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Marlene Porter, PhD, Speaker Profile

Speaking & Educational Offerings

 

Dr. Porter delivers engaging, evidence-informed sessions that are practical, strategic, and immediately applicable.

 

Formats include:

 

  • Keynote addresses

  • Executive and leadership retreats

  • Workshops for councils, educators, and frontline nurses

  • Conference presentations and webinars

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All sessions can be tailored to organizational goals and priorities.

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Speaking Topics

Popular Topics:

  • Creating a Sustainable Culture of Inquiry

  • From EBP Project to Exemplar

  • Building EBP and Research Infrastructure That Lasts

  • Empowering Frontline Nurses as Scholars

  • Moving Beyond “Check-the-Box” Work

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Creating a Sustainable Culture of Inquiry

How leaders can intentionally foster psychological safety, curiosity, and inquiry at every level of nursing practice, transforming everyday challenges into EBP and research opportunities.

 

Representative podium & keynote experience includes:

 

  • Nursing Research: A Force for Change, A Path to Excellence – Closing Keynote, BSWH Ignite Research Symposium

  • Nursing Research: A Force for Change, a Path to Excellence – Opening Keynote, Sigma Tau Epsilon Research Symposium

  • Sparking the Spirit of Inquiry – Texas Nurses Association Practice Feature & Educational Sessions

From EBP Project to Exemplar

A practical roadmap for guiding teams from clinical problem identification to exemplar-ready outcomes aligned with sources of evidence.

 

Representative podium experience includes:

 

  • Creating an Army of Interdisciplinary Investigators – ANAE Research Symposium

  • From Research to Reality: Nurse Scientists Driving Healthcare Transformation – ANE Research Symposium

  • Let’s Get Engaged: Creating a Culture of Safety – Sigma & ANPD National Conferences

Building EBP & Research Infrastructure That Lasts

How to design councils, pipelines, and leadership structures that support sustainable EBP, research, and scholarly dissemination—without overwhelming frontline staff.

 

Representative podium experience includes:

 

  • Empowering Bedside Nurses: A Dynamic DNP/PhD Partnership for Research, EBP, and Innovation – Texas Organization for Nursing Leadership Conference

  • Creating an Army of Interdisciplinary Investigators – Sigma Research Symposium

  • Hack to the Future: Empowering Interdisciplinary Teams to Innovate – Sigma Research Symposium

Empowering Frontline Nurses as Scholars & Innovators

Strategies to develop nurses’ confidence, competence, and capacity to lead EBP, research, and innovation efforts that improve outcomes and strengthen document narratives.

 

Representative podium experience includes:

 

  • Work Engagement, Burnout, & Well-Being in Nursing Professional Development Practitioners – ANPD Aspire Convention

  • Well-Being Strategies for NPD Practitioners – ANE Research Symposium

  • Career Advancement – NurseLink Charge Nurse Community Summit

Moving Beyond “Check-the-Box” Work

Reframing from a task-driven process to a strategic, integrated approach that advances quality, engagement, and professional practice excellence.

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Representative podium experience includes:

 

  • Trust & Organizational Commitment in a Post-Pandemic Environment – Southern Nursing Research Society

  • Let’s Get Engaged: Creating a Culture of Safety – Sigma Creating Healthy Work Environments

  • Creating Equitable Recruiting Practices for Internationally Educated Nurses – BSWH Ignite Research Summit

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