Dr. Deborah Shelton, professor emeritus at the University of Connecticut, is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, cofounder and first president of the American Correctional Nurses Association and founder of the Center 4 Correctional Nursing. Dr. Shelton is a self-employed expert with a focus on the correctional nursing workforce, education, and research. She is an experienced clinician and researcher; and has published over 150 articles, with an equal number of presentations nationally and internationally.  Her work is cited in 52 countries.