Currently, NSNA is moving forward with an in-person convention, April 2022, in Salt Lake City, Utah. We are making every effort to provide a safe environment for our attendees including requiring vaccination (see CDC guidelines) and masking, implementing social distancing, and encouraging all attendees to test for COVID-19 prior to arrival. NSNA will continue to offer educational opportunities outside of the convention for those unable to attend as we have throughout the pandemic. Exhibits, the House of Delegates and elections, and scheduled events will be held in-person only.
Keynote Speaker
NSNA is excited to welcome Dr. Sally Karioth as this year’s keynote speaker! Dr. Karioth has taught more than 25,000 students in her nearly 50-year career at Florida State University (Including mentoring Myron Rolle in his receiving the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship) – a number that amazes and delights her. A member of the FSU faculty since 1970, she is best known for her long-running class "Death, the Individual and the Family", which attracts students from all disciplines. She has also spent 20 years teaching in the FSU London Summer Program, and recently added a London spring break program.
She is a Certified Traumatologist (CT) and grief counselor, and for more than 40 years, has been in private practice, helping people cope with the death of loved ones. Her particular concern is parents who have lost a child to death. She is also a well-known popular international public speaker, renowned for her ability to mix laughter with heartwarming insights.
She graduated from Bellin School of Nursing in Green Bay Wisconsin and holds degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Florida and Florida State University that include two master's degrees, a PhD, and post graduate work in genetics at the University of London. But she considers her greatest award to be a job that every day allows her to walk into a classroom and teach.
She is a Certified Traumatologist (CT) and grief counselor, and for more than 40 years, has been in private practice, helping people cope with the death of loved ones. Her particular concern is parents who have lost a child to death. She is also a well-known popular international public speaker, renowned for her ability to mix laughter with heartwarming insights.
She graduated from Bellin School of Nursing in Green Bay Wisconsin and holds degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Florida and Florida State University that include two master's degrees, a PhD, and post graduate work in genetics at the University of London. But she considers her greatest award to be a job that every day allows her to walk into a classroom and teach.