Courses Taught

• NU 455 Transition to Professional Practice
• NU 405 Community/Mental Health
• NU 550 Developing Instructional Programs in Nursing Education
• NU 551 Teaching, Learning and Evaluation in Nursing Education
• Professional Development for faculty in CNHS

Current Projects

• Project development and Director of the Center for Best Practices in Teaching and Learning
• Revision of NU 520 Advanced Pharmacology
• QSEN Integration
• Curriculum Chair
• SimChart Coordinator: “Train the Trainer”
• Collaborative Relationships with Hospital Agencies
• PCB Health Study
• QEP committee membership/submission for JSU
• Publisher, Healthy Horizons Community Wellness Magazine
• Human Rights Committee Member, 2010-present

Education

• November 2010 Doctorate in Health Education A. T. Still University
• May 2007 Post Master's Certificate, University of South Alabama, Clinical Nurse Educator Psych/Mental Health Nursing
• December 2002 Master of Science Nursing, Jacksonville State University, Community Health Nursing
• May 2001 Bachelor of Science Nursing, The University of Alabama in Huntsville
• May 1985 Associate Degree in Nursing, Gadsden State Community College

Clinical Interests

• Simulated Learning Experiences
• Transition to Professional Practice Roles
• Mental Health Nursing
• Community Health Nursing
• Gerontology
• Geriatric/Psych
• Palliative care/End of life care

Service Activities

• Member, Alzheimer's Association Support Group, Anniston, Alabama 2007-present
• Member, Homeless Coalition of Northeast Alabama, 2007

Professional Organizations

• Member, Human Rights Committee, Calhoun-Cleburne Mental Health Center, November 2010 to present
• Board member, ARC, December 2010
• Member, Alabama State Nurses Association 2000-present
• Member, Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society 2000-present
• Member, National Association of Mental Illness (NAMI) 2007-present
• Member, Alzheimer’s Association Support Group,  Anniston,  Alabama 2007-present
• Member, Homeless Coalition of Northeast Alabama, 2007-present

Publications and Presentations

• National League for Nursing’s Education Summit 2012, titled Cultivating Highly Effective Teachers: Implementing the HET Project, Kimberly Helms, Christie Shelton and Rebecca Peinhardt.
• Alabama League for Nursing, Anarchy in Ambulatory Care, Kimberly Helms, Christie Shelton and Laura Walker, March 30, 2012.
• FACES, Personality Disorders: An Overview. Betsy Gulledge, Kimberly Helms and Laura Walker. April 2012.
• Conference on Enhancing Nursing Undergraduate Teaching and Learning in the Clinical Setting: What do we know and how do we move forward? Kim Helms and Christie Shelton, October 19-21 2010.
• Cruising to the Evidence, Christie Shelton, Phyllis Waits and Kim Helms, November 2007, Lead Summit AACN Meeting, New Orleans, LA
• Nurses’ Perceptions of Cultural Competence in end of Life Care, Susan Ford, Kim Helms and Kay Morris, 2001, Nurse Educator Conference, Las Vegas, NV