Director at Large

Current Position

Director of Undergraduate Programs, College of Nursing
University of Memphis College of Nursing
Memphis, TN

APHON Membership

APHON Member Since 2010

APHON Local Chapter Membership

• APHON San Antonio, Vice President, 2016 – 2020
• Responsible for APHON San Antonio Bits & Pieces
• APHON CNE Annual Event, 2017 – 2020
• APHON San Antonio Member, 2014 – 2016

Education

• PhD, 2014, University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX
• MSN, 2007, Nursing Administration, Mount Carmel College of Nursing, Columbus, OH
• BS, 2002, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN

Contributions

APHON National

• Outgoing Chair, EBP & Research Committee, 2023 – 2024
• Chair, EBP & Research Committee, 2020 – 2023
• Member, EBP & Research Committee, 2015 – 2020
• Member, Global Outreach Committee, 2019 – 2020
• Team Leader, Translating Evidence into Practice, 2022

Other Nursing Leadership

• Director of Undergraduate Programs/Director of Clinical Affairs (2021-Current), University of Memphis College of Nursing
• Co-Presenter, At the Crossroads in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and Palliative Care: Where Have We Been, Where Are We Now, and Where are We Going?, APHON Annual Conference, 2023
• Co-Presenter, Developing Your Nursing Research Toolkit: From Design to Dissemination, APHON Annual Conference, 2023
• Co-Presenter, Translating Evidence into Practice: A Workshop Providing Mentorship, Collaboration, and Support to Assist in Implementation of EBP/QI Projects, APHON Annual Conference, 2022
• Lead Author and Investigator, Social Support to Reduce Uncertainty in Childhood Cancer in South Texas: A Case Study. Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nursing, 2019
• Co-Presenter and Investigator, Improving Patient Outcomes and Satisfaction Through Art and Music in an Adult Outpatient Oncology Clinic, UIW Sister Charles Marie Frank Lecture Poster Series, Poster Presentation, 2019
• Co-Presenter, Ensuring Locally Accessible Pediatric Hem/Onc/HSCT Continuing Education: “Bits and Pieces” at a Time poster presentation, APHON Annual Conference, 2019
• Lead Author and Investigator, Reducing Uncertainty in Families Dealing with Childhood Cancers: An Integrative Literature Review, Pediatric Nursing, 2018
• Co-Presenter and Investigator, Analyzing Chronic Disease Burden Shift to Establish Exemplars for Concept-Based Curriculum, podium presentation, International Nurse Education Conference, 2018
• Co-Presenter and Investigator, Chronic Disease Burden and the Impact on Nursing Practice in South Texas, poster presentation, UIW Research Week, 2018
• Presenter and Investigator, Collaboration and Coordination in Pediatric Presenter and Investigator Oncology: A Case for the Clinical Nurse Leader, podium presentation, Sigma Theta Tau International Research Congress, 2017
• Presenter and Investigator, Social Support to Reduce Uncertainty in Childhood Cancer in South Texas: A Case Study, podium paper presentation, APHON Annual Conference, 2015
• Presenter and Investigator, Nursing Support to Reduce Parent and Child Uncertainty in Childhood Cancer, podium presentation, UTHSCSA Evidence-Based Practice Summer Institute, 2015
• Presenter and Investigator, Social Support to Reduce Uncertainty in Childhood Cancer: A Case Study, poster presentation, UTHSCSA Evidence-Based Practice Summer Institute, 2015