She has been an educator for over 20 years. Her clinical background is in psychiatric and mental health nursing. Prior to entering academia, she practiced in a nursing leadership role. Dr. Bartlett received her academic degrees from the University of North Carolina – Greensboro (BSN – 1978; MSN – 1987 [nursing administration]) and from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill (PhD – 2003). While having taught across all levels of undergraduate and graduate programs, at present, she teaches courses in the MSN administration concentration and PhD in nursing programs.