Meet Melissa Culp
Nursing Skills and Simulation Lab Director and Associate Teaching Professor, Nursing
Phone: (813) 257-3294
Email: mculp@ut.edu
Address: 401 W. Kennedy Blvd. Tampa, FL 33606
Mailbox: 10F
Building:
GHS
Room: 439
Education
2005 Pasco Hernando Community College, ASN2012 University of South Florida, BSN
2014 University of South Florida, MSN/Ed.
2018 Samford University, DNP
Courses Taught
Foundations of Nursing
Fundamentals of Nursing Practice and Foundations of Clinical Judgement
Educational Role of the Nurse
Health Assessment
Leadership in Nursing
Medical Surgical Nursing 1 (Skills and Simulation)
Medical Surgical Nursing 2 (Simulation)
Nursing Skills Lab and Simulation
Patient Centered Care: Essentials of Nursing Practice (Designer)
Professional Communication Techniques
Career Specialties
Areas of academic interest focus on healthcare simulation, simulation center operations, nursing education, leadership, healthcare business models, and alternative and complementary medicine.
Professional and Community Activities
Culp is the current President of Sigma Theta Tau, Delta Beta At Large Chapter
Culp co-publishes with June Llerena, PhD(c), MSN/ Ed, RN, CHSE, in the field of simulation and nursing education.
Honors and Awards
Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator since 2020
Faculty Award from the University of South Florida - Undergraduate Class of 2016
Professional Service Award from my peers at the University of South Florida 2016
Academic Honors:
Samford University Academic Achievement Award- 2018
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society - 2009 - present
Golden Key International Honor Society - 2010 - present
Phi Kappa Phi International Honor Society - 2010 - present
Phi Sigma Theta National Honor Society - 2009 – present
Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Society - 1992 – present