Kelley Connor
Kelley Connor, PhD, RN, CHSE
Educational technology, Simulation, Virtual Reality
Email: kelleyconnor@boisestate.edu
Research Profile:
Dr. Connor is a registered nurse with a passion for educational technology in academic and clinical settings. She began exploring simulation as a teaching tool to orient new nurses and to create practice opportunities for experienced nurses while working as a perinatal clinical educator. Her tenure at Boise State University began in 2006 where she continued to develop, use, and research simulation as a teaching methodology. Her area of interest has expanded to include virtual reality, educational gaming, and mobile technology. She has participated in the development of virtual experiences for students in Second Life, vSim, and Oxford Medical Simulation. She has used game-based learning to study the impact of an online game designed to improve the breastfeeding self-efficacy and breastfeeding outcomes for pregnant women. Her research dissertation involved the use of mobile health applications as a patient education tool. Dr. Connor has numerous publications and presentations to her credit in the areas of simulation, virtual reality, and maternity nursing. Her primary teaching responsibilities include informatics, simulation educator courses, study abroad courses, and maternity nursing.
Select Recent Publications:
Gallegos, C., Connor, K., & Peters, B. (2019). Risks for developing internet gaming disorder in adolescents. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Connor, K. (2019). Research, evidence-based practice, and quality improvement [Video File]. Hangzhou, China: Hangzhou Normal University.
Connor, K. (2019). Health promotion in the perinatal setting [Video File]. Hangzhou, China: Hangzhou Normal University.
Connor, K. (2019). Interview: Technology and generation Z students. Â [Video File]. Savannah, GA: Assessment Technologies Institute (ATI).
Connor, K. (2019). Strategies and tools to teach the gen Z student. Â [Video File]. Savannah, GA: Assessment Technologies Institute (ATI).
Connor, K. (2019). Introduction to nursing informatics [Video File]. Savannah, GA: Sage Publications.
Connor, K., Wambach, K., & Baird M. (2018, May). Descriptive, qualitative study of women who use mobile health applications to obtain perinatal health information. Journal of Obstetric Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jogn.2018.04.138.
Connor, K. (2018). Maternity nursing skills: Neonatal jaundice [Video File]. Baltimore, MD: Wolters Kluwer Health.
Connor, K. (2018). Maternity nursing skills: Neonatal circumcision [Video File]. Baltimore, MD: Wolters Kluwer Health.
Connor, K. (2018). Maternity nursing skills: Apgar assessment [Video File]. Baltimore, MD: Wolters Kluwer Health.
Gallegos, C., Tesar, A.J., Connor, K., & Martz, K. (2017, August). The use of a game-based learning platform to engage nursing students: A descriptive, qualitative study. Nurse Education in Practice, 27, 101-106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2017.08.019
Grassley, J., Connor, K., & Bond, L. (2017, February). ​Game-based online antenatal breastfeeding education: A pilot.​ Applied Nursing Research, 33, 93-95. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apnr.2016.10.011
Select Recent Presentations:
Connor, K. (2020, December 1). Tools to teach: Generation Z. Boise State University, Boise, ID.
Connor, K. (2019, May 10). Debriefing methods for academic and clinical settings. The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Gongshu Qu, Hangzhou Shi, Zejiang Sheng, China.
Connor, K. (2019, April 30). Scholarly writing workshop: Part 2. Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.
Connor, K. (2019, April 24). Scholarly writing workshop: Part 1. Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.
Connor, K. (2019, April 24). Teaching the generation Z student. Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.
Connor, K. (2019, April 24). Patient perceptions of perinatal mobile health apps. Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.
Connor, K. (2019, April 3). Strategies and tools to teach the gen Z student. ATI National Nurse Educator Summit, Savannah, GA.
Connor, K. (2018, November). An evaluation of perinatal mobile health apps and how they are perceived by women. Health Informatics New Zealand (HINZ), Wellington, New Zealand
Connor, K. (2018, June 21). Perinatal mobile health apps: An evaluation of available apps and the perceptions of women who use them. 4th International Knowledge Exchange, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Connor, K. (2018, April 25). Technology to use tomorrow. ATI National Nurse EducatorSummit, Salt Lake City, UT.
Connor, K. & Macy R. (2017, October 31). Simulation moulage volume 1: Bruises, burns and lacerations. Boise State University continuing education, Boise, ID
Connor, K. & Macy R. (2017, September 21). Quality simulation in academic and clinical settings. Leaders in Education and Practice (LEAP) conference, Boise ID
Gallegos, C. & Connor, K. (2017, September). Mobile madness. Podium presentation at the National League for Nursing Education Summit, San Diego, CA
Connor, K. (2017, April 5). eEverything: The case for games, apps and tech. ATI NationalNurse Educator Summit, Orlando, FL
Connor, K. (2016, August 15). Student success in simulation. Workshop at Great Basin College, Elko, NV