Areas of Expertise

Emergency Nursing, Critical Care Nursing, Trauma/Neuro Nursing, Disaster Preparedness, Military Flight Nursing, Pharmacology, and Nursing Leadership/Management

Background

I have 28+ years in nursing that includes clinical work in Medical-Surgical, Hematology/Oncology, Neuro Critical Care, Open-Heart Recovery ICU, Level 1 Trauma Center Emergency Department, Trauma/Neuro/Surgical ICU, Management, Utilization Review, and seven+ years in academia in both ASN and BSN programs. 

Education

DNP, Healthcare Systems Leadership, Chamberlain University

MSN, Educator Track, Chamberlain College of Nursing

BSN, Ball State University

ASN, Valencia Community College

Fun Fact

I spent 10 years in the U.S. Air Force Reserves as a Flight Nurse, Flight Nurse Instructor, and later as a member of the Critical Care Air Transport Team (CCATT) at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH.

Favorite Thing About UIndy

The welcoming atmosphere and the autonomy provided me to teach my favorite subject—NURSING.