Dr. Michelle Nelson

Director of Graduate Programs

Office: Harry S. Downs Center for Continuing Education & College of Health 316
School of Nursing
College of Health
michellenelson@clayton.edu
Phone: (678) 466-4958

Biography

Dr. Nelson is continuously on the forefront of advancing nursing science to improve patient outcomes and support professional nursing practice. As an Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director at the Clayton State University School of Nursing, Dr. Nelson teaches a wide range of clinical and didactic courses primarily focusing on the FNP program. Additionally, she practices as an FNP specializing in hematology. Her deep commitment to service as an academician, clinician, researcher, motivational speaker, healthcare advocate, author, and leader fuels her passions daily. Dr. Nelson is a fierce advocate for advancing health policy and promoting full practice authority for APRNs. She forges bipartisan legislative support which continues to yield the passage of multiple bills aimed at removing barriers against APRN practice. Dr. Nelson is the recipient of numerous excellence and leadership awards. She currently holds Fellowships in the American Academy of Nursing, AANP, National Academies of Practice and most recently the National Black Nurses Association. Achieving Full Practice Authority for APRNs as well as access to safe, quality care for all, are some of her greatest goals.

Education

AS, Nursing, College of Staten Island, 1993

BSN, College of Staten Island, 1996

MS, FNP, Wagner College, 2001

Ph D, Nursing, Emory University, 2009

MBA, Clayton State University, 2024

Presentations

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

Terri Summers, Victoria Foster, Elicia Collins, Naquilla Thomas, Lisa Smiley, Angela Hollis, Kimberly Campbell, Chyrel Lynn Panlilio, Rebecca Morgan, Crystal Marchant, Michelle Nelson, Meeting the community where they are: A Proposal to Provide Mobile Healthcare to Underserved/Rural Communities. , Ga Association of Nurse Educators (GANE), GANE – February 2024

J. Dwayne Hooks, Victoria Foster, Elicia Collins, Michelle Nelson, Nursing Education Excellence: Strategies for Conducting a Successful CCNE Accreditation Visit, Georgia Association for Nursing Education, GANE – March 2024

Service to the University & University System of Georgia

Department, Clayton State University School of Nursing Advisory Board , Committee Member – 2021 to 2026

Department, Faculty Awards Committee , Committee Chair – 2021 to 2026

Department, Faculty Development Committee , Committee Member – 2021 to 2026

University, Graduate Affairs Committee, Administrative Assignment, Other – 2021 to 2026

Department, Graduate Faculty Committee , Administrative Assignment, Other – 2021 to 2026

University, Launch New Degree and Non-Degre Programs subcommittee , Task Force Member – 2025 to 2026

Department, Systematic Evaluation Committee, Administrative Assignment, Other – 2021 to 2026

College, Dean's Council, Attendee, Meeting – 2023 to 2025

University, Commencement Committee, Committee Member – 2025 to 2026

Service to the Profession

Attendee, Meeting, AARP - Removing Barriers to APRN Practice & Care Learning Collaborative, National – 2017 to 2025

Committee Member, National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties - Conference Planning Committee, National – 2019 to 2025

Committee Member, National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties Annual Award Committee , National – 2020 to 2025

Attendee, Meeting, White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships , National – 2021 to 2023

Service to the Community

Committee Member, Criminal Justice Coordinating Council - Georgia Statewide Human Trafficking Task Force , State – 2021 to 2026

Board Member, Georgia Commission on Women 2020 to 2026

Program Organizer, Urban League of Greater Atlanta - Pathways to Healthcare Series, State – 2022 to 2025

Teaching Interest

Health Policy, Health Assessment Adult Health, Advanced Practice Roles Research Methods, and Theory

Research Interest

Health Policy, Obesity, Social Determinants of Health, and Advocacy