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• Core ASN courses at first and second year.
• BSN: Professional Concepts in Nursing (hybrid format); Ethical Issues in Healthcare (online); NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-LPN test preparation (both online and face-to-face) for Kaplan Test Prep
• BSN: Nursing Leadership (hybrid); Nursing Writing Workshop (online)
• MSN: Healthcare Policy and Ethics (hybrid); Nursing Writing Workshop (online)
• MSN Adult Nursing Care II (face-to-face); Psychiatric Nursing Care (face-to-face); Critical Client Nursing Care (face-to-face); Obstetrical Nursing Care (face-to-face); and Nursing Leadership (hybrid)

• Mental Health First Aid Instructor, certified, 2022.
• TTI Success Insights Emotional Quotient Certified, 2019.
• Certified Nurse Educator (CNE), National League for Nursing certification, 2018.
• Ph.D. in Nursing Education, Capella University, 2016; Dissertation: Associate Nurse Admission Status and Baccalaureate Enrollment Influence: A Rural Pennsylvania Study, 2016.
• MSN in Nursing Leadership and Administration, Mansfield University of Pennsylvania, 2013.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Mansfield University of Pennsylvania, 2010

• Licensed in Pennsylvania and New York;
• Worked as a charge nurse, nurse preceptor, and nursing supervisor at UPMC Cole; current member of the Board of Trustees at UPMC Cole
• Worked in most inpatient units: medical-surgical, intensive care unit, maternity, emergency department, inpatient behavioral health, and orthopedics. 

• Perkins, C. (2022, December 21). Evidence-Based Classroom Observation Technique: An Interdisciplinary, Structured Approach to Classroom Observation. Nursing Education Perspectives. Go to PDF
• Perkins, C. (2022, May 26). St. Bonaventure director of nursing shares program history. TAPintoGreater Olean. 
• Perkins, C. (2022, January). Documenting dilemmas via email. American Nurse Journal, 17(1) pp. 58-59. 
• Perkins, C. (2021, October 28). To err is human. Physician Outlook Magazine, Vol. 7 pp. 14-17. 
• Perkins, C. (2021, August). Emotional intelligence takes practice. American Nurse Journal, 16(8) pp. 49-51, 60.
• “No Kidding!” Quarterly humor column published in ANA-NY newsletter; March 2021-present. 

Presentations

• AACN Transform Conference, Orlando, FL, December 1, 2023, “Brave Space Discussions: An Interprofessional Education Initiative”
• SUNY Empire State College's Learning with Innovative Technology (LIT) Conference, July 22, 2022. Presented "Nurse's Eye View" with �山ǿ�� nursing faculty colleagues Suzanne Soltysik and Erin Lundeen.
• NYONL Annual Meeting and Leadership Conference, Sept 11-13, 2022, in Tarrytown, NY. Poster titled "Emotional Quotient™ (EQ) Results in a Post-Licensure Nursing Program."
• ANA-NY Conference, Niagara Falls, NY, Oct. 28, 2022, “Master’s Entry to Practice (MEP): An Efficient Pathway to Grow the Nursing Profession in NYS”
• AACN Transform Conference, Chicago, Illinois,  Dec. 1, 2022, “Evidence-Based Classroom Observation Technique (EBCOT): An Interdisciplinary Mentorship Opportunity;” and Dec. 2, 2022, “Advancing Academic Excellence: Building a National Consortium to Advance Family Caregiving Competencies in Nursing Education”
• The Jandoli Institute, Olean, NY, July 2020. Written essay and presentation with panel discussion “Headlines Should Help, Not Harm”
• Inaugural Nursing Symposium speaker, spring 2020. Topic: Emotional Intelligence, Mind Over Mood. Event helped raise awareness and funds for a South Sudan medical clinic.
• Guest speaker, Upper Allegany Health System, Nurses Week 2019. Presentation titled "The Nursing Profession: A Recipe in the Making." 

I was born and raised in Shinglehouse, Pa., and truly believe in “blooming where you are planted.” My husband is also a registered nurse local to Shinglehouse. We have a daughter named Rubianne. I have a passion for rural health and community inclusion.