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Kristen Brown serves as Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Simulation and Immersive Learning at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHSON), leveraging 17 years of pediatric critical care nursing expertise to pioneer simulation-based education. Her clinical background includes 14 years as a nurse practitioner in Johns Hopkins Hospital's Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, where she developed specialized training for managing critically ill children.
Her educational foundation includes:
- BSN from University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing
- MS in Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner from University of Maryland School of Nursing
- DNP from Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
Dr. Brown's research revolutionizes healthcare simulation through virtual reality integration, multi-player environments, and telepresence technologies. She specializes in breaking down healthcare silos via interprofessional education while advancing pediatric critical care training. Her work spans resuscitation protocols, distance learning solutions, and simulation curriculum design, with emphasis on high-fidelity boot camps for advanced practice nurses.
Analysis of her 11 recent publications reveals dominant trends in virtual reality applications for nursing education (45% of works), interprofessional simulation methodologies (30%), and pediatric critical care training systems (25%). Her research consistently bridges clinical practice with educational innovation, particularly through rapid cycle deliberate practice frameworks and telehealth integration.
Her accolades include:
- 2023 Society for Simulation in Healthcare Educator of the Year
- 2023 FAAN designation and Nursing Outlook Excellence in Education Award
- 2022 Johns Hopkins Isabel Hampton Robb Fellowship for VR research
- 2020-2021 Dean's Award and University of Pittsburgh Teaching Excellence Award
- Multiple best paper awards from Simulation in Healthcare and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
As a mentor, Dr. Brown has directly supervised doctoral students including Green, D., Adamji, J.M.D., Keslin, A.N., and Slattery, J.M., resulting in co-authored publications on simulation effectiveness. Her grant-funded initiatives include the Zamierowski Simulation Fellowship, multi-institutional VR projects, and telepresence robot implementations across JHSON's distance learning programs.
She directs innovation through Johns Hopkins' Center for Simulation & Immersive Learning and contributes to the Center for Equity in Child and Youth Health, leading annual simulation boot camps and developing virtual reality platforms that serve 500+ students annually across nursing and medical disciplines.
