Amanda J. Carmack

Indiana University East School of Nursing and Health Sciences
Associate Dean for Nursing Undergraduate Programs
Hayes Hall 217
(765) 973-8439
ajcarmac@iue.edu

Education

• Doctorate of Nursing Practice, Indiana University- Purdue University Indianapolis, 2017
• Master of Science of Nursing – Education, Indiana University East, 2015
• Associate of Science of Nursing, Ivy Tech Community College, 2012
• Master of Business Administration, Indiana Wesleyan University, 2010 
• Bachelor of Arts, Northern Kentucky University, 1999

National Certifications

• Certified Nurse Educator, NLN, 2015 - present
• Certified Critical Care Registered Nurse - Knowledge Professional, ACCN, 2014 - present

Current Research Interests

• The use of virtual reality in nursing education to develop empathy and compassion in undergraduate nurses.

Selected Publications/Presentations

• Breymier, T., & Carmack, A. (In press). Introduction for the faculty/educator instructing the APRN student: Faculty development.  In C. Alfes & E. Zimmerman (Ed.) Clinical Simulations for the Advanced Practice Nurse. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, LLC.
• Carmack, A., & Breymier, T. (In press). Introduction for the faculty/educator instructing the APRN student: Best practices for formative, summative, OSCEs, and high stakes testing.  In C. Alfes & E. Zimmerman (Ed.) Clinical Simulations for the Advanced Practice Nurse. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, LLC.
• Carmack, A., Cavanaugh, S., Follmer, A., Lowther, M., Stiner, J.  (January 21, 2020, Workshop Session). Stay Patient-Focused: How Simulationists Problem Solve Simulation Challenges – Society for Simulation in Healthcare.  San Diego, CA.
• Carmack, A., Dixon, G., Dulemba, L. (October, 2019, Poster Presentation). Hard Habit to Break: Making the Change to a Concept-Based Curriculum – Professional Nurse Educators Group. Cleveland, OH.
• Carmack, A., Cavanaugh, S., Follmer, A., Lowther, M., Stiner, J.  (July 18, 2019, Panel Session). Sim Fails! You Don’t! Strategize from Lessons Learned – Society for Simulation in Healthcare.  Norfolk, VA.
• Carmack, A., Cavanaugh, S., Follmer, A., Lowther, M., Stiner, J.   (July 19, 2019, Panel Session). Sim Fails! You Don’t! Strategize from Lessons Learned – Society for Simulation in Healthcare.  Norfolk, VA.
• Carmack, A. (February, 2018, Podium Presentation). Operationalizing the INACSL Standards of Best Practice – Laredal – Mini-Sun. Fort Wayne, Indiana.
• Carmack, A. (March, 2017, Podium Presentation). Better Together - Empowering Patients and Providers through Partnership and Information. Healthcare Revolution Challenge – Eskenazi Health. Indianapolis, Indiana.
• Carmack, A. (October, 2016, Podium Presentation). Volunteers – Heroes for the American Red Cross. Healthcare Revolution Challenge – American Red Cross. Indianapolis, Indiana.
• Carmack, A. (March, 2016, Podium Presentation). Stop Misuse and Abuse of Injections. Healthcare Revolution Challenge - World Health Organization. Indianapolis, Indiana.
• Carmack, A. (June, 2015, Poster Presentation). Computer Modules, Simulation, and Critical Thinking in Undergraduate Nursing Students. 14th Annual International Nursing Simulation/Learning Resource Centers Conference. Atlanta, Georgia.

Selected Offices Held in National/International Professional Organizations

• International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning, Professor Rounds Subcommittee, Chair, 2020
• Society for Simulation in Healthcare, STORM Magazine, Editorial Board, 2020-present

Selected Academic Awards/Recognitions

• 2019, Indiana League for Nursing, Horizon Award, Indianapolis, Indiana.
• 2019-2020, Mosaic Faculty Fellow, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana.