Stacey Mitchell, DNP, MBA, MEd, RN, AFN-C, IVSE-C, SANE-A, SANE-P, DF-AFN, FAAN

Clinical Professor Director of Texas A&M Health Center of Excellence in Forensic Nursing Forensic Nursing Program Coordinator DNP-Forensic Nursing Content Coordinator College of Nursing
Contact Groups and Affiliations Curriculum Vitae

Education

  • MEd Texas A&M University, 2021
  • MBA University of Phoenix, 2011
  • DNP University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 2006
  • MSN University of Virginia, 1996
  • BSN Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University, 1990

Research Interests

  • Use of simulation in forensic nursing education
  • Quality and patient safety improvements in forensic nursing care
  • Program development and evaluation
  • Violence and trauma

Awards & Honors

  • Bronze Medalist, Good Samaritan Foundation, September 2018
  • Women of Distinction Award. Honored by The Bridge Over Troubled Waters; July 2016
  • Virginia A. Lynch Pioneer in Forensic Nursing. Honored by International Association of Forensic Nurses; October 2015
  • Top 20 Outstanding Nurses. Honored by Texas Nurses’ Association District 9; November 2014
  • Professional of the Year, 2014. Honored by Child Advocates of Fort Bend; December 2014

Teaching Interests

  • Forensic nursing
  • Death investigation
  • Organizational and transformational leadership
  • Expert witness testimony and consulting

Certifications & Training

  • Registered Nurse, State of Texas
  • Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner-Adult/Adolescent (SANE-A)
  • Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner-Pediatrics (SANE-P)
  • Fellow, American Academy of Nursing (FAAN)
  • Distinguished Fellow, Academy of Forensic Nursing (DF-AFN)

Memberships

  • Forensic Nursing Certification Board (FNCB), President and Founding Board of Director: August 2018 - Present
  • Academy of Forensic Nursing, Distinguished Fellow, Founding Board of Director: August 2018 - Present
  • American Academy of Forensic Science, Approved for Membership: February 2018 - Present
  • American Academy of Nursing, Inducted October 2017
  • National League of Nursing, April 2017 - Present
  • American Nurses Association, 2015 - Present
  • American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants, 2013 – Present; Educational Institution Task Force - 2018
  • American Society of Healthcare Risk Managers, 2013 - Present
  • Sigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society in Nursing, Beta Kappa Chapter, 1995 - Present
  • International Association of Forensic Nurses, Lifetime Member, 1993 – Present