SAMANTHA GIRARD, Ph.D.

, RN
samanthagirard@live.com

Expert nurse educator and professional development specialist with over 15 years of
experience teaching in acute and ambulatory care clinical settings and academic settings.

HEALTHCARE EXPERIENCE
Kaiser Permanente 2015-current
Nursing Education & Professional Development Specialist
Responsibilities: Clinical education program planning, implementation and evaluation, project facilitator for safety
and quality improvement initiatives, root cause analysis, develop and implement strategies to recruit and retain
nursing staff in ambulatory care and community settings. Graduate student research study and project advisor and
clinical partner liaison for academic workforce grants (HRSA).

Sharp Hospital
Emergency Department Registered Nurse 1998 – 2010

EDUCATION
Washington State University
Doctor of Philosophy Nursing 2015
Dissertation: Experiences of registered nurses who voluntarily withdraw from their BSN program.

University of Washington
Masters of Nursing with Honors 2010
Master thesis: Perceived Value of the RN to BSN Degree

San Diego State University

Baccalaureate of Science Nursing 2004
Baccalaureate thesis: Obesity in Underserved Populations

Maric College
Associate Degree in Nursing 1997

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Washington State University
Adjunct Faculty 2017-Current
Courses taught: Nursing Ethics, Community Health Clinical Practicum, Professional Nursing Practice

University of Washington Tacoma

Lecturer 2014-2016
Nursing and Healthcare Leadership program
Courses taught: Clinical Phenomena, Nursing Research, Diversity, Health, and Inequity, Health Care Delivery
Systems, Nursing Leadership, Academic and Clinical Evaluation (Graduate students).

Bellevue College
Tenured Faculty 2007-2014
Courses taught: Community and population health, nursing ethics, nursing research and
evidence-based practice, medical surgical nursing, nursing leadership, skills lab, acute,
ambulatory care nursing, and community nursing clinical instructor. Curriculum
development for baccalaureate and associate degree nursing programs.
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PUBLICATIONS
Girard, S. Hoeksel, R., Vandermause, R., Eddy, L. (2017). Experiences of registered nurses who
voluntarily withdraw from their RN-to-BSN program. Journal of Nursing Education 56(5) 260-265.
DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20170421-02.

Vandermause, R., Barg, F., Esmail, L., Edmundson, l., Girard, S., Perfetti, A. R. (2017). Qualitative Methods in
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research. Qualitative Health Research 27(3) 434–442. DOI:
10.1177/1049732316668298

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS/CONFERENCE
Western Institute of Nursing Research conference, Anaheim, CA (April 2016): Podium presentation
Experience of registered nurses who voluntarily withdraw from their BSN programs.

Western Institute of Nursing Research conference, Seattle, WA (April 2014): Poster presentation
Examining leadership philosophy of community college presidents and their perspectives of the
baccalaureate degree in community college setting.

Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence Scholar Conference, Washington DC (October 2103): Research
symposium.
Examining leadership philosophy of community college presidents and their perspectives of the
baccalaureate degree in community college setting, sponsored by Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence.

GRANTS
Partnership for Innovation grant Kaiser Permanente Washington Heath Research Institute (Washington 2017)
Workforce development grant emergency department nursing curriculum development (Haiti 2010)
Workforce development grant global health curriculum/coordinate global health experience (Costa Rica 2011)

CERTIFICATIONS
Washington - Registered Nurse 2007
California – Registered Nurse and Public Health Nurse 1997
BLS for Health Care Providers 2019

AWARDS & NOMINATIONS

March of Dimes Nurse Educator of the Year (nominated) 2017
Kaiser Permanente Washington Educator of the Year (nominated) 2017
National Scholar Jonas Center for Nursing Excellenc e 2012-2014
University of Washington Nurse Educator scholar 2008-2010

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS

University of Washington Ambulatory Care Conference Committee Member
American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing
Washington Center for Nursing Action Coalition
National League for Nursing
Sigma Theta Tau National Nurse Honors Society