Angela Silvestri-Elmore, Ph.D., APRN, FNP-BC, CNE
Associate Professor-in-Residence, Associate Dean for Entry and Prelicensure Education
Biography
Angela Silvestri-Elmore serves as the Associate Dean for Entry and Prelicensure Education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Nursing. A clinician, educator, researcher, and author, she joined the School of Nursing in 2016 and has since provided visionary leadership in curriculum design, program expansion, and student success initiatives. She oversees the BSN and DEMSN programs and the simulation center. An experienced family nurse practitioner, she maintains clinical practice at UNLV’s Student Health Center, where she also precepts nursing students. She serves on Ph.D. dissertation committees, and mentors students, faculty, and program directors.
Expertise
Silvestri-Elmore’s area of expertise lies in nursing education. As a certified nurse educator, she focuses on licensure exam preparation for new graduates, clinical education innovation, and nursing student success from both academic and non-academic perspectives.
Classes Taught
Silvestri-Elmore has taught in classroom, clinical, and simulation settings. She currently teaches Adult Medical-Surgical Nursing and teaches in the Family Nurse Practitioner program. She has previously taught Advanced Health Assessment, Nutrition and Human Development Across the Lifespan, Foundations of Care in Nursing, Gerontological Nursing, and Complex Care in Nursing within the prerequisite, undergraduate, and graduate nursing programs.
Education Background
Silvestri-Elmore earned a bachelor’s in nursing and in sociology from Salve Regina University in Newport, RI, and her master’s—with a focus in nursing education—and Ph.D. from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She also has a post-master's graduate certificate in advanced practice and is a board-certified family nurse practitioner.
Research or Scholarship
Her scholarly work focuses on nursing education, clinical judgment, student success, and NCLEX preparation, with publications in peer-reviewed journals and authorship of widely used NCLEX review resources. She has secured competitive funding, including grants from the Health Resources and Services Administration and the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, advancing faculty development and disability inclusion in nursing education.
Awards, recognitions, or group affiliations
Silvestri-Elmore's work in nursing education has earned recognition including the Nevada Nurses Foundation Shining Stars of Nursing in Nevada in 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, and 2024 and the UNLV School of Nursing Faculty & Staff Appreciation Award for Outstanding Scholarship in 2020. She is an AACN Elevating Leaders in Academic Nursing (ELAN) Fellow, Sigma Theta Tau International New Academic Leadership Academy Scholar, Phi Kappa Phi Member, and the Nevada State Board of Nursing Education Advisory Committee Member.