Humanbecoming Theory
Rosemarie Rizzo Parse
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Background of the theorist:
Rosemarie Rizzo Parse, a member of the American Academy of Nursing, is distinguished Professor Emeritus at Loyola University Chicago. She is founder and editor of Nursing Science Quarterly, and president of Discovery International, which sponsors international nursing theory conferences. Dr. Parse is also founder of the Institute of Humanbecoming, where she teaches the ontological, epistemological, and methodological aspects of the humanbecoming school of thought. She consults throughout the world with doctoral programs in nursing with healthcare settings that are utilizing her theory as a guide to research, practice, education, and regulation of standards for quality in practice and education.
Dr. Parse is the author of many articles and books, including Nursing Fundamentals (1974), Man-Living-Health: A Theory of Nursing (1981), Nursing Science: Major Paradigms, Theories and Critiques (1987), Nursing Research: Qualitative Methods (1985) (co-authored), Illuminations: The Human Becoming Theory in Practice and Research (1995), The Human Becoming School of Thought: A Perspective for Nurses and other Health Professionals (1998), Hope: An International Human Becoming Prospective (1999), Qualitative Inquiry: The Path of Sciencing (2001b), and Community: A Human Becoming Perspective (2003a).
Graduated from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh and received her master’s and doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh. She was a member of the faculty of the University of Pittsburgh, Dean of the Nursing School of Duquesne University, Professor and Coordinator of the Center for Nursing Research at Hunter College of the City University of New York (1993-2006). In 2001, the Unitary Research Section of the Midwest Nursing Research recognized Dr. Parse’s contributions to the discipline by presenting her with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Asian American Pacific Islander Nurses
- Humanbecoming –
Background of the theorist:
Rosemarie Rizzo Parse, a member of the American Academy of Nursing, is distinguished Professor Emeritus at Loyola University Chicago. She is founder and editor of Nursing Science Quarterly, and president of Discovery International, which sponsors international nursing theory conferences. Dr. Parse is also founder of the Institute of Humanbecoming, where she teaches the ontological, epistemological, and methodological aspects of the humanbecoming school of thought. She consults throughout the world with doctoral programs in nursing with healthcare settings that are utilizing her theory as a guide to research, practice, education, and regulation of standards for quality in practice and education.
Dr. Parse is the author of many articles and books, including Nursing Fundamentals (1974), Man-Living-Health: A Theory of Nursing (1981), Nursing Science: Major Paradigms, Theories and Critiques (1987), Nursing Research: Qualitative Methods (1985) (co-authored), Illuminations: The Human Becoming Theory in Practice and Research (1995), The Human Becoming School of Thought: A Perspective for Nurses and other Health Professionals (1998), Hope: An International Human Becoming Prospective (1999), Qualitative Inquiry: The Path of Sciencing (2001b), and Community: A Human Becoming Perspective (2003a).
Graduated from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh and received her master’s and doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh. She was a member of the faculty of the University of Pittsburgh, Dean of the Nursing School of Duquesne University, Professor and Coordinator of the Center for Nursing Research at Hunter College of the City University of New York (1993-2006). In 2001, the Unitary Research Section of the Midwest Nursing Research recognized Dr. Parse’s contributions to the discipline by presenting her with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Asian American Pacific Islander Nurses