Faculty & Staff Directory

The career of Paula Timoney, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC, spans more than 35 years and demonstrates a sustained commitment to infants, families, and the education of nurse practitioners. She is a clinical associate professor in the Department of Graduate Studies and has extensive experience in neonatal nurse practitioner (NNP) education and practice. She has been the director of the NNP Program since 2012 and the director of the Master’s in Nursing Leadership program since 2018.

Dr. Timoney has enjoyed a progressive academic career that exemplifies a commitment to quality education in the specialty of nurse practitioner. Her academic achievements have been recognized by increasingly more complex assignments and positions within the School of Nursing. Her university service, in part, includes active participation on the Admissions and Academic Standards Committee, the Curriculum Committee, the Evaluation and Outcomes Committee, and as assistant presiding officer of the Faculty Assembly of the School of Nursing. She has also served as a senator at large representing the Health Sciences Center for Stony Brook University since 2015.

Her sponsored research in education includes projects that address the diverse learning needs of the distance education student. Many of her local, state, and national presentations have focused on the special needs of distance-learning students in asynchronous learning programs, best educational practices, human patient simulation, scope of practice, and risk management. In 2014, Dr. Timoney, along with her colleagues, received a $20,000 Innovative Instructional Technology Grant from the State University of New York (SUNY) to implement team-based learning into the curriculum of the NNP program.

Dr. Timoney’s philosophy of teaching, practice and research is based on mentorship to develop competent clinicians and leaders who can identify and evaluate the best evidence to inform their practice. The metric to determine competency is certification. In 1989, Dr. Timoney developed the first and only certification review course for neonatal nurse practitioners. The five-day conference continues annually and is widely recognized as the most comprehensive review for neonatal nurse practitioners.

Her experience as director of advanced practice providers at a freestanding pediatric hospital has been a jumping-off point for leadership roles in both state and national nursing organizations. Dr. Timoney’s service to the National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN) includes representation on the NANNP Council for four years, the co-chair of the 2014 task force to revise the NANN Education Standards and Curriculum Guidelines for NNP programs, the co-author of the 2012 NNP Workforce Survey Report, the NANN Nominations Committee, and the NANN Conference Planning Committee.

As a founding member of the Florida Association of NNPs (FANNP), Dr. Timoney served the organization in many capacities, including vice president, president, newsletter editor, and Conference Planning Committee member. She was most recently an at-large member of the board of directors. Dr. Timoney also represents FANNP on the Florida Coalition of Advanced Practice Nurses (FCAPN).

As a clinician, educator, and role model, Dr. Timoney has influenced many to improve the care of thousands of infants and children. Her overarching goal is to develop innovative strategies for effective teaching/learning in distance education programs to provide students with the skills and tools necessary to deliver safe, effective, and evidence-based care throughout their nursing careers.

Education

• BSN, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, 1980
• Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Certificate, All Children’s Hospital, St. Petersburg, FL, 1985
• Master’s in Nursing, University of Florida, 1995
• Doctor of Nursing Practice, Case Western Reserve University, 2011

Specialties

Neonatal advanced practice nursing and leadership.

Primary Teaching Areas

Doctor of Nursing Practice research seminars; Doctor of Nursing Practice synthesis; evidence-based practice; quality improvement; patient safety and healthcare technology; neonatal advanced theory and clinical practice; care of the childbearing family; and primary care of the high-risk neonate.

Research and Academic Interests

Online teaching pedagogies: team-based learning, collaborative testing, and incorporating technology into online courses.

Selected Research

2022 (Co-I) Promoting Provider Resilience via Communication, Self-Care, and Organizational Training Programs, Pati, S., PI, Bruckenthal, P., Whitney, C., Galiczewski, J., and Timoney, P.  HRSA-22-111, Award:  $2,280,633.

2014-2016 (PI) Timoney, PM. & Cavaliere, TA. “Implementation of Team-Based Learning in an Asynchronous Distance Education Graduate Nursing Course,” Stony Brook University, NY. Award: $20,000.

Selected Publications

Corallo, J., Bieda, A., Garland, M., Dowling, D., Timoney, PM. (2022). “The impact of a Donor Human Milk Program on the provision of mothers’ own milk at discharge in very low birth weight infants.”

Donnelly, S., Shaw, E., Timoney, PM., Foca, M., Hametz, P. (2020). Parents’ Assessment of an Advanced-Practice Nurse/Care Coordination Assistant Model Medical Care Coordination Program for Children with Medical Complexity, Journal of Pediatric Health Care.

Lawrence, KS., Reka, S., Vignesh, S., Timoney. PM. (2019). Effectiveness of a YouTube™ Patient Education Colon Cleanse Video, The Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (pending revision).

Akpan, U., Orth, E. Moore, R., Timoney, PM., Cavaliere, TA., Davila, RC., & Calhoun, DA. (2019). The

Hematopoietic System in A. Jnah & AN. Trembath (Editor). Fetal-Neonatal Physiology for the Advanced Practice Nurse. New York: Springer Publishing.

Kayton A, Timoney PM, Vargo L, Perez JA. (2018). Current Practices and Attitudes Regarding Use of Inhaled Nitric Oxide in the NICU: Results from a Survey of Members of the National Association of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners [published online ahead of print February 20, 2018]. Advances in Neonatal Care. 2018;18(2):88-97. https://doi.org/10.1097/ANC.0000000000000470.

Kayton A, Timoney PM, Vargo L, Perez JA. (2017). A Review of Oxygen Physiology and Appropriate Management of Oxygen Levels in Premature Neonates [published online ahead of print September 25, 2017]. Advances in Neonatal Care. 2018;18(2):98-104. https://doi.org/10.1097/ANC.0000000000000434.

Selected Presentations

Timoney, PM. (2021). APRN Roles, Certifications, and Scope. Florida Coalition of Advanced Practice Nurses Webinar. (Recorded)

Hays, S., Timoney, PM., Wright, A. (2020). APRN Roles: Four roles, four ways to care. Florida Coalition of Advanced Practice Nurses Webinar. (Recorded)

Donnelly, S., Timoney, PM., & Hametz, P. (2018). “An Evaluation of a Medical Care Coordination Program for Children with Medical Complexity.” Accepted for presentation: 27th Annual American Pediatric Surgical Nurses’ Association Conference, Palm Desert, CA.

Timoney, PM. & Cavaliere, TA. (2017). “The Use of Collaborative Testing to Enhance Learning in an Online Graduate Nursing Course.” Poster presentation, NANN 33rd Annual Education Conference, Providence, RI.

Timoney, PM. & Cavaliere, TA. (2017). “The Use of Collaborative Testing to Enhance Learning in an Online Graduate Nursing Course.” Podium presentation, AACN Masters Education Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Timoney, PM. & Cavaliere, TA. (2017). "Team-Based Learning: Its Use in Enhancing Learning in an Online Graduate Neonatal Pharmacology Course." Poster presentation, AACN Masters Education Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Major Accomplishments/Honors

DNP Faculty Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Teaching & Service, 2019

Center for Online Teaching Excellence (COTE) Fellow, 2016-present

Open SUNY Online Teaching Ambassador, 2016-present

Florida Coalition of Advanced Practice Nurses, FANNP Representative, 2016-present

Florida Association of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners, President, 1994-1995; BOD Member, 1990-93, 1996-97, 2013-17, 2018-2022

Kim Nolan Spirit Award, Florida Association of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners, 2014

National Association of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners, Southeastern Council Representative, 2010-13

DNP Program Director’s Award for Excellence, Case Western Reserve University, 2011

Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society, 1994-present