Dr. Michele Ellis received her M.S.N. degree in nursing education from Southeastern Louisiana University in 2004, and began teaching. She received her Ph.D. in nursing with a focus on nursing education in 2013 from the University of Northern Colorado. Dr. Ellis has taught across all levels of nursing education. She has been a nurse for over 30 years, with experience in telemetry, medical-surgical, psychiatric and home health nursing. She maintains membership in the American Nurses Association and the Rho Zeta chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society. She also serves as the co-Chair of Loyola's Institutional Review Board.
Dr. Ellis currently serves as the Accreditation Coordinator for the School of Nursing. Her position entails ensuring the school maintains full accreditation with our accrediting agencies: Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Southern Association of Colleges & Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), LA State Board of Nursing (LSBN), and the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (ACME).
Recent Publications
- Ning, H., Du, Y., Ellis, D., Deng, H., Hu, H., Zhao, Y., . . . Feng, H. (2020). Malnutrition and its associated factors among elderly Chinese with physical functional dependency. Public Health Nutrition, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1368980019005299
- Ellis, D.M. (2016). The role of nurse educators’ self-perception and beliefs in the use of learner-centered teaching in the classroom. Nurse Education in Practice, 16(1), 66-70. doi.10.2016/j.nepr.2015.08.011
- Burke, M. & Ellis, D.M. (2016). Electronic Health Records: Exploring Technological Stressors of Nurse Educators. Nurse Educator, 41(1), 46-48. doi: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000000196
- Ellis, D.M., Brou, R., King, R., & Tusa, P. (2015). Psychiatric nursing simulation on a shoestring. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 11(11), 469-471. doi:10.1016/j.ecns.2015.09.002
Degrees
PhD in Nursing – Education, University of Northern Colorado; MSN, Southeastern Louisiana University; BSN, New Mexico State University; Associates in Nursing, New Mexico State University
Classes Taught
- NURS 711 Informatics
- NURS 716 Health Care Quality & Safety
- NURS 970 Nurse Educator I: Philosophy, Theory and Role
Areas of Expertise
Dr. Ellis's research focuses on improving student learning outcomes through innovation in teaching.