Office Phone:
(414) 288-3821
Specialization
Educational Administration, Pediatric Nursing
Highest Degree
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Brief Statement of Scholarly Interest
Nursing workforce — supply, demand, educational programs
Descriptive Titles of Courses Recently Taught
"Culture and Health" — provides a cultural perspective of the concepts of health and illness and the relationship of health care behaviors and beliefs to culture and social structure. The expected outcome is a greater appreciation for human diversity related to culture and health.
Selected Publications
Collaboration and Innovation in Nursing Education, Chengdu, PR China
Issues and Innovations in Nursing, California Institute for Nursing and Health Care, San Francisco, CA
Building Nursing Leaders Through Scholarship, STTI Biennial Convention, Toronto, Canada
(2010) Vision, grit, and determination: How the Wisconsin Center for Nursing achieved sustainable funding and established Itself as a state health care workforce leader, Policy, Politics and Nursing Practice, 11 (2), 129-143.
(2002) Strategies for building faculty scholarship, Journal of Professional Nursing, 18 (3). 140 - 146
Extramural Grants or Awards
Honorary member of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Wisconsin Health Workforce Data Collaborative Project, Healthier Wisconsin Partnership Program, Medical College of Wisconsin, ($300,000) (2009 – 2011) Role: Evaluator.
Editor/Reviewer/Consultant
External reviewer — tenure and promotion dossiers
Professional Affiliations
Treasurer, Wisconsin Nurses Association
Delegate to ANA convention
Board member, Wisconsin Center for Nursing
The Marquette Neighborhood Health Center
