Angel Smothers, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC

Associate Dean of Community Engagement

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Nursing

Department:

Office of Faculty Practice and Community Engagement

Classification:

Faculty

Clinical Associate Professor

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Nursing

Department:

Family / Community Health Department

Classification:

Clinical Faculty

• DNP, West Virginia University, 2011
• MSN, West Virginia University, 2004
• BSN, Bluefield State, 2001
• ADN, Bluefield State, 1999

Smothers, A. M., Constantine, L., & Young, S. (2020) Management of Chronic Non-Bacterial Prostatitis and Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome in the Adult Male Patient with Co-Morbid Conditions. Journal of Christian Nursing.

Li, J., Smothers, A. M., Fang, W., & Borland, M. (2019) Undergraduate Nursing Students’ Perception of End-of-Life Care Education Placement in the Nursing Curriculum (Vol. 21, pp. 1–7). Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing.

Piamjariyakul, U., Smith , C., & Smothers, A. M. (2018) Empirical Verification of a Coaching Module for Home Care of Rare and Advanced Lung Diseases .

• Graduate Faculty Status - (2024)
• Rural Health Leader - (October, 2024)
• 2023 WVU Engaged Research Scholar Award - (2023)
• WVU Engaged Scholar Institute - (March, 2023)
• 2022 Undergraduate Research Mentor Award - (2022)

• 2004-2029 APRN- FNP-BC - ANCC (2024)
• CPR Instructor - AHA (2022)

Teaching interests: Palliative care and faith community nursing

Community Engagement
Faith Community Nursing

• Building Nurse-led Access to Care Points Wayne County Pallottine Foundation - - 2023 - 2025
• 2023 SURE - - 2023 -
• 2022 Building Access to Nursing Led Care Through Faith Community Settings - 2022 Pallottine Foundation - 2022 - 2023
• 2022 SURE Program - - 2022 - 2022
• 2022 Visiting Neighbors Project - - 2022 - 2023