Bea Ade-Oshifogun

Dr. Bea Ade-Oshifogun serves as an Adjunct Professor of Nursing at Andrews University's School of Nursing since November 2015, leveraging 38 years of multinational clinical experience across Africa, Europe, and the United States. She holds active certifications as a Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN), Certified Nurse Educator (CNE), and Nursing Informatics Specialist (RN-BC), and conducts accreditation site visits for ACEN while maintaining clinical surveyor expertise through The Joint Commission.

Her academic credentials include:

• PhD in Nursing from the University of Illinois, Chicago
• Master’s in Nursing Education and Critical Care from Governors State University, Illinois
• MS in Nutrition from University of Ibadan, Nigeria
• BSN from the University of Ife, Nigeria

Research centers on functional performance in comorbid geriatric populations, particularly obese elderly COPD patients as evidenced by her doctoral dissertation. Expertise spans advanced pathophysiology, pharmacotherapeutics, and evidence-based practice implementation across acute/long-term care settings. Her international teaching portfolio covers nursing informatics, health sciences, and graduate-level capstone projects with emphasis on translating clinical research into practical healthcare solutions.