Summary
Professor Bennett is passionate about achieving optimal population health through an empowered nursing workforce in Nevada and beyond. With over a decade of professional nursing experience in critical care, hospice, and school nursing, Sheryl is dedicated to supporting students in their journey within nursing as a caring science and fostering a resilient nursing workforce.
Scholarly interests
- Nursing education
- Nursing workforce
- Population health
- Health informatics
- Implementation science
- School nursing
- Cultural congruent nursing care
- Health policy & finance
Select Publications
- Baker, C., & Bennett, S. (2025). The Journal of School Nursing, [Online First].
- Bennett, S., Maughan, E. D., DeCato, S., Poland, E., & Jameson, B. E. (2025). The Journal of School Nursing, 41(1), 91-103.
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Bennett, S., Jameson, B., DeCato, S., Poland, E., & Maughan, E. D. (2024). [Online First].
- McCabe, E. M., Bennett, S., McGowan-Lowery, K., & Squires, A. P., (2024). [Online First].
- McCabe, E. M., Best, N., Bennett, S., & Jameson, B. (2024). American Journal of Nursing.
- Taylor, B., & Bennett, S. (2024, April). RNFormation. Nevada Nurses Association.
- McCabe, E. M., Kaskoun, J., Bennett, S., Meadows-Oliver, M., & Schroeder, K. (2024). . Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 38(2), 233-239.
- Bennett, S., McCabe, E. M., & Squires, A. P. (2023). NASN School Nurse, 38(6), 320-327.
- Bennett, S., & Watts, T. (2022). The Journal of School Nursing, 40(4), 446-451.
Select Unpublished Works
- Bennett, S., & Baker, C. (2024). Electronic health information exchange: Implications for school nurses National School Nurse Association 2024 Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, United States. [In-person poster session].
- McCabe, E. M., Kaskoun, J., Bennett, S., Meadows-Oliver, M., & Schroeder, K. (2024). Creating School Connectedness and belonging for newly immigrated students: Clinical pearls for culturally appropriate care. National School Nurse Association 2024 Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, United States. [In-person workgroup session].
- Northeastern University School Health Academy, Guest speaker, . November 7, 2023.
- Galemore, C. (Host). (2023, November) Interview Bennett, S., McCabe, E. M., & Squires, A. P.: Language access for families with limited English proficiency: Why does it matter? [Audio podcast]. Sage Publishing.
Courses taught
- NURS 318 Nursing Care of the Individual 1: Practicum & Skills Lab
- NURS 433 Nursing Care – Population Health
- NURS 412 Foundations of Nursing: Practicum
- NURS 346 Individual II Practicum
- NURS 465 Adult Health and Geriatric Medical Surgical: Practicum
- NURS 475 Population Health Theory
- NURS 483 Clinical Practicum Immersion
- NURS 759: Planning Strategies for Care of Specialized Populations
- NURS 760: Advanced Nursing Care for Specialized Populations Practicum
- NURS 780: Didactic Nursing Education
- NURS 781: Online Nursing Education
- NURS 794: Preparation and Utilization of Evidence-Based Scholarship
Education
- Doctor in Nursing Practice in Population Health from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Post Graduate Certificate in Nursing Education from Orvis School of Nursing, Â鶹´«Ã½AV
- Master’s Science of Nursing, Clinical Nurse Leader track from Orvis School of Nursing, Â鶹´«Ã½AV
- Bachelor’s in Nursing Science from Orvis School of Nursing, Â鶹´«Ã½AV
- Associate Degree in Nursing from Gateway Community College
- Bachelor’s in Business Administration from University of Hawai’i Hilo, emphasis in Accounting & Economics