Michele Gerdes, Ed.D-Nursing, RN, CNE

Saint Luke's College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Sedgwick 136
michele.gerdes@rockhurst.edu
816-501-4721

Degrees:

Ed.D. - Nursing Education, University of West Georgia
MSN - Research College of Nursing
BSN - Research College of Nursing/Rockhurst University
BA - Psychology, University of Missouri-Columbia

Professional Licensures and Certifications

Certified Nurse Educator (CNE)
Basic Life Support (BLS), American Heart Association
Registered Nurse, State of Missouri (Multi-state)

Biography

Dr. Gerdes is an RN with experience in cardiology clinics, telehealth, all phases of cardiac rehabilitation, and ICU. As an educator, Dr. Gerdes has prior administrative experience as an Associate Dean and experience teaching in LPN, traditional BSN, accelerated BSN, RN-BSN, and MSN programs. Her research interests are nursing students' resilience, artificial intelligence in nursing education, and factors supporting student NLCEX success.