Phone: (585) 273-2175
Office: HWH 2W315
Email: Kaitlyn Picard

Kaitlyn Picard, MS, RN, CCRN, CNE-cl

(Pronouns: she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing

Education

Advanced Certificate: Online Teaching and Learning, 2019. University of Rochester. Rochester, NY
Masters: Nursing Education, 2019. University of Rochester. Rochester, NY
Bachelors: Nursing, 2014. University of Rochester. Rochester, NY
Bachelors: Neuroscience & Psychology, 2012. Baldwin-Wallace College. Berea, OH

Bio

Kaitlyn Picard started her nursing career on an adult burn/trauma intensive care unit at Strong Memorial Hospital. Since joining the School of Nursing faculty in 2019, Picard has taught in both the school’s 12-month Accelerated Bachelor’s Program for Non-Nurses (APNN) and the Master’s in Nursing Education program. In addition to her teaching responsibilities, Picard coordinates instructional design support for the APNN program as a member of the Education Innovation Team, mentors and advises Master’s in Nursing Education students, and serves on several school committees. Picard has assisted with implementing active learning strategies and digital technologies, supported by the SON’s iROC (Redefining Our Classroom) initiative, in the APNN program and has presented nationally on the innovations. She was the recipient of the 2021 Josephine Craytor Nursing Faculty Award and the 2022 Outstanding Faculty Award.

After earning a BS in Neuroscience & Psychology from Baldwin-Wallace College, Picard continued her education at the University of Rochester School of Nursing where she earned a BS in Nursing and MS in Nursing Education. She also earned a Certificate in Online Teaching and Learning from the University of Rochester Warner School of Education. She is a member of the National League for Nursing, the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, and Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society.

Professional Experience

Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing,: University of Rochester School of Nursing, Rochester, NY, US. 7/2022 - Current
Instructor of Clinical Nursing,: University of Rochester School of Nursing, Rochester, NY, US. 2019 - 6/2022
Registered Nurse,: Strong Memorial Hospital (Critical Care), Rochester, NY, US. 2014 - 2020

Awards

Outstanding Faculty Award: University of Rochester School of Nursing, 2022
Education Innovation Award: Epsilon Xi Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, 2022
Josephine Craytor Award: University of Rochester School of Nursing, 2021
Dr. Jeremy A. Klainer Endowed Dean's Discretionary Award in Nursing: University of Rochester School of Nursing, 2020
Clinical Scholar Fellowship: University of Rochester School of Nursing, 2020
Strong Star of Appreciation: Strong Memorial Hospital, 2018

Presentations

Adapting Technology in Nursing Education: Transitioning from Synchronous to Asynchronous Learning Environments: Allison LaPietra; Experiential Learning Summit 2024, 2024; Rochester, New York
Implementing PlayPosit in a Graduate-Level Course: Kristina Santory; Teaching and Learning with Technology Symposium; Educational Technology Day, 2024; Ithaca, New York
Creating a Dynamic Learning Environment to Prepare Next-Generation Nurses: Lippincott Nursing Education Innovation Summit, 2023
Embracing Innovation: Utilization of Technology and Best Practices to Implement an Online Physical Assessment Course: Nursing Education Research Conference, 2023
Increasing Fidelity and Clinical Judgment Across an Undergraduate Nursing Program by Implementing an Academic Electronic Medical Record": AACN Transform 2022, 2022
Using Portable Task Trainers to Strengthen Undergraduate Nursing Students’ Clinical Judgment & Psychomotor Skills: AACN Transform 2022, 2022
Not Just a Creative Alternative to Clinical: Virtual Simulation Promotes Higher-Order Thinking and Clinical Judgment Among Accelerated Nursing Students: Nurse Think Next Gen Learning Conference, 2022
Providing Nursing Education Graduate Students with a Course-Embedded Writing Coach: A Pilot of a Peer Review Process: AACN Transform 2022, 2022
Addressing Health Equity Education through a Community-based Telehealth Experience: AACN Transform 2021, 2021
iROC: Leveraging technology to transform nursing education: Apple Education: Reimagining Nursing Education, 2021; Rochester, New York
Transforming a Hybrid Health Assessment Course to an Engaging Distance Learning Experience: Association for the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education, 2019; Minneapolis, Minnesota
Integration of a Family Support Group in the Burn/Trauma Intensive Care Unit: 2017 Eastern Great Lakes Burn Conference, 2017; Rochester, New York
What Did I Say?: The Effects of Social Facilitation and Emotionality on Memory Illusions: Ohio Foundation of Independent College Symposium, 2011
Never be Ashamed of your Color: Racial socialization as a factor in the body image of African American women: National Council of Undergraduate Research Conference, 2011

Publications

Kaitlyn Burke (2023). Implementing a Psychomotor Framework to Master High-Impact Skills for Practice. Nurse Educator. PMID: 37797340 DOI: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000001550
Kaitlyn Burke, Tara Swerwetnyk (2022). Using Adobe Spark and Google Maps to Create and Share Patient Education for an Intermediate Medical/Surgical Nursing Course. Digital Ideas for Teaching and Learning.