Dr Barron received her BSN from Northern Illinois University in 1998, and her Masters of Science in Nursing Education in 2012. She earned her Doctorate of Nursing Practice in 2020 from Duquesne University in Pittsburg. Dr. Barron has worked in telemetry, emergency medicine, and home health. She has worked in nursing education since 2012 at the community college level and has been working at DePaul University since 2018. Dr. Barron serves as the MENP associate director at the Lincoln Park campus since 2023.
Courses taught: Medical Surgical Nursing (didactic and clinical) Pathophysiology (MENP and BSN) Critical Care Nursing (didactic and clinical) Nursing Fundamentals (didactic)
Academic Publications and Presentations:
Rossler; K.L.; Badowski, D.; Reiland, N.; Gill-Gembala, L.; Barron, R & Ke, W. (2025). Teaching Motivational Interviewing Skills to Prelicensure Nursing Students: A Comparison of Simulated Telehealth, Simulation Gaming Technology, and Traditional Clinical Learning Environments. Nursing Education Perspectives. DOI: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001460
Badowski, D.; Rossler, K,; Gill-Gembala, L.; Reiland, N.; & Barron, R. (2025) Bridging the Empathy Gap in Student-Patient Communication. Nurse Educator DOI: 10.1097/ NNE.0000000000001956
Poster Presentation: The Use of Virtual Reality Simulation to Influence Self-Efficacy and Clinical Judgment AACN's Transform 2025 Conference in Anaheim, CA. December 4-6, 2025
Poster Presentation: Teaching Motivational Interviewing Skills to Pre-Licensure Nursing Students: A Comparison of Simulated Telehealth, Simulation Gaming, Technology and Traditional Clinical Learning Environments Supported by: National League for Nursing Research Grant Nancy Langston Research Award NLN Nursing Education Summit, San Antonio TX September, 2024:
Poster Discussion Presenter: Reducing opioid deaths and increasing rehabilitation access through the Elk Grove Village Cares program: A Program Evaluation Midwest Nursing Research Society, Minneapolis MN February 2024