Biography and education
Stacey Cropley, a clinical assistant professor in the St. David’s School of Nursing, joined the faculty at Texas State in 2018. She earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice in Executive Leadership from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at Lubbock in 2011. Dr. Cropley’s research interests include patient-centered care modalities, care coordination, patient and policy advocacy, nursing resilience, and nursing burnout. Dr. Cropley has consistently engaged in scholarly inquiry with peer-reviewed publications in the Journal of Nursing Administration and Nurse Leader, among others. As a certified legal nurse consultant, Dr. Cropley has further engaged her scholarship and leveraged her nursing knowledge as an expert witness in a successful 2019 Federal Civil Rights case that focused on the violation of patient rights in association with nursing practice breakdown and systems failures.
Teaching Interests
Research Interests
Featured grants
- Cropley, Stacey Lynne. Health and Public Safety Workforce Resiliency Training Program, HRSA, Federal, $1885787. (Submitted: September 20, 2021, Funded: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2024). Grant.
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Cropley, S. L., Hughes, M. J., & Belcik, K. D. (2024). Qualitative Analysis of an Integrated Curricular Strategy to Develop Health Policy Advocacy. Nurse Educator. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNE.0000000000001715
- Cropley, S. L., Hughes, M. J., & Belcik, K. D. (2022). Engaging Leadership Competencies Through Population Health Policy Advocacy: A Review of the Evidence. Policy, Politics & Nursing Practice, 23(4), 259–271. https://doi.org/10.1177/15271544221112893
- Cropley, S. L., Dunlap, C., Green, A., & Estes, L. (2017). Making Sense of ACOs: A Guide for Nurse Leaders. Nurse Leader, 15(3), 193–198. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mnl.2017.03.001
- Cropley, S. L., Lamb, G., Beverly, C., Toney, D., Weaver, C., Kurtzman, E., … Peterson, C. (2015). Policy Agenda for Nurse-Led Care Coordination. Nursing Outlook, 63(4), 521–530. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2015.06.003
- Cropley, S. L., & Sanders, E. (2013). Care Coordination and the Essential Role of the Nurse. Creative Nursing, 19(4), 189–194. Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/docview/1461370425?pq-origsite=gscholar
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Distinction for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities, College of Health Professions. 2022
- Award / Honor Recipient: Excellence in Teaching, Texas State University College of Health Professions. August 2021
- Award / Honor Recipient: Community Excellence Award, Class of 2021. May 2021
- Award / Honor Recipient: Bobcat Paw Print Award, Faculty Student Governance. May 2020
- Award / Honor Recipient: Teaching Award of Honor, Texas State Alumni Association. May 2020
Featured service activities
- Chair
ANA-Maine Professional Development Committee
- Other
American Nurses Association- Maine
- Other
- Chair
Faculty Assembly
- Member
Graduate Council
- Member
CHP Curriculum Committee