November 2021Â -Â Present | Associate Divisional Dean, Boise State University ‐ School of Nursing | |
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July 2021Â -Â Present | Professor, Boise State University ‐ School of Nursing | |
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2012Â -Â 2021 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Program Coordinator, Troy University ‐ School of Nursing | |
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2009Â -Â 2021 | Professor, Troy University ‐ School of Nursing | |
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2003Â -Â 2009 | Associate Professor, Troy University ‐ School of Nursing | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
2020Â -Â 2022 | - |
Troy University School of Nursing - 1 E01HP392150100 | |
HRSA Nurse Faculty Loan Program | |
Role: Author | |
Colleague(s): Dr. Carrie Lee Gardner (P.I.), Dr. Wade Forehand, Dr. Stacey Jones, Dr. Kelli Whitted | |
$249,319 | |
2008 | Smoking Prevalence and Quit Attempts Among College Students: A Correlational Study |
Troy University | |
Troy University Summer Research Grant | |
Role: Primary Investigator | |
Colleague(s): Kelli Cleveland (P.I.), Carrie Lee Gardner (P.I.), and Judy Bazzell (P.I.) | |
$4,500 | |
2007 | Parent-Teacher Communication Center |
Lowe's | |
Lowe’s Toolbox for Education® Grant | |
Role: Co-Author | |
Colleague(s): Dr. Diane Orlofsky (Co-Author) | |
$3,800 | |
2005 | - |
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Pike Regional Child Advocacy Center Grant | |
Role: Co-Author | |
Colleague(s): Dr. Jeanne Wright (Co-Author) | |
$30,000 | |
2005 | - |
Alabama Children's Trust Fund | |
Pike Regional Child Advocacy Center Grant | |
Colleague(s): Dr. Mary Ann Hooten | |
$7,500 | |
2004Â -Â 2005 | - |
National Children’s Alliance | |
Pike Regional Child Advocacy Center Developmental Grant | |
Role: Co-Authored | |
Colleague(s): Dr. Jeanne Wright (Co-Author) and Mona Watson (Co-Author) | |
$50,000 | |
2004 | Predictors of Educational Mobility of Associate Degree Nurses |
Troy University - 113-202210-6080-30 | |
Troy University Summer Research Grant | |
Role: Co-Primary Investigator | |
Colleague(s): Lillian Wise (Co-Primary Investigator) | |
$4,500 | |
2002Â -Â 2003 | Policy Predictors of Local Level Adult Smoking Prevalence and Quit Attempt Rates in Kentucky |
American Nurses Foundation - 4-66364 | |
Virginia Cleland Scholar | |
$3,008 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
2022Â -Â Present | Member, Department Leaders Advisory Committee, Boise State University | 2018Â -Â Present | Team Chair, Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing | 2013Â -Â Present | Peer Evaluator, Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing | 2007Â -Â Present | Collateral Reviewer, Sigma Theta Tau International | 2020Â -Â 2021 | Member, TROY Coronavirus Task Force, Troy University | 2020Â -Â 2021 | Member, TROY Program Review Committee, Troy University | 2018Â -Â 2021 | Evaluation Review Panel, Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing | 2018Â -Â 2021 | Committee Member and Faculty Marshall, Graduation Planning Committee, Troy University | 2019Â -Â 2020 | Member, Post-Tenure Review Committee, Troy University | 2010Â -Â 2017 | Member, CHHS College Review Committee, Troy University | 2011Â -Â 2014 | Research Council Consultant, Southeast Alabama Medical Center | 2006Â -Â 2013 | IRB Member, Southeast Alabama Medical Center | 2009Â -Â 2011 | Reviewer, Sage Publishing | 2008Â -Â 2010 | Reviewer, FA Davis Publishing | 2006Â -Â 2009 | Reviewer, Lippincott-Williams Publishing | 2006Â -Â 2007 | Member, eCampus Standards and Evaluation Committee, Troy University | 2005Â -Â 2007 | Member, Faculty Council (Senate), Troy University | 2005Â -Â 2006 | Member, GA/Fellowship Guidelines Committee, Troy University | 2003Â -Â 2005 | Reviewer, SLACK Publications | 2002 | Reviewer, National Conference on Tobacco or Health |
Honors and Awards
- 2022, Mentor to Dr. DeLeon Addison, Sigma Theta Tau International Nurse Educator Leadership Academy
- 2021, Mentor to Dr. Janice Dunlap, Sigma Theta Tau International Nurse Educator Leadership Academy
- 2018, Faculty Marshall, Troy campus, thrice-yearly commencement ceremonies and Chair of Graduation Planning Committee
- 2015, Wallace D. Malone, Jr. Distinguished Faculty Award at Troy University
- 2012, Published Research Award, presented by the Pediatric Nutrition Practice Group of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics for article published in Topics of Clinical Nutrition
- 2005-2006, Selected as Mentoree to Chiron Mentors Program, Sigma Theta Tau International with Dr. Bernita Hamilton, Mentor
2021 | Graduate Certificate - Applied Statistics, University of Kentucky | |
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2003 | Ph.D. - Nursing, University of Kentucky | |
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1992 | M.S. - Nursing, Community Health, University of Virginia | |
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1990 | B.S. - Nursing, James Madison University | |
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