Position:

VP 1 - Chief Academic Officer (Provost) & Executive Dean of Faculty of Nursing

Profile:

Christine L. Sommers, Ph.D., RN, CNE CCRN Emeritus is the Executive Dean of Faculty of Nursing and Chief Academic Officer/Provost. She teaches Emergency and Critical Care, Spiritual Care in Healthcare, and Introduction to Nursing Profession courses. Her areas of interest include nursing education, critical care nursing, cultural diversity in nursing education, and learning environments. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Cedarville University in Cedarville, Ohio, Master in Nursing from University of Washington in Seattle, Nurse Educator Certificate Program from Washington State University, and PhD in Nursing from University of Kansas in Kansas City. She is also a Certified Nurse Educator.

Awards:

• Recipient of Jonas Nurse Leaders Scholar Award
  2016-2018

Journal Publications:

• Sommers, C. L., Houghty, G. S., Purbojo, R., & Bernarto, I. (2022). Factors influencing nursing students’ continued success in a baccalaureate nursing program in Indonesia. Belitung Nursing Journal, 8(4), 340–348. https://doi.org/10.33546/bnj.2160
• Sommers, C. L., Mambu, I. R., Mckenna, L., Reisenhofer, S., & Mccaughan, J. (2021). Exploratory Factor Analysis of the Indonesian Version of the Clinical Learning Environment, Supervision, and Nurse Teacher Scale (CLES + T). Journal of Nursing Measurement, 29(1), 1–20.
• Sommers, C., & Rio, C. J. (2020). Nursing Education in Low and Lower- Middle Income Countries: Context and Trends. In D. Nestel, G. Reedy, & L. McKenna (Eds.), Clinical Education for the Health Professions (pp. 1–14). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6106
• Sommers, C. L., & Bonnel, W. B. (2020). Nurse Educators’ Perspectives on Implementing Culturally Sensitive and Inclusive Nursing Education. The Journal of Nursing Education, 59(3), 126–132. https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20200220-02

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