Dr. Beth Culross, PhD, RN, GCNS-BC, CHSE, is the Director of the Learning Resource Center and an Assistant Professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing. She has been Nurse Educator in professional practice and academia since 2004. Dr. Culross earned her Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing from Salisbury University, Master of Science in Nursing from Rush University College of Nursing, and Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Nebraska Lincoln. She earned a Graduate Certificate in Health Simulation Education and is a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator. Dr. Culross and colleagues have published in peer reviewed journals, presented at local and national conferences, and received grant funding for development of immersive virtual reality simulation pedagogy.