M. Patricia Quigley

Fogarty Life Science 113 (401) 456-8013 (401) 456-9735 mquigley@ric.edu

Academic Background

• Diploma, South Side Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
• B.S.N. University of Pittsburgh
• MN.Ed. University of Pittsburgh
• Ph.D. University of Rhode Island

Areas of Interest

• Heart disease in the adult population
• Heart disease in women
• Cardiac rehabilitation
• Teaching baccalaureate students via simulation


• Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)Technology in Clinical Teaching


• Nurse educator role

Recent Scholarly Activity

• 2008: Faculty Development Award: Participating in a WISER Simulation Center Symposium: Learning from the Experts


• 2008: Faculty Development Award: Integration of Personal Digital Assistant technology into the School of Nursing Curriculum.


• 2007: 39th Biennial Convention Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing: Vision to Action, Global Health Through Collaboration, Baltimore, MD. Oral presentation with Dr. Anne E.S. Carty: Integrating Simulation into a Nursing Curriculum: Faculty Perspective.


• Eastern Nursing Research Society presentation on Women’s Coping with Cardiac Rehabilitation.
• Regional Family and Consumer Science conference presentation on cardiac health.
• Nursing Made Incredibly Easy article related to cardiac valvular disorders.
• Completed research study with Dr. Anne Carty entitled: Integrating simulation into a nursing curriculum: The faculty perspective. (2007).