Clinical Associate Professor, Global Education Coordinator
Dr. Woodley is passionate about educating future generations of nurses and nurse educators in a way that demonstrates the art and science of nursing and nursing education. She serves as a mentor for junior faculty and students alike. Her scholarship echoes her passion for inclusive nursing education. She has presented at local, regional, statewide, national and international conferences, and her publications largely focus on minority nursing students and best teaching practices for the classroom and clinical learning environments. Dr. Woodley also serves as a per diem weekend staff nurse at Transitions LifeCare Hospice home, where she provides nursing care for dying patients across the lifespan as well as their families.
Education
1988: BSN, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1994: MSN-Ed, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
2019: PhD in Nursing, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
2022 COIL Faculty Fellow, Campus-wide Appointment, UNC Chapel Hill
2022 UNC Curriculum Development Award: Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL): Partnership with University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
2021 Educational Excellence Award. UNC Chapel Hill School of Nursing.
2021 Best Research Article Award, NLN Education Summit, Washington DC. “Acculturating into Nursing for Hispanic/Latinx Baccalaureate Nursing Students: A Secondary Data Analysis”
2021 UNC Curriculum Development Award: Collaborative Online International Learning (Partnership with University of Sao Paulo, Brazil)
2021 UNC Chapman Family Teaching Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Education
2019 Recipient of NLN/SNRS Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award. Washington, DC.
2019 Dean’s Award, Outstanding Doctoral Student, UNC Greensboro
2018 Eunice M. Smith Scholarship Award, North Carolina Nurses’ Association
2018 Cynthia Davis Sculco Scholarship Award, Nurses Educational Funds, Inc.
2017 Educational Support Award for Undergraduate Nursing Students, May 2017. UNC-Chapel Hill.
2017 Nursing Faculty of the Year, UNC Healthcare, May 2017, Chapel Hill, NC
2017 Sigma Theta Tau International, Alpha Alpha Chapter, Faculty Small Research Grant Winner, April 2017
2016 Educational Excellence Award for Undergraduate and Graduate Nursing Students, UNC-Chapel Hill.
2012 Educational Excellence Award for Undergraduate Nursing Students. UNC-Chapel Hill.
2012 Educational Excellence Award for Undergraduate Nursing Students, August 2012. UNC-Chapel Hill.
2012 Educational Excellence Award for Undergraduate Nursing Students, May 2012. UNC-Chapel Hill.
2012 UNC Tanner Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Education, February, 2012, UNC-Chapel Hill.
2011 Educational Excellence Award for Undergraduate Nursing Students, December 2011. UNC-Chapel Hill.
2011 Educational Excellence Award for Undergraduate Nursing Students, August 2011. UNC-Chapel Hill.
2011 Educational Excellence Award for Undergraduate Nursing Students, May 2011. UNC-Chapel Hill.
2010 Faculty Excellence in Teaching and Instruction Award for Undergraduate and Graduate Nursing Students, December 2010. UNC-Chapel Hill.
2010 Faculty Excellence in Teaching and Instruction Award for Undergraduate and Graduate Nursing Students, August 2010. UNC-Chapel Hill.
2010 Excellence in Teaching and Instruction Award for Undergraduate Nursing Students. UNC-Chapel Hill.
2009 Transformational Leadership: Undergraduate Faculty Teaching Excellence Award for Undergraduate Nursing Students, December 2009. UNC-Chapel Hill.
2008 Undergraduate Faculty Teaching Excellence Award: Excellence in Classroom and Clinical Teaching for Undergraduate Nursing Students, December 2008. UNC-Chapel Hill.
2008 Teaching Excellence Award: Excellence in Classroom and Clinical Teaching for Undergraduate Nursing Students, August 2008. UNC-Chapel Hill.
2007 Excellence in Classroom Instruction for Undergraduate Nursing Students, May 2007. UNC-Chapel Hill.
2006 Excellence in Course Instruction for Undergraduate Nursing Students & Excellence in Clinical Instruction for Undergraduate Nursing Students, August 2006. UNC-Chapel Hill.
2005 Excellence in Course Instruction for Undergraduate Nursing Students, August 2005. UNC-Chapel Hill.
2004 Excellence in Clinical and Course Instruction for Undergraduate Nursing Students, August 2004. UNC-Chapel Hill.
SCHOLARSHIP
Books and chapters, including pages:
Woodley, L., and Stanek, J. (2021). Clinical Teaching in Nursing. In M. Oermann (Ed.). Teaching in Nursing and Role of the Educator: The Complete Guide to Best Practice in Teaching, Evaluation, and Curriculum Development. (3rd ed.). (pp. 209-230). Springer Publishing Company: New York, NY.
Woodley, L. (2017). Clinical Teaching in Nursing. In M. Oermann, J. De Gagne, & B. Cusatis Phillips (Eds.). Teaching in Nursing and Role of the Educator: The Complete Guide to Best Practice in Teaching, Evaluation, and Curriculum Development. (2nd ed.). (pp. 179-201). Springer Publishing Company: New York, NY.
Woodley, L. (2013). Clinical Teaching in Nursing. In M. Oermann (Ed.). Teaching in Nursing and Role of the Educator: The Complete Guide to Best Practice in Teaching, Evaluation, and Curriculum Development. (pp. 141-161). Springer Publishing Company: New York, NY.
Refereed papers/articles:
Woodley, L., Rodriguez dos Santos, M., Crandell, J., Grant, G. & Cosgrove, B. (2023). Collaborative online international learning in undergraduate nursing education: from inspiration to impact. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship, 20(1), 20220077. https://doi.org/10.1515/ijnes-2022-0077
Bush, R., & Woodley, L. (2022). Implementation of an Educational Intervention to Increase Nurses’ Knowledge and Self-Confidence with Family Presence During Pediatric Resuscitation, Critical Care Nurse, 42(4), 27-37. https://doi.org/10.4037/ccn2022898
Please add the following recent presentations to “Refereed unpublished oral presentations and/or abstracts”.
Woodley, L. (2021). A call to action for Hispanic/Latino nursing students: Create change! Nursing Imprint, 68(2), 16-18.
Woodley, L. & Lewallen, L. (2021). Forging unique paths: The lived experience of Hispanic/Latino baccalaureate nursing students. Journal of Nursing Education, 60(1), 13-19 . https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20201217-04
Woodley, L. (2020). Stone soup: A metaphor creating an inclusive learning environment within nursing education. Journal of Nursing Education. 59(11):651-654. https://doi-org.libproxy.lib.unc.edu/10.3928/01484834-20201020-10
Woodley, L. & Lewallen L. (2020). Acculturating into nursing for Hispanic / Latinx baccalaureate nursing students: A secondary data analysis. Nursing Education Perspectives. 41(4), 235-240. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000627
Woodley, Lisa K. (2019). Reducing health disparities in pediatric asthma. Pediatric Nursing, 45(4), 191-198.
Woodley, L., & Lewallen, L. (2019). Acculturation into nursing for Hispanic/Latino prelicensure nursing students and new graduates: Integrative review of literature. Nurse Educator, 44(5), 255-260. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNE.0000000000000610
Weiner, J.A., & Woodley, L.K. (2018). An integrative review of sibling responses to childhood cancer. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, 31(4), 109-119. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcap.12219
Hill, J., Woodley, L., Goodwin, M. (2018). Simulations to prepare graduate nursing students for the clinical teaching role. Nursing Education Perspectives, 39(5), 319-321.
Woodley, L., (2018). The reciprocity of touch. Nursing 2018, 48(7), 54-55. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NURSE.0000534091.41368.08
Barksdale, D., Woodley, L., Page, J., Bernhardt, J., Kowlowitz, V. & Oermann, M. (2011). Faculty development: Doing more with less. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 42(12), 537-546.
Digital and other novel forms of scholarship:
Woodley, L. (2019). Socialization of Hispanic / Latinx nursing students into nursing. Podcast for Nurse Educator Tips for Teaching. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/socialization-hispanic-latinx-nursing-students-into/id1467432231?i=1000448027911&fbclid=IwAR1iDASMv4fGh5BpEqso3cgFpcN4Vytf62UZLdhxkdzSEel39OehyG18rpU
Refereed unpublished oral presentations and/or abstracts:
Woodley, L. & Cosgrove, B. (2023). Collaborative Online International Learning: Impact on Nursing Students. National League for Nursing Nursing Education Research Conference. Washington, DC. March 2023.
Woodley, L., Udyavar, S., Grace, E. (2022). Leveraging virtual engagement for global learning: Nursing as an exemplar. American Association of Colleges & Universities International Conference: Transforming Global Learning Practice: Time for Action. October 2022
Woodley, L. (2021). Stone Soup: The Story Continues. AACN Diversity Symposium (virtual), November 2021.
Woodley, L. (2019). Political climates and family immigration experiences: Impact on Hispanic / Latinx nursing students. Research Peer-Reviewed Poster Presentation, Sigma International Nursing Research Congress, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, July 2019.
Woodley, L. (2019). Acculturating into nursing: Lived experiences of Hispanic / Latinx baccalaureate nursing students. Poster and Podium Presentation, Southern Nursing Research Society Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, March 2019
Woodley, L. (2018). The lived experience of minority nursing students: A pilot study. Poster and Podium Presentation, Southern Nursing Research Society Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA. March 2018.
Woodley, L. & Forcina Hill, J. (2017). The next generation of nurse educators: Facilitating best clinical teaching practice using simulation. Poster Presentation for Emerging Trends in Nursing Education: Virtual Simulation Conference, Chapel Hill, NC, September 2017.
Woodley, L. (2008). Integrative unfolding case studies: Use for nursing students. North Carolina Board of Nursing Education Summit, Sponsored by the National League for Nurses. Chapel Hill, NC, April 2008.
Refereed other products of scholarship:
Woodley, L. (2019). Acculturating into nursing: The lived experiences of Hispanic / Latinx baccalaureate nursing students. PhD Dissertation, Proquest number 13808336.
Woodley, L. (2000). A Student’s Guide to Effective Paper Writing, Langara College, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Woodley, L. (1994). Student Nurses’ Perceptions of Effective Clinical Teaching Behaviors, Master’s Thesis, UBC, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Invited presentations:
2009 Invited Speaker: Using Evidence Based Practice in Nursing, Friday Center, Chapel Hill, NC, October 2009. Conference for practicing nurses. “Evidence Based Practice in Pediatrics”.
2009 Invited Speaker: American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Savannah, Georgia, February, 2009. “Evaluating Students in Clinical Practicum”.
2000 Invited Speaker: Provincial Nursing Educator’s Conference, New Westminster, B.C., Canada. “Effective Clinical Teacher Behaviors”.
1998 Invited Speaker: Provincial Nursing Education Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada, “Students’ Perceptions of Effective Clinical Teaching”.
Graduate Student Assistantship Grant Award: UNC Greensboro, 2017 and 2018
Sigma Theta Tau International, Alpha Alpha Chapter, Faculty Small Research Grant Winner, 2017
Best practices in nursing education
Diversity and inclusivity in nursing education
Pediatric and adult health nursing
Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing
