Jason E Payne

Dr. Jason Payne joined the faculty in August 2021 as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing. His career spans over 20 years, and his previous academic appointments include The Ohio State University (OSU) College of Nursing and West Virginia University (WVU) School of Nursing. Dr. Payne is a board-certified family nurse practitioner (FNP), and his clinical expertise includes palliative care and hospice, perioperative medicine, and retail health.

Dr. Payne’s research and scholarship interests include health promotion, cardiovascular risk factor reduction, and chronic disease prevention via technology-enabled weight loss strategies. His most recent work in this area includes investigating the effectiveness of social media influencers' content on weight management in middle-aged women , funded through a fellowship with the UNCW Gender Studies Research Center (GSRC) and the impact of adherence to mobile-app-based dietary self-monitoring on weight loss in adults, funded by the Ohio Nurses Foundation (ONF). Additionally, Dr. Payne’s interest in technology-enabled interventions extends to studying technology-enabled student engagement in online courses and psychological safety during simulation. His most recent work in this area includes collaboration on a mixed-methods study to determine the impact of the Simulation Tool to Enhance Psychological Safety (STEPS) tool on psychological safety during simulated learning for prelicensure nursing students. Additionally, Dr. Payne serves as a peer reviewer for several scholarly journals.

Education

BSN in Nursing, Alderson-Broaddus College
MSN in Nursing (Family Nurse Practitioner), West Virginia University
PhD in Nursing, Duquesne University

Specialization in Teaching

DNP Program (FNP Concentration)
MSN-NE (Nurse Educator) Program
RN-BSN Program

Research Interests

Mobile health (mhealth)
Mobile apps
Obesity
Weight management
Behavior change for health promotion
Quantified self
Psychological safety in simulation

Professional Service

School of Nursing Curriculum Committee, Chair-elect, 2024-present
UNCW Faculty Welfare Committee, Member, 2024- present
UNCW DEeL Excellence in Online Education Award, Reviewer, 2024
CHHS Curriculum Committee, Member, 2024- present
American Heart Association Heart Walk (Team CHHS), Volunteer, 2021-2024
School of Nursing FNP On-Campus Intensives Committee, Member, 2023- 2024
School of Nursing DNP Committee, Member, 2021- present
School of Nursing FNP Committee, Member, 2021- present

Community Engagement

Sigma Theta Tau International
The American Heart Association
Transcultural Nursing Society

Honors & Awards

Quality Matters (QM) Faculty Fellow 2024-2025
UNCW Gender Studies Research Center (GSRC) Faculty Fellow Spring 2025
Family Nurse Practitioner Certification, American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Certified Nurse Educator (CNE), National League for Nursing (NLN)
Ohio Nurses Foundation (ONF) Research Grant 2019