Co-Interim Dean of Nursing

• Sep 2023 - Present

Associate Dean of Nursing

• Jul 2022 - Present

Department Head and Associate to the Dean, Professor

• Aug 2018 - Jun 2022

Associate Professor/Graduate Coordinator

• Aug 2002 - Jun 2018

Graduate Coordinator 2013 - 2018 o Oversees administration of DNP (post masters and BSN to DNP) and Intercollegiate Consortium for a Master of Science in Nursing - ICMSN online programs, a consortium of Louisiana universities offering the MSN (FNP, psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, nurse executive, nursing education)  Guides curriculum development, implementation and revision, program evaluation, policy development and revision, course development and revision, marketing, advising, teaching assignments/workload, grant writing, student appeals, and faculty and student evaluation. Mentoring of faculty in scholarship, teaching, and service. o Collaborates with Dean of the Graduate School, as Graduate Coordinator and Chair of Graduate Council, for program implementation, review and revision, marketing of graduate programs, matters related to graduate success and retention, policy development, revision and implementation, generation of funding for tuition assistance for graduate students. o Accreditation activities and all reporting for the Graduate programs. o Collaborates with the DNP Coordinator for curriculum and program evaluation of DNP programs. o Writing of new curriculum and curriculum revision reports, substantive change letters and other reports for MSN and DNP programs. o University Strategic Planning Committee (2014-2015) o University Strategic Planning Task Force Subcommittee on Students (co-chair) o Management of university contracts for facilities and preceptors in the MSN program o ULearn Certified Online Teacher – online courses taught at MSN and DNP levels (DNP – Epidemiology, Residency I-III; MSN – Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Nursing, Issues in Advanced Practice Nursing, Applied Statistics for the Health Sciences, Population Based Primary Care, Focused Scholarly Project). o DNP Synthesis Project Committee Chair. 2012 -2013 DNP Coordinator 2011-2012 Semester Coordinator 2002-2011 Clinical/Didactic Instructor Show less

RN

• 1992 - 2012

• Staff nurse in labor and delivery with charge nurse responsibilities. Responsible for total patient care of high/low risk antepartum, labor/delivery, postpartum clients and those with medical/surgical issues. OR circulator of cesarean sections, tubal ligations and D&Cs and PACU care of the patient. Assist Director and Manager with policy writing, revision and review. • Staff nurse for mother/baby family centered maternity care unit • Staff nurse for stork role(immediate newborn care and admission to mother/baby unit) • Development and teaching of classes in fetal monitoring, postpartum care and care of the OB trauma patient • Research and business plan development for a nurse-midwifery, hospital-based practice. • Committees: (Chair L and D Communication Committee, Magnet Ambassadors Representative, Advanced Practice Committee, Research Committee). • Development of guidelines and teaching for antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum units. • Practice/research council mentor and advisor Show less

CNM

• 2001 - 2002

High and low risk AP, IP, PP and GYN care High and low risk AP, IP, PP and GYN care