Carol Anne Kilmon, Ph - The University of Texas at Tyler

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Carol Anne Kilmon, Ph. D., R.N.
Associate Professor, College of Nursing and Health Sciences
The University of Texas at Tyler
3900 University Blvd.
Tyler, TX 75799
EDUCATION
Institution Degree Year Field of Study
The University of Texas at Austin Ph.D. 1985 Nursing
University of Virginia M.S.N. 1978 Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
with a minor in Education
Medical College of Virginia B.S.N. 1971 Nursing
ACADEMIC SPECIALIZATION
Licensure: Texas Board of Nurse Examiners, R.N. License #524082
HONORS
2010 NLN Health Information Technology Scholar
Research award, Iota Nu Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau, 2009
Recognition for outstanding service to NCBPNP/N, 1999
United States Air Force, Commander’s Award for outstanding support to Air Force Nurse
Recruiting, 1987.
Certificate of Recognition for outstanding contribution to NAPNAP, 1983
Sigma Theta Tau, Iota Nu Chapter
Election to Sigma Zeta, Academic Honor Society
OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Spanish proficiency at intermediate level
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1/16/03 – present Associate Professor with tenure
The University of Texas at Tyler College of Nursing and Health Science
Tyler, TX
5/15/97 – 1/15/03 Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
The University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
Associate Professor with tenure
The University of Texas at Tyler College of Nursing

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1985 – 5/97 Assistant to Associate Professor with tenure
The University of Texas School of Nursing, Galveston, Texas
9/82 – 2/86 Flight nurse, Captain to Major
34 th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron
Kelly AFB, Texas
9/83 – 5/85 Research Assistant
The University of Texas Austin, School of Nursing
Austin, Texas
1981 – 1982 Flight nurse, Captain
172 nd Tactical Airlift Group
Mississippi Air National Guard, Jackson, Mississippi
6/79 – 6/82 Instructor to Assistant Professor
University of Mississippi School of Nursing
Jackson, Mississippi
6/79 – 8/81 Instructor, Captain
United States Army Reserve
USAR School
Jackson, Mississippi
6/78 – 5/79 Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Arizona State University College of Nursing
Graduate Program
6/78 – 5/79 Staff Nurse, Captain
United States Army Reserve
6251 st USAR Hospital
Phoenix, Arizona
1977 – 1978 Teaching Assistant
University of Virginia School of Nursing
Charlottesville, Virginia
1976 – 1978 Instructor, Captain
United States Army Reserve
2769 th USAR School
Richmond, Virginia
8/74 – 9/76 Staff Nurse, First Lieutenant to Captain
United States Army Reserve
56 th Station Hospital
Richmond, Virginia
3/74 – 6/76 Staff Nurse, Pediatrics
United States Air Force
First Lieutenant

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SCHOLARSHIP
PUBLICATIONS
Chapters in Books
Kilmon, C. (2005) Pediatric respiratory disorders. In Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice. (8 th
ed). Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven.
Kilmon, C. (2001) Pediatric respiratory disorders. In Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice. (7 th
ed). Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven.
Kilmon, C. (1996) Pediatric respiratory disorders. In Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice. (5 th
ed). Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven.
Kilmon, C. (1993). Application of the nursing process to drug therapy. In Essentials of
pharmacology and therapeutics for modern nursing practice (2 nd ed.). New York:
Appleton-Century Crofts.
Beare, P.G., & Myers, J.L. (Eds.) (1990). Principles and practice of adult health nursing. St.
Louis: C.V. Mosby Company. Contributed to the following chapters:
Nursing assessment of the respiratory system
Nursing assessment of the cardiac system
Nursing assessment of the vascular system
Nursing assessment of the hemolymphatic
Nursing assessment of the neurologic system
Nursing assessment of the eye
Nursing assessment of the ear
Nursing assessment of the musculoskeletal system
Nursing assessment of the endocrine system
Publications in Refereed Journals
Fagan, M.H., Kilmon, C.A., & Pandey, V. Exploring the adoption of a virtual reality simulation:
The role of perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness and personal innovativeness.
Campus-Wide Information Systems. 29(2), 117-127.
Hermanns, M & Kilmon, Carol. Second Life as a clinical conference environment: Experience
of students and faculty. Accepted for publication in Clinical Simulation in Nursing
Kilmon, C.; Brown, L.; Ghosh, S.; Mikitiuk, A. (2010) Immersive Virtual Reality Simulations in
Nursing Education, Nursing Education Perspectives. 31(5), 38-41
Kilmon, C. A.; Pandey, V.; Fagan, M.H.;. & Belt, T (2008). Using the Task Technology Fit Model
as a diagnostic tool for electronic medical records systems evaluation. Issues in
Information Systems. IX(2), 196-204
Kilmon C. & Fagan, M.H. (2007). Course management software adoption: a diffusion of
innovations perspective. Campus-Wide Information Systems. 24(2), 134-144.

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Fagan, M.H.; Kilmon, C. A.; & Belt, T (2006). Integrated results reporting: Moving toward
electronic health records. Issues in Information Systems. VII(2), 64-68.
Cascio, R.S., & Kilmon, C.A. (1997). Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Not Otherwise
Specified: Primary Care Perspectives on this Childhood Disorder. Nurse Practitioner:
The American Journal of Primary Health Care, 22(7), 11-29.
Kilmon, C.A. (1996). NP clinic: A computer patient management problem approach to teaching
nurse practitioner students. Pediatric Nursing Continuing Education Series, 22(1), 16-
18.
Kilmon, C.A. (1994, March). A taxonomy of pediatric primary care nursing interventions.
Nursing and Health Care, 15(3), 150-156.
Kim, S.S., Rains, A.P., & Kilmon, C.A. (1992). A survey of nursing need and patient satisfaction
among patients served by a Galveston home health agency. Journal of Human Science,
16(9), 533-546.
Kilmon, C.A., Barber, N., & Chapman, K. (1991). Instruments for the screening of speechlanguage
development in children. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 5(2), 61-70.
Barber, N., & Kilmon, C.A. (1989). Reactions to tympanic temperature measurement in an
ambulatory setting. Pediatric Nursing, 15(5), 477-481.
Poteet, G.W., Kilmon, C.A. (1989). Child care for nursing service employees. JONA, 19(1), 9.
Kilmon, C. (1988). Prevention and control of influenza. UTMB School Health News, 1(1), 1,8.
Kilmon, C., & Poteet, G.W. (1988). Child care needs of nursing personnel: The challenge for
the future. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 3(6), 369-374.
Kilmon, C. (1987). Parent’s knowledge and practices related to fever management. Journal of
Pediatric Health Care, 1(4), 173-179.
Kilmon, C. (1987). Home management of children’s fevers. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 2(6),
400-404.
Redland, A., & Kilmon, C. (1986). Interactive video: Rationale and practicalities of one
experience. Computers in Nursing, 4(2), 68-72.
Kilmon, C., & Helpin, M. (1983). Recognizing dental malocclusion in children. Pediatric
Nursing, 9(3), 204-208.
Kilmon, C., & Helpin, M. (1981, Sept-Oct). Update on dentistry for children. Pediatric Nursing,
41-44.
Kilmon, C., Rowell, P., & Whitman, N. (1980). Clinical objectives for nurse practitioner students.
Journal of Nursing Education, 19(8), 37-41.

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Kilmon, C. (1979). Life events and illness patterns in elementary school age children [Thesis
abstract]. In Nursing research in the South (vol. I). The Southern Regional Education
Board.
Manuscripts submitted for publication:
Kilmon, CA, Fagan, MH, & Pandey, V. Exploring nursing students intention to use a virtual
crash cart: The tole of perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness and personal
innovativeness. Submitted to Computers, Informatics, Nursing
Media
Kilmon, C. (2006) Measurement of Infant Head Circumference. streamed video presentation.
The University of Texas at Tyler and The University of Texas Health Center at Tyler.
Kilmon, C. (2006) Pediatric Height/Length Measurement. streamed video presentation. The
University of Texas at Tyler and The University of Texas Health Center at Tyler.
Kilmon, C. (2006) Pediatric Weight Measurement. streamed video presentation. The
University of Texas at Tyler and The University of Texas Health Center at Tyler.
(1999) UTHCT General Pediatric Clinic website, http://www.uthct.edu/gpeds/index.html
Kilmon, C. (1995). NP clinic: Computer patient management problems for the nurse practitioner
students. University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas.
Kilmon, C. (1990). Modification of CAMPS authoring system for computer patient simulations
for use by nurse practitioner students. University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston,
Texas.
Kilmon, C. (1986). Modification of CAMPS authoring system database for computer patient
simulations for use by nurse practitioner students. University of Texas Medical Branch,
Galveston, Texas.
Redland, A. & Kilmon, C. (1984). Nonverbal communication, a video-interactive computerassisted
instructional program for baccalaureate nursing students. University of Texas
Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas.
Whittaker, T., Robins, M., & Kilmon, C. (1978). Your 3-6 Month Old: Learning and Growing, a
slide-tape presentation for parents. University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston,
Texas.
PRESENTATIONS
Kilmon, C & Missildine, K. (2010) Nursing Informatics Overview. Invited presentation for 2010
Nursing Leadership Conference, June 8, Austin Texas

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Kilmon, C, Fagan, MH, Pandey, V, & Belt, T. (2008). “Using the task technology fit model as a
diagnostic tool for electronic medical records systems evaluation” International
Association for Computer Information Systems (IACIS), 2008 conference, Savanna, GA,
October 1-3
L. Brown, S. Dodd, S. Ghosh, C. Kilmon, A. Mikitiuk, and W. Su, “The Virtual Emergency Crash
Cart: An Immersive Virtual Reality Learning Experience for Nurses”, Emerging
Technologies in Nurse Education, Seattle, Washington, July 2008, p. 107.
“Integrated results reporting: Moving toward electronic health records” International
Association for Computer Information Systems (IACIS), Reno, NV, October 7, 2006.
with Mary Helen Fagan, PhD and Thomas Belt MD
“Mother goose time: The role of the nurse educator in clinic or school, North Louisiana AHEC
& Southwest Center for Agricultural Health Rural Health Conference, Shrieveport, LA,
August 6, 2004
“The Role of the Nurse Practitioner” UTHCT Grand Rounds, January 11, 2002, presentation
with Cynthia Weston, FNP and Deborah Mahoney, PhD, FNP.
“Tuned-in Kids: Have We Lost Them to Television” UTHCT Grand Rounds, May 5, 2000.
with Dr. Barbara Huggins, Dr. Kathryn Akin, Dr. Juan Cocjin and Dr. Elizabeth Gordon.
“Risk Behaviors: How to Read the Adolescent.” UTHCT Continuing education conference, The
Adolescent: Problem or Potential. May 3, 2000.
“Assessing Respiratory Distress in the Child, UTHCT Continuing Education conference,
Pulmonary Update 98, October 1998.
“Computer Patient Management Problems as an Educational Strategy for Nurse Practitioner
Students,” NONPF 22 nd Annual Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, April 12, 1997.
“Collaborative Projects Between the World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Nursing
Development in Primary Health Care at The University of Texas School of Nursing,
Galveston, USA; the Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterey, Mexico; and the
Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico,” Co-presented with Dr. Edilma Guevara,
Dr. Judith Drews, Lic. Dora Elia Siva, Lic. Claudine Palazuelos, and Lic. Bertha Cecilia
Salazar, Connecting the Efforts Along the Border, The Fourth Biennial University of
Texas System Texas-Mexico Border Health Symposium, South Padre Island, Texas,
October 23-25, 1996.
“Pervasive Development Disorder: Practitioner Perspectives,” 21 st National Primary Care Nurse
Practitioner Symposium, Keystone, Colorado, August 1-4, 1996.
“Computer Patient Simulations for Nurse Practitioner Students,” Nursing Informatics ’94, San
Antonio, Texas, June 19-22, 1994.
“Career Enhancement Educational and Credentialing Options,” 9 th Annual Pediatric Nursing
Conference, Chicago, Illinois, October 8, 1993.

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“Vision and Hearing Screening, Screener, Certification Workshop,” Co-presented with Dr.
Harriett Riggs and Dr. B.J. Landis, Galveston, Texas, October 5, 1993.
“Computer Patient Management Problems for Pediatric Nurse Practitioners,” Poster session,
18 th National Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Symposium, Keystone, Colorado, July 10,
1993.
“Health Assessment of Children: Strategies for Public Health Nurses,” with Rath, L, Riggs, H.,
and Tholcken, M. One-day workshop presented in Galveston and Nacogdoches, Texas,
June 11, 1993.
“A Taxonomy of Pediatric Primary Care Nursing Interventions,” Poster session, 17 th Annual
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Symposium, Keystone, Colorado, July 11, 1992.
“Modifying Programs to Meet Learning Needs,” Presentation, SREB Workshop on computer use
in nursing education, University of Texas Medical Branch School of Nursing, Galveston,
Texas, November 6-7, 1986.
“Nursing Education Applications: The State of the Art,” Presentation, Computers as Educational
Tools, SREB Workshop, University of Texas Medical Branch School of Nursing,
Galveston, Texas, May 8-9, 1986.
“Computers in Nursing Education,” Presentation, Moving into the Age of Computer Supported
Nursing Education, SREB Workshop, University of Texas Medical Branch School of
Nursing, Galveston, Texas, November 7-8, 1985.
“Interactive Video: Rationale and Practicalities on One Experience.” Paper, First Annual
Nursing Interactive Video Conference, Sacramento, California, February 27-March 1,
1985. (With Alice Redland).
“Formative Evaluation of Computer-video Interactive Programs: User Component.” Paper, First
Annual Nursing Interactive Video Conference, Sacramento, California, February 27-
March 1, 1985. (With Betty Skaggs).
“Life Events and Illness Patterns of Elementary School Age Children.” Presentation, First
Annual Louise Oglevee Research Papers Day, School of Nursing, University of
Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, May 1982.
RESEARCH/GRANTS
Kilmon, C; Ghosh, S; Mikitiuk, A; & Brown, L. (2006) A Computer-Assisted Immersive Training
Environment for Nurses to Use Emergency Crash Carts, UT Tyler Faculty Research
Grant, funded for Sept 2006- August 2007, $14,500
Flores, I & Kilmon, C. (2003) East Texas Rural Fiscal and Physical Outreach Grant, funded by
US Department of Education. The University of Texas at Tyler College of Nursing and
College of Business, Tyler, TX. $367,000

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Kilmon, C. & Duke G (2002) Nursing Research and Education Outreach Initiative, Funded by
Sid Richardson Foundation. The University of Texas at Tyler College of Nursing, Tyler,
TX. $175,000
Barber, N. & Kilmon, C. (1989). Reactions to tympanic temperature measurement in an
ambulatory setting, supported by First Temp thermometers, donation of thermometer
Poteet, C.W., & Kilmon, C.A. (1988). Child care needs of nursing personnel. Funded by
NAPNAP Foundation and North Carolina AHEC, $1000
Barber, N., Chapman, K., & Kilmon, C. (1988). Developmental of the Speech-Language
questionnaire, funded by the NAPNAP Foundation. University of Texas Medical Branch,
Galveston, Texas., $1000
Kilmon, C. (1985). The Influence of the Development of Nursing Science Upon the Patterns o
Organization of Theoretical Content of Baccalaureate Nursing Curricula in Texas, 1945-
1980. Doctoral dissertation, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas.
United States air Force, (1985). Evaluation of the U.S. Army and Navy Workload Management
System: Psychometric Characteristics and Usefulness for Patient Classification and
Staffing Allocations in the Air Force Medical Service, member of research team. San
Antonio, Texas.
Skaggs, B., & Kilmon, C. (1984). Formative Evaluation of Computer-Video Interactive
Programs: User Component, pilot study. University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas.
CONSULTATIONS
THECB, Grant Reviewer for the Minority Health Research and Education Grant Program,
September, 2007.
Health Service Resource Administration, Grant Reviewer for Healthy Tomorrows program.
December 19-21, 2006.
Health Service Resource Administration, Grant Reviewer for Healthy Tomorrows program.
November 28-30, 2005.
University of Texas Medical Branch, School of Nursing, Pay-by-letter course faculty for graduate
Pathophysiology course. September-December 2005.
The University of Texas School of Nursing at Austin, Curriculum Consultant to “Building Nurse
Practitioner Program,” June 1 and 2, September 8, 1993.
Texas Department of Health, Coordinator of a faculty consultation team working to improve
pediatric health assessment skills of public heath nurses in the region, May-August
1993; March-June 1994.
U.A.N.L., Monterrey, Mexico, Consultant for “Curricular Context on Care of the Child with a
Chronic Health Problem,” March 22-26, June 28-July 2, 1993.

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The University of Texas at Austin, curriculum consultant for the Family Nurse Practitioner
Program, June 1993.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing, curriculum consultant for the
grant, “Pediatric Primary Health Nursing Clinician,” February 1992.
Universidad Autonoma de Nueva Leon, Monterrey, Mexico, curriculum consultant for the
development of a pediatric specialty in the nursing graduate program, April 1992 with
ongoing consultation planned.
National Certification Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Nurses, Rockville, Maryland.
Member, National Qualifying Examination Test Committee, 1986-present; Co-chair
1989-present.
United States Air Force, San Antonio, Texas. Evaluation of the U.S. Army and Navy Workload
Management System: Psychometric Characteristics and Usefulness for Patient
Classification and Staffing Allocations in the Air Force Medical Service, member of
research team, January – June 1985.
Mississippi Association of Women Highway Safety Leaders, Jackson, Mississippi, 1979-1981.
American Association of Medical Colleges, Tempe, Arizona, Co-rater for AVLINE materials, May
1979.
Public Health Nursing, manuscript reviewer 1990-1998
CONFERENCES ATTENDED
Health Information Technology Scholars Workshop, Denver, CO, March 27-27, 2010
International Association for Computer Information Systems (IACIS), Savannah, GA, October 4,
2008
International Association for Computer Information Systems (IACIS), Reno, NV, October 6-7,
2006.
A Circle of 10: The Process of Collaboration Grantwriting workshop, Edom, January 25-27,
2005
A Circle of 10: The Next Step. Edom, February 15-17, 2005.
Igniting Evidence-Based Practice in Educational & Clinical Settings. Tyler, May 18, 2005
Advancing Scholarship Through Successful Publishing and Grant Writing, Tyler, April 19-20.
2005

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GRANTS FUNDED
Kilmon, C; Ghosh, S; Mikitiuk, A; & Brown, L. (2006) A Computer-Assisted Immersive Training
Environment for Nurses to Use Emergency Crash Carts, UT Tyler Faculty Research
Grant, funded for Sept 2006- August 2007., $14,500
Flores, I & Kilmon, C. (2003) East Texas Rural Fiscal and Physical Outreach Grant, funded by
US Department of Education. The University of Texas at Tyler College of Nursing and
College of Business, Tyler, TX, $367,000
Kilmon, C. & Duke G (2002) Nursing Research and Education Outreach Initiative, Funded by
Sid Richardson Foundation. The University of Texas at Tyler College of Nursing, Tyler,
TX, $175,000
Barber, N. & Kilmon, C. (1989). Reactions to tympanic temperature measurement in an
ambulatory setting, supported by First Temp thermometers. donation of thermometer
Poteet, C.W., & Kilmon, C.A. (1988). Child care needs of nursing personnel. Funded by
NAPNAP Foundation and North Carolina AHEC., $1000
Barber, N., Chapman, K., & Kilmon, C. (1988). Developmental of the Speech-Language
questionnaire, funded by the NAPNAP Foundation. University of Texas Medical Branch,
Galveston, Texas. $1000
GRANT APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED
Brown, L.; Ghosh, S; Kilmon, C; Mikitiuk, A; & Su, Weigia. (2007) Letter of intent to submit
proposal submitted to Cardinal Health Patient Safety Grant program, not invited to
submit full proposal
Ghosh, S; Mikitiuk, A; & Kilmon C. (2007) Scenario Development and Testing with Virtual
Crash Cart for Nurse Training at UT Tyler, Pre-proposal submitted to THECB Advanced
Research Program, not invited to submit full proposal
Brown, L.; Ghosh, S; Kilmon, C; Mikitiuk, A; & Su, Weigia (2006) Pilot Project: A Computer-
Assisted Immersive Training Environment for Nurses to Use Emergency Crash Carts,
RO3 application submitted to NIH. not funded
Kilmon, C (2004) SOAR: Streamed Online Audiovisual Resources for Nursing Education,
Submitted to Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Nursing Innovation Grant
Program – Category D, not funded
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP
American Nurses Association
District 19 Board Member 1998-2001
Sigma Theta Tau; Treasurer, Alpha Delta Chapter, May 1989-May 1991.

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The National Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Practitioners and Associates.
Active in NBPNPA certification maintenance program
Member, National PNP Qualifying Exam Test, 1986-1990
Co-Chair, National PNP Qualifying Exam Test, 1990-present
National Association of Pediatric Nurses Associates and Practitioners
Chairman, Program Committee, March 1987-March 1989
Chairman, Public Relations Committee, July 1979-June 1982
Member, Program Committee, March 1989-October 2005
National League for Nursing, 2 nd vice president, Texas League for Nursing, March 1991-1992
National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculty
Association of Faculties of Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Programs
Houston Area Chapter of NAPNAP, newsletter editor, 1990-1992.
SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY
Committees
The University of Texas at Tyler
University Committees
Student Affairs Advisory Committee, Chair 2007-2008
Information Technology Committee 1997-1999, 2003-2004, 2007-2008
Faculty Senate 2003-2006
Chair, Student Services Committee
Ad hoc committee to study HOP Tenure and Promotion policy changes, 2006
Student Fee Advisory Committee 2004-2005
Distance Education Committee 2005-2006
College of Nursing Committees
Graduate Admissions and Progressions, Chair 2008-2010
Faculty Development Committee 2003-2006, Co-Chair 2006
The University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
Medical Information Management Committee 1998-2002
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
School Health Advisory Committee 1987-1992
GSBS Curriculum Committee 1986-1987
University of Texas School of Nursing at Galveston
Scholarship Committee, 1989-1997
Graduate Admissions and Promotions, 1987-1989
Nominations Committee, 1988-1992; Chairperson, 1990-1991
Faculty Affairs Committee, 1987-1988
Research Committee, 1985-1987
Graduate Curriculum Committee, 1985-1987; Chairperson, 1986-1987, 1993-1994
Evaluation Committee, 1992-1997
University of Mississippi School of Nursing
Faculty Executive Committee, 1980-1982
Learning Resources Committee, 1979-1982
Student Affairs Committee, 1979-1982
Continuing Education Curriculum Committee, 1979-1982
Continuing Education Admissions and Promotions Committee, 1979-1982
Social Committee, 1979-1980
Arizona State University College of Nursing
Research Committee, 1978

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LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE
Professional Leadership
Organizational and committee work
ANIA-Caring, member 2012
Iota Nu Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, Program committee member, 2008-2009
National Certification Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Nurses, Rockville, Maryland.
Member, National Qualifying Examination Test Committee, 1986-2008; Co-chair 1989-
2008
Alpha Delta Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau. Treasurer 1989-1991
American Nurses Association
District 19 Board Member 1998-2001
National Association of Pediatric Nurses Associates and Practitioners
Chairman, Program Committee, March 1987-March 1989
Chairman, Public Relations Committee, July 1979-June 1982
Member, Program Committee, March 1989-October 2005
National League for Nursing, 2 nd vice president, Texas League for Nursing, March 1991-1992