Education:
1975 - BS- University of South Alabama, Biology
1979 - BSN - University of Southern Mississippi, Nursing (With Honors)
2000 - MSN- University of South Alabama, Acute Care NP Program

Research and Areas of Interest:
Adult Acute Care
Critical Care
Wilderness Medicine

Courses Taught:
Undergraduate:
NU 300 - Fundamentals of Nursing
NU 301 - Fundamentals of Nursing Clinical
HSC 342 - Medication Administration (Coordinated)
AHN 347- Adult Health Nursing I (Coordinated)
AHN 348- Adult Health Nursing I Clinical
AHN 448- Adult Health Nursing II Clinical
NU 410- Concepts of Prof Nursing (Coordinated)
NU 430 - Critical Care Nursing
NU 460- Practicum Experience

Graduate:
NU 545- Physio-patho. Basis of Advanced Nursing Practice
NU 578- Pharmacology for Advanced Practice Nurses
AHN 568- Advanced Nursing Assessment of Adults
AHN 569- Advanced Nursing Assessment of Adults Practicum
AHN 571- Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Adult Acute Care Nursing (Coordinated)
AHN 572- Advanced Adult Acute Care Nursing I
AHN 573- Advanced Adult Acute Care Nursing I Practicum
AHN 574- Advanced Adult Acute Care Nursing II
AHN 575- Advanced Adult Acute Care Nursing II Practicum
AHN 576- Advanced Adult Acute Care Nursing Internship
AHN 577- Advanced Adult Acute Care Nursing III

Affiliations:
American Nurses Association
American College of Nurse Practitioners
American Association of Critical Care Nurses
Bay Area Nurse Practitioners Association
Wilderness Medicine Society
Academy of Wilderness Medicine
Sigma Theta Tau International, Zeta Gamma Chapter (Counselor)
Alpha Theta Chi Collegiate Honor Society
MENSA
Outward Bound

Other Activities:
College of Nursing Committees:
Academic Standards (chair)
Student Faculty (Chair)
Undergraduate Curriculum (chair)

University Committees:
Bookstore Committee
Faculty Senate, Chair of Technology Utilization Committee
Author of articles/chapters in various professional and peer reviewed publications including:
American Journal of Nursing (Guest Editorial)
Nurse Educator (Article)
Nursing Made Incredibly Easy (Article)
Practice Guidelines for Acute Care Nurse Practitioners (4 Chapters)
Candidate for Fellow of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine
Five Rivers Outward Bound Base - Establishing and delivering Wilderness Medical education programs in the community.