About Jessica Swartz
Jessica Swartz has been an Assistant Professor within the Department of Nursing since January 2022. She comes to Malone with experiences in emergency and critical care nursing. Prior to joining Malone she worked at Aultman Hospital as a General Surgery and Trauma Nurse Practitioner working in collaboration with general/trauma surgeons to help provide holistic care for surgical and trauma patients. Before becoming a nurse, Jessica received her MA in History from the University of Akron where her research focused on early 20th century American History with a particular focus on topics dealing with gender and race. She hopes to combine her history and nursing research interests into a future research project.
Education
- MSN, Malone University, 2019
- BSN, University of Akron, 2012
- MA in History - University of Akron, 2004
- BA in History - University of Akron, 2000
Classes I Teach
- NURS 112 Introduction to Professional Nursing
- NURS 214 Nursing Across the Lifespan I: Clinical
- NURS 353 Pathophysiology and Applied Therapeutics I
- NURS 354 Pathophysiology and Applied Therapeutics II
- NURS 411 Nursing Across the Lifespan IV: Theory
- NURS 413 Nursing Across the Lifesan IV: Clinical
Signature Experiences
- 2022 - present, Malone University Assistant Professor Nursing
- 2020-2022, Aultman Hospital Nurse Practitioner, General Surgery & Trauma
- 2012 -2020, Summa Barberton Hospital Emergency Department Nurse
- 2016-2017, Wooster Hospital ICU Staff Nurse
- 2014-2016, Aultman Hospital Emergency Department Staff Nurse
Recent Scholarly Work & Publications
Kamwesa, D., & Swartz, J. (2019). “Exploring the Lived Experiences of Male Nursing Students.” Paper presented at the Sigma Theta Tau International 2019 Collaborative Annual Research Conference at Kent State University.