Brenda Morris
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Phone: 602-496-0850
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500 N 3rd Street Health North, 306AD PHOENIX, AZ 85004-3220
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Mail code: 3020Campus: Dtphx
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Brenda Morris, EdD, MS, RN, CNE is a Clinical Professor of Nursing at the Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation at Arizona State University. She currently teaches in the Master of Science in Nursing program including the Nurse Educator track. Prior to her current assignment, she taught in the Prelicensure BSN programs for over 10 years and in the RN/BSN program for 6 years.
Additionally, Dr. Morris has over 12 years of experience holding progressive academic leadership positions as the Director for the Prelicensure BSN program, Senior Director for Baccalaureate Nursing, Assistant Dean, and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. During this time, her scholarship and service focused on increasing access to higher education for under-represented students, developing academic-practice partnerships, and creating and implementing innovative nursing and health professional degree programs. Her current areas of interest include competency based education, patient and family education, student success, all aspects of nursing education including assessment and evaluation of learning, teaching methods, and program evaluation, and workforce development. Her clinical areas of interest include healthy aging, and healthy living with chronic disease.
Dr. Morris earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing and Master of Science degree in Nursing with a clinical focus in Adult Health Nursing and a role focus in Nursing Education from the University of Arizona. She earned her Doctor of Education degree with a focus in Adult/Higher Education from Arizona State University. Dr. Morris has been certified as an academic nurse educator through the National League for Nursing, since 2008.
Dr. Morris has authored or co-authored presentations and publications in areas of expertise such as academic-practice partnerships, competency based education, critical thinking, evidence-based practice, faculty development, interprofessional education; patient and caregiver education, learning environments, and teaching methods. Prior to coming to Edson College, she taught in associate degree nursing programs in Arizona and Louisiana.
- Ed.D. Adult and Higher Education, Arizona State University 1999.
- M.S. Adult Health Nursing and Nursing Education, University of Arizona 1991.
- B.S.N. Nursing, University of Arizona 1987
Professional Certifications:
- Certified Nurse Educator (CNE), National League for Nursing 2008 - Present
Professional Licensure:
- R.N. Arizona State Board of Nursing, 1988 - Present
- Academic-Practice Partnerships
- Assessment and Evaluation of Learning
- Clinical Education
- Competency-based Education
- Critical thinking
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Healthy Aging
- Healthy Living with Chronic Disease
- Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice
- Nursing Education
- Patient and Family Education
- Program Development and Evaluation
- Teaching Methods
Select publications:
Morris, B. (in press). Patient and caregiver teaching. In M. Harding, J. Kwong & D. Hagler (Eds.) Lewis’s Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems (13th ed.). Elsevier Publishing. * Peer reviewed publication
Morris, B. (in press). Competency-based clinical portfolio: An assessment strategy for clinical outcomes. In Hagler, D., Hultquist, M., & B. Bradshaw (Eds.). Innovative Teaching Strategies for Nursing and Health Professions, 9th ed., Jones & Bartlett Learning. *Peer reviewed publication
Morris, B. (2023). Think like a nurse: Essential thinking skills for professional nurses. In E. Friberg & K. Saewert (Eds.) Conceptual foundations: The bridge to professional nursing practice, 8th ed., Elsevier Publishing. * Peer reviewed publication
Morris, B. (2023). Fostering a Spirit of Inquiry: The role of Nurses in Evidence-based practice. In E. Friberg & K. Saewert (Eds.) Conceptual foundations: The bridge to professional nursing practice, 8th ed., Elsevier Publishing. * Peer reviewed publication
Morris, B. (Ed.) (2023). Evolve case studies for all chapters. In M. Harding, J. Kwong & D. Hagler (Eds.) Lewis’s medical-surgical nursing: Assessment and management of clinical problems, 12th ed., Elsevier Publishing. * Peer reviewed publication
Morris, B. (2023). Patient and caregiver teaching. In M. Harding, J. Kwong & D. Hagler (Eds.) Lewis’s Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems (12th ed.). Elsevier Publishing. * Peer reviewed publication
Hagler, D., & Morris, B. (2022). Learning environment and teaching methods. In M. Oermann, J. DeGagne, & B. Phillips (Eds.). Teaching in Nursing and Role of the Educator: The Complete Guide to Best Practice in Teaching, Evaluation, and Curriculum Development (3rd ed., pp. 63 - 92). Springer Publishing. ISBN: 9780826152626. * Peer reviewed publication
Peterson, K., & Morris, B. (2019). Creating Synergy between academia and practice: The Arizona State University and Mayo Clinic Arizona model. Journal of Professional Nursing, 35(4), 305-313. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2019.01.003 * Peer reviewed publication
Morris, B. (Ed.) (2019). Evolve case studies for all chapters. In M. Harding, J. Kwong & D. Hagler (Eds.) Lewis’s medical-surgical nursing: Assessment and management of clinical problems, 11th ed., Elsevier Publishing. * Peer reviewed publication
Morris, B. (2019). Think like a nurse: Essential thinking skills for professional nurses. In E. Friberg (Ed.) Conceptual foundations: The bridge to professional nursing practice, (7th ed., pp. 165-177). Elsevier Publishing. * Peer reviewed publication
Morris, B. (2019). Patient and caregiver teaching. In M. Harding, J. Kwong & D. Hagler (Eds.) Lewis’s Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems, (11th ed., pp. 45-58). Elsevier Publishing. * Peer reviewed publication
Hagler, D., & Morris, B. (2018). Learning environment and teaching methods. In M. Oermann (Ed.) Teaching in nursing and role of the educator: The complete guide to best practice in teaching, evaluation, and curriculum development (2nd ed., pp. 47-74). Springer Publishing. * Peer reviewed publication
Morris, B. (2016). Think Like a Nurse: Essential Thinking Skills for Professional Nurses. In E. Friberg (Ed.) Conceptual foundations: The bridge to professional nursing practice, (6th ed., pp. 173-186). Elsevier Publishing. * Peer reviewed publication
Hagler, D., & Morris, B. (2015). Teaching Methods. In M. Oermann (Ed.) Teaching in nursing: The complete guide (pp. 35-59). Springer Publishing. * Peer reviewed publication
Hagler, D., Kastenbaum, B., Brooks, R., Morris, B., & Saewert, K. (2013). Leveraging the technology du jour for overt and covert faculty development. The Journal of Faculty Development, 27(3), 22- 29. * Peer reviewed publication
Hagler, D., White, B., & Morris, B. (2011). Cognitive tools as a scaffold for faculty in curriculum redesign. Journal of Nursing Education, 49(7), 417-422. doi: 10.3928/01484834-20110214-03 * Peer reviewed publication
Doshier, S., McCormies, C., McGinty, D., Morris, B., & Stewart, B. (2011). Education Competency Model Update. Arizona State Board of Nursing Regulatory Journal, 6(2), 20-22. *Invited publication
Morris, B. (2010). Critical thinking, clinical judgement, nursing process. In J. Creasia & E. Friberg (Eds.), Conceptual foundations: The bridge to professional nursing practice, (5th ed., pp. 200-222). Mosby Publishing. * Peer reviewed publication
Morris, B. (1999). Relationship among academic achievement, clinical decision-making, critical thinking, work experience and NCLEX-RN pass status [Unpublished Doctoral dissertation]. Arizona State University.
Morris, B. (1991). Relationship between symptom distress and life quality in women with breast cancer receiving adjuvant treatment [Unpublished Master’s thesis]. University of Arizona.
Arizona Nurse Faculty Expansion Project (AZFEP)
- Funded by the Department of Labor
- Project is funded for 5 years (2023 – 2028)
- Total funding: $5,000,000
- Role: Curriculum and Practicum Coordinator; Grant writing team member
American Indian Students United for Nursing (ASUN)
- Funded by Health and Human Services - Indian Health Services, Office of Clinical and Preventative Services, Division of Nursing Services, Section 112.
- Project is funded for 3 years (2013 to 2016)
- Total funding: $1,179,848.00
- Role: Principal Investigator
Phoenix Veterans Administration Health Care System – Arizona State University College of Nursing and Health Innovation Partnership to Transform Nursing Education and Practice (PAP-NEP) project.
- Funded by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Affairs Nursing Academic Partnerships.
- Project is funded for 5 years (2013 to 2018)
- Total funding: $1,500,000 total to Arizona State University College of Nursing and Health Innovation plus $2,500,000 to Phoenix Veterans Administration Health Care System
- Role: Co-Investigator (2013 – 2016), Member (2017)
American Indian Students United for Nursing (ASUN)
- Funded by Health and Human Services - Indian Health Services, Office of Clinical and Preventative Services, Division of Nursing Services, Section 112.
- Project was funded for 5 years (2008 – 2013)
- Total funding: $1,752,210.00
- Role: Team member 2008 – 2011; Principal Investigator 2011 – 2013
Courses
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| NUR 673 | Produce & Evaluate Programs |
| NUR 579 | NED Practicum |
| NUR 544 | TheoreticalFoundationsNursing |
| NUR 673 | Produce & Evaluate Programs |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| NUR 670 | Curriculum Development |
| NUR 579 | NED Practicum |
| NUR 544 | TheoreticalFoundationsNursing |
| NUR 670 | Curriculum Development |
2024 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| NUR 444 | Innovation in Nursing |
| NUR 579 | NED Practicum |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| NUR 579 | NED Practicum |
| NUR 673 | Produce & Evaluate Programs |
| NUR 579 | NED Practicum |
| NUR 544 | TheoreticalFoundationsNursing |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| NUR 673 | Produce & Evaluate Programs |
| NUR 673 | Produce & Evaluate Programs |
| NUR 579 | NED Practicum |
| NUR 544 | TheoreticalFoundationsNursing |
2023 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| NUR 444 | Innovation in Nursing |
| NUR 579 | NED Practicum |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| NUR 318 | Nurs Rsrch & Evidence Transltn |
| NUR 318 | Nurs Rsrch & Evidence Transltn |
| NUR 318 | Nurs Rsrch & Evidence Transltn |
| NUR 579 | NED Practicum |
| NUR 673 | Produce & Evaluate Programs |
| NUR 579 | NED Practicum |
| NUR 501 | Individual&InnovationLeader |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| NUR 673 | Produce & Evaluate Programs |
| NUR 318 | Nurs Rsrch & Evidence Transltn |
| NUR 318 | Nurs Rsrch & Evidence Transltn |
| NUR 318 | Nurs Rsrch & Evidence Transltn |
| NUR 318 | Nurs Rsrch & Evidence Transltn |
| NUR 579 | NED Practicum |
| NUR 501 | Individual&InnovationLeader |
2022 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| NUR 444 | Innovation in Nursing |
| NUR 493 | Honors Thesis |
| NUR 579 | NED Practicum |
| NUR 579 | NED Practicum |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| NUR 318 | Nurs Rsrch & Evidence Transltn |
| NUR 579 | NED Practicum |
| NUR 673 | Produce & Evaluate Programs |
| NUR 673 | Produce & Evaluate Programs |
| NUR 579 | NED Practicum |
| NUR 673 | Produce & Evaluate Programs |
| NUR 492 | Honors Directed Study |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| NUR 444 | Innovation in Nursing |
| NUR 444 | Innovation in Nursing |
| NUR 673 | Produce & Evaluate Programs |
| NUR 318 | Nurs Rsrch & Evidence Transltn |
| NUR 394 | Special Topics |
| NUR 394 | Special Topics |
2021 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| NUR 444 | Innovation in Nursing |
| NUR 460 | The Art of Nursing |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| NUR 444 | Innovation in Nursing |
| NUR 318 | Nurs Rsrch & Evidence Transltn |
| NUR 579 | NED Practicum |
| NUR 394 | Special Topics |
2020 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| NUR 444 | Innovation in Nursing |
| NUR 444 | Innovation in Nursing |
| NUR 673 | Produce & Evaluate Programs |
| NUR 673 | Produce & Evaluate Programs |
| NUR 318 | Nurs Rsrch & Evidence Transltn |
| NUR 394 | Special Topics |
2020 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| NUR 391 | Professional Nursing Theory |
| NUR 444 | Innovation in Nursing |
2020 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| NUR 444 | Innovation in Nursing |
| NUR 579 | NED Practicum |
| NUR 318 | Nurs Rsrch & Evidence Transltn |
2019 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| NUR 444 | Innovation in Nursing |
| NUR 673 | Produce & Evaluate Programs |
| NUR 673 | Produce & Evaluate Programs |
| NUR 318 | Nurs Rsrch & Evidence Transltn |
| NUR 318 | Nurs Rsrch & Evidence Transltn |
Select Presentations:
Morris, B., O’Brien, J., & Thompson, S. (2021, October 2). Competency-based education: Student and faculty satisfaction with self-paced learning [Arizona Nurses Association, Convention, Phoenix, Az. *Peer-reviewed presentation
Lewis, L., Morris, B., & Million-Underwood, S. (2019, November 16-17). People think I am underprepared or unintelligent, but I am just confused by the language [Poster presentation]. Sigma Global Nursing Excellence, Biennial Convention, Washington, D.C. *Invited presentation
2016 Muzyka, D., & Morris, B. The Arizona State University Concurrent Enrollment RN-BSN Program. First Statewide Concurrent Enrollment Program Meeting. Phoenix, Arizona. * Invited presentation
2016 Peterson, K., Morris, B., Curtis, B., Pipe, T., Kenny, K., Connolly, T. Building Successful Academic-Practice Partnerships. Webinar. American Association of Colleges of Nursing. *Invited presentation
2015 Morris, B., Peterson, K., Pipe, T., Kenny, K., and Curtis, B. The ASU-Mayo Academic-Practice Partnerships. Fall Business Meeting, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Washington, District of Columbia. *Invited presentation
2015 Morris, B., Vana, K., Baumhover, N., Calacci, M., Froehlich, K., and Jarrell, K. Clinical Innovations: Infusing Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice in Undergraduate Nursing Curricula. Annual Deans and Directors Meeting, Arizona Board of Nursing, Tucson, Arizona. * Peer reviewed presentation
2015 Morris, B., & Muzyka, D. The Concurrent Enrollment Program: Meeting a Need in Nursing Education. Arizona Nurses Association Biennial Convention, Tempe, Arizona. * Peer reviewed presentation
2014 Morris, B., & Muzyka, D. The Concurrent Enrollment RN/BSN Program: A Curricular Innovation to Blend the Strengths of Associate and Baccalaureate Nursing Education to Meet the IOM’s Recommendation to Increase the Baccalaureate Prepared Nursing Workforce. 41st Annual National Conference on Professional Nursing Education and Development, Rochester, Minnesota. * Peer reviewed presentation
2012 Hagler, D., Kastenbaum, B., Brooks, R., Morris, B., & Saewert, K. Creating a Preferred Future in Education through Technology Communities of Practice. Nursing Education Today and Nursing Education Practice 4th International Conference, Baltimore, Maryland. * Peer reviewed presentation
2012 Hagler, D., Kastenbaum, B., Brooks, R., Morris, B., & Saewert, K. Creating the Preferred Future through Simulation Communities of Practice. International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare, San Diego, California. * Peer reviewed presentation
2011 Bonifas, R., Johnston, C., Lundy, M., Morris, B., & Schneider, P. Preparation for Interprofessional Practice: A Brief Curriculum Model for Interprofessional Education. Collaborating Across Borders III, Tucson, Arizona * Peer reviewed presentation
2011 Olsen, J., Fleury, J., and Morris, B. An Intervention Strategy Using Positive Power Dynamics to Produce Cognitive Insight into the Performance of Patient Safety Skills Based Standard of Care (PACIS). QSEN National Forum, Boston, Massachusetts. * Peer reviewed presentation
2008 New Eyes for Clinical Faculty. Arizona State Board of Nursing, Statewide Nurse Educators Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona. * Invited presentation
2007 Best Practices: Forming Innovative Partnerships between Education and Practice to Increase Program Capacity. Poster Presentation. Nurse Faculty/Nurse Summit 2007, Scottsdale, Arizona * Peer reviewed presentation
2007 Expanding Program Capacity: Innovative Partnership Models and Strategies for Implementation. Poster Presentation. National League for Nursing, Education Summit, Phoenix, Arizona * Peer reviewed presentation
2007 Pathways to Caring: Nursing as a Profession. Glendale High School, Glendale, Arizona *Invited Presentation
2007 Nursing Clinical Education: Academic Program Perspective. Maricopa Clinical Coordination Consortium Nursing Education Town Hall, Tempe, Arizona. *Invited Presentation
2002 Peer Coaching. Arizona Educational Research Organization, Annual Conference, Tempe, Arizona * Peer reviewed presentation
2001 Establishing a Collaborative Model for a Statewide STTI Research Conference Sigma Theta Tau International, Biennial Convention, Indianapolis, Indiana *Invited Presentation
2001 Arizona Sigma Theta Tau Research Consortium Collaborations. Professional Leadership Academy, San Francisco, California *Invited Presentation
2000 Relationships among academic achievement, clinical decision-making, Critical Thinking, Work experience and NCLEX-RN pass status. Poster Presentation. Mosby’s Faculty Development Institute 2000. San Diego, California. * Peer reviewed presentation
2000 Enhancing teaching effectiveness through peer observation. Poster Presentation. Mosby’s Faculty Development Institute 2000, San Diego, California. * Peer reviewed presentation
1991 Relationship between Symptom Distress and Life Quality in Women with Breast Cancer Receiving Adjuvant Treatment. Research Podium Presentation. 5th Annual Research Conference sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs and Louisiana College, Alexandria, Louisiana. * Peer reviewed presentation
2022
- Daisy Faculty Award Nominee, Arizona State University, College of Nursing and Health Innovation
2019
- SUN Award, Arizona State University, Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation
2017
- Excellence Award for Leadership, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Beta Upsilon Chapter
- Daisy Faculty Award Nominee, Arizona State University, College of Nursing and Health Innovation
2010
- Leadership Award, Arizona State University, College of Nursing and Health Innovation
2009
- Leadership Award, Arizona State University, College of Nursing and Health Innovation
2008
- Team Builder Award, Arizona State University, College of Nursing and Health Innovation
2004
- Excellence Award for Education, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Beta Upsilon Chapter
2002
- Joyce Finch Faculty Achievement Award Nominee, Arizona State University, College of Nursing
2000
- President’s Award for outstanding service, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Beta Upsilon Chapter
1998
- BSN Pin Presenter, Arizona State University, College of Nursing
1991
- Inductee, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Beta Mu Chapter
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS/LEARNED SOCIETIES:
- American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Member
- American Nurses Association, Member
- Arizona Nurses Association, Member
- Arizona League for Nursing, Member
- National League for Nursing, Member
- Sigma (Sigma Theta Tau), Beta Upsilon Chapter, Member
Graduate Students mentored:
- 2024, Bambi Pish-Derr, Graduate Certificate, Nurse Educator, Practicum Mentor, Arizona State University, Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation
- 2023, Elizabeth Howland, MS in Nursing, Nurse Educator, Practicum Mentor, Arizona State University, Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation
- 2022, Sonia Bailey, MS in Nursing, Nurse Educator, Practicum Mentor, Arizona State University, Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation
- 2022, Diana Sanchez, MS in Nursing, Nurse Educator, Practicum Mentor, Arizona State University, Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation
- 2022, Keun Chang, MS in Nursing, Nurse Educator, Practicum Mentor, Arizona State University, Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation
- 2022, Yasmin Adam, MS in Nursing, Nurse Educator, Practicum Mentor, Arizona State University, Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation
- 2022, Nick Duncan, MS in Nursing, Nurse Educator, Practicum Mentor, Arizona State University, Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation
- 2022, Katie Rice, MS in Nursing, Applied Project Chair, Arizona State University, Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation
- 2022, Ingrid Sipprell, MS in Nursing, Applied Project Chair, Arizona State University, Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation
- 2022, Melissa Brodsley, MS in Nursing, Applied Project Chair, Arizona State University, Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation
- 2021 - present, Jesica Naiman, PhD in Nursing and Health Innovation, Dissertation Committee Member, Arizona State University, Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation
- 2021, Katherine West, MS in Nursing, Applied Project Chair, Arizona State University, Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation
- 2021, Alexandra Brown, MS in Nursing, Applied Project Chair, Arizona State University, Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation
- 2021, Raelynn Benally, MS in Nursing, Nurse Educator, Practicum Mentor, Arizona State University, Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation
- 2020, Lois Dracobly, MS in Nursing Education, Applied Project Chair, Arizona State University, College of Nursing and Health Innovation
- 2019, Jenifer Westby, MS in Nursing Education, Applied Project Chair, Arizona State University, College of Nursing and Health Innovation
- 2018, Linda Beymer, MS in Nursing Education, Applied Project Chair, Arizona State University, College of Nursing and Health Innovation
- 2018, Allegra Shepherd, MS in Nursing Education, Applied Project Chair, Arizona State University, College of Nursing and Health Innovation
- 2017 Brittany Weber, MS in Nursing Education, Applied Project Chair, Arizona State University, College of Nursing and Health Innovation
- 2016 Jennifer Bui, MS in Nursing Education, Applied Project Chair, Arizona State University, College of Nursing and Health Innovation
- 2014 Selina Bliss, PhD in Nursing, Dissertation Committee Member, Capella University
- 2013 Mary Walsh, MS in Nursing Education, Applied Project Committee Member, Arizona State University, College of Nursing and Health Innovation
- 2013 Janet Riggins, MS in Nursing Education, Applied Project Committee Member, Arizona State University, College of Nursing and Health Innovation
- 2013 Pamela Storto, MS in Nursing Education, Applied Project Committee Member, Arizona State University, College of Nursing and Health Innovation
- 2011Joanne Olsen, PhD in Nursing and Health Innovation, Dissertation Committee Member, Arizona State University, College of Nursing and Health Innovation
Undergraduate Students mentored:
- 2022 Ashley Rogers, Barrett Honors Thesis, Committee Chair, Arizona State University, College of Nursing and Health Innovation
- 2017 Abrianna Nichols, Barrett Honors Thesis, Committee Member, Arizona State University, College of Nursing and Health Innovation
- 2017 Maxwell Varosky, Barrett Honors Thesis, Committee Member, Arizona State University, College of Nursing and Health Innovation
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Arizona State University, Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Phoenix, Arizona
Academic Program Leadership
- 2016 - 2017 Senior Director, Baccalaureate Nursing Programs
- 2015 - 2016 Assistant Dean
- 2012 - 2015 Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
- 2008 - 2012 Senior Director, Baccalaureate Nursing Programs
- 2005 - 2008 Pre-licensure Baccalaureate Program Director
- 2004 - 2005 Site Coordinator (East/Polytechnic Campus)
- 2003 - 2004 Nursing Liaison (West Campus)
Faculty Rank
- 2017 - present Clinical Professor
- 2000 - 2017 Clinical Associate Professor
- 1996 - 2000 Clinical Assistant Professor
- 1994 - 1996 Faculty Associate
Chandler Regional Hospital, Chandler, Arizona
- 2002 - 2003 Staff Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit, PRN
Del E. Webb Memorial Hospital, Sun City West, Arizona
- 1994 - 1997 Staff Registered Nurse, Float Pool (PRN)
- 1993 - 1994 Nurse Case Manager
Maryvale Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona
- 1993 Resource Nurse/Clinical Nurse III
Louisiana State University at Alexandria, Alexandria, Louisiana
- 1991 - 1992 Instructor of Nursing
Pima Community College, Tucson, Arizona
- 1990 - 1991 Associate Faculty Member (PT)
Veterans Administration Medical Center, Tucson, Arizona
- 1988 - 1991 Staff Registered Nurse
SERVICE: Community/Professional (1994 – present)
- American Association of Colleges of Nursing
- Apple Digital Innovations Bootcamp
- Applicant Reviewer (2018 – 2020)
- Doctoral Conference Planning Committee (2022 – 2023)
- Faculty Leadership Network (formerly Instructional Leadership Network)
- Steering Committee (2015 – 2021)
- Chair (2020)
- Chair-elect (2019)
- Educational Program Chair (2017 – 2018)
- Faculty Teaching Awards
- Reviewer (2014 – 2015 and 2017)
- Leadership Mentor (2009)
- Apple Digital Innovations Bootcamp
- Arizona Action Coalition, Education Practice Collaborative (2013 – 2016)
- Arizona Board of Nursing
- Advisory Opinion on Prelicensure Student Preceptorship Task Force (2010)
- Education Advisory Committee (2002 – 2004 and 2010 – 2016)
- Nursing Education Advisory Opinion for Clinical Faculty Task Force (2016)
- Scope of Practice Task Force (2010 – 2011)
- Arizona League for Nursing
- Scholarship Committee (2020 – 2021 and 2023)
- Arizona Nurses Association
- Continuing Nursing Education Group, Nurse Peer Reviewer (2019 – 2021)
- Continuing Education Quality Assurance Committee (2000 – 2006)
- Arizona Nurses Foundation, Scholarship Committee (2006 – 2010)
- Nominations Committee (2000 – 2002)
- Secretary (2003 – 2006)
- Greater Phoenix Chapter, Second Vice President, and Program Chair (1996 – 2000)
- External Reviewer, Clinical Track Promotion
- Washington State University, College of Nursing (2022)
- University of Virginia, College of Nursing (2019)
- Indiana University, School of Nursing (2018)
- University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing (2016)
- University of Arizona, College of Nursing (2009)
- National League for Nursing
- Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) Test Development Committee
- Item Writer and Member (2013 – present)
- Practice Analysis (2023)
- Standard Setting (2024)
- Certified Nurse Educator Clinical (CNEcl) Test Development Committee
- Item Writer (2019)
- Practice Analysis (2022)
- Standard Setting (2022)
- Certified Nurse Educator – Novice (CNEn) Test Development Committee
- Chair (2021 – present)
- Item Writer (2021 – present)
- Standard Setting (2022)
- Certification Commission
- Commissioner (2021 – present)
- Vice-Chair (2021 – 2023)
- Chair (2023 – present)
- College Ambassador (2013 – 2018)
- Education Summit
- Abstract Reviewer (2021 – 2024)
- Nurse Educator Competencies Task Force
- Member (2019 – 2020)
- Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) Test Development Committee
- Nurse Educator
- Manuscript Reviewer (2014 – present)
- Phoenix Veterans Administration Health Care System – Arizona State University College of Nursing and Health Innovation Partnership to Transform Nursing Education and Practice (PAP-NEP)
- Co-Investigator (2013 – 2016)
- Steering Committee Member (2013 - 2017)
- Sigma Global Nursing Excellence
- Arizona Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nursing, Research Consortium Conference Planning Committee (1999 – 2005)
- Conference Chair, 1999 – 2002
- Beta Upsilon Chapter (1994 – present)
- First Vice President (2003 – 2005)
- President (2000 – 2002)
- President-Elect (1999)
- First Vice President and Program Chair (1997 – 1999)
- Nominations Committee, Chair (1995 – 1997)
- Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nursing, Awards & Recognition (2003 – 2005)
- Region 2 Counterpart, 2003 – 2005
- Chapter Key Award Criteria Revision Task Force, Member, 2004
- Experienced Nurse Faculty Leader, Mentor, 2018 – 2019
- Arizona Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nursing, Research Consortium Conference Planning Committee (1999 – 2005)
- Wichita State University, Consultant, Accreditation, 2022
- Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing
- Manuscript Reviewer, 2014 – present
SERVICE: University
Arizona State University
- Curriculum and Academic Programs Committee (2021 – present)
- Graduate Council, College representative (2014)
- Military Affairs Council, College representative (2015 – 2017)
- Undergraduate Standards Committee (2010 – 2013)
SERVICE: College
Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation
- Accreditation Task Force (2000 – 2002 and 2012 – 2013)
- Arizona Nurse Faculty Expansion Project
- Curriculum and Practicum Coordinator (2023 – present)
- Grant Writing team (2022 – 2023)
- Bylaws Committee
- Member (2020 – 2021)
- Certified Background Implementation Team
- Leader (2013 – 2017)
- Clinical Track Faculty Search Committee (2017 – 2023)
- Mentor (2022 – 2023)
- Chair (2019 – 2022)
- Clinical Track Personnel Committee (2017 – present)
- Chair (2018 – present)
- Clinical Coordination Team, MS in Nursing (2022 – 2023)
- Competency Based Education
- Progress Group (2018 – 2019)
- Research Team (2020 – 2022)
- Covid 19 Response
- Vaccination POD (2021)
- Testing (2020)
- Serosurvey (2020)
- Curriculum
- Course Developer (new course)
- HCR 320 Foundational Concepts for Health Care Coordination (2015)
- HCR 321 Advanced Concepts for Health Care Coordination (2015)
- NUR 318 Nursing Research and Evidence Translation (2018 – 2019)
- NUR 553 Dynamics of Professional Nursing II (2023)
- Course Redesign
- NUR 444 Innovation in Nursing (2018)
- NUR 579 Nurse Educator Practicum (2022)
- NUR 673 Producing and Evaluating Programs for Academic and Practice Settings (2022)
- Curriculum Development and Implementation Team Leader
- Prelicensure BSN Concept-Based Curriculum Implementation (2017)
- Post Baccalaureate BSN Review Pre/Co-requisites (2016)
- BS in Health Care Compliance and Regulation (2015)
- BS in Health Care Coordination (2015)
- UG Minors in Community Health, Health Care Coordination, Health Care Innovation, Health Care Compliance and Regulation, and Integrative Health (2015)
- BS in Community Health, BS in Integrative Health, and BS in Health Care Innovation (2014)
- MS in Nursing concentrations - Care Coordination, Patient Safety & Health Care Quality, Nursing Informatics (2014)
- Post Baccalaureate BSN Curriculum Design (2011)
- Prelicensure BSN Redesign Team Co-leader (2008 – 2009)
- Prelicensure BSN Curricular Revision Task Force (2005)
- Prelicensure BSN Junior 2 Course Design Team (1999 – 2001)
- Curriculum Mapping
- Master of Science in Nursing, Co-lead (2022 – present)
- RN/BSN and CEP, Lead (2022 – 2023)
- Course Developer (new course)
- Daisy Awards Committee
- Co-Chair (2021 – 2022)
- Chair (2017 – 2020)
- Enrollment Management Team (2011 – 2014)
- Faculty Workload Task Force, (2007 – 2008)
- Freshmen Retention and Persistence Task Force (2005 – 2006)
- Helene Fuld Nursing Innovation Scholar Selection Committee (2006 – 2011)
- Infectious Disease Task Force, Leader (2014 – 2015)
- Interprofessional Education
- College Planning Team (2012 – 2015)
- RN/BSN Team (2020)
- Team Arizona Planning Committee, Co-leader (2008 – 2011)
- Maricopa Community College District, Concurrent Enrollment RN/BSN Program
- Implementation Team, Co-leader (2011 – 2013)
- Mary Killeen Program for Educational Excellence (2021 – present)
- Petitions Committee, Ex Officio Member (2005 – 2012)
- Prelicensure Transition to Practice Team
- Leader/Co-leader (2015 – 2016)
- Standards Committee, Ex Officio Member (2005 – 2017)
- Statewide Articulation Task Force for Nursing
- Chair (2015 – 2016)
- Student Nurse Association
- Faculty Advisor (2004)
- Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (2000 – 2005)
- Chair (2004)
Wichita State University, Consultant, Accreditation, 2022
National League for Nursing, Certification Commission
- Commissioner, 2021 – present
- Vice-Chair, 2021 - 2023
- Chair, 2023 - present
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