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Susan Conaty-Buck is an Assistant Professor at the School of Nursing, University of Delaware, holding a DNP from the University of Virginia. She is a certified Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-C) and Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP), teaching core courses in nursing informatics and advanced practice.
Education:
- DNP, University of Virginia
- MSN, University of Virginia
- BSN, James Madison University, Virginia
- MFA, Virginia Tech University
- BA, Glassboro State College, New Jersey
Her research pioneers the critical intersection of healthcare delivery and digital technology. She investigates cybersecurity vulnerabilities in health records systems, telehealth implementation barriers, and mobile health application standards, with particular focus on protecting vulnerable populations through improved health literacy interfaces. Her work bridges clinical practice with informatics innovation to enhance patient safety in digitized care environments.
Analysis of her publications reveals consistent emphasis on securing healthcare data infrastructure while advancing telehealth accessibility. Her scholarship addresses urgent gaps in mobile health regulation, clinician training for digital tools, and patient-centered design for low-literacy populations, reflecting evolving priorities from early mobile app evaluation (2014) to pandemic-driven telehealth expansion (2020-2021).
Scientific Awards:
- Delaware Top Nurse (Informatics), Delaware Today Magazine Finalist (2017,2019,2020)
- National NP Academy Fellow, AANP (2019)
- Founders Award, Sigma Theta Tau (2002)
She secured significant grants including PI for UD's Bio-Cybersecurity Working Group (2016-2018) and the VR Mobile Research Lab (2018-2020), plus DHSS-funded curriculum development where she specialized in health literacy theater scenarios. Her Horn Entrepreneur Faculty Fellowship (2017) advanced interprofessional informatics education.
Dr. Conaty-Buck actively shapes healthcare innovation through UD's Center for Simulation Innovation and Healthcare Theatre program, developing immersive training modules. Her Cybersecurity Initiative leadership drives cross-disciplinary collaboration on bio-cyber threats, while recent work focuses on post-pandemic telehealth sustainability and AI integration in clinical practice.
