D.N.P., Case Western Reserve University
M.S.N., Sacred Heart University
M.B.A., Sacred Heart University
B.S.N., Fairfield University
Assistant Professor
Coordinator of Patient Care Service Administration Masters Track

Area of Teaching or Courses to be Taught
NU 300:  Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing: lecturer, course coordinator, and clinical instructor
NU 374:  Concepts in Child Health Nursing, Pediatric clinical instructor
NU 385:  Care Management and Capstone
NU 395:  Care Management and Role Transition
NU 520:  Management of Human Resources
NU 510:  Strategic Leadership for Patient Care Services
NU 611:  Disease Management and Outcomes Assessment
NU 612:  Care Management and Resources Across the Continuum

Specialty or Specialist Certification/Training
Certified Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse by the American Nurses Credentialing Center
Certified Nurse Case Manager by the American Nurses Credentialing Center
Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers, American Heart Association
Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT TM) Certification by EI Skills Group

Research Interests/Experience
Psychiatric & mental health nursing
Emotional intelligence
Nursing student perfromance
Leadership & management
Magnet Recognition programs
Spirituality 

Primary Professional Service/Afffiliation
Council on Graduate Education for Administration in Nursing
Connecticut Nurses Association 
Sigma Theta Tau (National Nursing Honor Society)
National League for Nursing
Organization of Nurse Executives-Connecticut
Alpha Sigma Nu (National Honor Society)

Publications and Presentations
"Emotional Intelligence and Nursing Performance" 22nd Annual Scientific Sessions - Eastern Nursing Research Society - Providence, Rhode Island, March 26, 2010

Beauvais, AM, Brady, N, O’Shea ER, & Griffin MT. (2011). Emotional Intelligence and Nursing performance among nursing students. Nurse Education Today 31(4): 396-401. 

Honors/Awards
2008: Sacred Heart University College of Education and Health Professions Dean’s Leadership Award
2006-8:  Connecticut Health and Education Facilities Authority Grant for nursing doctoral education
2006: VHA Leadership Award for Operational Excellence
2004: Nightingale Award for Excellence in Nursing
1995: Academic Achievement Award, Sacred Heart University
1989: Sigma Theta Tau (National Nursing Honor Society) Mu Chi Chapter, Fairfield University
1989: Alpha Sigma Nu (National Jesuit Honor Society) Fairfield University
1988, 1989:  Norwalk Hospital Woman’s Board Scholarship
1987, 1988:  Grace Cole Jones Scholarship

Professionally, Dr. Beauvais has worked as a psychiatric and mental health nurse at Silver Hill Hospital and was a clinical case manager at Value Behavioral Health. Prior to joining Sacred Heart University in 2006, she worked for Stamford Hospital for 11 years in various leadership positions such as the nurse manager of the psychiatric and pediatric units, case manager, and performance improvement coordinator. In addition, Dr. Beauvais was the Magnet Coordinator that successfully led Stamford Hospital in the pursuit of Magnet recognition. The Magnet Recognition Program^TM is a prestigious designation administered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for excellence in nursing practice.  

Quote: "Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams.  Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential.  Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do." Pope John XXIII