Assistant Professor, School of Nursing

Curriculum Vita

Gail Godwin

Assistant Professor, School of Nursing

College of Health Sciences

Georgia College & State University

3080 Water Brook Dr. Conyers, GA 30094 770-313-8452 (cell)

Education

2010 to present PhD in Nursing (ABD spring 2012)

Mercer University, Atlanta, GA

2006 Master of Science in Nursing

Regis University, Denver, CO

1983 Bachelor of Science in Nursing

University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS

Professional Experience

2007 - Present Assistant Professor, Undergraduate Nursing

Georgia College and State University, Milledgeville, GA

2003 – 2009 Registered Nurse and staff education, Women’s Center

Emory Eastside Medical Center, Snellville, GA

2006 – Fall semester Adjunct Faculty, Clinical and lab instructor in foundations course

Georgia Baptist College of Nursing, Mercer University

2006 – Fall semester Middle School Health Teacher

Montessori School of Covington, Covington, GA

2001 – 2003 Registered Nurse, Women’s Center

DeKalb Medical Center, Decatur, GA

1987 – 1995 Registered Nurse and Lamaze Childbirth Educator, Women’s

Center of Emory Eastside Medical Center, Snellville, GA

1984 – 1987 Registered Nurse, Medical/Surgical and Women’s Center

Newton County Hospital, Covington, GA

1983 – 1984 Registered Nurse, Surgical Unit

Athens Regional Medical Center, Athens, GA

Certifications

2012—present NLN Certified Nurse Educator

2008 – 2009 Neonatal Resuscitation Program Instructor

1991 – 1995 NAACOG – Inpatient Obstetric Nursing

1988 – 1995 ASPO – Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator

Professional Membership

2006--Present Sigma Theta Tau

2007--Present National League for Nursing

2008--Present Georgia Association for Nursing Education

2011--Present American Association for the History of Nursing

Teaching/Learning

2012 Flipped classroom format

2007—2012 Facilitated simulation into Nursing the Childbearing Family

2009 Interactive Response System – incorporating iclicker system

Awards

2012 SOAR Mentor of the Year

Presentations

2012 Edna Earle Teal, RN: Heritage and Legacy of a Transformative Leader, Mercer

University Alumni Day.

Grants

2012 Awarded GCSU Faculty Research funding of $2911.30 for Georgia Baptist

College of Nursing of Mercer University Oral History Project: Remembrances of Nursing Students of the Nineteen Sixties.

2009 Awarded a GCSU Student Technology Fee Grant “Simulation of Newborn Assessment and Emergencies.” $15,795.00 for the purchase of SimNewB manikin.

School of Nursing Governance

2012 -- Present NFO—Educational Effectiveness Committee (Assisted with NLNAC accreditation prep)

2010 -- 2012 NFO—Curriculum Committee

2010 NFO – Threads committee

2007 – 2010 NFO - Admissions, Progression, Retention and Recognition

Committee

Service

2013—2014 Faculty Mentor of new faculty

2012—2013 Faculty Mentor of new faculty

2012--present Georgia College Professional Practice Council mentor

2011—present Sigma Theta Tau Counselor

2010—present GANE Regional Director

2011—present SOAR Student Mentor

2012 Search Committee Chair for APRN faculty position

2011 Search Committee for Maternal/newborn faculty position

2010—2011 Faculty Mentor of new faculty

2009 – 2010 GANE Planning Committee, Registration Chair

2008 -- 2012 Faculty advisor for School of Nursing class officers, class pictures and

pinning.

2008 - 2009 GANE Planning Committee

2007 Newton County Equine Special Olympics

2003 - 2006 Gwinnett County Community Clinic

Professional Continuing Education

2012 Collaborate Workshops

D2L Workshop

GANE Conference – 10 CEUs

AAHN Conference—10 CEUs

Leadership in Higher Education, MU (Spring)

Dissertation Mentorship, MU (Spring and Fall)

2011 Pathway to Success as a Scholar, MU (fall)

Dissertation Proposal Development, MU (fall)

Health Care Systems Analysis, MU (fall)

Nursing Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation, MU (fall)

Qualitative Directed Studies, MU (fall)

American Association for the History of Nursing conference (9/11)

Pathway to Grant Writing, MU (summer)

Mixed Methods Research in Nursing Education and Health Care, MU (summer)

Ethics in Health Care and Research, MU (summer)

Foundations in Nursing Education, MU (summer)

GANE Conference – 10 CEUs

AAHN Conference—10 CEUs

Qualitative Research in Nursing, MU (spring)

Pathway to Scholarly Writing, MU (spring)

Principles of Measurement in Nursing, MU (spring)

Knowledge and Theory Development in Nursing, MU (spring)

2010 GANE Conference – 12 CEUs

CNE certification review course – 8 CEUs

Introduction to Statistics, MU (summer)

Quantitative Research in Nursing, MU (fall)

Pathway to Scholarship, MU (fall)

Philosophical Influences on Nursing, MU (fall)

Applied Statistical Methods, MU (fall)

2009 Pharmacology Across the Curriculum: Are your students ready for NCLEX?

GANE Conference – planning committee

Nursing Philosophy and Theory, GSU

Neonatal Resuscitation Instructor Course