Missouri State University

Susan Sims-Giddens

Susan Sims-Giddens

 

  

 

 

 

Susan Sims-Giddens
Ed.D., RN

BSN-Completion Program Director

Nurse Educator Graduate Program Director

 

Education:

  •  ADN, Missouri Southern State College, 1970
  • BSN, West Texas State University, 1975
  • MSN, University of Texas – El Paso, 1984
  • Med in Bilingual Multicultural Education, Northern Arizona University, 1995
  • EdD in Education Leadership, Northern Arizona University, 2000

 

Research Interests:

  •  English as second language student graduation rate and success
  • Education curriculum and design
  • Nurse educator certification and credentialing
  • Nurses’ and nursing students’ attitudes and beliefs about poverty
  • Nursing leadership & management
  • Perceptions of nursing students with distance learning in rural areas
  • Partnerships enhancing nursing education experiences for students
  • Student peer-mentoring

 

Teaching:

  •  Graduate: Issues in Healthcare Education, Curriculum Design & Program Development, Nursing Practicum I and II
  • Undergraduate: Nursing Research, Nursing Leadership & Management, Professional Emergence  

 

 Grants:

  •  Mann, M.E., Sims-Giddens, S.S. Co-investigators (2001 - 2009). Missouri Preschool Project.  State of Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, $533,000.00 Total award to date 

 

 Contact Information: 

  •  305 Professional Building, Missouri State University