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Research:
Most of my research activities center around thermoregulation
and the inflammatory response. Specific studies include: evaluation
of responses to various treatments of fever in critically ill, description
of core and brain temperatures in head injured patients, comparison
of various methods of measuring temperature in critically ill, comparison
of warmed versus room temperature intravenous fluids on aural temperature
in pediatric trauma patients, measurement of interleukin-1 in head
injured patients, and measurement of hepatic vagus afferent activity
in febrile rats after injection of endotoxin.
Teaching:
I have been on faculty since 1993. During that time I have taught
a variety of courses. At the undergraduate level I have taught clinical
practicums for sophomore and senior level students. I have also
taught undergraduate pathophysiology since 1994 and I have taught
Applied Pathophysiology for the RN-Options students. At the masters
level I have taught Advanced Pathophysiology since 1994 and I have
been involved in research practicums with students on projects associated
with thermoregulation. At the doctoral level I have taught the Research
Emphasis Seminar on Critical Care Topics and have been on a number
of dissertation committees. I have taught pathophysiology via distance
education to the University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown since 1995.
More recently I have been involved in teaching anesthesia students
in the human simulation laboratory and as a Nurse Anesthetist preceptor
at UPMC-Presbyterian.
Clinical Practice:
Currently I conduct my faculty practice at UPMC-Presbyterian as
a Nurse Anesthetist.
Service:
I am a member of various School and University Committees. I
am a reviewer for Critical Care Nurse, Heart & Lung and the
American Journal of Critical Care. I am currently the Vice-Chair
of the Acute/Tertiary Care Department and the Assistant Coordinator
of the Clinical Nurse Specialist Program.
BACKGROUND:
| Education |
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| MSN |
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh,PA 15261
MSN Nurse Anesthetist
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| PhD |
University of Washington Seattle , Washington 98195
Nursing Science |
| MS |
University of Arizona, Tucson , Arizona 85721
Med-Surg Nursing |
| BSN |
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison , Wisconsin
53706
Nursing |
| Other Relevant Training |
The Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center 's
and University of Cincinnati 's Genetics Program for Nursing
Faculty. Two-week program funded by the NIH, Human Genome
Research Institute. Attended updates for this program in
1999, 2001, and 2003. |
| Professional Experience |
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| 2002 -present |
Associate Professor
Acute/Tertiary Care Dept.
School
of Nursing University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania
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| 2002-present |
Vice-Chair
Acute/Tertiary Care Dept.
School of Nursing University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania
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| 1999 |
Acting Department Chair
Acute/Tertiary Care Dept.
School of Nursing University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania
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Non-Academic |
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| 2003-present |
Nurse Anesthetist - Casual Anesthesia
University of Pittsburgh
Medical Center
Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania
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| 1989-93 |
Per Diem Staff Nurse Critical Care
University of Washington
Medical Center
Seattle , Washington
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| 1988-89 |
Nurse Practitioner II Critical Care
University of Washington
Medical Center
Seattle , Washington
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