Event prompts faculty to write eBook, offer course in fall semester

RUTHERFORD – Following the success of Felician University’s first independent forensics event, faculty from the Schools of Nursing and Arts & Sciences co-authored and published an electronic book titled, “An Interdisciplinary and Interprofessional Forensic Simulation in Higher Ed.”

In this eBook, faculty members from the Schools of Nursing and Arts & Sciences share their experience hosting a student-focused forensic simulation in June 2022. The learning event involved Felician students across the disciplines of nursing, chemistry, and criminal justice

“Collaboration among students, especially across different disciplines, is a priority of Felician’s immersive experiential education,” said Dr. Daria Waszak, associate dean, School of Nursing. “Our interdisciplinary forensic simulation model offered students from three major departments the opportunity to combine their specialties and practice hands-on learning.”

Met with significant student participation and interest, the event also prompted faculty to develop a new forensics course in the form of a one-credit Interprofessional Forensic Lab, NURS 438. The course will be officially offered for the first time in fall 2023 for students in the disciplines of nursing, chemistry, or criminal justice.

An Interdisciplinary and Interprofessional Forensic Simulation in Higher Ed” is available for free in Apple Books, and is authored by Dr. Daria Waszak, professor Theresa Fanelli, Dr. Robert Keesey, Dr. Carleen Graham, Dr. Gina Robertiello, professor Mary Clare Smith, and two colleagues from Fairfield University (Conn.).

Its multimedia format, which includes videos, external links, illustrations, and more, allows readers to engage in a more comprehensive learning experience.

The eBook is available at
https://books.apple.com/us/book/an-interprofessional-and-interdisciplinary/id6445166379