Barbara Brunt Alumni Profile

Distinguished Alumni Award

Educational Consultant, Brunt Consulting Services

Barbara Brunt, MA, MN, RN. NPD-BC, NE-BC, FABC, earned a Master’s in Community Health Education degree from Kent State University and a Master’s in Nursing from the University of Dundee in Scotland.  Currently serving as an educational consultant, she holds certifications in Nursing Professional Development and as a Nurse Executive.

Throughout 44 years of nursing professional development experience, she has received numerous awards, including the Barbara Donaho Distinguished Leadership in Learning award from Kent State, and served in a number of leadership roles in professional organizations. Barb is an accomplished writer and researcher and has published numerous articles, chapters, and books on various educational topics.

She most recently was a member of the American Nurses Association workgroup that revised Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, to be published in July 2021. She served as a section editor and author for five editions of the Core Curriculum for Nursing Professional Development.