Renee Martin is a tenure-track nursing Professor at the College of the Desert. She holds Master degrees in nursing and health care management. She obtained her PhD from University of Phoenix-School of Advanced Studies in 2014. She has 28 years of nursing experience, which includes 3 years as an Officer in the Army Nurse Corps. She maintains California Board of Registered Nursing instructor approvals in the following subjects: Obstetrics, Pediatrics, Gerontology, and Medical/ Surgical. She presented the topic of “Cultural Competence in Nursing” to the California Vocational Nursing Educators in 2010. Her research interests include health disparieties, maternal-child issues, cultural awareness, transcultural nursing, nursing education, and simulation in nursing. Renee Martin is a tenure-track nursing Professor at the College of the Desert. She holds Master degrees in nursing and health care management. She obtained her PhD from University of Phoenix-School of Advanced Studies in 2014. She has 28 years of nursing experience, which includes 3 years as an Officer in the Army Nurse Corps. She maintains California Board of Registered Nursing instructor approvals in the following subjects: Obstetrics, Pediatrics, Gerontology, and Medical/ Surgical. She presented the topic of “Cultural Competence in Nursing” to the California Vocational Nursing Educators in 2010. Her research interests include health disparieties, maternal-child issues, cultural awareness, transcultural nursing, nursing education, and simulation in nursing.

Midwifery and Women’s Health