Paula Reams, Ph.D., is the Dean of the Division of Nursing at Kettering College. Reams has served as a faculty member in the nursing department since 1987. Reams received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) in 1982 from the University of Cincinnati, then received her Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) in 1986 from Wright State University. She then went on to receive her License in Massage Therapy (LMT) in 1988 from the Massage Therapist Self Health Institute, and then received her Ph.D. in Higher Education Leadership in 2005 from the University of Dayton. She received a Post Master's certificate as a Family Nurse Practitioner in 2015 from Indiana State University. She currently, volunteers as a Nurse Practitioner at Good Neighbor House and continues her clinical practice while also serving as the Dean of the Division of Nursing.

She has been an author on several peer-reviewed publications and presentations.