Susan Draine

Susan Draine is a Professor in the Division of Nursing at Indiana Wesleyan University. She holds an Ed.D. from Nova Southeastern University (2009), an MBA from Air University/Air War College (2009), an MN from Olivet Nazarene University (1990), and a BSN from the University of Alabama-Birmingham (1983). Her expertise includes nursing education leadership, graduate faculty development, and nursing job satisfaction analysis. Dr. Draine has 30 years of USAF Reserve service (retiring as Colonel) alongside full-time academic teaching. Her research interests focus on university mission perception, Balkan War analysis, and MSN program market demands.

Research Interests:

• Strategic alignment of nursing education with institutional missions
• Historical conflict analysis applied to healthcare systems
• Curriculum design for master's-level nursing programs
• Incentive structures for sustaining nursing workforce retention

Dr. Draine's career bridges military leadership, clinical practice in critical care settings, and academic administration. She has maintained CCRN certification for three decades and contributed to nursing education policy development. No specific grants or advising activities are detailed in available records.