Connie B. Scanga

Connie Scanga is a Practice Professor of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, where she has made significant contributions since 2000. She earned her Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology from Temple University in 1994 and has taught Anatomy & Physiology for over 20 years at various institutions, including the Community College of Philadelphia, Eastern University, and Temple University. After a three-year research fellowship at the Malaghan Institute of Medical Research in Wellington, New Zealand, Dr. Scanga returned to academia and has since co-taught the innovative course Integrated Anatomy, Physiology & Physical Assessment, a foundational class for undergraduate nursing majors. Her excellence in teaching has been recognized with multiple awards, including the School of Nursing’s Dean’s Award for Undergraduate Teaching in 2006 and the University of Pennsylvania Provost’s Award for Teaching Excellence by Non-Standing Faculty in 2009. Outside of her professional commitments, she enjoys traveling, gardening, rock climbing, and participating in conversational Spanish classes.