Professional Service
- Utah Alzheimer's Association. Role: Board member. Board member. 01/01/2016 - present
- Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Coordinating Council. Member. 10/15/2015 - present
- Utah FIRST® LEGO® League. Role: Consultant. 2012 Senior Solutions Challenge http://www.techventures.utah.edu/utfll/ . 10/19/2012 - 12/2012
- Sigma Theta Tau Gamma Rho. Role: President. I sit on the Board and provide leadership for the organization. 09/2012 - 06/30/2019
- State of Utah Falls Prevention Coalition. Member, representing nursing. 10/08/2010 - present
- National Gerontological Nursing Association. Role: Vice President. Board member and provided leadership for the organization. 10/2010 - 10/2014
Internal Service
- Search Committee. member, 07/01/2018 - 06/30/2020. College service.
- Baccalaureate Program Committee. member, 11/01/2017 - 01/01/2020. College service.
- Alumni Board . Board Member liaison to students, 01/01/2017 - 01/01/2020. College service.
- Chair of the Scholarship Committee. 09/02/2016 - present. College service.
- A member of the Gerontological Interdisciplinary Program (GIP). Member, 09/2012 - present. College service.
Community Partnership
- Salt Lake Rescue Mission. 01/2012 - present
Honors & Awards
- Excellence in Education. STTI Gamma Rho, 11/2020
- Distinguished Educator in Gerontological Nursing. National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence, 11/13/2018
- Honors for Nursing. University of Utah College of Nursing , 05/11/2018
- UHPNO Hospice Hero Educator Award. Utah Hospice and Palliative Nursing Organization, 12/19/2017
- Honors for Nursing. University of Utah College of Nursing , 05/12/2017
- 2016 ELNEC Award Winner. End of Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC), 12/05/2016
- Innovation in Practice Award. National Gerontological Nursing Association, 10/03/2015
- End of Life Nursing Education Consortium Geriatrics Award Winner. American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 09/2011
- Award for Outstanding CME Outcomes Assessment. Alliance for Continuing Medical Education, 01/25/2011
- Inducted as a member. Sigma Theta Tau, 03/2010
- Fellow. NGNA, 10/2008
Affiliations
- National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence (NHCGNE), member, 12/01/2017 - 12/01/2019
- Utah Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (UHPCO), member, 12/01/2015 - present
- Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA), Member, 01/2014 - present
- National Gerontological Nursing Association (NGNA), Fellow, 10/2012 - present
- American Nurses Association (ANA), Member, 02/2012 - present
- Gerontological Society of America (GSA), Member, 01/2012 - present
- Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI), President-elect local chapter, 06/2011 - present
In the Media
- Utah Nurses Association Newsletter "Don't Miss Out Utah Schools of Nursing on FREE Online Essential Palliative Care Curriculum for the Undergraduate Nursing Student". 08/2016. http://www.nursingald.com/publications/1380
- Salt Lake City Tribune Interview on ‘Falls in Older Adults’ . 10/08/2012. http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/54964239-78/fall...