Assistant Professor
(334) 844- 5973
reedreb@auburn.edu

Education
Auburn University, 1983
University of Texas at Arlington, 1987
Auburn University, 2007

Interest
Nurse- Patient Therapeutic Communication
Medication Reconciliation
International Nursing
Diabetes Education and Management
Curriculum Theory

Teaching Areas
Phamacology and Professional Concepts

Overview
Dr. Libba Reed McMillan, RN is currently an Assistant Professor at Auburn University’s School of Nursing. Dr. McMillan teaches junior level nursing students Pharmacology and Professional Concepts. Her research interests include nurse- patient therapeutic communication, medication reconciliation, international nursing, diabetes education and management, and curriculum theory. Her doctoral dissertation is entitled “Empathy and Empathic Communication: Nursing Student Perceptions of Program Effectiveness, Academic Experiences, and Competence”. Her vast nursing experience includes emergency/trauma, school nursing, critical care, cardiac rehabilitation and medical surgical nursing. Dr. McMillan is a CCNE accreditation evaluator and is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society.