Patricia Young

Patricia Young

Professor of Nursing

1986–Present

Credential: Ph.D., R.N.

Educational Background

• BSN, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire
• M.S.N., Marquette University
• Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison

Teaching Area

• Undergraduate Synthesis
• Teaching in a Practice Discipline
• Practicum in Didactic Teaching

Research Interests

• Nursing Education
• Interpretive Phenomenology
• New Teachers
• Leadership

Current Projects

• Research: Becoming a Nurse Faculty Leader
• Project Director, NLN/Johnson & Johnson Faculty Leadership and Mentoring Program

Publications

• Young, P. (2008). Toward an inclusive science of nursing education: An examination of five approaches to nursing education research. Nursing Education Perspectives, 29, 94-99.
• Gazza, E. & Young, P. (2008). Cultivating healthful work environments in nursing education. Nursing Education Perspectives, 29(1), 56-57

Awards

• Exploring the NLN/Johnson & Johnson Faculty Leadership and Mentoring Program. (Fall, 2008). Four credit research incentive grant. MSU.
• Advancing Thinking in Undergraduate Nursing Programs. (2007). $5520 awarded.
• Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Center for Teaching and Learning Discipline/Program Workshops, with generous funding from the office of the Chancellor.
• Advancing Critical Thinking in the School of Nursing. (2007). $5000 awarded.
• Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Initiative to Promote Excellence in Student Learning.