Alison Atwater

Alison Atwater is an Associate Professor of Nursing at Catawba University, specializing in Foundations of Professional Nursing and NCLEX preparation. With 20 years of nursing experience, she transitioned from clinical education to academic education in 2015, focusing on improving nursing students' clinical reasoning abilities through simulation technology.

• D.N.P., East Carolina University
• M.S.N., Walden University
• Graduate Certification, University of Phoenix
• B.S.N., Gannon University

Dr. Atwater's research emphasizes integrating modern technology with theory-driven educational methods to enhance student learning. She actively pilots the Atwater Clinical Reasoning Map for Students, a debriefing tool designed to improve clinical reasoning in simulation and clinical education settings.