Ellen Buckner, RN, DSN

Executive Committee and Research Chair

Shortly after completing the BSN at University of Alabama at Birmingham in 1975, Ellen Buckner volunteered to serve as the camp nurse for the camp at which she had been on staff year before. The work became part of her formative experience as a nurse, much treasured to this day. For many years, she found a way, summer after summer, to continue to volunteer as a camp nurse and frequently took nursing students with her for a clinical experience.
Ellen has an A.B. in Religion from Duke University and an M.S. in psychology from UAB. In 1987, she completed the Doctor of Science in Nursing (DSN) at UAB. For several years now, Ellen has taught nursing at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. During that time she developed independent studies and electives in basic and advanced (special populations) camp nursing. In 1995, Ellen received the President's Excellence Award in teaching from UAB.

Ellen's students have cited camp nursing as one of the most influential experiences of their nursing curriculum. She has conducted research studies in numerous areas - including camp nursing - and currently coordinates the undergraduate disciplinary Honors Program in Nursing at UAB.

ACN members have also benefited from Ellen's work. She presented at Camp ASCCA's 1998 Camp Nurse Workshop, presented at ACN's International Camp Health Conference in 1999, was a participant in development of ACN's Hallmarks of a Healthy Camp Community, and has been a contributing author to CompassPoint.

Ellen's Board responsibility (and passion) is to develop the research arm of ACN. Her plans include support and encouragement of studies in all areas, development of a network of people with interest in camp nursing research, and expansion of ACN's publications specific to research.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Ellen Buckner, RN, DSN
1524 Shades Crest Rd
Birmingham, AL 35226

205-934-6799

bucknere@uab.edu