
Title
Assistant Professor (Brookings)Office Building
Wagner HallOffice
311Mailing Address
Wagner Hall 311Undergrad 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 (1883)
Academic Responsibilities
NURS 472--Professional Nursing concepts IIINURS 495--Practicum
NURS 444L--Population Centered Care
NURS 778--Nurse Educator Practicum
NURS 778L--Nurse Educator: Practicum Clinical
Semester 5 Coordinator
College of Nursing Honors Faculty Coordinator
Committee Activities
College of Nursing Research 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--present)
Awards and Honors
2021-SDNA Nurse Educator Award2018, 2019, 2020, 2021-Faculty recognition for Outstanding Contributions to the Van D. and Barbara B. Fishback Honors College
2017-Recogniton Letter for Thank-A-Professor Program
2016-Outstanding Graduate Student
Grants
2020-2021-HRSA ($978,571)2018-2022--HRSA ($2.8 million)
2017-Dawley Grant ($2,500)
Professional Memberships
American Nurses Society (ANA)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, SD2012-2016-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 NursingDepartment(s)
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