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Degrees
Ed.D - Nursing Education, University of West Georgia
MSN - Nursing Education, Research College of Nursing
BSN - Research College of Nursing/Rockhurst University
BA - Psychology, University of Missouri-Columbia
Professional Licensures and Certifications
Certified Nurse Educator (CNE)
Basic Life Support, American Heart Association
Registered Nurse, State of Missouri (Multi-state)
Publications
Gerdes, M. A., Bayne, A. B., Henry, K., Ludwig, B., Stephenson, L., Vance, A., Wessol, J., & Winston, S. (2025). Emerging artificial intelligence-based pedagogies in didactic nursing education: A scoping review. Nurse Educator, 50(1), Jan/Feb 2025, https://doi.org/10.1097/NNE.0000000000001746
Gerdes, M. A., & Schuessler, J. B. (2024). Nursing students' resilience and intent to work at the bedside. Nursing Education Perspectives, 45(6), 338-342. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001279
Gerdes, M. A. (2019). Concept analysis of rigor in nursing education. Nursing Science Quarterly, 32(3), 233-238. https://doi.org/10.1177/0894318419845405
Gerdes, M. A. (2018). Teaching-learning strategy for promoting student success: Asynchronous post-exam reflections. Nursing Science Quarterly, 31(4). https:// doi.org. 10.1177/0894318418792876
Awards
Daniel L. Brenner Scholarly Achievement Award, 2025
Excellence in Outcomes Assessment Award, 2025
Faculty of the Year - Research College of Nursing, 2015
Biography
Dr. Gerdes is an RN with cardiology nurse clinician, telehealth, cardiac rehabilitation, and ICU experience. She has taught in various capacities at multiple schools of nursing. her teaching experience includes LPN, traditional BSN, accelerated BSN, RN-BSN, and MSN programs. At one school, she held an administrative position as Associate Dean for undergraduate nursing programs. Her research interests are nursing students' resilience, artificial intelligence in nursing education, and factors supporting student success.