kimberly davis

Kimberly D. Davis, Ph.D., RN, CNE

Clinical Assistant Professor

daviskd5@vcu.edu

(804) 628-2953

Box 980567, Richmond, VA 23298-0567

Department of Family and Community Health Nursing

Education

Ph.D. (Nursing), Virginia Commonwealth University
M.S. (Nursing Education), Virginia Commonwealth University
B.S. (Nursing), Saint Anselm College

Research/Scholarship Interests

Financial health literacy in older adults
Adapting emergency response for people living with dementia
Enhancing the role of the registered nurse in primary care settings
Interprofessional approaches to didactic and clinical education

Teaching

Davis is the undergraduate course director for Population Health Nursing, as well as the clinical coordinator for undergraduate community clinical placements. She is also core faculty for the Virginia Geriatric Education Center and serves as a faculty mentor for faculty and clinicians in the Creating Interprofessional Readiness for Complex & Aging Adults (CIRCAA) program.

Select Publications

Davis, K.D. & Jones, T.L. (2024). Financial health literacy and community-dwelling older adults: A concept analysis. Nursing Forum, 2024(3400780), 1-10.
Basco, H., Switzer, T., Davis, K.D., Lam, C., Metzler Sawin, E., Robins, J. & Zurakowski, T. (2024). Broadening their horizons: A rural and urban nursing student exchange program in primary care. Journal of Professional Nursing, 50, 121-128.
Davis, K.D., Marrs, S.A., Williams, I.C., Zimmerman, K., Coogle, C.L., Ansello, E.F., Parsons, P.L., Slattum, P.W., & Waters, L.H. (2023). An interprofessional geriatrics Faculty Development Program: Exploration of the barriers and facilitators of capstone projects. Gerontology & Geriatrics Education.
Marrs, S.A., Ansello, E., Slattum, P.W., Davis, K.D., Parsons, P.L., Zimmerman, K., & Coogle, C. (2022). Infusing geriatrics expertise in health professions education through interprofessional faculty development. Gerontology and Geriatrics Education, 43(3), 429-441. doi: 10.1080/02701960.2021.1883599
Zimmerman, K.M., Davis, K., Finucane, S., Coogle, C.L., Grunden, K. & Marrs, S.A. (2021): Evaluation of an interprofessional, evidence-based falls training, Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 42(2), 207-223. doi: 10.1080/02701960.2020.1860956

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Current Funded Grants

Name of Grant	Role	Funding Agency	Period
Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP): Virginia Geriatric Education Center	Plenary Member and Project Core Faculty	Health Resources and Services Administration	2024-29

Professional Service

VCU School of Nursing, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (2014-present)
VCUHS Community Health Partnership Fund (CHPF) Multidisciplinary Review Committee (2024-27, appointed)
Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Commission, Training Workgroup, Member (2024-present, invited)
CrossOver Healthcare Ministry, Clinical Operations Committee, Member (2024-present, invited)
Sigma International Honor Society of Nursing, Gamma Omega Chapter, Member (2014-present)
American Geriatrics Society, member
Gerontological Society of America, member