Kim Wilson

Clinical Assistant Professor

Education

  • DNP, Advanced Practice with Educator Concentration, Samford University, 2019
  • MSN, Masters of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2007
  • BSN, Bachelor Science in Nursing, The University of Alabama, 1995

Biography

Dr. Kimberly Wilson is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Capstone College of Nursing.  She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Alabama, a Master of Science in Nursing as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) from UAB, and a Doctorate in Nursing Practice from Samford University. She is certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) and is pursuing her certification as a Certified Nurse Educator.

Dr. Wilson has extensive experience caring for the people of West Alabama as a FNP in not only the family practice setting, but in obesity management and in an outpatient skilled nursing facility.  Prior to becoming a FNP in 2007, she spent 12 years as a Maternal-Newborn nurse.

Dr. Wilson maintains memberships in the American Nurses Association, the Alabama State Nursing Association, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, the Alabama Alliance of Nurse Practitioner, the West Alabama Nurse Practitioner Association, and Sigma Theta Tau International honor society of Nursing.

Dr. Wilson’s teaching expertise has included the undergraduate courses Fundamentals of Nursing and Childbearing Families. Currently, she teaches in the Family Nurse Practitioner graduate program and advises DNP students.

Honors and Awards

  • Recipient of the Outstanding Faculty Practice Award, University of Alabama, Capstone College of Nursing, In recognition of exemplary and meritorious faculty practice achievements, 2023
  • Recipient of the Excellence in Academic Advising, University of Alabama, Office of Academic Affairs and Academic Advisors Association, 2023
  • Recipient of the Lucille Stewart Beeson Nursing Award for Most Outstanding Post-Masters student, Samford University, 2017-2018

Areas of Interest

  • Nursing Education & Professional Development
  • Women’s Health
  • Health Promotion & Wellness
  • Clinical Practice

Scholarly Highlights

  • Obesity in Primary Care: A Case of Endocrine-Associated Conditions. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners.
  • Innovative use of a Flipped-classroom Approach to Teach Fundamental Nursing Skills. Teaching and Learning in Nursing.
  • Simulation Best Practices in Nurse Practitioner Education. Nursing Education Perspectives.