Dr. Barbara Birriel

Associate Professor

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Biography

Barbara Birriel is an Associate Research Professor at Penn State Ross Carol Nese College of Nursing, primarily involved in the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner option DNP program. With a PhD in Nursing Bioethics from Pennsylvania State University, Birriel has extensive experience in critical care clinical practice as a nurse practitioner in the Heart Vascular ICU at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. She specializes in research areas such as bioethics, collaborative research in implementation science, and telehealth, focusing on critical care family surrogate decision-making. Birriel has taught various courses over the years, including health care policy and principles of nursing research, and has developed several advanced practice courses. She has presented at multiple conferences on topics related to ethics in nursing practice and the role of telehealth in healthcare delivery. Her contributions to the field also include participating in research that involves the examination of methodological opportunities in nursing education. As an advisor for graduate students, she has guided numerous MSN and DNP candidates. Birriel is affiliated with several professional organizations and is a fellow of the American College of Critical Care Medicine.

Research Interests

Courses

NURS 200W: Principles of Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice NURS 494: Honors Thesis NURS 588: Health Care Policy Nursing Healthcare Scholars NURS 596: Individual Studies NURS 601: Dissertation Preparation NURS 602: Supervised Experience in College Teaching NURS 824: Primary Palliative Care: Interdisciplinary Approach NURS 825: Primary Palliative Care: Interdisciplinary Management of Advanced Serious Illness NURS 826: Interdisciplinary Practicum in Primary Palliative Care Role NURS 860: Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Role NURS 861: Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Role II NURS 862: Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Practicum NURS 862D: Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Practicum NURS 863: Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Practicum II NURS 863D: Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Practicum II NURS 864: Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Integrative Practicum NURS 865: Pharmacology for Acute Care Nurse Practitioners NURS 866: Health Assessment for Adult Gerontology Population in Acute Care

Requirements for Pennsylvania State University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:23
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7
GRE General
Prerequisites
Master's degree in related field for PhD Baccalaureate degree from accredited institution
Application Checklist
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Writing Sample
  • Official Transcripts
  • Resume/CV
Specialization Notes

GRE scores are highly recommended but not strictly required for Applied Linguistics.