Jessica Rice, PhD, RN, APRN
Co-Director of Traditional BSN Program and Director of Strategic Partnerships and Workforce Development
Jessica Rice received her bachelor's degree in nursing from Midway College and a master's degree from Spalding University with a specialization in adult rehabilitation nursing. She received her PhD in nursing from UK in 2012. Her dissertation focused on research funded by NIOSH through the Southeast Center for Agricultural Health and Injury Prevention about the prevalence of ATVs and ATV-related injuries on Kentucky farms. Before becoming a faculty member in 2004, Wilson held various clinical positions in the UK Medical Center. She has been a medical-surgical staff nurse, neurosurgery research coordinator, and an advanced registered nurse practitioner in the neurosurgery department. Her clinical expertise is in adult health and neurosurgical nursing.
Education
- PhD, University of Kentucky, 2012
- MSN, Spalding University, 2000
- BSN, Midway College, 1996
- ADN, Midway College, 1994
Interests
- Injury prevention and neurorehabilitation
- Nursing instructor with comprehensive didactic and clinical instruction skills
- Experienced leader.
- Record of mentoring and motivating staff and students to achieve goals.
- Demonstrated talent for building fundable program of research in injury prevention
