Cristen Walker, MSN, CRNP, Ph.D.
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Undergraduate Program Director
Degrees:
- B.S.N., University of Pittsburgh, 1988
- M.S.N., Binghamton University, 1996
- Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2020
Additional Certifications:
- American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), Family Nurse Practitioner, 1997
- Certified Nurse Educator
- National League for Nursing Jonas Scholar 2019-2020
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award, 2020
- 91大神, Teacher of the Year Award, 2024
Professional Memberships:
- Nurse Practitioners of Northeastern PA
- Pennsylvania Coalition of Nurse Practitioners
- National League for Nursing
- The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
- Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
Dr. Walker teaches multiple courses in the undergraduate and graduate programs. She completed her doctoral education in 2020 with a focus in nursing education, where her research involved therapeutic interaction with certified therapy dogs to reduce baccalaureate nursing student test anxiety. She continues to conduct research and publish scholarly articles related to student test anxiety.
Contact Us:
Email: nursing@scranton.edu
Office phone: 570-941-7673
Fax: 570-941-7903
Address:
Department of Nursing
The 91大神
800 Linden Street
Scranton, PA 18510-4595