Suffolk Reporter

Clare Whitney, an assistant professor at Stony Brook University School of Nursing, has been named a 2025 Macy Faculty Scholar. This national program identifies and supports early-career educators in nursing and medicine to enhance their leadership skills.

Whitney is the first from Stony Brook to receive this recognition and is among five educators nationwide selected for the 2025 class. The program includes project development, professional growth opportunities, formal mentoring, and educational activities, commencing on July 1.

Her project as a Macy Faculty Scholar focuses on the Alda Healthcare Experience for Nursing (AHE-N), which aims to improve communication skills among nurses. The initiative seeks to address burnout prevention and foster collaboration among student nurses.

Whitney's research at Stony Brook concentrates on reducing healthcare professional burnout and enhancing well-being. She leads an interdisciplinary research effort addressing relational and ethical issues within the healthcare workforce.

“This is an exciting honor and a meaningful recognition of my passion for advancing nursing education,” said Whitney. “As I continue to grow in my career, this will allow me to collaborate with and receive mentorship from other educators and leaders, strengthening my ability to educate the next generation of nurses and hopefully make a lasting difference in the profession.”

“We are proud to have Dr. Whitney selected as a Macy Faculty Scholar,” said School of Nursing Dean Patricia Bruckenthal. “Given her expertise in bioethics and health communication science, she will no doubt make an impact on promoting collaboration among health professionals and preparing future nurse leaders to deliver ethical patient-centered care in our complex healthcare environment.”

In addition to her role at the School of Nursing, Whitney is affiliated with the Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care, and Bioethics at the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook.

“As an early career faculty member, Dr. Whitney has an impressive body of scholarship related to addressing relational and ethical issues among health professionals,” added Holly J. Humphrey, MD, president of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation.