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U.S. Virgin Islands nurse practitioner and academic administrator From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Safiya George (formerly Dalmida) is a U.S. Virgin Islands nurse practitioner and academic administrator specialized in holistic health, spirituality, and HIV. She is the president-designate of the University of the Virgin Islands. George has served as the dean of the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing at Florida Atlantic University since 2018.
Safiya George | |
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6th President of University of the Virgin Islands | |
Designate | |
Assumed office August 2024 | |
Preceded by | David Hall |
Personal details | |
Education | University of the Virgin Islands Emory University |
George earned an A.S. (1997) and B.S. (1999) in nursing from the University of the Virgin Islands.[1][2] She completed a M.S. (2001) in nursing with a concentration in HIV/AIDS and oncology, a Ph.D. (2006) in nursing research, and a certificate (2006) in women's studies from Emory University.[1][3][2] Her dissertation was titled, Relationships Among Spirituality, Depression, Immune Status, and Health-related Quality of Life in Women with HIV.[4] Marcia McDonnell Holstad was her doctoral advisor.[4] George conducted a postdoctoral fellowship in religion and health at the Duke University in 2007.[3]
George is a nurse practitioner specialized in the areas of holistic health, spirituality, and HIV.[5] From 2008 to 2015, she was an assistant professor at Emory University.[1][2] In August 2015, she joined the University of Alabama as an associate professor and an assistant dean for research and director of scholarly affairs at the Capstone College of Nursing.[1][6][2] George was inducted as a fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners in 2018.[6] On July 8, 2018, she became the Holli Rockwell Trubinsky Eminent dean and professor of the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing at Florida Atlantic University.[1][7] In 2020, she was inducted as a distinguished fellow of the National Academies of Practice and as a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing in 2022.[5] In February 2023, she joined the board of directors of the nonprofit, Boca Helping Hands.[5] In February 2024, she was named as sixth president of the University of the Virgin Islands.[1] She is set to succeed David Hall in August 2024.[1]
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