Meghan C. Jones
Associate Clinical Professor, Director of Clinical Simulation and Skills
Meghan joined the faculty at Auburn University College of Nursing in 2015 and serves as the Director of Clinical Simulation and Skills. Her work in simulation focuses on amplifying best practices while creating environments that foster the growth of simulation educators and learners. Her clinical background includes working with diverse populations in critical care and women's health, serving both rural and urban communities. Through her experiences in women's health, she developed a keen awareness of the unique needs of reproductive-age women, specifically with regard to maternal mental health. Her academic and clinical research interests focus on anxiety and include promoting psychological safety for educators and learners, and improving anxiety symptom and disorder identification, intervention, and treatment for reproductive-age women.
Education
- Master of Science in Nursing - University of Alabama at Birmingham - 2015
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Auburn University - 2010
Certifications
- Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator - Advanced
Licenses
- Registered Nurse
Research Areas
- Simulation design; simulation pre-brief; psychological safety; anxiety; maternal mental health; reproductive-age women living with HIV
Interests
- Clinical Simulation
- Mental Health
- Maternity Nursing
- Women's Health
- Simulation in Nursing Education
Teaching Areas
- Clinical Skills
- Clinical Simulation
Grants
- Auburn University Provost Office, Mission Enhancement Funds Strategic Investment from the Mission Enhancement Fund: A/V Capture $300,000.00 Meghan C. Jones & Leora Wright
- Auburn University Provost Office, Mission Enhancement Funds Strategic Investment from the Mission Enhancement Fund: Birthing Simulator and Med Dispense $123,000.00 Meghan C. Jones, Tiffani L. Chidume & Karol C. Renfroe
- Auburn University Provost Office, High-Impact Grant Innovating High-Impact Course Experiences $6,400.00 Meghan C. Jones, Amy Curtis, David Crumbley, Tiffani L. Chidume, Karol C. Renfroe & Leora Wright
- The Caring Foundation of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama Pediatric Skills Day $2,000.00 Meghan C. Jones & Linda M. Gibson-Young
- The Caring Foundation of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama Standardized Patient Program $8,000.00 Meghan C. Jones
- Auburn University Office of Academic Assessment Improve Grant Assessment and Improvement of Clinical Judgement in Nursing $9,000.00 Caralise W. Hunt, Kelley Noll & Meghan C. Jones
- The Biggio Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Mini-Grant A Mixed Methods Study to Examine the Impact of Structured, Reflective Prebriefing Activities on Students' Performance $1,000.00 Sarah O. Watts, Amy Curtis, Katilya Ware, Tiffani L. Chidume & Meghan C. Jones
Publications
- Meghan C. Jones, Jun Y. Byun, Okenna I. Odii, Rebecca Billings, Aadia I. Rana, Frank Puga, Christina Psaros, Liang Shan, Zenoria Causey-Pruitt, Allison Shorten & Mirjam C. Kempf (2026) Anxiety among perinatal women living with HIV: A scoping review Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care DOI: http://dx.doi.org.10.1097/JNC.0000000000000649
- Ann Lambert, Amy M. Curtis, Tiffani L. Chidume & Meghan C. Jones (2025) Perceptions and attitudes of nursing students’ transition to remote instruction during COVID-19 Examining the cognitive and psychological effects of the COVID-19 global pandemic on high school, undergraduate, and graduate learners
- Lori Persico, Sudha Ramakrishnan, Barbara Wilson-Keates, Robert Catena, Matthew Charnetski, Nikki Fogg, Meghan C. Jones, Jocelyn Ludlow, Heather MacLean, Virginia C. Simmons, Samantha Smeltzer & Adrienne Wilk (2025) Healthcare Simulation Standard of Best Practice Prebriefing: Preparation and briefing Clinical Simulation in Nursing DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2025.101777
- Lori Persico, Barbara Wilson-Keates, Meghan C. Jones, Heather MacLean, Robert Catena, Matthew Charnetski, Jocelyn Ludlow, Virginia C. Simmons, Samantha Smeltzer & Adrienne Wilk (2025) Examining the impact of the Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best Practice Prebriefing: Preparation and briefing standard on simulation effectiveness: A systematic review Clinical Simulation in Nursing DOI: 10.1016/j.ecns.2025.101717
- Lori Persico, Sudha Ramakrishnan, Barbara Wilson-Keates, Matthew Charnetski, Robert Catena, Nikki Fogg, Meghan C. Jones, Jocelyn Ludlow, Heather MacLean, Virginia C. Simmons, Samantha Smeltzer & Adrienne Wilk (2024) Understanding the impact of Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best Practice Prebriefing: Preparation and briefing on simulation effectiveness: A systematic review protocol Clinical Simulation in Nursing DOI: 10.1016/j.ecns.2023.101507
- Kelley Noll, Meghan C. Jones & Caralise W. Hunt (2023) Mapping critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and clinical judgment across the curriculum Nurse Educator DOI: doi: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000001413
- Meghan C. Jones, Jun Y. Byun, Rebecca Billings, Allison Shorten, Mirjam C. Kempf, David E. Vance & Frank Puga (2023) Tools for screening and measuring anxiety among women living with HIV of reproductive age: A scoping review AIDS and Behavior DOI: 10.1007/s10461-023-03990-9
- Amy M. Curtis, Tiffani L. Chidume, David Crumbley, Meghan C. Jones, Karol C. Renfroe & Leora Wright (2022) Nursing education innovations and obstacles during COVID-19: Lessons learned and how that information will be used post-pandemic Handbook of Research on Updating and Innovating Health Professions Education: Post-Pandemic Perspectives DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7623-6.ch008
- Sarah O. Watts, Amy M. Curtis, Katilya Ware, Meghan C. Jones & Tiffani L. Chidume (2022) Examining the impact of structured, reflective prebriefing on student perfomance during simulation Nursing Education Perspectives ISBN/ISSN: 10.1097/01.NE DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001041
- Carrie Miller, Cathy Deckers, Meghan C. Jones, Elizabeth Wells-Beede & Elisabeth McGee (2021) Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best Practice Outcomes and Objectives Clinical Simulation in Nursing DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2021.08.013
- Tiffani Chidume, Meghan C. Jones, Ann Lambert & Morgan Yordy (2020) Using simulation to prepare students for conversations about vaccines https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2020.03.009 Clinical Simulation in Nursing DOI:
Presentations
- Megan Slatton, Sydney Bassett, Meghan C. Jones & C. Leffler (2026, April). From simulation labs to financial literacy: Designing high-impact courses at scale [Roundtable presentation] Podium session presented at UPCEA 2026 Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana.
- Kimberly B. Garza, Jennifer Lu, Meghan C. Jones, Rachel Cody, Timothy Brown & Aimee Martin (2026, March). Using an AI-powered virtual agent to train health professions students to navigate difficult conversations [Lightning Talk] Podium session presented at AI@AU/Team Science Series Event: Building Research Communities in AI, AUBURN, AL.
- Meghan C. Jones, April Love & Megan Slatton (2025, June). Simulation PD: Collaborating with ID to navigate professional learning and strategies for impactful course design Podium session presented at INACSL Annual Conference, Denver, Colorado.
- Meghan C. Jones, April Love & Megan Slatton (2025, June). Collaborating with instructional designers to navigate professional learning and strategies for impactful course design Podium session presented at 2025 International Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL) Annual Conference, Denver, Colorado.
- Nikki Fogg, Meghan C. Jones, Jocelyn Ludlow, Virginia C. Simmons & Adrienne Wilk (2025, June). The evolution of the HSSOBP: Navigating challenges and embracing opportunities for inclusion Podium session presented at INACSL Annual Conference, Denver, Colorado.
- Meghan C. Jones (2024, November). Applying the Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best Practice: Where to Begin and Why it Matters [Keynote Presentation] Podium session presented at Kentucky Simulation Alliance Mini-SUN Conference, Louisville, Kentucky.
- Barbara Wilson-Keates, Heiddy M. DiGregorio, Lori Persico, Sharon Decker, Neena Xavier, Meghan C. Jones & Heather MacLean (2024, June). Cornerstone Standards for Novice Simulationists: Prebriefing, Facilitation, Debriefing & Professional Integrity [Workshop] Podium session presented at INACSL Annual Conference, Raleigh, North Carolina.
- Barbara Wilson-Keates, Heiddy M. DiGregorio, Lori Persico, Sharon Decker, Neena Xavier, Meghan C. Jones & Heather MacLean (2024, June). PD for Advanced Simulationists: Focusing on Prebriefing, Facilitation, Debriefing, and Professional Integrity [Workshop] Podium session presented at INACSL Annual Conference, Raleigh, North Carolina.
- Karol C. Renfroe & Meghan C. Jones (2023, September). Professional development: How to develop while you deliver [Oral presentation] Podium session presented at Simulation User Network (SUN) Conference, Houston, Texas.
- Penni I. Watts, Meghan C. Jones, Alaina Herrington & Donna S. McDermott (2023, June). Leaders in healthcare simulation: Preparing a successful CHSE-A portfolio [Workshop] Podium session presented at INACSL Annual Conference, Providence, Rhode Island.
- Lori Persico, Meghan C. Jones, Barbara Wilson-Keates, Kelly Rossler, Donna S. McDermott & Samantha Smeltzer (2023, June). HSSOBP Session 1: Simulation Design, Prebriefing, Operations, Sim-enhanced IPE, & Evaluation Roundtable Podium session presented at INACSL Annual Conference, Providence, Rhode Island.
- Jill Pence, S. Galin, Carman Godfrey, Meghan C. Jones & Dawn Peterson (2023, June). Exploring accreditation: A discussion among distinct programs [Panel presentation] Podium session presented at INACSL Annual Conference, San Diego, California.
- Kelley Noll, Meghan C. Jones & Caralise W. Hunt (2023, March). Tracking clinical judgment across a curriculum Podium session presented at Nursing Education Research Conference, Washington, D.C..
- Tiffani L. Chidume, Meghan C. Jones & Tanya Johnson (2023, January). A collaborative virtual simulation experience: Nursing and speech-language pathology teaming up to increase learner knowledge Podium session presented at International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare 2023 (IMSH), Orlando, FL.
- Meghan C. Jones, Allison Shorten, Mirjam C. Kempf & Aadia I. Rana (2022, August). Anxiety among reproductive-age women living with HIV [PechaKucha presentation] Podium session presented at Sigma International Nursing Research Congress, Virtual, , .
- Meghan C. Jones, Kelley Noll & Caralise W. Hunt (2021, August). Exploring clinical judgment across a curriculum Podium session presented at Nuts and Bolts, Minneapolis, MN.