Laura Thielke

Laura Thielke has been a Nursing Faculty member at Texas Christian University since 1996, where responsibilities include overseeing practica sections and Nursing Management and Role Development. Prior to this role, Laura served as the Director of Quality Management at Plaza Medical Center of Fort Worth from 1994 to 1996, focusing on consolidating departments during a merger and managing risk, utilization, and quality improvement initiatives. Earlier, from 1993 to 1994, Laura held the position of Director of Quality Development at Saint Joseph Hospital, tasked with enhancing hospital and medical staff quality as well as implementing nursing continuing education. Laura holds a Master of Science in Nursing from Texas Woman's University and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Valparaiso University.