Christina Plemmons
Assistant Academic Dean for Cooperative Programs (Rapid City and Aberdeen)
Education
- Ph.D. in nursing education | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | 2016
- M.S. in nursing, nurse educator | 葫芦影业 | 2008
- B.S. in nursing | 葫芦影业 | 2002
- B.A. in international business | Gonzaga University | 1985
Academic and Professional Experience
Academic Interests
- Certified Medical Surgical Nurse (ANCC)
- Certified Nurse Educator (NLN)
- TLCW庐 Trained Facilitator
- Leadership Practices Inventory庐 Coach
Academic Responsibilities
- DNP or Ph.D. Committee co-chair
- DNP or Ph.D. Committee member
Committees and Professional Memberships
Committees:
- Subcommittee for bylaws and College of Nursing handbook
- College of Nursing Ph.D. Program Subcommittee
Professional Memberships:
- American Nurses Association
- Sigma Theta Tau International, Phi Chapter
- South Dakota Nurses Association
- South Dakota Nurses Foundation (board member)
Research and Scholar Work
Areas of Research
- Nursing education
- Clinical academic partnerships
- Clinical self-efficacy
- Clinical teamwork
Awards and Honors
- SDNA Rookie of the Year Award, 2005
- SDNA Nurse Educator Award, 2015
- UNLV Outstanding Ph.D. Student, 2016
- AACN LANP Fellow, 2018
Grants
- Sub-Award PI: 鈥淣urse Education, Practice Quality and Retention - Clinical Faculty and Preceptor Academies,鈥 Sponsored by HRSA, Division of Nursing, Nursing Education, Practice Quality and Retention Program, Federal, $216,384.00. (September 30, 2022 鈥 September 29, 2026). Montana State University, PTE.
- Site Leader: "Impacting Models of Practice and Clinical Training for Registered Nurses and Students (IMPACT-RNS)," Sponsored by HRSA, Division of Nursing, Nursing Education, Practice, Quality and Retention Program, Federal, $2,751,222.00. (July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2022). Mennenga, Heidi, Project Director.
- Site Leader: 鈥淣urse Education Practice Quality Retention- Registered Nurse in Primary Care COVID-19.鈥 Sponsored by HRSA of the U.S. DHHS. $78,571. (2020-2021). Mennenga, Heidi, Project Director.
- Project Director: 鈥淕eneration Rx University Opioid Prevention and Education Sponsorship.鈥 Sponsored by US DHHS pass-through SD DSS pass-through SDSM&T, $3461.70. (March 1, 2020 鈥 May 31, 2020). Mahon, Pat, Project Director.
- Project Director: "Assessing Pine Ridge's Health Care Workforce Current and Future Needs," Sponsored by HRSA Rural Health Network Planning Grant, Federal, $100,000.00. (July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019). Plemmons, Christina, Project Director.
- Council of Directors: "Implementation of Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment Education for Health Professionals in South Dakota students to provide the skills necessary to screen and refer patients who are at risk for substance abuse disorder.," Sponsored by Department of Health and Human Services, SAMHSA, Federal, $550,000.00. (2015-2018). Mylant, MaryLou, Project Director.
- Site Coordinator/Content Expert: "Simulation, Informatics, Technology Enhancement (SITE) to Strengthen Quality and Delivery of Rural Nursing Education," Sponsored by US DHHS, HRSA, Federal, $1,099,614.00. (2011-2014). Tschetter, Lois, Project Director.
- Curriculum Specialist: 鈥淧artners Investing in Nursing鈥檚 Future.鈥 Sponsored by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (2010-2011). Diegel, Sandra, Project Director.
