Degree(s) and Year(s) Degree(s) Conferred: Ph.D., 2012
Graduate Academic Program(s) at Penn State: Nursing
Current Professional Title: Assistant Professor of Nursing
Current Employer: Bloomsburg University
Briefly describe your professional career, including your employment history and notable accomplishments
I am currently an assistant professor at Bloomsburg University having just assumed this position in August 2016. Prior to that I taught in the RN to BSN program and coordinated the School Nurse Certification Program for five years at Slippery Rock University. I earned my Ph.D. at Penn State in 2012 from the College of Nursing where my research focused on the experience of being a family caregiver for a loved one with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). I have presented my research locally, regionally, nationally and internationally.
Please list honors, awards, and professional achievements
MAC award 2013; Janet Williamson Nursing Scholarship 2009
Please provide any advice to graduate students related to career exploration
Be willing to explore multiple options of opportunity. Be willing to have a Plan B until Plan A can be reached. Network with professionals in your field because you never know when that can help you. Establish a Social Media presence that represents you as a professional…not a student.