Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing
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2025 - Present
School of Nursing
Assistant Dean, Healthcare Simulation in the School of Nursing
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2025 - Present
School of Nursing
Recent Publications
Dementia Care Research and Psychosocial Factors.
Journal Article Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · December 2025 Critical gaps in nursing education and workforce readiness exist to care for medically underserved older adults with cognitive decline. The purpose of this project is to describe the innovative use of an educational bundle (including virtual reality and ho ... Full text CitePreparing psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner students for patient death from suicide via standardized patient simulation
Journal Article Clinical Simulation in Nursing · July 1, 2025 There is limited literature on creating a simulated—trauma informed learning experience for psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) students to process patient suicide as a cause of death. Informed by the International Nursing Association for ... Full text CiteAdvanced Clinical Activities in Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Majors
Journal Article Journal for Nurse Practitioners · May 1, 2025 The purpose of this project was to identify how frequently nurse practitioner (NP) students in primary care clinical experiences performed advanced clinical activities. We conducted a 5-year retrospective analysis of clinical logs from students in 4 popula ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW) Program
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEParticipating Faculty Member · Awarded by Health Resources and Service Administration · 2017 - 2027Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) Simulation Education Training (SET) Program
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Health Resources and Services Administration · 2023 - 2026View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of Iowa ·
2014
Ph.D.