Tammy Legge

Dr. Legge joined the Belmont faculty as a full-time tenure-track assistant professor in August 2015. Over her 38-plus-year nursing career, Dr. Legge’s practice experience has been in critical care, oncology, hematology, the emergency department, infection prevention and control, and the post-anesthesia care unit. Dr. Legge has served as a nurse educator for over 28 years in nursing programs across middle Tennessee. Dr. Legge is a past recipient of the Faculty of the Year award. Dr. Legge is a Certified Nurse Educator (CNE), a designation earned through the National League for Nursing's Academic Nurse Educator Certification Program.

Responsibilities

Dr. Legge serves as Chair of Undergraduate Nursing, as well as the course coordinator for the Foundations of Care Management course. Dr. Legge has prior experience teaching Evidence-Based Practice, Pharmacology, Medical-Surgical Nursing, and Clinical Decision-Making, as well as experiential learning courses at a variety of levels.

Interests
Dr. Legge has a particular interest in the discovery and implementation of best evidence in nursing education. Her master’s thesis and doctoral project both addressed methods by which this evidence can contribute to student success.

Personal Note
I am enormously blessed to have the privilege of blending my shared passion for nursing and teaching in my role as a nursing faculty. I strive to conceptualize an educational experience that stems from my own favorable experiences as a nursing student here at Belmont, first graduating in 1985 and then again in 2001.

My faith is the foundation by which I live my life. I am humbled by the grace and mercy God has extended to me for as long as I have lived. My greatest blessings are my husband, daughter, and son. Spending time with them is my favorite thing to do! Beyond that, I enjoy reading and good music.