
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
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
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
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 –
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
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
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
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
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