Education and Training
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, PhD, 2013
- California College of Health Science, MSHCA, 2007
- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, BSN, 1994
Research Interests
- Faculty wellbeing
- Leadership in nursing
- Family interactions/adverse childhood events
- Student mentorship
Teaching Interests
- Healthcare leadership/policy
- DNP residency and capstone
- PhD dissertation
- Quantitative research
- Health care ethics and law
Awards, Recognition and Service
- LEAD-NLN Leadership Institute, 2022
- Nurse Research of the Year, East Tennessee State University College of Nursing, 2020-2021
- President’s Award- East Tennessee State University, 2019
- Nurse Research of the Year, East Tennessee State University College of Nursing, 2015-2016
- Outstanding Dissertation Award, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2013
Memberships
- National League for Nursing
- Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society
- American Nurses Association
- Tennessee Nurses Association