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Lachel Story, PhD, RN
Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing

Email: jstory@lsuhsc.edu

Phone: 504-568-4137

Office: 325

Office Hours:

Mondays 9am-12pm

Thursdays 9am-12pm

Fridays 9am-12pm


Research Interests

artificial intelligence, research methods best practices, nursing education, nursing leadership, policy


Bio

Dr. Lachel Story is Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing as well as Professor Emerita at The University of Southern Mississippi College of Nursing and Health Professions. Dr. Story held a variety of administrative positions over her nearly 22-year career at Southern Miss, most recently was Dean. Over her 24-year career in higher education, she taught in associate, baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral programs. Dr. Story started her nursing career 30 years ago as an LPN. She received her BSN and MSN from Southern Miss and her PhD in Nursing from the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Her program of research includes community-based participatory research projects with a focus on Community Health Workers and health disparities. She has multiple publications and presentations regarding her research, innovative teaching strategies, and program evaluation. Additionally, she has a pathophysiology textbook in its fifth edition and an advanced pathophysiology textbook in its second edition. Dr. Story was selected for the Leadership for Academic Programs Fellowship and the Advancing Academic Leadership for New Deans Program through the American Association of Colleges of Nursing as well as the Management Development Program through Harvard’s Graduate School of Education.