Associate Professor
(334) 844-6756
bentlrl@auburn.edu

Education
BSN, Jacksonville State University, 1977
MSN, Troy State University, 1989
Ed.D., Auburn University, 2004

Interests
Obstetrical Nursing, Women's Health, Curriculum and Evaluation of Curriculum, Cultural Competency, Interactive Education

Teaching Areas
Obstetrical Nursing, Women's Health, Fundamentals of Nursing, Fundamentals Skill Laboratory, Spiritual and Cultural Nursing

Current Research
Peer Mentors in Nursing, Smoking Cessation in Pregnancy, Culutral Competency, and International Service Learning

Overview
Regina Bentley received her undergraduate degree in nursing from Jacksonville State University and master's degree in nursing from Troy State University in Montgomery. She received her Doctorate in Adult Education from Auburn University. The focus of her doctoral research was predicting success of nursing students in the Accelerated Nursing Degree Program and the Traditional Nursing Degree Program at Auburn University School of Nursing. She has served as Chair of the Evaluation Committee for two years and her paper on evaluation was reported along with Jenny Hamner in Nurse Educator. Her outreach includes, International Service Learning in Quito, Ecuador, as well as, working with pregnant teens locally.

Regina Bentley's recent publications and presentations

Bentley, R. and Ellison, K. (2007). Increasing cultural competence in Nursing through International Service Learning Experiences. Nurse Educator, 32(5), 207-211.

Hamner, J. and Bentley, R. (2007). Learning from Experience: twelve Years with 2nd Degree BSN Students. Nurse Educator 32(3).

Bentley, R. (2006). Comparison of Traditional and Accelerated Baccalaureate Nursing Graduates Nurse Educator, 31(2),79-83.

Bentley, R. and Ellison, K.J.(2005). Impact of a Service Learning Project on Nursing Students, Nursing Education Perspectives, 26(5), 287-290.

Hamner, J. and Bentley, R. (2003). A Systematic Evaluation Plan that Works. Nurse Educator, 28(4). 179-184.

May 2002 Health Promotion and Risk Assessments for Pregnant Adolescents and Newborns. Service Learning Grant, $1,000.00

Hamner, J. and Bentley, R. (2003). A systematic evaluation plan that works. Nurse Educator (28 (4), 179 - 184. Sept./Oct. 2003).

Bentley, R. (2003). Examination and comparison of academic success rates of traditional nursing students and accelerated nursing degree students in one four-year university . (Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Auburn University).

Presentations
Fall 2001 Nursing As A Career, Jemison High School

October 3, 2002 Cross Cultural Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau, Auburn, Alabama

October 26, 2003 Opportunities for International Nursing, SIFAT, Lineville, Alabama

April 30, 2003 ASNA FACES Service Learning: Helping Teens Transition From Pregnancy to Parenthood

November 12, 2004 AACN Baccalaureate Education Conference Examination of Success Rates of Traditional Nursing Students and Accelerated Nursing Students in One Four-year University. (Scheduled).