Joanne P. Robinson was named the inaugural dean of the new School of Nursing at Rutgers University-Camden in New Jersey. She has been serving as interim dean since the new nursing school was approved last summer. Previously, she was chair of the department of nursing at the university. The new School of Nursing plans to add master’s degree programs in clinical specialties and a doctoral program.
Dr. Robinson is a graduate of William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey. She holds a master’s degree in community health nursing from Rutgers University. She earned a second master’s degree in social gerontology and a Ph.D. in nursing at the University of Pennsylvania.