Cynthia Teel, PhD, RN, FAAN

Professor, Associate Dean, Graduate Programs

Email: cteel@kumc.edu
Phone: (913) 588-1697

Cynthia Teel, RN, PhD, has been with the KU School of Nursing since 1993. Currently, Dr. Teel serves as associate dean for graduate programs. In that capacity, she coordinates programs for master’s and doctoral students.

Dr. Teel’s educational research is supported by funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. She has collaborated with others to investigate new models for clinical education in nursing and uses this work as a basis for a series of state-wide summits that were convened in 2009 and 2010 for nurse educators and clinical nurses. These summits focused on how to maximize resources to meet state needs for more nurses and more nursing faculty.

Following the summits, Dr. Teel has led an effort to create a virtual, state-wide center for nursing, the Kansas Center for Nursing Scholarship & Leadership. The Center will provide funding for nursing projects related to education, practice, and science and will serve as a communication center for nurses across the state.

Recent Publications

• Leenerts, M., & Teel, C. S. (2006). Relational conversation as method for creating partnerships: Findings from a pilot study. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 54, 467-476.
• Teel, C. S. (2006). Cyberspace connection: An online project between American and Canadian students to create and critique qualitative research web sites. In M. Oermann & K. Heinrich (Eds.), Annual review of nursing education (pp. 193-207). New York: Springer.
• Teel, C.S. & Leenerts, M. (2005). Developing and testing a self-care intervention for older adults in caregiving roles. Nursing Research, 193-201.
• Teel, C.S. & Shaw, J. (2005). Building and critiquing qualitative research websites: A cyberspace project to connect undergraduate nursing students in Canada and the United States. Nursing Education Perspectives, 26, 163-167.
• Teel, C.S. & Leenerts, M. (2005). Self-care for health promotion in aging: Illustrating connections in practice and theory. Nurse Investigator, 6(3), 49-55.
• Teel, C.S. (2004). Rural practitioners' experiences in dementia diagnosis and treatment. Aging & Mental Health, 8, 422-429.
• Teel, C.S. Carson, P. (2003). Family experiences in the journey through dementia diagnosis and care. Journal of Family Nursing, 9(1), 38-58.
• Leenerts, M., Teel, C.S. & Pendleton, M. (2002). Building a model of self-care and health in aging. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 34 , 355-361.
• Teel, C.S., Duncan, P., & Lai, S.M. (2001). Caregiving experiences after stroke. Nursing Research, 50 , 53-60

Awards

2006, Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellow 2006-2009
2005, Faculty Investigator Research Award, KUMC
2005, W. T. Kemper Fellowship for Excellence in Teaching and Advising, KU
2004, Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Award for Excellence in Teaching, KU

Professional Memberships

• American Nurses Association, Kansas State Nurses Association
• Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS Vice-President, 2004-2006)
• Sigma Theta Tau International Sigma Xi

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