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Wright, Renee

Wright, Renee

Associate Professor and Chair

Nursing

Phone: 718-262-2793
Office Location: SC-104
Email: rwright@york.cuny.edu

Dr. Renée Wright began her career in 1989 as staff nurse in the emergency department at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City. She has held various nursing leadership and teaching positions including a Joint Appointment with York College and New York Hospital Queens for four semesters as a Distinguished Lecturer. In 2011, she followed her passion for teaching and accepted a full-time tenure track position as an Assistant Professor at York College, City University of New York. During this time Dr. Wright has worked on several simulation projects. The first project was an interdisciplinary project with nursing, teacher education, and physician assistant programs to develop a stroke scenario using Second Life. She has incorporated high-fidelity simulation and virtual simulation within all the courses she teaches. Dr. Wright has recently completed a multi-site simulation study investigating the use of virtual simulation in an Adult Health I course.

Office Hours

DayTime

Education

DegreeInstitutionFieldDates
certificate Drexel Univeristy Simulation August 2017 
non-degree TeamSTEPPS, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System Master Trainer April 2013 
EdD Teacher's College, Columbia University Organization & Leadership 2007 
MA Teacher's College, Columbia University Organization & Leadership 2002 
BS Pace University Nursing 1996 
AAS Phillips Beth Israel School of Nursing Nursing 1989 

Areas of Expertise

  • Innovations in Teaching
  • Simulation
  • Emergency Nursing

Publications in Field Of Expertise

Other