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Kelly L. Wiltse Nicely, PhD, CRNA, FAANA, FAAN

Program Director, Assistant Professor
Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing Nurse Anesthesia Program
Decatur, Georgia, United States

Dr. Wiltse Nicely is an Assistant Professor and the Program Director of the CRNA DNP Program at Emory University. A nurse anesthesia educator for more than 15 years, she is passionate about the evolving science of education and finding innovative ways to faciliate knowledge and skill acquisition for SRNAs and CRNAs alike. As a tenure track researcher, she brings a unique perspective to her team, focusing on methodology, measurement and reproducible outcomes to support innovation in teaching and learning.

She has been published in journals such as Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports, Health Services Research and Academic Medicine, contributed to multiple book chapters and published one textbook. She is a Fellow of both the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiologists and the American Association of Nurses.

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