Assistant Professor
Dr. Krystal Pendergraft-Horne is an Assistant Professor at the UNC Chapel Hill School of Nursing, where she teaches in the pre-licensure BSN and ABSN programs. With more than 15 years of nursing experience—primarily in emergency and acute care—she integrates clinical expertise with innovative, simulation-based teaching strategies. Her scholarly interests include simulation and experiential learning, interprofessional education, and mental health promotion among healthcare providers and students. Dr. Pendergraft-Horne is a Certified Nurse Educator and a Mental Health First Aid instructor dedicated to fostering inclusive, compassionate, and practice-ready future nurses.
Undergraduate Faculty Excellence Award: BSN Class of 2024
Anne Belcher Interprofessional Scholar: 2025-2027
Pendergraft-Horne, K., & Smith, C. (2025). Structured Entry and Exit Tickets to Enhance Lab and Clinical Readiness in First-Semester Nursing Students. Nurse Educator, 10-1097.
Rodgers, P. T., & Pendergraft‐Horne, K. (2025). Teaching interprofessional collaboration in diabetes management: An elective course. Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, 8(8), 758-765.
Brokob, M., Apple, B., Pendergraft-Horne, K., & Woodley, L. (2023). Leveraging artificial intelligence, survey tools, and unfolding case studies to enhance student learning. Nurse Educator, 48(5), 259.
CFE Lenovo Grant: 2025 “Capturing Competency—Enhancing Simulation Learning with Immersive Camera Technology”