicating with the Dying and Their Loved Ones. 3rd European Federation of Critical Care Nursing Congress and 27th Aniarti Conference, Influencing Critical Care Nursing in Europe, Florence, Italy (Oct)
Preventing Compassion Fatigue and Reaffirming Purpose in Nursing. 3rd European Federation of Critical Care Nursing Congress and 27th Aniarti Conference, Influencing Critical Care Nursing in Europe, Florence, Italy (Oct)
Creating Change, Creating Leaders. 1st International Global Alliance on Nursing Education and Scholarship (GANES) Educating the Future Nursing and Health Workforce: A Global Challenge, Toronto, Ontario (Oct)
Fostering Teaching-Learning on End-of-Life Nursing: An Online Community Board. 1st International Global Alliance on Nursing Education and Scholarship (GANES) Educating the Future Nursing and Health Workforce: A Global Challenge, Toronto, Ontario (Oct)
Don’t Worry About Caring for the Dying: It Isn’t On the NCLEX. International Centre for Nursing Ethics Conference, Nursing Ethics and Health Care Policy: Bridging Local, National and International Perspectives Yale University, CT (July)
Accepted “Unnaming and Renaming Energy, Again: A Critical Issue for the Unitary
Perspective, 20th Celebration Society of Rogerian Scholars, Case Western, CL OH. (Oct
11-12- scheduling conflict)
2007
Creating Change, Creating Leaders: Unguided Teaching-Learning American Associaton of Colleges in Nursing Bacalaureate Conference, New Orleans (Nov).
Changing the Face of Death with Presence: Communicating with the Dying and Their Loved Ones. New York Cornell Medical Center, Nursing Grand Rounds, NY. (Feb) Invited
2006
Co-Meditation: A Practice for Reducing Anxiety in a Nursing School Setting. Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing Research Roundtable. (Presented for Malinski & Todaro-Franceschi) Invited
Seminal Work 2002-1998
Exploring Synchronicity Related to Dead Loved Ones: A Natural Healing Modality.
* State of the Science Congress, Washington D.C., 2002
*International Association for Human Caring Conference, University of Stirling, Scotland, 2001.
* Association for Death Education and Counseling 23rd Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada
2001
*Regional Nursing Research Conference, STTI, Gamma Lambda Chapter and University of
Southern Mississippi, Biloxi, MI ,2001
* Hunter School of Nursing Annual Spring Forum New York (April). Invited, 2001
Energy: A Bridging Concept for Nursing Science.
* International Association for Human Caring Conference, Stirling, Scotland (June). 2001
* Eastern Nursing Research Society,12th Annual Scientific Sessions. Newport, RI (April).
Energy: A Critical Issue For The Unitary Perspective. Midwest Nursing Research Society, Unitary Being Perspectives Research Section Symposium, Clevland, Ohio (March, 2001).
Synchronicity: A Meaningful, Purposeful Manifestation of Pattern. Eighth Rogerian Nursing Science Conference, New York University (June, 2001).
The Nature of Health & Healing. Nursing Spring Forum: Spirituality, Health & Healing, Hunter College, (April, 2001). Invited
Unnaming Energy.” The International Institute for Human Understanding,
Fifth Annual International Conference, Miami, FL. (March).
The Enigma of Energy: A Philosophical Inquiry.
* University of Alberta International Nursing Research Conference, Philosophic Inquiry
Workshop. Edmonton, Canada, (June, 1999).
* Sigma Theta Tau Gamma Lambda Chapter/University Southern Mississippi Nursing
Research Conference, Biloxi, (Nov, 1998).
*The Center for Nursing Research, research Roundtable, Hunter College, (March, 1998). Invited
Do we Always participate Knowingly? 7th NYU Rogerian Science Conference (June 1998).
Of Note
2001 AACN End of Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) first cohort trainee
fellowship
1998 New York University Nursing Alumni Association Doctoral Student Achievement Award
1998 New York University, Division of Nursing Martha E. Rogers Graduate Student Award
1998 Finalist (one of five) for Ninth Annual jointly sponsored Common Boundary & Institute
of Noetic Sciences Thesis/ Dissertation Award.
1996 Certificate of Appreciation, State University of New York, Health Science Center of
Brooklyn, College of Nursing, SUNY
1994 Certificate of Achievement, University Hospital of Brooklyn, SUNY, Department of
Nursing Services
1989 Certificate of Merit for Demonstrated Commitment to Excellence in Professional Nursing,
Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing, Hunter College
1985 Rookie of the Year, Cardiac Intensive Care, Tampa General Hospital, FL.
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