Biography
Gail Elliott (she/her/hers) is an Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing and teaches
primarily in the undergraduate nursing programs within the School of Nursing. Her
teaching career began as a clinical adjunct instructor in the ABSN program in May
2013.<br><br>Prior to joining the faculty at WCU, Dr. Elliott worked as a staff RN
at Margaret R. Pardee Memorial Hospital in Hendersonville, NC. Her work on the Women
& Children's Unit included Labor & Delivery, Mother-Baby, Pediatrics, Level II NICU,
and Women's Post Operative care. Work on this unit also included triage of all obstetrical
patients.<br><br>Dr. Elliott's educational background began with a BA in History from
University of North Carolina at Asheville. Following a medical mission trip to Honduras
Dr. Elliott decided to purse nursing and graduated from the ABSN Nursing Program at
WCU in 2009 and then later completed WCU's MSN Nurse Educator Program in 2013. During
her PhD program at UNCG, she undertook qualitative research about the experiences
of first-time mothers using online social networking sites in the early postpartum
period.<br><br>Dr. Elliott is a member of the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric,
and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN), The North Carolina Nurses Association (NCNA), American
Nurses Association (ANA) and the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.
She currently resides in Mills River, NC.
Teaching Interests
Maternity and Neonatal Nursing Care, Physical Assessment, Qualitative Research, Advocacy,
and Ethics.
Research Interests
Maternity nursing, Postpartum Care, Perinatal Substance Use Disorder, Qualitative
Research, Online Social Networking Usage (as related to health education and information).
