Gerrie V. Barnett, PhD, RNC

Gerrie Barnett is currently faculty in the undergraduate program. From 2005 to 20014 she wasthe Executive Director for Undergraduate Programs at the University of Utah College of Nursing in Salt Lake City. She has 30 years of experience as a registered nurse in Women’s Health and 20 years of experience as a nurse educator in several different undergraduate programs. She has published and presented on interdisciplinary experiences, simulation as a teaching method, and the use of computerized timing programs in clinical situations. She is a CCNE site evaluator and a fellow in AACN Leadership for Academic Programs.

Research Statement

I have 30 years of nursing experience in a variety of settings. I have worked in a 20 bed hospital and a 1000 bed medical center. The majority of my experience is as a labor and delivery nurse but I have also been a triage nurse at several local ski resorts and a childbirth educator. Prior to my position here at the University of Utah, College of Nursing, I taught at Westminster College for 14 years. My initial nursing degree came from the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. I completed a master's degree as a perinatal clinical specialist here and finished the doctoral program in 2003.