Jill Price

Jill Price, PhD, MSN, RN, FAAN, is a nationally recognized nurse educator, academic leader, and Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. She currently serves as a Professor and Senior Core Faculty member in Walden University’s doctoral nursing programs, where she teaches in the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) curriculum and mentors doctoral students.

Dr. Price brings more than three decades of experience spanning clinical practice, higher education leadership, accreditation, and global nursing education. Most recently, she served as Chief Academic Officer at Chamberlain University, providing enterprise-wide leadership for undergraduate and graduate programs across nursing and health professions. In this role, she led large-scale academic strategy, accreditation efforts, curriculum innovation, and continuous quality improvement initiatives that significantly improved student outcomes, including national licensure and certification pass rates.
Her career includes progressive academic leadership roles, including Interim Provost, Vice President of Academic Operations, Associate Provost, Dean, and Assistant Dean. Dr. Price has led multiple successful accreditation reviews with CCNE, NLN CNEA, HLC, and ARC-PA; launched new academic programs and international partnerships; secured federal funding; and advanced culturally responsive, outcomes-driven curricula that have impacted tens of thousands of learners.

Dr. Price’s scholarly work focuses on nursing education, online learning, faculty engagement, health equity, and interprofessional practice. She has authored peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and national presentations and is frequently invited to speak on leadership, academic innovation, and social change in nursing education.
She holds a PhD in Nursing Education, a Master of Science in Nursing Leadership, and is a licensed Registered Nurse. Her career reflects a sustained commitment to advancing nursing education, strengthening academic quality, and preparing the next generation of nurse leaders to improve health outcomes locally and globally.

Education

AAS, Jefferson Community College

BSN, University of Phoenix

MSN, University of Phoenix

PhD, Capella University

Awards / Honors

Fellow American Academy of Nursing, AAN, 2024

Daisy Faculty Award, Daisy Foundation, 2013

GEM (Giving Excellence Meaning) Finalist in the Nursing Executive Leadership Category,nurse.com, , 2016

Rotarian Award for Contribution to the Juan F. Louis Hospital Cardiovascular Nursing Advancement in Care, Rotary Club of St. Croix, , 2008

Virgin Islands Nurses Association Service Award for Cardiac Care on St. Croix, , 2001

Publications

Price, J. ALLHAT Collaborative Research Group, Virgin Islands: K. Bryan, C. Christian, D. Galiber, J. Price. (2000, April 19). Major Cardiovascular Events in Hypertensive Patients Randomized to.

Price, J. Claywell, L., Wallace, C., Price, J., Reneau, M., & Carlson, K. (2016). Influence of nursing faculty discussion presence on student learning and satisfaction in online courses. Nurse Educator. Published ahead of print: February 11, 2016. doi: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000000252.

Price, J. McCarthy, A. K., Agnew, J. D., Price, J., Strang K., & McLaughlin, A. (2025). Transforming healthcare AI education through micro-learning: A novel partnership model for nursing workforce development. MedRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.07.30.25332439.

Price, J. Price, J. (2003, January). Governor Juan F. Luis hospital and medical center spotlight interview. Cath Lab Digest, 11(1)..

Price, J. Price, J. (2004, October). Cardiovascular laboratory performance improvement: A 27-month angioplasty program evaluation. Cath Lab Digest, 12(10)..

Price, J. Price, J. (2004, September). The failure mode and effect analysis: Verification of correct patient, procedure, and site at the Governor Juan F. Luis hospital and medical center. Cath Lab Digest, 12(9)..

Price, J. Price, J. (2005, December). The use of an XMI-rapid exchange rheolytic thrombectomy catheter during an acute myocardial infarction secondary to thrombus burden of the right coronary artery: A case study. Cath Lab Digest, 13(12)..

Price, J. Price, J. (2005, February). Society of invasive cardiovascular professionals 10-minute spotlight interview. Cath Lab Digest, 13(2)..

Price, J. Price, J. (2017) Quality Matters. Chamberlain University: Putting desire into action with QM program reviews. Retrieved from https://www.qualitymatters.org/qa-resources/resource-center/articles-resources/chamberlain-univ-program-review.

Price, J. Price, J. (2017). [Book Review Understanding the essentials of critical care nursing by Perrin, K., & MacLeod, C. E.]. New York, NY: Pearson..

Price, J. Price, J. (2018). [Book Review High-acuity nursing by Wagner, K., Hardin-Pierce, M., Welsh, D., & Johnson, K.]. New York, NY: Pearson.

Price, J. Price, J. (2020, March 10). Have a Heart: Working as a Cardiovascular Nurse - Minority Nurse. https://minoritynurse.com/have-a-heart-working-as-a-cardiovascular-nurse.

Price, J. Price, J. (2020). Patient/Family Education and Health Literacy, Ch. 6. In Buttaro, T. M., Polgar-Bailey, P., Sandberg-Cook, J., & Trybulski, J.

Price, J. Price, J. (2024). Patient/Family Education and Health Literacy, Ch. 6. In Buttaro, T. M., Polgar-Bailey, P., Sandberg-Cook, J., Dick, K. L., & Montgomery, J. B. (Eds), Primary Care Interprofessional Collaborative Practice. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier..

Price, J. Price, J. M. (2013). Enjoyment in online learning: What instructional delivery methods contribute to online RN-BSN student satisfaction? (Order No. 3564232, Capella University). ProQuest Dissertations and Theses, 151..

Price, J. Price, J. M., Whitlatch, J., Maier, C.J., Burdi, M., & Peacock, J. (2016). Improving online teaching by using established best classroom teaching practices. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 47(5), 222-227. doi: 10.3928/00220124-20160419-08.

Price, J. Reneau, M., Wallace, C., Claywell, L., Price, J., Burdi, M., & Trybulski, J. (2018). Factors influencing part-time faculty engagement with online nursing programs. Nurse Educator 10.1097/NNE.(Volume publish ahead of print). doi: 0000000000000517.

Presentations

Price, J. (1997). 1997 Price, J., Critical Care Nursing, Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital Intensive Care Unit and Emergency Room Staff, St. Croix, USVI..

Price, J. (2000). 2000 Price, J., Diagnostic Cardiovascular Procedures Pre, Intra, and Post Op Nursing Care, Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital Intensive Care Unit Staff, St. Croix, USVI..

Price, J. (2001). 2001 Price, J., Door-to-Balloon Time for ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarctions Nursing Care, Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital Cath Lab, Intensive Care Unit, Emergency Room, Paramedics, and Emergency Medical Technicians, St. Croix, USVI..

Price, J. (2001). 2001 Price, J., Griffith, K., Establishing an Onsite Elective Angioplasty Helicopter Standby Transport Operation, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico..

Price, J. (2020). 2020 Price, J., Year of the Nurse. Sigma Theta Tau, Phi Pi Induction Ceremony, Chicago, IL. .

Price, J. (2021). 2021 Gallagher, C., Checa, J., Price, J., Samples, O., Bowen, D., One Health Approach to Disasters. Caribbean Center for Disaster Medicine Virtual International Conference..

Price, J. (2021). 2021 Price, J., The Difference Between Leaders and Managers: How Nursing is Viewed Today. Hawaii State Nurses Association Mentor Program Kick off, Virtual Presentation, Honolulu, HI..

Price, J. (2022). 2022 Price, J., Sabian, A., Stogner, T., Beginning with the End in Mind: Designing Coursework to Advance Health Equity, Poster Presentation. American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Diversity Symposium, Virtual Event..

Price, J. (2022). 2022 Wallace, C., Price, J., Claywell, L., Poster Presentation, Influence of Nursing Faculty Discussion Presence on Student Learning and Satisfaction in Online Courses During the COVID-19 Pandemic. 2022 National League for Nursing Summit, Las Vegas, NV..

Price, J. (2024). 2024 Marquez, B., Price, J., Sabian, A., Nurse Leaders: Advocates for Social Change, Poster Presentation. American Association of Colleges of Nursing Diversity Symposium February 5 – 7, 2024, New Orleans, LA.