Brenda Morris (EdD, RN, CNE) is a clinical professor in the College of Nursing and Health Innovation. Her research interests include: nursing education, clinical education, dedicated educational units, program development and evaluation, and critical thinking.
She is a member of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Instructional Leadership Network; the American Nurses Association; the Arizona Nurses Association; and the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Beta Upsilon Chapter.
Professional Certifications:
Professional Licensure:
Morris, B. (2016). Think Like a Nurse: Essential Thinking Skills for Professional Nurses. In E. Friberg (Ed.) Conceptual Foundations: The Bridge to Professional Nursing Practice, Sixth Edition (pp. 173 - 186). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Publishing. * Peer reviewed publication
Hagler, D., & Morris, B. (2015). Teaching Methods. In M. Oermann (Ed.) Teaching in Nursing: The complete guide (pp. 35-59). New York, NY: Springer Publishing. * Peer reviewed publication
Hagler, D., Kastenbaum, B., Brooks, R., Morris, B., & Saewert, K. (2013). Leveraging the Technology du Jour for Overt and Covert Faculty Development. The Journal of Faculty Development, Volume 27, Number 3 (September 2013), 22-29, Retrieved from http://www.ingentaconnect.com.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu/content/nfp/jfd/2013/00000027/00000003/art00004 * Peer reviewed publication
Morris, B. (2013). Instructor Supplements Premium Web Content including Instructor guidelines with interactive quizzing and web links, PowerPoint presentations, and corresponding learning activities for all chapters. In M. Estes Health Assessment and Physical Examination (5th Edition). New York, NY: Cengage Publishing.
Hagler, D., White, B., & Morris, B. (2011). Cognitive Tools as a Scaffold for Faculty in Curriculum Redesign. Journal of Nursing Education, July 2011, Vol. 49(7): 417-422. doi: 10.3928/01484834-20110214-03 * Peer reviewed publication
Doshier, S., McCormies, C., McGinty, D., Morris, B., & Stewart, B. (2011). “Education Competency Model Update. Arizona State Board of Nursing Regulatory Journal, Vol. 6(2), 20-22. *Invited publication
Morris, B. (2010). “Critical Thinking, Clinical Judgement, Nursing Process.” In J. Creasia & E. Friberg (Eds.) Conceptual Foundations: The Bridge to Professional Nursing Practice, Fifth Edition. St Louis, MO: Mosby Publishing. * Peer reviewed publication
Morris, B. (2009). Instructor Supplements including Instructor guidelines with interactive quizzing and web links, PowerPoint presentations, and corresponding learning activities for all chapters. In M. Estes Health Assessment and Physical Examination (4th Edition). New York, NY: Delmar Publishing.
Morris, B. (2004). Case Studies – Topics: Nursing Management of the Patient experiencing Myocardial Infarction, and Nursing Management of the CVA Patient. Educational Resources Incorporated (ERI).
Morris, B. (2002). Chapter, entitled, “Cardiovascular disease in America” in Macmillan Encyclopedia of Death and Dying. Macmillan Publishing: MI.
Morris, B. (1999). Doctoral Dissertation, entitled, "Relationship among academic achievement, clinical decision-making, critical thinking, work experience and NCLEX-RN pass status." Unpublished Doctoral dissertation, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.
Morris, B. (1991). “Relationship between Symptom Distress and Life Quality in Women with Breast Cancer receiving Adjuvant Treatment." Unpublished Master of Science Degree thesis, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
Morris, Brenda C. (Co PI) 2013 to 2017. Phoenix VA Health Care System – Arizona State University College of Nursing and Health Innovation Partnership to Transform Nursing Education and Practice (PAP-NEP) project. Project is funded by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, VA Nursing Academic Partnerships. Project is funded for 5 years - $1,500,000 total to ASU CONHI plus $2,500,000 to Phoenix VA Health Care System
Summer 2022 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
NUR 444 | Innovation in Nursing |
NUR 493 | Honors Thesis |
NUR 579 | NED Practicum |
Spring 2022 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
NUR 318 | Nurs Rsrch & Evidence Transltn |
NUR 492 | Honors Directed Study |
NUR 579 | NED Practicum |
NUR 673 | Produce & Evaluate Programs |
Fall 2021 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
NUR 318 | Nurs Rsrch & Evidence Transltn |
NUR 394 | Special Topics |
NUR 444 | Innovation in Nursing |
NUR 673 | Produce & Evaluate Programs |
Summer 2021 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
NUR 444 | Innovation in Nursing |
NUR 460 | The Art of Nursing |
Spring 2021 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
NUR 318 | Nurs Rsrch & Evidence Transltn |
NUR 394 | Special Topics |
NUR 444 | Innovation in Nursing |
NUR 579 | NED Practicum |
Fall 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
NUR 318 | Nurs Rsrch & Evidence Transltn |
NUR 394 | Special Topics |
NUR 444 | Innovation in Nursing |
NUR 673 | Produce & Evaluate Programs |
Summer 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
NUR 391 | Professional Nursing Theory |
NUR 444 | Innovation in Nursing |
Spring 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
NUR 318 | Nurs Rsrch & Evidence Transltn |
NUR 444 | Innovation in Nursing |
NUR 579 | NED Practicum |
Fall 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
NUR 318 | Nurs Rsrch & Evidence Transltn |
NUR 444 | Innovation in Nursing |
NUR 673 | Produce & Evaluate Programs |
Summer 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
NUR 444 | Innovation in Nursing |
NUR 460 | The Art of Nursing |
NUR 579 | NED Practicum |
Spring 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
NUR 315 | Nursg Rsch Appl to Prac |
NUR 444 | Innovation in Nursing |
NUR 579 | NED Practicum |
Fall 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
NUR 315 | Nursg Rsch Appl to Prac |
NUR 444 | Innovation in Nursing |
NUR 673 | Produce & Evaluate Programs |
Summer 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
NUR 315 | Nursg Rsch Appl to Prac |
NUR 460 | The Art of Nursing |
Spring 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
NUR 315 | Nursg Rsch Appl to Prac |
NUR 391 | Professional Nursing Theory |
NUR 579 | NED Practicum |
Fall 2017 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
NUR 315 | Nursg Rsch Appl to Prac |
NUR 444 | Innovation in Nursing |
NUR 673 | Produce & Evaluate Programs |
2016 Muzyka, D., & Morris, B. The Arizona State University Concurrent Enrollment RN-BSN Program. First Statewide Concurrent Enrollment Program Meeting. Phoenix, Arizona. * Invited presentation
2016 Peterson, K., Morris, B., Curtis, B., Pipe, T., Kenny, K., Connolly, T. Building Successful Academic-Practice Partnerships. Webinar. American Association of Colleges of Nursing. *Invited presentation
2015 Morris, B., Peterson, K., Pipe, T., Kenny, K., and Curtis, B. The ASU-Mayo Academic-Practice Partnerships. Fall Business Meeting, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Washington, District of Columbia. *Invited presentation
2015 Morris, B., Vana, K., Baumhover, N., Calacci, M., Froehlich, K., and Jarrell, K. Clinical Innovations: Infusing Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice in Undergraduate Nursing Curricula. Annual Deans and Directors Meeting, Arizona Board of Nursing, Tucson, Arizona. * Peer reviewed presentation
2015 Morris, B., & Muzyka, D. The Concurrent Enrollment Program: Meeting a Need in Nursing Education. Arizona Nurses Association Biennial Convention, Tempe, Arizona. * Peer reviewed presentation
2014 Morris, B., & Muzyka, D. The Concurrent Enrollment RN/BSN Program: A Curricular Innovation to Blend the Strengths of Associate and Baccalaureate Nursing Education to Meet the IOM’s Recommendation to Increase the Baccalaureate Prepared Nursing Workforce. 41st Annual National Conference on Professional Nursing Education and Development, Rochester, Minnesota. * Peer reviewed presentation
2012 Hagler, D., Kastenbaum, B., Brooks, R., Morris, B., & Saewert, K. Creating a Preferred Future in Education through Technology Communities of Practice. Nursing Education Today and Nursing Education Practice 4th International Conference, Baltimore, Maryland. * Peer reviewed presentation
2012 Hagler, D., Kastenbaum, B., Brooks, R., Morris, B., & Saewert, K. Creating the Preferred Future through Simulation Communities of Practice. International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare, San Diego, California. * Peer reviewed presentation
2011 Bonifas, R., Johnston, C., Lundy, M., Morris, B., & Schneider, P. Preparation for Interprofessional Practice: A Brief Curriculum Model for Interprofessional Education. Collaborating Across Borders III, Tucson, Arizona * Peer reviewed presentation
2011 Olsen, J., Fleury, J., and Morris, B. An Intervention Strategy Using Positive Power Dynamics to Produce Cognitive Insight into the Performance of Patient Safety Skills Based Standard of Care (PACIS). QSEN National Forum, Boston, Massachusetts. * Peer reviewed presentation
2008 New Eyes for Clinical Faculty. Arizona State Board of Nursing, Statewide Nurse Educators Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona. * Invited presentation
2007 Best Practices: Forming Innovative Partnerships between Education and Practice to Increase Program Capacity. Poster Presentation. Nurse Faculty/Nurse Summit 2007, Scottsdale, Arizona * Peer reviewed presentation
2007 Expanding Program Capacity: Innovative Partnership Models and Strategies for Implementation. Poster Presentation. National League for Nursing, Education Summit, Phoenix, Arizona * Peer reviewed presentation
2007 Pathways to Caring: Nursing as a Profession. Glendale High School, Glendale, Arizona *Invited Presentation
2007 Nursing Clinical Education: Academic Program Perspective. Maricopa Clinical Coordination Consortium Nursing Education Town Hall, Tempe, Arizona. *Invited Presentation
2002 Peer Coaching. Arizona Educational Research Organization, Annual Conference, Tempe, Arizona * Peer reviewed presentation
2001 Establishing a Collaborative Model for a Statewide STTI Research Conference Sigma Theta Tau International, Biennial Convention, Indianapolis, Indiana *Invited Presentation
2001 Arizona Sigma Theta Tau Research Consortium Collaborations. Professional Leadership Academy, San Francisco, California *Invited Presentation
2000 Relationships among academic achievement, clinical decision-making, Critical Thinking, Work experience and NCLEX-RN pass status. Poster Presentation. Mosby’s Faculty Development Institute 2000. San Diego, California. * Peer reviewed presentation
2000 Enhancing teaching effectiveness through peer observation. Poster Presentation. Mosby’s Faculty Development Institute 2000, San Diego, California. * Peer reviewed presentation
1991 Relationship between Symptom Distress and Life Quality in Women with Breast Cancer Receiving Adjuvant Treatment. Research Podium Presentation. 5th Annual Research Conference sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs and Louisiana College, Alexandria, Louisiana. * Peer reviewed presentation
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MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS/LEARNED SOCIETIES:
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Clinical Professor
7/2017 – Present
Arizona State University, College of Nursing & Health Innovation, Phoenix, Arizona
Senior Director, Baccalaureate Nursing Programs and Clinical Associate Professor
2016 – 2017
Arizona State University, College of Nursing & Health Innovation, Phoenix, Arizona
Assistant Dean and Clinical Associate Professor
2015 - 2016
Arizona State University, College of Nursing & Health Innovation, Phoenix, Arizona
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs and Clinical Associate Professor
2012- 2015
Arizona State University, College of Nursing & Health Innovation, Phoenix, Arizona
Senior Director, Baccalaureate Nursing Programs and Clinical Associate Professor
2008 - 2012
Arizona State University, College of Nursing & Health Innovation, Phoenix, Arizona
Baccalaureate Program Director and Clinical Associate Professor
2005 - 2008
Arizona State University, College of Nursing & Health Innovation,
Phoenix, Arizona
Site Coordinator (East Campus) and Clinical Associate Professor
2004 - 2005
Arizona State University, College of Nursing, Mesa, Arizona
Nursing Liaison (West Campus) and Clinical Associate Professor
2003
Arizona State University, College of Nursing, Glendale, Arizona
Clinical Associate Professor
2000 - 2017
Arizona State University, College of Nursing & Health Innovation, Phoenix, Arizona
Staff Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit, PRN
2002 - 2003
Chandler Regional Hospital, Chandler, Arizona
Clinical Assistant Professor
1996 - 2000
Arizona State University, College of Nursing, Tempe, Arizona
Faculty Associate
1994 - 1996
Arizona State University, College of Nursing, Tempe, Arizona
Staff Registered Nurse, Float Pool (PRN)
1994 - 1997
Del E. Webb Memorial Hospital, Sun City West, Arizona
Nurse Case Manager
1993 - 1994
Del E. Webb Memorial Hospital, Sun City West, Arizona
Resource Nurse/Clinical Nurse III
1993
Maryvale Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona
Instructor of Nursing
1991- 1992
Louisiana State University at Alexandria, Alexandria, Louisiana
Staff Registered Nurse (PRN)
1991 - 1992
Veterans Administration Medical Center, Alexandria, Louisiana
Associate Faculty Member (PT)
1990 - 1991
Pima Community College, Tucson, Arizona
Staff Registered Nurse
1988 - 1991
Veterans Administration Medical Center, Tucson, Arizona
SERVICE: Community/Professional
Current Service:
Prior Service:
2010
1999
SERVICE: College/University
Current service at Arizona State University, College of Nursing and Health Innovation:
Prior service at Arizona State University, College of Nursing and Health Innovation:
2012
2008