Christina Plemmons
Assistant Academic Dean for Cooperative Programs (Rapid City)
Education
- Ph.D. in nursing education | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | 2016
- M.S. in nursing, nurse educator | South Dakota State University | 2008
- B.S. in nursing | South Dakota State University | 2002
- B.A. in international business | Gonzaga University | 1985
Academic and Professional Experience
Academic Interests
Academic Interests
- Certified medical surgical nurse (American Nurses Credentialing Center)
- Certified nurse educator (National League for Nursing)
- The Leadership Challenge Workshop® trained facilitator
- Leadership Practices Inventory® coach
Academic Responsibilities
- DNP or Ph.D. Committee co-chair
- DNP or Ph.D. Committee member
Committees and Professional Memberships
Committees:
- Subcommittee for bylaws and College of Nursing handbook
- College of Nursing Ph.D. Program Subcommittee
Professional Memberships:
- American Nurses Association
- Sigma Theta Tau International, Phi Chapter
- South Dakota Nurses Association
- South Dakota Nurses Foundation (board member)
Research and Scholarly Work
Areas of Research
- Nursing education
- Clinical academic partnerships
- Clinical self-efficacy
- Clinical teamwork
Awards and Honors
- South Dakota Nurses Association Rookie of the Year Award, 2005
- South Dakota Nurses Association Nurse Educator Award, 2015
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas Outstanding Ph.D. Student, 2016
- American Association of Colleges in Nursing-Leadership for Academic Nursing Program Fellow, 2018
Grants
- Subaward principal investigator: “Nurse Education, Practice Quality and Retention – Clinical Faculty and Preceptor Academies,” sponsored by Health Resources and Services Administration, Division of Nursing, Nursing Education, Practice Quality and Retention Program, federal, $216,384.00. (Sept. 30, 2022-Sept. 29, 2026). Montana State University, PTE.
- Site leader: "Impacting Models of Practice and Clinical Training for Registered Nurses and Students (IMPACT-RNS)," sponsored by HRSA, Division of Nursing, Nursing Education, Practice, Quality and Retention Program, federal, $2,751,222.00. (July 1, 2018-June 30, 2022). Mennenga, Heidi, project director.
- Site leader: “Nurse Education Practice Quality Retention – Registered Nurse in Primary Care COVID-19,” sponsored by HRSA of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. $78,571. (2020-2021). Mennenga, Heidi, project director.
- Project director: “Generation Rx University Opioid Prevention and Education Sponsorship,” sponsored by U.S. DHHS Services pass-through South Dakota Department of Social Services pass-through South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, $3,461.70. (March 1, 2020-May 31, 2020). Mahon, Pat, project director.
- Project director: "Assessing Pine Ridge's Health Care Workforce Current and Future Needs," sponsored by HRSA Rural Health Network Planning Grant, federal, $100,000.00. (July 1, 2018-June 30, 2019). Plemmons, Christina, project director.
- Council of directors: "Implementation of Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment Education for Health Professionals in South Dakota students to provide the skills necessary to screen and refer patients who are at risk for substance abuse disorder," sponsored by U.S. DHHS, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, federal, $550,000.00. (2015-2018). Mylant, MaryLou, project director.
- Site coordinator/content expert: "Simulation, Informatics, Technology Enhancement (SITE) to Strengthen Quality and Delivery of Rural Nursing Education," sponsored by U.S. DHHS, HRSA, federal, $1,099,614.00. (2011-2014). Tschetter, Lois, project director.
- Curriculum specialist: “Partners Investing in Nursing’s Future,” sponsored by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (2010-2011). Diegel, Sandra, project director.
