Susan Prion, EdD, RN, CNE, CHSE

Susan Prion, EdD, RN, CNE, CHSE is the associate dean of and a professor in the nursing department. She holds baccalaureate degrees in biology and chemistry from Muskingum College and a BS in nursing from Case Western Reserve University. She has a master’s degree in nursing from the University of California San Francisco and an MEd in instructional technology from San Jose State University. Professor Prion also holds a doctorate in curriculum and instruction.

She is actively engaged in research and peer-reviewed publication about simulation, including safety and harm prevention training, leadership development, team communication behaviors, and identifying critical clinical events for scenario development. A two-time co-recipient of a Debra Spunt Research Minigrant awarded by INACSL, Professor Prion also earned a USF Jesuit Foundation award to fund an exploration of standardized patient training for acting students and a USF faculty grant for a study to describe student behaviors in a clinical setting, compared with a simulation. She is the co-author of over 40 articles in Clinical Simulation in Nursing, in a column titled “Making Sense of Methods and Measurements.”

• Simulation
• Instructional technology
• Multimedia

• Nursing education
• Multimedia instruction
• Assessment and evaluation

• Interim co-chair, BSN Department
• Chair, FASONHP
• Co-chair, Magis Project

• BS, Muskingum College, New Concord, Ohio
• BS Nursing, Case Wester Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
• MS Nursing, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
• MEd, Instructional Technology, San Jose State University, San Jose, California
• EdD Curriculum and Instruction, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, California

• INACSL Professional Service Award, 2019