Andrea Lee Smith
Assistant Clinical Professor
Andrea earned her Bachelors of Science in Nursing from Fort Hays State University (Hays, KS) in 2006 and her Masters in Nursing Education in 2018 from Columbus State University (Columbus, GA). Her nursing background includes medical-surgical, telemetry and cardiology. Andrea joined the College of Nursing as a clinical associate in 2016 and worked at Piedmont Columbus Regional as the Clinical Coordinator for the cardiovascular catheterization lab and as an Education Coordinator for Professional Development. Andrea joined Auburn College of Nursing as full time faculty in August of 2019. Her duties include teaching in the medical-surgical course, chair of the clinical committee, member of the Diversity & Inclusion committee, and the Dean's Advisory Board.
Education
- Master of Science in Nursing - Columbus State University - 2018
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Fort Hays State University - 2006
Certifications
- Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse
- Certified Nurse Educator
Licenses
- Registered Nurse
Research Areas
- Youth Sports Cardiovascular Screening
Interests
- Acute Care
- Adult Health
- Active Learning
- Nursing Education
Teaching Areas
- Medical-Surgical Nursing
- Undergraduate Nursing
- Adult Health Nursing
Grants
- Award for Excellence in Writing Across the Curriculum Writing Across the Curriculum $20,000.00 Whitnie Willis, Andrea L. Smith, Morgan A. Yordy & Caralise W. Hunt
- Daniel F. Breeden Endowed Grant Program Engaging Nursing Students in Dosage Calculation Through Escape Room $1,388.88 Beverly M. Yordy & Andrea L. Smith
Publications
- Stephanie Wood, Andrea L. Smith, Amy M. Curtis, Katilya Ware, Chih-hsuan Wang & Caralise W. Hunt (2025) Advancing equity in nursing education: Implementation, revision and evaluation of holistic admissions in a college of nursing Nurse Educator DOI: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000001916
- Andrea L. Smith (2023) Evaluating Policy Consistency in Preparticipation Physical Evaluations for High School Athletes Journal of Pediatric Healthcare DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedhc.2022.12.002
Presentations
- Carlie Hunt & Andrea L. Smith (2026, January). Bridging the Academic-Practice Gap: Application-Based Skills Labs in BSN Education Poster session presented at Educating Nurses: A Radical Transformation 2026 Conference, Las Vegas, NV, Benner Institute for Teaching & Learning & ICONEd.
- Andrea L. Smith, Amy M. Curtis, Seth H. Perry-Maddox, Brooke Freeman & Caralise W. Hunt (2025, December). From Benchmark to Bedside: Enhancing Practice Readiness Through a Clinical Competency Improvement Plan Podium session presented at 2025 AACN Transform Conference, Anaheim, California.
- Seth H. Perry-Maddox, Andrea L. Smith, Morgan A. Yordy & Tiffani L. Chidume (2025, June). Developing Prioritization Skills Through Multi-Patient Simulation for Nursing Students Podium session presented at International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL) Annual Conference, Denver, CO.
- Carlie Hunt & Andrea L. Smith (2025, March). Fostering Resilience and Professional Identity in Nursing Students Across the Curriculum Poster session presented at National Consortium for Nursing Academic Coaches Conference, Auburn, Alabama.
- Andrea L. Smith, Caralise W. Hunt, Amy M. Curtis, Seth H. Perry-Maddox & Malika Ziebarth (2024, December). Developing a Clinical Evaluation Tool Across the Curriculum Podium session presented at Transform Conference, New Orleans, LA, American Association of Colleges of Nursing.
- Andrea L. Smith, Robin Harris & Carly Dear (2024, September). Representing More Through Collaboration: The SEC Nursing Faculty Professional Development Consortium Podium session presented at , Jackson, MS, Sigma Theta Tau, Region 8 Conference.
- Andrea L. Smith, Seth H. Perry-Maddox, Morgan A. Yordy & Tiffani L. Chidume (2024, April). Using Simulation for Prioritization Skills in Undergraduate Nursing Students Poster session presented at Wallace State Community College Simulation Workshop: Utilization of Simulation in Healthcare for Enhanced Clinical Practice, Hanceville, AL.
- Andrea L. Smith, Hope Carroll, Abby A. Bell & Caralise W. Hunt (2023, November). Student Nurse Apprenticeship Program: Innovation in Clinical Education Models Poster session presented at American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Transform Conference, Orlando, FL.
- Andrea L. Smith (2022, October). Evaluating Consistency in Pre-Participation Sports Physicals for High School Athletes Poster session presented at American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference , Anaheim, California.
- Andrea L. Smith & India Thomas (2021, June). Creative Clinical Experiences and Clinical Group Size: A Student's Perspective Poster session presented at Nurse Think, Nuts and Bolts for Nurse Educators, Minneapolis , Minnesota .
- Kelly Strickland & Andrea L. Smith (2021, June). "Why Would They Think That?" Cultivating Empathy in Nursing Students Regarding Polarizing Healthcare Decisions Podium session presented at Annual Institute , Virtual, Association of Community Health Nursing Educators.
- Andrea L. Smith (2020, December). Improving Dosage Calculation Competency: Exploring Escape Room as an Innovative Teaching and Learning Strategy Poster session presented at American Association of Colleges of Nursing, virtual, , .
- Chris L. Martin & Andrea L. Smith (2020, April). Navigating New Nurse Faculty from Novice to Expert with NLN Core Competencies Podium session presented at Alabama Nurses Association, FACES , Montgomery, AL.