Dr. Jennie Bergen

Assistant Professor

Office: Harry S. Downs Center for Continuing Education & College of Health 303
School of Nursing
College of Health
JennieBergen@clayton.edu
Phone: (678) 466-4981

Biography

Dr. Jennie Bergen is an Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing at Clayton State University. Her specialty is women's health and obstetrics, but Dr. Bergen teaches various other courses in the baccalaureate and RN to BSN programs. She became a nurse in 1985 graduating from Jacksonville State University and has continued her educational path by obtaining a master's degree from Walden University and a doctorate degree in nursing education from the University of West Georgia. She also has a degree in paralegal nursing. Dr. Bergen holds certifications in obstetrics and nursing education and serves the community as a sexual assault nurse examiner in the metro-Atlanta area. She has presented in local, state, national, and international settings and has authored publications related to nursing simulation. She is a member of several esteemed organizations.

Education

BSN, Jacksonville State University, 1985

MSN, Nursing Education, Walden University, 2012

EdD, Nursing Education, University of West Georgia, 2018

Awards and Honors

2nd Place - Poster Presentation, Georgia Association for Nursing Education, Award, 2016

Intellectual Contributions

Jennie Bergen, LaTonya R. Santo, Action competence: A concept analysis, Nursing Forum – January 2018

Jennie Bergen, Student Identification and Demonstration of Caring Behaviors During Simulated Patient Experiences, ProQuest manuscript of Dissertation –

Jennie S Bergen, Student Identification and Demonstration of Caring Behaviors in a Simulated Environment: A Scoping Review, International Journal for Human Caring – August 2019

Victoria Foster, Elicia Collins, Dianne Nelson, Comfort Obi, Jennie Bergen, Rebecca Morgan, Susan Gronka, Angela L Hollis, Shereda Taylor, Crystal Marchant, Annette Crew-Gooden, Samina Damani, Martricia Turner, Examining the Perceptions of Clinical Competence of Undergraduate Nursing Students During the Era of Social Distancing, i-manager's Journal on Nursing –

Jennie Bergen, Self-efficacy of prelicensure nursing students during student-led high-fidelity patient simulation, i-manager's Journal on Nursing – 2023

Contracts, Grants, and Sponsored Research

Jennie Bergen, Nurse Faculty Initiative , University of West Georgia , State, 4000 January 2017 to May 2017

Jennie Bergen, Nurse Initiative Grant, University of West Georgia, Clayton State University, 12000, Funded – August 1 2014 to May 31 2016

Presentations

Jennie Bergen, Performing Surgical Hand Scrub for Operating Room Staff, Continuing Education, Southern Regional Medical Center – 2011

Jennie Bergen, Magnesium Sulfate in Pregnancy, Annual Competency, Southern Regional Medical Center – 2012

Jennie Bergen, Smart Learning, 2014 Doctoral Symposium, The Georgia Nursing Leadership Coalition – November 1 2014

Jennie Bergen, Smart Learning: An analysis of the book - Make it Stick by Peter Brown, Henry Roediger, and Mark McDaniel (Pecha Kucha style), National League for Nursing Educational Summit, National League for Nursing – 2014

Jennie Bergen, Nearpod - Increase student engagement utilizing technology, GANE, Georgia Association of Nursing Education – February 20 2015

Service to the University & University System of Georgia

University, Academic Strategic Alignment Committee , Committee Member, April 2023

Department, Admission, Progression, and Retention, Chairperson, August 8 2022 , July 31 2026

Department, Sigma Theta Tau, Administrative Assignment, Other, January 07 2016 , May 10 2017

University, University Hearing Panel, Committee Member, August 24 2018 , December 2024

College, Simulation Task Force, Attendee, Meeting, September 1 2019 , December 10 2019

College, RN Completion , Committee Chair, September 9 2013

Department, Sunshine Club, Program Coordinator, August 10 2018 , August 1 2021

College, Book Club - Make it Stick, Chairperson, January 2024 , April 2024

Department, Curriculum Committee, Attendee, Meeting, August 15 2015 , May 31 2026

Department, Emerging Scholars Committee, Administrative Assignment, Other, August 2023

University, Faculty Senate, Committee Member, August 2022 , May 2026

Service to the Profession

Officer, Treasurer, Sigma Theta Tau Xi Rho, Regional – January 2017 to December 2017

Member, America Association of Legal Nurse Consultants, International – July 2018 to December 2025

Member, Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nursing, International – August 2012 to December 2025

Officer, Atlanta Metropolitan Honor Guard, Local – June 2024 to Present

Member, Georgia Association of Nurse Educators, State – August 2013 to December 2025

Member, International Association of Forensic Nursing, International – August 2018 to December 2025

Committee Member, SANE Success Institute February 2024 to Present

Service to the Community

Other, Hands of Hope Clinic, Local – September 5 2013 to May 2014

Member, Southern Crescent Sexual Assault Center and Child Advocacy Center, Regional – November 1 2018 to December 31 2025

Attendee, Meeting, Georgia Ovarian Cancer Alliance, Regional – August 23 2024 to August 23 2024

Member, SCSACCAC, Local – January 2024 to December 2024

Teaching Interest

Maternal Health, Pathophysiology, Medical Mathematics, Simulation, RN to BSN courses including Leadership, Research, Technology, Legal Issues, Professional Issues, and Community Care.

Research Interest

Technology, Virtual Simulation, Simulation, Caring, Nursing Program - Holistic Admissions, and Predictors of Nursing Program Success.