Deborah joined the University of Cincinnati Blue Ash Nursing Department in 2009 and has 33 years of experience in healthcare and education. She received her Master’s degree in Nursing and Master’s Degree in Education from Xavier University, and her undergraduate nursing degree from the University of Cincinnati. She holds a certification in Cardiac-Vascular Nursing through the American Nurses Credentialing Center and is also a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator through the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. For the past four years she has held the position of Simulation Coordinator, conducting simulations for all students in both the traditional and LPN-RN tracks.