- Phone: (585) 276-6301
- Office: HWH 4W131
- Email: Mary Susan Stanek
Mary Susan Stanek, PhD, MSN/Ed, RN
- Director, Center for Lifelong Learning
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing
Education
- PhD in Nursing and Health Science, 2020. University of Rochester. Rochester, NY
- Masters in Nursing Education, 2012. Roberts Wesleyan College. Rochester, NY
- BS in Nursing, 2010. Roberts Wesleyan College. Rochester, NY
- AAS in Nursing, 2002. Monroe Community College. Rochester, NY
- AS in Business Administration, 1990. Community College of the Finger Lakes. Canandaigua, NY
Bio
Susan Stanek, PhD, MSN/Ed, RN, is an assistant professor of clinical nursing at the University of Rochester School of Nursing. Stanek currently teaches in the MNE and DNP programs with a concentration on statistics and evidence-based practice. In addition to her teaching role, Stanek serves as director of the Center for Lifelong Learning and instructional design coordinator for the PhD program at the School of Nursing. She specializes in education with a master's in nursing education and supports students with data management and DNP project planning. Her courses and research completed in the PhD program gave her the skills and desire to teach others how to ask questions, find the best evidence, synthesize the information, and use that information to improve practice and inform policy. As a member of the educational innovation team, she’s creative in helping others prepare/present information to students. Stanek has received various awards since joining the UR School of Nursing faculty. Most recently, she was honored with the Josephine Craytor Nursing Faculty Award, which recognizes outstanding nurse educators and provides an annual monetary award to further the professional development and research efforts of exceptional nursing faculty.