- Faculty Mentor
- APRN Curriculum and Competency
- Neonatal Clinical Practice
Michele Kacmarcik Savin, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC, CNE, FAWHONN
Associate Professor
Program Director- Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Contact Information
Associate Professor
Program Director- Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Research & Clinical Interests
Education
- DNP, Thomas Jefferson University (2017)
- MSN, University of Pennsylvania (1992)
Most Recent Peer-Reviewed Publications
Bell, T., Farmer, M., Fitzgerald, J., Hoffman, J., Hull, W., Jones, J., Savin, M. (2026). A Collaborative Writing Group Model for Nurse Practitioner Faculty. Nurse Educator, June 2026, DOI:10.1097/NNE.0000000000002211
Certifications
- Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program, Regional Trainer
- Certified Nurse Educator
Professional Memberships
- National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN)
- Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)
- Academy of Neonatal Nursing (ANN)
- Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Sigma)
- National Association of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners (NANNP)
- National League for Nursing (NLN)
- National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculty (NONPF)
Funding
- 2018-2020, Co- Investigator, “Innovation Applied to Maintain APRN Clinical Competency when Interfacing with an Academic Environment” Jefferson College of Nursing
- 2017, Investigator, “Utilization of Care by Infants with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome in Delaware”, DNP Practice Inquiry Research Project
- 2013-2014, Investigator, "Barriers to Pursuit of Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Role”, Research project in the Neonatal Intensive Care, Christiana Care Health Services
- 2009, Co-Investigator, “Timing of Interpregnancy Preconception Counseling After a Premature Birth”, Research project in the Neonatal Intensive Care, Christiana Care Health Services
Selected AWARDS & HONORS
2026, Jefferson University Provost’s Award for Service to the Profession
2023, Fellow, Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (FAWHONN)
2021, National Association of Neonatal Nurses NNP Excellence Award
2020-2021, Jefferson College of Nursing Leadership Development Program
2019, Thomas Jefferson University Award for Outstanding Teaching
2017, Susan Schrand Award for Professionalism, Leadership and Advocacy, Jefferson College of Nursing
2016, March of Dimes Graduate Nursing Scholarship Award
2015, Academy of Neonatal Nurses Excellence in Clinical Practice Award
2015-2017, Pennsylvania Higher Education Foundation and Independence Blue Cross Grant Scholar