Debra Drake

Biography

Debbie has worked fulltime at IWU since 1996.  Her clinical background is in maternal child nursing; her specialty is nursing administration.  Debbie teaches in the Masters of Nursing in Administration major and also the dual degree MSN/MBA. 

Debbie has used her nursing skills to lead a Parish Nursing program and also serves at a Shelter for domestic violence as a nurse.

Interest

Debbie’s areas of research interest are nursing leadership, nurse retention, incivility, quality management, and change management.

Degrees

• BSN
  1976, Olivet Nazarene University
• MSN
  1992, Bradley University
• PhD
  2010, Walden University