Karen  Rawls PhD, MSN/Ed, RN, FANHE

School of Nursing - Department of Nursing

Dr. Karen Rawls is a seasoned professional licensed registered nurse having leadership and teaching experience across a variety of nursing programs and clinical areas. She currently is an Associate Professor at Hawaii Pacific University School of Nursing.

Dr. Rawls received her PhD in Education, specializing in nursing education and research, from Capella University and holds an MSN in nursing education, a BSN from the University of Phoenix, and ADN from Georgia State University Perimeter. She is a scholarly Fellow with the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments.

Dr. Rawls is a veteran nurse educator having taught lecture, didactic, clinical, and skills lab as well as NCLEX review in hospitals, colleges and universities across the United States and China. Dr. Rawls is the owner of Health Education Learning Programs. Her company utilizes organizational platforms to address health equity concerns, provide nursing education, investigate environmental health issues, and promote best practices that foster cultures of wellness. She is a life member of the National Black Nurses Association, Vice President of the Atlanta Black Nurses Association, President-elect for the Georgia Nurses Foundation, Chair for the Georgia Nurses Social Justice and Racial Equity Workgroup. She is also on the board of AHEC Southeastern Primary Care Consortium, Ambassador for America Cancer Society, Ambassador for Ebenezer Baptist Church Health Ministry, Legislative Presenter for the Georgia Nurses Leadership Coalition and Board Chair for Rooted Group. She enjoys traveling, listening to music, family time, tutoring novice nurses, and cooking.