Benjamin White, PhD, RN

Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing

Email: whiteb@plu.edu

Office Location:Ramstad Hall - Room 328

  • Professional
  • Biography

Education

  • Bachelor of Science , Nursing , University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
  • PhD, Nursing , University of Washington

Areas of Emphasis or Expertise

  • My current research interests include identifying environmental factors that facilitate interprofessional collaboration, resilience, and employee wellbeing in school settings.
  • Full-time faculty at PLU and part-time substitute school nurse.

Selected Publications

Selected Presentations

  • National Association of School Nurses Conference , Bi-coastal examination of school health services: Data to advance health equity. Willgerodt, M., Maughan, E., White B., DeCato, S., Poland, E., & Stumpf, R. (June 28- July 1, 2024)
  • Western Institute of Nursing , Exploring predictors of resilience in pediatric nurses. White, B.M. (April 19-22, 2023)
  • Western Institute of Nursing , Resilience Through the Eyes of Nurse Practitioner Students: A Photovoice Study. White, B.M. (April 14-17, 2021)
  • Western Institute of Nursing , Medicalizaton is Appropriation. White, B.M. (April 15-18, 2020)
  • Advancing Analytics for Children's Hospitals Conference., MPEWS in the Pediatric PACU setting. White, B.M. (June 4-6, 2019)

Accolades

  • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Future of Nursing Scholar, University of Washington, School of Nursing (2018-2021)
  • Beaumont Foundation Scholarship, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (2009)

Biography

I have been privileged to work in Pediatric nursing for my bedside nursing career in
intensive care, preoperative, and burn care settings. Along the way, I became involved
in process improvement and nursing professional development work. My experiences
contributed to the development of my passion for health work environments, including in
my current clinical work as a school nurse.