Professional Service

  • National Hartford Center for Gerontological Nursing Excellence Mentor. Mentor Program. 01/13/2021 - present
  • Nursing Education Exchange (NEXus) National Consortium. Past Chair, Executive Committee. 10/14/2020 - 10/13/2021
  • Journal of Homosexuality. Reviewer. 11/15/2019 - present
  • Nursing Education Exchange (NEXus) National Consortium. Executive Committee Chair. 10/15/2019 - present
  • Nursing Education Exchange (NEXus) National Consortium. Role: Member. Sustainability Committee. 10/15/2019 - present
  • Nursing Education Exchange (NEXus) National Consortium Executive Committee. Chair Elect. 10/08/2018 - present
  • NEXus Finding Solutions Workgroup. Member. 10/10/2017 - 05/31/2018
  • Nursing Education Exchange (NEXus) National Consortium . UU CON Executive Representative. 10/09/2017 - present
  • Nursing Education Exchange (NEXus) National Consortium Sustainability Committee. Member. 10/10/2016 - present
  • Journal of Professional Nursing. Reviewer. 02/02/2015 - present
  • Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. Reviewer. 02/02/2015 - present
  • Journal of Palliative Medicine. Reviewer. 02/02/2015 - present
  • Journal of Correctional Health Care. Reviewer. 12/2014 - present
  • Journal of Professional Nursing. Reviewer. 12/2014 - present
  • American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine/Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association. Role: Reviewer. AAHPM/HPNA 2015 Annual Assembly Scientific Abstract Review Committee. 08/2014 - 09/2014
  • Journal of Correctional Health Care. Reviewer. 02/03/2014 - present
  • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Role: Reviewer. Peer review. 11/2013 - present
  • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Reveiwer. 02/04/2013 - present
  • Political and Lgeal Anthropology Review. Role: Reviewer. Peer review. 02/2011 - present
  • Political and Legal Anthropology. Reviewer. 02/01/2011 - present
  • Journal of Forensic Nursing. Reviewer. 02/02/2009 - present
  • Journal of Forensic Nursing. Role: Reviewer. Peer review. 01/2009 - present
  • Archives of Psychiatric Nursing. Role: Reviewer. Peer review. 01/2009 - present
  • Qualitative Health Research. Role: Reviewer. Reviewer for Scientific Interdiscplinary Journal. 2007 - present
  • Advances in Nursing Science. Role: Reviewer. Reviewer for Scientific Peer Reviewed Nursing Journal. 2005 - present
  • Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health. Reviewer for Scientific Peer Reviewed Interdisciplinary Journal. 2005 - present

Internal Service

  • Anti-racism Curricular Committee. Member, 09/15/2020 - present. College service.
  • Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Outreach Committee. Member, 07/20/2020 - present. College service.
  • Transforming Caregiving through Science Research Innovation Team (RITe). Leader/Chair, 10/01/2018 - present. College service.
  • Faculty Appointment, Review and Advancement Committee and Retention and Advancement Oversight Committee. Member, 09/15/2018 - present. College service.
  • Graduate Admissions Review Committee. Member, 08/20/2018 - present. University service.
  • Academic Programs Team. Member, Program Director, 08/15/2017 - present. College service.
  • Chair, PhD Program Committee. 06/15/2017 - 12/31/2019. College service.
  • Graduate School Admissions Review Committee. 01/02/2017 - present. University service.
  • Graduate Council, College of Nursing Representative. Member, 08/22/2016 - present. University service.
  • College of Nursing Research Committee. Member, 08/22/2016 - 07/31/2018. College service.
  • RPT Oversight Committee. Member, 08/2015 - 07/30/2016. College service.
  • RPT Oversight Committee. Member, 08/2013 - 11/2014. College service.
  • Research Committee. Chair, 08/2012 - 08/2014. College service.
  • Task force to revise annual faculty evaluation review process. Chair, 07/2012 - 11/2012. College service.
  • PhD Program Redesign workgroup on curriculum revision . Task force leader, 11/2010 - 05/30/2011. College service.
  • Task force to draft college policy related to faculty service activities including definitions, algorithms for percent effort and compensation. Led task force by conducting research and writing drafts for review and revision by other task force members and administration, 09/07/2009 - 12/30/2009. College service.
  • CoN Diversity Director Search and Interview Committee. Member, 2008 - 2008. College service.
  • College of Nursing Diversity Task Force. Member, 2007 - 2008. College service.
  • Special reviewer for research involving prisoners, University of Utah IRB. Service as special reviewer in fulfillment of Federal regulations 45CFR46 for all IRB reviewsinvolving prisoners , 2006 - 2009. University service.
  • CoN Scholarship Committee. Member, 2006 - 2008. College service.
  • PhD Program Committee. Member, 06/15/2005 - 06/30/2017. College service.
  • Reviewer, University of Utah Human Subjects Institutional Review Board (Panel 2). Review of 4-7 expedited applications per month, 2005 - 2009. University service.

Community Partnership

  • Utah Council for Crime Prevention Parolee Pharmaceutical Task Force. Role: Member and Research Consultant. Member and Research Consultant. 01/2007 - 06/2008

Honors & Awards

  • Nominee, Outstanding Graduate Educator. University of Utah Health Sciences, 11/2020
  • Daniels Fund Leadership in Ethics Education Award. University of Utah David Eccles School of Business, 05/2019
  • Nominee, Outstanding Educator for Health Science Graduate Students. University of Utah Health Sciences Center, 01/2019
  • Nominee, Emerging Nurse Leader Award. Utah Organization of Nurse Leaders, 08/2018
  • Distinguished Teaching Award (Graduate). University of Utah, 05/2018
  • Nominee, Outstanding Educator for Health Science Graduate Students. University of Utah Health Sciences Center, 04/2017
  • Nominee, Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award. University of Utah Graduate School, 04/2017
  • Claire M. Fagin Faculty Fellow 2014-2016. National Hartford Center for Gerontological Nursing Excellence, 06/2014
  • Excellence in Research Mentorship. Sigma Theta Tau International, Gamma Rho Chapter, 05/2010
  • Outstanding Teaching Award. College of Nursing, 04/2009
  • Warren G. Magnuson Health Sciences Fellowship ($25,000 support of dissertation research). Warren G. Magnuson Health Sciences Center, University of Washington, 04/2002
  • Humanitarian Award for Research focused on humanitarian work. University of Washington Graduate School, 06/2001
  • Mildred Disbrow Award for Contribution to Nursing Theory. University of Washington School of Nursing, 05/2001
  • Humanitarian Award for Research focused on humanitarian work. University of Washington Graduate School, 06/2000

Affiliations

  • International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN), Member , 03/2008 - present
  • Western Institute of Nursing (WIN), Member, 01/2007 - present
  • Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI), Member, 04/2004 - present

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