Deb Lewis
Dr. Deborah Lewis received her MSN and EdD from West Virginia University. She later completed an MPH and post-doctoral research fellowship in Biomedical Informatics at the University of Pittsburgh and her Ph.D. in Nursing from Walden University.
Dr. Lewis has been active in nursing education since 1985. She currently serves as a core faculty in the nursing doctoral program at Walden University. Dr. Lewis has taught nursing and informatics courses at all levels and at several different Universities. She has also taught and coordinated healthcare informatics academic programs. In 2018 Dr. Lewis was awarded the Walden University Presidential Award for Faculty Excellence.
Professionally, Dr. Lewis is a member of Sigma Theta Tau, the American Medical Informatics Association, and the Pennsylvania State Nursing Association. She serves on the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association Professional Practice Council and the Innovation and Development Committee.
Dr. Lewis has worked as a consumer health informatics researcher and mentored graduate students and junior faculty colleagues. She has publications and presentations on consumer and community health informatics-related research projects, several with her Walden doctoral students.
Dr. Lewis and Walden colleagues received and completed a Walden University 2021 Riedel Research Grant—The Experience of Walden Multilingual Doctoral Students. The results were presented at a national meeting and were published in 2024 in The Journal of Educational Research and Practice. The research continues with the next phase, which is focused on faculty experiences supporting multilingual doctoral students.
Courses Taught
NURS 8210 - Transforming Nursing and Healthcare Through Technology
NURS 8701 - NURS 8703 - DNP Project Completion
NURS 9000 - Dissertation
Education
PhD, Walden University
EdD, West Virginia University
MSN, West Virginia University
MPH, University of Pittsburgh
Public Service
Mario Lemieux Foundation, Volunteer - Pittsburgh
Awards / Honors
Presidential Award for Faculty Excellence, Walden University, 2018
Faculty Excellence Award, Walden University, 2018
Publications
Lewis, D., Bakke, A., Cook, A. D., James, J., Griffiths, C. (2024). The experience of multilingual doctoral students related to academic success: A descriptive qualitative study.. The Journal of Educational Research and Practice
Lewis, D., Kulhanek, B. (2022). Training Models.
Lewis, D., Kulhanek, B. (2022). Managing Change Through Training.
Fink, L., Lewis, D. (2017). Exercise as a Treatment for Fibromyalgia: A Scoping Review. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners
Presentations
Sarmiento, A., Lewis, D. (2024). Oncology Nurses' Development of Coping Mechanisms to Avoid Burnout and Foster Resilience. Oncology Nursing Society
Evans, S., Lewis, D. (2023). Lived Experiences of COPD Patients with Exertional Hypoxemia Prescribed Supplemental Oxygen. Academy of Medical Surgical Nurses
Lewis, D. (2022). The Experience of Multilingual Doctoral Students Related to Academic Success. AACN
Markov, V., Lewis, D. (2022). The Informed Nurse: Identifying and Avoiding Risk in the Nursing Profession. Pennsylvania State Nurses Association
Kulhanek, B., Lewis, D. (2022). A Self-Guided Educational Program Based on Informatics Competency Self-Assessment. American Medical Informatics Association
Lewis, D. (2020). Best Practices in Supporting Doctoral Students . Walden University