
Kimberly Cleveland
Biography
Dr. Cleveland is a solo practitioner of law admitted to practice in the State of a Ohio and ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµUnited States Supreme Court and teaches healthy policy, law, and economics. Dr. Cleveland holds many leadership positions in nursing organizations, including Chair of ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµNurses on Boards Coalition, Recording Secretary of ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµAmerican Association of Nurse Attorneys and Public Policy Committee Member for the national League for Nursing. She has been Co-Investigator and Primary Investigator for funded research on nursing student anxiety during COVID. Her research focuses on building inclusive nursing leadership through advocacy, accessible and affordable higher education and social justice
Courses:
NURS 20020 Foundations in Nursing Honors
NURS 20030 Foundations in Nursing
NURS 30070 Health Care Policy
NURS 60025 Advanced Health Care Policy
NURS 60315 Budget and Fiscal Management
NURS 60020 Legal & Regulatory Management
NURS 70685 Health Policy & Economics
Professional Affiliations:
Nurses on Boards Coalition
American Association Nurse Attorneys
Association of Leadership Science in Nursing
American Association of Nurse Leaders
National League of Nursing
Sigma Theta Tau
Cleveland State University College of Law Health Law Advisory Council Member (2023)
Additional Areas of Expertise:
Health Law & Economics
Organizational Leadership & Governance
Health Policy & Advocacy
Affordable & Open Educational Resources in Nursing
ECMO, VAD, & Cardiac Transplant ICU/OR Support
Adult Nurse Practitioner(ret.)
Professional Writing
Additional Research Keywords:
Affordable & Open Educational Resources, Student Nurse Anxiety, Leadership Development, Health Policy, Health Law, Social Determinants of Health
Publications
- Cleveland, K., Rudisill, P., Harper, K.J., Vander Horst, A. (2023, November/December). Building evidence that demonstrates a need for increasing the number of nurses on boards. Nursing Economic$,41(6), 296-300.
- Dodson, T. M., Reed, J. M., & Cleveland, K. (2023). Exploring undergraduate nursing students’ ineffective communication behaviors in simulation: A thematic analysis. Teaching and Learning in Nursing, 18(4), 480-485. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.teln.2023.06
- Hughes, J.W., Vander Horst, A., Gibson, G. C., Cleveland, K. A., Wawrosch, C., Granot, M., & Woolverton, C., J. (2023). Elevated psychological distress of college students during the covid-19 pandemic. Journal of American College Health; 71(4), 981-983.
- Kuhn, T. A., Vander Horst, A., Gibson, G. C., Cleveland, K. A., Wawrosch, C., Hunt, C., Woolverton, C. J., & Hughes, J. W. (2022). Distress and prevention behaviors during the COVID-19 Pandemic among college students: ¾«¶«Ó°Òµmoderating role of resilience. I
- Cleveland, K., Motter,T., Rudisill, P.,& Benson, L. (2022, May). ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµAffordable Care Act: Considerations for leveraging the power of Nursing. ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµOnline Journal of Nursing, 27(2), doi:10.3912/OJIN.Vol27no02Man01
- Smith, Y.M., Cleveland, KA.Kleman,c (2021, Oct). Understanding nurses experiences and contributions to governing boards. online Journal of Nursing. 27(1). Doi: 10.3912/Ojin.col27No01PPT32
- Kuhn, T.A., Vander Horst, A., Gibson, G., Cleveland, K.A., Wawrosch,C., Hunt, C., Woolverton, C.J., & Hughes, J.W. (2021). distress and prevention behaviors during the COVID-19 Pandemic among college students: ¾«¶«Ó°Òµmoderating role of resilience. internatio
Awards/Achievements
- ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµNurses on Boards Coalition Chair Emeritus (2024)
- ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµAmerican Association of Nurse Attorneys, President, (2023)
- ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµNurses on Boards Coalition Board Chair (2021-2023)
- Outstanding Educational Section Leader - TAANA
- Admitted to Practice Supreme Court of Ohio
- Admitted to Practice ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµUnited States Supreme Court
- Outstanding Leader in Health Care - Leadership Akron