Nursing Faculty Resilience During a Time of Disruption and Change

Debra Hampton1, Fran Hardin-Fanning, Angie Hensley

  • 1About the Authors Debra Hampton, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, CENP, FAONL, FACHE, is director/assistant dean, MSN and DNP Programs, academic program coordinator, Graduate Leadership Programs, and associate professor, University of Kentucky College of Nursing, Lexington, Kentucky. Fran Hardin-Fanning, PhD, RN, is professor and Shirley B. Powers Endowed Chair, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky. Angie Hensley, DNP, APRN, is RN-BSN track coordinator and associate clinical professor, University of Kentucky College of Nursing. Amanda Culp-Roche, PhD, APRN, is assistant professor, College of Health and Human Services, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina. Jessica L. Wilson, PhD, APRN, is director of online innovation and professional development and associate clinical professor, University of Kentucky College of Nursing. Amanda Thaxton-Wiggins, PhD, is lecturer and statistician, University of Kentucky College of Nursing. For more information, contact Dr. Hampton at. debra.hampton@uky.edu .

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