Winter 2012 - The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

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THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
Nursing Annual Report
WINTER 2012
Communications Team
Writing, Editing BRAD ANDERSON
and Design AMBER CARTER
SHEILA CHAMPLIN
DAVID MEYER, Editor
SUZANNE THOMPSON
Photography THURMAN HOBSON
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Chancellor STEVE J. SCHWAB, MD
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Vice Chancellor for RANDY L. FARMER, EdD
Development and Alumni
Affairs
Assistant Vice Chancellor BETHANY GOOLSBY BLANKENSHIP, JD
for Planned Giving
Director of Development NELL BLAIR
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Associate Vice Chancellor KRISTOPHER PHILLIPS
for Alumni Affairs
and Annual Giving
Directors of AMANDA LANE
Alumni Affairs CHANDRA TUGGLE
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Cover Photo, left to right: Holly Lydigsen, Nikia Grayson,
Sarah Marion, and Kimberley Jay
The University of Tennessee Nursing Annual Report is published
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College of Nursing. Send all communications to Alumni Affairs at
utalumni@uthsc.edu or phone: (901) 448-5516 or (800) 733-0482 or fax:
(901) 448-5906.
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Dean’s Message 4
UTHSC News and Happenings 6
2012 Alumni Weekend 10
Alumni Award Winners
Academics and Education 14
Faculty and Student Activities
Research and Impact 37
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NIH Funding, Grants and Publications
Clinical Care 40
Giving and Outreach 42
Gifts Received and Service Given
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Message From The Dean
Laura A. Talbot, PhD, EdD, RN
At this writing, I am celebrating my first six months as Dean of the UT College of Nursing,
and I am pleased to report how excited I am about the initiatives we are undertaking. First
let me thank all those who have taken time to extend such a warm welcome. It has been a
pleasure to meet so many of the accomplished men and women who are alumni, donors,
students and friends of UT Health Science Center and of our college in particular. I must
also take a moment to praise and thank the talented faculty members of our college who are
committed to serving this institution and our students with their very best work.
Together, our team has already undertaken some significant projects. In October, we
reorganized the college’s structure. We are confident the new alignment will benefit us as
we strive to augment existing programs, and develop new initiatives. On page 29, we have
outlined the college’s reorganized structure.
On page 31, you’ll read about the reactivation of the UT College of Nursing BSN program. On November 30, we received
the final approval required to move forward to recruit outstanding students for our renewed BSN program. We are committed
to providing well-educated, superbly trained nurses at every educational level – bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral. Our BSN
program is an important re-entry in an area of health care that needs competent, caring professionals with training of all types.
With all the challenges and changes on the horizon in health care, nurses continue to serve on the front lines of health care,
often being the first point of contact for millions of men, women and children in need.
In September, we completed a physical move of the entire college, leaving the Lamar Alexander building for newly remodeled
space on the 9th and 10th floors in 920 Madison. We are grateful to Chancellor Schwab and Executive Vice Chancellor and
Chief Operations Officer Ken Brown for their support in designating new, modern work space for our team. For a few images
of our new space, see page 30.
Please take a moment to review the statistics in this annual report. Through academics, research, grant funding, outreach and
faculty presentations, we are growing our enterprise and reaching new heights. Together, we can continue to advance the growth
and incredibly positive impact of our college. Thank you for all you do in support of the UT College of Nursing. I look forward
to working with you in the months ahead.
Laura A. Talbot, PhD, EdD, RN
Dean
Alumni Board of Directors
President
Elizabeth Fuselier Ellis (2014) ’93, ’95, ’05
President-Elect
Patti Ketterman (2014) ’89 (UTK), ’06
Secretary
James Albert “Hutch” Hutcheson (2014) ’07
Tennessee Representatives
West
James Albert “Hutch” Hutcheson
(2015) ‘07
Emily Mewborn (2015) ’09
Crystal Martin (2015) ’11
Middle
Betty Witherspoon (2014) ’71, ’68
Janice Shelley Ledbetter (2014) ‘71
Alice Parham Nunnery (2013) ’71, ’95
East
Allyson Neal (2014) ’10
Patti Ketterman (2013) ’89 (UTK), ’06
M’ Liss Darr Mather (2014) ’78
Out-of-State Representatives
Barbara Cherry (2015) ’06 – Lubbock, TX
Elizabeth Fuselier Ellis (2015) ’93, ’95, ’05
– Bedias, TX
Amelie Hollier (2015) ’07 – Lafayette, LA

Message From Alumni Board President
Elizabeth Ellis, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP
It has been just a few short months since our reunion last spring and the college has been very
busy with exciting changes! We have welcomed our new Dean, Dr. Laura Talbot, and held
a historic Alumni Board meeting in Knoxville in conjunction with the College of Pharmacy.
The meeting in early November was filled with productive board business and some fun
events such as attending a Vols game that welcomed Missouri to the SEC! There is nothing
like tailgating with fans and watching football in Neyland Stadium. GO Big Orange!
Our meeting started out with a warm meet and greet with UT Knoxville College of Nursing
Dean Victoria Niederhauser. We were honored to have her join us over breakfast and hope
that we will be able to continue to partner with Knoxville in efforts to expand and support
nursing education. At this meeting, we received an update from Dean Talbot and welcomed
eight new members to the board! Our new members bring a wealth of experience and
knowledge to the board thus, we hope to accomplish great things over the next few years.
Throughout the weekend, much discussion ensued about the continuing national nursing shortage. American Association of
Colleges of Nursing (AACN) projects the number of employed nurses will grow from 2.74 million in 2010 to 3.45 million in
2020. Nursing jobs are definitely on the rise with The Bureau of Labor Statistics confirming that 296,900 jobs were added
to the health care sector in 2011, and nurses will be targeted to fill many of these positions. According to AACN, current
enrollment of undergraduate nurses across the nation is up, but they are still not sufficient to meet the impending demand
associated with health care reform. This shortage is in large part due to the lack of available nursing faculty.
We cannot educate the number of nurses needed in the communities we serve without retaining the quality faculty we have
and recruiting new qualified faculty. Thus, now and over the next year I am asking you to think about “Where would you be
without UTHSC?” Please consider making a donation now and/or donations for the future such as deferred gifts. We need
to support the college in creating the available resources to expand our faculty. A very important recruiting/retention tool
is to develop endowed professorships and provide continued financial support for salaries. Your donations large and small
are critical to our success. Consider making a donation now before year-end to receive 2012 tax credit.
I know that I certainly would not have been successful in my nursing career and enjoy continued success at work and home
without UTHSC!
Our spring alumni weekend is scheduled to take place May 2-3, 2013, in Memphis so make your plans now to attend, as
I hope to see you there!
Elizabeth F. Ellis, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP
President
The UT Health Science Center College of Nursing
Alumni Board of Directors
Representatives-at-Large
Sherry Barry (2013) ‘73
Diane Pace (2015) ’96, ’98, ’71
Susan Sanders (2015) ’09
Carol Headley (2015) ’03
Irma Jordan (2014) ’97, ’10
Armantine “Tine” Williams (2013) ’75, ’81
Kathleen Herrod Behnke (2013) ’06, ’08
Leslie Ann Akins (2013) ’95
Martha Katheryn Ballard (2013) ’04, ’08
Sigma Theta Tau
Dianne Greenhill (2014) ’62
Immediate Past President
Sam Maceri ’01, ’02
Past Presidents
Madge Richbourg Saba, ’66
Rita Kimbro Miller, ’71
Irma Jordan, ’97, ’98
Janet McMurray (Jan) Johnson, ’76
Carolyn Moran DePalma, ’56
Alice Upchurch Warren, ’65
Areti Tina Moskos Klein, ’86
Carol Denise Graham, ’86
Patricia Fuqua Walker, ’56
SuAnne Cobb, ’76
Terri Boyd Jacobs, ’74
Jo Ann Kyle, ’54
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UTHSC News and Happenings
UTHSC Breaks Ground on Translational Science Building
On June 8, 2012, Steve J. Schwab, MD, UTHSC chancellor, and UT President Joe DiPietro led the groundbreaking
ceremony for the Translational Science Research Building (TSRB), the newest building to begin construction on the
UTHSC main campus in Memphis.
“This is a seminal event for our institution because it reflects two things,” Chancellor Schwab stated, “the UTHSC commitment
to active research expansion, and this is the first in a series of new construction initiatives as we transform the UTHSC campus.”
He explained, “This building, as with the multi-discipline Cancer Research Building, which stands adjacent to this construction
site, will also be a multi-discipline research facility. It will house investigators from all colleges and departments, working on
cardiovascular disease. More than 40 investigators will work together in the Translational Science Research Building on advances
in heart and blood vessel disease.”
The TSRB will be a four-story, 135,000-square-foot structure that reflects the same layout as the UTHSC Cancer Research Building.
TSRB laboratories will be designed using an open format with an interior hallway connecting each of the labs on a given floor.
The connectivity allows researchers easy access to common equipment and to each other. Elevated walkways on the second,
third and fourth floors of the new building will connect the TSRB with the Cancer Research Building.
“UT does three things very well,” observed President DiPietro. “We educate, we discover and we connect. Looking at education,
discovery and connecting, no place is more important than the Health Science Center in keeping Tennessee healthy.”
TSRB construction has begun, and the building is expected to open in fall 2013.
(From left) UTHSC Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Operations Officer Ken Brown, UT President Joe DiPietro, Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell, and UTHSC Chancellor Steve J.
Schwab celebrate the groundbreaking of the Translational Science Research Building.
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The University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville Joins
Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in U.S. News & World Report
Rankings for Best Hospitals in Nation
In the most recent U.S. News & World Report “Best Regional Hospitals Rankings,” the University of Tennessee Medical Center in
Knoxville, a core teaching hospital for the UTHSC Graduate School of Medicine, was nationally ranked in two adult specialties,
gynecology and pulmonology. UT Medical Center (UTMC) was also high-performing in 10 adult specialties: cancer; cardiology/
heart surgery; diabetes and endocrinology; ear, nose and throat; gastroenterology; geriatrics; nephrology; neurology/neurosurgery;
orthopedics, and urology. UTMC also scored high in patient safety, demonstrating commitment to reducing accidents and medical
errors. UTMC was nationally ranked as #2 in the state.
In an earlier ranking of pediatric hospitals, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital was nationally ranked in five areas. The recent U.S.
News & World Report rankings named the Methodist hospitals, also core teaching hospitals for UTHSC, as #1 in the Memphis
metropolitan area and #3 in Tennessee. The five nationally ranked pediatric specialties at Le Bonheur, part of the Methodist
system, were neurology/neurosurgery; orthopedics; pulmonology; nephrology, and cardiology/heart surgery. The Methodist system
was also recognized for 12 high-performing adult specialties: cancer; diabetes; endocrinology; gastroenterology; gynecology;
neurology and neurosurgery; pulmonology; cardiology and heart surgery; ear, nose and throat; geriatrics, nephrology, orthopedics;
and urology.
This is the second consecutive year that Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital was named one of the best children’s hospitals in the
country. The UT Le Bonheur Pediatric Specialists faculty practice, with UTHSC faculty in Campbell Clinic Orthopedics and
Semmes-Murphey Neurologic and Spine Institute, constitutes the overwhelming majority of the specialist physicians in Le Bonheur.
Additionally, Erlanger Health System was cited as the Best Regional Hospital in the metropolitan Chattanooga area by U.S.
News & World Report. The rankings recognized Erlanger for seven high-performing specialties: diabetes and endocrinology,
gastroenterology, gynecology, kidney disorders, pulmonology, and urology. Erlanger is a main teaching hospital site for UTHSC
where the university provides excellence in medical student and postgraduate physician education.
“Our faculty and staff’s individual and collective commitment to compassionate, quality patient care and excellence in everything
they do are central drivers of these high rankings. We applaud them and our health care partners as we forge ahead together
to even greater accomplishments for the benefit of our statewide community,” said UTHSC Chancellor Steve J. Schwab, MD.
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UTHSC News & News Events and Happenings
Organ Procurement – Where Does UTHSC Stand?
There has been much talk and publicity over the last few months regarding the issue of organ procurement in the Mid-
South. Our transplant program – the UT-Methodist Transplant Institute in Memphis – performed 260 liver, kidney and
pancreas transplants last year and was the fourth-largest liver transplant program in the United States. Now, our network
of organ donations is being threatened by a new structure that would allow UT-Methodist Transplant Institute access to only 25
percent of organs in the state.
Below are letters to the editor that Chancellor Steve Schwab, MD, transplant surgeon James Eason, MD, and Gary Shorb,
president and CEO, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare (MLH), sent to The Commercial Appeal. UTHSC hopes that all faculty
and staff will get on board with our efforts by writing letters of support for a waiver application for Tennessee Donor Services to
be the designated Organ Procurement Organization for Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare to stop this restriction of vital organs.
Submit letters through: http://www.methodisthealth.org/articles/help-the-transplant-institute-continue-saving-lives.
Letter to the Editor,
Something is rotten in the state
of organ transplantation in
Memphis. Our city is in danger
of losing access to many of
the organs that are donated in
Tennessee for transplant; as a
result, lives could be lost. As a
native West Tennessean, I am
deeply concerned about this
threat to our lives and the lives
of our children.
Tennessee has had a longstanding
statewide agreement
to share organs donated for
James Eason, MD
transplant, but the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services has ruled that the
plan is inconsistent with federal regulations governing allocation
of donor organs in the rest of the country.
The solution to this life-threatening dilemma is simple. Mid-South
Transplant Foundation, which is our local organ procurement
organization, could merge with its Nashville-based counterpart,
Tennessee Donor Services. Doing so would create a single organ
procurement organization for Tennessee and restore equal access
to organs – and life – for patients in West Tennessee, Memphis
and other areas of the Mid-South in North Mississippi and
East Arkansas. Last year Tennessee Donor Services had 220
donors compared with only 62 for the Mid-South Transplant
Foundation. Without a merger, Memphians will lose primary
access to those 220 donors.
The Mid-South Transplant Foundation is a not-for-profit
organization whose board of directors should be primarily
interested in the welfare of this community they have pledged to
serve. Tennessee Donor Services has been willing to merge and
help Memphians, yet the Mid-South Transplant Foundation
board refuses to merge to save the lives of their own friends and
families in Memphis. Why would anyone choose not to save more
lives in their community?
The only option we see other than merger of the two organ
procurement organizations is for the UT-Methodist Transplant
Institute to affiliate with Tennessee Donor Services. Our
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transplant institute has already applied to the Centers for
Medicare/Medicaid Services, a division of the Department of
Health and Human Services, for a waiver to allow Tennessee
Donor Services to become our designated organ procurement
organization. We are soliciting support for this request from our
city’s political and civic leaders, as well as from the community
at large.
Although Memphians are the victims of an unintended
consequence of federal policy, we must nevertheless adapt to the
new regulations and come together to unify organ allocation in
Tennessee for the greater good to save more lives.
The times have changed, and now the time is right for the
Mid-South Transplant Foundation board of directors to do the
right thing.
The United Network for Organ Sharing, a contractor that runs
the federal organ procurement and transplant network, has
dissolved Tennessee’s sharing agreement and limited Memphis to
a donor service area that covers parts of West Tennessee, North
Mississippi and East Arkansas. As a result, beginning at the end
of this year patients in the Memphis area and other parts of West
Tennessee who are awaiting an organ transplant will have access
to only 25 percent of the organs donated in Tennessee; patients in
the rest of the state will have access to 75 percent of those organs.
This change threatens the lives of Memphians and West
Tennesseans and the very existence of the transplant program
that serves them. The University of Tennessee-Methodist
Transplant Institute performed 260 liver, kidney and pancreas
transplants last year and is the fourth-largest liver transplant
program in the United States. Memphians would be parading in
the streets if any of our sports teams were in the Final Four. We
must show the same energy and commitment to maintaining this
lifesaving resource for our community.
A similar issue in 2006 and 2007 affecting the heart and lung
transplant programs in Memphis has subsequently resulted in
the lung transplant program being inactivated and the heart
transplant program performing only 10 transplants last year.
The waiting time for a heart transplant in Memphis is now
four times as long as that for patients in Nashville, and patient
survival is lower in Memphis.
James Eason, MD
Transplant Surgeon, Methodist Transplant Institute

Steve Schwab, MD Gary Shorb
Letter to the Editor,
We would like to set the record straight related to inaccuracies
made by Mid-South Transplant Foundation in your May 11
article “Disputes erupt over transplant changes.” Methodist
Le Bonheur Healthcare and the University of Tennessee Health
Science Center have always had the best interest of all community
members in mind.
Mid-South Transplant Foundation asserts that Memphis
transplant patients will not be disadvantaged by the loss of organ
access in late 2012 when the Methodist/UT Transplant Institute
loses access to organs provided by Tennessee Donor Services.
The reality is that there will be many fewer organs available
for transplant in West Tennessee; hence, fewer West Tennessee
residents will get a transplant. We performed 260 transplants last
A New Tree Blooms
year and only 46 of our organs came from Mid-South Transplant
Foundation. The difference is the number of patients who will die.
The foundation also claims there will be enough livers available to
support people in our community. We are on track to perform 150
liver transplants this year. Because of their limited service area,
Mid-South Transplant Foundation is simply not able to meet the
needs of our community’s patients.
Another assertion is that the current system somehow provides
an unfair advantage to UT-Methodist. They should be ashamed of
that statement. Nothing is fairer than equal access to transplant
organs for all Tennesseans. That is what we stand to lose at the
end of this year. Residents of West Tennessee will have less access
to organs than citizens in the rest of the state.
For Mid-South Transplant Foundation to say that people outside
the Mid-South “come here to cut in line” is absurd. The United
Network for Organ Sharing encourages patients to get on more
than one list and ensures that the sickest patients get organs first.
Nearly 90 percent of our transplant recipients live in Tennessee,
Arkansas or Mississippi.
We have nothing against Mid-South Transplant Foundation.
The fact is that it is the fifth-smallest organ procurement
organization in the country, meaning the number of organs it
procures is insufficient to serve our community. Most states have
statewide OPOs and that’s all we want. We simply want our
patients to have fair access to organs so they can have the best
chance of living.
Gary S. Shorb
President and CEO, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
Steve Schwab
Chancellor, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
To celebrate the new MSN-CNL curriculum, faculty members and graduates gathered at the Student Alumni Center, where
they planted a Gem Magnolia tree and placed an engraved stone, a gift from the first graduating class. The dedication
ceremony, held in May, signified the promise of growth of the program for future generations of health care students.
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Alumni
2012 Alumni Award Winners
College of Nursing Interim Dean Susan Jacob, PhD, RN, (left) presents Irma L. Jordan, DNP,
APRN, FNP/PMHNP-BC, with the Most Supportive Alumna Award.
On May 18, alumni of the College of Nursing at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) honored
the recipients of its Outstanding Alumni Award series, which is coordinated through UTHSC’s Office of Alumni and
Annual Giving. Betty Witherspoon, EdD, (BSN ’71) was this year’s Outstanding Alumna, and Irma L. Jordan, DNP,
APRN, FNP/PMHNP-BC (BSN, MSN, DNP ‘97, ‘98,’10) was given the honor of Most Supportive Alumna. The
awards ceremony, reunion and scholarship dinner dance took place at the Memphis Marriott Downtown.
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UTHSC College of Nursing Alumni Board of Directors President Sam Maceri, RN, MPA, DNSc,
NEA- BC, (left) presents Betty Witherspoon, EdD, with the college’s Outstanding Alumna Award
One of the greatest advantages of being an alumnus of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is the
fact you are a member of an international network of more than 325,000 alumni from ALL of the UT campuses.
Today, your UT Alumni Association is committed to offering the best alumni services and benefits to all members.
The best part is that membership to the UTAA is FREE.
To learn more about services you are eligible for, visit uthscalumni.com/services.

64th Reunion a Treat for Cadet Nurse Corps Class of ’48
A special group of women, alumni from the UT Cadet Nurse Corps Class of 1948, gathered at Kirby Pines Retirement Community
in September to reunite at their 64th class reunion. Theirs was the last class of nurses to receive special training preparing them
to treat soldiers wounded in World War II.
The nurse corps was created in 1943 and, at that time, the federal government launched a massive recruitment campaign, so
successful that by 1945, 85 percent of nursing students in the country were cadet nurses. This nursing class didn’t complete
the training because the armistice ending WWII was signed only months after they started. Still, they were part of a group of
American women who had answered the call of duty to their country. They all went on to enjoy successful nursing careers in
areas from public health to neurology.
Hosted by one of the alumni, Bea Barnes and her husband Roy, who are residents at Kirby Pines, the event began Friday night
with a dinner, and concluded Saturday. Other alumni of the class were Alice Buford Morris, Evelyn Harris Stafford, Mary Culver
Herring and Jo Boswell Sayers.
Dr. Laura Talbot, dean of the College of Nursing at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, spoke at the kick-off
dinner. Other UTHSC staff members present were Jada Williams, Nell Blair and Amanda Lane.
Bea said seeing her classmates was a treat. “It was delightful. It was just like homecoming.” She said that although the group had
stayed in touch over the years, it was the first chance they had to get together as a group in quite some time. The alumni finished
out the reunion on Saturday, after spending the day sharing stories about their careers, marriages, children and grandchildren.
(Top) The Class of 1948 following the presentation of their nurses’ caps and the capping ceremony. The caps symbolized the completion of their school work prior to beginning hospital training.
(Bottom, left) Old friends (from left) Alice Buford Morris, Evelyn Harris Stafford, Bea Adair Thomas Barnes, Mary Culver Herring and Dorothy Jo Boswell Sayers get together at the 64th reunion
of the Nurse Cadet Corps in the class of 1948 nurse graduates. (Bottom, right) Joining Bea Adair Thomas Barnes (center), who planned the reunion, are UTHSC team members (from left) Jada
Williams, Nell Blair, UT College of Nursing Dean Laura Talbot and Amanda Lane.
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2012 Nursing Alumni Weekend
Golden Graduates
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Academics
Faculty Leadership Transitions
Dr. Peg Hartig Accepts New Position in Academic Affairs
In mid-October, Cheryl R. Scheid, PhD, vice chancellor for
Academic, Faculty and Student Affairs, at the University
of Tennessee Health Science Center, appointed Margaret
“Peg” T. Hartig, PhD, FNP-BC, APRN, FAANP, assistant
vice chancellor for Community Engagement and
Interprofessional Initiatives. Dr. Hartig began the halftime
position on Nov. 1, reporting to Alicia Dorsey, PhD,
associate vice chancellor for Academic Affairs.
In her new role, Dr. Hartig serves as the primary program
coordinator and facilitator for Interprofessional education
occurring in community settings. She coordinates
the development, implementation and evaluation of
community-based education activities involving students
from across UTHSC; serves as the liaison with community
agencies and organizations requesting UTHSC student or
faculty health screenings (or health fairs) and; assists in the
overall coordination and evaluation of interprofessional
activities developed and sponsored by the Office of
Interprofessional Education and Clinical Simulation.
Dr. Hartig also will identify opportunities for communitybased
interprofessional learning experiences. These will
include students who are involved in a variety of programs
and who are at different levels in their college careers.
This will foster quality improvement by gathering and
interpreting on interprofessional initiatives both on campus
and in communities.
“We are pleased to welcome Dr. Hartig to this newly
created position in our department,” said Dr. Scheid. “Peg
brings more than 30 years of health care experience to this
position as well as in-depth knowledge of the UTHSC and
Arabella Mitchell Bruce, MSN, RN and Peg T. Hartig, PhD, FNP-BC, APRN, FAANP
Memphis communities. We look forward to her work as a
community liaison for health-related activities involving UTHSC faculty and students. We are certain she will play a significant
role in our efforts to sustain and expand community and university partnerships.”
Previously, Dr. Hartig served as a professor and chair in the Department of Primary Care and Public Health in the UTHSC
College of Nursing. She is a graduate of the University of Kansas (BSN) and UTHSC (MS and PhD). She joined the UT College
of Nursing faculty in 1987, bringing with her some 10 years of experience as a family nurse practitioner.
As a member of the Academic Nursing Center Special Interest Group and Faculty Development Committee of the National
Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties, Dr. Hartig has worked on several projects to define the scholarship and quality
associated with faculty practice. She is also active in several health-related organizations in the Memphis area.
Dr. Hartig is serving on the Planning and Advisory Committees for Project Better Care. This program was implemented by Healthy
Memphis Common Table and sponsored by Memphis and Bluff City Medical Societies with funding from BlueCross/BlueShield
Foundation. The goal of the program is to influence primary care practice changes that promote delivery of high-quality primary
care in the Memphis area.
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2011-2012 Faculty Activities
Department of Acute and
Chronic Care
Overview:
• Department Vice Chair: Wendy Likes, PhD,
DNSc, APRN-BC
• The ACC department is currently comprised of 23
faculty – Full Time: 19; Tenured: 9; Tenure Track:
0; Part Time: 4
• Department faculty retirements and resignations
- Teresa Britt transferred to a administrative
position in Academic Affairs at UTHSC
- Beverly Jones, MSN, ACNP-BC-CCRN,
resigned
- Aaron Ketcher, CRNA, DNP, resigned
- Risa Ramsey, PhD, EMBA, RN, CCRC,
transferred to Clinical Industry Trials Unit
• Department faculty changes in appointment
- Donna Hathaway returned to a full faculty
position as a Distinguished Professor
- Lorena Thompson, assistant professor,
increased her effort in the Anesthesia Program
• Department faculty changes in rank or status
- Wendy Likes, PhD, DNSc, APRN-BC,
promoted to vice chair 2011
- Ann Cashion, PhD, RN has been on special
assignment at NIH, NINR 2011-2012 and
has decided to remain at NIH for 18 more
months as acting scientific director on a
leave of absence. As such, Wendy Likes,
PhD, DNSc, APRN-BC was promoted to
department chair, August 2012 and will
be assuming all responsibilities of the
department.
• Department faculty new hires:
- Cheryl Scott, instructor, RN, BSN, MPA, to
lead simulation experiences in the Clinical
Nurse Leader Program
- Jami Smith, assistant professor, DHEd, RN, in
the Clinical Nurse Leader Program
- Laura Talbot, PhD, the new dean of the
CON, has joined the Acute and Chronic Care
Department
Dwayne L. accarDo, DnP, crna
(Associate Professor and Assistant Program
Director for Didactic Education, Nurse Anesthesia
Option) • Practice: Medical Anesthesia Group,
providing all aspects of anesthesia in the
Methodist Hospitals • Organizations: American
Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Tennessee
Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Association of Women’s
Health, Obstetrics, and Neonatal Nursing • Guest Lecturer:
Lower Alabama Continuing Education, Perdido Key, FL, and
Huntsville, AL, March, 2012
ann K. cashion, PhD, rn, Faan
(Acting Scientific Director, National Institute of
Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health,
Bethesda, MD while on leave of absence from
position at UTHSC as Professor and Chair, Acute
and Chronic Care Department) • Practice: None
• Organizations: Obesity Society, American
Transplantation Society, American Academy of Nursing (Fellow;
chair of Genetic Expert Panel), International Society of Nursing
Genetics, Southern Nursing Research Society, International
Transplant Nurses Society, Sigma Theta Tau, American
Nurses Association/Tennessee Nursing Association. • Grants
(Research): Post Coital DNA Recovery, National Institute of
Justice; Describing Diet, Activity and Weight Gain of Liver
Transplant Recipients from Baseline to 6 Months Post Transplant,
Methodist Healthcare Foundation; Genetics, Environment,
and Weight Gain Post Transplant R01, National Institutes of
Health/National Institute of Nursing Research • Presentations:
(Invited) Cashion, A.K., Gene Environment Interaction: My year
at NINR. Johns Hopkins University, March 2012. Cashion, A.K.,
NINR Diversity Update: A Work in Progress. NINR Council
Presentation. January 2012. Presentations: (Refereed). Speck,
P.M., Ballantyne, J., Connor, P.D., Donohoe, M.L., Hanson,
E., Likes, W., & Cashion, A. (2012). Post-coital DNA recovery
phase 2: Early results from participating couples. American
Academy of Forensic Sciences, Atlanta, Georgia, February
2012. Stanfill, A., Xu, L., Hathaway, D., Homayouni, R., and
Cashion, A. Real time polymerase chain reaction confirmation
of gene expression profiles associated with weight gain in
kidney transplant recipients. Southern Nursing Research
Society Conference. New Orleans, LA, February 22-25, 2012.
Gutierrez-Valverde, J.M., Cashion, A.K., Cowan, P., & Gallegos-
Cabriales, E.C. Obesity in school children and families in two
northern states in Mexico: A collaborative study. 41th Biennial
Convention Sigma Theta Tau International, Grapevine, Texas,
October 29-November 2, 2011. Gutierrez-Valverde, J.M.,
Gallegos-Cabriales, E.C., Cashion, A.K. Genetics in nursing
in Mexico. 24th Annual ISONG Conference, Montreal,
Quebec, Canada, October 8-11, 2011 • Publications: Stanfill,
A., Bloodworth, R., Cashion, A. (2012). Lessons learned:
experiences of gaining weight by kidney transplant recipients.
Progress in Transplantation. Mar;22(1):71-8, PMID: 22489446.
Cupples, C.K., Cashion, A.K., Cowan, P.A., Tutor, R.S., Wicks,
M.N., Williams, R., Eason, J.D. (2012). Characterizing dietary
intake and physical activity affecting weight gain in kidney
transplant recipients. Progress in Transplantation. Mar;22(1):62-
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70, PMID: 22489445. Cashion, A.K., Zeimetz, M. IOM’s
Clarion Call for Health Care Transformation: The Role of
Nursing Science, (2012) Biological Research in Nursing.
Apr;14(2):113-4. doi: 10.1177/1099800412439746, PMID:
22529184. • Editorial Board: Biological Research for
Nursing, Journal of Nursing Education • Journal Reviewer:
AACN Clinical Issues: Advanced Practice in Acute and Critical
Care Journal, Biological Research for Nursing, Research in
Nursing and Health, Journal of Nursing Education. • Review
Panels: American Nephrology Nurses Association (abstracts),
International Society of Nurses in Genetics (grants & abstracts),
International Transplant Nurses Society (grants & abstracts).
• Special Appointments/Roles: Acting Scientific Director,
National Institute of Nursing Research. • Community Service:
Healthy Memphis Common Table Advisory Board (member)
Patricia a. cowan PhD
(Associate Professor and Director, PhD program)
• Organizations: American Heart Association;
American Nurses Association; Sigma Theta
Tau; Southern Nursing Research Society •
Grants (Research): Genetics, Environment
& Weight Gain Post-Transplant (NIH, coinvestigator)
• Grants (Educational): SUSTAIN: Scholarships
for Underrepresented Students in Accelerated, Initial Nursing
Programs. (RWJF); Pre-entry Immersion Program for New
Careers in Nursing Scholarship Recipients (RWJF); Nursing
Workforce Diversity (HRSA; co-investigator) • Presentations
(Invited): Cowan, P. A. (2011, Oct). Facilitator. Challenges
in Accelerated Nursing Programs. Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation New Careers in Nursing Summit. Washington,
D.C. Cowan, P.A. (2011, Oct). Panel Discussant. Childhood
health issues: Obesity. Delta Healthcare Conference, Tunica,
MS. Cowan, P. A. (2011, November). Trends in childhood
obesity: Assessment and evidence-based interventions. Society
for Pediatric Nurses Memphis Chapter. Memphis, TN. Cowan,
P. A. (2012, January). Childhood obesity: Prevalence and
strategies to treat obesity. Power Center Academy. Memphis,
TN. Cowan, P. A. (2012, January). Childhood obesity:
Assessments, cardiometabolic risk, and interventions. Can
we predict prediabetes and cardiac risk in overweight African
American children? CHEER Conference. Memphis, TN. •
Presentations (Refereed): Cowan, P. A., Hitt, J., & Norris, T.
(2011, October 6-8). Successful academic success strategies
for underrepresented students enrolled in an accelerated
MSN-CNL program. Poster presentation at the Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation New Careers in Nursing 4th Annual
Summit. Washington, DC. Gutierrez-Valerdes, J. M., Banuelos-
Barrera, Y., Cashion, A., Cowan, P., & Gallegos, E. C. (2011,
29 October - 2 November). Obesity in school children and
families in two northern states in Mexico: A collaborative
study. Sigma Theta Tau International 41th Biennial Convention.
Grapevine, Texas, USA. Hitt, J., Cowan, P., Neira, C. ,Mark, R.,
Garcia, T., & Velasquez-Mieyer, P. (2011, Nov. 3). A1c Lacks
specificity and positive predictive value in diagnosing diabetes
and prediabetes in minorities. Oral presentation at the Delta
Healthcare Conference, Tunica, MS. Cowan, P. A., Neira,
C. P., Mack, R., Payne, S., Garcia, T., & Velasquez-Mieyer,
P. A. (2011, November 3). Predictors of hypertension and
dyslipidemia control in children at high risk for cardiovascular
disease (CVD). Poster presentation at Delta Healthcare
Conference, Tunica MS. Lee, S. L., Cowan, P., & Velasquez-
Mieyer, P. (2011, November 3). Pre-diabetes and elevated
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blood pressure in overweight and obese black youth increase
the risk for left ventricular hypertrophy. Poster presentation at
the Delta Healthcare Conference, Tunica, MS. Cowan, P. A.,
Hitt, J., & Norris, T. (2011, November 3). Successful academic
success strategies for underrepresented students enrolled in
an accelerated MSN-CNL program. Poster presentation at the
Delta Healthcare Conference, Tunica, MS. Velasquez-Mieyer,
P. A., Joyner, J., Cowan, P. A., Simpson-O’Reggio, A., Espinal,
R. R., Mack, R., Garcia, T., Simmons, D. R., & Neira, C. P.
(2011, November 3-4). Use of multidisciplinary, systematic
and outcome-oriented approach can foster cardiometabolic
risk factor control in high-risk patients from minority groups.
Poster presentation at the Consortium for Southeastern
Hypertension Control Conference. Charlotte, NC. Neira, C. P.,
Cowan, P. A., Simpson-O’Reggio, A., Espinal, R. R., Mack, R.,
Garcia, T., & Velasquez-Mieyer, P. A. (2011, November 3-4).
Age best predicts undiagnosed hypertension in children at
high-risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Poster presentation
at the Consortium for Southeastern Hypertension Control
Conference. Charlotte, NC. Cowan, P. A., Neira, C. P., Meza-
Kane, E., Simpson-O’Reggio, A., Espinal, R. R., Mack, R.,
Garcia, T., & Velasquez-Mieyer, P. A. (2011, November 3-4).
Factors influencing hypertension and dyslipidemia control in
children at high risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Poster
presentation at the Consortium for Southeastern Hypertension
Control Conference. Charlotte, NC. Post, R. J., Cowan, P. A.,
Tolley, B., Carter, M. Pace, D., & Tylvasky, F. (2011, November
6-9). The relationship of body mass index to bone mineral
concentration in the NHANES adolescent population. Poster
presentation at the AMSUS: The Society of the Federal Health
Agencies. San Antonio, TX. Norris, T. L., Cowan, P. A., Wicks, M.
N., Jacob, S. R., & Story, E. E. (2012, January 19-21). Navigating
the model C curriculum: Innovative strategies for individuals
from disadvantaged backgrounds. Podium presentation at the
AACN 2012 CNL Summit. Hitt, J., Cowan, P., Neira, C. , Mark,
R., Garcia, T., & Velasquez-Mieyer, P. (2012, Feb. 25). A1c
Lacks specificity and positive predictive value in diagnosing
diabetes and prediabetes in a group of predominantly minority
adults and children. Poster Presentation at the Southern
Nursing Research Society, New Orleans, LA. Lee, S., Cowan,
P. A., & Wetzel, G. (2012, Feb. 25). The relationship between
body mass index and left ventricular fractional shortening in
youth. Poster presentation at the Southern Nursing Research
Society, New Orleans, LA. Cowan, P. A., Hitt, J., & Wicks, N.
(2012, March) Community-based service learning activities
promote early integration of clinical prevention, population
health, and leadership in MSN-CNL scholarship recipients.
Podium presentation at the AACN’s 2012 Master’s Education
Conference. San Antonio, TX. Norris, T. L., Wicks, M. N.,
Cowan, P. A., Jacob, S. R., Britt, T., & Story, E. E. (2012, March).
Modification of a master’s Clinical Nurse Leader Model C
program to ensure compliance with the revised BSN and MSN
Essentials. Podium presentation at the AACN’s 2012 Master’s
Education Conference. San Antonio, TX. Velasquez-Mieyer, P.
A., Neira, C. P., Joyner, J., Meza-Kane, E., Simpson-O’Reggio,
A., Garcia, T., Simmons, D., Moore, M. A., Ferrario, C. M.,
& Cowan, P. A. (May 19-May 22, 2012). Factors influencing
Hypertension and Dyslipidemia Control in Children At High
Risk for Cardiovascular Disease. Poster presentation at the
American Society of Hypertension (ASH) conference, New
York, NY. Velasquez-Mieyer, P. A., Neira, C. P., Joyner, J.,
Simpson-O’Reggio, A., Garcia, T., Simmons, D., Ferrario, C.
M., Moore, M. A. & Cowan, P. A. (May 19-May 22, 2012). Age

Best Predicts Undiagnosed Hypertension in Children at High-
Risk for Cardiovascular Disease (CVD). Poster presentation
at the American Society of Hypertension (ASH) conference,
New York, NY. • Publications: Cupples, C., Cashion, A.,
Cowan, P. A., Tutor, R. S., Wicks, M. N., Williams, R., & Eason,
J. (2012). Characterizing dietary intake and physical activity
affecting weight gain in kidney transplant recipients. Progress
in Transplantation, 22(1) 62-70. • Journal Reviewer: RINAH:
Research in Nursing and Health; Nursing Outlook; • Review
Panels: Southern Nursing Research Foundation (grants;
abstracts); Sigma Theta Tau (grants); NIH R15 Study Section
• Special Appointments/ Roles: LeBonheur Nurse-Family
Partnership Advisory Committee Member • Community
Service: Emmanuel Center (Operation Joy, Backpacks for
Education, Nutrition Education); Free Immunization Clinic-
CentroSalud; More than a Meal-Homeless Kitchen; Union
Mission-Men’s Homeless Shelter; Habitat for Humanity
amanDa ermis, rnc, msn, FnP-Bc
(Faculty Instructor) • Organizations:
American Nurses Association; Tennessee
Nurses Association; American College of
Cardiology; Sigma Theta Tau; AWHHON, AANP
• Certifications: NCC: Inpatient OB; ANCC:
Family Nurse Practitioner • Presentations
(Invited): Ermis, A. B. (2010, September). A Bad Day in
Radiology: an ACLS Scenerio. Grand Rounds, Internal
Medicine, University of Tennessee College of Medicine;
• Publication: Ermis, A. B. (2012, publication pending).
Thinking outside the box: Innovative treatment strategies to
minimize heart failure hospital admissions. Clinical Advisor. •
Community Service: Bellevue Single Mom’s Ministry, Booker
T. Washington Annual Health Fair
n. aLise FarreLL rn, msn, cPn
(Instructor) • Organizations: Society of
Pediatric Nurses (President of the Mid-South
Chapter, Board Member) • Community Service:
Good Youth Work and Samaritan Circle, Central
Church
Donna hathaway, PhD, rn, Faan
(UTHSC Distinguished Professor) •
Organizations: International Transplant Nurses
Society; American Nurses Association, Fellow
in the American Academy of Nurses; American
Nephrology Nurses Association, Southern Nurses
Research Society; Sigma Theta Tau International;
Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellows Alumni
Association • Grants (Research): NIH RO1 NR009270-05
Genetics, Environment, and Weight Gain Post Transplant, PI
Hathaway; K23 GM84427 Socioeconomic Status and Post-
Injury Quality of Life and Functional Ability, PI Zarzaur, Co-
Sponsor Hathaway. • Presentations (Invited): Assessing Your
School’s Financial Health: challenges and Possibilities. AACN
Executive Development Series 2011, St. Louis, November 16-
17 and Washington DC, March 23, 2012. • Presentations
(Refereed): Stanfill, A., Xu, L., Hathaway, D., Homayouni, R.,
and Cashion, A. 2012. Real time polymerase chain reaction
confirmation of gene expression profiles associated with
weight gain in kidney transplant recipients. Southern Nursing
Research Society, February 22-25, 2012, New Orleans, LA.;
Lane, P., Orlando, S., Hathaway, D., and Cary A. DNP Faculty:
To Tenure or Not to Tenure? Southern Nurses Research Society
38th Annual Meeting, April 12 - 15, 2012. New Orleans. •
Editorial Board: Progresses in Transplantation • Journal
Reviewer: Progresses in Transplantation, Nursing Research,
Research in Nursing and Health, Clinical Transplantation,
Nurse Educator, Journal of Professional Nursing • Review
Panels: NIH/NINR Special Review Panel ZNR1 REV T 11,
Genetics and Wound Healing, March 7, 2012; NIH/NINR
Intramural Program Review Team, Mary 14-15, 2012 • Special
Appointments/Roles: Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q)
Leadership Team member, Healthy Memphis Common Table
• Consultations: State implementation of DNP Programs,
Louisiana Board of Regents, October 3-4, 2011; DNP Program
Consultation. University of Rhode Island, October 20-21, 2011.
DNP Program Proposal Review, Valdosta State University,
Valdosta GA, January 2011
BrenDa hiLL, msn, rn, PnP-Bc
(Instructor) • Practice: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
with Well Child, Inc. • Organizations: Sigma
Theta Tau International, American Nurses
Association, Tennessee Nurses Association •
Community Service: Advisor for Student Nurses
Association, Membership Ambassador for Sigma
Theta Tau Beta-Theta Chapter at large
wenDy m. LiKes, PhD, Dnsc, aPrn-Bc
(Associate Professor and Vice Chair Acute
Chronic Care Department) • Practice: UTMG,
Ob/Gyn Memphis, TN; Executive Director, The
Center for HPV and Dysplasia (The CHAD);
Performs colposcopy, vulvoscopy, anoscopy
and other related procedures/ examinations for
pre-invasive lower genital tract disease. Treatment and/ or
referral as indicated. • Organizations: International Society
for the Study of Vulvovaginal Diseases (Fellow and Chair of
Psychosexual Committee); International Society for the Study
of Vulvovaginal Diseases North American Chapter (Board-
Councillor); International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal
Disease Update (Course Director); American Nurses
Association; Sigma Theta Tau; American Society of Colposcopy
and Cervical Pathology(Special Populations Committee); Beta
Theta Chapter of Sigma Tau (Director of Research Committee)
• Grants Beta Theta (Research): Predictors of Quality of Life
Following Vulvar Excision, NINR, NIHK23 • Presentations:
(Invited) Likes, W.M. (2012). Demystifying Anoscopy and
Colposcopy-A Primer for HIV Care Providers, St. Jude HIV
Lunch-n-Learn, Memphis, Tennessee; Likes, W.M. (2012).
Clinical Aspects of HPV Infection. International Society for
the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease, Memphis, Tennessee;
Likes, W.M. (2012). How to Include Psychosexual Issues in
the Management of Vulvodynia. International Society for the
Study of Vulvovaginal Disease, Memphis, Tennessee; Likes,
W.M. (2012). HPV and High Resolution Anscopy, Ryan White
Administrators, Memphis, Tennessee; Likes, W.M. (2012).
Psychological Needs for the Difficult Patient with Lower
Genital Tract Disease, American Society of Colposcopy and
Cervical Pathology, San Francisco, California; Likes, W.M.
(2012). LEEP Workshop, American Society of Colposcopy and
Cervical Pathology, San Francisco, California.; Likes, W.M.
(2012). Demystifying Anoscopy and Colposcopy-A Primer for
HIV Care Providers, HIV Treaters Group, Memphis, Tennessee
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• Presentations (Refereed): Likes, W.M. (2012, February).
Genital Attitudes and Sexual Functioning. Poster presented
at the Southern Nursing Research Society, New Orleans,
Louisiana; Likes, W.M. (2012, March). Smoking Cessation
Counseling in Women with Genital Intraepithelial Neoplasia.
Poster presented at the 2012 American Society of Colposcopy
and Cervical Pathology Biennial Scientific Meeting, San
Francisco, California. • Publications: Santoso, J., Crigger,
M., English,E., Wan J., Likes, W.M. (2012). Smoking Cessation
Counseling in Women with Genital Intraepithelial Neoplasia.
Gynecologic Oncology, Epub ahead of print; Likes, W.M.,
Bloom, L. (2012). Human Papillomavirus Distribution in Vulvar
Intraepithelial Neoplasia. Applied Nursing Research, Epub
ahead of print. • Editorial Board: Journal of Lower Genital
Tract Disease • Journal Reviewer: Journal of Sexual Medicine;
Clinical Journal of Nursing Oncology; International Journal of
Gynecology and Oncology; Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology,
and Neonatal Nursing • Review Panels: American Nursing
Foundation (grants); International Society for the Study of
Women’s Sexual Health (abstracts); International Society
for the Study of Vulvovaginal Diseases (abstracts) • Special
Appointments/ Roles: Children’s Oncology Group- Fertility
Task Force; State of Tennessee Women’s Health Report Card
Advisory Board • Community Service: Ryan White Planning
Committee
Donna Lynch-smith, DnP, aPn, acnP-hc, ne-Bc
(Assistant Professor)• Practice: Methodist
University Hospital Cardiac Clinical Decision
Unit • Organizations: American Nurses
Association: American Association of Critical
Care Nurses; American Association of Respiratory
Care; Sigma Theta Tau International, Beta Theta
Chapter-at-Large and Iota Chapter; Tennessee
Nurses Association • Presentations (Invited): Sigma Theta
Tau, Poster Presentation. Lynch-Smith, D. (2012, April).
Relationship of Patient- Ventilator Synchrony Education on
Clinician’s Knowledge Leveland Average Ventilator Length of
Stay. • Special Appointments/ Roles: Institutional Review
Board - University of Tennessee Health Science Center;
Institutional Review Board – Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare,
appointed by Gary Shorb, CEO Methodist Le Bonheur
Healthcare • Honors: Alumni Award December 2009 •
Community Service: Institutional Review Board (Methodist),
20 volunteer hours
LesLie mcKeon, PhD, cnL, nea-Bc
(Associate Professor and Assistant Dean for
Student Affairs)• Grants (Educational): Master’s
Entry Clinical Nurse Leader Program. Principle
Investigator; awarded $713,687 July, 2009 from
Health Resources and Service Administration
(HRSA); Performance period 7/1/2009 to
6/30/2012. • Presentations: (Refereed) Webb,
S., McKeon, L. & Gill, M. Preparing clinical nurse leader
students to manage complex practice. (2012). Presentation
at the AACN Master’s Education Conference, San Antonio,
TX, March, 1, 2012; McKeon, L., Webb, S., Strange-McClora,
S., Elliott-Vizcarrondo, M., Pavlic, D., & Gill, M. (2012).
Facilitating Model C CNL Students Transition to Practice
through a Better Understanding of the CNL Role. Presentation
at the AACN CNL Summit, Tampa, FL, January 20, 2012;
18 UT Health Science Center
Cardell, B., McKeon, L., & Webb, S. (2012). Improving
Incentive Spirometry Performance among Children with Sickle
Cell Disease in a Pediatric In-Patient Setting. Presentation at
the AACN CNL Summit, Tampa, FL, January 20, 2012; Carter-
Templeton, H., Connor, P. Curran, C., McKeon, L., Thompson,
C., Wyatt, T. & Russell, C. (2011). Real Meaningful Use:
Evolution or Revolution? Podium presentation at the 2011
Summer Institute in Nursing Informatics, Baltimore, MD, July
20-23, 2011 Conference.• Publications: (Refereed) Norris,
T., Webb, S., McKeon, L., Jacob, S., Herrin-Griffith, D. (2012).
Using portfolios to introduce the clinical nurse leader (CNL) to
the job market. Journal of Nursing Administration 42 (1), 47-
51; McKown, T., McKeon, L, & Webb, S. (2011). Using QSEN
to guide clinical teaching on a new DEU. Journal of Nursing
Education 50 (12), 706-710; Day, S., Garcia, J., Antillon, F.,
Wilimas, J., McKeon, L. Carty, R., deAlarcon, P. Pui, C. H.,
Ribeiro, R., Howard, S. (in-press). A Sustainable Model for
Supporting Pediatric Oncology Nursing Education in Low-
Income Countries Pediatric Blood & Cancer. • Review Panels:
Journal of Nursing Education; AACN CNL Certification Exam;
Academy of Healthcare Improvement
sheiLa meLanDer Dsn, acnP-Bc, FaanP,
Fccm
(Professor)• Practice: Cardiology Care; acute
care nurse practitioner with Dr. Milton Smith
in Pasadena, CA. Dr. Smith is a solo practice
interventional cardiologist. • Organizations:
National Board member, National Organization
of Nurse Practitioners, finishing a 2 year at large position.
Appointed President-elect. Also member of the acute care
special interest group. Society of Critical Care Medicine:
member acute care group, and membership committee;
American Academy Nurse Practitioners: Fellow and member
acute care special interest group, and Fellows group member;
American College of Cardiology; Member Cardiology
Associates and NP ACC group. Sigma Theta Tau Chapter
member. • Presentations: (Invited) April 2012, Acute and
Primary Care Practice in NP Education. NONPF National
Conference, Charleston, South Carolina. February 2012
Debriefing webinar: How to utilize debriefing for an increased
learning experience for the NP students. National Organization
of Nurse Practitioner Faculties Webinar. February 2011;
Utilizing simulation to enhance skill development, analysis and
critical thinking in the NP curriculum. National webinar, 63
colleges participation. • Publications: Harrell, B. & Melander,
S. (2012). Identifying the association among risk factors and
mortality in trauma patients with intra-abdominal hypertension
and abdominal compartment syndrome. Journal of Trauma
Nursing, accepted and awaiting publication date. Ackerman,
M., Hardin, S., Hravnak, M., King, J., Kleinpell, R., Melander,
S., Settles, J., Stanley, J. (2012). Adult-Gerontology Acute
Care Nurse Practitioner Competencies. Hartford Foundation
& American Association of Colleges of Nursing, pages 1-26.
Melander, S, & Settles, J. (2011). Introducing the new NONP
skills manual. Nurse Practitioner, 36(11). Page 14. Melander,
S. Integrating Adult Acute Care Skills and Procedures into
Practitioner Curricula, Pacemaker interrogation, National
Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties, pages 37-42.
Headley, C., & Melander, S. (2011). When it May Be A P.E.
Journal of Nephrology Nursing, March-April; 38(2): 127-37
Melander, S., Dumas, M.A., Finnegan, L., and Kapustin, J.

(2011). National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties
Statement on Acute an Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
Practice. NONPF Publication, September 2011. • Review
Panels: Nurse Practitioner Journal; NONPF • Special
Appointments/ Roles: Served as the sole ACNP on a 4
member national task force looking at acute care and primary
care overlap, resulting in a white paper and a meeting with all
accreditors and credentialing bodies. Served as one of 8 team
members in the US to write the adult-gerontology acute care
competencies (published in February 2012) to be used by all
acute care NP programs in the US • Community Service:
Serve on a board of a community health center providing
assistance for low-income families/individuals
tommie L. norris, Dns, rn
(Associate Professor and Director of Clinical
Nurse Leader Program)• Organizations:
Tennessee Nurses Association (Vice-President
State TN; Secretary District 1); Sigma Theta Tau
International Honor Society of Nursing (President
Beta Theta Chapter-at-Large); American Nurses
Association; Tennessee Nurses Foundation (Board of
Directors) • Grants (Educational): Increasing Nursing
Education Opportunities for Individuals from Disadvantaged
Backgrounds, Health Resources and Services Administration
(HRSA) $814,100. • Presentations: Norris, T.L., Wicks, M.,
Cowan, P., Jacob, S., Britt, T. Story, E. (2012) Modification of
a Master’s Clinical Nurse Leader Model C Program to Ensure
Compliance with the Revised BSN and MSN Essentials:
Podium presentation: 2012 Master’s Education Conference,
February 29-March 1, 2012, San Antonio, TX. Norris, T.L.,
Cowan, P., Wicks, M., Jacob, S., Story, E. (2012). Navigating
the Model C Curriculum: Innovative Strategies for Individuals
from Disadvantaged Backgrounds: Podium presentation:
CNL Summit, January 19-21, 2012, Tampa, FL. (Invited)
Norris, T.L. (2011). QSEN Recent developments: Phase III
Dissemination and Mapping and How it Affects NCLEX Test
Plan. Podium presentation at The Nursing Institute of the Mid
South’s “Excellence in Education: Meeting the Challenges”
Conference, March 3-4, 2011, Memphis, TN. Jordan, I., Norris,
T.L., Cunningham, P. (2011). Development of a Communication
Workshop for the CNL Student, Poster presentation at American
Psychiatric Nurses Association 25th Annual Conference,
October 19-22, 2011, Anaheim, CA.; Norris, T.L. (2011).
Prevention: The Key to Ending Horizontal Violence. Podium
presentation at the Tennessee Nurses Association/TASN Join
Convention, October 14-16, 2011, Franklin, TN.; Norris,
T.L. (2011). A Multidimensional Approach to Curricular
Mapping: Clinical Nurse Leader Education Model C Program.
Poster presentation at the 2011 CNL Summit, January 20,
2011, Miami, FL. • Editorial Board: Tennessee Nurse •
Journal Reviewer: Public Health Nursing Journal; Journal of
Health Care for the Poor and Underserved; Evidence-Based
Nursing Sentinel Reader/Reviewer • Review Panels: AACN
Master’s Education Conference; Tennessee Nurses Association
Annual Conference, QSEN Annual Conference • Special
Appointments/ Roles: Promise of Nursing for Tennessee”,
Campaign 2011 Steering Committee; AACN Master’s Education
Conference Subcommittee: Faculty Senate • Community
Service: Collierville Inner City Backpack Outreach/Health Fair,
Collierville, TN. ; Georgian Hills Elementary School (Adopt-a-
School Program)
JiLL s. Detty oswaKs, crna, Dnsc
(Associate Professor and Nurse Anesthesia
Program Director)• Organizations: American
Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Tennessee
Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Virginia
Association of Nurse Anesthetists American
Nurses Association, Tennessee Nurses
Association, American Association for the History of Nursing,
American Society for Professionals in Patient Safety, Society
for Simulation in Health Care, Sigma Theta Tau International
• Grants (Educational): BlueCross Blue Shield of Tennessee
Health Foundation. Promoting Patient Safety Through
Teamwork-focused Interdisciplinary Simulation Program.
Grant jointly developed by Jill S. Detty Oswaks, CRNA,
DNSc, Stephanie J. Phelps, PharmD, Bob Schreve, MD,
Margaret E. Carbaugh and Hershel P. Wall, MD. (August
2010); Nurse Anesthesia Traineeship Grant, USPHS. • Special
Appointments/ Roles: COA Accreditation On-site Chair
Reviewer; TANA Chair, Education Committee; Sigma Theta
Tau International Foundation for Nursing Committee; Board
of Directors Memphis Student Nurse Anesthetist Foundation
• Honors: Tennessee Association of Nurse Anesthetists 2010
Practitioner of the Year Award – 2010 • Consultations: Baylor
College of Medicine Graduate Program in Nurse Anesthesia,
Old Dominion University Nurse Anesthesia Program, Murray
State University, Samford University Nurse Anesthesia Program
• Community Service: Memphis Airport Triannual Disaster
Training
Diane toDD Pace, PhD, FnP-Bc, ncmP,
ccD, FaanP
(Assistant Professor and Assistant Dean of Faculty
Practice) • Practice: Methodist Teaching Practice
providing primary care for patients 16+. Practice
also focuses on women’s healthcare at midlife/
menopause. Provide care at industrial worksite
clinic. • Organizations: North American Menopause Society
(President-Elect; Executive Board; Scientific Committee;
Consumer Education Committee); American Academy of
Nurse Practitioners (Fellow; Presenter and facilitator for SIG
at annual conference); American Nurses Assoc (Committee
Nursing Practice/information Infrastructure); Tennessee Nurses
Association; STTI; Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health;
Greater Memphis Area Advanced Practice Nurses (Board
of Directors); • Presentations (Invited): Pace, D. (2012,
June ). Lions, Tigers, and Bears and Hormones: Oh My!.
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners annual conference,
Orlando, FL; Pace, D & Chism, L. (2011, September). APRNs
in Menopause Practice. NAMS 21st scientific conference,
Expert Roundtable Discussion. Chicago, IL.; Pace, D. (2012,
May). Contents Flammable: Update on Menopause. Women’s
Health Month. UTHSC Office of Diversity, Memphis, TN.
• Presentations (Refereed): Pace, D., Chism, L., & Dehn,
B. (2012, June). Workshop: Menopause Basics. American
Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Orlando, FL.; Bredy, M.
& Pace, D. (2011, October). Poster: Tennessee eHealth
Initiatives: What Nurses Need to Know. Tennessee Nurses
Association annual conference. Nashville, TN.; Pace, D. (2011,
September). Managing Hormone Therapy Post WHI: The NAMS
2010 Position Statement. Greater Memphis Association of
Advance Practice Nurses education seminar, Memphis, TN.
• Publications: Contributor/Reviewer: NAMS: Menopause
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Guidebook (2012). Consumer education book.; NAMS online
eConsult (July, 2011). Case Study: Menopausal Woman
presenting for new health promotion visit-Discussion of health
promotion/risk reduction and counseling on menopausal
issues. • Editorial Board: Journal of Menopause; NAMS/APGO
(Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics)
Editorial Board/Taskforce: to develop curriculum and teaching
modules on Menopause for medical residents and other
clinicians • Review Panels: NAMS Position Statement: 2012
Estrogen and Progestogen Use in Postmenopausal Women
• Special Appointments/ Roles: State board for Health
Information Partnership for Tennessee (HIP-TN) collaborating
with state department regarding policy development and
implementation of Tennessee eHealth Initiatives; participated
on state committees discussing health initiatives and
program development for clinical use and medication history
development; participated on video development for consumer
education on Health Exchanges in Tennessee • Certifications:
FNP-BC; Certified Menopause Practitioner; Certified-Clinical
Densitometry; Certified Health Information Technology-
Clinician/Consultant • Community Service: Methodist
University Hospital Family Partners Council: Family Centered
Care; UTHSC/Methodist Hospital School of Nursing Alumni
Board of Directors; Community Health Fairs; community
presentations on menopause
Keevia yvette Porter, DnP, nP-c
(Assistant Professor) • Organizations: Tennessee
Nurse Association (TNA); American Nurses
Association (ANA); Sigma Theta Tau; National
League of Nursing (NLN); Greater Memphis
Area Advanced Practice Nurse (GMAAPN);
American Public Health Association (APHA)
• Presentations (Invited): Porter, K. (2011) A Summative
Evaluation of a Community Agency’s Abused Women Services
(AWS). Mississippi Delta Alliance. Tunica, MS. (Invited) Porter,
K. (2011) Diabetes Awareness. Benjamin L. Hooks Job Corp
Center. Memphis, TN. • Journal Reviewer: Journal of Family
Violence • Special Appointments/ Roles: YWCA of Greater
Memphis board member • Community Service: Church
Health Center volunteer; United Way Allocations team member
cheryL a. scott, rn, Bsn, mPa
(Instructor, Nursing Simulation Lab) •
Organizations: International Nursing
Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning
(member); American Heart Association (Regional
Faculty, ACLS, BLS, PALS); Simulation User
Network (member) • Publications: Description
of Posterior Fossa Syndrome in Children After Posterior Fossa
Brain Tumor Surgery, Kirk, Howard, Scott: Journal of Pediatric
Oncology Nursing, 1995, pp. 181-187 • Community Service:
SafeKids Coalition, LeBonheur Children’s Hospital
JacqueLine sharP,msn, rn
(Instructor) Adult Health Course Coordinator;
Mental Health Course Coordinator; Acute Care
Clinical Instructor • Organizations: Sigma
Theta Tau Faculty Liaison; American Nurses
Association; Tennessee Nurses Association:
National Alliance of Mental Illness • Community
Service: Memphis City SchoolTeacher/Parent liaison
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Jami aDrianne smith, DheD, rn
(Assistant Professor) • Organizations:
American Nurses Association; Tennessee Nurses
Association; Sigma Theta Tau International
Nursing Honor Society; American Nephrology
Nurses Association • Community Service:
Community Health Fair Volunteer
caroL thomPson, PhD, DnP, acnP, FnP
(Professor) • Practice: Methodist University
Hospital, Memphis, TN; Acute Care Nurse
Practitioner • Organizations: Society of Critical
Care Medicine (President-Elect); American
Association of Critical Care Nursing; American
Academy of Nursing (Fellow); American
Association of Nurse Practitioners (Fellow); American College
of Critical Care Medicine (Fellow); National Organization of
Nurse Practitioner Faculty; Sigma Theta Tau International •
Presentations (Invited): Thompson, C. (2012, March 13)
Multi-professional organization: Diversity management.
Paper presented at Swiss Society of Intensive Care Medicine
Workshop, Berne, Switzerland; Thompson, C. (2012, March
30) Changing ICU pain. Paper presented at conference of
the Greater Memphis Chapter of the American Association
of Critical-Care Nursing, Memphis, TN.• Presentations
(Refereed): Carter-Templeton, H., Connor, P., McKeon,
L., Thompson, C., Wyatt, T., & Russell, C. (2011, July).
Nurses’ information appraisal within the clinical setting.
Paper presented at Summer Institute in Nursing Informatics,
Baltimore, MD.; Umberger, R., Thompson, C., Cashion,
A.K., Kuhl, D., Wan, J, Yates, C.R., Muthiah, M., Meduri
G.U. (2011, October). Exaggerated Systemic Inflammation
and Development of Health Care Associated Infections
American College of Chest Physicians’ annual meeting.
Oral presentation, Honolulu, Hawaii. (Dissertation Aim 1);
Umberger, R., Thompson, C., Cashion, A.K., Kuhl, D., Wan,
J, Yates, C.R., Muthiah, M. (2011, October) Interleukin-6 and
Interleukin-10 SNP Variance and Development of Health
Care Associated Infections. International Society of Nurses in
Genetics. Oral presentations, Montréal, Canada. (Dissertation
Aim 2) • Editorial Board: Critical Connections • Journal
Reviewer: Critical Care Medicine; American Journal of Critical
Care; American Academy of Nurse Practitioners • Special
Appointments/ Roles: Tennessee Board of Nursing Vice
Chair • Honors: Inducted as Fellow of American Academy
of Nursing • Community Service: Society of Critical Care
Medicine (Executive); Tennessee Board of Nursing (Vice Chair)
Lorena m. thomPson, crna, DnP
(Associate Professor and Assistant Director
of Clinical Education: Anesthesia Option) •
Practice: UTMG, CRNA at the Regional Medical
Center: Memphis, primary focus of practice
is obstetric anesthesia. Performs anesthesia
services for pregnant parturient during the
antepartum, intrapartum, and post-partum periods. •
Organizations: American Association of Nurse Anesthetists;
Tennessee Association of Nurse Anesthetists; Sigma Theta Tau

meLoDy norris waLLer, msn, rn
(Instructor) • Organizations: American Nurses
Association; Tennessee Nurses Association; Sigma
Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society
• Honors: Student Government Association
Executive Council Excellence in Teaching Award
• Special Appointments/ Roles: Black Student
Association – Nursing Chapter Faculty Advisor • Community
Service: St. Patrick School Edible Playground Project; Memphis
District Senior Olympics; Memphis City Schools Mentor
sherry weBB Dnsc, rn, cnL, nea-Bc
(Assistant Professor) • Organizations:
Tennessee Nurses Association; Sigma Theta
Tau, Vice President. • Grants (Research):
Master’s Entry Clinical Nurse Leader Program,
HRSA; Dedicated Education Units: Evaluating
Innovations in Nursing Education, RWJF. •
Department of Primary Care and Public Health
Overview:
• Department Chair: Margaret(Peg) Thorman Hartig,
PhD, APRN-BC, FAANP, professor
• The PCPH department is currently comprised of 18
faculty – Full Time: 14; Tenured: 9; Tenure Track: 0;
Part Time: 4
• Department faculty retirements and resignations:
- Dr. Veronica Engle retired after 25 years
at UTHSC with recognition as a Professor
Emeritus.
- Dr. Susan Jacob, most recently interim dean,
retired with recognition as a Professor Emeritus.
She is a part-time consultant to Dean Talbot.
- Dr. Marion Donohoe resigned to begin a
teaching career at the University of Texas
Health Science Center in San Antonio
• Department faculty changes in appointment
- Dr. Cheryl Stegbauer stepped down as
associate dean for Academic Affairs.
She continues as a professor in a full-time
faculty position.
haLLie Bensinger, msn, FnP, rnc, aPrn
(Instructor) • Practice: Memphis OB/GYN
Associates, Memphis, TN; care for/manage care of
women across the lifespan for OB/GYN. Perform
physicals, colposcopy, sonohysterograms,
diagnosis/treatment and referral if needed of OB/
GYN issues. • Organizations: Sigma Theta Tau
International Nursing Honor Society, serve as Membership
Ambassador. • Grants (Research): No new grants. Continue
to work on study “Critical Thinking Challenge—Teaching
Outside the Box” • Special Appointments/ Roles: no special
appointments/roles due to student status. Continue along the
Presentations (Refereed): Cardell, B., McKeon, L., & Webb,
S. (2012, January) Improving spirometry performance among
children with sickle cell disease in a pediatric in-patient setting.
AACN Clinical Nurse Leader Summit; McKeon, L., Webb, S.,
Strange-McClora, S., Elliott-Vizcarrondo, M., Pavlic, D., & Gill
(2012, January), M. Facilitating model C CNL students transition
to practice through a better understanding of the CNL role,
AACN Clinical Nurse Leader Summit; Webb, S., McKeon,
L. & Gill, M. (2012, March) Preparing clinical nurse leader
students to manage their complex practice. AACN Master’s
Education Conference • Publications: Norris, T., McKeon, L.,
Webb, S., Jacob, S. (2012). Portfolios: An effective marketing
strategy to introduce the clinical nurse leader (CNL) to the job
market. Journal of Nursing Administration. January, 42 (1) 47-
51; McKown, T., McKeon, L., & Webb, S. (2011). Using QSEN
to guide clinical teaching on a new DEU. Journal of Nursing
Education. December, 50 (2) 706-710
- Dr. Mona Wicks stepped down as associate
dean for Research Affairs. She continues as a
professor in a full-time faculty position.
- Dr. Karen Olson stepped down as Option
Coordinator for the Family Nurse Practitioner
Program. She continues as a professor in a fulltime
faculty position.
- Dr. Irma Jordan was named as option
coordinator for the Family Nurse Practitioner
Program.
• Department faculty changes in rank or status:
- Dr. Elizabeth Davis-Lee resigned as an assistant
professor. She continues as affiliated faculty
with a primary appointment at University of
Arkansas in Fayetteville.
• Department faculty honors:
- Dr. Irma Jordan was inducted as a Fellow in the
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.
- Dr. Susan Patton was inducted as a Fellow in
the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
DNP tract. Plan to graduate in May, 2013. • Community
Service: Faculty Advisor for Student Nursing Association.
Participated in Convoy of Hope Health Fair.
virginia trotter Betts, msn, JD, rn, Faan
(Professor) • Organizations: American Nurses
Association (Past President Council); Tennessee
Nurses Association (Governmental Relations
Committee); American Psychiatric Nurses
Association; Sigma Theta Tau International;
Tennessee Bar Association; Health Law Section
of the TBA; American Academy of Nursing (Fellow); American
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Academy of Nursing Expert Panel for Mental Health; National
Academy of Public Administration (Fellow); . International
Women’s Forum (Tennessee) • Presentations (Invited):
“Health policy—careers in improving health through activism
and leadership.” Vanderbilt University Medical School for
the Commons College, Nashville TN March, 2012; “Psych-
Mental Health APRNs—know the essentials of policy and
political leadership!” Vanderbilt University School of Nursing,
Nashville, TN, March, 2012; “Mental Health and Nurses—
knowing about your patients and about your profession.”
Tennessee Nurses Association, District 1, Memphis TN.
February 2012; • Publications: Betts, V.T. and B. Cherry.
“Health Policy and Politics: Get Involved.” Contemporary
Nursing Issues, Trends, and Management, 6th ed. Ed. S.
Jacob and B. Cherry. St. Louis: Elsevier, IN PRESS; Betts, V.
T. (2011), Ready or Not—Here We Go Into Our FUTURE!!!
Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, 24: 199.
doi: 10.1111/j.1744-6171.2011.00299.x • Editorial Board:
Journal Senior Associate Editor, Policy, Politics, and Nursing
Practice • Journal Reviewer: Psychiatric Services Review
Special Appointments/ Roles: National Advisory Council,
National Institute of Mental Health; Satcher Health Leadership
Institute (National Advisory Board); Tennessee Center for
Nursing BOD; • Community Service: Alive Hospice Board
of Directors; Women’s Political Collaborative of Tennessee;
All About Women Community Advisory Board; Just Care for
Kids Family Network Professional Advisory Board; Memphis
Mental Health Summit; Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network
Memphis/Shelby County Region; Middle Tennessee Episcopal
Diocese Mental Health and Health Ministry
JacqueLine Lee rosenJacK Burchum, Dnsc,
FnP-Bc, cne
(Associate Professor) • Organizations:
American Nurses Association; Sigma Theta
Tau International Nursing Honor Society;
International Transcultural Nursing Society;
National League for Nursing; National
Organization for Nurse Practitioner Faculties• Publications:
Burchum, J. (2012) Otitis Externa in T.M. Buttaro, J. Trybulski,
P.O. Bailey & J. Sandberg-Cook (eds.). Primary Care: A
Collaborative Practice (4th ed.), St. Louis, Mosby Elsevier;
Burchum, J. (in production). Sepsis and septic shock in S.D.
Melander (Ed.) Case studies in critical care nursing (4th ed)
St. Louis, MO: Mosby Elsevier • Journal Reviewer: Journal of
Transcultural Nursing: for JOLT, the Journal of Online Learning
and Teaching • Community Service: Onsite evaluator for
Commission for Collegaite Nurse Education; National Health
Service Corps Ambassador
michaeL carter, Dnsc, DnP, Faan
(University Distinguished Professor) • Practice:
Christian Health Center, Heber Springs, AR;
Primary care for adults 18 – 65. • Organizations:
National Academies of Practice (Co-Chair of
Nursing Academy and member of Finance
Committee; American Board of Comprehensive Care (Board
Member & Chair Education Committee); American Academy
of Nursing; National Organization of Nurse Practitioner
Faculties; American Nurses Association; Sigma Theta Tau;
American Assembly for Men in Nursing; • Presentations:
(Invited) Carter, M. (July 30, 2011) The Future of Primary Care.
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Alliant Management Services Annual Board Retreat. Louisville,
KY • Presentations (Refereed): Carter, M. (September 29,
2011), Past, Present, and Future of DNP Certification. The
Fourth National Doctors of Nursing Practice Conference.
New Orleans, LA; Carter, M. & Smolowitz, J. (April 14, 2012)
The Evolution of NP Certification at the DNP Level. National
Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties. Charleston, SC.
• Publications: Monroe, T, Carter, M, Parish, A. (2011). A
case study using the beers list criteria to compare prescribing
by family practitioners and geriatric specialists in a rural
nursing home. Geriatric Nursing, 32(5), 350-356.Carter, M,
(2011). The impact of the Essentials of Doctoral Education for
advanced nursing practice. Clinical Scholars Review, 2(2).
68-70. Monroe, T., Carter, M., Feldt, K., Tolley, B., & Cowan,
R. (In Press). Assessing Advanced Cancer Pain in Older Adults
with Dementia at the End-of-Life. Journal of Advanced Nursing
• Editorial Board: Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences;
Clinical Scholars Review; Journal of Pain and Relief • Journal
Reviewer: Nursing Science Quarterly; Scandinavian Journal of
Caring Sciences; Annals of Family Medicine; McMaster Online
Rating of Evidence; Aging and Mental Health; Qualitative
Health Research. • Community Service: Frontier Nursing
University (Chair of the Board); Baptist Memorial College
of Health Sciences (Board Member and Chair, Academic
Affairs Committee); Christian Health Center (Board Member),
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of
Medicine, Department of Geriatrics (Adjunct Clinical Professor)
Patricia DuFFy cunningham, Dnsc, aPrn-
PmhnP, FnP
(Associate Professor and DNPPMH Option
Coordinator)• Organizations: American and
Tennessee Nurses Associations; American
Psychiatric Nurses Association; International
Society of Psychiatric Nurses; Sigma Theta Tau
International • Grants: Using Telehealth for the Enhancement
of Mental Health/Substance Use (MH/SU) Education &
Practice in an Advanced Education Doctor of Nursing
Practice Program ARRA – Equipment to Enhance Training for
Health Professionals (EETHP) – Advanced Education Nursing
(AEN) Grant; Enhancement of Mental Health/Substance Use
(MH/SU) Education & Practice in an Advanced Education
Doctor of Nursing Practice Program: A Continuation of the
Comprehensive Advanced Education Psychiatric Nursing
Program grant. Both grants have been completed with
objectives met. • Presentations: (Refereed) Governo, S.W., &
Cunningham, P.D. (2011, October). In children with autism who
are prescribed second generation antipsychotic medications,
does monitoring physiological parameters correlate with
risk for metabolic adverse events? Poster presentation at the
American Psychiatric Nurses Association’s (APNA) 25th Annual
Conference, Anaheim, CA.;Willimitis, C.A., & Cunningham,
P.D. (2011, October). Proposed use and evaluation of cognitive
behavior therapy (CBT) with patients who have undergone
ventricular assist device implantation. Poster presentation at
the American Psychiatric Nurses Association’s (APNA) 25th
Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA.; Jordan, I.O., Norris, T.L.,
& Cunningham, P.D. (2011, October). Development of a
communication workshop for the clinical nurse leader (CNL)
student. Poster presentation at the American Psychiatric Nurses
Association’s (APNA) 25th Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA.;
Jordan, I.O., Cunningham, P.D., & Olson, K. (2012, April).

Integration of mental health care in a family nurse practitioner
program. Podium presentation at NONPF’s 2012 Annual
Conference, Charleston, SC. • Publications: Steele, A. &
Cunningham, P.D. (2012). A comparison of suboxone and
clonidine treatment outcomes in opiate detoxification.
Archives of Psychiatric Nursing. Advance online publication.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apnu.2011.10.006; Jordan, I.O., &
Cunningham, P.D. (2012). Schizophrenia and other psychotic
disorders (Part 22, Chapter 247). In Buttaro, T.M., Trybulski,
J., Polar-Bailey, P., & Sandberg-Cook, J. (Eds.), Primary care:
A collaborative practice (4th ed) (pp. 1352-1356). Mosby
Elsevier; Plummer, S., & Cunningham, P.D. (2012). What’s
going on in there? The truth about drug-drug interactions.
Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 18(1),
45; Story, E.E., & Cunningham, P.D. (2012). Grant professionals
in grant-funded positions: Leaving a legacy. Journal of the
Grant Professionals Association. Manuscript submitted for
publication • Special Appointments/ Roles: Elected to the
American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) Board of
Nursing, for a three year term as President-Elect, President,
and Immediate Past President; APNA Representative to national
Task Force on Implementation of the Consensus Model for
APRN Regulation: Licensure, Accreditation, Certification and
Education (LACE); Elected as Faculty Chair by UTHSC College
of Nursing faculty for 2012-2014. • Community Service:
Mental Health Official/Therapist for the Tennessee Public Safety
Network/Shelby County Sheriff’s Department Critical Incident
Stress Debriefing Team
KathLeen c. gaFFney, Pmhcs, PnP-Bc
(Instructor) • Practice: Greater Trenton
Behavioral Health,GTBH) Community Mental
Health Center, Trenton, New Jersey; Family
Guidance Behavioral Health Corporation at
Henry J. Austin Community Health Center,
Trenton, New Jersey; Children’s Day School and
Day Treatment Center. • Organizations: International Society
of Psychiatric Nurses; American Psychiatric Nurses Association
(APNA) (National and State); Member of Child and Adolescent
Council, Representative for APNA to National Business Group;
National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners; Sigma
Theta Tau.• Grants: Enhancement of Mental Health/Substance-
Use (MH/SA) Education and Practice in an Advanced Education
Doctor of Nursing Practice Program (Instructor). • Special
Appointments/ Roles: Advisory Board - New Jersey Primary
Care Association, Advise on the role of integrating mental
health in primary care; Member, Developmental Behavioral
and Mental Health Special Interest Group, National Association
of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners • Community Service:
Princeton University, Class of 1969 Community Service Fund
(PICS) Board Member, Grants Committee and Student Liaison
J. caroLyn graFF, PhD, rn
(Associate Professor in the College of Nursing
and Chief of Nursing in the Boling Center for
Developmental Disabilities)• Organizations:
American Association on Intellectual and
Developmental Disabilities (Health and Wellness
Action Group and Policy Committee); American
Nurses Association; American Public Health Association;
Developmental Disabilities Nurses Association; International
Society of Nurses in Genetics; Sigma Theta Tau International;
Society of Pediatric Nurses; Southern Nursing Research Society.
• Grants (Research): Exploring Family Communication about
Sickle Cell Disease in Adolescence, UTHSC Faculty Research
Incentive Funds; Magentoencephalography of CANDLE
Children, The Urban Child Institute; Conditions Affecting Early
Neurocognitive Development and Learning in Early Childhood
(CANDLE), The Urban Child Institute • Presentations
(Invited): Graff, JC, McDonald K. (2011, September). Family
centered health care for children with autism spectrum
disorder: Nurses making a difference. MidSouth Chapter of
the Society of Pediatric Nurses, Memphis, TN; • Presentations
(Refereed): Murphy LE, Graff JC, Palmer FB, Tylavsky FA. (2011,
September). Maternal stress contributions to language acquired
by two year old children residing in Memphis, TN. Society
for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, Bielefeld, Germany;
Palmer FB, Graff JC, Murphy LE, Richey PA, Yoo W, Bush A,
Connor DP, Tylavsky FE. (2011, September). Maternal factors
associated with socio-emotional development and parent
child interaction in one and two year old African American
children in Memphis, TN. Society for Longitudinal and Life
Course Studies, Bielefeld, Germany; Tylavsky FA, Volgyi E,
Murphy LE, Graff JC, Yoo W. (2011, September). Cognitive
functioning at 2 years is associated with dietary patterns during
pregnancy. Society for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies,
Bielefeld, Germany; Tylavsky F, Hovinga C, Murphy L, Graff
C, Palmer F, Thomas F, Park V, Connor P, Volgyi E, Adkins R,
Krushkal J. (2011, September). Genetic and epigenetic analysis
of neonatal and early childhood phenotypic outcomes in a
community-based longitudinal cohort in Memphis, TN: The
CANDLE Study. International Genetic Epidemiology Society
20th Annual Conference, Heidelberg, Germany; Tylavsky FA,
Volgyi E, Hare M, Graff C, Murphy LE, Richey PA, Palmer
FB. (2011, November). Racial differences in the associations
between growth factors and cognitive development during
the first 2 years of life. American College of Sports Medicine
Conference on Physical Activity, Cognitive Function, and
Academic Achievement, Washington, DC; Volgyi E, Hare
M, Palmer F, Graff C, Murphy L, Richey P, Tylavsky F. (2011,
November). Dietary patterns and brain healthy nutrient intake
during pregnancy and cognitive functions at 2 years of age
in African American children. American College of Sports
Medicine Conference on Physical Activity, Cognitive Function,
and Academic Achievement, Washington, DC; Graves RJ,
Graff JC. (2011, November). Life-transitions of adults with
Down syndrome: A secondary analysis of Adult Sibling Survey
data. Association of University Centers on Disabilities Annual
Meeting and Conference, Crystal City, VA; Hall HR, Krcek TE,
Neely-Barnes S, Graff JC, Hankins J, Roberts R. (2012, January).
Parent stress and childhood disability: An interdisciplinary
and mixed methods approach. Society for Social Work and
Research 16th Annual Conference, Washington, DC; Joyce C,
Guinn R, Sorrells M, Herrod H, Schauss E, Tylavsky F, Graff
JC, Murphy LE, Palmer F, Bush A. (2012, February). A model
for predicting socio-emotional problems in the first year of
life. Southern Region Meeting of the American Federation for
Medical Research, New Orleans, LA; Graves RJ, Graff JC. (2012,
February). Relationships between health, functional abilities,
and living arrangements in adults with Down syndrome. 26th
Annual Southern Nursing Research Society Annual Meeting
and Conference, New Orleans, LA; Robitaille KY, Graff JC.
(2012, February). Focus on childhood obesity in a relative
caregiver program. 26h Annual Southern Nursing Research
Society Annual Meeting and Conference, New Orleans, LA;
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Hall HR, Graff JC. (2012, February). Children with autism
spectrum disorders: Maladaptive behaviors, family support,
parenting stress and coping. Southern Nursing Research Society
2012 Annual Meeting and Conference, New Orleans, LA;
Porter JS, Hankins J, Cejda KR, Cossel TK, Graves RJ, Hardy
BT, Johnson M, Lopez AD, Roberts RJ, Robitaille K, Graff JC.
(2012, February). The ‘Sickle Cell Experience’: Adolescent,
parent and sibling communication about sickle cell disease
and transitioning to adult health care. 6th Annual Sickle Cell
Disease Research and Educational Symposium and Annual
National Sickle Cell Disease Scientific Meeting, Hollywood, FL;
Hall HR, Graff JC(2012, April). Children with autism spectrum
disorder: Siblings behaviors, parental stress, coping, and
supports. Society of Pediatric Nurses 22nd Annual Convention,
Houston, TX; Joyce C, Guinn R, Sorrells M, Herrod HG, Schauss
E, Tylavksy F, Graff JC, Murphy LE, Palmer FB, Bush A. (2012,
April). A model for predicting socio-emotional problems
in the first year of life. 2012 Pediatric Academic Societies
Annual Meeting, Boston, MA; Tylvasky FA, Volgyi E, Hare M,
Graff C, Murphy LE, Richey PA, Ferry R, Palmer FB. (2012,
April). Racial differences in the association between physical
growth and cognitive development during the first 2 years
of life. 2012 Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting,
Boston, MA; Palmer FB; Graff JC, Murphy LE, Yoo W, Tylavsky
FA. (2012, April). Maternal and child factors associated with
socioemotional (SE) problems at 12, 24, and 36 months. 2012
Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Boston, MA;
Graff JC, Murphy LE, Palmer FB, Warner-Metzger CM, Butzon-
Reed C, Keisling B, Benner L, Bliss S, Tylavsky FA. (2012, June).
The associations between observed mother-child interactions
and child cognitive development at 12, 24, and 36 months.
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental
Disabilities Annual Meeting, Charlotte, NC; Joyce C, Guinn R,
Sorrells M, Herrod HG, Schauss E, Tylavsky F, Graff JC, Murphy
LE, Palmer F, Bush AJ. (2012, June). Predicting social and
emotional problems in the first year of life. International Society
of Infant Studies, Minneapolis, MN; Klubnik C, Murphy L, Graff
C, Palmer F, Tylavsky F, Benner L, Bliss S, Keisling B, Reed C,
Warner-Metzger C. (2012, June). Longitudinal assessment of
infant socio-emotional and behavioral functioning. American
Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Annual Meeting, Charlotte, NC; Neely-Barnes SL, Graff JC.
(2012, June). The mental health effects of being a sibling: A
propensity score analysis. American Association on Intellectual
and Developmental Disabilities Annual Meeting, Charlotte,
NC; • Publications: Hall HR, Neely-Barnes SL, Graff JC, Kreck
TE, Roberts RJ, Hankins JS. (2012). Parental stress in families of
children with a genetic disorder/disability and the resiliency
model of family stress, adjustment, and adaptation. Issues
in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing, 35(1), 24-44; Graff JC
(2011). Family and home environment. The State of Children
in Memphis and Shelby County Data Book. Memphis, TN:
The Urban Child Institute • Journal Reviewer: Journal of
Pediatric Nursing • Community Service: Down Syndrome
Association of Memphis and the Midsouth; Memphis/Shelby
County Sibshops
margaret (Peg) thorman hartig, PhD, aPrn,
FnP-Bc, FaanP
(Professor and Chair, Primary Care & Public
Health Department) • Practice: Family Nurse
Practitioner/Director – Airport Health Station,
24 UT Health Science Center
Memphis International Airport. • Organizations: American
Academy of Nurse Practitioners; American Nurses Association;
Tennessee Nurses Association; Greater Memphis Area
Advanced Practice Nurses; Sigma Theta Tau International
Honor Society; National Organization of Nurse Practitioner
Faculties (NONPF); Healthy Memphis Common Table.•
Publications: Hartig, M.T, (2012). Chapter 86: Otitis Media, in
Buttaro, T.M. , Trybulski, T.M. , Bailey, P. P., & Sandberg-Cook,
J. (eds.). Primary Care: A Collaborative Practice (4th ed.). St.
Louis, Mosby Elsevier; Campbell, L.A., Speck, P.M., Wan, J.,
Staff, J., & Hartig, M.T. (in review) Association of Women,
Infant, and Children (WIC) Peer Counselor Interventions with
Breastfeeding in Texas. Journal of Human Lactation; Scott-
Williams, S., Hartig, P.T., Lummus, A.C., & Amlung, S. (2012).
Perioperative Pressure Ulcer Assessment and Prevention:
Efficacy Study of a Multilayer Pressure-Relief Pad in the
Operating Room. Journal of Wound, Ostomy & Continence
Nursing. • Review Panels: The Journal for Nurse Practitioners;
Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing; Fellows of American Academy
of Nurse Practitioners Scholarship and Grant Committee •
Special Appointments/Roles: Chair, Primary Care and Public
Health Department; UTHSC College of Nursing; College of
Nursing Representative – Executive Committee, UTHSC Faculty
Senate; College of Nursing Representative – UTHSC Faculty
Affairs Work Group; UTHSC Faculty Senator; UTHSC Public
Service Award Committee; Faculty Representative, UT Alumni
Association , Alumni Advocacy Initiative, Oversight Committee;
Member, Development Team and Clinical Instructor, UTHSC
College of Nursing/College of Dentistry Inter-Professional
Education Experience; Member, UTHSC Inter-Professional
Education Committee; Fellow, American Academy of Nurse
Practitioners (AANP); Mentor, AANP Fellow Mentorship
Program • Community Service: Vice Chair, Board of
Directors – Healthy Memphis Common Table; Payment Reform
Workgroup Advisory Committee Member – Aligning Forces
for Quality, Robert Woods Johnson and Healthy Memphis
Common Table; Advisory Committee Member, Project Better
Care, Healthy Memphis Common Table, Memphis and Bluff
City Medical Societies and Blue Cross/Blue Shield Foundation;
Member, Evaluation Team ,Diabetes for Life, Merck Foundation
and Healthy Memphis Common Table; Planning Committee
and Provider - Community Health Fair; Member
susan r. JacoB, PhD, rn
(Professor Emeritus) • Organizations: Sigma
Theta Tau International Beta Theta Chapter at
Large-STTI; Nu Lambda Chapter; American
Nurses Association; Tennessee Nurses
Association; Tennessee Center for Nursing, Vice
President; Nursing Institute of the Midsouth
(NIMS) • Journal Reviewer: American Journal of Health
Behavior, MORE, Journal of Cultural Diversity • Special
Appointments/ Roles: Healthy Memphis IHI End of life
Task Force • Honors: Ruth Neil Murry Endowed Chair in
Nursing August 1, 2011-May 31, 2012 • Consultations:
CCNE Accreditation, UTC, Freed Hardeman University •
Community Service: Methodist Alliance Advisory Board,
Chair; One by One, USA, Memphis Advisory Team; One by
One Trained Mentor; Grief Group Facilitator; Faith Community
Nursing Instructor

irma o. JorDan, DnP, aPn, nP/PmhnP-
Bc, FaanP
(Assistant Professor) • Practice: integration of
mental health care in primary care setting •
Organizations: Fellow, American Academy of
Nurse Practitioners (AANP); Tennessee State
Representative AANP; American Psychiatric
Nurses Association; National Organization of Nurse
Practitioner Faculty (NONPF); Chair Psychiatric Mental Health
Special Interest Group, NONPF; American Nurses Association;
Sigma Theta Tau; Tennessee Nurses Association; Greater
Memphis Area Advance Practice Nurses • Presentations
(Invited): GMAAPN (October , 2011) ). Efficiently and
effectively meeting the challenges of caring for depressive
illnesses in primary care; APNA (October, 2011) Development
of a communication workshop for CNL students; American
Psychiatric Nurses Association; APNA (October, 2011)
Evaluation of staff education on use of non-pharmacological
interventions for long-term care residents with behavioral and
psychological symptoms of dementia; AANP (April, 2012),
National Leadership Conference; NONPF (April, 2012)
Integration of Mental Health Care in a Family Nurse Practitioner
Program; • Publications: Jordan, IL, and Cunningham, PD (in
print, 2012). Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders;
In Buttaro, T., Trybulski, J., Bailey, P., and Sandberg-Cook, J.;
Primary Care: A Collaborative Practice, 4th edition (Chapter
247). Elsevier, PA.• Review Panels: American Academy of
Nurse Practitioners, Journal of the American Academy of
Nurse Practitioners; Hollier, A. & Hensley, R. (2011). Clinical
Guidelines in Primary Care, Advanced Practice Associates;
Lafayette, LA • Consultations: Comprehensive Primary Care
• Community Service: Volunteer, Memphis Crisis Center
Lynn gariBaLDi KirKLanD, Dnsc, whnP,
cnm
(Assistant Professor) • Practice: Memphis
Obstetrics and Gynecological Association,
P.A.; provides prenatal, postpartum and
gynecologic care to all women, contraception,
colposcopy, ultrasonography, mammography,
bone densiometry • Organizations: American Academy of
Nurse Practitioners; American College of Nurse Midwives;
Sigma Theta Tau; Greater Memphis Area Advanced Practice
Nurses • Speaker Bureaus: Wyeth-Ayerst, Warner Chilcott,
Ascend Therapeutics • Expert Opinion Work: Anderson
Murphy & Hopkins L.L.P., Little Rock, AR; Rainey, Kizer,
Reviere & Bell, P.L.C., Jackson, TN • Women’s Health Clinical
Preceptorships: DNP Program • Community Service: St.
Vincent DePaul Society; volunteer librarian St. Louis Catholic
School
caroL a LocKhart, PhD, rn, Faan
(Professor) • Practice: health policy and
program development • Organizations: Fellow,
American Academy of Nursing; American Nurses
Association; Sigma Theta Tau; American Public
Health Association • Presentations: (Invited)
Moderator, Arizona Bioethics Network Annual
Conference • Publications: Van Pelt, K., Cannon, L., Lockhart,
C. & Redman, L (2011). After the Dust Settles: Part 1Arizona’s
Emerging Healthcare Landscape. St. Luke’s Health Initiatives,
Arizona Health Futures Issue Brief, Phoenix, AZ http://slhi.org/
publications/issue_briefs ; Van Pelt, K., Cannon, L., Lockhart,
C. (2011). Putting the Pieces Back Together, Public Health and
Prevention: Part II Arizona’s Emerging Healthcare Landscape.
St. Luke’s Health Initiatives, Arizona Health Futures Issue
Brief, Phoenix, AZ http://slhi.org/publications/issue_briefs •
Review Panels: American Academy of Nursing, Edge Runners
Review Panel – identifying and publicizing innovative work in
nursing • Consultations: Director, Arizona Bioethics Network
• Community Service: Grant Reviewer, Arizona Community
Foundation-scholarships for nurses and funding for community
based health programs; Case Western Reserve University,
Bolton School of Nursing Visitors Committee
Karen Koozer oLson, PhD, FnP-Bc, FaanP
(Professor) • Practice: Family Nurse Practitioner
- Memphis International Airport Health Station
• Organizations: Fellow in the American
Academy of Nurse Practitioners, American
Academy of Nurse Practitioners, National
Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties,
NONPF Distance SIG, Greater Memphis Area Advance Practice
Group, Northeast Arkansas Advance Practice Group. • Journal
Reviewer: The Journal for Nurse Practitioners. • Review
Panels: NONPF Annual Conference Abstract Reviewer, AANP
Annual Conference abstract reviewer , AANP Fellows Selection
Committee Co-Chair. • Special Appointments/ Roles: Dr.
Olson has participated in efforts to establish a collaborative
working relationship among College of Nursing and College of
Dentistry faculty. • Community Service: NONPF Conference
Session Moderator
susan B. Patton, Dnsc, PnP-Bc, FaanP
(Associate Professor) • Practice: East Arkansas
Medical Clinic, Forrest City AR; General
Pediatrics and Care of Abused Children. Kids
for the Future: Developmental Pediatrics.•
Organizations: Arkansas Nurses Association
(Health Policy Task Force); National Academies
of Practice; International Association of Forensic Nurses; Sigma
Theta Tau International; TN SIDS Advisory Panel; American
Academy of Nurse Practitioners.• Presentations (Invited):
Patton, S. B. (2011). And, she has a disability ... Interviewing
children with disabilities. Paper presented at the Safe Place
Conference on Child Abuse and Family Violence, Hagerstown
Community College, MD.• Presentations (Refereed): Patton,
S. B., & Byrd, D. B. (2011). Healthcare reform is here: Is
Arkansas ready? Paper presented at the Nurses Trusted to Care
98th Annual Convention, Rogers, AR; Patton, S. B. (2011). And,
she has a disability ... Interviewing children with disabilities.
Paper presented at the Safe Place Conference on Child Abuse
and Family Violence, Hagerstown Community College,
MD. • Grants (Educational): Susan Patton PI; Integration
of Technology into Interprofessional Education (IPE) grant
submitted to HRSA Advanced Nursing Education Division
$1,110,513 • Grants (Clinical): Pat Speck PI Susan Patton
Co-PI : The National SAFE Telemedicine Response Center grant
submitted to Office of Victims of Crime Department of Justice,
$3,500,000 • Scholarship: Patton, S. B. (2012). Forensic
nursing in the community. In M. Stanhope & J. Lancaster (Eds.),
Public health nursing: Population-centered health care in the
community (8th ed.). Maryland Heights, MO: Mosby • Review
Panels: American Nurse Credentialing Center: Advanced
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Academics and Education
Forensic Nurse Credentialing Reviewer • Honors: 2011 AANP
Nurse Practitioner Arkansas State Award for Excellence; 2011
Arkansas Nurses Association Advanced Practice Nurse of the
Year; 2012 UTHSC Excellence in Teaching Award – Nominee;
2012 UT Alumni Public Service Award – Nominee; 2012
Loretta C. Ford Distinguished Fellow Award Nominee
•University Service: DNP Progressions Committee; DNP
Admissions Committee; Coordinators Committee; Faculty
Committee Secretary; Faculty Senator College of Nursing;
Chief Information Office Search Committee; Chair DNP Project
Task Force • Community Service: Advanced Practice Nurse
Response to Health Care Reform at the Medicaid Division of
Arkansas Health And Human Services
stePhanie a. PLummer, DnP, aPrn, PmhnP-
Bc, FnP
(Assistant Professor) • Practice: Veterans
Healthcare System of the Ozarks – Fayetteville
VAMC Community Based Outpateint Rural Clinic
of Jay, OK – provide comprehensive Mental Health
care to Veterans of all ages but mostly younger
Veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan in a small rural
primary care clinic in which the integration of primary care and
mental health is the standard care model. • Organizations:
American Psychiatric Nurses Association, American Nurses
Association, Oklahoma Advanced Practice Nurses Association,
Sigma Theta Tau, Neuroscience Educational Institute • Grants
(Educational): Enhancement of Mental Health/Substance Use
Education and Practice in an Advanced Education Doctor
of Nursing Practice Program, R073875018, HRSA (Faculty
College of Nursing) • Presentations (Invited): Jordan, IL,
Plummer, S., Cunningham, P., (October, 2011). What’s going
on in there? The truth about drug-drug interactions. American
Psychiatric Nurses Association, Anaheim, CA • Publications:
Plummer, S., Rhoads, J. and Murphy, P. (2012). Nurses’ clinical
consult to psychopharmacology; Spring Hill, (Chapter 1)
Neurotransmitters, Receptors, Signal Transduction and Second
Messengers as related to Psychopharmacology; • Reviewer:
Telemental Health Policies and Procedures for the Veterans
Healthcare System of the Ozarks and VISN 16 (2010-present).
• Review Panels: APNA Recovery Steering Committee 2011-
2012 • Special Appointments/ Roles: Veterans Healthcare
System of the Ozarks Fayetteville VAMC Advanced Practice
Psychiatric Nursing Peer Review Committee; Nursing
Professional Standards Board, American Heart Association
Basic Cardiac Life Support Instructor, Mentor for Psychiatric
DNP student from Texas Woman’s University – Institute of
Health Sciences, Houston, TX, Mentor for Psychiatric DNP
students from UTHSC – CON Memphis, TN • Honors:
National Nursing Education Initiative Scholarship – Veterans
Health Administration (2008-2010) • Consultations: Grove,
OK Free Clinic, Grand Lake Mental Health of Grove, OK •
Community Service: Grove Free Clinic, Grove, OK, Volunteer
Community Instructor for the Lay Person
Patricia sPecK, Dnsc, aPn, FnP-Bc, DFiaFn,
FaaFs, Faan
(Associate Professor & Director of Public
Health Nursing Option) • Practice: University
Health Services; re-credentialed (2012-2015)
at the Methodist University Hospital (clinical),
Health Evaluation and Lifestyle Promotion
26 UT Health Science Center
(HELP) Clinic (research) • Organizations: American Nurses
Association;Tennessee Nurses Association; Sigma Theta
Tau International, Beta Theta Chapter-at-Large; American
Academy of Nursing (Expert Panel on Violence); American
Public Health Association (Public Health Nursing Section;
Family Violence Forum Chair); American Academy of Forensic
Sciences (member – General Section Awards Committee);
International Association of Forensic Nurses (Government
Affairs Committee); Academy on Violence and Abuse; American
Academy of Nurse Practitioner • Presentations: Dr. Speck has
organized, presented or participated in over a dozen invited
or peer reviewed presentations at professional meetings in the
last academic year • Consultations (Education): International
Justice Mission, River Church, and Paz y Esperanza (invited
expert and consultant, speaker), Lima, Peru • Consultations
(Professional): Doctors of Nursing Practice, LLC (advisor);
SANE/SART.com, official technical assistance web site of
Sexual Assault Resource Service (expert advisor), Minneapolis,
Minn.; Eisenhower Medical Center SANE Program (expert
advisor and case reviewer), Palm Desert, CA; Barbara Sinatra
Child Abuse Center (expert SANE advisor and case reviewer)
, Palm Desert, CA. Consultations (Research): National Institute
of Justice (technical working group and reviewer); Office on
Violence Against Women/National Institute of Justice Sexual
Assault Research Symposium (invited researcher, presenter),
Washington, DC; End Violence Against Women International
(invited speaker) • Publications (Journals): Ernst, E. J., Speck,
P. M., & Fitzpatrick, J. J. (2011). Usefulness: forensic photo
documentation after sexual assault. Advanced Emergency
Nursing Journal, 33(1), 29-38 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/
TME.0b013e3182083128. Ernst, E. J., Speck, P. M., &
Fitzpatrick, J. J. (2011). Evaluation of image quality of digital
photo documentation of female genital injuries following
sexual assault. [Evaluation Studies]. Journal of Forensic
Nursing, 7(4), 182-189. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1939-
3938.2011.01103.x. Ferguson, C. T., & Speck, P. M. (2010).
The forensic nurse and violence prevention and response in
public health. Journal of Forensic Nursing, 6(3), 151-156. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1939-3938.2010.01080.x; (Book
Chapters) Speck, P M, Faugno, DF (2012). Interpersonal:
Intimate partner, child and elder violence – 3 levels of
prevention. (R. Constantino, P. A. Crane, Eds.). In Forensic
Nursing: Evidence Based Principles and Practice. Philadelphia
PA: F. A. Davis.; Faugno, D, Speck, P M (2011). Basic anogenital
and oral anatomy. In L. Ledray, A. Burgess, & A. P. Giardino
(Eds.), Medical Response to Adult Sexual Assault. St. Louis, MO:
STM Medical Publishing; Speck, P. M. & Patton, S. B. (2011).
Education and Qualifications of the Forensic Nurse in Sexual
Assault Evaluation. In L. Ledray, A. Burgess, & A. P. Giardino
(Eds.), Medical Response to Adult Sexual Assault. St. Louis,
MO: STM Medical Publishing
cheryL cummings stegBauer, PhD, FnP-Bc,
FaanP
(Professor) • Practice: Worksite smoking
cessation program • Organizations: American
Academy of Nurse Practitioners; American Nurses
Association & Tennessee Nurses Association;
North American Menopause Society; Sigma
Theta Tau International. • Presentations (Invited): Honig,
J., Stegbauer, C.C. (2012) DNP Program: Major Benchmarks.
American Association of Colleges of Nursing Doctoral

Conference, January 25, Naples, FL. • Special Appointments/
Roles: Chair: Tennessee Board of Nursing, • Community
Service: Tennessee Controlled Substance Database Monitoring
Committee; Chair,Tennessee Board of Nursing
mona newsome wicKs, PhD, rn, Faan
(Professor and Associate Dean for Research)•
Organizations: American Academy of Nursing
(Expert Panel on Cultural Competence member,
Conference Planning Committee member);
American Nurses Association; TN Nurses
Association; Beta Theta at-large Chapter; Sigma
Theta Tau International; Southern Nursing Research Society
(abstract reviewer); Community-Campus Partnerships for Health;
Society for Research Administrations; Grants Professionals
Association • Grants (Research): CHEER: Transforming Health
Disparities into Healthy Possibilities, NIMHD, NIHP20 (coinvestigator);
Factors affecting hypertension adherence among
African Americans, NINR, NIH, F31 (Consultant) • Grants
(Educational): Increasing Nursing Education Opportunities for
Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds at The University
of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing,
HRSA (Diversity Facilitator); SUSTAIN: Scholarships for
students training in accelerated initial nursing programs, RWJF
(Co-investigator) • Grants (Leadership): Building research
administration capacity, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation •
Presentations (Invited): Wicks, M. N., & Rice, M. C. (2012,
April). Promoting Personal Wellness through Health Screening
and Positive Mental Health Strategies, Oak Grove Missionary
Baptist Church, Memphis, TN; Wicks, M. N. (2011, November).
The Journey to Caregiver Health. National Caregivers Month
Caregiver’s Rest Conference, Caregivers Respite, Memphis,
TN; Wicks, M. N. (2011, November).Building a Culture to
Support a Faculty Research Agenda, American Association
of Colleges of Nursing Webinar • Presentations (Refereed):
Cowan, P., Hitt, J., & Wicks, M. (2012, March). Communitybased
Service Learning Activities Promote Early Integration
Nursing Student Government Association
of Clinical Prevention, Population Health, and Leadership in
MSN-CNL Scholarship Recipients. AACN Master’s Education
Conference, San Antonio, TX; Wicks, M.N., Bolden, L.V.,
Rice, M.C., Boykins, A.D., Mynatt, S., Haille, Q., & Tolley,
B. (2012, February). INSIGHT Improves Mental Health of
African American Caregivers, Southern Nursing Research
Society, New Orleans, Louisiana; Norris, T. L., Cowan,
P.A., Wicks, M.N., Jacob, S. R., & Story, E. (2012, January).
Navigating the Model C Curriculum: Innovative Strategies for
Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds, CNL Summit,
Tampa, Florida. • Publications: Byers, D., Wicks, M. N.,
& Harris-Beard, T. (2011). Depressive symptoms and health
promotion behaviors of African American women who are
family caregivers of dialysis recipients. Nephrology Nursing
Journal, 38(5), 425-430; Cupples, C.K., Cashion, A.K., Cowan,
P., Tutor, R., Wicks, M., Williams, M.R., Thomas, F., & Eason,
J. (2012). Characterizing dietary intake and physical activity
affecting weight gain in kidney transplant recipients. Progress
in Transplantation, 22(1), 62-70. • Journal Reviewer: Nursing
Outlook; Research in Nursing and Health; The Journal of
Nursing Education; Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses
Association; American Journal of Health Behavior; Nephrology
Nursing; Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education,
and Action • Review Panels: Southern Nursing Research
Society (abstracts); Beta Theta at-large chapter; Health
Disparities and Equity Promotion, Center for Scientific Review
Group, Permanent Member, National Institutes of Health
(grants); Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business
Technology Transfer, Small Business Administration (grants) •
Special Appointments/ Roles: Deputy Director, Consortium
for Health Education, Economic Empowerment, and Research
(CHEER); Member, Board of Trustees, Memphis Mental Health
Institute; Faculty Mentor, Nursing Chapter of UTHSC Black
Student Association • Consultations: Regional Advisory
Committee for the Community Networks Program Center,
Meharry Medical College; • Community Service: Board of
Directors, Mustard Seed Inc.
Back Row L-R
Michelle Baldwin
DNP representative
April Leigh Smith
CNL representative
Margaret Chambers
CNL representative
Laquita Moore
Secretary/Treasurer
Ashlee Scott
Social Chairperson
Hope S. Ferguson
CRNA representative
Front Row L-R
Jamie Overton
Faculty Liaison
Helen Castro
President
James Winters
Vice President
Nicole Haney
Social Chairperson
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Academics and Education
2012 College of Nursing Faculty/Staff
UTHSC Distinguished Professor
Michael A. Carter, DNSc, FNP, FAAN, FNP/GNP-BC
Donna K. Hathaway, PhD, FAAN
Professor
Virginia (Ginna) Trotter Betts, MSN, JD, RN, FAAN
Ann Cashion, PhD, RN, FAAN
Margaret Thorman Hartig, PhD, FNP-BC, FAANP –
Chair, Department of Primary Care and Public Health
Susan R. Jacob, PhD, RN
Carol A. Lockhart, PhD, RN, FAAN
Sheila D. Melander, RN, DSN, ACNP, FCCM, FAANP
Karen Olson, RN, FNP-BC, PhD, FAANP
Cheryl Cummings Stegbauer, PhD, APN, FNP-BC
Laura A. Talbot, EdD, PhD, RN - Dean
Carol L. Thompson, PhD, CCRN, ACNP, FNP, FCCM, FAANP –
Acute Care Option Coordinator
Mona Newsome Wicks, PhD, RN – Associate Dean of Research
Associate Professor
Jacqueline Burchum, DNSc, APRN-BC
Patricia A. Cowan, PhD, RN –
Associate Dean for Academic Programs, PhD Program Director
Patricia D. Cunningham, DNSc, APN, PMHNP/CNS-BC, FNP-BC –
Psych/Mental Health Option Coordinator
J. Carolyn Graff, PhD, RN
Wendy Likes, PhD, DNSc, APRN-BC –
Chair, Department of Acute and Chronic Care
Leslie McKeon, PhD, RN, NEC-BC – Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
Tommie Norris, DNS, RN – Director of Professional Entry Program
Jill S. Detty Oswaks, CRNA, DNSc – Director of Nurse Anesthesia Option
Susan B. Patton, DNSc, PNP-BC, FAANP – Acting Director of Doctor of Nursing
Practice Program, Forensic Nursing Option Coordinator
Patricia Speck, DNSc, APN, FNP-BC, SANE-A, SANE-P, DF-IAFN, FAAFS,
FAAN – Public Health Nursing Option Coordinator
Assistant Professor
Dwayne Accardo, DNP, CRNA – Associate Director of Nurse Anesthesia Option
Irma Jordan, DNP, MSN, FNP, APRN,BC, FAANP –
Family Nurse Practitioner Option Coordinator
Lynn Kirkland, DNSc, APRN-BC
Donna Lynch-Smith, DNP, RN, NE-BC, CNL
Diane Pace, PhD, FNP-BC, APN, FAANP – Assistant Dean of Faculty Practice
Stephanie A. Plummer, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, FNP
Keevia Porter, DNP, NP-C
Jami A. Smith, DHEd, RN
Lorena Thompson, CRNA, DNP
Sherry Webb, DNSc, RN, CNL, NEA-BC
Instructor
Hallie Bensinger, MSN, FNP, RNC
Amanda Ermis, RNC, MSN, FNP-BC, CNL
Nancy Alise Farrell, MSN, CPN, RN, CNL
Kathy Gaffney, MS, PMHCNS, PNP-BC
Brenda Hill, MSN, PNP-BC, CNL
Cheryl Scott, RN, BSN, MPA, CNL
Jackie Sharp, MSN, RN
Melody Waller, MSN, RN, CNL
Emeritus Faculty
Kay Engelhardt
Veronica Engle
Dianne Greenhill
Susan Jacob
College of Nursing Staff
Victoria Y. Bass, CPA - Assistant Dean,
Finance & Administration
Trimika L. Bowdre, MPH
Gadsby Creson, MSA, BFA
Natalie Ensminger, MAT
Jamie Garrett, MEd
Roylynn Germain
Marie Gill, MSN
Teresa Glaser, CPS
Jada Harding
Practice Programs
Arabella Mitchell Bruce, MSN, RN
Sarah Mynatt
Carol Panicucci
Elinor F. Reed
Peggy Veeser
Development and Alumni Affairs
Amanda Lane – Director of Alumni Affairs
Kris Phillips - Associate VC for Alumni Affairs & Annual Giving
Jada Williams – Director of Annual Giving
28 UT Health Science Center
Ramona Jackson, BA
April Jones, BA
Florine Burch Jones, BPS, CPS
Belinda Loyd, CAP
Josephine Owens-Cox, BS
Gail Spake, MA
E. Erwin Story, MBA
Deborah Talley
Jackie Trice
Kevin Webb, BBA, BS
UTHSC Alum Assumes Charge
of Naval Branch Health Clinic
Excerpted from The Florida Times-Union Jacksonville.com
On August 17, at the Naval Branch Health Clinic, Mayport,
UTHSC Alum Commander Michael Service relieved Captain
Alan Siewertsen as officer in charge during a change of
charge ceremony.
Service is a native of Guthrie, Kentucky and was commissioned
an Ensign in the Navy Nurse Corps in June 1993. He began
his career at Naval Medical Center, San Diego (NMCSD)
where he initially served as a staff nurse on the inpatient
multi-surgical ward and then as specialty nurse providing
intravenous conscious sedation in eight various surgical
specialty clinics. Next, he was assigned to Naval Hospital
Millington, Tenn., where he served as Department Head
of Beneficiary Access and Health Promotion officer for the
Mid-South area of operations.
In 1999, he was selected for full-time duty under instruction
at the University of Tennessee earning a Master of Science
degree as a Family Nurse Practitioner. His follow-on tour
at Naval Hospital Yokosuka, Japan, included duties as staff
FNP, Department Head of Family Practice, senior nurse
for Directorate of Ambulatory Care and interim Officer in
Charge at Naval Branch Clinic Chinhae, Korea.
In June 2004, Service transferred to Naval Hospital Cherry
Point, North Carolina before deploying with Marine Wing
Support Squadron 274 (MWSS-274) to Anbar Province in
Iraq a year later. There he served as the unit medical officer
providing combat medical care to forces in support of
Operation Iraqi Freedom.
He was then assigned to Expeditionary Health Services
Pacific (EHSP) providing direct medical and consultative
support to over 48 ships. From there, he reported aboard
NBHC Sasebo, Japan, where he served as interim Officer
in Charge and Head of Medical Services overseeing the
delivery of quality medical care to over 6,800 beneficiaries.
During the tour, he deployed as a medical provider to
Expeditionary Medical Facility-Kuwait coordinating care
for more than 18 transiting combat Army Brigades and two
Marine Expeditionary Units.
In 2010, he reported to the Navy Personnel Command
serving as one of the senior Nurse Corps detailers
responsible for the distribution, assignment, and career
management of more than 900 nurses representing 16
different subspecialties.
Service is board-certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner.
He is a member of the American Academy of Nurse
Practitioners and the Imhotep Honor Society.
Read the article in its entirety at http://jacksonville.com/
military/mayport-mirror/2012-08-22/story/service-assumescharge-mayport-clinic#ixzz2543drIsh.

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DNP
Program
Director
DNP
Program
Option
Coordinator
Learning Lab
Option
Coordinator
MSN-CNL
Option
Coordinator
RN-BSN
Option
Coordinator
Pre-Licensure
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News & Events
Academics and Education
30 UT Health Science Center
New College of Nursing Offices
920 Madison, 9th and 10th Floors
10th Floor
•9800 sq. ft.
•Offices for 31 people
•One large conference room with
video conferencing capabilities
•Two smaller conference rooms
9th Floor
•5200 sq. ft.
•Offices for 23 people
•Two conference rooms

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News & Events
Academics and Education
2012-2013
Nursing Student
Government Association
Helen Castro
President
James Winters
Vice President
Laquita Moore
Treasurer/Secretary
Maggie (Margaret) Chamber
MSN Representative
Toni (Tonnichaka) Barrett
DNP CRNA Representative
Renata McGhee
DNP Representative
Emily Mewborn
Honor Council Chairperson
Danielle Edwards
Honor Council MSN Representative
Nicole Barnhill and Anne Ragsdale
Honor Council DNP Representatives
Jamie Garrett
MA NSGA CON Liaison
Social Chairperson: vacant
Certification Pass Rates by Option
Anesthesia
ACNP
32 UT Health Science Center
2010
#Pass/Total
% Pass
17/18
95%
7/7
100%
Scholarship Funds 2012-2013
Fund Amount
Chancellor’s Diversity $145,007
Elizabeth Club $3,000
Marie E. Buckley $600
Grace Spice Wallace $4,000
Ruby L. Stephenson $3,000
Dorothy McCarley Martin $2,000
Brenda Mills $2,500
Roane County $6,000
Faculty Minority $2,000
Ester Jean Trentham $2,000
Frances Wright Washburn $7,000
Absher Memorial $2,000
Virginia C. Wilson $3,000
Andrew D. Holt Scholars Program $8,000
HRSA Workforce Diversity $40,000
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation New Careers in Nursing $110,000
Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence $10,000
2011
#Pass/Total
% Pass
19/19
100%
N/A *
FNP N/A * N/A *
Psych
5/5
100%
5/5
100%
* No graduates in that option took the certification exam during that time period.
2012
#Pass/Total
% Pass
Three-Year
Average %
N/A * 97.5%
2/2
100%
17/17
100 %
17/17
100%
100%
100%
100%

NCLEX Average Pass Rates
(first-time takers)
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
UTHSC CON 88.5% 96% 97% 96% 87%
Tennessee 91.8% 91.5% 93.7% 93.43% 92.03%
National 88.1% 87% 89.5% 87.4% 87.9%
UTHSC College of Nursing
Applicants 2012
100
80
60
40
20
0
72%
TN Residents
MSN-CNL = 162 applied, 108 interviewed.
95 admitted
DNP = 174 applied, 143 interviewed,
113 competitive, 88 admitted
52% 52%
8%
20%
Percentage of Admitted Applicants
MSN-CNL Applicant Data
by Program
All CNLS Master’s
Entry
26%
Post-BSN
88%
Male Minority Admitted
ADN/
Diploma
Applied 162 135 12 15
Admitted 108 86 11 10
Enrolled 95 74 11 10
77%
College of Nursing
Uses Webinars to
Recruit Students
The CON implemented webinars
in July 2012 to recruit students for
the 2012-13 admission cycle.
Prospective students learned about
the CON programs by attending one
of many interactive presentations
transmitted over the web. Current
MSN, DNP, and PhD students join the
program directors and Dr. McKeon,
Student Affairs assistant dean, to
answer questions of the prospective
students. This format has been very
successful, in large part due to the
enthusiasm of the CON students in
sharing the “lived” experience of
their program.
Student Success
Stories
Nikia Grayson was selected as a
recipient of the 2012 Harold Love
Outstanding Community Involvement
Award. She was one of five students
and five faculty/staff members in
Tennessee Higher Education selected to
receive a $1000 award in recognition
of significant public service.
John Ogles and Jason Casey, who
were Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
New Careers in Nursing (NCIN)
Scholars, were featured in the NCIN
FastTrack Newsletter. Both John and
Jason graduated from the MSN-CNL
program in May, 2012.
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News & Events
Academics and Education
Enrollment by Programs
Admitted Applicants by Ethnic Background
MSN-CNL (N=95) DNP (N=88)
43
4 2
46
DNP Applicants and Admissions by Option 2012
50
40
30
20
10
0
41
19
34 UT Health Science Center
5
4
Applied (174)
Admitted (88)
13
5
20
18
3
64
White
African American
Asian
Hispanic
CRNA ACCRNA ACNP ACFNP FNP Forensic Psych MH
9
50
26
19
11
28
14

College of Nursing — Class of May 2012
Doctor of Philosophy, Nursing
Michelle Renee Collins
Eileen A. Owens-Williams
Sherry Lavonne Roper
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Lauren Annetta McDonald
Gina Smith McNeer
Family Nurse Practitioner
Olamide Odunayo Adeleye
Teresa Lynn Buckley
Lucyellen Myra Dahlgren
Mary Ellen Genung
Fransje Jeroentje Giles
Megan Emilee Green
Temekis Hampton
Chelsea Ann Kellow-Hedge
Patricia Marie South King
Amy Michelle Naylor
Patricia Ann Schwartz
Brenda Lee Springfield
Nicole Tidwell Turner
Cesalie Deonne Wallace
Ashleigh Diane White
Sandy Roncali Wienert
Forensics
Rebecca Ann Clausen
Amy Vance Floyd
Jerri Marie Gray
Jane Ann Sullivan
Post Master’s CRNA
Julie Newton Bonom
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse
Practitioner
Colleen Jane Atchley
Tawny Kirsten Burgess
Kathleen Kelly Carroll
Jaclyn Engelsher
Cynthia Jearnetta Johnson
Anthony Lake
Kara Michelle Mixon
Carolyn Moore
Valerie Neal
Tanci Chariesse Parker
Judith Anderson Rice
Rachel Rickman Sanchez
Jane S. Sander
Barbara Diane Sweatt
Marta Elena Vives
Sharon Denise Ward
Public Health Nursing
Marye Stevenson Bernard
Tamara Bittick Bland
Deborah Lynn Chyka
Amber Michelle Fordham
Mary Sue Hodges
Ragan Nicole Johnson
Charlene Davis King
Ora Latice Robinson
Debbie Kay Shelton
Deborah Darlene Shipman
2012 Student Awards
Alumni Award
Presented by the Alumni Association
of the University of Tennessee Health
Science Center College of Nursing to
a student who has displayed genuine
enthusiasm for learning and nursing in
addition to superior skill in providing
patient care and an outstanding ability
to interact with peers, patients and staff.
Megan Green, DNP FNP
Jason Casey, MSN CNL
UT Alumni Andy Holt
Scholarship 2012-14
The Andrew D. Holt Scholars Program
memorializes UT’s former president
Dr. Andy Holt for his efforts to build
the University’s scholarship program
during his 20-year association with
the institution. The most prestigious
scholarship awarded by the UT Alumni
Association supports students with
two or more years remaining in his/her
curriculum and who have demonstrated
academic merit and leadership skills.
The total amount of the two-year
scholarship is $4,000 to be distributed
at $2,000 per year to one student.
Tonnichaka “Toni” Barrett, DNP FNP
Imhotep Society
The Imhotep Society is an organization
for the recognition of students, faculty,
staff and alumni who have significantly
contributed to student life and student
process at UTHSC. While the principal
objective of the Society is to reward
and recognize student leadership on
campus, a secondary goal is to inspire
students to continue leadership and
service roles as alumni of the University.
Emily Mewborn, 2nd Year DNP
Family Nurse Student
Sekai Pasipanodya, 2nd Year DNP
Nurse Anesthesia Student
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News & Events
Academics and Education
Free Health Screenings Conducted by Scholarship Recipients
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) scholarship recipients
who are first-year students in the MSN-CNL program conducted
health screenings and health education for children and adults
attending “El Festival del Día del Niño” at the Memphis Botanic
Garden on April 1, 2012. The students, along with Dr. Patricia
Cowan, teamed up with staff from CentroSalud Family Health
Center for this health promotion activity.
Each month, these scholarship recipients participate in
community-based service activities. These activities have
provided students with insight into the health care needs of
disenfranchised populations (homeless, person of color, those
living in poverty).
Nursing Student Ansley Stanfill Honored at 2012 Southern
Nursing Research Society Conference
Ansley Stanfill, RN, BSN, College of Nursing student at the University of Tennessee
Health Science Center (UTHSC), was awarded a prize for her dissertation research
at the 2012 Southern Nursing Research Society Conference, held in New Orleans,
La., in February. Stanfill’s award-winning dissertation, titled, “Dopaminergic Genetic
Contributions to Obesity in Kidney Transplant Recipients,” deals with genotyping
repository blood samples from kidney transplant recipients who gained or did not
gain weight after one year post-transplant. Salimetrics, a company that specializes
in analyzing saliva research, sponsored the award. Each award winner receives two
days of laboratory-based saliva research training at a Salimetrics Spit Camp, along
with $500 for travel expenses.
Spit Camp is a two-day session designed to assist researchers with training in the
integration of salivary measures into scientific studies. Each session combines lecture,
discussion, and hands-on laboratory experience to give attendees a basic knowledge of
oral fluids as biological specimens, proper saliva collection and handling techniques,
and the use of immunoassay techniques to measure salivary analytes. Camps are held
several times per year at the company headquarters in State College, Pa., at Johns
Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md., and at the University of California, Irvine. Spit
Camps are also given periodically by partner labs located in the United States and by Salimetrics Europe in Cambridge,
United Kingdom.
Being sent to Spit Camp will assist Stanfill in future research endeavors because she will learn to use saliva for the extraction
of necessary DNA. This would make recruitment of subjects for future studies easier, as the collection of the DNA would
not involve a needle stick, and also possibly enhance the translational aspects of her research.
36 UT Health Science Center

Research and Impact
NIH Funding for the UTHSC College of Nursing and
Five Southeast Region Benchmark Schools of Nursing by Fiscal Year
Organization FY 2012 FY 2011 FY 2010 FY 2009
University of Tennessee Health
Science Center
University of Arkansas for Medical
Sciences, Little Rock
Note. Dashes indicate that there are no data reported for the respective fiscal year. Dollar amounts retrieved from NIH RePORTER on 08/15/2015.
Data include R and K-level funding.
$2,500,000
$2,000,000
$1,500,000
$1,000,000
$500,000
0
— $332,238 $335,694 $449,864
$462,692 $353,533 $416,759 —
Medical College of Georgia — — $699,145 $1,329,078
University of Alabama
at Birmingham
$948,758 $1,165,289 $1,030,797 $932,068
University of Kentucky $681,965 $1,512,528 $1,037,784 $944,519
University of South Carolina
at Columbia
$1,840,799 $2,444,980 $46,459 $46,456
Comparison of NIH Funding for the UTHSC College of Nursing and
Five Southeast Region Benchmark Schools of Nursing by Fiscal Year 2009-2011
2011 2010 2009
Note: Zeroes indicate that there are no data were reported for the respective fiscal year.
Dollar amounts retrieved from NIH RePORTER on 08/15/2012. Data include R and
K-level funding. USC= University of South Carolina, UTHSC=University of
Tennessee Health Science Center, UAMS=University of Arkansan for Medical Sciences,
UAB=University of Alabama Birmingham, and UK=University of Kentucky.
UTHSC UAMS MCG UAB UK USC, Columbia
Nursing Annual Report Winter 2012 37

News & Events
Research and Impact
Competitive Extramural Dollars by Funding Type 2011-2012
$2,000,000
$1,500,000
$1,000,000
$500,000
0
Total Competitive Extramural Funds by Academic Year for 2005-2012
$2,500,000
$2,000,000
$1,500,000
$1,000,000
$500,000
$1,981,377
38 UT Health Science Center
$1,595,246
$1,814,334
$2,043,470
Note. Values reflect competitive extramural funds awarded as
federal and private research and program grants, scholarships,
fellowships, and traineeships.
$1,229,893
$1,387,389 $1,387,389
$657,703
2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
Extramural Research Funds by Funding Source for 2011-2012
Private – $4,378
$910,462
NIJ– $179,975
$792,328
$10,359
Research Program Faculty
Leadership
DOD – $345,964
NIH– $380,145
$268,228
$1,981,377
Training Total
Total – $910,462

Faculty Refereed and Invited Presentations, 2011-2012
TOTAL
LOCAL
1
STATE
3
2
REGIONAL
1
NATIONAL
INTERNATIONAL
8
7
9
10
15
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Faculty Publications Academic Year 2011-2012 Compared with Previous
Four Academic Years
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
11
15
15
19
23
31
32
25
31
Other
Invited
57
Refereed
Journal Articles
0 10 20 30 40 50
Note. Values reflect estimates as not all faculty reported publication and presentation data.
Nursing Annual Report Winter 2012 39
43
44
46

Clinical Care
UTHSC College of Nursing
Practice Enterprise and Faculty Practices
The College of Nursing practice model
supports the clinical mission of the
University and contributes positively
toward integration of the additional
missions of teaching, research, and
service. Many nursing faculty are
engaged in the practice model, and
the CON provides the infrastructure
to faculty in achieving practice goals.
Clinical practice sites staffed by
faculty provide a variety of care
services to individuals, families and
communities, and focus on areas such
as primary care, behavioral health,
acute care, occupational health, and
women’s health through the roles of clinician, educator, researcher, consultant, and administrator. Engaging in practice
provides the framework for faculty to serve as expert role models in the delivery of quality care and achieving health
outcomes, integrate innovative models of care into diverse practice environments, and provide leadership throughout the
health care system. Additionally, directly being involved in providing care allows the opportunity for faculty to maintain and
enhance their knowledge and skills and insure ongoing expertise in their area of practice.
40 UT Health Science Center
Community Partnerships Managed Partnerships
• The Boling Center
• Comprehensive Primary Care
• East Arkansas Children’s Clinic
• Methodist Emergency Physicians
• Methodist University Hospital
• Memphis Ob-Gyn Associates
• Unity Hospice
• UTMG Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Well Child, Inc.
• Dorothy L. Bobbitt
Health Station at the Memphis
International Airport
• Consolidated Steel, Inc.
• Methodist Teaching Practice
Health Station at Memphis International
Airport Managed by College of Nursing
Dr. Peg Thorman Hartig, professor and department chair, Primary Care
and Public Health, is director of the Airport Health Station at Memphis
International Airport. She has been involved with the Health Station
practice since the College of Nursing assumed management in July,
2003. Health Station staff provide care through an average of 2000
patient visits a year. While originally established with a focus on the
traveling public (and passengers are still seen on a regular basis), the
emphasis on employee health is the reason for many visits, addressing
a variety of health monitoring and screening activities. Health education
is provided on an individualized basis and in a monthly newsletter
column to all Airport Authority employees. Two annual health fairs,
sponsored by the Health Station and the Memphis-Shelby County
Airport Authority, are held each year and are attended by employees and
the public. Employee visits address chronic illness (high blood pressure
and diabetes are a common focus), acute trauma (lacerations, asthma
exacerbation and injuries) and health promotion (allergy shots,weight
loss and maintenance, and questions about navigating the health care
system). Passengers often are seen with acute needs (stroke, chest pain,
post fall and other issues related to chronic illness, such as forgetting
insulin in a checked bag or breaking a bottle of liquid medicine). Dr.
Karen Olson, professor/CON, provides additional nurse practitioner
responsibilities. Ms. Arabella Mitchell Bruce, MSN, RN serves as the
full-time nurse and patient educator for the Health Station.

Integrating Mental
Health and Primary Care
In addition to her role as assistant
professor and FNP option coordinator,
Dr. Irma Jordan has developed and
integrated family/mental health
practice embedded in a primary care
site serving the mental health needs
of patients in rural West Tennessee.
Dr. Jordan’s practice exemplifies
her belief that mental health issues
should not be viewed as separate
entities from other general health
care issues. By building on the
integrated concept of mental health
and primary care (PC), those involved
in providing health care can help to
achieve higher quality health care for
people with mental health disorders.
Persons with mental health disorders
often do not seek or receive treatment;
however, if they do, they are likely to
first receive their care in the primary
care setting. Untreated mental
disorders exacerbate the mortality
and morbidity associated with other
chronic disorders such as diabetes
and cardiovascular disease. Having
a mental health practitioner on site
makes it much more likely patients
will receive the necessary care to
identify and treat the mental health
disorders that often times accompany
chronic medical disorders.
Doctorally Prepared Clinicians Bring Resources
to Rural Arkansas
Dr. Susan B. Patton is associate professor and interim director for the DNP
program at the College of Nursing. She is a pediatric nurse practitioner at East
Arkansas Children’s Clinic that she and her husband, Dr. Curt Patton, founded in
Forrest City in 1982. Her practice extends across outpatient and inpatient settings.
In addition to general pediatrics, she specializes in the care of neglected and
abused children. Her practice in Forrest City has not only provided valuable
experiences for the DNP nurse practitioner students but, according to Dr. Patton,
created a resource to bring direly needed clinicians into the rural delta of
Arkansas. Nurse practitioners B. Darlene Byrd, MNSc, APN, FAANP, and Chelsea
Kellow-Hedge, APN, both graduates of the UTHSC College of Nursing, practice at
the Children’s Clinic. Together, they are bringing the incredible talents
of doctorally prepared clinicians to primary care.
New Clinic Designed for Early Detection
Dr. Wendy Likes’ clinical practice has been
with the UT Medical Group gynecology-
colposcopy clinic for over eight years. Dr.
Likes and two collaborating physicians at
UTMG have been performing high-resolution
anoscopy (HRA) in at-risk female patients
coming through the colposcopy clinic for
several years. In 2011, Dr. Likes proposed the
development of a new clinic based on the
increasing incidence of anal carcinoma and
intra-anal neoplasia in both men and women
in combination with a lack of services to
detect these conditions. Cancer of the colon
and rectum is the third-most-common primary
cancer diagnosed in both Tennessee men and women. Dr. Likes is currently the
only health care provider in the Mid-South offering HRA for males. She has been
appointed the executive director and tasked with developing The Center for HPV
and Dysplasia (The CHAD) for UTMG. Her clinical practice and scholarly work are
leading to early detection of intra-anal neoplasia and other HPV related conditions,
and can prevent the development of cancer and find disease earlier in an effort to
decrease morbidity and mortality associated with these conditions.
Nursing Annual Report Winter 2012 41

Giving and Outreach
Donors to the College of Nursing July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012
Donors to the College of Nursing play a vital role in our mission. Your investment in the college allows us to attract the best
and brightest students who are excited about the field of nursing. You enable us to retain a talented and engaged faculty who
provide classroom experiences that prepare our students for the future. And you ensure that our research for solutions to the
important health care issues of today will continue. The combination of your gifts and our Health Science Center College
of Nursing community will lead to better treatments that will ultimately benefit our region, our state and our nation. We are
pleased to recognize the following individuals and corporate/company donors who supported the College of Nursing in fiscal
year 2011-2012. Thank you for your support and your investment in our future.
To make your gift for this year, please visit us online at uthscalumni.com/give and earmark your gift for the College of Nursing.
For more information on making a gift to the college, please contact Jada Williams, Director of Annual Giving, at
(901) 448-4074 or email give@uthsc.edu.
Janice Adams
Leslie Ann Akins and Mark Akins
Dr. Edmond L. Alley and Vashti. J. Alley
Amedisys Holdings, LLC
John Charles Asbury
Wilma Louise Banks
Charlotte H. Bankston
Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation
Mary Ann Barbee
Carol Haynes Barraza
Dr. Bill E. Barry and Sherry Barry
Crystal E. Bauman
Dr. Tammara Harris Beard and Gary D. Beard
Elizabeth J. Begley and Dewayne G. Begley
Mary L. Belenchia
Anne Coleen Bertsch and Lt. Col. Marvin L. Bertsch
Virginia Trotter Betts
Dr. Claudia Jean Beverly
Jean Couts Bigger and William H. Bigger
Edna Mae Billingsley
Jimmie Nell Blair and Paul W. Blair
Patricia A. Blissitt
Laura L. Boatman
Frances A. Bower
Ruth Brier, R.N.
Sarah E. Legate Brinkley
Margaret S. Brownlee
Felicia Cooper Burger and Dr. Robert R. Burger
Angela Buss
Tammy E. Calvasina and Jason Calvasina
Martha Lee Campbell
Joyeleene Elwood Case and Robert C. Case
Ann Cashion, Ph.D. and Ted Cashion
Glenda Cavallaro and Dr. Richard James Cavallaro
Dr. Harry T. Chandler, III and Kathy Chandler
Bernice B. Chavez and Manuel J. Chavez
Howard H. Cochran and Mary M. Cochran
ConocoPhillips
Deborah L. Corrier
Patricia Cotten and Victor B. Cotten
Dwight Cowan and Patricia A. Cowan
Dee Ann Cox and John W. Cox, Jr.
42 UT Health Science Center
Dr. Donald R. Cox and Margo F. Cox
Thrisa B. Crouch
Clella S. Crump
Patricia Lynn Dearing
Cynthia Renee Demonbreum
Janet E. DePriest
Mary Jane Dishion and Steven L. Dishion
Marilyn Kay Dunavant
Doris T. Elgin and Wayne C. Elgin
Dr. Elizabeth F. Ellis and Jerry Ellis
Dr. Veronica Engle
Ellen M. Faribault
Mary Lisa Fitzsimmons and James Aaron Fitzsimmons
Linda Sue Fontenot and Joseph L. Fontenot
Susan Ford
Melanie Kay Gardner and David M. Gardner
Dr. Debra Brossett Garner
Dr. Joyce Carolyn Graff
Dr. E. Dianne Greenhill
Linda H. Gropp and Robert Gropp
Barbara M. Grossman and Leonard N. Grossman
Paul S. Hanna and Tommy B. Hanna
C. George Hanson, Jr.
Dr. Todd Harlan and Shana Harlan
Dr. Margaret Thorman Hartig
Dr. Mary S. Hartwig and Dr. Charles W. Hartwig
Sheryl Hartzog
Carol Harville and Jerry Harville
Christine Cobb Hasselle and Henry Hasselle
Donna K. Hathaway, Ph.D. and Tom Hathaway
Ann McDonald Herndon
Jane Wright Hill
Brenda G. Holt and Malcolm H. Holt
Carla Horton
Billye R. Hurlburt
International Society of Nurses in Genetics, Inc.
Dr. Susan Robertson Jacob
Joan Ledbetter Jennings
Michael Alan Jewell
Dr. Gordon F. Jones and Dr. Susan Jones
Cindy Jones and Scott Kunkel
Dr. Irma L. Jordan and Robert W. Jordan

Jean Jutman
Dr. Robert E. Keith and Virginia Ann Keith
Sally Jo Keller
Patricia Anne Kent and Ronald A. Kent
Gertrude M. Killen
Ruth E. Knab and Gerry Knab
Mary Anne Koeppel and Scott R. Koeppel
Sarita Drake Kramer and Dr. George Russell Kramer
Amanda B. Lane and Jim Lane
Mary Kathryn Lawrence
Janice Shelley Ledbetter
Shaunda Johnson Lewis
Dr. Alys H. Lipscomb
Belinda K. Loyd
Dr. Samuel L. Maceri
Paula MacMorran, Ph.D., RN
Jamie Maige
Cat J. Marshall and Lynda R. Nemon
Dean J. Martin
Clara A. Mason and Eddie W. Mason
Dr. Carol Ann Matthews and Victor Matthews
Emma P. McCain and Garland E. McCain, D.Ph.
Vicki D. McCall and Dr. John G. McCall
Paula Mccune
Alice B. McCutcheon
Wynema McGrew
Dr. Leslie M. McKeon
Dr. Geralyn Marie McVeigh
Memphis Funeral Home
Helen Whitlow Meredith
Rita Kimbro Miller and Vollie T. Miller, Jr.
Sarah R. Miller
Dr. Kenneth R. Mills and Rena G. Mills
Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin and Mary Ann Minkin
Byron A. Mitchell
Maxine C. Moore
Alice E. Morris
Judy E. Narramore and William J. Narramore
Dr. Allyson Matney Neal and Timothy H. Neal
Martha Nooner Nelson and Stewart P. Nelson
Jane U. Newman
Dr. Margaret A. Newman
Kathryn Elma Nickey
Dr. Diane Todd Pace
Martin Forrest Parmley and Janie C. Parmley
Elizabeth Patterson
Lindaree L. Pearce, M.S.N.
Julia Pearigen and J. William Campbell
Nancy Elizabeth Pechacek and Dr. Alan Pechacek
Dr. Delilah Marie Pennington
Dana Sue Percer
Dr. Stephanie Ann Plummer
Mary V. Presgrove
Dr. Sylvia C. Price and Joseph W. Price
Theresa Winkler Proctor and Dennis Proctor
Paulette Reed
Emma F. Roberson
Rachel M. Roberts
Kaye Ross and Richard Louis Ross
Susan Rossen and Richard G. Rossen
Nancy Kim Rudge
Cynthia K. Russell
Barbara I. Sanders and Dr. John R. Sanders
Rachel C. Sanford
Lisa W. Schafer
Mary Mimms Schoettle
Sharon B. Sharp and Joe W. Sharp
Catherine T. Shell and Dr. William A. Shell, Jr.
Cheryl B. Shields and James J. Shields
Marguerite Royal Simpkins and Dr. Thomas E. Simpkins, Jr.
Martha L. Simpson and H. Wayne Simpson
Tommie Bayer Siracusa
Kathryn Skinner
Patricia C. Smith
Ruth M. Smith
Adoracion Galang Soria and Dr. Jaime E. Soria
Dr. Paula Spears and Harold Dennis Spears
Pam Speitel and Dr. William A. Speitel
Margaret F. Spencer and Harold Spencer
Frances Reed Springall
Mary P. Standridge and Terry R. Standridge, Jr.
State Farm Companies Foundation
Betty Smith Staub and John H. Staub
Mary Arnette Stewart
Alicia D. Stigler and Samuel J. Stigler, Jr.
Mary Brush Sumners
Lynda Stigall Sutliff and Dr. Lourell E. Sutliff
The Procter & Gamble Fund
Mary E. Thomas and James B. Thomas
Deborah A. Usselman
Karen Bryant Valk and Tony Valk
Jane Holz Vercruysse and Michael Vercruysse
Ralph Jean Vogel, Ph.D.
Sammie M. Walker
Amanda Ross Wardlaw and Herman D. Wardlaw
Alice U. Warren, RN, CS, MSN, COHN-S
April Cynthia Wellikoff and Jason Wellikoff
Jo Ann West
Dr. John H. West, Jr. and Sherrod Walker West
Heather D. Whitehead and Dr. Peter Whitehead
Dr. Mona N. Wicks and Sammie Wicks
Dr. Stephen E. Wilhoite and Ann Elizabeth Wilhoite
Geraldine T. Wilkerson
Connie Wilkerson and John Wilkerson
Jane Williams and Quentin Williams
Dr. Kimberly Ann Williams
Misty Williams and Smith E. Williams
Dr. Creighton L. Wilson
Lee Wilson
Laura Witherspoon
Mary Elizabeth Witherspoon and Dr. John D. Witherspoon
Dianne H. Wood and Dr. Charles A. Wood, Jr.
Rebecca W. Woodiel and Dr. Neil L. Woodiel
Dr. Jan Young
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News & Events
Giving and Outreach
Gifts Received
During FY 2012
To the Endowed Funds Interest Earned
Elinor F Reed Dvp ............................................... $2,349.46
Beverly H Bowns Dvp ........................................... 4,729.64
Mary L Morris Dvp ................................................ 2,249.76
Nursing Doctoral End Fd ....................................... 3,214.16
William T Cashdollar End Fd ................................. 4,450.84
Larrabee Adolescent Res Fd ................................... 1,271.61
Coll of Nursing Program Fd ................................. 12,816.76
Margaret Newman Nursing Fund ........................... 1,943.23
Friends of the Help Center Fund ............................ 1,232.77
John W Runyan Jr MD Gift Fund ............................ 3,190.92
Ruth Neil Murry Endowed Chair-Nursing ............ 51,549.43
Michael A. Carter Professorship Fund .................... 7,247.60
Marie E Buckley Sch Fd ......................................... 1,571.02
Grace Spice Wallace Sch Fd .................................. 4,376.76
Frances Wright Washburn Sch ............................... 3,156.40
Elizabeth Club Inc Sch ......................................... 10,438.76
Faculty Minority Sch End Fd .................................. 3,390.88
Trentham Scholarship Fd .......................................... 936.92
Ruby L Stephenson Sch Fund ................................. 5,740.80
Absher Memorial Sch Fd-Nursing .......................... 1,305.28
Dorothy Martin Nursing Sch Fund ......................... 1,770.56
Brenda C Mills Scholarship Fund ........................... 1,816.70
Virginia C Wilson Scholarship Fund ....................... 4,268.44
Coach Jim Stockdale Scholarship Fd ...................... 1,097.25
Cardinal Health Pharmacy Sch Fd ......................... 1,707.96
Chaundra Sanders Nursing Sch Fd ............................ 361.84
Total Interest from Endowed Funds ................. $138,185.75
To the Annual Gift Fund Gift Amounts
William T Cashdollar End Fd ............................... $1,300.00
Fund for Nursing Education * ................................ 3,321.66
Total Funds Donated to Gift Accounts ................ $4,621.66
Total Endowed Funds and Annual Gift Fund $142,807.41
* Excludes $200,000 final payment from Methodist
LeBonheur Healthcare.
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Interest Earned on Endowments
FY 07 $123,917
FY 08 $136,819
FY 09 $123,494
FY 10 $165,176
FY 11 $155,921
FY 12 $138,186
$200,000
$150,000
$100,000
$50,000
0
FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12
Gifts per Fiscal Year
FY 07 $31,141
FY 08 $23,859
FY 09 $19,184
FY 10 $17,697
FY 11 $97,459
FY 12 $4,622
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80000
60000
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FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12

Gifts and Endowments
College Fund for Nursing
During FY12, more than $71,000 was given to the College Fund
for Nursing by alumni and friends to provide general college
program support, student scholarships, faculty support and
research endeavors. Generous gifts from alumni and friends
directed to this discretionary fund provide flexible dollars which
can be used where needs are the greatest throughout the year.
Scholarship Funds and Program Endowments
For FY12, the ending market value of your College of Nursing
endowed funds was $2,859,392.00. The interest earned on
these endowments in the past year totaled $128,293.76. These
ongoing endowments allow for the interest earnings to be spent
each year while retaining the principle of the endowment for
future growth.
Scholarship Funds and Program Endowments
Beneficiaries of the College of Nursing Endowed Funds – scholarship recipients
Emily Mewborn and Jennifer Petcher
UTHSC College of Nursing Endowed Funds Gifts and Interest
earned in FY 2012
Endowment Value as
of July 2012
College of Nursing Endowment $12,816.76 $146,585.00
Faculty Minority Scholarship Endowment $3,390.88 $57,375.00
Friends of the Help Center Endowment $1,232.77 $34,721.00
Nursing Doctoral Student Assistance Endowment $3,214.16 $45,640.00
Absher Memorial Scholarship Endowment $1,305.28 $67,000.00
Beverly H. Bowns DVP Endowment $4,729.64 $120,200.00
Marie E. Buckley Scholarship Endowment $1,571.02 $37,020.00
Michael Carter Professorship Quasi-Endowment $7,247.60 $501,000.00
William T. Cashdollar Endowment $4,450.84 $80,375.00
Elizabeth Club Scholarship $10,438.76 $90,128.00
Lauralee K. Larrabee Endowment $1,271.61 $28,175.00
Dorothy McCarley Martin Nursing Scholarship Endowment $1,770.56 $54,175.00
Brenda C. Mills Scholarship Endowment $1,816.70 $49,690.00
Mary L. Morris DVP Endowment $2,249.76 $54,689.00
Ruth Neil Murry Endowed Chair $51,549.43 $1,041,762.00
Margaret Newman Endowment $1,943.23 $50,230.00
Elinor F. Reed DVP Endowment $2,349.46 $56,270.00
John and Barbara Runyan Annuity Endowment $3,190.92 $66,982.00
Chaundra Sanders Nursing Scholarshp Quasi-Endowment $361.84 $25,000.00
Dr. Cheryl C. Stegbauer Scholarshp Endowment $625.09 $13,469.00
Jim Stockdale Scholarship Endowment $1,097.25 $26,720.00
Grace Spice Wallace Scholarship Endowment $4,376.76 $101,186.00
Virginia Wilson Scholarship Endowment $4,268.44 $111,000.00
UTHSC/Methodist Hospital School of Nursing Scholarship Fund $1,025.00
SUM $128,293.76 $2,859,392.00
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News & Events
Giving and Outreach
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Distinguished Visiting Professors
January 2012 to November 2012
2012 Elinor F. Reed Distinguished Visiting Professorship
Ms. Laura Liswood, Secretary General, Council of Women Leaders; Senior Advisor, Goldman Sachs
Topic: The Loudest Duck: Moving Beyond Diversity; Jan 5, 2012
Laura Liswood is an international, award-winning speaker who
conveys her insights regarding leadership, diversity, women
in politics, and business. Liswood received the Westinghouse
Award of Excellence for her contribution to women and
minorities in the workplace. She has contributed to women’s
leadership development and advocacy for more than 20 years
as a member of the International Women’s Forum, Leadership
America, and the Washington Women’s Political Caucus. She
co-founded The White House Project dedicated to electing
a woman President in the U.S. and changing the cultural
message in the U.S. about women as leaders. Liswood holds
a B.A. from California State University, San Diego, an M.B.A.
from Harvard Business School, and a J.D. degree from the
University of California, Davis, School of Law. Her latest book,
The Loudest Duck, is a business guide that uses parables and
anecdotes to examine the challenges to traditional workplace
diversity efforts and provides innovative strategies to create
truly effective workplaces for all.
2012 Beverly H. Bowns Distinguished Visiting Professorship
Marilyn Rantz, PhD, RN, FAAN Curators’ Professor, Helen E. Nahm Chair
University Hospitals and Clinics Professor of Nursing; Exec. Director, Aging In Place,
TigerPlace Assoc. Director, Interdisciplinary Center on Aging
Topic: Technological and Practice Innovations through Research – QIPMO, Aging in Place,
TigerPlace and Technology; Aug 8, 2012
Marilyn Rantz is a professor of nursing who has been affiliated
with the MU Sinclair School of Nursing since 1992. She and
her research teams have been funded for more than $37 million
to conduct cutting-edge research in long-term care, new
delivery models of care for older adults, and most recently,
for technology development to enhance aging in place of
community-dwelling elders. Dr. Rantz was part of the School of
Nursing team who worked on the original design for TigerPlace,
a new model of independent housing to enable older people to
age in place through the end of life, maximizing independence
and function. Today, she’s the School’s Director for the facility.
Dr. Rantz’s professional contributions have been recognized
numerous times, at both the local and national levels.

2012 William T. Cashdollar Distinguished Visiting Professorship
Joan Panke, MA, RN, ACHPN
Topic: Family Matters: Matching Treatments to Patient and Family Goals for Serious Illness; Nov 9, 2012
Joan Panke is board certified as a nurse practitioner in palliative
care with nearly 20 years experience in the field. Expertise
includes clinical practice, program implementation, education
and outreach. She currently works as an independent consultant
providing palliative care educational programs, outreach
efforts and health policy advocacy. Ms. Panke implemented
and grew the inpatient palliative care consult service at The
George Washington University Hospital and served as the
service’s director for five years. As Executive Director for the
DC Partnership, Ms. Panke led a regional effort to improve
palliative care in the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area. She
is co-editor for HPNA’s Conversations in Palliative Care (3rd
edition), and co-author of HPNA’s Heart Failure Compendium
(both available at www.hpna.org).
Total Number Served Through Outreach
Activity during the 2012 Fiscal year • (July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012)
Outreach Area & Number Served
Outreach at Clinics
CSI (Consolidated Systems Incorporated) Clinic ............. 266
Methodist Teaching Practice .......................................... 387
University Health Services ........................................... 2047
TOTAL .......................................................................... 2700
Department of Acute & Chronic Care
Clinical patients served by Amanda Ermis ...................... 150
Clinical patients served by Wendy Likes ........................ 750
Clinical patients served by Sheila Melander ................ 1,040
Clinical patients served by Carol Thompson ................. 500
TOTAL .......................................................................... 2440
Department of Primary Care & Public Health
Clinical patients served by Hallie Bensinger .................. 550
Clinical patients served by Michael Carter .................. 1,200
Clinical patients served by Patricia Cunningham ............ 400
Clinical patients served by Margaret Hartig ................... 150
Clinical patients served by Irma Jordan .......................... 400
Clinical patients served by Lynn Kirkland ..................... 3750
Clinical patients served by Karen Olson ........................ 150
Clinical patients served by Pat Speck ............................... 80
TOTAL .......................................................................... 6680
Clinical patients served by
Family Nurse Practitioner students ..................... 14,612
Clinical patients served by
Psych/Mental Health students ..................................... 0
TOTAL ....................................................................... 14,612
Nursing Annual Report Winter 2012 47

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Dr. Larry D. Purnell, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor Emeritus of the University of Delaware,
“Cultural Diversity and Competence: A Global Perspective”
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