Ashley (Clark) Weichert

Dynamic healthcare leader with extensive experience in program evaluation and Magnet accreditation at Cape Coral Hospital. Proven expertise in nursing education and quality improvement, fostering high-performing teams. Strong analytical skills combined with effective communication drive organizational success and enhance patient care outcomes.

• 01/26-Current, Florida Magnet Program Director Consortium, Chair
• 01/26-Current, American College of Healthcare Executives, Member
• 01/26-Current, Leadership Committee Succession Chair, Alpha Alpha Rho Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Member of Alpha Alpha Rho Chapter
• 01/26-Current, Wellness Influencer, Lee Health
• 01/26-Current, Formal Mentor, System Leadership Development Program
• 01/25-Current, American Nurses Association and Florida Nurses Association, Member
• 01/22-Current, The National Society of Leadership and Success, Member
• 01/22-12/23, Chamber of Commerce of Cape Coral Leadership Academy, Class of 2022
• 01/21-Current, Faith Community Nurses International, 61039388, Member
• 01/11-12/25, Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society, Yale University – 106 Delta Mu Chapter, 0901993, Member
• 01/11-12/16, Nurses Christian Fellowship, Founder of Yale University Chapter
• 01/01-12/04, Nurses Christian Fellowship, Co-Founder of the University of Virginia Chapter

• NURS 525a, Nursing Research as a Basis for Evidenced Based Practice for Nurse Practitioners, Yale University, School of Nursing, 06/13
• NURS 344, Intermediate Nursing Technologies, George Mason University College of Human Services, School of Nursing, 06/11
• NURS 358, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Maternal/Infant Nursing, George Mason University College of Health and Human Services, School of Nursing, 06/11
• NURS 425, Comprehensive Health Assessment, George Mason University College of Health and Human Services, School of Nursing, 06/10

• DNP
• MSN
• BSN
• RN
• NEA-BC

• Aspen Summa Cum Laude Graduate, 06/23
• Aspen University Doctoral Success Award, 02/22, Based on academic merit, GPA 4.0
• Nominated to The National Society of Leadership and Success, 02/22, Based on academic merit, GPA 4.0
• Dominion Guild of Arlington, VA., Nurse Scholarship, 06/10
• Georgetown University Hospital, Shining Star Award, 06/08, Based on ICU nursing excellence and performance
• Harriet Foster and Semoria Fagg Mitchell Scholarship, 06/04, Based on academic merit
• Dr. Tiffany and Azalia Williams Memorial Scholarship, 06/03, Based on academic merit

Competitive Scholarships and Awards

• Lee Health Grant and Scholarship Recipient — $2,400 (June 2023)
• Dr. Charles and Ruth Bagley Education Scholarship Recipient — $750 (April 2023)
• Lee Health Grant and Scholarship Recipient — $6,000 (June 2022)
• Aspen University Doctoral Success Award — $1,000 (February 2022)

Research Fellowships and Training Grants

• Jonas Scholar, Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence, Individual Predoctoral Fellows in Nursing Program (August 2015) — Mentor: Jacquelyn Taylor, PhD
• Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (F31): "Genomics of Obesity Among African Americans" (August 2013) — Principal Investigator: Ashley Clark
• Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (F31): "The Metabolomics of Obesity Among African Americans" (December 2012) — Principal Investigator: Ashley Clark
• Yale Center for International Nursing Scholarship and Education (CINSE) Travel Grant — $3,850 (August 2011) — Project: Epigenetic Changes in Pregnancy and Childbirth; Investigators: Jacquelyn Taylor, PhD, and Ashley Clark
• T32 Training Grant – Doctoral Educational Trainee, Yale University (April–December 2011) — Faculty Mentor: Nancy Reynolds, PhD
• Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Nursing Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship Grant — $1,800 (June 2011)
• Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Nursing Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship Grant — $2,000 (March 2010)
• National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute Internship Contract — $5,000 (June 2010)

Peer Reviewed Publications 

• Clark, A., Adamian, M., & Taylor, J. (2013). An overview of epigenetics in nursing. Clinics of North America.
• Dahlen, H. G., Kennedy, H. P., Downe, S., Anderson, C. M., Bell, A., Clark, A., Foureur, M., Ohm, J. E., Shearman, A., Taylor, J., & Wright, M. (2013). The EPIIC hypothesis: Intrapartum effects on the neonatal epigenome and consequent health outcomes. Medical Hypothesis, 80(5), 656–662.
• Clark, A., Taylor, T., Morrison, H., & Wu, C. Y. (2013). Alternative methods for measuring obesity in African American women. Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine, 86(1).
• Chao, A., & Clark, A. (2013). Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine. Focus: Nursing. Introduction. Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine, 86(1), 1–3.
• Taylor, J. Y., Kraja, A., de las Fuentes, L., Stanfill, A. G., Clark, A., & Cashion, A. (2013). An overview of the genetics of metabolic syndrome. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 45(1).
• Clark, A. (2012). Sequence thyself: Personalized medicine and the therapies for the future: 2012 Yale healthcare conference. Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine, 85(3), 421–424.
• Clark, A. (2011). Updates to the Genetics/Genomics Competency Center for Education website. Faculty Champion, 5(3), 1.
• Clark, A. (2010). Leveling the essential genetic and genomic competencies for graduate nurses. Faculty Champion, 4(2), 1.

Conference Presentations

• Weichert, A., Tomasescki, C., Reynard, D., Poland, H., & Moyer, L. (2024, March). New beginnings, stronger together: Systematizing shared governance. International Shared Governance Virtual Summit.
• Weichert, A. (2024, March). Development and implementation of an evidence-based protocol to increase nurses’ initiation of virtual patient observation. 4th Edition of Singapore Nursing Research Conference, Singapore.
• Clark, A. (2012, January). A Primer in Epigenetics: Research Methodologies and Changes in Pregnancy and the Intrapartum Period. University of Honolulu, Hawaii.
• Maradiegue, A., Edwards, Q., Seibert, D., & Clark, A. (2011, October). Clinical Applications of Genetics/Genomics as it Relates to Nursing Curriculum. International Society of Nurses in Genetics (ISONG), Montreal, Canada.
• Weichert, A. (2022, October). Our Magnet Journey: Past, Present, and Future. Lee Health Francine Gomberg Research Conference, Fort Myers, FL.
• Clark, A., Taylor, J. Y., Wu, C. Y., & Morrison, H. (2012, March). Alternative Methods for Measuring Obesity in African American Women. Eastern Nursing Regional Society (ENRS), New Haven, CT.
• Clark, A. (2011, September). Genetics: The Summer Genetics Institute. Yale University, New Haven, CT.

Editorial Activities

• Editorial Board Member, Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine (January 2011 – December 2013)
• Peer Reviewer, American Nurse Journal (January 2025 – Present)

Professional Media and Educational Offerings 

• Actress (“Health Care Provider”) in a commercial for a tablet PC educational tool funded through a HRSA grant project representing Harvard Partners, the National Coalition for Health Professional Education in Genetics, and the March of Dimes (June 2010).
• Developed and maintained genomic education websites:
  genomicscases.net
  genomicseducation.net
• Produced educational genetic newsletters (January 2010 – December 2011).

• 06/26, ANCC Certification Number 2026035792, Nurse Executive Advanced-Board Certified
• 06/26, Nurses on Boards Coalition, Board Governance Microcredential
• 06/23, Aspen University, Denver, CO, Doctor of Nursing Practice, 4.0
• 06/22, International Parish Nurse Resource Center, Fort Myers, FL, Certificate in Faith Community Nursing
• 01/11-06/16, Yale University School of Nursing, New Haven, CT, PhD Candidate: Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing, 3.9
• 06/12, George Mason University School of Nursing, Fairfax, VA, Master of Science in Nursing Education, 4.0
• 06/11, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, Certificate in Molecular Genetics
• 06/04, University of Virginia School of Nursing, Charlottesville, VA, Bachelor of Science in Nursing