Cynthia Smith Peters

• Experienced Registered Nurse with advanced formal training in nurse education. Well versed in education program, curricula and lesson plan development. Focused on producing positive student outcome results when simultaneously providing high-quality care to patients.
• Knowledgeable Didactic and Clinical Instructor with 31 years of combined experience in Public Health nursing, Maternal-Child Nursing, and Medical-surgical Nursing, and Nursing education. Prepared to bring talent, expertise and leadership to growing nursing program.
• Extensive experience teaching in the public health setting. Active in the community providing health education, patient care, and collaborative health efforts.

• American Nurses Association Florida Nurses Association Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society
• Southern Nurse’s Research Society Association of Public Health Nursing
• National Black Nurses Association
• Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. (Stork’s Nest Committee Chair for Pensacola Area)
• Escambia County Fetal/ Infant Mortality Board, Volunteer RN 1999
• Escambia County Child Immunization Coalition Advisory Committee Member 2000-2002 Covenant Hospice (Faith in Action) Advisory Committee Member 2003-2009
• Fellow of Association of Black Nursing Faculty

INTERNAL

• Internal -Funded 2020-2021-Internal grant for implementation of virtual simulation program for undergraduate pre-licensure nursing program during COVID-19 pandemic. Amount awarded = $35,000.00 (primary author)
• 2021-2022- Internal grant for implementation of virtual simulation program for continued funding of virtual simulation for pre-licensure nursing program during COVID-19 pandemic. Amount awarded= $ 14,000.00 (primary author)
• 2021-2022 – Internal grant for High Teaching Project - Implementation of cardiac program for high-school athletes to administer 12-lead ECG as screening tool for sudden cardiac death in high school athletes. Community Project with Andrews Institute and Dr. Ludi Cosomillo (UWF Exercise Science). Screened approximately 800 athletes. Amount awarded = $14,000.00 (corresponding author)
• 2022- Assisted Director of School of Nursing and Dean to co-write proposal for the Florida Legislature regarding Expanding Nursing Programs due to the Nursing Shortage (corresponding author; awarded)
• 2023 - Internal grant for High Teaching Project - Grant to teach Social Determinants of Health to Public Health Nursing Students through Gaming

EXTERNAL

Not Funded 

• 2022- The City of Pensacola requested consultation and work with UWF Public Health Research Team to complete community collaborative research project regarding citizen concerns of toxic waste; Funding Source: City of Pensacola; Amount for $54,000.00 (collaborative author/ not funded)
• 2022 – Submitted grant proposal for 501C3 Zeta’s Cradle (Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. National Stork’s Nest Program) to provide infant supplies & prenatal care education to underserved mothers through collaborative program with The March of Dimes; Funding Source: Sunday’s Child, Inc.; Amount $34,000.00 (collaborative author/ not funded)

• Smith-Peters, C., Downing, C., Fox, H., & Posey, L. (2022). Impact of Mindfulness on Third-Year Baccalaureate Nursing Students’ Stress during Simulation, ABNF Journal: Official journal of the Association of Black Nursing Faculty in Higher Education, Inc., The ABNF Journal, Volume 1(3), ISSN: 2169-4133. (primary author)
• Corns, M. & Smith Peters, C. (2022). A Literature Review Regarding Barriers Women Face when accessing Prenatal Care. Poster Presentation. UWF Scholarship Symposium. August, 2022 (corresponding author)
• Smith Peters, C. (2023). “Using Virtual Communities to Teach Public Health Nursing Concepts to Undergraduate Nursing Students: Finding Opportunities during the COVID19 Pandemic. ABNF National Conference (primary author)
• Smith Peters, C. (2022). Empowering Black Mothers through Perinatal Education Regarding Self-Care, Self-Advocacy, and Support through Mentorship. Black Mamas Matter Alliance (September, 2022) Washington, D.C. (primary author)
• Smith Peters, C (2022); Using Virtual Communities to Teach Public Health Nursing Concepts to Undergraduate Nursing Students: Finding Opportunities during the COVID19 Pandemic [Oral Presentation] Creative Teaching Strategies for Nurse Educators Conference Virtual/ Webinar (primary author)
• Smith Peters, C (2022) Empowering Black Mothers through Perinatal Education Regarding Self-Care, Self-Advocacy, and Support through Mentorship (Accepted for Presentation in September-2022) [Accepted-Poster Presentation]- Black Maternal Health Conference and Training Institute Washington, D.C. (primary author)
• Malloy, K., Smith Peters, C Thomas, J (2022, April 14) Prenatal blood pressure monitoring: A qualitative study identifying barriers encountered during the COVID-19 Pandemic [Poster Presentation] University of West Florida OUR Scholars Symposium, Pensacola, FL (corresponding author)
• Malloy, K., Smith Peters, C Thomas, J (2022, April 14) Prenatal blood pressure monitoring: A qualitative study identifying barriers encountered during the COVID-19 Pandemic [Abstract Submission] American Public Health Association, Boston, MA (corresponding author)
• Strahan, B., Smith Peters, C., Bennett, C. (2021) Evaluation of Compassion Satisfaction and Compassion Fatigue among Nursing Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic; poster presentation (corresponding author)
• Smith Peters, C, Taylor, T., Richter, J, & Mixon, J. (2021) Fostering the Undergraduate Nursing Student’s Success through the Development of a Pilot Remediation Program Southeast Nursing Faculty Development (Conducted virtually); poster presentation (primary author)
• Smith Peters, C (2020) Including Mindfulness as an Example of Self-Care in the Undergraduate Nursing Curriculum Westburg Symposium for Community Faith Nurses: Caring for the Human Spirit; Presentation; (Conducted Virtually due to pandemic)- (primary author)
• Smith Peters, C. & Thomas, J. (2020). Introducing Undergraduate Nursing Students to an Interdisciplinary Approach: Population Health through Experiential Service Learning Association of Community Health Nursing Educators (ACHNE), Lexington, KY [Poster Presentation]; (Conducted Virtually due to pandemic)- (primary author)
• Smith Peters, C., Zwierewicz, A. (2020) Introducing the Undergraduate Nursing Student to Self-Compassion and Self-Care: Consideration for the Undergraduate Nursing Curriculum Iggy's NCLEX Next Gen Boot Camp, Albuquerque, New Mexico [Poster presentation] (primary author)
• Gacheva Zwierez, A. & Smith Peters, C. (2020) Self -Care Education as a Means to Reduce Perceived Stress in Undergraduate Nursing Students: an Innovative Approach; (student presented at NCUR virtually; student presented at Sigma Theta Tau, International, Local Chapter)- (co-author)
• Smith Peters, C. (2020). Introducing Undergraduate Nursing Students to Experiential Service Learning: Strategies for Engagement ; Accepted 2020 National Forum for State Nursing Workforce Centers and National Nurse-Led Care Consortium Annual Conference, Accepted, primary author (Cancelled due to pandemic)
• Smith Peters, C. (2019). Speaker Presentation: Helping Babies to Have the Best Chance: Prematurity Awareness for African American Women" (Collaboration with March of Dimes and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.); Prematurity Awareness Month); Community Presentation; East Hill Church of God, Pensacola FL Smith Peters, C. (2019)
• Speaker Presentation: "Let's Talk about Heart Health": Annual Health; Symposium; House of God Church, Pensacola, FL
• Peters, C. (2019). The Introduction of a Self-Care Practice of Mindfulness to Address Stress and Anxiety among Student Nurses in a Simulated Care Environment; Abstract accepted and presentation at George Washington University School of Nursing 2019
• Peters, C (2019); Keynote Speaker: Sigma Theta Tau International; UWF Graduate Chapter, April 2019
• Strahan, B., & Peters, C. I(2018): A Retrospective Thematic Analysis of Nursing Students’ Bus Ride Experience; Abstract accepted and presentation at Sigma Theta Tau International Educational Research Conference in Washington, DC, 2018
• Peters, C. (2018). Abstract accepted and presentation at ATI National Nurse Educator Conference in Orlando “Increasing BSN Students Interest in Public Health Nursing through the Implementation of a Population Health Capstone Project”
• Collaborative project completed with Baptist Hospital to educate new nurses on situational awareness