Tanya Haas, DNP, RN, ACTTP

Dr. Tanya Haas is an Associate Professor in the School of Nursing. She brings over 20 years of nursing experience and teaches didactic and seminar courses in both the undergraduate and graduate programs. Her expertise includes emergency nursing, organizational leadership and management, nursing education, and care coordination. Her areas of interest are transitions of care in vulnerable populations, curriculum development, and integrating innovative technology, such as virtual reality, into the classroom. Dr. Haas has also served in a variety of leadership roles and most recently became a fellow of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing’s Elevating Leaders in Academic Nursing program.

Research

Select Publications

• Alanazi*, S. J., Haas, T., & Scafide, K. N. (2023). Interventions to enhance nursing student compliance with infection control: A systematic review. Nursing Education Perspectives, 44(6), E45-E-49. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001168
• Cieslowski, B. J., & Haas, T. (2023). Innovative learning: Implementing virtual reality in a large class or prelicensure students using limited equipment, time, and resources. Nursing Education Perspectives. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001110
• Cieslowski, B., Haas, T., Oh, K. M., Chang, K., & Oetjen, C. (2023). The development and pilot testing of immersive virtual reality simulation training for prelicensure nursing students: A quasi experimental study. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 77, 6-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2023.02.001
• Cieslowski, B. J., & Haas, T. (2022). Accelerated learning: Virtual reality in the classroom. Nurse Educator, 47(2), 129. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNE.0000000000001149

Affiliations

Member

• American Association of Colleges of Nursing
• American Nurses Association
• Sigma-Epsilon Zeta Chapter
• Virginia Medical Reserve Corps
• Virginia Nurses Association

Degrees

• DNP, Nursing, Administration, George Mason University
• MSN, Nursing, Leadership/Management, Walden University
• BSN, Nursing, University of North Carolina-Wilmington