Biography
I am a nursing executive with more than three decades of experience leading clinical transformation across complex multi-specialty health systems. I am recognized for my expertise in regulatory readiness, operational turnaround, employee engagement, and patient safety, consistently delivering measurable outcomes in both stable and transitioning environments. A proven healthcare turnaround specialist, I operate at the intersection of strategic vision and hands-on implementation, building high-performing teams and cultures of accountability that elevate both the patient and caregiver experience and transform healthcare organizations into high-performing, patient-centered environments.
Positions
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Interim Chief Nursing Officer
Background
Education and Training
- PhD - DNP - Chatham University, Pittsburgh PA
- MSN — Master of Science in Nursing, Regis University, Denver, CO
- Graduate Certificate in Nursing Education, Regis University, Denver, CO
- BSN - Bachelor of Science in Nursing, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Aurora, CO
Professional Memberships
- American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL)
- Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)
- Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
Publications
DiCiaccio, H. & Strauss Pulse, W. (2021). Immediate and sustained skin-to-skin contact for healthy late preterm and term newborns after birth: AWHONN Practice Brief Number 14. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing, 50(6).
Cleveland, L., Hill, C., Strauss-Pulse, W., et al. (2017). Systematic review of skin-to-skin care for full-term, healthy newborns. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing, 46(6), 857–869.
Horner, M. Center, D., Strauss W., Kowalksi, K. & Foss, K. (2009)/ Childbearing families: Implementation of the clinical scholar model for clinical teaching. Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing, 23(3), 230-240.