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

Brigit Carter is the Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer at American Association of Colleges of Nursing. Previously she was an Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion at Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON). She joined DUSON in 2010 and taught in the MSN and DNP programs.

Brigit has increased nursing education opportunities for students from historically marginalized backgrounds, including underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities. She is the project director and academic coordinator of the Health Resources and Services Administration Nursing Workforce Diversity grant at the School of Nursing—the Academy for Academic and Social Enrichment and Leadership Development for Health Equity II.

She earned a BSN from North Carolina Central University, an MSN from University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and a PhD in nursing from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Brigit retired from the U. S. Navy Reserves with 28 years of active and reserve service.

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