Carol Polifroni

Carol Polifroni is an experienced administrator, educator and consultant. She is an Emeritus Professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Connecticut and directs the University’s Office of Clinical Placement Coordination. Carol’s research is on meaning and joy in the workplace and learning science across all levels of learners. She has a consistent record of continued federal funding for workforce diversity and preparation of nurse educators.  She is the co-editor and author of the only anthology of Philosophy of Science in the discipline of nursing which is used throughout the international world of higher education. She has taught PhD and DNP students for the past several decades and served as major advisor for more than 30 PhD students. 

She was a Magnet Appraiser through the American Nurses Credentialing Center, Magnet Recognition Program for 23 years. Carol is noted for her leadership ability as evidenced by her recent role as Dean of the School of Nursing at UConn, and  her professional organization leadership activities as Past President of Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Theta Tau Mu Chapter and the Connecticut Nurses Association. She was inducted as a fellow in the American Academy of Nurse Educators. Carol earned her baccalaureate degree in nursing from Saint Anselm College, her master's from New York University in nursing and biophysical pathology, and her doctorate from Rutgers: The State University of New Jersey in administration and curriculum theory and development.