Elizabeth Crusse

Department of Nursing Assistant Chairperson and Clinical Associate Professor

Dr. Elizabeth Crusse

Contact Info

Phone:
Office:
Linthicum Hall,
Room 301J

Education

D.N.P., American Sentinel University
M.S., Towson University
M.A., College of Notre Dame of Maryland
B.S., College of Notre Dame of Maryland
RN Diploma, St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing
Certified Nurse Educator
Geriatric Nurse Educator
End-of-Life Nurse Educator
Parish Nurse

Areas of Expertise

Leadership and management
Older adults
End-of-life care
Degree completion education for nursing students

Presentations

  • Schenk, L. & Crusse, E. (2018, May 21). Associate-to-Bachelor's (ATB) option: A collaborative practice model [Poster presentation]. 2018 Maryland Action Coalition Retreat & Leadership Summit: Building a Culture of Health in Maryland through the Lenses of Health Disparities and the Transformation of Nursing Education, Baltimore, MD, United States.
  • Schenk, L. & Crusse, E. (2018, May 21). Associate-to-Bachelor's (ATB) option [Poster presentation]. 2018 Maryland Action Coalition Retreat & Leadership Summit: Building a Culture of Health in Maryland through the Lenses of Health Disparities and the Transformation of Nursing Education, Baltimore, MD, United States.
  • Wons, K., Crusse, E., Feustle, J., Gable, H. & Naccarini, D. (2018, May 21). Advancing health through educational partnerships: Outcomes post five years of the Associate to Bachelor's Model [Poster presentation]. 2018 Maryland Action Coalition Retreat & Leadership Summit: Building a Culture of Health in Maryland through the Lenses of Health Disparities and the Transformation of Nursing Education. Baltimore, MD, United States.
  • Wons, K., Crusse, E., Weber, R., Brinkley, E., Gable, H., & Ramsel, N. (2015, April). The associate to bachelor’s (ATB) nursing dual degree model: Benefits and challenges of earlier university enrollment [Podium presentation]. 2015 USM Professional Day and CCBC's 8th Annual Articulation and Transfer Partnership Workshop. Baltimore, MD, United States.

  • Phillips, R., Crusse, E. P., & Kirwan, M. M. (2014, November 5-9). Nursing student learning in a free standing course: Project results [Poster presentation]. Gerontological Society of America 67th Annual Scientific Meeting. Washington, DC, United States.

  • Crusse, E. P., Wons, K., & Breitenbach, J. (2014, November 20-22). The good, the bad, and the ugly: Development, implementation, and outcomes of a dual admission AS/BS option [Peer-reviewed podium presentation]. American Association of Colleges of Nursing 2014 Baccalaureate Education Conference, Baltimore, MD, United States.

  • Crusse, E. P., & Kent, V.P.  (2012, October). Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be... [Podium presentation]. Maryland Nurses Association 109th Annual Convention, Annapolis, MD, United States.

  • Kent, V.P., & Crusse, E. P. (2009, April 2-3). Partnering in communities: Senior nursing students enhance quality of life for older adults [Peer-reviewed podium presentation]. Connecting the Dots: Geriatric Nursing, Education, and Clinical Simulation Conference (Offered collaboratively between The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and Flinders University School of Nursing, Adelaide, South Australia), Durham, North Carolina, United States.

Grants

  • 2015: Maryland Higher Education Commission, Nurse Support Program II: “Towson University Nursing Degree Completion Initiative”. Five year $1,658,385 award to expand the RN-BS and dual enrollment Associate-Baccalaureate nursing degree completion programs.