Nurse Anesthesia DNP Program Faculty and Staff
Full-time Nurse Anesthesia program faculty are practicing Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, recognized in the field.
Beth Ann Clayton, DNP, CRNA, FAANA, FAAN,
Professor, Program Director
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Rachel Smith-Steinert, DNP, CRNA, FAANA,
Associate Professor, Assistant Program Director
Jason Hayes, DNP, CRNA,
Didactic Coordinator
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Thomas Minges, DNP, CRNA, CDCA,
Nurse Anesthesia DNP Coordinator
Jessica Storey, DNP, CRNA,
Didactic Instructor
Carrilee Powell, DNP, CRNA, CHSE,
Simulation Coordinator
Jason Childress, DNP, CRNA,
Simulation Instructor
DeWana Bailey,
Program Manager
Jeanne Rohrmeier,
Program Manager
Nurse Anesthesia Program Faculty Achievements
Beth Ann Clayton
- UC College of Nursing Meridel Kirk Oustanding Teaching Award (2023)
- Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (2021)
- Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (2019)
- AANA Helen Lamb Educator of the Year Award (2018)
- AANA Researcher of the Year Award (2017)
- AANA Analgesia and Anesthesia Guidelines for the Obstetric Patient author
- AANA Spinal/Epidural Workshop faculty
- AANA Closed Claims Research Team
- AANA COVID-19 Research Team
- Lectures nationally and internationally on obstetric and neuraxial anesthesia
Jason Hayes
- National Certification Exam (NCE) item writer, NCE Subcommittee, National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA)
Rachel Smith-Steinert
- Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (2023)
- UC Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Award (2022)
- UC College of Nursing Elizabeth Kemble Award for Nursing Excellence (2022)
- Member (appointed) of the AANA Foundation Research Committee
- Member (appointed) of the AANA Foundation Scholarship Committee
- Self-Evalutation Examination (SEE) item writer, SEE Subcommittee, NBCRNA
Carrilee Powell
- Ohio State Association of Nurse Anesthetists Educator of the Year Award (2023)
- Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator