Dr. Michelle Aebersold, Author, Professor, University of Michigan

Dr. Michelle Aebersold is a Clinical Professor at the University of Michigan School of Nursing and a Clinical Associate Professor in the School of Information. She is a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator and a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing. Dr. Aebersold is an XR Faculty Innovator in Residence through the University of Michigan XR Initiative.

Dr. Aebersold’s leadership experience includes roles in the practice environments, including oversight of nursing intensive care units, acute care units, and outpatient specialty clinics. Dr. Aebersold also developed the simulation program for the UM School of Nursing and oversaw the development of the 13,000 square foot simulation center, which opened in 2015.

Dr. Aebersold has been teaching since 2006. She teaches in the area of leadership, analytics, quality and safety in the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral nursing courses. She often oversees doctoral students for their scholarly projects and participates on dissertation committees.

Dr. Aebersold has extensive experience in using a variety of simulation learning methods including mannequin-based simulation, virtual and augmented realities, and virtual gaming. She has developed numerous case studies, simulations, and skill-based resources for use in the undergraduate nursing programs.

Dr. Aebersold has numerous publications, presents on a variety of topics, and is often an invited speaker at international, regional, and local conferences. She consults with nursing schools around improving their simulation programs, developing virtual educational assets and other projects. Along with Dr. Gonzalez, she is one of the authors of Clinical Nursing Skills: Basic to Advanced Skills, 9th Edition, a publication of Pearson Education.