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CREDENTIALS

Simulation Education

Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator – Advanced

Society for Simulation in Healthcare

Certificate #161249, Expires November 23, 2025

Education

Doctor of Philosophy

Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Technology

Dissertation: Measuring the Adoption and Integration of Virtual Patient Simulations in Nursing Education: An Exploratory Factor Analysis

Master of Education

Educational Leadership and Policy

Bachelor of Arts

Social Relations and Policy

Bachelor of Arts

Religious Studies

Professional Development

Organization Membership

  • Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH)
  • AAMC Southern Group on Educational Affairs (SGEA)
    • Faculty Development Special Interest Group
    • Medical Education Scholarship, Research, and Evaluation

Academic Conferences

Learn Serve Lead Conference, Association of American Medical Colleges

  • Seattle, Washington, 2023
  • Nashville, Tennessee, 2022
  • Virtual, 2020, 2021
  • Phoenix, Arizona, 2019
  • Austin, Texas, 2018
  • Boston, Massachusetts, 2017

Southern Group on Educational Affairs (SGEA)

  • Houston, Texas, 2024
  • Nashville, Tennessee, 2023
  • Virtual, 2022
  • Virtual (Combined GEA), 2021
  • Orlando, Florida, 2019
  • Jackson, Mississippi, 2018

International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare

  • San Diego, California, 2024
  • Orlando, Florida, 2023
  • Los Angeles, California, 2022
  • Virtual, 2021
  • San Diego, California, 2020
  • San Antonio, Texas, 2019

SESAM Society for Simulation in Europe Annual Meeting

  • Virtual, 2021

Patient- and Family-Centered Care Conference

  • Augusta University Health, 2018
 

Interprofessional Simulation Conference

  • Emory University, 2017

Georgia Educational Research Association

  • Augusta, Georgia, 2017

International Nursing Education Research Conference, Sigma Theta Tau

  • Washington, DC, 2016

Annual Education Summit, National League for Nursing

  • Orlando, Florida, 2016

International Conference on Communication in Healthcare

  • New Orleans, Louisiana, 2015

Research & Teaching Forum, American Academy on Communication in Healthcare

  • Orlando, Florida, 2014

Continuing Education

Levels of Use Interviewer Training

Center for Practice Engaged Education Research, 2019

Instructional Methods in Health Professions Education

Coursera, 2015

Grant Writing

Fort Hays State University, 2009