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Staci Reynolds

Associate Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing
School of Nursing
3151 Pearson Building, Durham, NC 27710
307 Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710

Overview


Dr. Staci Reynolds joined Duke in January 2016, with a joint position between Duke University School of Nursing and Duke University Hospital (DUH).  At DUSON, Dr. Reynolds teaches in the ABSN Program (neuroscience nursing) and DNP program (healthcare quality improvement methods).  Clinically, she served as a neuroscience Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) for the inpatient neuro units at DUH from 2016 - 2019 and for the Infection Prevention and Hospital Epidemiology department from 2019 - 2023. Dr. Reynolds coordinated the Duke Advancement of Nursing, Center of Excellence (DANCE) academic-practice partnership from 2016 - 2023, and was the faculty lead for the post-DNP Quality Implementation Scholars Program from 2019 - 2022.  In January 2023, Dr. Reynolds was appointed the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Nursing Care Quality.  Before coming to DUSON, she was a neuro critical care nurse and a neuroscience Clinical Nurse Specialist at Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital.

Dr. Reynolds received a baccalaureate degree in nursing science from Indiana University (IU) in Indianapolis, Indiana.  She earned a Master’s degree as a Clinical Nurse Specialist at IU in 2011, and completed her PhD at IU in May 2016.  Dr. Reynolds’ dissertation focused on implementation of clinical practice guidelines, and her current research interests includes evidence-based practice implementation and quality improvement.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing · 2021 - Present School of Nursing

Education, Training & Certifications


Indiana University at Bloomington · 2016 Ph.D.