Brigit Carter, PhD, MSN, RN, CCRN

Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer

Durham, North Carolina

United States, North America

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Cohort Year:

2017

Bio

Dr. Brigit Carter, Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer joined American Association of Colleges in Nursing (AACN) February 2023. She is Professor Emerita at the Duke University School of Nursing where she served as the Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion from 2018-2023. From 2015-2018 she served as the Director of the DUSON Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) program.

Brigit earned her BSN at North Carolina Central University (NCCU) in 1998, a Master of Science in Nursing Education from University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2002 and PhD in Nursing from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2009. Her current educational research is focused on understanding experiences of students with microaggressions and development of strategies to mitigate the impact of microaggressions. She also has a focus on strategies to increase historically marginalized students in nursing and understand individual level social determinants that are barriers to achieving nursing education.

Brigit is a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing, an Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity, and a Duke Teaching for Equity fellow. She retired from the U. S. Navy as a Commander after 28 years of service in January 2018.

Professional Interests & Expertise

Advocacy,Anti-Racism,Diversity Equity & Inclusion Training,Education,Leadership,Nursing,Pediatrics

Organization

American Association of Colleges of Nursing

Equity Talk

Learn more about Brigit's work:

Interview

Social Mission and Equity in Nursing Education: Celebrating National Nurses Month with Brigit Carter, PhD, MSN, RN, CCRN

Award

Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Award for Individual Excellence

Journal Article

NICU Fathers: Improving the Quality of Paternal Support in the NICU

Journal Article

Neonatal Thermoregulation: A Golden Hour Protocol Update

Journal Article

Rewriting the Microaggression Narrative: Enhancing Nursing Students’ Ability to Respond

Journal Article

Launching the Reduction of Peripartum Racial/Ethnic Disparities Bundle: A Quality Improvement Project

Journal Article

Achieving diversity, inclusion and equity in the nursing workforce

Journal Article

Looking backwards to move forward: Using a social mission lens in nursing education

Framework

Creating a culture that values diversity and inclusion: An action-oriented framework for schools of nursing

Guidebook

Primary Care’s Role in Achieving Health Equity: A Guidebook to the Health Equity Curricular Toolkit

Journal Article

Golden Hour Protocol for Preterm Infants: A Quality Improvement Project

Literature Review

Substance Use Education in Schools of Nursing: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Perspective

Building a Community of Health Professionals to Establish a Shared Learning Experience in Psychiatry and Substance Use Disorders for Health Professions Students

See All of Brigit's Work