Faculty & Staff Directory

Areas of Specialization

Simulation Based Education, Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE), Perioperative Care

Education

• MSN, Jacksonville University
• BSN, Jacksonville University

Professional Information

Amee started her nursing career after graduating with an Associate of Science in Nursing from Anne Arundel Community College in Arnold, Maryland. She continued pursuing higher levels of nursing education from Jacksonville University where she graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Master of Science in Nursing Education. Amee is a doctoral student at the University of Alabama where she is pursuing an EdD in Instructional Leadership with a Nurse Educator Concentration.

Amee has nearly 15 years of clinical nursing experience that includes pre-operative and post-operative care for adult patients ranging from general surgery to neurosurgery. While a PACU nurse, Amee also worked as an Anesthesia Rounding Nurse where she investigated and ensured the quality care of patients who had undergone anesthesia.

Amee began facilitating the Spirt of Caregiving for Baptist Medical Center employees and Jacksonville University nursing students in 2012. Amee’s passion for teaching led her to become a clinical adjunct professor of nursing at Jacksonville University in 2018. She integrated simulation into teaching as an instructor in Jacksonville University’s Skills Lab and Healthcare Simulation Center. Amee accepted a full-time position as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing and Director of the STAR and Skills Lab in 2021.

Amee received multiple awards for exceptional patient care from Baptist Medical Center including: Caritas Nurse, Bronze Pin, Silver Pin, and Daisy award nominee. Amee is also a recipient of the Great 100 Nurses of Northeast Florida.