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Kim Amer

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  • kamer@depaul.edu
  • Associate Professor, Nursing
  • ​​​​​​​PhD, RN
  • School of Nursing
  • 312-203-4355
  • ​9​90 W. Fullerton, room 4402

​​Specialization ​​and Interests

  • Q​​uality and Safety in Health Care 
  • Chronic illness adaptation in children and families 
  • Technology and simulation in nursing education 

Awards and Honors

  • Provost’s Diversity Equity and Inclusion Award 2023 
  • Nominated for Excellence in Teaching Award CSH 2023 
  • Spirit of DePaul Award 2020 

DePaul Affiliations 

  • Faculty Council 2022-2025 
  • Past Director of School of Nursing 2023-2025​
Professional Affiliations

  • Zeta Sigma Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nursing 
  • Mid​​west Nursing Research Society​​​

Select Publications

Roberts, J., Horn, S. & Amer, K. (2021). Music: A holistic approach to symptom management for patients undergoing cancer treatment” has been published online in Vol 12, No 6 of Journal of Nursing Education and Practice. 

Simonovich, S.D., Webber-Ritchey, K., Spurlark, R.S., Florczak, K., Mueller Wiesemann, L., Ponder, T.N., Reid, M., Shino, D., Stevens, B., Aquino, E., Badowski, D., Lattner, C., Soco, C., Krawczyk, S., & Amer, K.S. (2022). Moral distress experienced by US nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. 10.1177/23779608221091059 SAGE Open Nursing. 

Desai, S., Byrd, S. & Amer, K.S. (2024). Nurses’ self-efficacy and knowledge: A pre- and post- study on reeducation for patient self-management of Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice. 15(3) 

Pehr-Szeliga, D, Rutkowski, A., Neuman, N., Amer, K., & Webber-Ritchey, K.J. (2024). Strategies to guide paediatric type 1 diabetes management and transition of care: A state-of-the-art review. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 10.1111/jan.16666. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16666