Teresa S. Cronell,EdD, MSN, RN, CCRN-K, CNE

Dr. Cronell has been a registered nurse for over 35 years, spending most of her professional career in the adult medical intensive care unit. Additionally, Dr. Cronell is a certified nurse educator with academic experience in prelicensure nursing programs for almost two decades. She has coordinated staff development, educated in an associate degree nursing program as well as an accelerated baccalaureate nursing program. Dr. Cronell maintains certification as a critical care nurse to best support senior level nursing students’ clinical reasoning in complex nursing practice. Course content is framed in case studies that include personal anecdotes based on Dr. Cronell’s experiences in the intensive care unit. Through engaging supportive class and clinical experiences, Dr. Cronell’s students enhance their critical thinking and clinical judgment.

Dr. Cronell is a passionate advocate for access and opportunity in nursing education and professional practice. She firmly believes that mentoring and modeling engagement that welcomes all is vital in supporting a forward-facing, future-oriented nursing program.

Areas of research

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Education

EdD, 2023, University of South Carolina, Educational Practice & Innovation, Curriculum Studies Concentration

MS, 2011, Walden University, Nursing Education

BS, 1995, Queens University of Charlotte, Nursing (Magna Cum Laude)

1991, Diploma, Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing, Nursing (Honors Graduate)

EXTERNAL AFFILIATIONS

American Association of Critical Care Nurses

The DAISY Foundation, Award for Extraordinary Faculty

National League for Nursing

Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Sigma)