Professor Jeanine Hatfield is a tenure-track nursing educator who earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Texas Woman’s University in 2003. Her clinical nursing career includes 15 years of experience in emergency nursing, trauma care, clinical leadership, and precepting. Soon after moving to the Pacific Northwest from Texas, Professor Hatfield decided to try nursing education and loved it! After earning her Master of Science in Nursing Education from Grand Canyon University in 2017, she became a full-time nursing instructor.
Prior to becoming a nurse, Professor Hatfield earned a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and worked in pediatric infectious disease research. Her work contributed to several peer-reviewed journal publications.
As an educator, Professor Hatfield is passionate about creating engaging, inclusive learning experiences that prepare students for safe, thoughtful, patient-centered nursing care. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with family, hiking and camping with friends, and paddleboarding along Alki Beach.