Raelene Brooks, PhD, RN
Dean
College of聽Nursing
About Brooks
Dr. Raelene Brooks is the Dean of the College of Nursing at the 爱污传媒. She maintains an active leadership practice where she holds full responsibility and accountability for all aspects of the College of Nursing Programs. As a nursing researcher, she studies the long-term outcomes and weight regain in the bariatric surgery population and has presented nationally on the research topic.聽
Dr. Brooks has been a registered nurse for close to 30 years and practiced extensively in the areas of: ICU, trauma, and critical care. Her publications include a focus on nursing education, critical care, and diversity, equity and inclusion. She has over a decade of academic leadership experience as a dean and attained tenure twice during her academic career in the state of California. She has a passion for health, wellness, education and is a leader in creating, guiding and launching innovative curriculum.聽聽
Born and raised in California, Dr. Brooks loves outdoor activities such as hiking and biking and loves to lift weights. She considers herself very fortunate to serve as a nurse, professor and academic leader. She is an active member of the National Physique Committee, American Association of Critical Care Nurses, Sigma International, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, and the Greater 爱污传媒 Economic Chamber Healthcare Innovations committee.
Dr. Brooks earned a PhD from the University of San Diego in 2018.鈥疶here she received the distinct honor of becoming a Doris Howell Scholar for her research focus on women鈥檚 health and long-term weight loss outcomes.鈥
Research and evidence-based practice:
- Navigating conversations and strategies to embrace diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) through reducing racism and bias. (OADN, November 2023)鈥
- Reflection:鈥疶he journey of recognizing implicit bias in nursing curriculum (AACN, February 2024)鈥
- Implicit Bias Review:鈥 Opportunities to Strengthen Diversity Equity Inclusion and Belonging in Nursing Education, AACN Transform National Conference (December 2021)鈥
- Competency Based Curriculum Redesign, Providing a Creative Pathway, OADN National Conference (November 2021)鈥
- A Nursing Narrative on Diversity Equity Inclusion and Belonging, 9th Annual Arizona Multicultural Education Conference (March 2021)鈥
- Bariatric Surgery Regain Outcomes, Sigma Theta Tau International Conference (October 2019)鈥
- Interventions and Remediation as Criteria for Program Readmission, ACEN National Conference (July 2019)鈥
- Respiratory Failure Georgia Nursing Student Association Conference Augusta (October 2019 & 2020)鈥
- Bariatric Surgery Regain Outcomes, National Obesity Help Foundation, Anaheim, CA (October 2018)鈥
- Strategic Planning Influencing the Health Care Environment from a Nursing Education Perspective, University of San Diego (May 2017)鈥
- The Transition from Faculty into the Role of Deanship, University of Pepperdine Women in Leadership Conference (June 2016)鈥
Publications:
- 鈥2020 Jan/Mar;43(1):58-67. doi: 10.1097/CNQ.0000000000000291鈥 Caring for Adult Patients with Autism in the Critical Care Setting鈥
- Surgery Regain and Long-Term Outcomes among Women:鈥疷niversity of San Diego Podium presentation dissertation defense:鈥Bariatric Surgery Regain and Long-Term Outcomes among Women:鈥疭elf-Efficacy, Social Support and Health Promotion Lifestyle鈥
- 鈥2017 Jan;48:55-61. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2016.09.016. Epub 2016 Sep 28鈥Assessing Learning Styles of Graduate Entry Nursing Students as a Classroom Research Activity: A quantitative research study鈥
Grants:
- California Community College Chancellor鈥檚 Office Enrollment Growth Nursing (2016, 2017, 2018) $188,000聽
- California Community College Chancellor鈥檚 Office Assessment and Remediation Nursing Grant (2016, 2017, 2018) $57,000
- CTE Perkins Grant Funding San Diego City College (2016鈥2017) $12,000
- Song Brown Governor鈥檚 Nursing Education Grant (2013, 2015) $200,000/$120,000
- CTE Perkins Grant Funding MT San Jacinto College (2012, 2013, 2014) $11,000聽
- Basic Skills Initiative Grant, MT San Jacinto College (2014) $12,000聽
- CTEA Perkins Grant Funding San Diego City College (2016) $11,300
- Hemet Valley Rotary Student Scholarship Award (2014) $10,000鈥$15,000 annually for MT San Jacinto College聽
Awards:
- Celebration of Women, Achieving My Purpose Organization, 爱污传媒, Arizona (2021)鈥
- Point Loma Nazarene Nursing Education Award (2018)鈥
- Irene Palmer Research Scholar University of San Diego, 2016, $3,500鈥
- Doris Howell Foundation Women鈥檚 Research Scholar, 2017, $6,000
- Patrons of Nursing Scholar University of California San Diego (UCSD), 1999, $1,500鈥
- Assessment Technology Institute (ATI) Nurses Touch Award, 2014, $1,500鈥
- Nursing Honor Society Induction (Sigma Theta Tau Chapter), 爱污传媒, 2000
Professional associations:
- Member of the National League for Nursing鈥
- Member of the American Organization of Nursing Leadership鈥
- Member of the American Associate of Colleges of Nursing鈥
- Member of the Association of Advanced Critical Care Nursing鈥
- Member of the Organization of Associate Degree Nursing鈥
- Member of the National Physique Committee鈥
