Title
Associate Professor (Brookings)
Office Building
Office
311
Mailing Address
Wagner Hall 311
Undergrad Nursing-Box 2275
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007
Undergrad Nursing-Box 2275
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007
Education
PhD in Nursing--South Dakota State University (2016)
MS in Nursing--South Dakota State University (1999)
BS in Nursing--South Dakota State University (1983)
MS in Nursing--South Dakota State University (1999)
BS in Nursing--South Dakota State University (1983)
Academic Responsibilities
Master's Specialization Coordinator for Nurse Educator Students
NURS 472--Professional Nursing concepts III
NURS 495--Practicum
NURS 778--Nurse Educator Practicum
NURS: 750: Transformational Leadership
NURS 721: Assessment and Evaluation in Nursing Education
NURS 778L--Nurse Educator: Practicum Clinical
NURS 472--Professional Nursing concepts III
NURS 495--Practicum
NURS 778--Nurse Educator Practicum
NURS: 750: Transformational Leadership
NURS 721: Assessment and Evaluation in Nursing Education
NURS 778L--Nurse Educator: Practicum Clinical
Committee Activities
College of Nursing BSN Committee (2021-present)
College of Nursing PhD Committee (2021-present)
College of Nursing Research and Scholarship Committee (2021--present)
College of Nursing Curriculum Committee (2012--2018)
College of Nursing Faculty Development Committee (2018--2021)
H.M. Briggs Library Committee, Chair (2018-present)
College of Nursing Graduate Committee (2016--present)
Van D. & Barbara B. Fishback Honors Committee (2017-2022)
College of Nursing PhD Committee (2021-present)
College of Nursing Research and Scholarship Committee (2021--present)
College of Nursing Curriculum Committee (2012--2018)
College of Nursing Faculty Development Committee (2018--2021)
H.M. Briggs Library Committee, Chair (2018-present)
College of Nursing Graduate Committee (2016--present)
Van D. & Barbara B. Fishback Honors Committee (2017-2022)
Awards and Honors
2021-SDNA Nurse Educator Award
2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022-Faculty recognition for Outstanding Contributions to the Van D. and Barbara B. Fishback Honors College
2017-Recogniton Letter for Thank-A-Professor Program
2016-SDSU Outstanding Graduate Student
2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022-Faculty recognition for Outstanding Contributions to the Van D. and Barbara B. Fishback Honors College
2017-Recogniton Letter for Thank-A-Professor Program
2016-SDSU Outstanding Graduate Student
Grants
Funding Source: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Title: Nurse Education Practice Quality Retention-Registered Nurse in Primary Care COVID
Project dates: 2020-2021
Funding: $78,571
Role: Project Manager
Funding Source: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR)
Title: Impacting Models of Practice and Clinical Training for Registered Nurses and Students (IMPACT-RNS)
Project Dates: 7/1/18--7/1/22
Funding: $2.7 million
Role: Project Manager
Funding Source: Dawley Seed Grant, SDSU College of Nursing
Title: Determining the Relationship among Change Fatigue, Self-Efficacy, and Physical Activity of Nursing Faculty
Project dates: 11/1/2017--11/1/2018
Role: Project Investigator
Title: Nurse Education Practice Quality Retention-Registered Nurse in Primary Care COVID
Project dates: 2020-2021
Funding: $78,571
Role: Project Manager
Funding Source: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR)
Title: Impacting Models of Practice and Clinical Training for Registered Nurses and Students (IMPACT-RNS)
Project Dates: 7/1/18--7/1/22
Funding: $2.7 million
Role: Project Manager
Funding Source: Dawley Seed Grant, SDSU College of Nursing
Title: Determining the Relationship among Change Fatigue, Self-Efficacy, and Physical Activity of Nursing Faculty
Project dates: 11/1/2017--11/1/2018
Role: Project Investigator
Professional Memberships
American Nurses Society (ANA)
South Dakota Nurses Association (SDNA)
Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI)
Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS)
South Dakota Nurses Association (SDNA)
Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI)
Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS)
Work Experience
2016--Present-Assistant Professor, SDSU College of Nursing, Brookings, SD
2012-2016-Instructor, SDSU College of Nursing, Brookings, SD
1999-2012-Nursing Director, USD Nursing, Watertown, SD
1998-1999-Instructor, USD Nursing, Watertown, SD
1992-1996-Clinical Instructor, USD Nursing, Watertown SD
1987-1992-Staff Nurse, Prairie Lakes Hospital, Watertown, SD
1985-1987-Director of Nursing, Clark Care Center, Clark, SD
1983-1985-Staff Nurse, Sioux Valley Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD
2012-2016-Instructor, SDSU College of Nursing, Brookings, SD
1999-2012-Nursing Director, USD Nursing, Watertown, SD
1998-1999-Instructor, USD Nursing, Watertown, SD
1992-1996-Clinical Instructor, USD Nursing, Watertown SD
1987-1992-Staff Nurse, Prairie Lakes Hospital, Watertown, SD
1985-1987-Director of Nursing, Clark Care Center, Clark, SD
1983-1985-Staff Nurse, Sioux Valley Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD
Area(s) of Research
Organizational Change, Resilience, Nursing Job Satisfaction, Rural Nursing
Department(s)
College of Nursing
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