Staci Reynolds

Dr. Staci Reynolds is a Clinical Professor at Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON). At DUSON, Dr. Reynolds primarily teaches in the DNP program. Previously, she clinically served as a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) at Duke University Hospital within the neuroscience inpatient units and Infection Prevention and Hospital Epidemiology department. In January 2023, Dr. Reynolds was appointed the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Nursing Care Quality.  Before coming to DUSON, she was a neurocritical care nurse and a neuroscience CNS at Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital.

Dr. Reynolds received a baccalaureate degree in nursing science from Indiana University (IU) School of Nursing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  She earned a Master’s degree as a Clinical Nurse Specialist at IU in 2011, and completed her PhD at IU in May 2016.  Dr. Reynolds’ current scholarship interests include evidence-based practice implementation and evaluation, and she is an expert in quality improvement.