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Director, Caring Connections: A Hope and Comfort in Grief Program, College Of Nursing
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Professor, College Of Nursing
Professional Service
- Advanced Palliative Hospice Social Worker Certification Board.
Board of Directors.
01/2018 - present
- Social Work Hospice and Palliative Care Network.
Board of Directors.
10/2016 - present
- Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care.
Role: Editorial Board member.
Editorial Board.
02/01/2013 - 02/2021
- National Alzheimer's Association.
Role: Grant reviewer.
Grant reviewer.
11/25/2015 - present
- National Delphi Study to Re-Imagine Long Term Care (Rosalie Kane, PI; University of Minnesota.
Content Expert.
04/02/2019 - 04/30/2019
- Death Studies Journal.
Role: Special Issue_Meaning Reconstruction.
Guest co-Editor.
06/2018 - 12/2018
- Social Work Hospice and Palliative Care Network.
Certification and Professional Exam Workgroup.
11/2016 - 01/02/2018
- Utah Department of Health- Maternal and Infant Health Program- SOARS (Study of Associated Risks of Stillbirth) Research Grant Advisory Committee.
Role: Member.
Content expert.
08/2016 - present
- Social Work Hospice and Palliative Network.
Role: member.
Development committee.
01/06/2015 - 04/05/2016
- National Alzheimer’s Association.
Research Proposal Reviewer.
11/2014 - 12/2014
- National Institute of Mental Health.
SPIP Study Section.
09/2014 - 10/2014
- Social Work Hospice and Palliative Network-Annual Meeting committee.
Fundraising Committee.
05/01/2014 - 12/20/2014
- Partnership for Health in America-Interdisciplinary Team Training Work Group (convened by American Geriatrics Society).
Role: Writing team member.
Proposal for Interdisciplinary Training in Geriatrics.
05/20/2009 - 09/27/2011
- Community Nursing Services.
Role: Member.
Ethics Board.
12/14/2023 - present
- AHRQ-Agency for HealthCare Research and Quality.
Role: Content Expert.
Grief Intervetions Review.
08/2023 - present
Internal Service
- Retention and Advancement Oversight (RAO) committee .
Member,
07/01/2021 - present.
College service.
- Search Committee -Claire Dumke Ryberg Chair in Palliative Care Nursing.
member,
01/2019 - 12/2021.
College service.
- University of Utah Health Sciences Resiliency Committee.
Advisory Committee Member,
09/03/2018 - present.
University service.
- College of Nursing Search Committee.
Tenure line search chair,
07/2017 - 06/2019.
College service.
- University of Utah Academy of Health Science Educators-Membership Recognitions and Awards Committee
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Executive Committee,
09/2016 - present.
University service.
- College of Nursing Faculty Governance Task Force.
Co-Chair,
04/2016 - present.
College service.
- Provider Resilience Program Planning Committee.
Member,
04/2016 - 08/2018.
University service.
- PhD Faculty Committee Task Force on Course Progression
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Chair,
02/2016 - 04/2016.
College service.
- University Interdisciplinary Teaching Program Committee (RPT)
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Committee Member,
07/2015 - present.
University service.
- Academic Appeals committee.
member,
09/2014 - 10/2014.
College service.
- Research Committee.
Chair,
08/01/2014 - 09/01/2015.
College service.
- Responsible Conduct of Research task force.
Chair,
05/2014 - 05/2017.
College service.
- PhD Committee.
member,
07/01/2013 - present.
College service.
- CoN Research committee.
member,
07/01/2013 - 09/01/2015.
College service.
- Retention review committee.
Chair,
12/2012 - 12/2014.
College service.
- Gerontology Interdisciplinary Program Committee.
Faculty Member,
08/2012 - present.
College service.
- W.D. Goodwill Initiatives on Aging Coalition Advisory Board (College of Social Work).
Committee Member,
06/2007 - 07/2017.
University service.
Community Partnership
- Wellness - Intermountain HealthCare UofU Health-Provider Support initiative.
01/2021 - present
- Utah Suicide Prevention Coalition.
04/2017 - 04/2019
- The Conversation Project-Cambia Health Foundation Utah Steering committee.
06/2015 - 12/2016
- University of Utah Health Care-Chaplaincy Advisory Committee.
02/2011 - 05/31/2018
- State of Utah Commission on Aging: End-Of-Life Advisory
Committee.
2007 - 2008
Honors & Awards
- Faculty Mentorship Award.
University of Utah College of Nursing,
06/2020
- Faculty Mentorship Award.
University of Utah College of Nursing,
08/2018
- Excellence in Psychosocial Research Award.
Social Work Hospice & Palliative Care Network (SWHPN),
03/2018
- Daniels Fund Leadership in Ethics Education Award .
University of Utah David Eccles School of Business,
11/2017
- Lifetime Achievement Award.
Utah Aging Alliance,
11/2016
- University of Utah Health Sciences.
Fellow-Academy of Health Science Educators,
01/2015
- Scholar Advanced Research Institute in Geriatric Mental Health.
National Institute of Mental Health Weill Cornell Medical College,
12/2014
- Honors for Nursing.
College of Nursing,
05/2014
- Scholar of Faculty Development Collaborative Program in Geriatrics .
HRSA Geriatric Education Centers,
01/2014
- Selected NIH Early Career Reviewer, 2013.
NIH,
03/2013
- PhD.
University of Utah-College of Social Work,
10/30/2012
- J A Hartford Doctoral Fellowship in Geriatric Social Work.
10/10/2011
- Higher Education Teaching Specialist Certification.
06/30/2011
- Project-Award of Merit.
ACE: Advocating for Clinical Excellence in Transdisciplinary Palliative Care Education,
10/26/2010
- Health Care Hero Award.
Utah Business Magazine,
08/10/2009
- Nursing Honors.
College of Nursing,
05/06/2008
- Social Worker of the Year.
University of Michigan Health System ,
05/23/2005
Affiliations
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Gerontological Society of America
(GSA),
Fellow-Social Research, Policy and Practice,
1975 - present
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Social Work Hospice and Palliative Network
(SWHPN),
Founding Member,
01/2007 - present
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Association for Death Education and Counseling
(ADEC),
Fellow of Thanatology,
2007 - present
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American Association of Suicidology
(AAS),
Member,
03/2015 - present
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Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work
(AGESW),
member,
2008 - present
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National Association of Social Workers
(NASW),
Associate member,
2003 - present
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University of Utah-Center on Aging
(COA),
Faculty member,
2007 - present
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Utah Aging Alliance
(UAA),
member,
2007 - present
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Utah Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
(UHPCO),
member,
2006 - present
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International Society to Advance Alzheimer’s Research & Treatment
(ISTAART),
member,
01/2016 - present
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LGBTQ Affirmative Psychotherapy Guild of Utah
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Member,
01/2017 - present
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