Present | Faculty Member, Georgia Southern University ‐ School of Nursing | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
2010 - 2014 | Nursing Workforce Diversity Grant |
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | |
Role: PI | |
$909,654 | |
2012 | Johnson& Johnson Diabetes Institute Education Training Award |
Johnson & Johnson Diabetes Institute | |
$3,000 | |
2010 | Service Learning Grants for Foot Care Project in Costa Rica |
Georgia Southern University Student Leadership and Civic Center | |
Role: PI | |
$900 | |
2006 - 2010 | Nursing Workforce Diversity Grant. A four-year funded project |
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) - D19HP07380 | |
Role: PI | |
$880,302 | |
2009 | Service Learning Grants for Projects and Travel |
Georgia Southern University Student Leadership and Civic Center | |
Role: PI | |
$640 | |
2008 | Rural Parents Perception on Childhood Obesity |
College of Health and Human Sciences | |
Role: PI | |
$2,100 | |
2003 | Rotary Grants for University Teachers |
Rotary Club | |
Role: PI | |
$12,500 | |
2001 | Faculty Research Grant Award |
Georgia Southern University | |
Role: PI | |
$500 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
2012 - Present | Member, Faculty Affairs Committee, GSU | 2007 - Present | Member, Graduate Committee, GSU | 2006 - Present | Chair, Outcomes Committee, GSU | 2006 - Present | Director, SON Program Outcomes, GSU | 2002 - Present | President, Georgia Nurses Association, District 18 | 2010 - 2013 | Alternate Member, Institutional Review Board, GSU | 2012 | Member, GSU Open House Recruitment | 2011 | Member, Search Committee for Office of International Studies Director and Vice President, GSU | 2010 - 2011 | Member, SAC Leadership Committee, GSU | 2010 | Member, GSU Open House Recruitment | 2010 | Delegate, University of System of Georgia Diversity Summit, GSU | 2008 - 2009 | Elected Member, Faculty Research Committee, GSU | 2006 - 2008 | Elected Member, Undergraduate Committee, GSU | 2006 - 2007 | Chair, Committee on Nursing Scholarship, GSU | 2001 - 2005 | Member, Faculty Affairs Committee, GSU | 2000 - 2005 | Member, Undergraduate Student Affairs Committee, GSU | 1999 - 2003 | Member, Learning Resource Committee, GSU | 2001 - 2002 | Secretary, Georgia Nurses Association, District 18 | 2000 - 2001 | Member, Dean’s Faculty Advisory Committee, GSU | 2000 - 2001 | Member, Jimmy Crockett Lectureship Taskforce Committee, GSU |
Honors and Awards
- SCRUBS Program – GRHA 2010 Outstanding Rural health Program (2010)
- Distinguished Faculty Award (2008)
- Essence Awards, Multicultural Program (2008)
- Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers (2005-2006; 2004-2005)
- Delta Epsilon Iota Academic Honor Society (2004)
- Rotary Scholar (2003)
- Certificate of Honor – Recognized for service contributions to the Rotaract Clubs of Ghana (2003)
- Alpha Phi Alpha Award (2002)
- Nursing Sciences Master’s Award in Administrative Studies (1994)
- Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (1994-Present)
- Professional Nurse Traineeship Award, Pace University (1988-1990)
- Professional Nurse Traineeship Award, University of Illinois at Chicago (1992-1993)
Courses
- Critical Inquiry: Nursing Research (NURS 3130
- Global Citizens – Nursing & Global Health (FYE 1210)
- Nursing in Costa Rica (NURS 4090S)
- Experiential Learning and Cultural Engagement in Costa Rica (INTS 3090S)
- Biostatics for Advanced Practice Nurses (NURS 9131)
- DNP Clinical Immersion Projects (NURS 9921, 9922, 9923)
- Adult Health Promotion Practicum (NURS 3342)
- Nursing in a Global Community (NURS 4090S and NURS 7090S)
- Community Health Nursing Practicum (NURS 4353)
- Nursing Leadership/Management Practicum (NURS 4728)
- Research Practicum I (NURS 6811)
- Research Practicum II (NURS 6812)
May 1999 | Doctor of Philosophy, Nursing Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago | |
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May 1994 | Master of Science, Nursing Administration, University of Illinois at Chicago | |
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1990 | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Pace University | |
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1988 | Bachelor of Science in Biology and Chemistry, Mundelein College | |
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Contact Information
P.O. Box 08158
Statesboro, GA 30460
Phone: (912)478-5998
Office: Nursing/Chemistry Building
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