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Julianne Walsh Associate Professor
Nursing

Education

PhD, Nurse Scientist Educator, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
M.S.N, Nurse Educator, Curry College School of Nursing
B.S.N, Nursing, Salve Regina College

Overview

Dr. Julianne A. Walsh is a Nurse Scientist Educator whose fundamental educational goal is to mentor the nursing workforce and guide students through the learning process to become critical, reflective scholars. Her program of research is focused on reflection, critical reflection, reflective learning, experiential learning, and the relationship to student-reported outcomes in prelicensure nursing students. Her research extends to explore the effects of journaling on critical reflective thinking in prelicensure baccalaureate nursing students' post-simulation-based education. These meaningful contributions are vital to addressing the pedagogical learning needs of students.

Dr. Walsh's research has been supported by the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing Theta at Large Chapter and the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing Theta Kappa Chapter. She has published in prestigious peer-reviewed nursing journals and presented several posters at the local, regional, and national levels.

Dr. Walsh holds a PhD from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, a Master of Science in Nursing degree from the Curry College School of Nursing, and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Salve Regina College. In addition, she holds a Healthcare Simulation Educator Certificate from Saint Anselm College.

Dr. Walsh is an active member of the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing: Theta at Large Chapter and Theta Kappa Chapter, the Eastern Nursing Research Society, the Massachusetts Rhode Island League for Nursing, the American Nurses Association, the National League for Nursing, and the International Nursing Association of Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL).

Academic Experience:

Current Appointments and Affiliations

Chairperson in the School of Nursing – 2023 - Present
Curry College School of Nursing 

Associate Professor in the School of Nursing – 2022 – Present
Curry College School of Nursing 

Previous Appointments and Affiliations

Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing – 2017 – 2022  
Curry College School of Nursing 

Teaching 

Dr. Walsh has been teaching at Curry College School of Nursing since 2017. Current and previous courses include: 

• Population Health in the Community (RN-BS, Traditional)
• Progression to Practice Clinical Seminar (Traditional)
• Intro to Health Policy/Finance (Traditional)
• Honors Research Project (Traditional)
• Simulation in Clinical Judgment and Evidence-Based Nursing (ACCEL, Traditional)
• RN Transition to Baccalaureate (RN-BS)
• Nursing Science, Evidence Based Practice (MSN)
• Evidence Nursing Practice (ACCEL)
• Leadership (MSN)
• Teaching Practicum in Nursing Education (MSN)
• Nursing Care of Adults I Clinical Instructor
• Clinical Coordinator Population Health
• Simulation Educator (Adult II, Maternity/Pedi, Population health)

Programs

• Nursing ACCEL
• Nursing BS
• Nursing MSN
• Nursing RN-BS

Research Interest

• Nursing Education
• Learning Styles
• Critical Reflection
• Experiential Learning

Recognition

Awards & Honors

Curry College Excellence in Research Award (2021)

Curry College Alexander Grahm Bell Honor Society Recognition (2018, 2021, 2022, 2023)

Sister Madeleine Clemence Vaillot Scholarship Day, First Place poster presentation PhD Nursing Program, for Concept Map: To Facilitate Reflection in patients and or family caregivers within the context of chronic illness (2019)

Nominated for Daisy Faculty Award (2018, 2023)

Book Chapters (In Progress)

Walsh, J. A. (2026). Health promotion and the individual. In: Kudzma, E. C. (Eds.), Edelman’s Health promotion throughout the life span (pp.). Elsevier

Walsh, J. A. (2026). Health promotion and the family. In: Kudzma, E. C. (Eds.), Edelman’s Health promotion throughout the life span (pp.). Elsevier

Walsh, J. A. (2026). Health promotion and the community. In: Kudzma, E. C. (Eds.), Edelman’s Health promotion throughout the life span (pp.). Elsevier

Pod Cast

Walsh, J. (2020, October 7). Nurse Educator Tips for Teaching on Apple Podcast and Google Play.

Publications

Walsh, J. A., Sethares, K. A., Dunbar Viveiros, J., & Asselin, M. E. (2023). Reflective journaling to promote critical reflective thinking post-simulation-based education. Clinical Simulation in Nursing. Submitted.

Walsh, J. A. & Sethares, K. A. (2020). Uses and outcomes of guided reflection in simulation-based education: An integrative review. The Journal of Nursing Education, 61(2), 73-79. https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20211213-01

Walsh, J. (2020). Switching strategies: Using telehealth as an innovative virtual simulation teaching method. Nurse Educator, 45(6), 330. https://doi.org/10.1097/nne.0000000000000908

Hensel, D., Cifrino, S., Cummings, D., & Walsh, J. (2019). The physical demands and risks of working in a healthcare simulation center. Nursing Forum, 54(4), 675-680. https://doi.org/10.1111/nuf.12395

Walsh, J. (2019, June 17). Role as a new faculty. Massachusetts Report on Nursing, p.10. https://d3ms3kxrsap50t.cloudfront.net/uploads/publication/pdf/1848/Massachusetts_Report_on_Nursing_6_19.pdf

Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Julianne-Walsh-2