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Mary Burns
Mary Burns is a mother of three, a science teacher at Hopatcong High School, and has been involved in addiction advocacy since her son’s death. Her book, Saving Eric, was awarded the International Firebird Award in the Addiction and Recovery Category in July 2023. In 2017 she was honored as an Advocacy Leader by the New Jersey chapter of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence. She also helped spearhead an annual awareness walk called “Changing the Face of Addiction”, to help change the stigma of addiction and support the long-term treatment needed by those who are trying to recover from this devastating disease.
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Publication(s):
Mary Burns, Saving Eric: A Mother's Journey through Her Son's Addiction (©2020):
https://library.berkeley.org/#section=resource&resourceid=765712751¤tIndex=0&view=fullDetailsDetailsTab
Burns, Mary, Changing the Face of Addiction (2024, Feb. 1). NJEA. https://www.njea.org/changing-the-face-of-addiction/
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NANCY ROBLES Nancy Robles was born in Costa Rica and moved to the United States in 1981, where she experienced poverty and violence. She worked tirelessly to obtain two degrees from Berkeley College, as well as a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree. Nancy has embraced a journey to recovery from generational trauma and abuse. She is a resilient survivor, social justice warrior, mental health advocate, leader, and disruptor. She has crafted a powerful narrative in The Many Pieces of Me, an inspiring story and testament to the strength that education, resilience, and advocacy can bring to one's life. |
Publication:
Nancy Robles. The Many Pieces of Me. ©2023.
https://library.berkeley.org/#section=resource&resourceid=746242097¤tIndex=3&view=fullDetailsDetailsTab
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Amy Soricelli |
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Amy Soricelli has been published in numerous publications and anthologies including Remington Review, Corvus Review, The Westchester Review, Deadbeats, Long Island Quarterly, Voice of Eve, Thirty West, Yellow Arrow, Literati Magazine, The Muddy River Poetry Review, Pure Slush, Glimpse Poetry, Cider Press Review, That Plane is Not a Star (chapbook) Dancing Girl Press 4/2024, Carmen Has no Umbrella but Went for Cigarettes Anyway (chapbook) Dancing Girl Press, October, 2021, Sail Me Away (chapbook) Dancing Girl Press, 2019. Nominated by Billy Collins for Aspen Words Emerging Writer's Fellowship 2019, Nominated for Pushcart Prize, 2021 and for Sundress Publications "Best of the Net" 2020, 2013. Recipient of the Grace C. Croff Poetry Award, Herbert H. Lehman College, 1975.
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Barbara Crump, PhD, RN, NP-C, AOCNP Certified Adult Nurse Practitioner-American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse Practitioner (AOCNP)-Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN NURSING RESEARCH
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Publication(s):
Crump, Barbara V. (2024). From GED to PhD: My journey toward becoming an extraordinary woman. https://library.berkeley.org/#section=resource&resourceid=740887067¤tIndex=0&view=allCopiesDetailsTab
Dissertation focused: Grounded Theory: Model for Dignity Care During End-of-Life Care:
Title of Dissertation: Exploring Nurses’ Perceptions of Dignity During End-of-Life Care
Patient Dignity: Exploring oncology Nurses’ Perceptions during end-of-life care.
CJON.ONS.ORG JUNE 2019, VOL,23 NO.3 CLINICAL JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY NURSING
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Dr. Kirk A Johnson (he/him/his) is an Assistant Professor of Justice Studies and Medical Humanities at Montclair State University and is an adjunct professor of General Education at Berkeley College, where he teaches courses such as Introduction to Ethics and Introduction to Philosophy. He received his BA in Religious Studies from Seton Hall University, Masters of Divinity (MDiv) from Drew Theological School, and his Doctorate in Medical Humanities (DMH) from Drew University. He is a member of the American Society of Bioethics and Humanities. He serves as a member of the Atlantic Health Systems Bioethics Committee, former Assistant Director of the Medical Humanities program at Drew University, and fellow emeritus of The American Heart Association’s Multicultural Initiatives Leadership Fellowship Program. |
Some Publications:
Johnson, Kirk A. "A Black Theological Response to Race-Based Medicine: Reconciliation in Minority Communities." Journal of Religion and Health, vol. 56, no. 3, 2017, pp. 1096-1110. ProQuest, http://ezproxy.library.berkeley.org/login?qurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.proquest.com%2Fscholarly-journals%2Fblack-theological-response-race-based-medicine%2Fdocview%2F1879377309%2Fse-2%3Faccountid%3D38129, doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-017-0373-5
Johnson, Kirk A.. Medical Stigmata: Race, Medicine, and the Pursuit of Theological Liberation, Springer Singapore Pte. Limited, 2018. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/berkeleycollege-ebooks/detail.action?docID=5553604
Johnson, Kirk. “Racial Equity: A pedagogical approach.” Transforming Health Care Education: Applied Lessons Leading to a Deeper Moral Reflection, edited by Philip C. Scibilia & Dominic P. Scibilia, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2020, pp. 53-62.
Johnson, Kirk. “Implementing Racial Equity Training in Medical School Curriculum”. Transforming Health Care Education: Applied Lessons Leading to a Deeper Moral Reflection, edited by Philip C. Scibilia & Dominic P. Scibilia, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2020, pp. 43-52.
