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Dr. Dianne McAdams-Jones

Biography

Dianne was born in South Carolina, a sharecropper's daughter, first generation Baccalaureate in Nursing Science from Tuskegee University, 1973, Tuskegee, Alabama. After completing a graduate program in Education Management, Tuskegee University, she served in the US Army Nurse Corps for 8 years entering as a Captain and exiting as a Major, United States Army Nurse Corps. There was a 7 year child bearing hiatus and as the last child entered school, she reentered the work force and completed a graduate degree in Nursing Science with a Nurse Educator Certificate, an Ed.D in Health Professions, 2010, College of Saint Mary, Omaha, Nebraska and followed with completion of a Nursing Education Post Doctorate from Teachers College, Columbia University, 2018. She is credentialed by the Society of Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) as a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE) and by the Harvard Center for Medical Simularion as a certified Simulation Course Instructor. Dianne was selected for and inducted into the National League for Nursing's Academy of Nurse Educators (ANEF). She is also credentialed as a Senior Fellow Higher Education (SFHEA) through the Advance HE Academy, United Kingdom.

Education

Post Doctorate Certificate in Nursing Education, Columbia University Teachers College, 2018

Major: Nursing Education*Simulation Education*Program Planning

Doctor of Nursing Education and Health Professions, College of Saint Mary, 2010

Major: Health Care Professions

MS, Westminster College, 2008

Major: Nursing Science

MA, Tuskegee University, 1977

Major: Education

BS, Tuskegee University, 1973

Major: Nursing

Teaching

NURS 6300

Advanced Nursing in Health Systems/Policy and Advocacy, Spring 2026

NURS 4520

Navigating Health Systems, Spring 2026

NURS 3405

Patient Care Coordination and Management Preceptorship, Spring 2026

NURS 4550

Quality and Safety in Nursing, Spring 2026

NURS 4540

Research and Theory in Nursing Practice, Spring 2026

Presentations

McAdams-Jones, Dianne , Transcultural Nursing, "Diversity and Inclusion_ How Social Determinants of Health Impact Healthcare Needs in Global Society", Transcultural Nursing Society, Portland Maine. (October 20, 2025)
McAdams-Jones, Dianne (Co-Author), TRANSFORM , "Inegrating Social Determinants of Health in Nursing", American Association for Colleges of Nursing, New Irkeabs Louisiana. (December 7, 2024)
McAdams-Jones, Dianne , 3. Invited Guest for SHENK Law Firm_ Nursing Home Abuse Law, "Aspiration Pneumonia ", SHENK Law Firm, Virtual. (April 1, 2024)
McAdams-Jones, Dianne , SCHENK Law Firm, "Assessing and Managing Oxygenation in people of color", SCHENK Law Firm, Atlanta Georgia_ virtual. (March 15, 2024)
McAdams-Jones, Dianne (Co-Author), Spurlock, Megan (Co-Author), Ekpoma, Victoria (Co-Author), Beacham, Zoe (Presenter & Author), Utah Council on Undergraduate Research, "Divisive Language in Class", Utah Council on Undergraduate Researh, Utah Valley University. (February 15, 2024)
McAdams-Jones, Dianne (Author Only), Sigma International Research Congress, "Conditioning Can Influence Bias in Nursing", Sigma Theta Tau, Emirates. (July 26, 2023)

Scholarly/Creative Works

McAdams-Jones, Dianne , "Jump into action against aspiration pneumonia" .
McAdams-Jones, Dianne , "Patient Safety/Quality" .
McAdams-Jones, Dianne , (2026) "Are the Tenets of Eugenics Affecting Social Learning which Shape our Social Norms?" (Issue: doi: https_//doi.org/10.1177/21582440261420503, vol. doi: https_//doi.org/10.1177/21582440261420503). Thousand Oaks California: SAGE. doi: https_//doi.org/10.1177/21582440261420503
McAdams-Jones, Dianne , (2025) "Diversity and Inclusion_ How Social Determinants of Health Impact Healthcare Needs in Global Society. " . Livonia Michigan: Transcultural Nursing Conference.
Wyllie, Doug McAdams, (2016) "How to Successfully Create and Run a Citizen's Advisory Board **I was quoted in this article from a panel at which I presented" (Issue: IACP 2016). United States: Policeone.com Be advised. https://www.policeone.com/iacp-2016/articles/232139006/
McAdams-Jones, Dianne , Perkins, Rebekah , Kanizsai, Gabriella , Bowser, Lori , Kolb, Jerri , (2015) "Innovation in Simulation Meets Teaching and Learning" (Issue: 3, vol. 1). Singnapore: Global Science and Technology Forum. www.dropbox.com/s/mrunw40kum79thi/WNC_2015_Proceedings_V1_Paper_23.pdf?dl=0

Awards

Distinguished Service Award

Utah Academy of Science Arts and Letters (USAL) - March 21, 2026

This award honors an individual for exceptional service to Utah education or for academic service to citizens in Utah. Recipients are typically academics who have gone above and beyond their normal responsibilities or the opportunities normally deriving from their positions.

Academy of Nursing Education Fellows

National League for Nursing - June 1, 2024

The NLN Academy of Nursing Education fosters excellence in nursing education by recognizing and capitalizing on the wisdom of outstanding individuals in and outside the profession who have contributed to nursing education in sustained and significant ways. Fellows are expected to provide visionary leadership in nursing education and in the Academy, and to support the vision of the National League for Nursing.

Inaugural Black Excellence Award

Utah Valley University - February 21, 2022

Supports contributions of BIPOC Faculty

Teacher Excellence Award

UVU - March 20, 2021

Honors faculty for enhancing their teaching and reaching for excellence in teaching

Sigma Theta Tau

Sigma Theta Tau International - March 22, 2009

Sigma Theta Tau is an Honor Society whose inductees are scholarly and excel academically