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Dr. Durham seamlessly integrates excellence in teaching with long experience in practice and scholarship to improve the ways faculty prepare the future nursing workforce. As a member of the RWJFs Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) project, she developed simulation-based educational experiences that reflect cutting-edge pedagogy. Dr. Durham has made significant and sustained contributions in interprofessional education and is a leader in preparing faculty to integrate quality and safety into their curriculum and their teaching. Disseminating her work widely via publications, presentations and online modules has extended its impact around the world.

Dr. Durham is a visionary leader in practice-based education, and is a highly sought consultant by simulation and skills laboratory faculty. Dr. Durham exquisitely guides faculty to creatively address the practical challenges of teaching practice. She exudes such confidence and enthusiasm for excellence in teaching, practice and scholarship that faculty are inspired to continually pursue innovation and creative approaches to improving students’ preparation for practice.

Dr. Durham’s expertise and innovations in quality and safety education have been widely recognized. She is a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing and the National League for Nursing (NLN) Academy of Nursing Education. Dr. Durham received the 2010 Academic Achievement Award from Western Carolina University. She received the Alumni of the Year award from the University of North Carolina and Western Carolina University in 2008. In 2005 she was awarded the Nurse Educator of the Year from the NC Board of Nursing. She is past president of the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation & Learning.