Background

• PhD Candidate, Nursing, Medical University of South Carolina, Present
• MSN, Nursing Education, Queens University, August 2021
• BSN, Nursing, Chamberlain University, May 2016
• ADN, Nursing, Midlands Technical College, May 2010

Teaching

• Instructor, University of South Carolina Aiken (2022–2023) 
• Clinical Instructor, USC Aiken (2022–2023) 
• Clinical Educator, Prisma Health, Columbia, SC (2015-2019)

Research

Collaborates on faculty-led research through literature synthesis, evidence mapping, manuscript development, concept analysis, and scoping review methodology focused on nursing education, professional identity formation and simulation. 

Dissemination

• Taking Simulation to the Beside: An Interdisciplinary Inpatient Simulation Pilot. Greenville, SC, South Carolina Nursing Education Simulation Alliance, 2026.
• Gamify to Amplify: Achieving Learning Outcomes in Healthcare Simulation Through Gamification. Hilton Head, SC, South Carolina Nurses Association, 2025. 
• Escape Room Rethink: Achieving Learning Outcomes through Simulation and Gamification. Columbia, SC, South Carolina Nursing Education Simulation Alliance, 2025.
• Heart Failure Treatment Advances. Columbia, SC, Carolina Clinical Practice Excellence Conference, 2021. 
• Heart Failure Updates. Columbia, SC, South Carolina Association of Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Symposium, 2019.

Professional Service

• Chair, Education Committee, South Carolina Nursing Education Simulation Alliance (2024–2026)  
• Fundraiser/Participant, American Heart Association Midlands Heart Walk, (2015-2026) 
• Prisma Health Company Chair, (2018-2020) 
• Society for Simulation in Healthcare, (2022 – Present) 
• American Nurses Association, (2025 – Present)  
• South Carolina Nurses Association, (2025 – Present)   
• South Carolina Nursing Education Simulation Alliance, (2022 – Present)
• 2019 Palmetto Gold Award Recipient for outstanding leadership and community involvement related to American Heart Association Heart Walk fundraising efforts.

Professional Practice

Adult Cardiac Care, Heart Failure, Adult Acute Care/Med Surg.