Joan Creasia

Dean and Professor
The University of Tennessee,
College of Nursing,
1200 Blvd., Room 301,
Knoxville, TN - 37996 - 4180.
Phone: (865) 974-7583
Fax: (865) 974-3569
Email: jcreasia@utk.edu

Administration of the College of Nursing, one of 11 Colleges on the University of Tennessee campus.

Issues related to recruitment and retention of practicing nurses and career choice of nursing students.

Member, Board of Directors, American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Chair, Program Committee, American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Member, Board of Directors, Tennessee Center for Nursing
Member, Advisory Board, Center for Health Workforce Development, Tennessee Hospital Association
Member, Nursing Services Steering Committee, University of Tennessee Medical Center.

Member, Advisory Board, Diabetes Center
Member, Advisory Board, Girling Health Care

BSN, University of Vermont, 1964.
MSN, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1978.
PhD, University of Maryland, Baltimore, 1987.
Dr. Creasia was appointed Dean of the College of Nursing in 1995.  Immediately prior to this appointment, she was the Interim Dean of the College of Nursing at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.  She also has held administrative positions at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, serving as Chair of the RN to BSN Program and Director of BSN and MSN Statewide Programs (Outreach).
Dean Creasia and Dr. Barbara Parker from the University of Virginia are co-authors of the textbook entitled Conceptual Foundations: The Bridge to Professional Nursing Practice.  The 4th edition of this text, designed specifically for RN to BSN students, was published by Mosby in Fall, 2006.