Biography
Jesica Naiman, PhD, RN, CHSE, is Director of the Simulation Lab and Clinical Assistant Professor at Texas State University’s St. David’s School of Nursing. She has more than 19 years of experience in nursing practice and education, including 10 years as full-time nursing faculty. Her work focuses on simulation-based education, clinical judgment, faculty development, and program improvement. She earned a PhD in Nursing and Health Innovation from Arizona State University (2025), an MSN from the University of Wyoming (2016), and a BSN from Nova Southeastern University (2007).
Research Interests
Self-regulated learning and metacognition in nursing students; development and assessment of clinical judgment; simulation-based education; educational assessment; and evidence-informed teaching. Her dissertation examined self-regulated learning and the formation of metacognitive skills in pre-licensure nursing students.
Teaching Interests
Simulation-based nursing education; clinical judgment and decision-making; maternal-newborn and pediatric nursing; foundational nursing skills; transition to practice; and online nursing education. I am especially interested in using structured prebriefing, debriefing, and assessment to help students connect classroom learning with patient care.