Mollie Christiansen

Professional Summary

Dr. Mollie Christiansen is a registered nurse and assistant professor at the MHA/MBA Army-Baylor Graduate program. She earned her Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing from Fairfield University in 2009, and her Master’s in Business and Health Administration through the Army-Baylor Program in 2019. She subsequently completed her PhD at the University of Colorado College of Nursing in 2026. Dr. Christiansen is a lieutenant colonel in the Army Nurse Corps, serving since 2009 in various clinical and leadership positions throughout the Military Healthcare System. Dr. Christiansen is a board-certified medical-surgical nurse and nurse executive. 

Education

• 2026 – Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Nursing, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado
• 2019 – Master of Business Administration, Baylor University, Waco, Texas
• 2019 – Master of Health Administration, Baylor University, Waco, Texas
• 2009 – Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Fairfield University, Fairfield, Connecticut
• 2007 – Bachelor of Arts in American Studies, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts

Courses

• HCA 5106 – Fundamentals in Graduate Studies
• HCA 5360 – Current Issues in Healthcare Quality

Research Interests

• Military Nurse Wellbeing
• Burnout
• Leadership
• Health of Military-Connected Populations

Professional Affiliations

• Sigma Theta Tau International Honors Society of Nursing
• American College of Healthcare Executives
• Army Nurse Corps Association, Research Committee Member and Grants Manager

Selected Publications

• Kakati, N., Christiansen, M., & Reed, S. (2026). Operationalizing interprofessional collabortative pratice: An evolutionary concept analysis of collaborative team functioning in healthcare. Frontiers in Psychology, 17: 1898051. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1898051
• Christiansen, M., Taylor-Clark, T., Yoder, L., & Kenny, D. (2026). Burnout Experienced by Military Nurses: A Systematic Review. Worldviews on Evidenced Based Nursing, 23(3), e70145. https://doi.org/10.1111/wvn.70145
• Christiansen, M. & Kenny, D. (2026). Job Demands-Resources Theory: A modern framework to address military nurse wellbeing. Advances in Nursing Science, 49(2), 112-125. https://doi.org/10.1097/ANS.0000000000000630
• Christiansen, M., Kakati N., Reed, S. (2024). Resonant Leadership in Army Nursing: A Concept Analysis. Military Medicine, 190(7-8), e 1440-e1448. https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usea556
• Christiansen, M., Tice, W., Kessinger, S., & Coats, H. (2024). Military Nurses’ Deployment Experiences: A Qualitative Metasynthesis. Military Medicine 190(7-8), e 1432-e1439. https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usae543 
• Christiansen, M. F., Wallace, A., Newton, J. M., Caldwell, N., & Mann-Salinas, E. A. (2017). Improving teamwork and resiliency of burn center nurses through a standardized staff development program. Journal of Burn Care & Research, 38(4), e708-e714. 
• Godlock, G., Christiansen, M., Fider, L. (2016). Implementation of an Evidence-Based Patient Safety Team to Prevent Falls in Inpatient Medical Units. Medsurg Nursing, 25(1). 
• Perry, V., Christiansen, M., Simmons, A. . (2016). CNE SERIES. A Daily Goals Tool to Facilitate Indirect Nurse-Physician Communication During Morning Rounds on a Medical-Surgical Unit. Medsurg Nursing, 25(2).