Tonya Herring

Instructor of Nursing

Nursing, School of

706-507-8582

herring_tonya@columbusstate.edu

Frank Brown Hall 3332

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Education and Certifications

Doctorate of Education (EdD) with a Concentration in Nursing Education - University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) with a Concentration in Nursing Education - Gardner-Webb University, Boiling Springs, NC
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) - Columbus State University, Columbus, GA

National League for Nursing (NLN) Certified Nurse Educator (CNE), Washington, DC

Biography

Dr. Herring is a Registered Nurse (RN) with 27 years of clinical experience with a focus on medical-surgical nursing. She teaches in the prelicensure nursing program at Columbus State University, which is her alma mater. Her research trajectory focuses on the content validity and reliability of teacher-made course exams in prelicensure nursing education programs. Dr. Herring is a 2023 recipient of the National League for Nursing (NLN) Nursing Education Scholarship for her research titled Prelicensure Academic Nurse Educators' Use of Exam and Item Analysis.

Academic Areas

Medical-Surgical Nursing

Research Interests

Prelicensure Academic Nurse Educators' Use of Exam and Item Analysis