Dr. Pam Springer holds a Ph.D. in Education with an emphasis in higher education administration from the University of Idaho, an M.S. in Nursing Administration from California State in Fresno, and a B.S. in Nursing from Idaho State University. Dr. Springer served as Associate Dean in the College of Health Sciences and was the Director of the School of Nursing until retiring from the positions in August 2013. Her current research efforts are in organizational culture in higher education and community-based participatory research with African refugees, focusing on communication in health care. She continues to serve as an adjunct professor at Boise State and as the Director of Clinical Learning Services for St. Luke’s Health System.