Background

• Doctorate in Nurse Practice, Medical University of South Carolina (2015)
• Masters in Nursing (Family Nurse Practitioner), Medical University of South Carolina (2015)
• Master of Science in Nursing (Nursing Administration and Health Science), Medical University of South Carolina (2011)
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Medical University of South Carolina (2009)
• Associate in Nursing, Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College (2007)

Teaching

Courses taught and co-taught:

• NURS 311: Undergraduate Health Assessment
• NURS 312 Foundations of Nursing Practice (Clinical)
• NURS 314: Clinical Reasoning in Nursing Practice
• NURS 412 Acute Care Nursing of Adults I
• NURS 422 Acute Care Nursing of Adults II
• NURS 435 Capstone (Clinical)
• NURS 704: Advance Health Assessment
• NURS 720: Clinical Application of Population Analysis
• NURS 793: Advance Practice Practicum: Primary Care (FNP)

Research

• Obesity in the rural primary care setting
• Simulation in education 

Dissemination

• Dawson, R.M., Gibbs, S., Davis, V., Murillo, C., Lawrence, M.K., Mele, C., Kovach, B., & LaRosa, L. (2021). A Sociolinguistic, Simulation-Based Approach to Teaching Culturally Respectful Communication. Submitted to Transcultural Nursing Society 47th Annual Conference, Albuquerque, N.M. October 2021
• Creed, J., Scott, A., Pate, L., Cone, A., Davis, V., Gibbs, S., Vick, L., Harris, E., Custer, S., Miles, H., & Jackson, J. (2021). Leadership in academia during a pandemic. Podium Presentation to be presented in February 2021 at Sigma Theta Tau International Creating Healthy Work Environments. Austin, Texas. February 2021
• Gibbs, S., Davis, V., Mele, C., Murillo, C., Lawrence, K., & Dawson, R.M. (2020). “I felt the connection”: A qualitative exploration of standardized patients’ experiences in a delivering bad news scenario. Podium presentation at International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation & Learning Annual Conference, Raleigh, NC. June 2020
• Davis, V.H. & Gibbs, S. (2019). Immersive Simulation Experience in Advanced Health Assessment for Distance Graduate Nursing Students. Poster presentation at the SC Nursing Simulation Alliance conference, Columbia, SC. July 2019
• Gibbs, S., Harris, E., & Mitchell, S. (2018) Making global simulation possible: The use of robotics in interprofessional health simulations. Podium presentation at International Meeting on Simulation Healthcare, Los Angeles, CA. January 2018
• Gibbs, S. (2017). Increasing obesity diagnosis and patient education in primary care. Poster presentation at the Annual South Carolina Nurses Association Convention, Hilton, SC. November 2017.
• Gibbs, S. & Cone, A (2015). Pre-entry for rising upper division nursing students. Poster presentation at Armstrong Interprofessional Health Care Summit, Savannah, GA.  April 2015

Professional Service

• Board Member, SC National League of Nursing
• Member, South Carolina Nurses Association: APRN chapter
• Member, American Nurses Association
• Member, American Association of Nurse Practitioners

Professional Practice

• RN: Cardiac, Cardiac-Thoracic Stepdown Unit
• APRN: Family Practice, Dermatology, Gerontology
• The National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties- Faculty Institute Committee

Research Studies (Selected)

1. Telemental Health Connect (TeleCon): Expanding Collaboration and Comprehensive Service Penetration. Duke Endowment Grant (PI).
2. The Feasibility of a Linguistic Pedagogical Approach to Teaching Communication Skills to Advanced Practice Nurses. USC CON Funds for Preparatory Research (Co-PI).
3. Preferences and Resources for Weight Loss Interventions among Obese Primary Care Patients. U of SC CON Funds for Preparatory Research (Co-PI).

Publications (selected)

• Dawson, R. M., Lawrence, K., Gibbs, S., Davis, V., Mele, C., & Murillo, C. (2021). “I Felt The Connection”: A Qualitative Exploration of Standardized Patients’ Experiences in a Delivering Bad News Scenario. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 55, 52–58. https://doi-org.pallas2.tcl.sc.edu/10.1016/j.ecns.2021.04.012
• Scott, A. D., Cone, A., Creed, J. M., Custer, S. S., Davis, V. H., Gibbs, S., Herbert Harris, E., Jackson, J. R., Pate, L. B., & Vick, L. L. (2021). Rapid Transition to Online Learning for Baccalaureate Students: Teamwork During a Pandemic. Journal of Nursing Education, 60(7), 397–399. https://doi-org.pallas2.tcl.sc.edu/10.3928/01484834-20210616-07
• Abshire, D. A., Gibbs, S., McManus, C., Caldwell, T., & Cox, A. (2020). Interest, Resources, and Preferences for Weight Loss Programs among Primary Care Patients with Obesity. Patient education and counseling, 103(9), 1846–1849. https://doi-org.pallas2.tcl.sc.edu/10.1016/j.pec.2020.04.003