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• Dr. Delgado is a Clinical Assistant Professor at East Carolina University's (ECU) College of Nursing (CON). Dr. Delgado is a nurse educator and nurse researcher with 20+ years of long-term care experience in New York(NY) and North Carolina (NC). Dr. Delgado is a member of ECU CON's Carolina Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) team. The Carolina GWEP team provides education throughout eastern NC related to healthy aging, dementia care, and IHI's 4Ms Framework. In addition to her role on the GWEP team, Dr. Delgado teaches pre-licensure first-semester nursing student didactic and clinical courses.Dr. Delgado earned her PhD in nursing from ECU CON in December 2022, with her doctoral studies research focusing on nursing staff identification of urinary tract infections in nursing homes. In 2022, she also completed the NC Area Health Education Center's Scholars program and the North Carolina Nurses Association's (NCNA) Leadership Academy.Dr. Delgado is a certified dementia practitioner (CDP) and a certified trainer for the National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioner's Alzheimer's disease and dementia care (ADDC) seminar, the prerequisite for CDP certification. She is also certified to teach Teepa Snow's Positive Approach to Care� methods.Dr. Delgado is a member of the NCNA and serves as Regional Engagement Coordinator for the Northeast Region (2023-2026). She is also a member of the following professional organizations: American Nurses Association, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society's Beta Nu Chapter, the Association for Leadership Science in Nursing, the Gerontoloigical Society of America, and Omicron Delta Kappa International Honor Society.