Tiffinie Zellars

Tiffinie Zellers

Assistant Professor

Gordon E. Inman College of Nursing

DNP Vanderbilt University; MSN (Nursing Informatics) Vanderbilt University; MSPH (Health Administration) Meharry Medical College; BSN Tennessee State University

Location: Inman Center 403 C

615-460-5236
tiffinie.zellars@belmont.edu

Biography

Dr. Zellars was the first Nurse Faculty Fellow for Belmont’s College of Health Sciences & Nursing and now serves as Assistance Professor of Nursing in Belmont’s Baccalaureate Program, teaching students at both the Sophomore and Juniors levels.

She earned her BSN from Tennessee State University, her MSPH from Meharry Medical College & both her MSN and DNP from Vanderbilt University. Throughout her professional career, she has accelerated in a wide range of clinical arenas, such as Labor & Delivery, Home Health, Surgical Intensive Care, Acute-Care Case Management, Managed-Care Case Management and Population Health. Prior to Belmont, her practice concentrated in areas of nursing that translated Electronic Health Record (EHR) data into programs that improve health outcomes for patient populations.

Honors and Awards
Induction into Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society, Iota Chapter, 2015 

Personal testimony
Dr. Zellars firmly believes that her Lord & Savior, Jesus Christ, provided her with all the amazing nursing experiences listed above, as a preamble to her ultimate destination, which is to serve Him through education, support and encouragement to the next generation of talented nurses…and for that, she is extremely grateful.