Faculty and Staff Profile

Amy Garrison

Educational Background

DNP
Clemson University 2024

MS Family Nurse Practitioner
Clemson University 2014

BS Nursing
Clemson University 2010

Courses Taught

Pathophysiology for Healthcare Professionals
Nursing of Adults Simulation Lab
Advanced Assessment for Nursing Lab - Clemson Rural Health
Advanced Women's Health Lab
Undergraduate (Med-Surg II & Practicum) and Graduate Simulation Lab (PNP, FNP, & AGNP)
Clinical Faculty for various undergraduate & graduate courses
DNP Project Chair & Committee Member

Profile

Amy Garrison is a faculty senior lecturer in the Clemson University School of Nursing who teaches primarily in the areas of pathophysiology, inpatient and outpatient medical simulation, and the graduate nurse practitioner program. Her background includes experience in the ICU and CCU, and she continues to actively practice as an NP in the outpatient clinical setting. She is an American Nurses Credentialing Center Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner and serves as clinical faculty for both graduate and undergraduate nursing students. Additional certifications obtained by Dr. Garrison include the Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE) certification, Certified Dementia Practitioner certification, and a graduate Online Teaching Certificate from Clemson University’s Department of Education. Dr. Garrison has collided her passion as an advanced practice provider with teaching by designing unique simulation experiences for both undergraduate and graduate nursing students. She serves on the South Carolina State Board of Nursing Investigational Review Committee. She is also a member of ANCC, AANP, NONPF, NLN, Clemson Nursing Alumni Council, SCNESA, and the Gamma Mu chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.

Research Interests

healthcare simulation, transition-to-practice strategies, interprofessional collaboration, obesity medicine, palliative care, advanced care planning, professional success strategies, telehealth, rural health, health system operation improvement, family medicine

Research Publications

Garrison, A., Miller, L., & Giles, Brandi. (2024) Bon Secours Mercy Health JumpStart Program. Greenville, SC

Miller, L., Hopkins, C. & Garrison, A. (2022). Office Based Intraprofessional Telehealth Simulation Experiences in Nurse Practitioner Education, Podium Presentation, National Organization for Nurse Practitioner Faculty, Minneapolis, MN.

Whitcomb, J. J., Stanley, L., Valentine, K. L., Bush, H., Wetsel, M. A., Mejia, s., Parker, V. G., Higgs, L., MacFarlane, A., Gonzales, L., Mayfield, M. E., Garrison, A., Farmer, K. (2022). Our commitment to the baccalaureate-RN bedside nursing role: Evaluating a Quality Metric of Undergraduate Nursing Academic and Clinical Learning Environment. International Journal of Human Caring (26 (1)

Gonzales, L., Saccocio, S., Gomez, T., Rahemi, Z., Heo, M., Valentine, K., Stanley, L., Fasolino, T., Parker, V., Trammell, K., Newsom, K., McMahon, S., Glass, L., Whitten, A., Cullen, H., Gibson, S., Garrison, A., Botchway, P., Burgess, L., Busby, T., O’Neal, T., (February 21-23) Advance Practice Providers Choose End-of-Life (EOL) Planning. SNRS 38th Annual Conference, Charlotte, NC

Honors and Awards

- Recipient of the Clemson University Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Engagement & Social Advocacy (2024)
- Recipient of the Emerging Scholar Poster Presentation Award – Clemson School of Nursing Translational Research Day (2024)
- Sigma Theta Tau Honors Society for Nursing, Gammu Mu
- Cum Laude Graduate, All degrees