Treasurer

Current Position

Service Line Director, Children’s Blood & Cancer Center
Dell Children’s Medical Center
Austin, Texas

Specialty Demographics

Administration | Oncology | Hematology | Transplant | Cellular Therapy

APHON Membership

APHON Member Since 1989

Local Chapter Membership

APHON – Austin chapter since 2023
APHON – Dallas/Ft. Worth Chapter member 2003-2022

Education

• MA, 1991, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
• BSN, 1983, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD

Contributions

APHON National

• APHON Counts
• Editor, 2014–2017
• Assistant Editor, 2011–2014
• Administrative Tidbits Column Editor, 2009–2011
• Steering Council: Member, 2009–2011
• Webinar Presenter: “Leading the Battle at the Bedside: Do You Trust Others? Do Others Trust You?,” 2016
• Annual Conference
• Poster Presenter: “Sickle Cell Pain: Strategies to Reduce Readmissions within 15 days of Discharge,” 2018
• Concurrent Session Presenter: “The First 6 Months: Health Care Under a New President,” 2017
• Concurrent Session Presenter: “Leading the Battle at the Bedside: Do You Trust Others? Do Others Trust You?,” 2016
• General Session Presenter: “Healthcare Reform and Advocacy,” 2015
• Concurrent Session Presenter: “Healthcare Reform a Year Later—Where Are We at Now?,” 2014
• Poster Presenter: “Medication Safety: Strategies to Reduce Error,” 2014
• Concurrent Session Presenter: “Change: The Guaranteed Constant in Health Care,” 2013
• Preconference Session Presenter: “Telephone Triage 101: Keys to Assessment, Tools for Success,” 2013
• Poster Presenter: “Utilizing the Quality Data from Alaris® Smart Pumps to Reduce Medication Errors,” 2010
• Poster Presenter: “Families as Partners in Designing New Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Facilities and Expansion of Services,” 2008
• Concurrent Session Presenter: “Professional Boundaries in Pediatric Oncology: Have You Ever Crossed the Line?” 2007
• Poster Presenter: “Professional Development Program Implementation in an integrated inpatient and Outpatient Hematology-Oncology Setting,” 2007
• Poster Presenter: “Making Chemotherapy Administration Safer: Use of a Multidisciplinary Failure Mode Effects Analysis to Guide Policy Development and Implementation,” 2006
• Concurrent Session Presenter: “Speaking from Experience: The Practical Information Needed by Patients and Families,” 2005
• Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing
  • “Consensus Statements: Ambulatory Pediatric Oncology Nursing Practice,” 2010
  • “Implementation of AHCPR Acute Pain Guidelines in Pediatrics,” 1995
  • “Pediatric Cancer Pain: What Do Nurses in Iowa Know?” 1993
  • “Pediatric Cancer Pain Management: A Survey of Nurses’ Knowledge,” 1994

APHON Local Chapter

• APHON Dallas/Ft. Worth Chapter
  • Chapter president, 2018–2020
• APHON Iowa Chapter
  • President, 1997–1999
  • Vice President, 1995–1997
• APHON Southern California Chapter: Annual Conference Podium Presenter
  • “Healthcare Reform: The First Battle in Obtaining Optimal Care,” 2016
  • “Leading the Battle at the Bedside: The Direct Care Nurse as a Leader,” 2016

Other Nursing Leadership

• Professional Organizations
• Association of Nurse Leaders (AONL), 2008–Present
• Oncology Nursing Society, 1996-1998; 2005–2011
• Iowa Association of Nurse Practitioners, 1988–1995
• Publications
• Journal of Nursing Care Quality
• Author: “Reduction of Medication Errors: A Unique Approach,” 2017
• Author: “Implementation of the AHCPR Pain Guidelines for Children,” 1994
• Journal of Pediatric Nursing
• Author: “Pediatric Palliative Care: Starting a Hospital-Based Program,” 2011
• Author: “Determining Research Priorities in Pediatric Nursing—A Delphi Study,” 1997
• AACN Clinical Issues, Author: “Implementation of the Agency of Healthcare Policy and Research Pain Guidelines,” 1996
• American Journal of Nursing, Author: “How to Apply the AHCPR’s Pediatric Pain Guideline,” 1994

Other Volunteer Activities

• Leukemia-Lymphoma Society: First Connection Volunteer