Faculty

Jennie Wagner, a lecturer and interim director of post-licensure programs, has previously led and taught in RN to BSN and RN to MSN programs at East Carolina University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has actively served as a board member for several accreditation agencies. Wagner is currently a board member and secretary for the Lactation Education Accreditation and Approval Review Committee (LEAARC) and a  Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) evaluator/volunteer representing UCF. She is a Certified Nurse Educator and active in Sigma Theta Tau. Wagner’s research and practice areas of interest include lactation, human nutrition, NICU, online education, educational outcomes, and minority college student completion.

Education

• EdD in Adult and Higher Education, North Carolina State University
• MS in Nursing Education, East Carolina University
• MS in Business Management, North Carolina State University
• BS in Nursing, East Carolina University

Selected Editorial Activities

• Reviewer, International Journal for Human Caring
• Reviewer, Nurse Education in Practice
• Reviewer, Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Selected Awards & Honors

• Health Science Library Author Recognition Awardee, 2022
• Appointed an evaluator for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), 2022
• Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Award at East Carolina University School of Nursing, 2015

Selected Professional Activities

• Board Member and Secretary, Lactation Education Accreditation and Approval Review Committee (LEAARC)