Dr. Johnson is the Assistant Dean of the Experiential Learning Center in the School of Nursing at the University of West Georgia. Her educational background includes a diploma in nursing from Georgia Baptist School of Nursing, Atlanta, GA, a BSN from the Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, an MSN from the University of North Georgia, Dahlonega, GA, and a PhD in Nursing from Mercer University in Atlanta, GA. She is a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH). She currently oversees and manages the Experiential Learning Centers’ two campuses with a total of 350 students per semester. Her research interests are focused on experiential learning and include the role of deliberate practice in skill acquisition and retention, the use of e-learning modules as preparation for high-fidelity simulation, the use of virtual reality tour for teaching about dementia and using concept maps as a prebrief for students to prepare for simulation. She has received two National League of Nursing (NLN) grants supporting her research.

Lori Greer is the Simulation Coordinator at Erlanger Health in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She earned her BSN degree from the University of Texas at Tyler in 1986 and began her career as a cardiac nurse. In 2006 she received her MSN in Nursing Education and went on to teach as nursing faculty at both the University of Texas at Tyler and LeTourneau University in Longview Texas. Lori was first introduced to high-fidelity simulation in 2005 while serving as a Skills Lab Coordinator and continued to incorporate simulation into her teaching as a nursing faculty member. In 2018 she became a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE) and transitioned into her current role at Erlanger Health in Chattanooga Tennessee in 2022.

Suzanne Applegate, MSN, RN, CHSE, is a graduate of the University of Kentucky. She is employed as Simulation Coordinator and Senior Lecturer at University of North Georgia. Suzanne has been a nurse educator for over 20 years and has focused on expertise in simulation for over 10 years, obtaining her CSHE in 2015. She is currently working to create innovative, scalable simulation centers on the university’s regional campuses providing best practices in simulation by faculty and staff with a goal of consistency in student learning.

Dr. Rose Kronziah-Seme, PhD, MSN, RN, CHSE, is an Assistant Professor of Nursing and the Director of the Simulation and Lab of the Graduate Entry Pathway (GEP) Program at the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing. She earned her B.S. in Nursing from Howard University and her M.S.N. and Ph.D. in Nursing Education from Walden University. Dr. Kronziah-Seme has been a leader in nursing education and simulation since 2009 starting as a clinical instructor when simulations relied on one-way mirrors. In 2013 she completed the Maryland Faculty for Simulation Teaching (NSP11) Train-the-Trainer program. From 2012 to 2018 she served as Simulation Coordinator and Co-Chair of the Simulation Committee at Montgomery College where she successfully integrated simulation into the nursing curriculum. Her dissertation Faculty Competence in Facilitating Clinical Simulation was a quantitative study conducted in Maryland. She also supported statewide simulation efforts as a Simulation Lab Support Facilitator for the Maryland Clinical Simulation Resource Consortium. A graduate of the National League for Nursing Leadership Development for Simulation Educators and a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator. Dr. Kronziah-Seme has advanced faculty development and innovation in simulation-based education. She previously served as Assistant Professor of Nursing at Fitchburg State University where she guided simulation integration and faculty training during the COVID-19 pandemic. She helped faculty adapt simulation as a replacement for traditional clinical experiences and played a pivotal role in transforming the Fitchburg State Student Health Center into a Simulation Center in Spring 2021.