Background
Education
University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2020 - Ph.D., Nursing
Stony Brook University, 2003 - MSN, Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner
Saint Anselm College, 1985 - BSN, Nursing
Licenses and Certifications
- Group 2 Social and Behavioral Investigator, CITI Program
- Youth Mental Health First Aid, NAMI Maine
- Nationally Certified School Nurse (NCSN), National Board for Certification of School Nurses
Professional Experience
- Program Chair of School Nurse Education, Cambridge College
- Adjunct Instructor, Cambridge College
- Adjunct Instructor, Arizona College of Nursing
- Certified School Nurse, Wells Ogunquit Community School District
- President Maine Association of Nurses, National Association of Nurses
- Maine Director to National Association of Nurses, National Association of Nurses
Community Involvement
Volunteer/RN, Curtis Lake Church
Awards & Recognitions
- Phi Kappa Phi: University of Missouri - Kansas City
- Sigma Theta Tau
- Maine School Nurse of the Year 2016-2017
Publications
- Factors Related to School Nurse Workload, Journal of School Nursing, 2017
- School Nurse Workload: A Scoping Review of Acute Care, Community Health, and Mental Health Nursing Workload Literature, Journal of School Nursing, 2016
- Advocacy and Legislative Engagement: Every School Nurse’s Responsibility, NASN School Nurse, 2016