Ann Loomis is a Clinical Associate Professor and Assistant Head for Undergraduate Evaluation & Strategic Initiatives at Purdue University’s School of Nursing. Her research centers on simulation, immersive virtual reality, and debriefing strategies to enhance clinical education. Recognized as an inspirational leader in nursing education, she has shared her work at numerous national and international conferences. Dr. Loomis teaches across multiple levels of the undergraduate nursing curriculum and is actively engaged in a robust research agenda, including grant-funded, multi-site studies that extend beyond Purdue.

Cynthia Sherraden Bradley is an Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing, where she serves as the Director of Simulation. Her program of research is focused on improving the preparation of future nurses for safe, high-quality patient care through integrating emerging technologies into nursing education. She has a history of intra- and extramural funding for research focused on experiential learning, including simulation Debriefing instrument development and the use of new technologies to improve teaching and learning.

Amy Nagle graduated from Ball State University in 2007 with a master’s degree in nursing education and her doctorate in nursing from the School of Nursing at Purdue University. She is a Clinical Associate Professor and Director of Simulation in the nursing program at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. She received a certificate in simulation from the SIM Institute at IUPUI in Indianapolis, Indiana. She obtained her certifications as a Certified Nurse Educator through the National League for Nursing (NLN) and a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator through the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. She has been teaching adult health nursing, including clinical, lab, and lecture components, in associate and BSN nursing programs since 2007 and was selected as a member of the 2017 cohort for the Leadership Development for Simulation Educators program. She has presented her simulation research on implementing a dedicated simulation facilitator model and developing the Student-Centered Reflection in Simulation Scale at multiple international conferences and published peer-reviewed articles in the Clinical Simulation in Nursing Journal and Nurse Educator. Amy was a Co-Investigator on two internal Purdue Instructional Innovation grants, developing augmented reality and virtual reality technology to improve simulation fidelity and student learning.

Christi Jones is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Purdue University School of Nursing, where she serves as Simulation Committee Chair. A board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner and Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator, she brings over 25 years of clinical and academic nursing experience. Professor Jones specializes in developing and implementing simulation-based learning for undergraduate nursing students, with a strong focus on clinical judgment, transition to practice, and experiential learning. She is the co-course coordinator for the senior-level “Transition to Professional Practice” course and leads high-fidelity and virtual reality simulations that prepare future nurses for complex patient care scenarios. Her scholarly contributions include national and international presentations at INACSL, IMSH, and ATI’s Nurse Educator Summit, highlighting the integration of simulation into nursing curricula. She has co-led initiatives such as the Dedicated Simulation Educator Model and research on meaningful debriefing strategies during virtual simulations.