Ashley Drillen, DNP, MSN, RN

Education and Training

• Texas A&M University, DNP, 2025
• Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, MSN, Nurse Education, 2017
• Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, BSN, 2011
• Texas A&M University, BBA, Marketing, 2008

Professional Certifications

• FEMA Disaster Response Preparedness Certified
• CPR- BLS Instructor
• Texas Hearing Screening
• Texas Basic Vision Screening

Research Interests

• Nurse education
• Simulation-based nursing education
• Community health nursing education
• Social determinants of maternal-child health
• Teen pregnancy and adolescent maternal health
• Child health and preventative care
• Postpartum health and education
• Maternal health education
• Preceptor and mentorship education

Teaching Interests

• Community health nursing

Awards, Recognition and Service

• Faculty of the Year Nominee at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, 2024
• Tenacious Caregiver Award, Nurse-Family Partnership, 2020
• Sigma Theta Tau Induction, 2011

Memberships

• Sigma Theta Tau International
• Association of Women's Health, Obstetrics and Neonatal Nurses