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Dr. Terri Summers

Assistant Professor


Office: Harry S. Downs Center for Continuing Education & College of Health
School of Nursing
College of Health
terrisummers@clayton.edu
Phone: (678) 466-4970

Biography

Registered Nurse since 1989 practicing in the healthcare and academic arenas. Nursing specialities includes critical care, medical-surgical, trauma care, home health care ambulatory and legal nurse consulting.

Education

BSN, Nursing, Southern University, 1989

MSN, Family Health Nursing & Education, Southern University, 1994

DNP, Nursing Practice and Education, Medical College of Georgia (Augusta University), 2010

Other, Interdisciplinary Education , University of Toronto, 2016

Awards and Honors

Nursing Excellence Award, Atlanta Journal Constitution , Award, 2014

Gold Award, Grady Memorial Excellence, Award, 2015

Academy Awards of Nursing Excellence - Finalist, Grady Memorial Hospital, Award, 2019

Nominee , March of Dimes, Award, 2012

2022 Certificate of Appreciation , St Jude Children's Research Hospital , Award, 2022

Intellectual Contributions

Victoria Foster, Elicia S. Collins, Naquilla Thomas, W. Gail Barnes, Lisa Smiley, Kimberly Campbell, Angela L Hollis, Terri Summers, Rebecca Morgan, Chyrel Panlilio, Crystal Marchant, Michelle Nelson, Tamika Baugh-Allen, "Meeting the Community Where They Where They Are: A Proposal to Provide Mobile Health Care to Underserved /Rural Communities"

Terri Summers,  , Improving Patient Health Literacy , Business & Health Administration Association –

Terri W Summers, Interprofessional Clinical Assessment, Rounding and Evaluation , Business & Health Administration Association – April 2024

Terri Lynn Summers, Interprofessional Collaborative Care Education March 2023

Victoria Foster, Elicia Collins, W. Gail Barnes, Lisa Smiley, Kimberly Campbell, Shereda Taylor, Angela Hollis, Annette Crew-Gooden, Naquilla Thomas, Crysta; Marchant, Terri Summers, Nursing and Dental Hygiene students: An Interprofessional partnership to improve the health of a community, BHAA –

Contracts, Grants, and Sponsored Research

Terri Summers, Victoria Foster, Georgia Board of Nursing Workforce Grant, USG, State, 568400, Currently Under Review –  December 20 2022 to Present

Victoria Foster, Elicia Collins, W. Gail Barnes, Lisa Smiley, Kimberly Campbell, Shereda Taylor, Angela Hollis, Annette Crew-Gooden, Naquilla Thomas, Crystal Marchant, Terri Summers, HRSA Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention Mobile Health Training Program Grant, HRSA, Federal, 3256516, Not Funded –  2022 to Present

Victoria Foster, Kimberly Campbell, Terri Lynn Summers, Elicia Collins, Nursing Education Program Expansion Grant Agreement, Georgia Board of Healthcare Workforce, Clayton State University, 376000, Funded –  June 1 2025 to March 31 2025

Victoria Foster, Elicia Collins, W. Gail Barnes, Lisa Smiley, Kimberly Campbell, Shereda Taylor, Angela Hollis, Annette Crew-Gooden, Naquilla Thomas, Crystal Marchant, Terri Summers, HRSA Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention Mobile Health Training Program Grant, HRSA, Federal, 3256516, Not Funded –  2022 to Present

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

Presentations

Terri Lynn Summers, Educating Patients with Low Literacy and Complex Health Needs, Georgia Association of Nurse Educators (GANE), GANE –  February 2025

Terri Lynn Summers, Interprofessional Care, Reassessment and Evaluation, TeamSTEPPS, American Hospital Association –  2018

Terri Lynn Summers, Patient Health Literacy , Business and Health Administration Association March 2025

Terri Lynn Summers, A Simulation Strategy for Novice Registered Nurses , Mosby's Faculty Development Conference, Mosby –  January 4 2010

Terri Lynn Summers, Patient Health Literacy , Business and Health Administration Association March 2025

Service to the University & University System of Georgia

University, University Faculty Affairs, Committee Member –  August 2023 to August 2025

University, University Academic Policy, Committee Member –  August 2023 to August 2025

Department, Nursing Curriculum Committee, Committee Chair –  August 2022 to August 2025

College, Systematic Evaluation, Committee Member –  January 2022 to December 2025

University, Student Success Conference 2023, Workshop Organizer –  April 28 2023 to April 28 2023

Department, Sunshine Committee, Program Organizer –  August 2022 to August 2025

Department, Course Coordinator, Committee Member –  August 2022 to May 2025

Service to the Profession

Member, American Nurses Association/Ga Nurses Association, National –  January 2005 to January 2025

Member, Georgia Association of Nurse Educators, State –  September 2023 to August 2025

Officer, Treasurer, Sigma Theta Tau, International - Xi Rho, International –  August 2006 to August 2025

Member, National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialist 2005 to 2007

Service to the Community

Board Member, Atlanta Technical College Advisory Board, Local –  2012 to 2025

Other, Sister By Choice, Local –  July 19 2025

Officer, Vice President, Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc. Chi Club 2024, Local –  February 2023 to Present

Attendee, Meeting, Southern University Alumni Association Life Member, International –  Fall 2016 to December 5 2025

Teaching Interest

Adult Critical Care Nursing, Medical-Surgical Nursing, Nursing Health Assessment, Health Education, Cultural Diversity, Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support.

Research Interest

Adult Education
Mentoring
Human Patient Simulation