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Ashley Franklin

Ashley Franklin

Polly & Tex Rankin Endowed Professor of Nursing

she/her 817-257-4119 Annie Richardson Bass Building 2205 (map link)

Program Affiliations

Education

Ph.D in Nursing, Oregon Health and Science University, 2014
MSN in Nursing Education, TCU, 2010
BSN, TCU, 2003

Courses Taught

Care of Adults with Health Alterations II Clinical
Clinical Reasoning in Simulation I, II, and III
Pedagogy II (Teaching Practicum)
Principles of Simulation in Education
Research Seminar: Skills & Techniques
Theoretical Applications for Simulation

Areas of Focus

Cognitive load
Expert modeling
Healthcare simulation research and teaching
Nursing education research
Quantitative methods

  • Gilbert, G. E., Paganotti, L. Franklin, A. E., & Bauman, E. B. (2023). The difference between quality improvement and human subject research: Foundational Support. Journal of the Association for Vascular Access, 28, 12-18. https://doi.org/10.2309/JAVA-D-230002.
  • Rogers, B. & Franklin, A. E. (2023). LCJR reliability for scoring written reflections after asynchronous simulation and feasibility/usability with novice nurses. Nurse Education Today, 125, Article 105769. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2023.105769

  • Ross, J. G., Meakim, C. H., Latz, E., Arcamone, A., Furman, G., Prieto. P., Reynolds, K., & Franklin, A. E. (2023). The effect of multiple-patient simulation on baccalaureate nursing students’ anxiety and self-confidence: A pilot study. Nurse Educator, 48, 162-167. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNE.0000000000001336

  • Rogers, B. & Franklin, A. E. (2022). Describing learners’ clinical judgment trajectory after observing expert modeling videos: A mixed methods study. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 73, 37-47.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2022.08.001

  • Franklin, A. E. (2022). Clinical FACTS: Simulation and clinical faculty time study. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 65, 49-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2022.01.006

  • Tyler, T., & Franklin, A. E. (2021). Dyadic simulation to prepare students for counseling transgender children and their parents. Social Work Education, 40(5), 609-623. https://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2020.1774534

  • Rogers, B., & Franklin, A. E. (2021). Cognitive load experienced by nurses in simulation-based learning experiences: An integrative review. Nurse Education Today, 99, 104815.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2021.104815

  • Franklin, A. E., Thielke, L., Gilbert, G., & Waller, M. (2020). TIDES: Examining the influence of temporal individual differences on multitasking in educational simulation. Advances in Simulation, 5, Article 31.
    https://doi.org/10.1186/s41077-020-00144-y

  • Franklin, A. E. (2024). Preparing an Application for the Healthcare Simulation Standards Endorsement Program. Association of Standardized Patient Educators Annual Conference. Vancouver, BC. Presenter: A. Franklin.
  • Persico, L. Franklin, A. E, Watts, P. I., Bowler, F., Jones, M. C., Hallmark, B. F., & Smeltzer, S. (2024). The Debriefing Process. INACSL24. Raleigh, NC. Presenters: L. Persico, A. Franklin, P. Watts, F. Bowler, M. Jones, B. Hallmark, S. Smeltzer.
  • Franklin, A. E. (2023). Trends and Directions in Simulation Research and Innovations. {Webinar}. INACSL Thailand Regional Interest Group. Bangkok, Thailand. Presenter: A Franklin.
  • Franklin, A. E. (2023). Following a multiple patient simulation program of research: Multisite and Interprofessional
    Opportunities. Simulation Professionals of Texas, Fort Worth, Texas. Presenter: A. Franklin
  • Rogers, B. A., & Franklin, A. E. (2022). LCJR Reliability for Scoring Observers’ Written Reflections After Asynchronous Simulation and Feasibility/Usability with Novice Nurses. INACSL22, Milwaukee, WI. Presenters: B. Rogers, A. Franklin
  • Franklin, A. E., & Rogers, B. A. (2022). Opportunities to integrate expert modeling videos as simulation preparation. INACSL22, Milwaukee, WI. Presenters: A. Franklin, B. Rogers [Award Winner]
  • Rogers, B.A. & Franklin, A. E. (2022). Assessing learners’ clinical judgment development using asynchronous expert modeled simulation observation reflection: A mixed methods study. NLN Education Summit, Las Vegas, NV. Presenter: B. Rogers
  • Wells-Beede, E., Johnson, K., Miller, C. W., Watts, P., Persico, L., & Franklin, A. E. (2022). Using the Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best PracticeTM. NLN Education Summit, Las Vegas, NV. Presenters: E Wlls-Beede, C. Miller, P. Watts, & A. Franklin.
  • Rogers, B., & Franklin, A. E. (2021). Cognitive load experienced by nurses in simulation-based learning experiences:
    An integrative review. International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation & Learning Resource Conference, Denver, CO. Presenters: B. Rogers, A. Franklin
  • Outstanding Leadership Award, Health 2.0 Conference, 2024
  • Ruth Eloise Sperry Teaching Excellence Award, TCU Nursing, 2023
  • Article of Influence, Simulation in Healthcare, 2023
  • Spirit of Simulation Excellence Award, INACSL 2022
  • Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Excellence Award, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2019
  • Nominee, Innovations in Professional Nursing Education Award, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2019
  • Nominee, Wassenich Award for Mentoring in TCU Community, 2017
  • Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator-Advanced
  • Certified Nurse Educator
  • International Nursing Association for Simulation in Healthcare (INACSL)
  • Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH)
  • Sigma Theta Tau International, Beta Alpha chapter
  • National League for Nursing
  • International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning, President and Past President, 2024-2026
  • Editorial Board, BMC Nursing, 2023-present
  • Advisory Board, Tactile VR, 2023-present
  • Certification Council, CHSE Subcommittee Chair, Society for Simulation in Healthcare, 2022-2025
  • Editorial Board, Advances in Simulation, 2015-present
  • International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning, Board of Directors, 2021-2024

Last Updated: November 19, 2024

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