Susan V. Clayton Baccalaureate Nursing Chair;
Professor of Nursing;
Chair of the Nursing Department
Contact Information
Margaret A. Cargill Natural Sciences and Health Building, 317
CPO 2190
Email: kennisonm@berea.edu
Phone: 859-985-3383
Fax: 859-972-0738
Spring 2022
Office Hours
Mon/Thur: 2 – 3 p.m.
Tue: 3 – 4 p.m.
Wed: 1 – 2 p.m.
Fri: 11 a.m. – noon
Additional advising appointments available on request.
Class Schedule
- NUR 352 (Fri: 9:20 am – 11:05 am)
- NUR 450 (Tue: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm) (Tue: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm)
Degrees
- EdD – West Virginia University, Curriculum & Instruction
- MSN – West Virginia University, Adult Primary Health Care
- BSN – Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- Diploma – Indiana Hospital School of Nursing
Biography
Dr. Monica Kennison has over thirty-seven years of experience in nursing education including twelve years as a higher education administrator of fully accredited nursing and health science programs. As such, she has written curricula, systematic evaluation plans, and accreditation self-study documents for graduate and undergraduate nursing education programs. She has spearheaded teams of faculty to significantly improve NCLEX-RN pass rates.
Scholarly Work Foci
- Promoting cultures of civility in the workplace
- Incorporating reflective writing pedagogy in didactic and clinical courses
- Using expressive writing as a therapeutic self-help intervention