LAUREN  CLARK
  • Ombudsman, Office Of Sr Vp Health Sci
  • Adjunct Professor, College Of Nursing

Professional Service

  • Western Institute of Nursing. Role: Chair. Nominating Committee. 04/10/2018 - 04/20/2019
  • Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science. State of the Science Planning Committee. 02/01/2017 - 03/01/2018
  • Transcultural Nursing Society. Role: Member. Scholars Selection Committee. 01/01/2017 - 12/30/2021
  • Utah Nurses Association. Role: Member. Nominating Committee. 01/01/2017 - 12/30/2020
  • Utah Department of Health. Role: Board Member. Disability Advisory Committee to guide the evidence-based public health promotion program activities of the Capacity Building Cooperative Agreement on Improving the Health of People with Mobility Limitations (ML) and Intellectual Disabilities (ID) funded by Centers of Disease Control. 12/01/2016 - 08/30/2019
  • National Research Foundation, South Africa. Consultant and International Evaluator. 05/01/2016 - 08/31/2016
  • Western Academy of Nursing . Role: Member. Nominating Committee. 04/10/2014 - 04/10/2020
  • Western Academy of Nursing. Nominations Committee Member. 04/2014 - 04/2017
  • Journal of Nutrition Education & Behavior. Role: Member. Editorial Board. 09/2013 - 12/2015
  • University of Arizona. External Reviewer, Promotion to Professor application, College of Nursing. 09/2013 - 12/2013
  • Rutgers Unviersity. External Reviewer, Promotion to Professor application, College of Nursing. 09/2013 - 12/2013
  • NEXus. Role: Chair. Diverse & Vulnerable Populations Cluster. 07/2012 - present
  • Western Institute of Nursing. Program Committee Chair. 04/2011 - 05/2013
  • Qualitative Health Research. Associate Editor. 01/01/2010 - present
  • Utah State Health Department. Role: Contributor. Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Obesity, Utah Department of Health Planning Committee for 2010-2020 State Goals. 2009 - 2010
  • Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing. Role: Editor. Scientific Inquiry Column. 01/2009 - 01/2014
  • NEXus. Role: Member. Emerging Cluster; Chronic and Disabling Cluster. 09/2008 - 12/2010
  • American Association of Colleges of Nursing. Role: Co-Chair. Cultural Competency Advisory Group for Graduate Nursing Programs, funded through the California Endowment. 2008 - 2009
  • Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing. Role: Editor. Family Centered Care Column. 2008 - 2009
  • Qualitative Health Research. Role: Book Reviews. Editor. 10/2007 - present
  • Journal of Specialists in Pediatric Nursing. Editorial Board. 08/01/2007 - 12/2013
  • Western Institute of Nursing. Program Committee. 05/01/2007 - 04/30/2015
  • American Academy of Nursing. Role: Member. Expert Panel on Children & Families. 09/2004 - present

Internal Service

  • Academic Senate. Senator, 08/01/2016 - 06/30/2018. University service.
  • RPT Oversight Committee. Chair, 08/01/2016 - 07/31/2017. College service.
  • Academy of Health Science Educators. Membership Engagement Committee, 07/01/2016 - 08/01/2017. University service.
  • Linda K. Amos Award Committee. Chair, 07/2014 - 05/31/2018. University service.
  • Global Health Steering Committee. 03/01/2014 - 07/31/2017. University service.
  • Linda K. Amos Award Selection Committee, Co-Chair. 10/2013 - 06/2014. University service.
  • Presidents Commission on the Status of Women. 08/2012 - present. University service.
  • Retention, Promotion, Tenure Committee. Chair, 07/2011 - 06/2012. College service.
  • Mentor, David Shprecker, Assistant Professor (Clinical), Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, K23 grant application. 12/2010 - 06/2012. Other service.
  • Chair of the Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Health, Search Committee . External member, 12/2010 - 06/2011. University service.
  • Succeeding in your Nursing Academic Program (SNAP), mentoring group for new DNP faculty. 08/2010 - 12/2015. Other service.
  • Retention, Promotion, and Tenure Committee (RPT). Member, 08/2010 - 08/2012. College service.
  • Moving Along in your Academic Career (MAAC), co-chair with Stephanie Richardson, mentoring group for pre-tenured faculty. 08/2009 - 08/2010. Other service.
  • Baccalaureate Essentials Steering Committee (BESC), ad hoc committee appointed by the Dean to respond to new AACN Essentials in Baccalaureate Nursing Program. Member, 06/2009 - 05/2011. College service.
  • Utah State Health Department, Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Obesity State Goals, 2010-2010 Planning Committee. Contributor, 2009 - 2010. Other service.
  • Distance Education Task Force. Member, 01/01/2009 - 01/10/2009. College service.
  • Qualitative Research Network. Co-Chair, 11/01/2008 - 08/30/2012. University service.
  • WIN Local Planning Committee. Member, 10/01/2008 - 04/20/2009. College service.
  • President's Funding Faculty Incentive Seed Grant. Member, 08/01/2008 - 07/31/2010. University service.
  • PhD Committee. Chair, 08/01/2008 - 08/20/2009. College service.
  • Faculty Search Committee. Chair, 08/01/2008 - 07/31/2009. College service.
  • Baccalaureate Essentials Steering Committee. Member, 06/2008 - 02/2012. College service.
  • Qualitative Research Network. Steering Committee Member, 01/2008 - present. University service.
  • Scholarship Committee. Member, 08/01/2007 - 08/30/2011. College service.
  • Directors of Graduate Studies. Member, 08/01/2007 - 08/20/2009. University service.

Community Partnership

  • Salt Lake County Parks & Recreation. 09/2009 - 12/31/2015
  • Community-based research partnership with Salt Lake County Parks & Recreation, Adaptive Program to implement the Yes We Can! and We Can Too! research studies. 09/01/2009 - 12/2013

Honors & Awards

  • Jo Eleanor Elliot Leadership Award. Western Institute of Nursing, 04/13/2019
  • Excellence in Teaching Award. University of Utah College of Nursing, 05/10/2018
  • Excellence in Peer Review. Journal of Nutrition Education & Behavior, 03/01/2016
  • Fellow, Academy of Health Science Educators. University of Utah, 01/2016
  • Presentation of Distinction: Complexity in instrument development: Designing a health-related quality of life measure for people with intellectual disabilities. Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science, 10/2014
  • Transcultural Scholar, a designation of scholarly achievement and contribution to transcultural nursing science and practice bestowed upon <60 nurses worldwide. Transcultural Nursing Society, 10/01/2012
  • Fellow. Western Academy of Nursing, 03/20/2012
  • Best Research Article of the Year. Journal of Trauma Nursing, 01/01/2012
  • Spirit Award. College of Nursing, University of Utah, 08/2011
  • Mentor Award. Sigma Theta Tau, Gamma Rho Chapter, 04/2011
  • Faculty Development Fellowship. Leadership Development Program, University of Utah, 09/2010
  • Fellow, American Academy of Nursing. In recognition of contributions to nursing education, research, and policy, 11/2004
  • Fellow, Society for Applied Anthropology. In recognition of contributions to theory and practice in applied anthropology, 01/2001
  • Anna M. Fillmore Award for Community Service. National League for Nursing, 1999
  • Florence Hemley Schneider Women's Studies Dissertation Award. University of Arizona, Women's Studies Department , 05/1993
  • Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award. University of Arizona, College of Nursing, 05/1993

In the Media

  • Global Public Health Podcast Channel featuring University of Utah students and faculty who podcast about their global public health experiences. 07/01/2017. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQvVFkmV2WYZGS6cn...
  • Clark, L. (2014). Podcast interview with the Editor of Journal of Transcultural Nursing: Lauren Clark discusses the humanizing gaze of transcultural nursing. Available for a limited time at the Journal of Transcultural Nursing website. http://TCN.sagepub.com. 02/2014. http://TCN.sagepub.com