• MS, Nursing, University of Phoenix, 2006

• Certified Nurse Educator, NLN
• Registered Nurse, South Dakota Board of Nursing

Citations listed below are presented in a standardized, modified format for display purposes only. They do not necessarily reflect the preferred style and conventions of the faculty member or discipline.

• Ray, Annette, Hunsley, Amy, Koenecke, Lori, and Feller, Lisa. Low-fidelity simulation: Care of the post-CABG patient. QSEN.org.
• Feller, Lisa, Hunsley, Amy, Ray, Annette, and Lucia, Schliessmann S.. Rural South Dakota: The power of education and care delivery partnership., Editors Susan G. Slater, 40-43. Vol. 18, Iss. 1 Thousands Oaks, California: Home Healthcare Management and Practice, 2005.

• Nursing Excellence Award Excellence in Clinical Teaching, University of South Dakota Department of Nursing, 2017
• Excellence in Service Award, USD Nursing, 2015

• Ihnen, Natalie, Yockey, Jean, Casper-McLay, Heather, Lichtenberg, Michelle, Hunsley-McTighe, Amy, Barnable, Traci, Waters, Heidi, and Kleinhesselink, Anne, Using Implementation Science To Bring Order to Curricular Revision. Presented at the AACN Transform 2021 Conference, Dallas, TX. (December 2021)
• Yockey, Jean, Kleinhesselink, Anne, Pithan, Anne, Varenhorst, Lisa, and Hunsley, Amy, Pandemic Leadership: System-Level Success. Presented at the Avera EBP Conference, Sioux Falls, SD. (October 22, 2021)
• Yockey, Jean, Kleinhesselink, Anne, Pithan, Anne, Varenhorst, Lisa, Smith, Emily, Luken, Regan, and Hunsley, Amy, Living Catastrophe Theory Leads to Future Improvements. Presented at the Nuts&Bolts for Nurse Educators Conference, Minineapolis, MN. (August 2020)
• Ray, Annette, Hunsley, Amy, and Varty, Gayle, Building Innovative Quality Patient-Centered Care with Simulation. Presented at the Simulation in Healthcare: Where No One has Gone Before, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. (March 25, 2010)
• Koenecke, Lori, Hunsley, Amy, and Ray, Annette, Innovative Simulation Strategies in a Rural Setting. Presented at the Simulation in Healthcare: Where No One has Gone Before, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. (March 25, 2010)
• Hunsley, Amy, and Koenecke, Lori, Give Us One Good Reason Why Simulation Cannot Be Incorporated Into Your Curriculum?. Presented at the Midwest Nurse Educator's Academy, Grand Forks, ND. (May 18, 2009)
• Hunsley, Amy, and Ray, Annette, Promoting Health Through Mutually Valuable Partnerships. Presented at the International Nurse Educators Conference in the Rockies, Breckenridge, Colorado. (July 20, 2007)