Evidence-Based Practice

About Heather R. HallLinda A. Roussel

Dr. Hall is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor at the University of South Alabama College of Nursing in Mobile Alabama. She has worked as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner in a level III neonatal intensive care unit. Dr. Hall has taught evidence-based practice in nursing to undergraduate students advanced nursing research to graduate students and evidence-based practice and quality improvement in health care systems to doctoral students. In addition she serves as faculty advisor to doctoral students completing residency coursework. Dr. Hall has conducted quantitative qualitative and mixed methods research with families of children with developmental disabilities primarily autism spectrum disorders. Linda A. Roussel PhD RN NEA-BC CNL FAAN is a professor at the University of TexasHouston Cizik School of Nursing. She is an author and editor of several textbooksfocused on nursing administration and management the clinical nurse leader project managementand evidence-based practice. She is known for her experience with academic-practice partnershipsand curricular innovations including the development of the clinical nurse leader and Doctor ofNursing practice programs. An innovative academician she regularly presents at national and inter-national conferences and consults with nurse leaders in practice and academe. She is a fellow in theAmerican Academy of Nursing holds board certification in advanced nursing administrationand as a clinical nurse leader.