Carolyn E. Bradley
Associate Professor of Nursing
Concentration Director
Director of Graduate Online Nursing Programs
Carolyn E. Bradley
Associate Professor of Nursing
Concentration Director
Director of Graduate Online Nursing Programs
Carolyn Bradley is an Associate Professor of Nursing and the Director, Online Graduate Programs at Quinnipiac University. Carolyn teaches in the DNP program. She is experienced in academia, professional development, leadership, and clinical practice with over 28 years in adult critical care nursing. She is certified as a Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) and is also employed at Yale New Haven Hospital with a focus on quality improvement initiatives.
Carolyn's areas of scholarly interest are interprofessional communication in the intensive care unit, and family presence during cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Carolyn's work is disseminated on the local, regional, national, and international levels. She received a national Research Poster Award from AACN for her original, grant-funded research from Sigma Theta Tau entitled: The Perceptions of Adult Hospitalized Patients on Family Presence during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.
Carolyn is the recipient of the Nightingale Award in Nursing, the Donna Diers' Speaking of Nursing Award, and the Marge Funk Nursing Research Award. She is published in the American Journal of Critical Care, Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, and American Nurse Today. Carolyn is an author and associate editor for the upcoming Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Sixteenth Edition. Carolyn enjoys volunteer work with AACN as a Peer Manuscript Reviewer for Critical Care Nurse, and recently joined the National League for Nursing (NLN) Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation Mid-Cycle Review Subcommittee.
Carolyn's areas of scholarly interest are interprofessional communication in the intensive care unit, and family presence during cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Carolyn's work is disseminated on the local, regional, national, and international levels. She received a national Research Poster Award from AACN for her original, grant-funded research from Sigma Theta Tau entitled: The Perceptions of Adult Hospitalized Patients on Family Presence during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.
Carolyn is the recipient of the Nightingale Award in Nursing, the Donna Diers' Speaking of Nursing Award, and the Marge Funk Nursing Research Award. She is published in the American Journal of Critical Care, Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, and American Nurse Today. Carolyn is an author and associate editor for the upcoming Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Sixteenth Edition. Carolyn enjoys volunteer work with AACN as a Peer Manuscript Reviewer for Critical Care Nurse, and recently joined the National League for Nursing (NLN) Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation Mid-Cycle Review Subcommittee.
Education
- BS, Hartwick College
- MSN, St. Joseph's College
- DNP, Loyola University
Areas of Expertise
- Critical Care Nursing
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Leadership
- Quality Improvement
Organization
- Nursing
Office Location
- Medicine, Nursing, Health Sci 470M
Mail Drop
- NH-HSC
Quinnipiac Today
Experience
Quinnipiac University
Associate Professor of Nursing
Hamden, CT
2022 - Present
University of New England
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Portland, Maine
2013 - 2015
Yale New Haven Hospital
Nursing Professional Development Specialist, Heart and Vascular Center
New Haven, CT
2010 - Present
Selected Publications
Peer Reviewed Journal Article
Trauma-informed leadership strategies to improve baccalaureate nursing student engagement and well-being, Journal of Professional Nursing
Bradley, C., & Traister, T.
(2025)
Peer Reviewed Poster
Leadership Strategies to Improve Hand Hygiene Performance
Willmott, I., & Bradley, C.
NDNQI and Press Ganey Clinical Community (Invited), NDNQI and Press Ganey (2025)
Conference Presentation
Student’s Reflective Signature Work: A Transformative Instrument of Renewal
Barrere, C., & Bradley, C.
American Holistic Nursing Association Conference , Rochester, Minnestoa, Professional Organization (2024)
Conference Presentation
Leadership Strategies to Improve Hand Hygiene Performance
Willmott, I., & Bradley, C.
16th annual Janet Parkosewich YSN/YNHHS Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference, Orange, CT, Yale New Haven Health & Yale University (2024)
Conference Presentation
Trauma-Informed Leadership Strategies to Improve Undergraduate Nursing Student Engagement and Wellbeing
Bradley, C. & Traister, T.
Innovate to Elevate, Orlando, FL, Wolters Kluwer - Nurse Tim (2024)
Peer Reviewed Poster
Leadership Strategies to Improve Hand Hygiene Performance
Willmott, I., & Bradley, C.
ANCC Magnet Conference, New Orleans, LA (2024)
Conference Presentation
Improving the quality of interdisciplinary communication through bedside rounds on an intensive care unit
Bradley, C.
Collaboration Across Border VIII: Hope and Trust in Health and Social Care, Toronto, Canada (2023)
Conference Presentation
Improving NCLEX Success through Innovative Remediation and Review Strategies, A Pilot Project
Bradley, C. & Rizzo, E.
AACN's Transform 2023 Conference, Lake Buena Vista, FL, American Association of Colleges of Nursing (2023)
Conference Presentation
Integrating Holistic Patient-and Family-Centered Care into Senior BSN Student Emergency Management Education
Bradley, C.
AACN's Transform 2023 Conference, Lake Buena Vista, FL, American Association of Colleges of Nursing (2023)
Peer Reviewed Presentations
Improving the Quality of Interdisciplinary Communication through Bedside Rounds on a Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit
Bradley, C.
Connecticut Research Alliance, 26th Annual Evidence Based Practice Conference, Hartford, CT (2022)
Peer Reviewed Poster
Improving Resuscitation Team Performance through Defining Intensive Care Unit Nurse Roles and Responsibilities.
DeVaux, L., Sowell, B., Hilliard, A., Cutillo, R., Carbone, J., Sigovitch, K., & Bradley, C.
Connecticut Research Alliance, 26th Annual Evidence Based Practice Conference, Hartford, CT (2022)