CURRICULUM VITAE

NAME Velma McInnis - Edmonds

MAILING ADDRESS 653 Wild Willow Drive
El Paso, Texas 79922
CURRENT POSITION Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
Director of Infection Control
The University of Texas at El Paso
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
DATE INSTITUTION DEGREE
Louisiana State University Doctor of Nursing
2001 Health Sciences Center Science-Adult
New Orleans, LA Health/Consultation/
Magna cum laude International Health
Dissertation: "The Nutritional Patterns,
Health Beliefs and Behaviors, and Ill-
ness Beliefs and Behaviors of Recently
Immigrated Honduran Women"
1996-1997 Tulane School of Public Health Support courses in
and Tropical Medicine international health
Ethnographic study: The Lifeways of a for doctoral degree
Mayan Indian Family in Guatemala (9 credit hours)
June 1980 University of Alabama MSN-Adult Health
At Birmingham Clinical Specialty:
Research Project: "The Effects of Manipula- Critical Care & In-
tion of the Female Urinary Catheter" fection Control
June 1968 Medical College of Georgia BSN
September 1961 Charity Hospital School of Diploma in nursing
Nursing- New Orleans
LICENSURE, CREDENTIALING, OR CERTIFICATION
Disaster Services, Red Cross, 2005-present, Texas
RN, 2003-present, Texas
RN, 2002- 2003, Guam
RN, 2001- 2003, New Mexico
APRN, Clinical Specialist, 1996 - 2002 (inactive status), Louisiana
RN, 1962 - present (inactive status), Louisiana
RN, 1962 - 1965 - Maryland
RN, 1965 - 1968 - Georgia
RN, 1968 - 1985 - Alabama
Certified, Red Cross Disaster Services, 2005 - present
Certified, Nonviolent Crisis Intervention, CPI, 2001- present
Certified, Basic Life Support, American Heart Association, 1980 - present
Certified Instructor, American Heart Association, 1980-1984
HONORS AND SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Outstanding Nurse Educator, 2009, Cambridge Who's Who
VIP Member, 2009, Madison's Who's Who
Fellow/Visiting Research Scholar, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing R
esearch Institute, Health Disparities Research Center, Philadelphia, PA, Summers
2005 & 2006.
Fellow, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., Summer 2004
American Red Cross, Guam and El Paso - Special recognition for service to victim
s of Typhoon Pongsonga and Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, 2002 and 2005.
Consultant/Visiting Professor to the University of Guam College of Nursing and H
ealth Sciences, 2002-2003
Graduation magna cum laude, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, N
ew Orleans, December 13, 2001
P.K. Scherle Entrepreneur Award, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Cent
er School of Nursing, December 13, 2001
Nominated by the American Nurses Association to serve on one of three boards: US
AID, NIH, or Department of Agriculture, 2002
Mayor's appointment to the Hispanic Advisory Committee for the city of New Orlea
ns,
1998 - 2002
Honorary Ambassador Program between the city of New Orleans and La Ceiba, Hondur
as, 1996 - 2002
Plaque presented in appreciation of Leadership and Service as Board member of th
e Louisiana State Board of Examiners in Dietetics and Nutrition, 1990-1998
Governor Appointee - Louisiana State Board of Examiners for Dietitians and Nutri
tionists,
1989-1998;
Secretary - Treasurer, 1995-1996
"Excellence in Nursing" Award - Ochsner Foundation Hospital, New Orleans, Louisi
ana, 1988
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society, 1984 - present
Item writer for the national certification examination for nutrition support nur
ses, 1983
TRAINEESHIP- USPHS Nursing Traineeship, 1966
Certificate of Merit - Tuberculosis Association of Greater New Orleans for work
to eradicate tuberculosis from the region, 1961
"Who's Who:"
Strathmore's Who's Who, 2009
Madison Who's Who, 1990-present
Cambridge Who's Who, 2006-present
"Who's Who in Health Sciences Higher Education," 2005-present
"Who's Who among Students in Universities and Colleges," 2000-2001
"America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals," 2001- present
"Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare," 2000- present
"Who's Who in the World," 1995 - present
"Who's Who in America," 1995 - present
"Who's Who in the South and Southwest," 1994 - present
"Who's Who among American Women," 1994 - present
"Who's Who among Human Services Professionals," 1992 - present
"Who's Who in American Nursing," 1990 - present
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Date/s Agency/Institution Position
2003-present University of Texas Clinical Asst. Professor
College of Health Sciences Non-tenure track
School of Nursing Asst. Dean, Student
El Paso, Texas Affairs
Director, Infection Control
Center
2002- 2003 University of Guam College of Visiting Associate
Nursing and Health Sciences Professor/Consultant
Mangilao, Guam
1989 -2002 Louisiana State University Health Instructor, 1989 - 1996
Sciences Center Assistant Professor of
School of Nursing- New Orleans, LA Clinical Nursing, 1991-
2002
1991-present Self Consultant : Legal
and
International Health
Education
1994 -1995 Transitional Hospital Clinical Coordinator
Corporation (now Vencor) Administrative Super-
New Orleans, LA visor (weekends)
1987 - 2003 Ochsner Foundation Hospital Staff nurse: Psychiatry;
New Orleans, Louisiana in-house consultant for
 In - House Staffing Pool "problem" patients
1987-1989 Ochsner Foundation Hospital Clinical Educator and
New Orleans, Louisiana ICU staff nurse
1987 - 1992 Southern Baptist Hospital Staff nurse: Med-Surg.
New Orleans, Louisiana and Psychiatry (part- time)
1986 - 1987 Southern Baptist Hospital Head Nurse: Med-Surg.
New Orleans. Louisiana
1984 - 1986 Northwestern State University Instructor/Coordinator
School of Nursing Pineville, LA campus
Shreveport, LA RN-BSN Program
1983-1985 Travenol Laboratories Clinical Nurse Specialist
Travacare Division (part-time)
Morton Grove, Illinois Nutrition Support
1982 - 1984 University of South Alabama Clinical Nurse Specialist,
Medical Center Metabolic/Nutrition Mobile, Alabama Support
1982 - 1984 University of South Alabama Adjunct Faculty - Adult
School of Nursing Health Nursing
Mobile, Alabama
1980 - 1982 University of South Alabama Staff nurse: ICU
Medical Center
Mobile, Alabama
1967-1970 Providence Hospital Assistant Director of
Mobile, Alabama Nursing/Director of Staff Development
1962 - 1965 Suburban Hospital Staff nurse: Med - Surg
Bethesda, Maryland
1961 - 1962 Ochsner Foundation Hospital Staff nurse: ER and Peds
New Orleans, Louisiana
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Undergraduate
Coordinator, senior level, 7th semester, University of Texas at El Paso, 2008 -
2009
Coordinator, junior level, 5th semester, University of Texas at El Paso, 2005 -
2008
Special Topics: Hispanic Health Disparities, University of Texas at El Paso, 200
6
(Coordinator and lecturer)
Border Health Nursing, Baccalaureate Program, University of Texas at El Paso, 20
06, 2009-present
Rural Health Nursing, Baccalaureate Program, University of Texas at El Paso, 200
6 - present
Mental Health Nursing, Baccalaureate Program, University of Texas at El Paso, 20
04-2005; 2009-present
Research in Nursing and Statistics, Baccalaureate Program, University of Texas a
t El Paso, 2003-2008
Foundations of Nursing, Baccalaureate Program, University of Texas at El Paso, 2
003- 2004
Nursing Care of the Individual, Baccalaureate Program, University of Texas at El
Paso, 2003- 2004
(Course Manager, 2004)
Leadership and Management, Baccalaureate Program, University of Guam, 2002-2003
Adult Health I and II, Baccalaureate Program, University of Guam, 2002-2003
Mental Health Nursing, Baccalaureate Program, University of Guam, 2002-2003
Foundations of Nursing, Baccalaureate Program, LSU Health Sciences Center, 2000-
2001
Transcultural Nursing, Baccalaureate Program, LSU Health Sciences Center, 2000-2
001
Vietnamese Nurse Clinics, Teacher and Coordinator, LSU Health Sciences Center. 1
997-2002
Directed Studies in Nursing, Associate Degree Program, LSU Health Sciences Cente
r, 1996-1999
Directed Studies in Nursing, Baccalaureate Program, LSU Health Sciences Center,
2000
The Status of Nutrition in Women and Children in Nigeria, Associate Degree Progr
am, LSU Health Sciences Center, 1998
Nutritional Health Education and Interventions in Honduras, Associate and Baccal
aureate Degree Programs, LSU Health Sciences Center, 1997
Preceptor in Sociology, in Honduras, for senior sociology student at Loyola Univ
ersity, New Orleans, August 1997
Leadership and Management, Associate Degree Program, LSU Health Sciences Center,
1995 - 1999
Medical - Surgical Nursing, Associate Degree Program, LSU Health Sciences Center
, 1994 - 1999
Psychiatric Nursing, Associate Degree Program, LSU Health Sciences Center, 1994
- 1999
Foundations of Nursing, Associate Degree Program, LSU Health Sciences Center, 19
92- 2000.
Graduate
Perspectives on Border Health: Issues and Implications in Health Care Delivery,
UTEP Graduate Program, 2008 - present
Directed Study: Research, UTEP College of Health Sciences Interdisciplinary PhD
Program, 2006 - 2008
Research Applications, UTEP College of Health Sciences Interdisciplinary PhD Pro
gram, 2006 - 2008
Hispanic Health Disparities Research, Coordinator and lecturer, UTEP College of
Health Sciences Graduate Program, MHIRT grant, 2006
Research Methods I, UTEP Graduate Nursing Program, 2004 - 2005
Guest lecturer, Doctoral program, LSUHSC, New Orleans, 2000-2001
Preceptor in Physical Assessments for Advanced Practice, in Honduras, for Family
Nurse Practitioner student at LSUHSC School of Nursing, August 1997
Preceptor in Sociology for senior sociology major at Loyola University, New Orle
ans, in Honduras, August 1997.
Other
Advisor, Interdisciplinary Health PhD student, UTEP, 2006 - present
Chair, Student's Oral Exam, Master of Nursing Science, UTEP School of Nursing, 2
006
I Gro Program, Faculty Practice, Continuing Education for Registered Nurses, 199
1-1993
RESEARCH/GRANTS
Retrospective Relation of Asthma Occurrence to Particulate Matter in El Paso, PI
, 2008, Funded by NIH/National Institute of Environmental Research, $100,000.00.
The Recruitment and Retention of Disadvantaged Hispanic Nursing Students, PI, Re
newal submitted, 2007, to Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resour
ce and Services Administration, $1,119,567.00, not funded.
Understanding and Usage of Nutrition Education Tools by Adult WIC Participants,
Co-PI, Potential funding from USDA, RO1, multisite, $1,400,000.00, not funded.
The Recruitment and Retention of Disadvantaged Hispanic Nursing Students- R.L. A
nders, P.I, V.M. Edmonds, Co-PI and Project Director, July 1, 2004 - June 30, 20
07, Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Admin
istration, $674,394.00.
The Nutritional Patterns, Health Beliefs and Behaviors, and Illness Beliefs and
Behaviors of Recently Immigrated Mexican Women, PI, Funded by NIH/ Center for Hi
spanic Health Disparities Research, October 2004-October 2006, $29,600.
The Nutritional Patterns, Health Beliefs and Behaviors, and Illness Beliefs and
Behaviors of Recently Immigrated Honduran Women - Dissertation, 1999-2001, parti
al funding by Louisiana Governor's Office of Urban Affairs, 2000-2001, $4,000.00
.
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed
Anders, R.L., Edmonds, V.M., Monreal, H., & Galvan, M. (2007). The recruitment a
nd retention of
disadvantaged Hispanic nursing students, Hispanic Health Care International, 5,
(3), pp. 127-134.
Marquand, B. professional interview with Edmonds, V.M.,(Fall 2007). Recruiting a
nd retaining Hispanic nursing students, Minority Nurse, pp. 56-60.
Edmonds, V.M., Balcazar, H., Anders, R.L., Monreal, H., & Galvan, M. (in process
). Bridging the gap to
cultural competency for faculty and students on the US/Mexico border.
Edmonds, V.M. (in process). Nutritional decisions within a cloud of culture: A c
onceptual framework.
Edmonds, V.M. (submitted). The Health and Illness Beliefs and Behaviors of Recen
tly Immigrated
Mexican Women.
Edmonds, V.M. ( 2005). The Nutritional Patterns of Recently Immigrated Honduran
Women. The Journal
of Transcultural Nursing,16 (3), 226-235.
Edmonds, V.M. & Brady, P. (2003). Health Care for Vietnamese Immigrants. The Jou
rnal of Multicultural
Nursing and Health (9, 2), 52-58.
Edmonds, V.M. (2000, June 23). What Makes Something a Nursing Activity or Task.
Online Journal of
Nursing. [http://www.nursingworld.org/ojin/letters/C19e2.htm].
Edmonds, V.M. (1992). Lab/diagnostics. In P. Beare ( Ed. ) Davis's NCLEX - RN he
alth assessment
review cards: Including lab and diagnostic aspects. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Co.
Edmonds, V.M. (1991). Psychiatric drugs. In P.Beare ( Ed. ). Davis's NCLEX - RN
pharmacology
review cards: The passing game, vol.II. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Co.
Edmonds, V.M. in Beare, P. (Ed.). (1990 ). Contributor, Davis NCLEX review. Phil
adelphia: F.A. Davis
Co.
Non - Refereed
Edmonds, V.M. (June 8, 2007). Grandma, grandpa can influence health habits. The
El Paso Times. El Paso, Texas.
Edmonds, V.M. (1998). The Role of the Nurse in the Nutritional Care of the Patie
nt. The Examiner. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State Board of Examiners for Dietit
ians and Nutritionists.
Edmonds, V.M. (1997). Echos from CLEAR. The Examiner. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana
State Board for
Dietitians and Nutritionists.
Edmonds, V.M. (Feb. 1996). Dietary Counseling. Pelican News, 52 (1):11.
Edmonds, V.M. (1989) Research corner. Ochsner Foundation Newsletter. New Orleans
, LA: Ochsner Foundation Hospital.
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
The Nutritional Patterns, Health Beliefs and Behaviors, and Illness Beliefs and
Behaviors of Recently Immigrated Mexican Women, poster presentation, US/Mexico B
inational Health Research Conference, El Paso, TX, September 11, 2008.
The Use of Focus Groups to Determine Nutritional Variables Affecting Nutritional
Patterns of Two Sub-Groups of Recently Immigrated Hispanic Women, podium presen
tation, The 13th Annual Qualitative Research Conference, 2007, Seoul, Korea, Jun
e 21, 2007.
The Nutritional Patterns, Health Beliefs and Behaviors, and Illness Beliefs and
Behaviors of Recently Immigrated Mexican Women, poster presentation, The 7th Ann
ual Southern States Knowledge in Research Conference, San Antonio, Texas, April
20, 2007.
Recruitment and Retention of Disadvantaged Hispanic Nursing Students, poster pr
esentation, at the National Hispanic Nurses Association convention, Scottsdale,
Arizona, June 2006.
What Are the Nutritional Indicators of Healthy Eating Behaviors among Mexican Wo
men? , podium presentation, The Summer Research Institute, The University of Pen
nsylvania School of Nursing, May 25, 2006.
Nutritional Decisions within a Cloud of Culture, poster presentation, The Summer
Research Institute, The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, May 16, 2
006.
Increasing Access to Healthcare for the Vietnamese Population with Student Nurse
Clinics in New Orleans, accepted for presentation, March 24, 2005, Internationa
l Conference on Nursing Education in the 21st Century, Hue,Vietnam.
Clinical Instruction Workshop, UTEP School of Nursing, El Paso. Texas, August 19
, 2004.
NCLEX Test Plan Update, UTEP School of Nursing, El Paso, Texas, March 17, 2004.
Nurses and the Future of Nursing, Keynote Address, Pinning Ceremony, University
of Guam College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Mangilao, Guam, May 15, 2003.
How to be an Effective Clinical Preceptor, (2 CEUs) Guam Memorial Hospital, Tamu
ning, Guam, February 3, 2003, and U.S. Naval Hospital, Hagatna, Guam, February 6
, 2003.
Students Increase Cultural Competency While Increasing Access to Care in a Vietn
amese Community in New Orleans, The University of Guam College of Nursing, Mangi
lao, Guam, December 5, 2002.
How to Write Better Test Questions, The University of Guam College of Nursing, O
ctober 29, 2002.
Health Care for Vietnamese Immigrants/Refugees in a Vietnamese Community in New
Orleans, Poster Session presented at the Leadership Summit, a meeting of the Dep
artment of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health, Washington, D.C
., July 10, 2002.
The Nutritional Patterns, Health and Illness Beliefs and Behaviors of Recently I
mmigrated Honduran Women, Poster session presented at the meeting of the Society
of Nutrition Education, St. Paul, MN,
July 28, 2002.
The Nutritional Patterns, Health Beliefs and Behaviors and Illness Beliefs and B
ehaviors of Recently Immigrated Honduran Women, early findings, The University o
f New Mexico School of Nursing, Albuquerque, New Mexico, May 4, 2000.
How to Conduct Focus Groups, Teleconference to Texas A & M University, Expanded
Nutrition Program, January 10, 2000.
Why We Choose to Eat What We Eat, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Cen
ter School of Nursing faculty, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 10, 2000.
The Role of the Nurse in the Nutritional Care of the Patient and Legal Implicati
ons, Louisiana State Dietetic Association State Convention, Lafayette, Louisiana
, April 1998
The State of Health and Nutrition in La Ceiba, Honduras, Hispanic Advisory Commi
ttee to the Mayor of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 1997.
Round -Table Discussion: The Status of Nutrition and Infectious Disease Research
and Planning in Costa Rica, The International Medical Council of Research and T
raining, Tres Rios, Costa Rica, May, 1995.
Round- Table: Future Plans for Education. Information exchange between the Unive
rsity of Costa Rica School of Nursing faculty and V. Edmonds, representing the L
SUMC School of Nursing, University of Costa Rica School of Nursing, May, 1995.
Welcome and the Meaning of This Transcultural Exchange, Transcultural Seminar in
San Jose, Costa Rica between LSUMC School of Nursing and the University of Cost
a Rica School of Nursing, May 1993.
SERVICE TO ACADEMIA
UTEP School of Nursing COMMITTEES
Date Committee Position
2006 - present Interdisciplinary Health PhD Student Advisor
2006 - 2010 Faculty Orientation and Development Chair
Committee
2006 Doctor of Nursing Practice Task Member
Force
ad hoc committee
2006 - 2009 Graduate Scholarship Committee Member
2004-2006 Program Evaluation Committee Member
2004-2006 Program Evaluation Committee Member
2004 - present Graduate Curriculum and Studies Committee Member
2004 - present Graduate Assembly Member
2004-2005 Graduate Program Academic UTEP Advisor to
Nurse Clinician
Educators
2004-2005 UTEP AWARE Participant
2004-2006 Program Evaluation Committee Member
2003-present Graduate Studies and Curriculum Member Committee
2003-2008 Course Managers Committee Member
2003-2009 Faculty Evaluation Committee Member
2002- 2003 Curriculum Committee Member
University of Guam
2002- 2003 Program Evaluation Committee Member
University of Guam
2002- 2003 Second-Step BSN Task Force Member
University of Guam
1999 -2001 Faculty Affairs Committee
Faculty Evaluations Sub-Committee Chairman
LSUHSC
1999 - 2000 Student Affairs Committee Member
LSUHSC
1996 -1998 Faculty Assembly Delegate
LSUHSC
2000 ASN Committee Member
LSUHSC
1998 - 1999 Distance Learning Committee Member
LSUHSC
1998 - 1999 Research Committee Member
LSUHSC
1997 - 1999 Faculty Status Committee Member
LSUHSC
1996 - 1999 Curriculum Committee, Member
ASN Program-LSUHSC
1994 - 1998 Security Committee Chairman
LSUHSC
1991 - 1993 Faculty Development Committee Chairman
LSUHSC
1990 - 1991 General Faculty, LSUMC Secretary
School of Nursing
1989 - 1993 Social Activities Committee Chairman
LSUHSC
1993 -1996 Admissions and Progressions Member
Committee, ASN Program
LSUHSC
1989 - 1993 Adult Health Committee Member
BSN Program-LSUHSC
1996 - 1999 Curriculum Committee, Member
ASN Program-LSUHSC
1993 -1996 Admissions and Progressions Member
Committee, ASN Program
LSUHSC
1989 - 1993 Adult Health Committee Member
BSN Program-LSUHSC
1989 - 1993 RN Committee, BSN Program Member
LSUHSC
1989 - 1993 Recruitment Committee Member
BSN Program-LSUHSC
1989 - 1993 Social Activities Committee Chairman
BSN Program-LSUHSC
University-Wide Committees
Date/s Activity Position
2006 - present Faculty Senate, UTEP Member
2006 - 2009 Graduate Scholarship Committee Member
UTEP
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE to the COMMUNITY
Grant reviewer, Human Nutrition Research, USDA, Washington, D.C.
Blood drive coordinator for United Blood Services at UTEP SON & CHS, El Paso, TX
, 2006-present
Military Child Education Coalition, El Paso, TX, 2007-present
Manuscript reviewer, Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2007- present
Reviewer of laboratory tests in F.A. Davis's Laboratory Manual, 2007
Reviewer of research chapters in a research text, Prentice Hall Publishers, 2007
Reviewer of research chapters in a research text, Jones-Bartlett Publishers, 200
7
Manuscript reviewer, Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 200
6-present
Manuscript reviewer, The Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, Th
e Institute of Medicine and Meharry Medical College - 2006
Grant Reviewer, Nursing Workforce Diversity Grants, HRSA, Washington, D.C. - 200
5 - present
Consultant : Legal and International Health- 1991- present
2005 - present United Blood Services Blood drive coordinator
March 27, 2006 In Memoriam Blood Drive Coordinator
UTEP College of Health Sciences
United Blood Services
 El Paso, Texas
2006 El Paso Mother's March Neighborhood
of Dimes Coordinator
August 2005 - present Red Cross Disaster Team RN Volunteer
Katrina Response Team &
Rita Response Team
2005 - 2006 Nurse Patient Safety Response Group Member
Texas Nurses Association
2004 - 2005 UTEP AWARE Participant
2003 - 2004 Texas State Taskforce Member
Obesity Prevention Committee
2003 - 2004 Organization of Health and Board member,
Medical Professional Women Education
Guam and the Pacific Region coordinator
December 2002 American Red Cross Nurse responder
Disaster Services
Supertyphoon Pongsona
Guam
2000 - 2001 Dollars for Scholars Foundation Gala
New Orleans Public Schools Scholar- Committee
ship Foundation Chairman,
New Orleans, Louisiana Silent Auction
1998 -2000 Hispanic Advisory Committee to the Member
Mayor of New Orleans
1997 - 2003 Vietnamese Outreach Program Member
Methodist Hospital, New Orleans Advisory
Board & Instructor
1996 - 2002 Honorary Ambassadors Program Coordinator,
City of New Orleans to La Ceiba, Honduras
1994 Wrote Marketing Plan for Education Writer and Planner
for the State Board of Examiners for
Dietitians and Nutritionists
1995 - 1998 New Orleans Ballet Association Member
May 1993 and 1998 Jury Duty Juror
Louisiana State Criminal Court
Orleans Parish
1991 St. John Parish Science Fair Judge
1987 - present New Orleans Opera Association Member
1982- 1985 International Red Cross Instructor
First Aid
1984 Boy Scouts of America Red Cross
First Aid Instructor
1982 - 1985 Girl Scouts of America Leader
1980-1989 CPR Certification Classes Instructor
1970 - 1984 Metropolitan Opera Guild Member
Auxiliary, Mobile, Alabama
1979 -1984 Metropolitan Opera Guild Program
Auxiliary, Mobile, Alabama Chairperson
1977 - 1978 Auxiliary to the Medical Society District Vice-
State of Alabama President
1976 - 1977 Auxiliary to the Medical Society President
Mobile County
State of Alabama
School of Nursing
Date/s Activity Position
2006 - present Faculty Orientation and Development Chair
Committee
UTEP School of Nursing
2006 Doctor of Nursing Practice Task Member
Force
ad hoc committee
UTEP School of Nursing
2004-2006 Program Evaluation Committee Member
UTEP School of Nursing
2003-present Graduate Studies and Curriculum Member Committee
UTEP School of Nursing
2003-present Course Managers Committee Member
UTEP-School of Nursing
2003-present Faculty Evaluation Committee Member
UTEP-CHS
2002- 2003 Curriculum Committee Member
University of Guam
2002- 2003 Program Evaluation Committee Member
University of Guam
2002- 2003 Second-Step BSN Task Force Member
University of Guam
1999 -2001 Faculty Affairs Committee
Faculty Evaluations Sub-Committee Chairman
LSUHSC
1999 - 2000 Student Affairs Committee Member
LSUHSC
1996 -1998 Faculty Assembly Delegate
 LSUHSC
2000 ASN Committee Member
LSUHSC
1998 - 1999 Distance Learning Committee Member
LSUHSC
1998 - 1999 Research Committee Member
LSUHSC
1997 - 1999 Faculty Status Committee Member
LSUHSC
1994 - 1998 Security Committee Chairman
LSUHSC
1991 - 1993 Faculty Development Committee Chairman
LSUHSC
1990 - 1991 General Faculty, LSUMC Secretary
School of Nursing
1989 - 1993 Social Activities Committee Chairman
LSUHSC
Program/Department
Date/s Activity Position
1996 - 1999 Curriculum Committee, Member
ASN Program-LSUHSC
1993 -1996 Admissions and Progressions Member
Committee, ASN Program
LSUHSC
1989 - 1993 Adult Health Committee Member
BSN Program-LSUHSC
1989 - 1993 RN Committee, BSN Program Member
LSUHSC
1989 - 1993 Recruitment Committee Member
BSN Program-LSUHSC
1989 - 1993 Social Activities Committee Chairman
BSN Program-LSUHSC
Professional/Lay
Date/s Activity Role
Date/s Organization Position
2008-present Transcultural Nursing Society Chair, Nominations
Committee;
Scholarship Awards
Committee;
Reviewer, Research
presentations for annual
 conference
2007-present Military Child Education Coalition Member
2006-present Association of Clinicians for the Member
2000-present Transcultural Nursing Society Member
2007-2009 Member
Nominating Committee
2009 Chair, Nominating
Committee
2009 Research Awards
Committee
Reviewer, Research
Presentations, national
conference
1996 - present International Society for Nutrition Member
Education
1980 - present American Nurses' Association Member
2004- present Texas State Nurses' Association Member
1989 - 2003 New Orleans District Nurses' Member
Association ( NODNA )
Legislative Committee Chairman 1991 - 1993
1986 - present Sigma Theta Tau International Member
Honor Society for Nurses
Epsilon Nu and Delta Kappa chapters
1981 - 1996 American Society of Parenteral Member
and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN)
1983 - 1984 ASPEN, Membership Committee Member
1987 - 1998 Louisiana and Mississippi Society Member
Of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
( LOMISPEN )
1988 - 1990 (LOMSIPEN) Liason to LSNA,
1987 - 1990 LOMISPEN Member
Education Committee Program Committee
1983 - 1984 Mobile Area Nonvolitional President
Nutrition Support Association
1980 -1984 Alabama State Nurses' Member
Association (ASNA)
1983 - 1984 Professional Standards Committee
MAJOR EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
Date Title/Location
3/10 & 3/11/08 Supporting Children through Trauma and Loss Institute
Military Child Education Coalition
 El Paso, TX
5/23 - 24 /07 Innovations in Online Learning
UT Telecampus
Austin, Texas
2/07/04 NCLEX Test Plan Update
University of Texas at Brownsville
Brownsville, TX
8/16-17/2002 Crisis Prevention Intervention
CPI - sponsored at Guam Mental Health/Substance
Abuse Center
Tamuning, Guam
7/27-31/ 2002 Advancing Women's Health for Healthy Communities
Society of Nutrition Education Conference-Presenter
St. Paul, MN
7/10-12/2002 The Leadership Summit-Presenter
Eliminating Health Disparities
Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Minority Health
Washington, D.C.
11/29/00-12/1/00 Living Healthier, Living Longer
15th National Conference on
Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Washington, D.C.
11/10/2000 Transcultural Nursing: An Imperative
for the 21st Century
The City University of New York
Nurse Researchers and The Center for
Nursing Research
New York City, N.Y.
1/6/2000 Core Values for Faculty
Dr. Michael Paulsen
New Orleans, LA
11/3/99 Why People Choose What They Eat
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D.C.
11/5-7/98 Food: Nature and Culture
The New School for Social
Research
New York City, NY
1997 Legal Implications for Nursing
New Orleans, LA
1996 Council on Licensing, Education,
And Research (CLEAR) Conference
San Antonio, Texas
1-27-30/91 15th Clinical Congress of the
American Society of Parenteral
and Enteral Nutrition
 San Francisco, CA
10/2/91 HIV Testing
Tulane Medical Center
New Orleans, LA
12/11/91 Infection Control Needs and
Resuscitation- LSUMC
11/9/90 Nutrition Support - Moving into
The 1990's
LOMISPEN
11/89 Current Concepts of Nutritional
Support in the Hospital and Home
New Orleans, LA
5/89 Care of Ventilator Dependent Patients
Ochsner Foundation Hospital
New Orleans, LA
4/89 Caring for Patients in Coma and
Emerging from Coma
Ochsner Foundation Hospital
New Orleans, LA
3/89 Hansen's Disease and the Carville
Leprosarium
Carville, LA
2/22-25/89 ASPEN Clinical Congress
Miami, FL
2/24/88 Intimate Times: Sexuality in Health
And Illness
Ochsner Foundation Hospital
2/2/88 Pressure Ulcers: A Team Approach
Gaymor Corporation
New Orleans, LA
1/1/89 Jest for the Health of It
Ochsner Foundation Hospital
New Orleans, LA
9/20 - 22/88 Group Process: How to Lead A
Group Successfully
Ochsner Foundation Hospital
New Orleans, LA
1/8-11/88 Caring for the Chemically Dependent
Patient
Southern Baptist Hospital, New Orleans, LA