Kimberly Kennel, PhD, RN-BC, CCRN, CNE, CNEcl
Assistant Professor
874 Union Ave., Room 343
Memphis, TN, 38163
901.448.9447
kkennel1@uthsc.edu
Dr. Kimberly Kennel is an Assistant Professor for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center who joined the faculty of the College of Nursing in August 2022. Prior to joining UT Health Science Center, she was an Associate Professor at Baptist Health Sciences University for 13 years in the role of Medical Surgical coordinator. She received her diploma of nursing from Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in 1991 and her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Union University in 2003. She completed her Master of Science in Nursing degree focusing on Nursing Education at Union University in 2009. She completed her PhD in Nursing Science in 2018 at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Her dissertation was titled 鈥淭he Effects of Career Commitment, Distress, and Persistence on Academic Success among Undergraduate Baccalaureate Nursing Students.鈥�
Dr. Kennel鈥檚 teaching experience includes undergraduate Adult Health Medical Surgical courses including classroom/clinical/simulation instruction along with Pharmacology. Dr. Kennel鈥檚 clinical experience as a bedside nurse includes acute and critical care with the Baptist Memorial Health Care system. She was the 2021 Faculty Daisy Award Recipient from Baptist Health Sciences University for Extraordinary Nursing Faculty. Dr. Kennel was awarded the Student Government Association Excellence in Teaching Award from UT Health Science Center in May 2024.
Dr. Kennel maintains certification in Medical Surgical Nursing, Critical Care Nursing, and is a Certified Nurse Educator and Certified Clinical Nurse Educator. Dr. Kennel鈥檚 research interests and publications include self-care in nursing education and student success/persistence and barriers students encounter within a nursing program. She is currently Treasurer of TNA District One and Past-President of the Greater Memphis Chapter of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses. She is a member of American Association of Nurses (ANA), Tennessee Nurses Association (TNA), American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN), Sigma Theta Tau International-Beta-Theta at large Chapter (STTI), National League of Nursing (NLN), Greater Memphis Area Advanced Practice Nurses (GMAAPN), and the Mid-South Association for Nursing Professional Development (MSANPD). Dr. Kennel is a faculty advisor for UTHSC Student Nurse鈥檚 Association.
Dr. Kennel鈥檚 teaching responsibilities include didactic and clinical instruction in the BSN program.