President's Message

Greetings to all 1,024 Eastern Nursing Research Society (ENRS) members. I am so proud to write this newsletter as your 22nd ENRS President and represent nurse scientists and scholars from the Northeast Region. We are certainly an impressive and growing society! In this newsletter, I provide recent updates on the activities of the ENRS Executive Board and management firm, and a personal reflection on slowing down.

 Well, we are off to a great start. During the past two months, we have worked closely with Carolyn Lagermasini, President of Association & Conference Group (ACG). Carolyn and members of the ACG team have an eight-year history with ENRS as our management firm, and they are committed to facilitating the continued growth of ENRS. Carolyn’s commitment includes in-kind support for the design and development of a new ENRS website, and this exciting work will begin in fall 2026. She has also implemented quality improvement plans with new and improved administrative processes for communications and the marketing of ENRS. Thank you, Carolyn and ACG!

 We welcome Maya N. Clark-Cutaia, PhD, ACNP-BC, FAAN, FADLN, to the Executive Board of ENRS as Member-at-Large to the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) Committee. Dr. Clark-Cutaia previously served as Chair of the IDEA Committee. She was approved by a board vote on June 9, 2026, to serve as Board Liaison to the IDEA Committee for the 2026-2027 term. We thank Mitchell J. Wharton, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN, for their board service as Member-at-Large to the IDEA Committee during 2025-2026.

 Among the strategic goals of ENRS is collaboration with other regional societies to leverage synergies among interest groups. I meet monthly with the leadership of our regional societies, and the next meeting is scheduled for June 16, 2026. On behalf of our 17 ENRS RIGs, opportunities for greater engagement in the regional societies will be discussed. In partnership with our RIG Liaison, Louise Reagan, PhD, APRN, ANP-BC, FAAN, FAANP, we will report back with plans for actionable items.

 As noted in my first newsletter (May/June 2026), the work of the 39th Annual Scientific Sessions of the ENRS Conference Planning Committee has begun. We are fortunate to have the ENRS President-Elect, Susan DeSanto-Madeya, PhD, RN, FPCN, FAAN, leading this charge. One update – we have increased the number of conference planning committee members for abstract review and slotting due to the increasing number of abstracts received during recent years.

 Now I am moving on to my personal reflection. I recently took part in a leadership training session through the Institute for Policy Solutions. The topic of slowing down emerged and this is a word that is not typically part of my vocabulary or the vocabulary of many colleagues. Yet, rest and slowing down are repeatedly shown to be an essential part of success.

 My hope is for all of us to spend time connecting with others and enjoying outdoor activities or any other activity we genuinely enjoy, as we approach warmer weather and extra daylight hours. My plans for outdoor activities include attending baseball games (promise - no favorite teams will be named). I enjoy the camaraderie, cheering for rising and struggling players, and the opportunity to step away from my computer. In the words of Maya Angelou, let us all try and take one day away this summer.

 “Every person needs to take one day away. A day in which no problems are confronted, no solutions searched for. Each of us needs to withdraw from the cares which will not withdraw from us.” - Maya Angelou

 Best wishes,

Ann-Margaret Navarra, PhD, CPNP-PC, FAAN
President, Eastern Nursing Research Society