UCF nursing faculty members Rebecca Koszalinski and Joy Parchment ’15PhD have been selected to become fellows of the American Academy of Nursing, the most prestigious recognition in nursing.
Induction recognizes accomplished nurse leaders who have made significant contributions to advance and impact public health. The 2025 class of fellows is the largest in the academy’s history, representing 42 states, the District of Columbia, and 12 countries.
Koszalinski and Parchment will be inducted on Oct. 18 during the academy’s annual Health Policy Conference in Washington, D.C. They will join more than 3,200 fellows of the American Academy of Nursing, including 10 at UCF’s College of Nursing.
Rebecca Koszalinski
Koszalinski, an associate professor who joined UCF last year, is currently leading a team of researchers on phase two of a longitudinal study examining health outcomes of exposure to harmful algal bloom toxins in Florida and its impact on social engagement of older adults. The research not only seeks to recognize patient symptoms and develop actionable nursing interventions, but also address policy challenges to improve health and the environment.
Her impact also includes patient-led solutions and the development and use of technological innovations to improve the health of older adults. She developed SFM-V (Speak for Myself – Voice), an app that helps users with disabilities easily communicate with providers in acute-care settings by indicating pain level and specific needs. The app was released for free during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is still available for free download today and used by several healthcare systems around the world.
Koszalinski is a founding member and fellow of the Society of Nurse Scientists, Innovators, Entrepreneurs, &Leaders, a fellow of the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses, and a 2025 cohort member of the Environmental Health Research Institute for Nurse and Clinical Scientists, which is funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Joy Parchment ’15PhD
Parchment , an sssistant professor, joined UCF in 2020 after previously holding various leadership positions at Orlando Health, including corporate director of nursing strategy implementation.
Her impact as a nurse leader extends nationally through her service in professional organizations and scholarly activities. She currently holds appointments on the American Nurses Credentialing Center Commission on Magnet, the academic practice advisory committee of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing and the American Organization for Nursing Leadership, as well as the research committee of the Association for Leadership Science in Nursing.
As a researcher, Parchment focuses on professional nursing practice and nursing leadership science. Her published work on defining role-based factors perpetuating nurse manager workplace bullying has been cited 45 times in national and international publications.
Most recently she led the development of an evidence-based electronic manual for interim nurse managers. The publication has been downloaded more than 170 times to-date and was recognized by the Association for Leadership Science in Nursing as an innovative solution for mitigating the nurse manager workforce crisis and developing other front-line nurse leaders.
