Heather Ross
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WGHL 442 800 S. Cady Mall Tempe, AZ 85287
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Mail code: 5603Campus: Tempe
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Dr. Heather Ross holds a joint appointment as Clinical Associate Professor in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society and the Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation. She is also a Senior Global Futures Scientist in the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory and a faculty affiliate in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change along with the Barrett Honors College. She brings expertise in healthcare practice; health, science and technology policy; and implementation science to a broad portfolio of applied research initiatives.
Current and recent projects include:
- SolarSPELL Health: solar-powered offline digital libraries and health education in remote, under-resourced, and hostile environments globally. Current implementation sites include the East Africa, Latin America, the Pacific, and the American Southwest.Innovative evidence-based solutions to complex system challenges in behavioral health and public safety in the City of Phoenix.
- Investigation of law enforcement documentation practices and technology implementation implications.
- American and global health equity and policy. Direct experience in municipal, county, and state government settings.
- Infectious disease epidemiology projection modeling.
- Sensor-based human technology interaction including wearable health devices and water quality sensors in commercial/industrial buildings.
Dr. Ross is a Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and Heart Rhythm Society. She holds national certification as an adult nurse practitioner and maintains an active practice in cardiac electrophysiology with the HonorHealth Cardiac Arrhythmia Group. She serves as the Government Affairs Officer of the Arizona Nurses Association.
- Ph.D. Human and Social Dimensions of Science and Technology, Arizona State University 2016
- DNP - Arizona State University 2010
- MSN. Adult Health, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 2000
- B.A. Religious Studies, Yale University 1996
- Innovation in complex sociotechnical systems
- Public policy in public health, science, and technology
- Innovation in public safety services
- Health equity and accessibility
- Algorithmic bias in healthcare
- Interdisciplinary team work in health care, including non-traditional team members
- Cardiac electrophysiology
- Implanted and wearable sensors
- Person-centered care
- Implementation science
Recent Publications
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Ross, H.M., Kawasaki, L.J., Williams, C. (2023). An unusual case of pacemaker syndrome. Heart Rhythm Case Reports, 9(1), 64-65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrcr.2022.11.012
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Ross, H.M., Hosman, L., Baikie, B., Blau, E., Simpson, C.J. (2022). SolarSPELL health and education: Global solutions with local impacts. Journal of Global Health Reports, 6, e2022050.
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Ross, H.M., Pine, K.H., Curran, S., & Augusta, D. (2022). Pathway mapping as a tool to address police use of force in behavioral health crisis. Social Science & Medicine, 306, 115088. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115088
- Tiffney, T., Cook-Deegan, R., Ross, H.M. (2022). Breathing fresh air into the debate: Ventilators and the United States’ intellectual property problem. Health Policy Open, 3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hpopen.2022.100069
- Ross, H.M., Bowman, D., Wani, J. (2022). Voluntary registries to support improved interaction between police and people living with dementia. Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 50, 348-363.
- Jehn, M.L., Pandit, U., Sabin, S., Tompkins, C,. White, J., Kaleta, E., Dale, A.P., Ross, H.M., McCullough, J.M., Pepin, S., Kenny, K., Sanborn, H., Heywood, N., Schnall, A.H., Lant, T,. & Sunenshine, R. (2022). Accuracy of case-based seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in Maricopa County, Arizona. American Journal of Public Health, 112(1), 38-42.
- Ross, H.M., Desiderio, S., St. Mars, T., & Rangel, P. (2021). US immigration policies pose a health security threat in COVID-19. Health Security, 19(S1), S83-S88.
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Gel, E.S, Jehn, M., Lant, T., Muldoon, A.R, Nelson, T., & Ross, H.M. (2020). COVID-19 healthcare demand projections: Arizona. PLoS ONE 15(12), e0242588.
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Hosman, L., Ross, H., Petersen, S., Jalaghi, A., & Andrusaitis, K. (2020). Developing an offline digital library for South Sudan – the SolarSPELL Health: Nursing and midwifery library. South Sudan Medical Journal, 13(4), 153-155.
- Geoffrion, S., Hills, D. J., Ross, H.M., Pich, J., Hill, A.T., Dalsbø, T.K., Riahi, S., Martínez-Jarreta, B., & Guay, S. (2020). Education and training for preventing and minimising workplace aggression directed toward healthcare workers. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Iss. 9: Art. No. CD011860. Doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011860.pub2.
- Hartwell, L. Ross, H.M., & La Belle, J. T. (2019). Project honey bee: Clinical applications for wearable biosensors. Biomedical Microdevices 21, 37. Doi: 10.1007/s10544-019-0392-y
- Woodburn, J.L., Staley, L.L., Wordingham, S.E., Spadafore, J., Boldea, E., Williamson, S., Hollenback, S., Ross, H.M., Steidley, D.E., & Pajaro, O.E. (2019). Destination therapy: Standardizing the role of palliative medicine & delineating the DT-LVAD journey. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 57(2), 330-340. Doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2018.11.007
- Ganesan, R.K., Rathore, Y.K., Ross, H.M., & Ben Amor, H. (2018). Better teaming through visual cues: How projecting imagery in a workspace can improve human-robot collaboration. IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine. Doi: 10.1109/MRA.2018.2815655
- Zakeri, R., Van Wagoner, D.R., Calkins, H., Wong, T., Ross, H.M., Heist, E.K., Meyer, T.E., Kowey, P.R., Mentz, R.J., Cleland, J.G., Pitt, B., Zannad, F., & Linde, C. (2017). The burden of proof: The current state of atrial fibrillation prevention and treatment trials. Heart Rhythm Journal, 14(5), 763-782. Doi :10.1016/j.hrthm.2017.01.032
- Miller, C.A., Ross, H.M., Bennett, G., & Hurlbut, J.B. (2016). The ethics of ubiquitous computing in healthcare. In Wireless computing in medicine: From nano to cloud with its ethical and legal implications. Ed. M. Eshaghian-Wilner. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1118993590
- Hills, D.J., Ross, H.M., Pich, J., Hill, A.T., Dalsbø, T.K., Riahi, S., Guay, S., & Martínez-Jarreta, B. (2015). Education and training for preventing and minimising workplace aggression directed toward healthcare workers [Protocol]. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue 9. Art. No. CD011860. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD011860.
- Van Wagoner, D.R, Piccini, J.P., Albert, C.M., Anderson, M.E., Benjamin E.J., … Ross, H.M., … et al. (2015). Progress toward the prevention and treatment of atrial fibrillation: A summary of the Heart Rhythm Society research forum on the treatment and prevention of atrial fibrillation. Heart Rhythm Journal, 12(1), e5-e29.
- Kennedy, E.B., & Ross, H.M. (2014). Electric vehicle development and battery technologies. In D. Sarewitz (Ed.), The rightful place of science: Government and energy innovation (pp. 123-152). Tempe, AZ: Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes.
- Ross, H.M. (2012). Addressing the impending cardiac provider shortage : Recommendations for increasing access to cardiac device care. The Journal of Science Policy & Governance, 2(1). http://www.sciencepolicyjournal.org/current-edition.html
Current/Recent Projects
- Behavioral Health and Policing in the City of Phoenix, 2019-present
- SolarSPELL Health, 2017-present
- Future H2O: Smart Water Sensors in Commercial/Industrial Buildings, 2017-2021
- Cochrane Review: Interventions to Prevent Workplace Violence in Healthcare, 2014-2020
- Project HoneyBee, 2013-2018
Courses
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| MIC 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| HSD 610 | Colloquium |
| HSD 590 | Reading and Conference |
| HSD 784 | Internship |
| HSD 792 | Research |
| HSD 795 | Continuing Registration |
| HSD 799 | Dissertation |
| HSD 692 | Research |
| HSD 790 | Reading and Conference |
| FIS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| FIS 493 | Honors Thesis |
| DNP 603 | HealthEquitySocialJustice |
| DNP 712 | Clinical Residency&Management |
| FIS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| HSD 590 | Reading and Conference |
| HSD 590 | Reading and Conference |
| ASB 504 | Global Health Policy |
| ASB 504 | Global Health Policy |
| HSD 693 | Applied Project |
| HSD 590 | Reading and Conference |
2023 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| HSD 590 | Reading and Conference |
| HSD 590 | Reading and Conference |
| HSD 592 | Research |
| HSD 592 | Research |
| HSD 595 | Continuing Registration |
| HSD 595 | Continuing Registration |
| HSD 790 | Reading and Conference |
| HSD 790 | Reading and Conference |
| HSD 792 | Research |
| HSD 792 | Research |
| HSD 795 | Continuing Registration |
| HSD 795 | Continuing Registration |
| HSD 799 | Dissertation |
| HSD 799 | Dissertation |
| HSD 584 | Internship |
| HSD 692 | Research |
| HSD 692 | Research |
| HSD 593 | Applied Project |
| HSD 593 | Applied Project |
| HSD 584 | Internship |
| HSD 593 | Applied Project |
| HSD 593 | Applied Project |
| HSD 784 | Internship |
| HSD 590 | Reading and Conference |
| DNP 712 | Clinical Residency&Management |
| FIS 493 | Honors Thesis |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| MIC 493 | Honors Thesis |
| HSD 590 | Reading and Conference |
| HSD 784 | Internship |
| HSD 792 | Research |
| HSD 795 | Continuing Registration |
| HSD 799 | Dissertation |
| ASB 493 | Honors Thesis |
| DNP 711 | Healthcare Policy & Innovation |
| HSD 692 | Research |
| HSD 790 | Reading and Conference |
| DNP 712 | Clinical Residency&Management |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| MIC 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| HSD 590 | Reading and Conference |
| HSD 784 | Internship |
| HSD 792 | Research |
| HSD 795 | Continuing Registration |
| HSD 799 | Dissertation |
| HSD 692 | Research |
| ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| ASB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| HSD 501 | Science & Technology Policy |
| HSD 790 | Reading and Conference |
| DNP 603 | HealthEquitySocialJustice |
| DNP 712 | Clinical Residency&Management |
| DNP 712 | Clinical Residency&Management |
| HSD 590 | Reading and Conference |
| HSD 590 | Reading and Conference |
| ASB 504 | Global Health Policy |
| ASB 504 | Global Health Policy |
| HSD 693 | Applied Project |
2022 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| DNP 712 | Clinical Residency&Management |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| MIC 493 | Honors Thesis |
| DNP 711 | Healthcare Policy & Innovation |
| DNP 712 | Clinical Residency&Management |
| SOS 518 | Uncertainty & Decision Making |
| HON 494 | Special Topics |
| BIO 517 | Uncertainty & Decision Making |
| HSD 517 | Uncertainty & Decision Making |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| MIC 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| HSD 501 | Science & Technology Policy |
| DNP 603 | HealthEquitySocialJustice |
| DNP 712 | Clinical Residency&Management |
| ASB 504 | Global Health Policy |
| ASB 504 | Global Health Policy |
2021 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| DNP 712 | Clinical Residency&Management |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| DNP 711 | Healthcare Policy & Innovation |
| DNP 712 | Clinical Residency&Management |
| SOS 518 | Uncertainty & Decision Making |
| HON 494 | Special Topics |
| BIO 517 | Uncertainty & Decision Making |
| HSD 517 | Uncertainty & Decision Making |
| DNP 690 | Reading and Conference |
2020 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| HSD 501 | Science & Technology Policy |
| DNP 712 | Clinical Residency&Management |
| HSD 598 | Special Topics |
| FIS 494 | Special Topics |
| DNP 603 | HealthEquitySocialJustice |
2020 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| DNP 712 | Clinical Residency&Management |
2020 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| DNP 711 | Healthcare Policy & Innovation |
| DNP 712 | Clinical Residency&Management |
2019 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| HSD 501 | Science & Technology Policy |
| HSD 517 | Uncertainty & Decision Making |
| SOS 518 | Uncertainty & Decision Making |
| BIO 517 | Uncertainty & Decision Making |
| HON 494 | Special Topics |
| DNP 712 | Clinical Residency&Management |
| DNP 603 | HealthEquitySocialJustice |
2019 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| AEP 595 | Continuing Registration |
| AEP 595 | Continuing Registration |
2019 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| DNP 711 | Healthcare Policy & Innovation |
| DNP 711 | Healthcare Policy & Innovation |
| DNP 712 | Clinical Residency&Management |
| DNP 711 | Healthcare Policy & Innovation |
| FIS 308 | Politics, Markets, and Innovat |
2018 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| AEP 590 | Reading and Conference |
| AEP 593 | Applied Project |
| AEP 592 | Research |
| AEP 595 | Continuing Registration |
Ross HM, Hosman L, Baikie B, Thompson R. SolarSPELL Health and Evidence Based Practice Training Workshop. Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Lilongwe and Blantyre, Malawi, 23-27 January 2023.
Ross HM. SolarSPELL Health and Evidence-Based Practice. United States Peace Corps Response Advancing Health Professionals Conference 2022, Monrovia, Liberia, 30 November – 1 December 2022.
Ross H. Health Equity for Heart Rhythm Professionals: Issues and Opportunities. Electrophysiology Symposium for the Allied Health Professional, Scottsdale, AZ, 5 November, 2022.
Ross H. Gender Care and Reproductive Health: Arizona’s Landscape in 2022 for Healthcare Providers. Arizona NAPNAP (National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners) Law and NP Order Fall Event, Phoenix, AZ, 4 November 2022.
Ross HM. Wilton Wells Webster Lectureship Award Presentation: It Takes a Village. Heart Rhythm Society Scientific Sessions 2022, San Francisco, CA, 29 April 2022.
Ross H. How to Make a Difference in Health Policy. Cardiovascular Team Annual Symposium of the New York State Chapter of the American College of Cardiology. Virtual, June 4, 2021.
Ross HM. Device Interpretation and Troubleshooting. American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions 2021, Virtual, 15 May 2021.
Ross HM. Health Policy and the Nurse Practitioner in Today’s Environment [keynote]. Southwest Regional Nurse Practitioner Symposium. Mesa, AZ, 27 July 2019.
Ross HM. What NPs Need to Know about Wearables. Southwest Regional Nurse Practitioner Symposium. Mesa, AZ, 27 July 2019.
Ross HM. Evolving Role of Home Devices in Arrhythmia Care and Diagnosis. Heart Rhythm Society Scientific Sessions 2018, Boston, MA, 9 May 2018.
Ross HM. Powered by People: Individual Implications for the Internet of Things. Internet of Things, Energy Awareness and Sustainability: International Workshop at Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy, 10 July 2017.
Ross HM. Identifying Better Endpoints for Ablation Trials. Stanford Biodesign New Arrhythmia Technologies Retreat, Chicago, IL, 9 May 2017.
- 2023 – FBI Phoenix Citizens Academy
- 2022 – Wilton Wells Webster Lectureship Award – Heart Rhythm Society
- 2022 – ASU Knowledge Exchange Resilience Fellow
- 2021 – Arizona Public Health Association, Corporate Public Health Service Award (with ASU Biodesign)
- 2021 – ASU Knowledge Enterprise, Vision Award with Modeling Emerging Threats in Arizona team
- 2020 – School for the Future of Innovation in Society Excellence in Education Award
- 2017 – Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP)
- 2016 – Outstanding Graduating Student, Spring 2016 – School for the Future of Innovation in Society, Arizona State University
- 2012-2013 – Interdisciplinary Graduate Education Research Traineeship Fellowship Award – National Science Foundation
- 2011 - Young Investigator Award, Resuscitation Science Symposium, American Heart Association.
- 2011 - Outstanding Teacher, Brandman University, School of Nursing and Health Professions, Irvine, CA.
Heart Rhythm Society (Board of Trustees)
American College of Cardiology (Partners in Quality subcommittee, Cardiovascular Team Advocacy working group)
Sigma Theta Tau International, Honor Society of Nursing (abstract and grant reviewer)
Society for the Social Studies of Science
*denotes committee chair
2025 (expected) – Sean Dudley, PhD in Human and Social Dimensions of Science and Technology (committee member)
2025 (expected) – David Gillum, PhD in Human and Social Dimensions of Science and Technology (committee member)
*2025 (expected) – Primrose Dzenga, PhD in Innovation in Global Development (committee member)
2024 (expected) – Josh Massad, PhD in Human and Social Dimensions of Science and Technology (committee member)
2024 (expected) – Jasmine Bhatti, PhD in Nursing and Healthcare Innovation (committee member)
*2024 (expected) – Amber Anderson, DNP in Family Nurse Practitioner (mentor)
*2024 (expected) – Ashlyn Nam, DNP in Family Nurse Practitioner (mentor)
*2024 (expected) – Aurelia Taylor, DNP in Family Nurse Practitioner (mentor)
2023 (expected) – Davon Van-Veen, PhD in Innovation in Global Development (committee member)
*2023 (expected) – Kimia Robinson, DNP in Family Nurse Practitioner (mentor)
*2023 (expected) – Yong Yi Pan, DNP in Adult Gerontological Nurse Practitioner (mentor)
*2023 (expected) – Rachel Thompson, DNP in Adult Gerontological Nurse Practitioner (mentor)
*2023 (expected) – Julie DeGregorio, DNP in Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (mentor)
*2023 (expected) – Michelle Raney, DNP in Adult Gerontological Nurse Practitioner (mentor)
*2023 (expected) – Amanda Arnold, PhD in Human and Social Dimensions of Science and Technology (committee co-chair)
*2022 – Katie Andrusaitis, DNP in Family Nurse Practitioner (mentor)
*2022 – Amira Jalaghi, DNP in Family Nurse Practitioner (mentor)
*2022 – Betty Dray, DNP in Family Nurse Practitioner (mentor)
*2022 – Diamond Chavez, DNP in Family Nurse Practitioner (mentor)
*2021 – Melissa Smallwood, MSTP (committee chair)
2021 – Rain Richards, PhD in Environmental Engineering (committee member)
*2021 – Courtney Raymond, MS in Biology Education (committee chair)
2021 – Daniella Saetta, PhD in Environmental Engineering (committee member)
*2021 – Dawn Augusta, DNP in Innovation Leadership (mentor)
*2021 – Lorraine Hirani, DNP in Innovation Leadership (mentor)
*2021 – Kimberli Spencer, DNP in Family Nurse Practitioner (mentor)
*2021 – Magi Mumbere, DNP in Family Nurse Practitioner (mentor)
*2021 – Monica Ramirez, DNP in Family Nurse Practitioner (mentor)
2020 – Rebecca Monteleone, PhD in Human and Social Dimensions of Science and Technology (committee member)
2020 – Theora Tiffney, PhD in Biology and Society (committee member)
*2020 – Matt Contursi, MSTP (committee chair)
*2020 – Sidney Covarrubias, MSTP (committee chair)
*2020 – Alyssa Lehn, DNP in Family Nurse Practitioner (mentor)
*2020 – Kristen Tyd, DNP in Adult-Gerontological Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (mentor)
*2020 – Sherri Rhodes, DNP in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (mentor)
2019 – Sulafa Salim, MS in Global Technology and Development (committee member)
*2019 – Errold Elad, MAEP (committee chair)
*2019 – Edna Contreras, MSTP (committee chair)
*2019 – Emily Blau, DNP in Family Nurse Practitioner (mentor)
*2018 – Marcie Jarquin, MSTP (committee chair)
*2018 – Carol Jean Simpson, DNP in Adult-Gerontological Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (mentor)
*2018 – William Fox, DNP in Adult-Gerontological Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (mentor)
*2018 – Richelle Miller, DNP in Family Nurse Practitioner (mentor)
*2018 – Edyta Pedlowska, DNP in Family Nurse Practitioner (mentor)
2017 – Natalie Provencio Dean, MS in Global Technology and Development (committee member)
*2017 – Michelle Arnold, MAEP (committee chair)
*2017 – Erin Marin Bramblett, MAEP (committee chair)
*2017 – Marvin Hernandez, MAEP (committee chair)
*2017 – Alexandra Richards, DNP in Family Nurse Practitioner (mentor)
*2017 – Jennifer Woodburn, DNP in Adult-Gerontological Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (mentor)
*2017 – Irene Brown, DNP in Family Nurse Practitioner (mentor)
*2017 – Emil J. Milas, DNP in Family Nurse Practitioner (mentor)
*2017 – Alyssa Smith, DNP in Adult-Gerontological Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (mentor)
*2016 – Amy Kleinhans, DNP in Adult-Gerontological Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (mentor)
*2016 – Shannon King, DNP in Family Nurse Practitioner (mentor)
*2016 – Ashley Mariconti, DNP in Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (mentor)
*2016 – Margot Thomas, MSTP (committee chair)
*2015 – Wayne McIntosh, DNP in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (mentor)
*2015 – Michelle Davis, DNP in Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (mentor)
*2015 – Herendira Valdez, DNP in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (mentor)
*2015 – Jacob McAuliffe, MSTP (committee chair)
*2014 – Edna Aurelus, Post-Masters DNP (mentor)
*2014 – Jennifer Jacobs, DNP in Adult-Gerontological Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (mentor)
*2014 – Jennifer Simpson, DNP in Adult-Gerontological Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (mentor)
Nurse Practitioner, HonorHealth Cardiac Arrhythmia Group
International
- Heart Rhythm Society, Fellow (FHRS)
- Sigma Theta Tau, International Honors Society of Nursing
National
- American Association of Nurse Practitioners, Fellow (FAANP)
- American Nurses Association
- American College of Cardiology
- American Public Health Association
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Society for the Social Studies of Science
- Anti-Defamation League National Commission
State
- Arizona State Nurses Association
- Arizona ADL (Anti-Defamation League)
- City of Phoenix Women’s Commission
- Arizona Public Health Association
Insight Advantage LLC
Nonprofit:
- Heart Rhythm Society
- Arizona ADL (Anti-Defamation League)
- Arizona Nurses Association
Nurse Practitioner, HonorHealth Cardiac Arrhythmia Group
Special Advisor in Public Health, Mayor Kate Gallego, City of Phoenix