Faculty & Staff

Ms. Brenda Austin
Assistant Professor

My office hours: Mon 9-11, Wed 9-11, Fri 8-12. 
Students may stop by my office to sign up for these times OR may email me for an appointment at other times. 

Personal Pronouns: she/her

AAS North Central Missouri College   1977

BSN University of Missouri -Columbia   1999

MSN Walden University   2006 

Brenda has over 27 years teaching nursing and 48 years as a registered nurse. She has held positions in the clinical area in critical care, medical-surgical and obstetrics. She also has many years experience in simulation and interprofessional education activities. While at Truman, she has taught Pharmacology, Adult Health, Maternal-Newborn and Fundamentals/Assessment. She enljoys teacihing difficult concepts and seeing the student understand and apply those concepts in the clinical setting. Her greatest passion is being in clinical with students and bedsise nursing.