Nina Marcellus, MSN-Ed, CHSE, CNEcl is the Director of Simulation at Nevada State University and a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator. After graduating from Nevada State’s last accelerated BSN cohort in 2013, she continued to build on her clinical experience in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and earned her Master’s degree in Nursing Education in 2017. A leader with a passion for building immersive, collaborative, learning experiences, Nina returned to Nevada State University in 2018 and contributed to the design and implementation of the university’s state-of-the-art simulation center, guiding its launch in Fall of 2021 and becoming the inaugural director. The center now supports over 600 nursing students each semester, offering extended hours, standardized patient events, and IPE activities to strengthen clinical judgement and teamwork. Aside from her leadership at Nevada State University, she is currently full time PhD student at MGH Institute of Health Professions, focusing on simulation and leadership.