Heather McKnight

Heather McKnight, DNP, RN, NE-BC, currently serves as Dean and Director of Nursing/Associate Professor/Department Chair for Nursing, Kinesiology, and Social Work at Texas A&M University-Texarkana since October 2018. Previously, McKnight held the positions of Acute Care Services Director and Magnet Program Director at CHRISTUS Health from January 2017 to September 2018, and served as an Assistant Professor of Nursing at Texas A&M University - Texarkana from August 2015 to January 2017. Additional roles include Adjunct Professor at Kaplan University and Assistant Professor at both Southern Arkansas University and Texarkana College. McKnight's clinical experience includes serving as PI/Stroke Coordinator and Staff RN at CHRISTUS Health. Academic credentials include a Doctor of Nursing Practice and MSN in Leadership and Management from Walden University, an ADN in Nursing, and a BS in Psychology from Southern Arkansas University.