
Associate Professor
Office: Harry S. Downs Center for Continuing Education & College of Health CE-319
School of Nursing
College of Health
LisaSmiley@clayton.edu
Phone: (678) 466-4957
BSN, Nursing, Univ of AL in Birmingham, 1983
MSN, Family Nurse Practitioner, Georgia State University, 1997
DNP, Doctorate of Nursing Practice. DNP Project: DNP Project: A Program Plan for Tracking of Body Mass Index as an Indicator for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus , Augusta University, 2017
Excellence in Research, Augusta University - The Graduate School, Award, 2017
Victoria Foster, Kimberly Campbell, Lisa Smiley, Michelle Nelson, The Intersectionality of Faculty Practice and Academia: Creating Practice Academic Partnerships, BHAA Conference Proceedings. Business & Health Administration Association – January 2025
Kimberly Campbell, Lisa Smiley, Pernicious anemia: A case report of diligence and perseverance to diagnosis , The Nurse Practitioner /Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. – November 2023
Lauren C. Mays, Autherine Abiri, Tracie Kirkland, Katherine Matics, Cynthera McNeill, Mary Molloy, Lisa Smiley, Jannyse Tapp, Tammie Williams, Integrating Social Determinants of Health into Nurse Practitioner Education Through a Faculty Enrichment Initiative, INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing – September 2025
Elicia Collins, Susan Gronka, Victoria Foster, Lisa Smiley, Rebecca Morgan, J. Dwayne Hooks, Factors associated with first time NCLEX-RN success at a predominantly Black Institution, The Journal of Nursing Education – November 2024
Kim Campbell, Ann Harber, Jacqueline Jennings, Lisa Smiley, CT calcium score testing for early detection of coronary artery disease, The Nurse Practitioner – February 2024
Lisa Smiley, Kimberly Campbell, Building Student Confidence, Knowledge, and Skills Through Lab Engagement January 2024 to Present
Kimberly Campbell, Lisa Smiley, Michelle Nelson, Preceptor Incentive Package for Graduate Family Nurse Practitioner Students, Clayton State Retirees Association Teaching & Learning Innovations Grant, Clayton State University, 1000, Funded – August 2023 to November 2024
Kimberly Campbell, Lisa Smiley, Examining the Effectiveness of Implementing the Clinical Case Report Assignment for Publication Submission, Clayton State University December 2022 to December 2023
Lisa Smiley, Kimberly Campbell, Terri Lynn Summers, Victoria Foster, Pre-clinical Lab Simulation for Family Nurse Practitioner Students , Strategic Plan innovation Grant, Clayton State University, 3000, Funded – October 24 2025 to December 1 2025
Kimberly Campbell, Lisa Smiley, Michelle Nelson, College of Health Scholarship Showcase: Poster Presentations, Teaching & Learning Innovations Grant; Clayton State Retirees Association, Clayton State University, 1000, Funded – January 2025 to Present
Lisa Smiley, A Program Plan for Tracking of Body Mass as an Index as an Indicator for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus , 2020 Annual Conference Excellence and Innovation in Nursing Education , Georgia Association for Nursing Education – February 2020
Kimberly Campbell, Lisa Smiley, Michelle Nelson, Advanced Practice Nursing Preceptors: Past, Present and Future, National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculty (NONPF) 50th Annual Conference, National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculty – April 2024
Kimberly Campbell, Lisa Smiley, Michelle Nelson, J. Dwayne Hooks, Advanced Practice Nursing Preceptors: Recruitment Strategies, UAPRN Annual Education Conference: Innovation in Medicine and Healthcare, United Advanced Practice Registered Nurses of Georgia – September 22 2023
Kimberly Campbell, Lisa Smiley, Michelle Nelson, Can we Meet the Demand?, GANE Annual Meeting, Georgia Assoication of Nurse Educators – March 2023
Crystal Marchant, Rebecca Morgan, Lisa W. Eichelberger, Victoria Foster, Lisa Smiley, Elicia Collins, Deborah Gritzmacher, Angela L Hollis, Implementation of a Cultural Immersion Program, MBAA International Conference, MBAA – January 2020
Department, Admission and Progression, Committee Member – August 2013 to May 2019
Department, CCNE Accreditation Workforce, Committee Member – September 2022 to September 2023
College, COH Bylaws Task Force, Committee Member – August 2023 to December 2024
College, COH P & T Committee, Committee Member – November 2023 to Present
University, Curriculum, Committee Member – August 2019 to Present
University, Evaluating and Refreshing the Curriculum, Committee Member – October 2024 to Present
University, Special Course and Academic Programs Fee Advisory, Committee Member – August 2015 to Present
Department, Systematic Evaluation , Committee Member – September 2015 to May 2019
Member, American Association of Nurse Practitioners December 2014 to Present
Member, Georgia Association for Nursing Education 2022 to Present
Member, National League of Nurses 2017 to Present
Member, National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties 2018 to Present
Officer, President/Elect/Past, Sigma Theta Tau, Local – May 1994 to Present
Member, United Advanced Practice Registered Nurses of Georgia 2017 to Present
Other, Atlanta BPSOS, Local – October 2019
Other, Boat People SOS (BPSOS) October 14 2023 to October 14 2023
Member, Community Emergency Response Team 2018 to 2020
Guest Speaker, Mundy Mill High School, Local – January 2018
Discussant, South DeKalb Improvement Association, Local – 2019