Jennifer Korkosz

Jennifer Korkosz, DNP, WHNP-BC, serves as Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Programs in the University of Delaware's School of Nursing within the College of Health Sciences. A United States Air Force Veteran with extensive clinical leadership experience in OB/GYN care and flight nursing, she bridges military healthcare expertise with academic innovation to advance nursing education and vulnerable population care.

Education:

• DNP, University of Texas-El Paso
• MSN, University of Colorado
• BSN, Texas Christian University

Research Focus: Dr. Korkosz pioneers trauma-informed care for sexual assault survivors while addressing critical gaps in veteran healthcare access and contraception equity. Her leadership research examines systemic barriers in nursing education, with recent work emphasizing resiliency development and anti-bias training. Through interprofessional simulation initiatives like Healthcare Theatre, she implements evidence-based protocols for military sexual trauma response and women's health across the lifespan.

Scholarly Impact: Her publication trajectory reveals strategic expansion from clinical guidelines (2014-2018) into educational transformation (2019-2025), with increasing focus on health equity infrastructure and workforce sustainability. Current projects integrate military healthcare models with civilian systems while developing standardized sexual assault response frameworks.

Accolades:

• 2022 Delaware Today Top Nurse for Excellence in Volunteering
• 2019 Dean’s Excellence in Teaching Award (Uniformed Services University)
• 2019 Innovation in Education Award Finalist

Academic Leadership: As Graduate Program Director, she mentors doctoral candidates through dissertation completion while redesigning curricula to address veteran healthcare disparities. Her Operation Bushmaster combat medicine simulations and sexual assault response training demonstrate commitment to translating military medical expertise into civilian nursing practice through the Center for Simulation Innovation.

Collaborative Infrastructure: Dr. Korkosz co-leads the Partnership for Healthy Communities initiative, connecting nursing students with Delaware's underserved populations through the STAR Campus health clinics while developing veteran-focused care pathways with the Tower at STAR interdisciplinary teams.