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Rosemarie Rizzo Parse

Humanbecoming

Debra A. Bournes and Gail J. Mitchell

“The assumptions and principles of humanbecoming incarnate
a deep concern for the delicate sentiments of being human and
show a profound recognition of human freedom and dignity”
(Parse, 2007b, p. 310).

New York University College of Nursing, and she is
Credentials and Background currently adjunct professor. Dr. Parse is founder and cur-
of the Theorist rent editor of Nursing Science Quarterly, and President of
Rosemarie Rizzo Parse is a graduate of Duquesne Discovery International. She founded the Institute of
University in Pittsburgh and received her master’s and Humanbecoming, where she teaches the ontological,
doctorate degrees from the University of Pittsburgh. epistemological, and methodological underpinnings of
She was a faculty member of the University of Pittsburgh, the humanbecoming school of thought (Parse, 1981,
Dean of the Nursing School at Duquesne University, 1998, 2005, 2007b, 2010, 2011b, 2012b).
(1977 to 1982), Professor and Coordinator of the Center Dr. Parse is a Fellow in the American Academy
for Nursing Research at Hunter College of the City of Nursing, where she initiated and chaired the nurs-
University of New York (1983 to 1993), Professor and ing theory–guided practice expert panel. As editor
Niehoff Chair at Loyola University Chicago (1993 to of Nursing Science Quarterly, she spearheaded a
2006), and Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Loyola well-known, highly cited venue for nurse scholars
University Chicago (2006 to present). In January 2007, to share and debate matters important to nursing
she became a Consultant and Visiting Scholar at research and theory development. For this and other

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The authors wish to thank Dr. Rosemarie Rizzo Parse for reviewing this chapter.

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