Tierra Sydnor-Diggs, LCSW-C
Yvette Conyers, DNP, MS, RN, FNP-C, CTN-B, CFCN, CFCS is the associate dean of equity, diversity and inclusion and assistant professor, teaching excellence tenure track, in the Department of Family and Community Health at the University of Maryland, School of Nursing (UMSON). In this role, Conyers serves as the primary advisor to UMSON’s dean, senior academic leadership team, senior administrative team, and Diversity and Inclusion Council on operational and strategic goals related to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Yvette has been a registered nurse for over 20 years and advanced practice registered nurse/family nurse practitioner (FNP) for over 10 years, spending most of her career providing nursing services in community/home-based settings. As a certified foot care nurse and certified foot care specialist, Yvette is passionate about the intersectionality of addressing health care disparities and inequities in amputation rates especially among people of color. Yvette’s goal is to decrease amputation rates while providing individualized foot and nail care especially to those with diabetes.
Conyers earned a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree and a Family Nurse Practitioner post-master’s certificate from St. John Fisher College; a master’s in nursing education from Roberts Wesleyan College in New York; a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Rochester; and an Associate of Applied Science degree in nursing from Monroe Community College in New York
