Nursing Department
Wilson Hall Room 216
Commencement Livestream & Online Program
Celebrate the Class of 2025 from anywhere! Watch the livestream and view the online programs.
Undergraduate Ceremony
11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Online program
Graduate Ceremony
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Online program
Jamie RiveraDepartment Chair & Associate Professor
Biography
Specializing in pediatrics, Dr. Rivera currently works as a nurse in a pediatric emergency department and urgent care. She holds multiple certifications relating to pediatrics advanced life support, pediatric emergency care, and trauma.
Education
University of Connecticut, enrolled in PhD in nursing
Areas of Research
NURS0315 Psychiatric Nursing (Theory, Clinical)
NURS0320 Nursing Care of the Women & Children (Theory, SimLab, Clinical)
Community Engagement
- Emergency Response Team (ERT)
- Co-chair of Admissions & Academic Policy Committee
- Member of Curriculum Committee
Professional Service
- Registered Nurse; Specialization: Pediatrics
- Board Certified Certification by AANC in Pediatric Nursing (PNBC)
Certifications:
- Pediatrics Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- Emergency Nurse Pediatric Certified (ENPC)
- Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)
- Practice: Per Diem staff nurse at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center ED
Professional Associations
- ENA
- Sigma Theta Tau
Continuing education
- Connecticut Children’s Medical Center – per diem staff nurse in the ED
- March 2015 – Conference – Drug Addicted Mother and the Newborn
Presentation
- Beta-Zeta Scholarship Day
- Title of Presentation – Pediatric Behavioral Health in the ED – The New Normal?
