Mary Falk, M.S.N., RN, CCRN, PCCN, CNL
Pronouns: she/her
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Adult Health and Nursing Systems
Education
- M. Ed. (Educational Leadership and Clinical Teaching), Virginia Commonwealth University (in progress)
- M.S.N. (Nursing - Clinical Nurse Leader), University of Virginia
- B.A. (Cognitive Science and Neuroscience), University of Virginia
Research/Scholarship Interests
Falk focuses on the scholarship of teaching and learning, specifically on developing innovative strategies for improving the quality of nursing education.
Teaching
Falk teaches across the spectrum of the undergraduate curriculum from the fundamentals level to the critical care level, with a heavy focus in the clinical environment of these courses.
Select Publications
- Orr, S., Falk, M., & Elswick, R.K. (2021). Facing the Inevitable: Preparing Nurses to Deliver End-of-Life Care. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 23(5), 462-468.
- Clark, K., & Falk, M. (2021). Nursing Students Behind Bars. Journal of Nursing Education, 60(8), 470–471.
- Falk, M. (2019). How a New Heart Helped Transform Mine. In Carter, T., Boden-McGill, C., & Peno, K.
(Eds). Transformative Learning in Professional Learning Contexts: Building Resilient Professional Identities for Work-Based Practice, 1st edition. Information Age Publications, Charlotte, NC. - Falk, M. & Orr, S. (2018). The use of parallel charting with senior-level baccalaureate nursing students. Journal of Nursing Education, 57, 629.
Professional Service
Falk is an active member of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) and Greater Richmond Area Chapter (GRAC) of the AACN. She is an active member of the undergraduate program committee and has served as the Nursing Students Without Borders faculty advisor since 2016.