Brandy Jackson Faculty Vita
WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF NURSING
FACULTY VITA
Name: Brandy Jackson, RN, MSN, MBA
Date Vita Updated January 7, 2015
Current Position: Director, Undergraduate Nursing Program, Wichita State University, College
of Health Professions, School of Nursing
Work Address:
1845 Fairmount
Wichita, KS 67260-0041
Telephone:
Fax:
E-mail:
(316) 978-7095
(316) 978-3094
brandy.jackson@wichita.edu
Home Address:
Home Telephone:
1220 Golf St., Augusta, KS 67010
316-250-2997
(All dates in the vita should be listed in reverse chronological order, with most recent first. This
should be consistent throughout the document.)
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
DEGREES EARNED:
2008 University of Phoenix-online programs
3 year program
Focus area: indwelling catheter associated urinary tract infections, generational differences in the
workplace, development of education programs
MBA/MSN/HC degree obtained
Phoenix, Arizona
1998 Wichita State University
Focus on nursing course work
Baccalaureate in Nursing
Wichita, Kansas
3 years attended
1995 Butler County Community College
Focus on pre-nursing course work
Associate Degree in Science
Eldorado, Kansas
2 years attended
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LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATIONS:
1998-current Registered Nurse
State of Kansas
HONORS AND AWARDS
2014
Nomination for Rodenberg Award
2009
Nomination for the Academy for Effective Teaching award
2008
Sight Restoration awarded, Wesley Medical Center recipient,
awarded by The Kansas Eye Bank and Research Center
2004, 2005, 2006, 2008
Organ Donation Medal of Honor, Wesley Medical Center recipient
awarded by the Department of Health and Human Services
EMPLOYMENT RECORD
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE:
1998-2001
Wesley Medical Center
Wichita, Kansas
Surgical Intensive Care Nurse
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
2008-Present Wichita State University
Wichita, Kansas
Instructor-Course Coordinator
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE:
2010-present Wichita State University
Director, Undergraduate Nursing Program
2007-2008
Wesley Medical Center
Infection Control Nurse/Quality Management
2003-2007
Wesley Medical Center
Wichita, Kansas
Surgical Intensive Care Unit Manager
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TEACHING ACTIVITIES
(Represents at least the last 6 years)
COURSES TAUGHT:
2010-2013
NURS 470
Nursing Care Critical Illness
2012-2012
NURS 724
Nursing Education Practicum
2008-2010
NURS 320
Nursing Care of Adults I
2008-2010
NURS410
Clinical Care of Adults II
ACADEMIC ADVISING:
2012
5-10 undergraduate advisees (transfer students; RN-MSN students)
2011
5-10 undergraduate advisees (transfer students; RN-MSN students)
2010
20 undergraduate advisees (Spring-Summer 2010)
2009
20 undergraduate advisees
RESEARCH AND SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES
POSTER PRESENTATION:
2013 Elder, B., Pile, D., Jackson, B., Fast, Y. (2013). Using a Quality Improvement Process to
Assess and Support Students who are at Risk for Failure in a BSN Program. Poster
presented at the Institute for Student Learning Assessment, Kansas State University,
November 12, 2013.
2010 Jackson, B., Elder, B.L., Nicks, S., Koehn, M. (2010). Investigation of Clinical Learning
& Reflection Using Metacognitive Modeling. Accepted for poster presentation, Quality
and Safety in Educating Nurses (not presented).
PUBLICATIONS:
2009 Thomas, B.W., Berg-Copas, G.M., Vasquez, D. G., Jackson, B. L., Wetta-Hall, R.
(2009). Effects of conspicuous versus customary location of hand hygiene agent
dispenser on alcohol-based hand hygiene product usage in an intensive care unit.
The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, (109), 263-267. Can
accessed online at www.JAOA.org
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Grants
2014 White Coat Ceremony. Arnold P. Gold Foundation. Grant Funded $3,000.00
2014 New Careers in Nursing, Diversity in Accelerated Programs. Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation. Grant Request $100,000, Grant Awarded $0.00
ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION IN OTHER PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS:
AACN-BSN Education Conference; New Orleans, Louisiana, November 2013
Institute for Student Assessment; Manhattan, Kansas, November 2013
Epsilon Gamma Chapter-at-Large Fall Presentation; Wichita, Kansas, October 2013
Clinical Teaching Institute; Wichita, Kansas, August 2013
teamSTEPPS Master Trainer Training; New Orleans, Louisiana, April 2013
Epsilon Gamma Chapter-at-Large Spring Poster Presentation; Wichita, Kansas, April 2013
Gore-Farha Critical Care Nursing Symposium; Conference; Wichita, Kansas; 2011
Sigma Theta Tau International Biennium; Conference; Grapevine, Texas; 2011
AACN-BSN Education Conference; St. Louis, Missouri; 2011.
Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) National Forum; Conference; Denver,
Colorado; 2010
Townsend Cardiovascular Symposium; Conference; Wichita, Kansas; 2010
AACN-BSN Education Conference; Orlando, Florida, 2010.
Epsilon Gamma Chapter-at-Large/Via Christi; Evidence Based Nursing Practice; Conference;
Wichita, Kansas; 2009
Wichita State University-Center for Teaching Excellence; Making the Transition from
Traditional to Online Teaching; class; Wichita, Kansas; 2009
Wichita State University-Blackboard training sessions (blackboard 8, blackboard test manager,
tegrity, respondus); class; Wichita, Kansas; 2009
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Via Christi; Medical/Surgical Nursing; Conference; Wichita, Kansas; 2008
COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES
SERVICE TO EXTERNAL GROUPS:
2011-present Christ Lutheran Church, Christian Education Director. Volunteer position.
Primary responsibility is; recruit teachers, teacher support/development and
curriculum development for the Christian Education program, pre-K through 12th
grade.
2011
Speaker for the TRIO/Gear up program. Hamilton Middle School 7th and 8th grade
classes.
2004-2008
Chairperson Wesley Medical Center Organ and Tissue Committee; coordination
of all procurement activities, organ procurement liaison for Wesley, public
support/public education of donation practices, coordination of organ
procurement events (locally and hospital-based) quality control/process
improvement of organ/tissue activity within the hospital setting.
UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES:
2012-present RN to BSN/online education growth initiative taskforce
2012-present CHP Executive Committee, faculty representative member
2012-2013
Interprofessional Education Committee
2011-2014
College of Health Professions Clinical Requirements Initiative Workgroup
Facilitator
2011-2013
College of Health Professions Core Competency Initiative Workgroup, member
2010-present Leadership Academy, College of Health Professions, Fellow
2010-present Coach, College of Health Professions
2010-present Committee on Students, School of Nursing, member
2009-present Curriculum Committee, School of Nursing, member
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2010-2011 SONRRR Committee, School of Nursing, member
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS:
Memberships:
2014
2010-2013
2009-present
1998-present
American Nurses Association
Association of Critical Care Nurses
National League for Nursing
Sigma Theta Tau International
Committee Memberships:
2013-present Sigma Theta Tau International, Epsilon Gamma Chapter-at-Large, WSU Faculty
Counselor
2008-present Sigma Theta Tau International, communications specialist for Epsilon Gamma
Chapter-at-Large (local chapter)
2011-2013
Sigma Theta Tau International, Epsilon Gamma Chapter-at-Large, Chapter
President
2008
AJIC local chapter, legislative chair and by-laws chair