TEACHING ACTIVITIES (Academic courses taught within last ten years):
At Georgetown University (Spring 2015)
(HESY 187) Health Care Across the Continuum: Health Systems & Management (3 cr. Hrs.)
(HSCI 419) Environmental Justice (3 cr. Hrs.)
(HEST 460) Population Health Capstone (3 cr. Hrs.)
Guest Lectures (Total of 3) Georgetown, Public Health Nursing (NURS 241), Environmental Health, Epidemiology
Guest Lecture: George Washington University, Climate Change and Infectious Diseases, Graduate Course
At Georgetown University (Fall 2014)
(HEST 195) Population Health (3 cr. Hrs.)
Guest Lectures (Total of 3): Georgetown, Public Health Nursing (NURS 241), Environmental Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics
Guest Lecture: George Washington University, Climate Change and Infectious Diseases, Graduate Course
At Georgetown University (Spring 2014)
(HSCI 419) Environmental Justice (3 cr. Hrs.)
(HEST 195) Population Health (3 cr. Hrs.)
Guest Lectures (Total of 3) Georgetown, Public Health Nursing (NURS 241), Environmental Health, Epidemiology
Guest Lecture: Georgetown, Advanced Practice Nursing, Environmental Health
Guest Lecture: George Washington University, Climate Change and Infectious Diseases, Graduate Course
At Georgetown University (Fall 2013)
Population Health Tutorial (HEST 195) (3 cr. Hrs.)
Guest Lecture: Georgetown, Health Disparities and Environment, (BIO 363)
Guest Lecture (Total of 3): Georgetown, Public Health Nursing (NURS 241), Environmental Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics
At Georgetown University (Spring 2013)
(HSCI 419) Environmental Justice (3 cr. Hrs.)
(HESY 464) Eliminating Health Disparities (3 cr. Hrs.)
(HEST 460) Population Health Capstone (3 cr. Hrs.)
Guest Lecture (Total of 3): Georgetown, Public Health Nursing (NURS 241), Environmental Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics
At Georgetown University (Fall 2012)
(HEST 195) Population Health (3 cr. Hrs.)
(HESY 184) Epidemiological Principles, Patterns, and Practices for Healthcare Management and Policy (3 cr. Hrs.)
Guest Lectures: (HESY 187), Health Disparities
Guest Lecture: (HSCI 332), Environmental Epidemiology
Guest Lecture: George Washington University, Climate Change and Infectious Diseases
At Georgetown University (Fall 2011)
(HESY 184) Epidemiological Principles, Patterns, and Practices for Healthcare Management and Policy (3 cr. Hrs.)
Guest Lecture (Total of 3): Georgetown, Public Health Nursing (NURS 241), Environmental Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics
At Georgetown University (Spring 2011)
(HESY 187) Health Care Across the Continuum: Health Systems (3 cr. Hrs.)
(HESY 464) Eliminating Health Disparities (3 cr. Hrs.)
At Georgetown University (Fall 2010)
(HESY 184) Epidemiological Principles, Patterns, and Practices for Healthcare Management and Policy (3 cr. Hrs.)
(HEST 105) Climate Change and Public Health (1cr. Hrs.)
At Georgetown University (Fall 2009)
(HESY 184) Epidemiological Principles, Patterns, and Practices for Healthcare Management and Policy (3 cr. Hrs.)
(INTH 177) Epidemiological Approaches to Public Health (3 cr. Hrs.)
At University of Wisconsin
(GS 471) Global Securities (3 cr. Hrs.)
(NURS 401) Leadership Theory (2 cr. Hrs.)
(NURS 429) Seminar in Nursing Issues (2 cr. Hrs.)
(NURS 430) Clinical Experience, Community Health Nursing Leadership (4 cr. Hrs.)
(NURS 440) Environmental and Occupational Health (3 cr. Hrs.)
(NURS 480) Environmental Health Nursing (1 cr. Hr.)
(NURS 513) Nursing Research (3 cr. Hrs.)
(NURS 515) Diversity Within Community Health Nursing Systems for Advanced Practice Nursing (3 cr. Hrs.)
(NURS 530) Independent Study (3 cr. Hrs.)
(NURS 573) Community Health Nursing: Health Promotion, (3 cr. Hrs.)
(NURS 690-410) Community and Family Health Nursing (3 cr. Hrs.)
(NURS 690-101) Cultural Diversity and Health Care (3 cr. Hrs.)
(NURS 690-727) Epidemiology (3 cr. Hrs.)
(NURS 690-803) Nursing Science and Health Policy (3 cr. Hrs.)
Teaching Recognition Award
2009 Teaching Excellence, national honor awarded by Nursing Spectrum
Funded Internships for Students
Georgetown University
2008-2014
A variety of funded internships have been arranged for students, including the DC Department of Health.
Mid Atlantic Health Equity Council: Graduate Student Internship: Established in 2013, in partnership with(and funded by) the Office of Minority Health, HHS, the Committee on Mission and Values selected a NHS graduate student to work in this newly created role which will support the work of the Council.
Health Equity Student Scholars Program, established for undergraduate students through the Center for Health Equity, Research, Teaching, and Implementation. Established in 2013, 3 students were selected by the Committee on Mission and Values to work with the Region III (Mid Atlantic) Health Equity Council. In the summer of 2014, 5 students were selected by the Committee on Mission and Values to work on projects for the Mid-Atlantic Health Equity Council.
Mentor, Reach the Decision Makers (Reach), a project of the UCSF Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment, is an innovative science and policy training program that works to increase the number of scientists, community-based leaders, public health and health care professionals who are actively involved in informing the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) of current and relevant scientific findings impacting their decisions in setting policy.
2005-2008
Milwaukee Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Community Health Internship Program (CHIP), 8 weeks summer internship. Student funded to work on Methylmercury screening for at-risk populations: Go F.I.S.H. project
Professional Development Programs
2006-2008
Intermediate Epidemiology for Public Health Professionals (22 contact hours, CEUs)
Epidemiology for Public/Community Health Nurses (22 contact hours, CEUs)
Epidemiology for Public/Community Health Nurses (online) (22 contact hours, CEUs)
Writing for Publication Workshop (10 contact hours, CEUs)
2009- Current
Fish Facts for Health Professionals (www.fish-facts.org) a series of educational media modules designed for nurses, physicians and public health professionals about the evidence surrounding methylmercury toxicity, human health, and fish consumption (2009).
Co-Chair, Grant Writing Workshop, Environmental Health Nursing, Funded through Kendeda Foundation, Flathead, Montana (2011).
Advancing Clean Air, Climate, and Health: Opportunities for Nurses (http://envirn.org/pg/pages/view/82163/media-modules-and-workbook) a series of educational media modules designed for nurses about evidence surrounding clean air, climate and health (2014).
Curricular Development and Teaching Innovations
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Epidemiology (N 531): Developed course that utilized applied epidemiological strategies for graduate nursing students, Lewis University. Course became a required course for the Community Health Nursing track and included a variety of “hands-on” learning such as investigation of an epidemic. The course was favorably received by students (Initiated 1993).
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As Graduate Director at Lewis University, developed entire curriculum for a program of study in Nursing Education, including course syllabi with input from faculty, students and Graduate Advisory Committee. Courses included: Curriculum Development for Nurse Educators, Issues in Educational Outcomes for Nurse Educators, Advanced Practice for Nurse Educators, and Clinical Practicum. In addition to two new tracks, an RN/MSN option was created, allowing Associate Degree nurses to fast track through the BSN program to earn an MSN degree. (Track approved 1993).
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As Graduate Director at Lewis University, developed entire curriculum for a program of study in Nursing Administration, including course syllabi with input from faculty, students, and Graduate Advisory Committee. Courses included Organizational Theory for Nurse Administrators, Human Resource Management for Nurse Administrators, Strategic Planning for Health Care and a Clinical Practicum (Track approved 1993). An MSN/MBA option was later developed in collaboration with Dean of the Business College (Option approved Spring 1995). Ten students were admitted to this program option the first semester offered.
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As Graduate Director at Lewis University, developed a Week-end Workshop Option for graduate students to fulfill elective course requirement. Workshop topics were offered Friday evenings from 5-9 PM and Saturdays from 9-5PM for one hour of elective credit. Course topics included: Grant writing; Case management; Writing for Publication; Marketing for Health Care; Social Policy Analysis, among others. Each workshop was designed (course objectives, syllabi) with input from faculty, students, and the Graduate Advisory Committee (Initiated in 1992).
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Leadership Practicum (NURS 430) and Theory (NURS 429) courses: Integrated concepts related to personality types and effectiveness in communication, human interaction from book Do What You Are (Teiger and Teiger, 1994). Materials based on Meyers-Briggs concepts and used to assist students in better understanding how personality shapes leadership behaviors, one’s personal strengths and weaknesses, and preferred career choices based on type. Students have consistently reported a high interest in this content, and have successfully applied concepts to case studies posed in class. Updated my skills with course offered at Northern Illinois University, which offered ideas on in-class activities to highlight and respect differences in others. In addition, a Training Manual purchased with detailed instruction on presenting concepts in a classroom setting. (Initiated 1996).
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MS/MPH Option designed in collaboration with the Department of Allied Health, Northern Illinois University. Needs assessment conducted for the northwestern regional area in Illinois to gauge interest of the program option. Curriculum and syllabi developed in partnership with Dr. Julie Robertson. Responsible for teaching, marketing and student advisement for this program option. The only program offered in the State of Illinois (Initiated 1996).
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Community Health (NURS 324) and Nursing Leadership (NURS 430): Integrated public health advocacy concepts and course activities into these courses at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. Content includes activities such as exploring bills under consideration, how to communicate effectively with your legislator, and real-life case studies to highlight how nurses can be successful as public health advocates. More recently, on-line resources that provide information on such topics as “how to check on status of a bill”, “exploring how your representative vote on specific issues”, etc. have been integrated into the course. Students now write letters via the web as part of the course requirement, for a selected issue of interest to them. These strategies were presented at a national nursing conference and an invitation recently received to submit manuscript on these strategies (Initiated 1993).
Also integrated environmental health concepts, using videotapes to convey the message and the nurse’s role into community health course (undergraduate and graduate).
The Pollution Prevention Kit from the ANA, other publications from Health Care Without Harm and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, as well as a variety of videotapes are used (e.g., Videotape “Our Waste, Our Responsibility: Minimizing Health Care’s Impact”). Students have been very interested in this area and in evaluations have consistently expressed an interest to learn more (Initiated 1993).
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Environmental Health Nursing (NURS 480): In response to student interest generated from lectures in the Community Health Nursing course, a one-hour elective course was designed for undergraduate nursing students and offered in Spring 2001. The course syllabus and course study packet was developed. Invited to write manuscript and present several different papers on the course content, teaching strategies, and findings of student evaluations.
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Cultural Diversity and Health Care (NURS 101): This graduate nursing course was first taught and designed in 1997, and a variety of innovations have been integrated into the course. Most notably, the inclusion of a series of lectures related to alternative therapies. This topic is closely aligned to cultural heritage, and students had little knowledge regarding the variety of therapies that were available in this country. One required assignment is to interview and personally experience one alternative therapy and present findings to their peers. Topics have ranged from acupuncture and therapeutic massage to color therapy and therapeutic horseback riding. This has been favorably received by students and remains a required assignment for the course (Initiated 1997). Integrated literature and film into the course to provide another perspective on health as it is impacted by poverty, ethnicity and the American culture, using Native American literature and film. Students are required to view the film and analyze the characters using the six cultural phenomena as well as critically analyzing their own prejudices and misconceptions about this population. Favorable received by students, and continues to be assigned in not only diversity course, but community health nursing courses (Initiated 1997). Content was updated regularly, including addition of content gained through experiences. For example, knowledge and experiences gained when I worked with Native Hawaiians was integrated into the course. Native herbs and several books on traditional healing shared with students in the diversity course and traditional beliefs on healing and health have been shared. Favorable received, particularly since this is a population not discussed often in the literature, but with serious health problems and needs (Initiated 2000).
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Seminar in Rural Health Nursing (NURS 580): Received funding in November 2000 for Professional Development to Support the Integration of Environmental Concepts into the Adult Nurse Practitioner Rural Health Course. Co-developed this course, with a specific emphasis on diagnosing environmentally caused illnesses in rural populations and how Adult Nurse Practitioners might diagnose these illnesses properly. Case studies available on CD-ROM were integrated into the course activities, as well as a variety of environmental health assessment tools. Attended course in Montana in Spring 2001 to expand knowledge in the area of environmental health assessment and prevention strategies, which were applied to course content.
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Created Blackboard site for (690-410) Community Health Nursing course, Spring 2002. Three-hour course taken at UWM to learn techniques. Web links, course assignments, and Power point lectures available to students both at Parkside and Milwaukee campuses.
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Applied Toxicology (NURS 735): Developed an on-line graduate level nursing course for the Environmental Health Nursing track, University of Maryland School of Nursing, Summer 2002. Course developed in collaboration with faculty from the toxicology department in the College of Medicine and Information and Technology faculty at the School of Nursing. Power point presentations were created using voice-overs and video streaming using Blackboard software.
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On-line Course Development: Nursing Science and Health Policy (NURS 803): PhD level nursing course for the UWM College of Nursing, Summer 2003. Power point presentations were created using voice-overs and video streaming using Blackboard software.
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Global Securities Core II: Developed course in collaboration with other disciplines (Geography and International Law); one of the core courses required of students in the Bachelor of Arts Global Studies Security Track, Summer 2005. The course synthesizes historical, cultural, environmental, economic, and political considerations to provide an overview of factors influencing security for the world. This course directly precedes students' international internship experience. It is built on real world illustrations through case studies and practical tools for handling complex situations.
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Intermediate Epidemiology professional development workshop offered through Continuing Education and Outreach Program at UWM College of Nursing to the Milwaukee/Waukesha Bioterrorism Consortial Group. A five week course, six hour sessions, 2006, 2007.
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NURS 803: Fall 2006 received funding ($1,000.00) to adapt Policy course into a 3 hours course with a more global focus. This course was developed to integrate international health policy.
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A grant was funded by Health Resources and Services Administration in Fall 2006 ($55,000.00), for a professional development project, Public Health Nurses: Epidemiological Science Skills. The course was developed in partnership with public health partners across the state of Wisconsin and the Center for Lifelong Learning (Public Health Regional Center in Minnesota). Involved in the grant writing and with the planning process, and will also be the faculty assigned to teach the series of courses in Eau Claire and Wausau (spring 2007). An online version of the course offered in the summer 2007.
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Collaborator in writing grant; Buyout as Academic Program Manager for Southeastern Wisconsin: Linking Education and Practice for Excellence in Public Health Nursing (L.E.A.P.) Grant (Susan Zahner, PI, UW Madison School of Nursing; 1.2 million dollars over three years). This grant focuses on improving public health competencies of new graduates of baccalaureate programs. Office for the Southeastern Wisconsin is housed in the Institute for Urban Health Partnerships.
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Development and implementation of environmental health nursing workshop based on National Environmental Education and Training Foundation (NEETF) training. Graduate and undergraduate students educated, as well as nurses and nurse practitioners. Workshops were offered using EPA Region 5 staff and other community based organizations as speakers. As of Summer 2007, over 500 professionals educated in pediatric environmental health issues and assessment techniques.
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Development of the Public Health Certificate for the planned School of Public Health, full approval Fall 2007. Faculty Advisor for this option, by Fall 2008 over 40 students registered for the program.
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On steering committee for the development of the School of Public Health for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Chaired the subcommittee for the PhD in Health Policy and Administration, which was developed in 2008.
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Development of courses for Georgetown University, School of Nursing & Health Studies including: 3 courses for the Doctorate in Nursing Practice (DNP), 2 courses in Epidemiology (one for International Health and one for Health Systems and Policy), and 2 courses for the new Masters in Environmental Health, Human Sciences Department (2008/2009).
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Development of 2 courses, for Georgetown University, School of Nursing & Health Studies: Climate Change and Health (HEST 105) and Eliminating Health Disparities (HESY 464) (2010/2011).
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Development of a Community Based Learning Course in partnership with the Center for Social Justice, Epidemiology (HESY 184) (2010/2011).
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Development of a Public Health Minor in partnership with the Curriculum & Program Committee, School of Nursing & Health Studies (2012).
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Development of Graduate Certificate in Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Nursing & Health Studies (2014).
Student supervision:
Dissertation supervision
Name
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Role
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Title
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Finish
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A. Valerius
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Member
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Hepatitis C and V.A. Patient Outcomes
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PhD May 2005
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M. Polchert
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Member
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Perceived health competence in elderly, underserved minority populations.
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PhD December 2006
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G. Berent
(Northern Illinois University)
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Member
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Retention of nursing professors. (Passed comps in Fall 2005; Dissertation proposal Fall 2006)
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EdD
May
2008
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A. Renda
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Committee Member
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Cultural influences-East Asian populations. (Passed comps in Fall 2007)
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PhD May 2010
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K. Dowat
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Chair
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Hot flashes in pre-menopausal women. (Passed comps in Spring 2006; Dissertation proposal Fall 2006)
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PhD May 2009
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L. Schnepper
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Chair
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Healing touch, string theory and treatment of breast cancer (Passed comps in Spring 2006; Dissertation proposal Spring 2007)
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PhD May 2009
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C. Mikol
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Member
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Amusement parks and injuries in children.
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PhD December 2007
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J. Willems Van Dijk
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Chair
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Prenatal Care Coordination Outcomes in Wisconsin (Passed comps in Spring 2006; Dissertation proposal Spring 2007)
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PhD
May
2008
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A. Banda
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Member
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Sociopolitical aspects of libraries: An international perspective
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PhD Spring 2006
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A. Otter (University of Washington)
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Member
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Evaluating the Fish-Facts Environmental Educational Media Modules
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DNP Spring 2011
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