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bryan.sexton@duke.edu

Bryan is the Director of the Duke Center for the Advancement of Well-being Science.  He leads the efforts around research, training and coaching, guiding quality improvement and well-being activities.  

A psychologist member of the Department of Psychiatry, Bryan is a psychometrician and spends time developing methods of assessing and improving safety culture, teamwork, leadership and especially work-force well-being.  Currently, he is disseminating the results from a successful NIH R01 grant that used RCTs to show that we can cause enduring improvements in healthcare worker well-being. 

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Director for the NLN Center for Innovation in Education Excellence

Expertise and Roles

• Simulation & AI in Nursing Education: With over 20 years of teaching experience and 15 years specializing in simulation, Dr. Bryant leads the development of innovative products and services to advance nursing education, including AI-integrated simulation tools myemail.constantcontact.com+1.

• Faculty Development: Expands NLN’s faculty development programs with cutting-edge teaching strategies, online and in-person resources, and simulation/technology products NLN.

• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI): Vice chair of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare’s DEI committee; board member of the Global Network for Simulation in Healthcare and the International Nursing Association of Clinical Simulation Learning NLN+1.

  
  Dr. Kellie Bryant is currently the director of the NLN Center for Innovation in Education Excellence at the National League for Nursing. Dr. Bryant has garnered expertise in her field with a teaching career spanning over two decades and 15 years of specialized simulation experience. Within her current role, she is responsible for providing leadership and strategic direction, focusing on developing revenue-generating initiatives that advance teaching excellence and enhance faculty skills for contemporary learners. This includes expanding the NLN faculty development program offerings with innovative teaching and learning strategies, while also enhancing online and in-person resources, and developing new simulation and technology products through collaborations with strategic partners. In addition, she serves as a consultant for Dr. Uché Blackstock’s Advancing Health Equity. 

Dr. Bryant's research pursuits include leveraging simulation to enhance patient safety, prevent opioid overdoses, and create nursing pathway programs to inspire historically marginalized students to pursue a nursing career. Her scholarly accomplishments include the publication of over 30 articles and book chapters. Her dedication to sharing knowledge is evident in her extensive dissemination efforts, which include over 100 presentations.

In leadership and service, Dr. Bryant actively engages with numerous national and international committees. She holds the vice chair position for the Society for Simulation in Healthcare’s DEI committee and is a board member for the Global Simulation in Healthcare Network.  Furthermore, she is an elected board member of the International Nursing Association of Clinical Simulation Learning and is a member of the editorial board of the Clinical Simulation in Nursing journal. She also serves as the second vice president of the Greater NYC Black Nurses Association.

Throughout her career, Dr. Bryant has garnered multiple accolades for her commitment to nursing education and community service. These include receiving the Nurse of the Year Awards for Community Service from the National Black Nurses Association. In 2021, she was honored with the Nurse Educator of the Year for Advanced Practice Education Excellence Award by the International Council of Nurses. Additionally, she received special recognition for her community service from House Minority Leader and Congress Member Hakeem Jeffries.

Dr. Bryant's received her Associate degree in nursing from Hudson Valley Community College. She received her Bachelor’s in Nursing and a Master’s Degree as a Women’s Health Nursing Practitioner from Stony Brook University. Additionally, she obtained her Doctorate in Nursing Education from Case Western Reserve University.

• Humor in Healthcare

  
  

  Healthcare employees share a very "unique" brand of humor. Healthcare professionals have often said, "You can't make this stuff up" along with "We could write a book!" It doesn't matter if your target audience is from radiology, the lab, a clinic or even the surgery department. If you work in healthcare, you'll "get it!" The speaker will relate to how we use humor, often as a coping mechanism, to get us through a bad shift or even a dire situation. This fun and energizing presentation, often placed at the end of a conference day, will leave your group laughing at all the crazy stuff we see in healthcare.

  
  

• "How Can You Laugh at That?" A Closer Look at the Use of Humor in Nursing

  
  

  This fun and enlightening talk will focus on the very "different" sense of humor shared by all nurses. Often used as a coping mechanism, this speaker will explain the appropriate uses of our type of humor. Our humor invokes a positive attitude and unites us, no matter what your area or era, of nursing practice. Plan to be thoroughly entertained! (Note: Please empty your bladder fully prior to attending this session).

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