NTI Consultations & Workshops: Our Team

Hilda Alcindor, PhD (hon.) BA, RN, FAAN

Dean Alcindor was born and educated in Haiti and is fluent in four languages. She graduated as a registered nurse from the École Nationale d’Infirmières (National School of Nursing) in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. She received a BA in Health Services Administration and multiple certifications that include Quality Assurance, Case Management, Education, and was conferred an Honorary degree of “Docteur Honoris Causa” in nursing sciences.

As an RN, Ms. Alcindor worked internationally for over 40 years in several positions that include home health, critical care, emergency department, administration, and school health. Committed to the profession of nursing, she is an active member of the American Nurses Association, Black Nurses Association, Association des Infirmières Licenciées d’Haiti, and the Haitian-American Nurses Association.

In October 2004, Ms. Alcindor was appointed founding Dean (Doyenne) of Faculté des Sciences Infirmières de l'Université Episcopale d'Haïti (School of Nursing of the Episcopal University of Haiti), the first 4-year baccalaureate school of nursing in Haiti. Since its inception, FSIL has had 6 graduating classes (82 BSNs). These graduates are known internationally for excellence in nursing and leadership. In the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake, Ms. Alcindor and her students coordinated thousands of international volunteers to meet the needs of over 16,000 victims. Currently, they provide healthcare to over 5,000 patients a year. They specialize in serving some of the poorest people in Haiti.

Her commitment to leadership has included numerous articles, mentoring, speaking, and oversight of $16 million USD in economic and healthcare growth in Haiti. In October 2013, she was inducted as Fellow of the American Academy of Nurses. She is only the second Haitian nurse to receive this honor.

Jose Alejandro, PhD, RN-BC, MBA, FACHE, FAAN

Dr. Alejandro is the Director of Care Management at UC Irvine Health, a Level One Trauma and Magnet^® designated academic medical center in Orange County, California. He is a prominent expert in case management and working with at-risk populations and is a hospital executive consultant with a focus on systems redesign and care coordination. Dr. Alejandro was the 15th President (2012-2014) of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses. He is the President-Elect for the Case Management Society of America and Treasurer of the International Honor Society of Nursing Building Corporation of Sigma Theta Tau International. He is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and the American Academy of Nursing. Dr. Alejandro received his certificate in vocational nursing from South Plains College in Lubbock, Texas; BS in nursing from the University of Texas at Arlington; MBA in healthcare management from the University of Dallas; MS in nursing from the University of Phoenix; and his PhD in human services from Capella University. Since 2000, Dr. Alejandro has taught ADN, BSN, MSN, and DNP level courses in the traditional classroom, clinical, and online settings. He has taught courses in nursing foundations, nursing research, healthcare quality, nursing finance, administration, business management, and organizational behavior.

Amy Austin, EdD, MSN, RN

Amy Austin is currently a full-time nursing faculty member at a community college in the Houston, Texas area. She has been in this role for over ten years. She serves on numerous college-wide committees and has previously served as the Faculty Organization President for the college. She earned her MSN from the University of North Alabama and her EdD from Northcentral University. She has taught in both the ADN and VN program, including classroom, lab, and clinical. She is passionate about bringing technology into the classroom and especially loves incorporating technology into fundamental courses.

Diane M. Billings, EdD, RN, FAAN

Diane Billings is Chancellors' Professor Emeritus at Nursing at Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis, IN where she was the Associate Dean for Teaching, Learning and Information Resources and developed and taught the masters/doctoral level Teacher Education Certificate courses. She is the co-editor of the award-winning Teaching in Nursing, and the co-editor of the Lippincott's Q and A Review for NCLEX-RN. She has published widely in nursing and higher education journals in the area of using information technology to support teaching and learning. She is the recipient of the Sigma Theta Tau International Founders Award for Excellence in Teaching, the Award for Outstanding Leadership in Nursing Education from the National League for Nursing, and is a Living Legend in the American Academy of Nursing. Recent projects include serving as the project director for the Faculty Preparation Program of the RWJF/New Jersey Nursing Initiative, participating on tasks forces at the NLN to develop vision statements for The Changing Faculty Role: Preparing Students for the Technological World of Health Care and Doctoral Preparation for Nurse Educators, and twice being a mentor in Sigma Theta Tau's Faculty Mentored Leadership Academy.

Anne Brett, PhD, RN

Dr. Anne Brett has climbed the career ladder in higher education. Her 30-year teaching career has spanned the educational continuum in nursing from entry level to doctoral programs. She has been a Nursing Program Director, Dean of Nursing, Executive Dean of Health Sciences and Public Services and most recently Dr. Brett was President/CEO of Cox College in Springfield, MO. She has extensive experience with all levels of accreditation and assessment. Nursing education and leadership are her passions second only to her family!

Kristofer Bristol, BSN, RN

Kristofer is a Registered Nurse (RN) from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He graduated with his BSN from Crown College and is currently completing his Doctor of Nursing Practice, specializing as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), at the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minnesota. Kristofer worked at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, as an RN, on an overflow observation unit, caring for a wide variety of patients from the emergency department, post-anesthesia care unit overflow, medical-surgical with telemetry, cardiac catheterization lab recovery, and interventional radiology recovery. Kristofer has traveled to Haiti several times since his first trip in 2009. He enjoys working with the students and nurses from FSIL nursing school in Leogane, Haiti. The nurses with whom he works in Haiti were his inspiration to become a nurse and continue his education as an FNP. Kristofer works with students and faculty for NurseTim and NurseThink to connect nursing education to clinical practice.

Tim Bristol, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF, FAAN

Tim Bristol is a faculty development, NCLEX^®, and curriculum design specialist. He has taught at all levels of nursing to include LPN, ADN, BSN, MSN, and PhD. Developing new programs, innovations in learning, Next Gen Clinical Judgment preparation, and helping programs internationally, he is an expert in bringing the evidence-base of nursing, healthcare, and education to students and faculty at all levels. Through consultations, writing, and mentoring, Dr. Bristol assists faculty in identifying the competencies needed to effectively enhance programs for optimal student outcomes and practice-readiness. He has certification as a nurse educator, is a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing, and is internationally known for bringing excitement through success to his colleagues and students. His motto: "Today, we will learn how to learn."

Dr. Bristol has a way of making everything sound like he is talking specifically to you and the issues you may be facing. This was an excellent workshop for me and my fellow faculty members.

Bruce B.

Labette Community College

Jessie M. Colin, PhD, RN, FRE, FAAN

Jessie M. Colin is a professor and director of the PhD, nursing executive leadership, and nursing education programs at Barry University's College of Nursing and Health Sciences. A trilingual Haitian, Dr. Colin was recognized in 2009 as one of South Florida's most prominent black women. She serves as the chair of the education committee of the Florida Board of Nursing and was the first Haitian nurse appointed to the Florida Governor's Haiti Advisory Committee. She devotes her professional life to advancing nursing knowledge, health policy, and transcultural nursing, and co-founded the only baccalaureate nursing program in Haiti.

Shemelle Davis-Taylor, MSN, RN, PCCN

Shemelle is a US Navy veteran who earned her BSN in 2005 from the University of Missouri-St. Louis and her MSN in 2012 from Walden University. Her clinical expertise is in progressive care and telemetry settings, and she holds a certification in medical-surgical nursing. She has taught in LPN, pre-licensure, and accelerated programs, including classroom, lab, and clinical. She is passionate about bringing clinical into the classroom and especially loves incorporating technology and simulation into fundamental courses.

Amy Hall, PhD, RN, CNE

Amy Hall has been a nursing educator for 25 years. She is a co-author of Fundamentals of Nursing and has expertise in curricular design and evaluation. Amy is a Professor and the Dean at the School of Nursing at Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She currently leads faculty, students and staff in the BSN, RN to BSN, MSN FNP and DNP Nurse Anesthesia programs. She has experience developing and teaching study abroad courses for nursing students and has taught in many countries, including England and China. She currently is serving a term on the ACEN Board of Commissioners as a representative for baccalaureate and higher nursing programs. When she is not spreading her passion for nursing and nursing education with others, Dr. Hall enjoys cooking, baking and running marathons.

Angela Heckman, DNP, RN, PHCNS, CNE

Dr. Heckman has been a nurse since 1991. Her healthcare experience includes working in multiple acute care settings, community-based facilities, and occupational health. Her academic roles include those of nursing faculty and assistant dean. Dr. Heckman has developed and taught courses in LPN, ASN, BSN, RN to BSN, and MSN educational programs. Her areas of expertise include using transformative teaching / learning strategies in the classroom. She has presented nationally and internationally on her flipped classroom and team-based concept application teaching pedagogy. Other areas of expertise include implementing the Dedicated Education Unit (DEU) Clinical Model and developing online and hybrid courses using the Quality Matters (QM) Standards. Dr. Heckman has received the Trustees Teaching Award, the Karen Cobb Award for Creative Teaching in Nursing, and the Virgil Hunt Award for Distinguished Service. She is a Certified Quality Matters (QM) Peer Reviewer and has been a Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) since 2009.

Susan M. Hendricks, EdD, RN, CNE

Dr. Susan Hendricks has been a nurse since 1983, with an MSN in Community Mental Health Nursing and a doctorate focused in Education. Throughout her career, Dr. Hendricks has used her experience in group facilitation to engage with patients, students, and faculty to achieve desired outcomes. Beginning in 1992, Dr. Hendricks has held faculty and academic leadership roles in nursing education, focusing intently on exceptional teaching methodologies in didactic and clinical education and curriculum, program planning, and evaluation. Beginning in 2009, Dr. Hendricks led a successful and innovative initiative (that has received national attention) to reform the RN to BSN curriculum across eight Indiana University campuses. Since 2011, Dr. Hendricks has led faculty in the core campus at Indiana University (IUPUI, IU-Bloomington, and IUPU-Columbus) in an extensive undergraduate curriculum revision process that is entering the implementation phase. Both of these extensive curriculum change projects engaged the faculty in a creative, collaborative manner, used evidence of best teaching and learning practices, and thoughtfully-included concepts and competencies relevant in our changing educational and health care environment.

Judith W. Herrman, RN, PhD, CNE, ANEF, FAAN

Judy is a nurse educator with a passion for adolescents, nursing education, and creative teaching strategies. Experiences in pediatric staff nursing, nursing management, and nursing education provide contexts for current practice as a nurse educator, nurse researcher, and national speaker. Judy is actively involved in research related to adolescent decision-making and sexuality, interpersonal violence prevention, and teaching strategies focusing on age-related learning. Her publications in numerous and diverse journals provide valuable data and results to varied audiences. Judy is currently involved in several youth advocacy initiatives and is on the board of the Healthy Teen Network. Authoring the books Creative Teaching Strategies for the Nurse Educator and Fast Facts on Adolescent Health for Nursing and Healthcare Providers has provided Judy with the opportunity to share strategies and information around the nation.

This is the second time we had Judy present to our faculty. She has such valuable information to share with faculty. She knew our audience very well. She is very approachable and adaptable. Judy is an asset to nursing education. We would welcome her back again.

Kathy S.

Jefferson College of Nursing

Leeanne L. Humiston, MSN ED, RNC, CNE

Leeanne Humiston is a Certified Nurse Educator with over 20 years of experience in nursing education and three-time item writer for NCLEX-PN. She retired as a full-time theory and clinical nursing professor at Southeastern Community College in August 2019. She still has passion for making a difference for students, including test success while in school and the NCLEX. Leeanne has been an RN for 40+ years, with the majority of experience in OB and Family Practice. She is a Certified Happiest Baby Education, with a desire for happy new families, including her own family with 9 grandchildren!

Mary Krieger, MSN, RN, CNE

A nurse educator for over 13 years, building upon multiple years in practice, Mary is passionate about nursing education. She has extensive experience in test writing and analysis. Utilizing that experience, she has conducted workshops for several nursing programs across the nation, assisting them in improving their program assessment. A strong believer that learning should be fun, Mary uses active learning strategies and gaming with her own nursing students and also when presenting workshops for nursing faculty. Mary has taught at various levels within nursing programs and has been able to adapt her style and skill set to meet the needs of her audience.

Raney Linck, DNP, RN

Dr. Linck is Inaugural Nursing Faculty at St Thomas University in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is part of a team working to launch a new nursing program as part of the Morrison Family College of Health. He was named Minnesota Nurse of the Year in Education by the Minnesota March of Dimes and has received two DAISY awards for his work as a nurse educator. Dr. Linck’s years of experience in academic and practice-based education have given him a reputation for innovation in classroom, lab, and clinical learning environments. He serves as a mentor and resource for LGBTQ+ students, nurses and faculty.

Susan Luparell, PhD, ACNS-BC, CNE

Susan Luparell is a nationally-recognized speaker and author on the topic of incivility in nursing education. An associate professor at Montana State University, Susan is involved in both the baccalaureate and graduate nursing programs and has received several commendations for excellence in teaching. Her scholarship focuses on the ethical implications of incivility, including how it affects others and how it can be managed in academic as well as in clinical settings. Prior to joining the faculty ranks, Susan practiced as a critical care clinical nurse specialist.

Marylou E. Mercado, EdD, MSN, RN, CNE, FNP-BC

Marylou Mercado is currently the Nursing Program Director for Yavapai Community College. She previously spent twelve years as full-time nursing faculty and four years as the Associate Dean of Nursing in the Wisconsin Technical College System. Marylou has experienced the opportunity to participate in the nursing program self-study as a faculty member and as a Nurse Administrator. She has experience with onsite associate degree nursing program assessment and evaluation since 2014. In her spare time, Marylou and her husband enjoy playing Pickleball with friends, hiking, and enjoying the beauty and warmth of Arizona.

Shanna Miko, MSN, BSN

Shanna graduated with her BSN in 2005 and her MSN in 2010 from University of Missouri. Her background was in pediatric cardiac critical care with a focus in neurodevelopmental outcomes. After nearly 15 years of being at the bedside and teaching our future nurses, she was ready for a new phase in her nursing career. Shanna is completing her MPH and DNP in Health Innovation and Leadership at the University of Minnesota, and is expected to graduate in May of 2021. She is the 2019-2020 Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility Scholar in Population and Refugee Health and is currently living in Kampala, Uganda working on projects with the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the CDC. Her work focuses on standardizing the nursing practice and developing curriculum for permanent health education (PHE) and professional development. When she is not abroad, she is based in Plymouth, Minnesota with her very supportive husband, 2 daughters, and 2 cats.

Ainslie T. Nibert, PhD, RN, FAAN

Ainslie Nibert is a nationally-recognized expert in nursing curriculum, testing, and measurement. She has led teams for developing curriculum, standardized exams, online remediation content, and licensure/certification exam preparation materials supported by peer-reviewed, published reports of evidence-based outcome achievement for academic nursing and allied health programs. She currently serves as Associate Dean/Associate Professor, Texas Woman’s University College of Nursing – Houston, and as an academic and corporate consultant, leading strategic program development for several nursing academic and clinical practice organizations. She previously served as the Senior Vice President and General Manager for Review and Testing, producing the HESI computerized testing program, within the education division of Elsevier, Inc. Dr. Nibert, a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing, earned a baccalaureate degree in nursing from Texas Christian University, a master’s degree in nursing from the University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston, and a PhD in nursing from Texas Woman’s University. A member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, she serves as a Faculty Advisor for the Nurse Faculty Leadership Academy and is a Virginia Henderson Fellow. With decades of experience, her previous employment includes staff development coordinator, nurse manager, director of research, clinical adjunct professor, associate professor, and baccalaureate nursing program chair. Her articles appear in several journals, including CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing, Journal of Nursing Education, and Nurse Educator.

Sandra J. Peterson, PhD, RN

Dr. Peterson has been a nurse educator for over 30 years with experience in associate, baccalaureate, and graduate degree programs. She has been involved in baccalaureate and graduate program development with leadership in accreditation. She served as chair of Bethel University’s nursing department, with over 400 students and more than 40 faculty members. In that capacity, she provided leadership in the board of nursing program re-approval process and program accreditation through the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. Most recently she has led a new accelerated program through initial accreditation at all levels. She is a former president of the Minnesota Association of Colleges of Nursing and co-author of Peterson and Bredow’s Middle Range Theories: Application to Nursing Research. Through her years of leadership she has been a resource for faculty and administrators across the country.

L. Jane Rosati, EdD, MSN, RN, ANEF

Jane Rosati is a well-known speaker, workshop presenter and contributing author on the topic of concept-based learning and active learning techniques in the classroom. A professor at Daytona State College, School of Nursing, Jane has experience in both the teaching and administrative areas of nursing education. She was a 2011 recipient of the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Medallion of Excellence Award for Teaching and Learning. Her focus is on helping students become self-directed learners and faculty become comfortable with conceptual-based learning in the classroom. Jane has been in nursing for 38 years and has worked in multiple patient-care settings and management areas.

Sonique Sailsman, PhD, RN

Dr. Sailsman is a nurse educator with over 20 years of experience including bedside as well as traditional and online classroom. She received her BSN from the University of Miami (2000), her MSN in Nursing Education from Drexel University (2009) and her Ph.D. in Nursing Education from Nova Southeastern University (2016). She gained the majority of her clinical expertise in acute care pediatrics (PICU, CICU, PACU) at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Sailsman has extensive experience in adult pedagogy, online learning delivery, curriculum development, and innovative teaching/learning strategies. Her research platform includes the social determinants of health, teaching/learning strategies, and approaches to student support.

Kathryn Shaffer, EdD, RN, MSN, CNE

Dr. Shaffer provides creative leadership, promotes growth and innovation at Jefferson College of Nursing. She has implemented strategic initiatives for the academic programming, including assisting with planning the curricular innovation for the pre-licensure undergraduate BSN program. She has spent the last 12 years thinking outside the box to change nursing education. Dr. Shaffer has co-authored several articles including, Designing A New Model for Clinical Education; An Innovative Approach. on the forward thinking curriculum that has been cited by the Josiah Macy's Foundation as an exemplar. She has co-authored a chapter on Technology and Interprofessional Education. Dr. Shaffer's current curriculum consulting is part of a $500,000 workforce grant to cultivate resilience and empathy of Emergency Department providers to help decrease stigma of the opioid patient. Her current research includes using experiential learning to help cultivate empathy in undergraduate nursing students.

Karin J. Sherrill, MSN, RN, CNE, CHSE, ANEF, FAADN

Karin J. Sherrill is an experienced nurse educator with over twenty years of teaching experience at Maricopa Community Colleges in Arizona. During her teaching tenure, she has been involved with multiple projects including online education, informatics development, active teaching strategies, new grad transition to practice, and the integration of classroom, lab and simulation technologies. She teaches third-semester nursing students in the classroom and simulation lab along with facilitating student success courses throughout the curriculum. Karin currently serves on the Maricopa Nursing Testing Committee, the T.I.G.E.R. Informatics Education Committee, and is the president of the Arizona League for Nursing. Karin has consulted for the National League for Nurses Testing Services, National Council State Board of Nursing, and several publishing companies. She is a member of the Arizona and National League for Nursing, the Arizona and American Nurses Association, the National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing, the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation & Learning, the Society for Simulation in Healthcare and was founding president for the Arizona Simulation Network.

Karin was an excellent speaker—engaged faculty and gave ample opportunities for participation. Her active learning strategies discussion was very helpful for the faculty and contained several “take‐home” ideas that faculty continue to use in the classroom.

Beverly R.

Campbellsville University

Krista Simmons, MSN, ANP-C, CNL, CNE

Krista is a nurse educator with a passion for creating a positive student-centered learning environment. With over 15 years of experience, she has worked as a bedside nurse (PCU, ICU, and Med-Surg), and 10 years as an Adult Nurse Practitioner (Cardiology and Anesthesia). Krista is an Assistant Professor at Saint Louis University and teaches a variety of courses in the Prelicensure Program. She is also a Certified Nurse Educator and Clinical Nurse Leader. Krista works with students and faculty for NurseTim and NurseThink to connect nursing education to clinical practice.

Winsome Stephenson, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE

Dr. Stephenson is a Nurse Educator with NurseTim. Her area of expertise includes test item writing, NCLEX^® student success, use of transformative learning strategies in the classroom, and faculty development. Dr. Stephenson is passionate about nursing education and ensuring the next generation of nurses are fully trained to use clinical judgment as they ensure quality outcomes in a continually diverse and transformative healthcare system. Dr. Stephenson has had the opportunity to hold several roles in the academic setting as faculty, faculty chair, dean of academic affairs, faculty development specialist and curriculum and instruction developer. She received her undergraduate degree from Pace University and her graduate degrees from Georgia State University.

Stephanie Terry, PhD, RN, CNE

Dr. Terry has over 20 years of nursing and nursing education experience working in a variety of areas that include healthcare and community-based facilities, and the academic setting, serving in the roles of nursing faculty, department head of nursing, chair of allied health programs, program director, and assistant professor. Dr. Terry has taught in the diploma, undergraduate, and graduate degree levels of academia with areas of expertise focused on leadership, mentoring nursing faculty, instructional development with an emphasis on active learning, retention and student success. She currently leads national testing and NCLEX^® preparation programs and develops learning tools for clinical judgment resources for students.

Kathy Van Eerden, PhD, RN, CNE

Dr. Kathy Van Eerden has had a career in higher education for over 30 years. Her teaching experience includes ADN and BSN education and she has been an Associate Dean of Nursing and a Dean of Health Sciences. Kathy has experience with accreditation and program improvement best practices. Other areas of expertise include planning and implementation of simulation across the curriculum. Kathy has served as a grant reviewer for HRSA and has written and received over three million dollars in grant funding.

Virginia “Ginny” Wangerin, PhD, RN, CNE

Dr. Virginia "Ginny" Wangerin, PhD, RN, CNE is an educator, consultant, and speaker with over thirty years’ experience in nursing. She has been a bedside nurse, educator, administrator and community volunteer. She led the Des Moines Area Community College nursing program through significant growth and success during her tenure as faculty, program chair and District Director. She has also taught at the BSN and graduate level, and is currently Director of an RN-BSN program with multi-state locations and an innovative concurrent enrollment partnership with associate degree programs. Ginny has successfully led programs through the accreditation process with NLNAC and CCNE, and served as consultant for state accreditation/approval processes. President of the Iowa Nurses Association from 2007 to 2011, she spends time advocating for nursing and healthcare issues at the state and national level. She was invited by Senator Tom Harkin to join him at the National Press Club in May 2009 where she talked about "Chronic Disease - Impact on Health Care". Ginny served on the Governor's Nursing Task Force in 2008 and the Iowa Consortium for Comprehensive Cancer Control from 2002-2007 and several statewide nursing task forces impacting practice and nursing regulation as well as health care organization boards of directors. She is currently on the Iowa Board of Nursing Workforce Advisory Committee. As a leader in the Iowa Needs Nurses Now Coalition, she was instrumental in activities furthering nursing practice and education in the state. Ginny was one of four nurses profiled in "The American Nurse", May/June 2009 as a nurse educator and advocate whose “efforts are aimed at improving the lives of patients and colleagues.” In October 2011 she was honored by the Iowa Nurses Association with the Edith Ruppert Award, in recognition of having contributed significantly to the improvement of nursing and the professional organization.

Mary Judith Yoho, PhD, RN, CNE

In her 40 years in nursing, Dr. Yoho has held roles in nursing practice, instruction, research, management, and leadership. Her positions in nursing academia include dean, campus president, director, and faculty. Throughout her career, she has coordinated and participated in multiple grant projects and has authored and co-authored textbooks and publications on topics including student success and faculty recruitment and retention. Dr. Yoho has presented nationally and internationally in the areas of test development, exam analysis, teaching strategies, learner engagement, and preparing nursing students for first-time success on the National Council State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) National Certification Licensing Exam (NCLEX^®) for Practical and Registered Nurses. Dr. Yoho serves on dissertation committees for several universities. She is a National League for Nursing (NLN) Certified Nurse Educator (CNE), and annually conducts several CNE review workshops to help nursing faculty prepare for success on the NLN CNE certification exam. Currently, Dr. Yoho holds the position of Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing and Clinical Coordinator for the Online RNBS Program at Oregon Health Science University.

Barbara L. Yoost, MSN, RN, CNE, ANEF

Barbara L. Yoost is an Adjunct Professor of Nursing in the BSN program at Notre Dame College and Emerita Faculty at Kent State University. Previously she held faculty appointments in associate, diploma, and baccalaureate nursing programs. A Certified Nurse Educator since 2006 and a Fellow in the NLN Academy of Nursing Education, Barbara’s passion for innovative teaching strategies define her nursing education career. She has designed and implemented many active teaching/learning strategies including the Conceptual Care Map. The co-author of four nursing textbooks, Barbara mentors faculty in experiential methods designed to improve student comprehension and clinical judgment, and presents workshops across the United States and internationally in the Middle East and Europe.