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NJCU Nursing Chair Elected to N.J. State Nurses Association Board of Directors

Dr. Carol S. Kleinman, RN, CNAA, chair of the New Jersey City University Department of Nursing, has been elected to the New Jersey State Nurses Association (NJSNA) Board of Directors. Her three-year term began on August 1.

A constituent member of the American Nurses Association, the NJSNA is comprised of approximately 4,000 members. The NJSNA advances the profession, delineating the practice of nursing through standard setting, education and research, formulating public policy, and fostering excellence and quality of health delivery in the State.

The chair of NJCU’s Department of Nursing since 2006, Dr. Kleinman had most recently served as director of Health System Administration Programs for Seton Hall University, 1999-2006; director of Health Services Administration for Nebraska Health Services, 1997-1999; and vice president of Behavioral Health Services at Broward General Medical Center, 1993-1996.

Currently a consultant to South University Online and Laureate, Inc., Dr. Kleinman, in addition to teaching at NJCU, has taught at Walden University, Seton Hall University, the School of Nursing of Christ Hospital, Essex County College, Clarkson College, Barry University, and City College of New York.

Dr. Kleinman has written for such peer-reviewed publications as JONA’s Healthcare Law, Ethics, and Regulation, Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, Journal of Nursing Administration, Hospital Topics, and the Journal of Health Administration.

A Keyport resident, Dr. Kleinman holds a Ph.D. from Florida Institute of Technology, a master of science degree from Adelphi University, and a bachelor of science degree from State University of New York at Stony Brook.

News releases by Ellen Wayman-Gordon, and Kelly Resch, Office of Public Information.