Debra Giugliano, a clinical assistant professor at the Stony Brook School of Nursing, will participate in the second year of the SUNY Nursing Simulation Fellowship for 2025-2026. She is one of ten returning members from the fellowship’s inaugural class, which now includes a total cohort of 14 participants with four new fellows.
The fellowship aims to support simulation professionals through advanced professional development and by creating system-wide resources for SUNY’s nursing licensure programs. The initiative seeks to advance simulation-based education across the State University of New York (SUNY) system.
“SUNY is at the forefront of innovative academic and professional development models to help train the next generation of nurses and health care professionals,” said SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr. during his announcement of the second cohort on November 10. “The SUNY Nursing Simulation Fellowship supports educators from throughout the SUNY System to help generate materials that will provide nursing students with realistic and hands-on experience as part of their coursework. I thank each of our SUNY Nursing Simulation Fellows for stepping up and congratulate them on this well-earned recognition, which will help SUNY accomplish Governor Kathy Hochul’s goals to expand New York State’s highly skilled health care workforce.”
SUNY Trustee Eric Corngold, chair of the Academic Medical Centers and Hospitals Committee, stated, “Governor Hochul charged SUNY to help address the critical health care workforce shortage and increase the health care workforce in New York State by 20%, and through this fellowship program, SUNY is working to achieve that goal. With the SUNY Nursing Simulation Fellowship, we will help ensure that our students receive the world-class education and job training they deserve.”
Giugliano holds certifications as a pediatric nurse practitioner and pediatric oncology nurse. Her expertise focuses on caring for children with cancer and blood disorders in both inpatient and outpatient settings. She has received several honors including awards from APON, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Village Times Herald Educators of the Year, Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council Nurse of Excellence (2010), and Nan Songer Distinguished APHOES Member Award (2016). Additionally, she founded and directs an internationally recognized School Intervention and Reentry Program at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital.
Fellows in this program are expected not only to further develop their skills but also contribute their expertise toward shaping simulation-based learning throughout SUNY. They will play a role in developing resources such as the SUNY Simulation Shared Resource Library—a central repository designed to support nursing programs across all campuses.