Dr. Buholtz has been a pediatric nurse at the University of Rochester since 2007 and became a full-time faculty member at the School of Nursing in 2022 as the Assistant Director of Simulation at the University of Rochester School of Nursing. Dr. Buholtz has a focus on simulation operations, collaborating with simulation educators and staff to successfully facilitate approximately 6,000 simulations per year across all programs at the School of Nursing. Dr. Buholtz also consults and works closely with course faculty to design simulation experiences that align with course curriculum and scaffold across undergraduate and graduate programs. Under Dr. Buholtz and Dr. Erin Baylor’s leadership, the University of Rochester School of Nursing Simulation program was endorsed by INACSL for demonstrating best practices in simulation, the first school in New York to receive this recognition. Dr. Buholtz has presented at national and international simulation conferences on topics centered on simulation best practices and community engagement in simulation. Dr. Buholtz is also the Chair-Elect of the INACSL Endorsement Committee.

Dr. Reinholdt is an experienced educator of traditional, second degree/accelerated, and masters pre-licensure nursing students. She holds a BSN from Johns Hopkins University, a MSN in Nursing Education from Gonzaga University, a PhD in Nursing from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, as well as a BA in English, Theatre, and Secondary Education from Albright College. She has spent most of her time in clinical care in adult inpatient neurology and neurosurgery. She has coordinated and taught in-person and online in the didactic, laboratory, simulation, and clinical settings for Adult Health/Medical-Surgical Nursing, Child Health, Pathophysiology and Pharmacology, and Writing for Nursing courses. She served as a Senior Contributing Writer for OpenStax’s Medical Surgical Nursing text and has contributed to other works as a subject matter expert and question writer. Dr. Reinholdt is a member of NLN, is a Certified Nurse Educator, and a member of Sigma Theta Tau International.

Jennifer Truax started her nursing journey on the High Risk Antepartum Postpartum, GYN unit at Strong Memorial Hospital. Since joining the School of Nursing faculty in the Fall of 2014, Jennifer has taught clinical and didactic courses in the undergraduate Accelerated Bachelor’s Program for Non-Nurses (APNN). In addition to her teaching responsibilities, Jennifer is an instructional designer. On the Education Innovations Team (EdIT) I support the second-semester courses in the APNN program. In addition to writing case studies for a National Publisher, PeriFACTS, she serves as the current board-elected Vice President of the local Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Sigma) chapter. Additionally Jennifer was the recipient of the 2022 and 2023 Outstanding Faculty Awards. Truax earned her BS in nursing at Hartwick College and continued her education at the University of Rochester School of Nursing, where she earned her Master’s degree in Health Care Organization Leadership and Management, followed by her Master’s degree in Nursing Education. She is currently enrolled in the Health Professions EdD program at Warner. She is a member of the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses and holds certifications in inpatient obstetrics and electronic fetal monitoring.