Martha J. Todd, PhD, APRN-NP, FNP-C, FAAN is a Professor and O’Brien Endowed Chair in the Health Sciences at Creighton University’s College of Nursing. She is a Family Nurse Practitioner and teaches in the Doctor of Nursing Practice program. Her research focuses on competency-based assessment in nursing education, interprofessional education, and health disparities. She co-developed the Creighton Competency Evaluation Instrument (C-CEI), a nationally and internationally recognized tool for assessing student performance in clinical and simulated environments. Dr. Todd earned her PhD in Nursing from South Dakota State University and her MS in Nursing from Creighton University. Her scholarly contributions include the development of the Creighton Simulation Evaluation Instrument, the C-CEI, and the C-CEI 2.0 and its psychometric testing. She also serves as a nurse practitioner for the Jesuit community on Creighton’s campus.
Teaching Interests
Family Nurse Practitioner
Research Focus
Instrument development for competency-based assessment
Maio Anna, Doll Joy D., Paschal Karen A., Packard Kathleen A., Huggett K., Jergenson Margaret A., Todd Martha, Haddad Ann Ryan, Potthoff Meghan R., Introducing Collaborative Care: Teaching Basics of Interprofessional Education in an Online Environment [Book Chapter] 2016
Public Health : Improving Health via Inter-Professional Collaborations Doll Joy, Haddad Ann Ryan, Laughlin Ann, Todd Martha, Packard Katie, Yee Jennifer, Harris Barbara, Begley Kimberly, Building inter-professional cultural competence [Book Chapter] 2014
Nursing (Jenkintown, Pa.) Hadenfeldt Cindy, Todd Martha J., Hamzhie Chelsea, Medical respite post-hospitalization for adults experiencing homelessness 53:3, p. 47 - 52 2023
Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice Johnson Lisa A., Ryan-Haddad Ann, Pick Amy M., Todd Martha J., Sedillo Teryn, Patterson Angela, Begley Kim, Dawson Ashley M., Development and implementation of violence across the lifespan (VAL) interprofessional education modules for health sciences students addressing human trafficking, child maltreatment, and intimate partner violence 29 2022
Journal of Allied Health Begley Kimberley J., Aden Megan, Fuji Kevin T., Johnson Lisa, Patterson Angela, Pick Amy, Ryan Haddad Ann, Todd Martha, Student Perceptions of an Interprofessional Short Course Designed to Increase Awareness of Human Trafficking 51:2, p. e53 - e57 2022
Clinical Simulation in Nursing Manz Julie A., Tracy Mary, Hercinger Maribeth, Todd Martha, Iverson Lindsay, Hawkins Kimberly, Assessing Competency 66, p. 66 - 75 2022
Nursing Education Perspectives Manz Julie A., Iverson Lindsay M., Hawkins Kimberly, Tracy Mary E., Hercinger Maribeth, Todd Martha, Assessing Student Performance in a Dedicated Education Unit 43:3, p. 184 - 186 2022
Journal of Interprofessional Care Iverson Lindsay, Todd Martha J., Ryan Haddad Ann, Packard Kathleen A., Begley Kimberley J., Doll Joy, Hawkins Kim, Laughlin Ann, Manz Julie A., Wichman Chris, The development of an instrument to evaluate interprofessional student team competency, p. 1 - 8 2018
Health and Interprofessional Practice Laughlin Ann M., Todd Martha, Harris Barbara M., Ryan Haddad Ann, Doll Joy D., Packard Kathleen A., Begley Kimberley J., Yee Jennifer C., Preparing Students for Team-Based Care for Vulnerable Populations 2:4, p. - 2015
International Public Health Journal Doll Joy D., Laughlin Ann M., Todd Martha J., Packard Kathleen A., Yee Jennifer C., Harris Barbara M., Ryan Haddad Ann, Begley Kimberley J., Building interprofessional cultural competence: Reflections of faculty engaged in training students to care for the vulnerable 7:1, p. 131 - 138 2015
Clinical simulation in nursing Manz Julie, Hercinger Maribeth, Todd Martha, Hawkins Kimberly S., Parsons Mary E., Improving Consistency of Assessment of Student Performance during Simulated Experiences 9:7, p. E229 - E233 2013
Journal of Nursing Education Adamson Katie, Anne, Parsons Mary E., Hawkins Kim S., Manz Julie A., Todd Martha J., Hercinger Maribeth, Reliability and Internal Consistency Findings from the C-SEI 50:10, p. 583 - 586 2011
Journal of Nursing Education Hawkins Kim, Manz Julie, Todd Martha, A unique simulation teaching method 47:11, p. 524 - 527 2008
International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship Todd Martha, Manz Julie A., Hawkins Kim S., Parsons Mary E., Hercinger Maribeth, The development of a quantitative evaluation tool for simulations in nursing education 5, p. 1 - 17 2008
Nurse Educator Schoening Anne M., Sittner Barbara J., Todd Martha J., Simulated clinical experience 31:6, p. 253 - 258 2006
Presentations
CCEI 2.0: Upgraded for the Future of Nursing Education 2025
CCEI 2.0 Upgraded for the future of nursing education 2025
Enhancing Competency-Based Nursing Education: Leveraging the C-CEI 2.0 for Effective Student Evaluation. [Pre-conference workshop]. 2025
Updated and Upgraded! The Creighton Competency Evaluation Instrument 2.0 (CCEI 2.0) 2024
Updated and upgraded! The Creighton Competency Evaluation Instrument 2.0 (C-CEI 2.0) 2024
Assessing and evaluating competency in nursing education: The Creighton Competency Evaluation Instrument 2024
Standardizing Assessment in Competency-Based Education: The Creighton Competency Evaluation Instrument 2.0 2024
Competency assessment: Balancing rigor with adaptability 2022
Competency-based assessment using the CCEI and CSEI 2022