Laura M. Klenke-Borgmann, PhD, RN, CHSE

Professional Background

Dr. Klenke-Borgmann is a Clinical Associate Professor in the School of Nursing. She currently serves as the Associate Dean for the Undergraduate Programs and the Department Chair: Family, Community and Health Systems.

She leads large-scale competency-based curricular transformation grounded in simulation science and experiential learning.

As an academic leader and simulation scholar, she designs and implements comprehensive curriculum redesign aligned with national and international competency frameworks. Her work integrates SimZones, assessment science, and structured experiential learning to advance practice readiness.

She specializes in translating competency standards into coherent curriculum architecture — aligning outcomes, learning experiences, assessment strategies, and faculty development to ensure sustainable implementation.

• BSN, Nursing, Purdue University
• MSN, Nursing Education, Univ of Pennsylvania
• PhD, Nursing Education in Simulation, Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania

• Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator, Society for Simulation in Healthcare
• Kansas Licensed Registered Nurse, Kansas State Board

• National League for Nursing, Member, 2021 - Present
• International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning, Member, 2020 - Present
• KUMC Insitutional Review Board, Member, 2020 - Present
• Midwest Nursing Research Society, Member, 2019 - Present
• The University of Kansas School of Nursing, Curriculum Committee, Member, 2019 - Present

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• The Effect of Inter-Professional Simulations in the Classroom on Pre-Licensure, Baccalaureate Nursing Students’ Clinical Judgment Development , The University of Kansas School of Nursing, PI

• Klenke-Borgmann, Laura. 2020. High-Fidelity Simulation in the Classroom for Clinical Judgment Development in Third-Year Baccalaureate Nursing Students. Nursing Education Perspectives, 41 (3), 185-186
• Klenke-Borgmann, Laura., M, Cantrell, Mary Ann, Mariani, Bette. 2020. Nurse Educator's Guide to Clinical Judgment: A Review of Conceptualization, Measurement, and Development. Nursing Education Perspectives, 41 (4), 215-221
• Klenke-Borgmann, Laura. 2020. High-Fidelity Simulation in the Classroom for Clinical Judgment Development in Third-Year Baccalaureate Nursing Students. Nursing Education Perspectives, 41 (3), 185-186
• Klenke-Borgmann, Laura, Cantrell, Mary Ann, Mariani, Bette. 2021. Clinical Judgment in Nursing Students After Observation of In-Class Simulations. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 51, 19-27
• Klenke-Borgmann, Laura, Cantrell, Mary Ann. 2021. The Design and Validation of Three Inter-Professional Simulations: A Feasibility Study. Nursing Education Perspectives, 42 (6), E37-E39