Debra Webster

Education

Wilmington University, EdD, Education - Innovation and Leadership, 2008
Salisbury University, MS, Nursing Administration, 1991
Salisbury University, BS, Nursing, 1988
Wor-Wic Commmunity College, Other, Nursing, 1987

Areas of Expertise

Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
Nursing Education
Leadership and Management

Research Interests

As a certified psychiatric mental health nurse, I have several area of research interest. These include: Mental Wellness, Anxiety, PTSD, and Empathy Development. My research interest in nursing education includes: Use of Creative Arts and Reflection in Nursing, Nursing Education Using Standardized Patients, and Teaching Strategies.
Lastly, I am interested in Nursing Leadership Development.

Teaching Philosophy
Selected Publications

Webster, Debra A. (2019) Lights, camera, action: Lessons learned from a nursing and theater collaboration. vol. 58. no. 6. pp. 369-371. Journal of Nursing Education.

Webster, Debra A. and Jarosinski, Judith M. (2017) A walk in my shoes: Using art to explore the lived experience psychiatric mental-health standardized patients. vol. 55. no. 8. pp. 39-47. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 55(8), 39-47.

Jarosinski, Judith M. and Webster, Debra A. (2016) Acting with a purpose: Lived experiences of standardized patients portraying mental illness. No. vol. 12. no. 12. pp. 6. Clinical Simulation in Nursing.
Web Address

Webster, Debra A. and DiBartolo, Mary C. (2014) Using a Standardized Patient Learning Activity to Teach Baccalaureate Nursing Students About Dementia Care. vol. 39. no. 3. pp. 103-104. Nurse Educator.

Webster, Debra A. (2014) Using Standardized Patients to Effectively Teach Communication in Psychiatric Nursing. vol. 10. no. 2. pp. 81-86. Clinical Simulation in Nursing.
Awards/Honors
Professional Memberships
Licensures and Certifications

Certified Nurse Educator, National League for Nursing (NLN)

Certification to establish nursing education as a specialty area of practice and create a means for faculty to demonstrate their expertise in this role.

Psychiatric Mental Health Certification, American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

Certification to note clinical expertise in the field of psychiatric mental health nursing.

RN, Maryland Board of Nursing
Grants and Sponsored Research
Presentations

The Lived Experience of Portraying Mental Illness: From the Standardized Patient’s View

September 2019

Nursing Education Summit, National Harbor DC

Using Toolkits and Standardized Patient Experiences to Teach Essential Skills in Mental Health Nursing

March 2019

Nursing Simulation Conference, Ashburn VA

Improving Nursing Students’ Knowledge and Attitudes towards Mental Illness using Standardized Patients

April 2018

National Research Education Conference, Washington DC
Service Activities and Community Relations

Director (2021)
Interim Director (2020-2021)
Undergraduate Program Chair (2018-2020)
Associate Chair (2009-2018)
College of Health and Human Services Deans Advisory Council (2018-present)
Student Policies Committee (2019-present)
Graduate Program Committee (2016-2018 and 2013-2015)
Curriculum Committee (2015-2016 and 2018)
Faculty Awards and Recognition Committee 2009-2012)
Henson Internship Committee (2008-Present)
Faculty Policies (2008-2010)
Resource Committee (2005-2015)
External Collaboration Highlights
Press Releases
1. SU School of Nursing Faculty Earn MHEC Accolades
  Monday, November 06, 2023
2. Princeton Review Names SU Online Nursing Graduate Program Among Nation's Best
  Wednesday, April 19, 2023

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