UT San Antonio
UT Health San Antonio

Cynthia L Wall, PhD, RN, APRN, PCNS BC, CNE

Associate Professor/Clinical

Dr. Cynthia L. Wall, PhD, RN, APRN, PCNS BC, CNE, is an academic nursing leader with expertise in pediatric nursing, nursing education, and undergraduate curriculum leadership. She serves as Interim Associate Dean for Prelicensure Programs at the UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing. Dr. Wall holds a PhD in Education with a specialty in Nursing Education and maintains board certification as a Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist and a Certified Nurse Educator.
Dr. Wall’s scholarship focuses on nursing education, faculty workforce development, and interprofessional learning. She is Principal Investigator on Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Nursing Shortage Reduction Program grants aimed at expanding prelicensure capacity and addressing the academic nurse educator shortage. Her peer reviewed scholarship examines educator workforce challenges, competency based education, and evidence based teaching strategies, with publications in Journal of Professional Nursing and Nurse Education Perspectives. She also contributes to national and international scholarship on interprofessional education, including a forthcoming book chapter on graphic medicine.
In her academic leadership role, Dr. Wall oversees the development, delivery, and evaluation of the undergraduate nursing curriculum, emphasizing curricular coherence, continuous quality improvement, and workforce alignment. Her teaching philosophy integrates culturally responsive pedagogy, reflective learning, and inclusive practices that promote critical thinking and lifelong learning. She is a strong advocate for interprofessional education and serves as Faculty Leader for the LINC Common Interprofessional Education Experience at UT Health San Antonio.