Kia James

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Cowell Hall 316
Telephone: (415) 422-6686
Email: kjames2@usfca.edu

Education

B.A., St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota; B.S.N., St. Olaf College Northfield, Minnesota; M.P.H., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Ed.D.,University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Administrative Responsibilities:

USF University wide Curriculum Committee –  Communication; Faculty Development Committee – USF School of Nursing.

Honors and Awards

Traineeship for Occupational Health Nursing Graduate Studies, NIOSH (National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health); Master Teacher Award, College of Education, The University of Texas, Austin, TX; Nursing Honor Society Membership – Member at Large, Sigma Theta Tau, St. Paul, Minnesota; Education Honors Award, Pi Lambda Theta, St. Paul, Minnesota.

Teaching Areas of Expertise

• Nursing leadership and management
• Nursing education
• Community health nursing
• Conceptual foundations of nursing

Publications

Neumann, J., Roslien, J., McKay, A., Twedell, D., Brady-Schluttner, K. & James, K. (2004). Centralizing an RN preceptor program at the institutional level.  Journal of Nursing Staff Development 20(1), 17-26.

James, K. (2004). Building bridges: Creating a faculty development program at a large medical center.  Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing 35(1), 24-26.

Research Areas of Interest

• Health Promotion and Population-Based Practice
• Complexity Science and Nursing Leadership
• Leadership Development
• Nursing Education
• Teaching and Learning Modalities
• Faculty Development/Staff Development
• New Graduate Transition into the Workplace
• Curriculum Development
• Complementary and Alternative Healthcare Interventions

Clinical Areas of Expertise

Nursing leadership and development; community health nursing.

Faculty Spotlight

Dr. James has an eclectic background – a few highlights from her career:

• Generalist nursing practice background – focus on community health practice and leadership practice
• Worked with faculty to incorporate holistic nursing interventions into associate degree nursing curriculum
• Co-developed curriculum to teach beginning community health concepts to associate degree nursing students
• Developed a professional leadership development curriculum for W.K. Kellogg Grant for selected Minnesota State Colleges and Universities’ faculty and administrators
• Worked with “New Designs for Learning” change process for developing curriculum at the University of Minnesota
• Directed a W.K. Kellogg Grant for the creation and promotion of a leadership development program for faculty and administrators of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
• Coordinated clinical placements of 15 different schools of nursing for the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
• Developed a unique faculty development program for affiliated nursing faculty at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
• Developed a graduate level nursing course entitled:  Transformational Leadership across Transcultural Settings – content focused on complexity science and transformational leadership.  Clinical practicum involved a cultural immersion experience (focusing on leadership and nursing) in a variety of European countries.