Debbie Lyles, PhD, MN, RN, CNE

Director of Consulting

Debbie Lyles, PhD, MN, RN, CNE, is the Director of Consulting at Assessment Technologies Institute (ATI). She has been a registered nurse for over 35 years with 28 years of post-secondary nursing education experience. Her nursing education experience includes RN-BSN and Associate Degree Nursing. Dr.Lyles graduated from MUSC in Charleston, South Carolina with a bachelor of science in nursing. She has worked as a clinical nurse in pediatric critical care, pediatric oncology, and home health. She earned a master’s degree in nursing from the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina and a PhD in post-secondary and adult education from Capella University. Prior to joining ATI, she served in various senior administrative positions, faculty positions, and advisory boards at the state and local level. Her areas of expertise include curriculum development, accreditation, curriculum implementation, student policies, and program evaluation. Active in the accreditation process, she served as a site visitor, site visitor chair, review panel member and appeal panel member.

Research interests include simulation, specifically capstone simulation experience and interdisciplinary simulation. In addition, she has been a member of Sigma Theta Tau and received several recognitions of teaching excellence throughout her career.