Assistant Professor
Oklahoma City: CNB 445
405-271-2428 ext. 49167
Vanessa-Wright@ouhsc.edu
Dr. Vanessa Wright has been full-time faculty with OU since July 2023 and enjoys teaching students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. She has served as a nurse educator for over a decade in various capacities including clinical nursing instructor, online course development expert, MSN program coordinator, and Chair of Graduate Education. Her clinical practice areas of expertise include emergency nursing, medical-surgical nursing, and nursing administration. Dr. Wright has presented her research at the local, state, and international level and is passionate about producing nursing research grounded in Unitary Caring Science. In 2021, Dr. Wright completed a Postdoctoral Scholars Program at Watson Caring Science Institute under the direct mentorship of Nursing Theorist Jean Watson. She is a proud member of Cherokee Nation.