Positions

Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, Division of Academic Affairs

Contact Info

rutherfordhemmint25@ecu.edu

Publications in VIVO

Co-author Network

Co-investigator Network

Tonya Rutherford-Hemming

member of

North Carolina Organization of Nurse Leaders 2022
American Academy of Nursing 2021
Society for Simulation in Healthcare 2014
Sigma Theta Tau International 1999
American Nurses Association 1998
North Carolina Nurses Association 1998

selected publications

article
- Competency-Based Assessment in Simulation-Based Education: Practical Applications for Faculty with AI Support
  . Journal of Professional Nursing. 67:225-228. 2026
- Is AI Competent in Designing Healthcare Simulations?
  . Teaching and Learning in Nursing. 21. 2026
- Simulation Gone Sideways: Avoiding Common Design and Implementation Pitfalls
  . Simulation in Healthcare. 21:317-322. 2026

presentations

presentation
- Is AI Competent to Design Healthcare Simulations?
  , International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare

principal investigator on

The Use of Embedded Participants in Healthcare Simulation to Increase Interprofessional Collaboration and Prepare Nurses for Complex Work Environments awarded by 2026 IPR.Global Summer Research Institute! 2025

professional service activities

HRSA Grants 1) HRSA-26-019 Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Other Related Disabilities (LEND)- Reviewed the Following Applications (5): 247734, 247967, 247302,247303,247706
2) HRSA-26-037 Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP)-Impact- Reviewed the Following Applications (7): 246343, 247531, 246926, 246840, 247493, 247441, 247627, 247196
3) HRSA-26-095- Workforce Development-Reviewed the Following Applicadtions (9): 247276, 247178, 247194, 247172, 247137, 247134, 247105, 247177, 247199 2025
Society for Simulation in Healthcare Dictionary 2025
Society for Simulation in Healthcare- Early Career Award Reviewer of proposals for Early Career Award 2025
Workshop- Whatever Happened to Confederates- the Why's and How's of Embedded Participants Presentation for MAHEC 2025
International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare Abstract reviewer for conference proposals 2025
Advances in Simulation Manuscript Reviewer 2024
Simulation in Healthcare Manuscript Reviewer 2018
Nurse Educator Manuscript Reviewer 2016
Journal of Nursing Education Manuscript Reviewer 2012

education and training

B.S. in Nursing, University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill
Ed.D. in Nursing, Northern Illinois University
M.S. in Nursing, University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill

credentials