Claire L. McKinley Yoder, Ph.D., RN, CNE, ANEF (She/her)

  • Associate Professor, School of Nursing
  • Interprofessional Care Access Network (I-CAN) Faculty Coordinator- Portland
  • OHSU Undergraduate Community Placement Coordinator - Portland
  • SON Global

Biography

I have a passion for nursing care of children and families, global health, and creating inclusive educational evironments.  I have been teaching in the undergraduate nursing program at OHSU since 2004. The main areas in which I teach are in care in the community and global health. My teaching philosophy is to facilitate student learning that is transformative to their personal and professional lives. I view teaching as a partnership with students to identify the way forward in their education and to help them develop lifelong learning habits. My goal is that students will both meet their course learning outcomes and have a positive impact on the lives of the clients they learn from.

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • B.S., 1997, Oregon State University
    • B.S., 1999, University of Pennsylvania
    • M.S., 2000, University of Pennsylvania
    • Ph.D., 2020, Villanova University

  • Fellowship

    • National League for Nursing, Social Determinants of Health and Social Change Leadership Academy, 2022-2023

  • Certifications

    • Certified Nurse Educator, National League for Nursing, Feb. 2025

Memberships and associations:

  • National Association of School Nurses
  • Western Institute of Nursing
  • Oregon Public Health Association
  • Oregon School Nurses Association
  • Oregon State Board of Nursing, Nursing Education Board Member
  • Oregon State Board of Nursing, Board Secretary

Areas of interest

  • Social and structural determinants of health
  • Creating inclusive educational environments
  • Political Competence in nurses
  • School Nursing, Educational Equity, Children and Families
  • Global Health

Additional information

Honors and awards

  • Fellow, Academy of Nursing Education, 2026
  • NLN/Walden University Social Determinants of Health and Social Change Leadership Academy 2022-2023
  • Distinguished Dissertation Award, Villanova University, 2021

Publications

Selected publications

  • Low, J., Snader, K., Marsh, K., & McKinley Yoder, C. (2026). Evaluation of the “Caring for Students with Diabetes” course for unregulated assistive persons. NASN School Nurse, 41(2), 87-90. https://www.doi.org/10.1177/1942602X261423165
  • McKinley Yoder, C., Garrigues, L., Smith, J., Valentine, L., Stemple, L., Xu, F., Mattes, K.(2026) . “It’s a real sink or swim environment: A qualitative study of school nurses’ experiences of developing delegation competence [published online ahead of print]. Journal of School Nursing.     https://www.doi.org/10.1177/10598405261434600 
  • Kaylor, S.K., Davis, S., McKinley Yoder, C. & Jester, M.L. (2026). Assessing structural competency in professional nursing: Enhancing learning through observable behaviors. Journal of Nursing Education, 65(3), 157-163. https://www.doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20251120-03 
  • McKinley Yoder, C., Garrigues, L., Smith, J., Valentine, L., Murphy, C., & McGrew, K. (2025). Delegation in school nursing practice. Journal of School Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1177/10598405251327589
  • Mayer, K., McKinley Yoder, C., &.Garrigues, L. (2026). A diverse, equitable, and inclusive nursing curriculum: A qualitative thematic analysis of faculty and student perceptions. Nurse Education  Today, 158, article 106946. https://doi-org.liboff.ohsu.edu/10.1016/j.nedt.2025.106946
  • McKinley Yoder, C., Mayer, K., Rothacker-Peyton, S., Williamson, G., McKown, A., Ou, C. (2025). Development and validation of the Curriculum Evaluation Tool - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: A tool for evaluating diversity, equity, and inclusion in nursing curricula. Nursing Education Perspectives, 46(2), 109-111. DOI: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001273 
  • Kaylor, S., Townsend, K., Kiepek, A., Jester, M., McKinley Yoder, C. & Davis, S. (2024).  Influence of social determinants of health on students in a rural community. Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care, 24(2).
  • McKinley Yoder, C., Kiyoshi-Teo, H., & Ochoa-Cosler, O. (2023) Fall prevention caremanagement: Implementation and outcomes of a project to reduce fall risks of older adults in assisted living facilities. Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 38(4), 374-380. DOI: 10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000715
  • McKinley Yoder, C., Cantrell, M.A., Hinkle, J. K. (2022). Disparities in high school graduation by identity and disability using intermediate and long-term educational outcomes. Journal of School Nursing, 40(3), 266-274.  https://doi.org/10.1177/10598405221078989
  • McKinley Yoder, C., Cantrell, M.A., Hinkle, J. K. (2021). Primary school classmate characteristics and school nursing predicting graduation from high school. Public Health  Nursing, 38(5), 760-769. https://doi.org/10.1111/phn.12896
  • McKinley Yoder, C., Cantrell, M.A., Hinkle, J. K. (2021). Explaining the variability in school nurse workload and educational outcomes. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 44(9), 822-829.  https://doi.org/10.1177/01939459211017907
  • McKinley Yoder, C., Soule, I, Nguyen, C. & Saluta, I. (2021). Ethical global health nursing education: An integrative review. Nurse Education in Practice, 58, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2021.103263
  • McKinley Yoder, C. & Pesch, M. S. (2020). An academic-fire department partnership to address social determinants of health. Journal of Nursing Education 59(1), 34-37. DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20191223-08.
  • McKinley Yoder, C. (2019) School nursing and academic outcomes: An integrative review. Journal of School Nursing, 36(1), 49-60. DOI: 10.1177/1059840518824397
  • McKinley Yoder, C. & Cantrell, M. A. (2019). Childhood disability and educational outcomes: A systematic review. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 45, 37-50. DOI:10.1016/j.pedn.2019.01.003  
  • Moreland, P., Soule, I., Van Hook, L., Baxter, L., McKinley Yoder, C. & Relf, M. (2015). Duke University School of Nursing’s impact on nursing and midwifery education in Rwanda. Rwanda Journal Series F: Medicine and Health Sciences, 2(2), 91. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/rj.v2i2.29F
  • Ndayambaje, A., Anderson, R., McKinley Yoder, C., Ewing, H., & Thompson, D.R. (2017. Human Resources for Health (HRH) midwives mentoring program and episiotomy rates at Muhima Hospital, Rwanda: a retrospective, cross-sectional study. Rwanda Medical Journal. In Press
  • Uwimana, C. & McKinley Yoder, C. (2015). Implementing infection control measures in neonatology at Muhima Hospital. Rwanda Journal Series F: Medicine and Health Sciences, 2(2), 98. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/rj.v2i2.36F
  • Ostrogorsky, T.L., Raber, A.M., McKinley Yoder, C., Nielsen, A.E., Lutz, K.F., & Wros, P.L. (2015). Becoming a nurse: Role formation among accelerated baccalaureate nursing students. Nurse Educator, 40(1), 26-30
  • McKinley Yoder, C. & Cato, M. (2011). Pneumonia Leading to Respiratory Distress in a Child with Known Asthma, simulation case scenario for “SimStore,” authored scenario for NLN and Laerdal Corporation “SimJunior” Advanced pediatric simulator.
  • McKinley Yoder, C. & Cato, M. (2011). Mild Intermittent Asthma, simulation case scenario for “SimStore,” authored scenario for NLN and Laerdal Corporation “SimJunior” Advanced pediatric simulator.

Publications