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Lisa Whitfield-Harris, PhD, MBA, RN, NEA-BC

Associate Dean, Academic Support & Services
Associate Professor

Contact Information

Lisa Whitfield-Harris, PhD, MBA, RN

901 Walnut Street
Suite 820
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Email Lisa Whitfield-Harris

215-503-5089
215-923-1468 fax

Associate Dean, Academic Support & Services
Associate Professor

Research & Clinical Interests

  • Public Health
  • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Healthcare
  • Health Disparities
  • Nursing Workforce
  • Transcultural Nursing
  • Nursing Student Experiences
  • Workplace Culture
  • Social Justice

Education

  • PhD, Duquesne University - 2016
  • Post Masters Certificate, University of Pennsylvania
  • MBA, LaSalle University - 2003
  • MSN, LaSalle University - 2001
  • BSN, West Chester University - 1991 

Publications

  • Tobias, J. DiDonato, S., Whitfield-Harris, L., Okupniak, C., Santuilli, G, Das, N., Marino, M. (2025). Creation of a novel virtual reality simulation to increase nursing skills in the management of workplace violence. Journal of Nursing Administration, 55(3), 152-156.
  • Demorest, D., Cook, C., Schenk, E., Whitfield-Harris, L., Earley, A. (2024). School of Nursing Climate Commitment: Nursing faculty bring climate to the classroom. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, (Special issue: The Intersection of Nursing Education, Public Health and Climate Change), 21, 1-18
  • Granda-Cameron, C., McLean Florence, Y., Whitfield-Harris, L., Kates, J., & Lenzo, J. (2022). Perceptions of clinical trial participation in African American cancer survivors and caregivers. Oncology Nursing Forum, 49(2), 113-124. Doi: 10.1188/22.ONF.113-124
  • Huerta, C., Whitfield-Harris, L., & Rogers, S. (2021). American Association of Colleges of Nursing [AACN] school of nursing diversity toolkit: Access & Success. AACN. 
  • Whitfield-Harris, L. (2020). Courage to stay: Resilience of African American nurse faculty to thrive in academia. In V. Njie-Carr & P. Sharps. (Eds). Disparities in academia: Accounting for the elephant on campus. New York, NY:Springer.
  • Whitfield-Harris, L. & Lockhart, J. (2017). The lived experience of Black nurse faculty in predominately White school of nursing. Journal of Transcultural Nursing. DOI: 10.1177/1043659617699064
  • Whitfield-Harris, L. & Lockhart, J. (2016). Workplace environment of African-American nurse faculty in predominately White schools of nursing. Association of Black Nursing Faculty, 27(2), 28-38.
  • Burger, K., Kramlich, D., Malitas, M., Whitfield-Harris, L. (2012). Application of the Symphonological approach to faculty-to-faculty incivility. Journal of Nursing Education, 53(10), 563-568.
  • Meghnai, S. H., Brooks, J. M., Gipson-Jones, T., Waite, R., Whitfield-Harris, L., & Deatrick, J. (2008). Patient-provider race-concordance: Does it matter in improving minority patients’ health outcomes?”. Ethnicity & Health, 14(1), 107-130.
  • Huerta, C., Whitfield-Harris, L., Rogers, S. (2020). Diversity Toolkit for Schools of Nursing: Access & Success. American Association of Colleges of Nursing [AACN] School of Nursing diversity toolkit. https://www.aacnnursing.org/Portals/42/Diversity/Diversity-Tool-Kit.pdf
  • Whitfield-Harris, L. (2020). Courage to stay: Resilience of African American nurse faculty to thrive in academia. In V. Njie-Carr & P. Sharps. (Eds). Disparities in academia: Accounting for the elephant on campus. New York, NY: Springer. 

LICENSURE

  • Registered Nurse, Pennsylvania & New Jersey

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Advanced Nurse Executive, American Nurses Credentialing Center
  • Caritas Caring Science, Watson Caring Institute

FUNDING (last five years)

  • PI, Josiah Macy's Foundation Eliminating Structural Racism in Nursing Academia: A Systems Change Approach to Anti-Racist Nursing Education
  • Co-I, Thomas Jefferson University College of Nursing Incorporating Virtual Reality into the BSN Program to Decrease Workplace Violence. PI: Stephen DiDonato; Team: Jane Tobias, Carole Okupniak
  • PI, Thomas Jefferson University Incorporating Emotional Intelligence into the Undergraduate and Graduate Nursing Curricula
  • Co-I, Philadelphia: Cities Changing Diabetes City of Hope: Latinos Preventing Diabetes-Partners/Prison Healthy Initiative Program PIs: Nilsa Graciani, Janice Miller
  • PI, Thomas Jefferson University Incorporating Emotional Intelligence into the Undergraduate and Graduate Nursing Curricula
  • Co-I, Stratton Foundation Understanding Baccalaureate Nursing Students/Recent Graduate perspectives on the transition to remote learning and the impact on academic success PI: Mary Hanson-Zalot. Team: Cecelia Borden, Kate Jalboot
  • Co-I, Thomas Jefferson University College of Nursing. Experiences of Workplace Violence of Nurses in an Urban Hospital PI: Steve DiDonato. Team: Jane Tobias, Carole Okupniak
  • Co-I, Thomas Jefferson University College of Nursing Understanding Baccalaureate Nursing Students’ perspectives on remote learning and academic success PI: Mary Hanson-Zalot. Team: Susan Egger, Mariann Kerr, Cecelia Borden, Kate Jalboot
  • PI, Thomas Jefferson University Using a Culturally Tailored Mobile Digital Teaching Tool and Social Media to Improve Engagement of African Americans in Clinical Trials
  • Co-I, Stratton Foundation The Student Success Initiative Program (SSIP), Phase 1 PI: Mary Hanson-Zalot. Team: Susan Egger, Mariann Kerr, Cecelia Borden, Kate Jalboot
  • Co-I, Thomas Jefferson University Empowerment Through Engagement: African Americans as Partners in Clinical Trials,PI: Clara Granda-Cameron. Team: Yvonne Florence, Jeannette Kates, Jessica Lenzo

AWARDS & HONORS (selected)

  • 2024, Fellow, NIH, Environmental health research institute for nurse and clinical scientists
  • 2023, Excellence in climate leadership award, American Public Health Association
  • 2023, Fellow, American Association of Colleges (Elevating Leaders in Academic Nursing(
  • 2022, National Appointment, Essentials Domain Working Group, American Association of Colleges of Nursing
  • 2021, Fellow, Alliance of nurses for healthy environments, environmental health
  • 2020, Fellow, Alliance of Nurses for healthe enviroments, environmental health
  • 2018, National Appointment, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Group
  • 2018, Recognition, National Organization for Nurse Practititioner Faculties Mission Statement (Dissertation Results)
  • 2001, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
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