Professional Interests:

Nursing Theory, Cancer Survivorship, Quality of Life and related concepts; Standardized Nursing Languages, Nursing Education, and Organizational Leadership, Clinical Areas include Oncology Nursing and Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing

Primary Teaching Areas:

• Nursing Theories

• Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice

• Interpersonal Dynamics

• Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

Selected Publications:

• Farren, A. T. (2010). Power in breast cancer survivors: A secondary analysis. Visions: The Journal of Rogerian Nursing Science,17, 29-43.

• Flanagan, J., Smith, M., Farren, A., Reis, P., & Wright, B. (2010). Appreciative inquiry for strategic planning. Visions: The Journal of Rogerian Nursing Science, 17, 19-28.

• Farren, A. T. (2010) Power, uncertainty, self-transcendence, and quality of life in breast cancer survivors. Nursing Science Quarterly, 23, 63-71.

• Farren, A. T. (2010) An educational strategy for teaching standardized nursing languages. International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classification, 21, 3-13.

• Farren, A. T. (2009). An oncology case study demonstrating the use of Rogers' Science of Unitary Human Beings and Standardized Nursing Languages. International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications, 20(1), 34-39.

Works in Progress:

(Book Author & Editor) Oncology Nursing: Case Studies and Analysis, Aims, IA: Wiley

Education:

• PhD: New York University, Research & Theory Development in Nursing

• MA: New York University, Advanced Nursing Science, Minors in Education & Administration

• BS: State University of New York, Nursing

• AAS: Long Island College Hospital School of Nursing, Nursing