It is my pleasure to announce Lisa S. Lewis, EdD, MSN, RN, CNE, who was a candidate for the ABSN Adult Medical-Surgical/Critical Care position, will join DUSON’s faculty on July 1, 2017. She will be a member of the Healthcare in Adult Populations Division.  

Dr. Lewis has been part of the Duke community for more than fifteen years, currently as a Nursing Instructor at the Watts School of Nursing and prior to that as a staff nurse and preceptor in the Emergency Department at Duke Hospital.  

With a strong clinical background in neuroscience and emergency nursing, Dr. Lewis’ research/scholarship interests have included clinical neuroscience topics. She is now primarily focused on educational research in the pre-licensure nursing education setting.  Her doctoral dissertation was a qualitative study of nursing students who have to repeat courses and reflects her concern for helping and advising students who are struggling to succeed in nursing school. You may recall her presentation on this topic when she visited campus last month. Also, her master’s thesis focused on gaming as a classroom learning strategy, and demonstrates her desire for creativity and excellence in teaching didactic content.

Dr. Lewis earned an associate degree in nursing from Erie Community College in Buffalo, New York; her master’s degree in nursing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; and her doctorate in education from North Carolina State University. She also maintains her certification as a nurse educator.

We look forward to welcoming Dr. Lewis to DUSON July 1, 2017. Until that time, feel free to reach out to her at lisa.lewis@duke.edu.