Pamela Cangelosi
Associate Professor

Unit: School of Nursing
Mail Stop: 3C4
Office Location: Robinson A 365
Phone: 703-993-1727
Email: pcangelo@gmu.edu

Having completed her own formal education through the career ladder approach, Dr. Cangelosi is involved in research related to articulation programs in nursing education with a special interest in RN to BSN/MSN education and second-degree baccalaureate nursing education. She has a special interest in researching and utilizing new nursing pedagogies in classroom and clinical classes.

Dr. Cangelosi is certified in medical-surgical nursing and primarily teaches courses in pathophysiology and nursing education. She is also a certified nurse educator through the National League for Nursing.

Recent Publications:

Cangelosi, P.R., Sorrell, J.M., & Crocker, S.V. (in press). Expert to novice: Clinicians learning new roles as clinical nurse educators. Nursing Education Perspectives.

Cangelosi, P.R. (2009). An ancient craft. Journal of Christian Nursing, 26(1), 56.

Cangelosi, P.R. (2008). Accelerated nursing students and theater students: Creating a safe environment by acting the part. Nursing Education Perspectives, 29, 342-346.

Cangelosi, P.R. (2008). Staged learning: Nursing and theater students' role
performance in a clinical skills lab. 24/7/365 International Journal for Healthcare & Humanities, 2(2), 7-11.

Sorrell. J.M., Cangelosi, P.R., Black, P.L., Bunty, K., Filak, C., Hobbs, D., & Sookratree, M.(2008). Evidence for promotion of non-tenured faculty. Nurse Educator, 33, 263-267.

Cangelosi, P.R., & Sorrell, J.M. (2008). Storytelling as an educational strategy for older adults with chronic illness. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 46(7), 19-22.

Cangelosi, P.R. (2008). Learning portfolios: Giving meaning to practice. Nurse Educator, 33, 125-127.

Cangelosi, P.R. (2007). Accelerated second-degree baccalaureate nursing programs: What is the significance of clinical instructors? Journal of Nursing Education 46, 400-405.

Cangelosi, P.R. (2007). Determined to care. Journal of Christian Nursing, 24, 216-217.

Cangelosi, P.R. (2007). Voices of graduates from second-degree baccalaureate nursing programs. Journal of Professional Nursing, 23, 91-97.

Cangelosi, P.R. (2006). Breathing life into the "killer course": The value of narratives in learning pathophysiology. Nurse Education in Practice, 6, 295-299.

Cangelosi, P.R. (2006). RN to BSN education: Creating a context that uncovers new possibilities. Journal of Nursing Education, 45, 177-181.

Cangelosi, P.R. & Embrey, C.N. (2006). The healing power of dogs: Cocoa's story. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 44(1), 17-20.

Cangelosi, P.R. & Whitt, K.J. (2006). Teaching through storytelling: An exemplar. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship, 3(1).

Cangelosi, P.R. (2006). A mentoring program for tenure-track faculty: One School's experience. In M. Oermann & K. Heinrich, (Eds.). Annual Review of Nursing Education. New York: Springer.

Educational Background:

• PhD George Mason University - Nursing Administration
• MSN Marymount University - Nursing Education
• BSN Shenandoah University
• ASN Shenandoah College