Latin America Colleague Connections

SIDE BY SIDE WITH JEAN WATSON in my professional and personal life* written by Maria Ribeiro Lacerda, RN, Ms, PHd Universidade Federal do Paraná UFPR · Department of Nursery BRAZIL …

Mary-Beth Desmond, PhD, RN, AHN-BC

Mary-Beth Desmond, PhD, RN, AHN-BC Assistant Professor MSN Graduate Program Director Lewis University College of Nursing and Health Sciences WCSI Caritas Coach® WCSI Postdoctoral Caring Science Scholar  Postdoc Scholar Presentation   …

Caritas Healing Connections

May 16, 2026 | Agenda & Theme We invite you to join us monthly for a chance to return to your Caritas Community to share and reconnect.Bringing the Peace and …

Coming Home: Healing the Sacred Circle of Life-Death

Coming Home: Healing the Sacred Circle of Life-Death 6 Week Online Course  |  Jan 29 – Mar 12, 2022 “We work within the great circle of life-death. This reality recognizes …

Gayle Novack, BSN, HNB-BC

Gayle Novack, BSN, HNB-BC WCSI Faculty Associate WCSI Caritas Coach® Master of Arts Organizational Management HeartMath Trainer Gayle Novack is Chief Nursing Officer at Ascension St. John Hospital in Detroit, …

Priscilla Javed, DNP, RN, CENP, FACHE

Priscilla Javed, DNP, RN, CENP, FACHE Caritas Coach® KP CCEP Faculty HeartMath Certified Trainer WCSI Caring Science Postdoctoral student Adjunct Faculty, University of San Francisco Faculty Associate of Watson Caring …

Barbara B. Brewer, PhD, RN, MALS, MBA, FAAN

Barbara B. Brewer, PhD, RN, MALS, MBA, FAAN WCSI Board Member WCSI Faculty Associate WCSI Caritas Coach® With over 47 years of experience as a nurse, health care administrator, clinical …

WCSI Scholarships

WCSI Scholarships The John M Kertland Scholarship specifically for applicants accepted in the Caritas Coach Educational Program® Deadlines to apply:  March 1 for May CCEP enrollment January 15 for March …

Cheryl T. Handy MN, RN, NE-BC, HMCT

Cheryl T. Handy MN, RN, NE-BC, HMCT WCSI CCEP® Faculty WCSI Caritas Coach® WCSI Faculty Associate WCSI Board Member HeartMath® Certified Trainer Associate Nurse Executive Atlanta VA Healthcare System, Retired …

Anna Biley, Dip. N, MSc (Nursing), DCS

Anna Biley Dip. N, MSc (Nursing) Doctorate Caring Science WCSI CCEP® Faculty WCSI Caritas Coach® WCSI Global Associate WCSI Postdoctoral Scholar England At the age of 20 I had my …

Regional Caring Science Consortia

WCSI Regional Caritas Consortia™ Event DatesFriday, May 29th – California | 9:00 AM – 1 PM PSTFriday, June 5th – Florida | 4:30 – 6 PM ESTWednesday, May 27 – …

Become an Affiliate

Become a Watson Caring Science Affiliate”In this era in human history, what is happening demands an expanded, and dramatically different, unitary worldview. New evidentiary models are needed that align traditional …

Holly Wei, PhD, RN, CPN, NEA-BC, FAAN

Holly Wei, PhD, RN, CPN, NEA-BC, FAAN Professor, Assistant Dean for the PhD Program University of Louisville School of Nursing   Caritas Colleague Dr. Wei is a Professor and Assistant …

Christine Griffin, PhD, RN, NPD-BC, CPN

Christine Griffin, PhD, RN, NPD-BC, CPN WCSI CCEP® Faculty WCSI Caritas Coach® Caritas Leader® Faculty Master HeartMath Trainer WCSI Faculty Associate Caritas Colleague Christine Griffin is the Executive Director and …

Grissel Hernandez, PHD, MPH, RN, HNB-BC

Grissel Hernandez, PHD, MPH, RN, HNB-BC WCSI Faculty Associate WCSI Board Member WCSI Caritas Coach® Executive Director, Center for Education & Professional Development Stanford Health Care, Stanford, CA  Caritas Colleague …

Gwendolyn Kinney, RN, MSN

Gwendolyn Kinney, RN, MSN Caritas Coach HeartMath Trainer Encore Careerist Caritas Colleague Gwendolyn Kinney has had over 40 years of nursing experience as a critical care staff nurse, outpatient director, …

Reflection on Nursing Science

The following reflection was written by Shelly Kolb, who is currently enrolled in the innagural cohort at the Sacramento campus for the RN-TO-BSN program at Samuel Merritt University. She is …

Joyce Perkins, PhD, MS, MA, RN, AHN-BC, CHTP, RMP-T

Joyce Perkins, PhD, MS, MA, RN, AHN-BC, CHTP, RMP-T Associate Professor Department of Nursing, St. Catherine University, St Paul, MN Group Fitness Instructor (ACE Certified) Rochester Athletic Club, Rochester, MN …

Chantal Cara, RN, PHD, FAAN

Chantal Cara, RN, PHD, FAAN Faculty of Nursing Université de Montréal Québec, Canada Dr. Chantal Cara is currently a full professor at the Faculty of Nursing, Université de Montréal in …

Personal Profile

My entire life career has been devoted to the phenomena of human caring, and inner subjective feelings, emotions and experiences. I have sought, through my writings and publications and teaching …