Dr. Judy Neubrander EdD, FNP-BC
Professor of Nursing
- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Selected Research
Biography
Judy Neubrander, EdD, FNP-BC Judy is a tenured nursing professor who has over 20 years of academic experience and currently serves as the Dean of the Mennonite College of Nursing at Illinois State University. In her academic role she has been a successful teacher and grant writer and principal investigator, garnering over $7 million dollars in federal funding to support the advancement of nursing education. She has also serves as a community leader serving on numerous boards and volunteering at a local free clinic. In her current role she is implementing a strategic plan within the college of nursing that is innovative and will stretch the college to a new level of leadership within the community and state and will continue the reputation of educational excellence the college has enjoyed for the last 100 years. She is a person of faith who enjoys being outdoors, and spending time with family and friends
Current Courses
NUR 552.091 Clinical Residency II
NUR 238.091 Cultural And Spiritual Dimensions In Healthcare: RN To BSN
NUR 451.091 Financial And Resource Management Of Health Systems
NUR 313.099 International Studies In Transcultural Nursing
NUR 425.091 Organizational Experience
NUR 336.001 Research And Theory For Evidence-Based Practice
Teaching Interests & Areas
Dr. Neubrander's areas of teaching interest include teacher education, hospice and palliative care and health care policy and ethics.
Research Interests & Areas
Dr. Neubrander's areas of research include hospice and palliative care, nursing education and undergraduate student research.
Other Family Nurse Practitioner/Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
EDD Adult and Community College
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Raleigh, NC
MSN Education and Adult Health
University of Kansas
BSN Nursing
William Jewell College
Bell Ringer
Illinois State University
2017
HERS Institute Fellow
Higher Education Resources
2015
Nominated for Great 100 Nurses
State of North Carolina
2015
North Carolina Nurses Association Benefactor of the Year Award
North Carolina Nurses Association
2015
College of Health and Human Sciences Leadership Award
College of Health and Human Sciences
2012
Faculty Research and Scholarship Award
College of Health and Human Sciences
2012
Nominated for Great 100 Nurses
State of North Carolina
2008
Nurse Educator of Tomorrow Scholarship, State of North Carolina
2008
Don C. Morgan Faculty Scholar Award
Western Carolina University College of Applied Sciences
2005
Excellence in Teaching Award
Western Carolina University Department of Nursing
2004
North Carolina League for Nursing Academic Fund
Foundation for the Carolinas
2000
Palliative Care Fellow
Harvard School of Medicine
2000
Honorary Lifetime Member, North Carolina Association of Nursing Students
1999
Grants and Contracts
Center for Teaching and Learning Teaching Innovation Grant received for Evaluation of The Innovative Card Game Collaborate: Learning IPE One Hand at A Time.
Susan Watkins, Valerie Wright, Patricia Pence, Judy Neubrander.
ISU. October 1 2022
CAUSE COVID-19 Telehealth Education Grant
Susan Watkins, Judy Neubrander.
Health Resources and Services Administration. May 1 2020 - May 30 2021
CAUSE_Change Agents for the Underserved Service Education
Michelle Woodburn, Susan Watkins, Judy Neubrander.
HRSA. July 1 2018 - June 30 2022
Nursing Student Medication Administration Practice in the Clinical Setting: A Multisite Study
Melissa Jarvill, Judy Neubrander, MyoungJin Kim.
Mennonite College of Nursing at Illinois State University. October 25 2018 - December 31 2019
Sigma Theta Tau International Grant
Melissa Jarvill, Judy Neubrander, MyoungJin Kim.
Sigma Theta Tau Xi Pi Chapter. July 1 2017 - June 30 2018
Provost’s Internal Funding Support Grant
Edward William Wright, Kae Livsey, Judy Neubrander.
WCU Provost's Office. March 2016 - June 2017
Intergrating Nurse Practitioners into Underserved Territories
Judy Neubrander.
Golden LEAF Foundation. 2015 - 2015
Western North Carolina RN to BSN Rural Education and Support Program
Judy Neubrander.
Health Resources Services Administration. 2014 - 2014
Western North Carolina Nursing Careers
Judy Neubrander.
Health Resources Services Administration. 2013 - 2013
Traineeship Grant
Judy Neubrander.
Health Resources Services Administration. 2009 - 2009
Book, Chapter
Drugs that inhibit DNA replication and mitosis:
Judy Neubrander.
(2013), Jones and Bartlett
Drugs that inhibit DNA replication and mitosis: Flouroquinolones, metronidazole.
Judy Neubrander.
(2013), Jones and Bartlett Learning
Journal Article
The Effect of Interprofessional Education on Student Readiness for Collaborative Practice.
Susan Watkins, Antony Ricardo Joseph, Valerie Wright, S Goddard, Judy Neubrander.
The Journal of Nursing Education, 63 (5), 304-311, (2024), 10.3928/01484834-20240305-05
COVID-19 Registered Nurse Telehealth Policy Implications
Susan Watkins, Judy Neubrander.
American Nurses Association A The Voice, 8 (1), Pg. 4, (2020)
Primary Care Registered Nurse Telehealth Policy Implications
Susan Watkins, Judy Neubrander.
Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 0 (0), 4, (2020), https://doi.org/10.1177/1357633X20940142
CAUSE project to increase primary care nurses
Susan Watkins, Judy Neubrander, Michelle Woodburn.
Illinois State University Redbird Scholar, 4 (2), 24-25, (2019)
INPUT: An academic-practice partnership to an underserved rural community
Judy Neubrander, Susan Rose Franzen, Rebecca Mathis.
Wiley, (00), 1-5, (2018), 10.1111/phn.12566
Increasing diversity in our schools of nursing
Judy Neubrander, S E Metcalf.
Journal of Cultural Diversity, (2016)
Simulation-Enhanced Interprofessional Education for Ambulatory Care Registered Nurses and Health Professions Students
Susan Watkins, Patricia L Pence, Judy Neubrander.
Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 54 (5), 226-232
Presentations
Interprofessional education for the advancement of exercise science and improvement in health outcomes.
Susan Watkins, Valerie Wright, Antony Ricardo Joseph, Judy Neubrander.
National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education Annual Conference, San Juan Puerto Rico, January 7, 2025
Acute care nurses’ interest and barriers to transitioning into an academic education role
Susan Watkins, Judy Neubrander.
Illinois Organization of Nurse Leaders, Chicago, IL, September 19, 2024
Illinois Ambulatory Nurse Practice Consortium Spring Continuing Education Event: Ambulatory Leadership Panel Discussion
Susan Watkins, Judy Neubrander.
Illinois Ambulatory Nurse Practice Consortium Spring Continuing Education Event, Online, May 13, 2021
Nursing Interprofessional Education Simulation Learning Outcomes Study
Susan M Watkins, Antony Ricardo Joseph, Judy Neubrander, Valerie Wright, Stacy Goddard, Michelle Woodburn.
2021 Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS) Annual Research Conference, Online, March 25, 2021
Interprofessional education simulation learning outcomes study.
Susan Watkins, Antony Ricardo Joseph, Valerie Wright, Stacy Goddard, Judy Neubrander, Michelle Woodburn.
Midwest Nursing Research Society Annual Research Conference Poster Presentation, Illinois, March 24, 2021
Nursing Interprofessional Education Simulation Learning Outcomes Study
Susan Watkins, Antony Ricardo Joseph, Valerie Wright, Judy Neubrander, Michelle Woodburn, Stacy Goddard.
MCN Virtual Research Symposium 2021, Bloomington, March 18, 2021
Pre-recorded Complex Patient Interprofessional Simulation Experience
Susan Watkins, Valerie Wright, Antony Ricardo Joseph, Judy Neubrander.
MCN Ambulatory Care Symposium, Bloomington, June 5, 2020
Exploring the Primary Care Registered Nurse Role, Barriers, and Education Gaps for Elevated Practice Levels
Susan Watkins, Judy Neubrander, Michelle Woodburn.
45th Annual American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing, Chicago, IL, April 15, 2020
Exploring the primary Care Registered Nurse Role, Barriers, Benefits, and Education Gaps for Elevated Practice Levels
Susan Watkins, Judy Neubrander, Michelle Woodburn.
Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS), Schaumburg, IL, April 1, 2020
Primary Care Registered Nurse Education Program (PCRNEP) Descriptive Comparative & Exploratory Study
Susan Watkins, Judy Neubrander, Michelle Woodburn.
Annual Rural Health Conference, Atlanta, GA, May 8, 2019
Prelicensure Nursing Student Medication Administration Practice in the Clinical Setting
Melissa Jarvill, Judy Neubrander, MyoungJin Kim.
National Nurse Educator Summit, Savannah, Georgia, April, 2019
Primary Care RN Education Program
Susan Watkins, Judy Neubrander, Michelle Woodburn.
Midwest Nursing Research Society, Kansas City, MO, March 27, 2019
Primary Care RN Education Program
Judy Neubrander, Michelle Woodburn.
ISU MCN Research Symposium, Illinois State University, March 21, 2019
Change Agents for the Underserved: Service Education
Susan Watkins, Judy Neubrander, Michelle Woodburn.
HRSA Quarterly Meeting, Washington, DC, January 23, 2019
What Academic Progression Means for the Diversity of the Nursing Workforce
Judy Neubrander.
American Association of Colleges of Nursing Academic Progression in Nursing Webinar, Online, April 2, 2015
What Academic Progression Means for the Diversity of the Nursing Workforce
Judy Neubrander.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Academic Progression in Nurses Program, Baltimore, MD, November 20, 2014
Interim Administrators in Higher Education: A National Study
Judy Neubrander.
Joint Meeting of the Academic Business World International Conference and Internationl Conference on Learning and Administration in HIgher Education, Nashville, TN, May 21, 2014
An innovative rural and urban DNP collaboration
Judy Neubrander.
American Association of Colleges ofNursing Doctoral Nursing Conference, Naples, FL, January, 2014
An innovative rural and urban DNP collaboration
Dee Baldwin, Shawn B Collins, Linda Susan Comer, Judy Neubrander.
Annual AACN Doctoral Nursing Conference, Naples, FL, January, 2014
RIBN Program: A unique approach to increase baccalauraeate prepared nurses in the workforce
Judy Neubrander.
9th Annual Faculty Development Workshop, Online, , 2013
Regionally Increasing Baccalaureate Nurses: One answer to the IOM Report
Judy Neubrander.
American Association ofCollegesof Nursing Baccalaureate Conference, Online, , 2013
Regionally Increasing Baccalaureate Nursing (RIBN) Program
Judy Neubrander, Mary Colleen Knowlton.
Baccalaureate Education Conference, New Orleans, LA, November 21, 2013
Just Four Clicks of the Heels to a Baccalaureate Education
Judy Neubrander.
Kansas City, MO, October, 2013
Just four clicks of the heal to a baccalaureate education.
Mary Colleen Knowlton, Judy Neubrander.
40th Annual National Conference on Professional Nursing Education and Development, Kansas City, MO, October 18, 2013