Educational History:

PhD, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC; Certificate in Nursing Education, George Mason University; MSN, BSN, George Mason University; ADN, Associate of Science in Nursing, Shenandoah University

Fields of Expertise:

Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) Nurse educator, undergraduate and graduate levels. Former emergency department nurse.

Personal Highlights:

Fellow in the Academy of Nursing Education;Founding member and Past-President – Rho Pi Chapter Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society for Nursing; Currently Director-at Large; Faculty Advisor, SU Student Nurses Association; Virginia Nurses Association; American Nurses Association

Professional Highlights:

Current teaching areas: Integrating disaster preparedness into the nursing curriculum, undergraduate and graduate levels. Nursing Education graduate curriculum. Research area: Assessment of family needs of ED patients Recent Awards: Rho Pi Chapter of Sigma Thet Tau “Excellence in Nursing Education 2010”. SU Division of Nursing, “AACN Innovations in Professional Nursing Education 2008”. American Red Cross Instructor – Disaster Health Services

Quote:

To excite students about the variety of opportunities the profession of nursing has to offer.