Vess, Kellee
October 2, 2025 2025-10-31 11:41Our Staff
Vess, Kellee
Online Nursing Program Director
(865) 777-5109
kvess@tnwesleyan.edu
PUBLICATIONS
Vess, K.R. (2022). Using online collaborative spaces to build graduate students’ success in scholarly writing. Nurse Educator, 47(5). Accepted for publication Sept. 2022 issue.
Vess, K.R., & Russell, J.A. (2022). Exploring online teaching satisfaction within the context of COVID-19: implications for practice and future directions. The Journal of Distance Education and E-learning. Accepted for Publication April 2022 issue.
Russell, J.A., & Vess, K.R. (2022). Learning to thrive: How to apply “passion for work” in adult education. New Horizons in Adult Education and Human Resource Development. Accepted for publication.
Vess, K. R., & Russell, J. A. (2018). Engage new nurses with CARING. Nursing Management, 49(7),pp.14-20.
Vess, K.R. (2015). Examining the Relationships between Gratitude and Readiness for Self-Directed Learning in Undergraduate Nursing Students. (Dissertation). University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Teal, C. A., Vess, K. R., & Ambrose, V. K. (2015). Linking positive psychology with self-directed
learning: A model of self-directed wellness. International Journal of Self-Directed Learning, 12(1), pp. 16-28.
COURSES OFFERED
NUR 305 Transition to Nursing Practice (Online)
NUR 405 Nursing Research (Online)
NUR 522 Curriculum Design
NUR 532 MSN Capstone (Online)
NUR 533 MSN Internship (Online)
BIOGRAPHY
Kellee R. Vess is a Professor and the Online Nursing Program Director at Tennessee Wesleyan University. She graduated in 2015 from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville with a PhD in Educational Psychology. She earned her Master’s Degree in Nursing Education from East Tennessee State University in Johnson City. Dr. Vess enjoys researching online teaching strategies/satisfaction, gratitude/positive psychology, self-directed learning, patient education, and teaching strategies in adult education.
