Ellis D. Vaughan, DNP, RN

Adjunct Instructor
Department of Public Health Leadership and Practice

Honors and Awards

Glaxo SmithKline Child Health Award
, Raising the Voice of Immunizations Campaign

Best Capstone Award
, East Tennessee State University Graduate Studies

Service Activities

Western North Carolina Association of Public Health Nurse Administrators- Past President (current)

100 Distinguished Public Health Nurse in North Carolina Award Committee (2019) 

North Carolina Association of Public Health Nurse Administrators- Past President 2020

Committee on Practice and Education- NC Association of Nurse Administrators (current)

Association of Public Health Nurses (current)

NC Public Health Association (current)

Shield of Protection- Immunization Coalition, Buncombe County- Co-Founder (current)

Nurse Family Partnership Community Advisory Board- Co-Chair (current)

North Carolina Immunization Coalition Steering Committee (current)

Key Publications

A shield of protection: HPV and cancer prevention. (2016). MAHEC virtual nursing grand rounds.

EMR lessons learned. (2015). Mitchell and McCormick National Conference .

Raising the Voice of Immunizations. (2015). North Carolina State Immunization Conference.

Norovirus, MRSA, and Needle Safety Training. (2012). Long Term Care Conference .

Pertussis Outbreak in Buncombe County. (2011). North Carolina Communicable Disease Conference.

Education

  • DNP, Executive Leadership Track , East Tennessee State University, 2016
  • Bachelors of Science (BSN), Nursing, Western Carolina University, 2000
  • Associate Degree, Nursing, RN, Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, 1997