Dr. Cynthia Clark is an award-winning nursing professor in the School of Nursing at Boise State University. Her pioneering work on fostering civility has opened essential conversations on a serious issue that often remains hidden and frequently ignored. She has brought national and international attention to the controversial issues of incivility and bullying in academic and work environments and has developed “best practices” on ways to prevent, minimize, and address uncivil and disruptive behavior. Dr. Clark is a fellow in both the American Academy of Nursing and the National League for Nursing Academy of Nursing Education. She is the recipient of the 2011 Excellence in Educational Research Award presented by the National League for Nurses in recognition of her pioneering work in fostering civility in the nursing community. Her publications have appeared in several peer-reviewed journals including Nursing Outlook, Advances in Nursing Science, Journal of Nursing Education, Nurse Educator, Nursing Education Perspectives, the Journal of Theory Construction and Testing, the Journal of Cultural Diversity, the Journal of Nursing Administration, and Clinical Simulation in Nursing. Dr. Clark spends her leisure time cardio kickboxing, hiking, biking, cooking, and reading. She especially enjoys spending time with her family and pets. For more information, please visit her website at http://nursing.boisestate.edu/civility/.
Articles
Exploring and Addressing Faculty-to-Faculty Incivility: A National Perspective and Literature Review (with Lynda Olender, Diane Kenski, and Cari Cardoni), Journal of Nursing Education (2013)
This is the first-known quantitative study to measure nursing faculty perceptions of faculty-to-faculty incivility. A...
Cindy's 'Five RITES' for Fostering Student-Driven Civility, Reflections on Nursing Leadership (2013)
Some readers may know I am a professor in the School of Nursing at Boise...
Students, Jedi Knights and the Promise of Civility, Reflections on Nursing Leadership (2012)
Some readers may know I am a professor in the School of Nursing at Boise...
Faculty and Student Perceptions of Academic Incivility in the People's Republic of China (with Cao Mei Juan, Barbara W. Allerton, Nancy S. Otterness, Wu Ya Jun, and Fu Wei), Journal of Cultural Diversity (2012)
This is the second article of a two-part series regarding nursing faculty and student perceptions...
Cyber-Bullying and Incivility in an Online Learning Environment, Part 2: Promoting Student Success in the Virtual Classroom (with Sara Ahten and Loredana Werth), Nurse Educator (2012)
The appeal of online learning has increased dramatically among nurses who are pursuing higher-education opportunities....
Books
Contributions to Books
What are Three Questions that Turn Competition into Collaboration? (with Kathleen T. Heinrich and Susan Luparell), A Nurse's Guide to Presenting and Publishing: Dare to Share (2008)
As in sports, so in nursing. Competition can enliven and strengthen. Or it can splinter...
Presentations
Plenary Session: Creating and Sustaining Civility in Nursing Education and Practice, Creating Healthy Work Environments Conference, Sigma Theta Tau International (2013)
Why Civility Matters, Beyond the Blue Faculty Podcasts, Boise State University (2011)
Incivility in American society is on the rise and rude and disruptive behavior is increasing...