Faculty Profiles
Renée Schutze
My passion for education has been a constant driving force in my professional career. My journey has taken me from bedside nursing to adjunct faculty member and childbirth unit staff educator. I firmly believe Saint Mary's College provides an education that empowers individuals to reach their professional dreams. Saint Mary's also provides a supportive and nurturing environment that allows its students to feel safe as they develop into change agents capable of transforming the communities in which they live.
I have a tremendous love for Saint Mary's. I graduated with my BSN in 2009, and when the time came to continue my education, I knew right away that I would pursue my DNP nowhere other than Saint Mary's. Professors here at Saint Mary's have mentored and encouraged me throughout my professional development. I feel truly blessed to have the opportunity to continue this institution's great traditions as an educator and mentor of future Saint Mary's nurses.
Education
- DNP, Saint Mary's College
- BSN, Saint Mary's College
Areas of Expertise
Perinatal Nursing (RNC-OB)
Research Interests
- Maternal and infant health outcomes related to maternal substance use disorder
- Maternal and infant health disparities
Courses Recently Taught
NURS 522 - Perinatal Nursing
Professional Experience
- Registered Nurse - Health & Counseling Center at Saint Mary's College, February 2023 - Present
- Nurse Educator - Childbirth Unit, September 2018 - February 2023
- Registered Nurse - Childbirth Unit, May 2009 - February 2023
- Adjunct Nursing Department Faculty - Foundations Laboratory, January 2014 -May 2020
- Adjunct Nursing Department Faculty - Perinatal Nursing Clinical, January 2013 - December 2018
Professional Memberships
American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)