Interests
I enjoy reading, baking, traveling, the ocean, sunshine, and spending time with my husband Henry and dog Earl. I am also a lifelong learner.
Education
Florida Southern College, Lakeland, Florida
- Doctor of Nursing Practice, August 2024
- DNP project: A Familiar Music Intervention to Decrease Agitation in Adults with Moderate to Severe Cognitive Impairment
- Served on the Academic Curriculum Student Advisory Committee
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
- Nurse Educator Certificate Program (Admitted for January 2025-December 2025)
Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Master of Science in Nursing (Psychiatric Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist), May 2004
- Thesis: Relaxation Techniques for Anger Management
- Graduate with Distinction
- Post-Master Certificate (Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner), August 2015
- Community Learning Network Clinical Research Certificate Program, April 2010
Indiana University East, Richmond, Indiana
- Associate of Science in Nursing, May 1997
- National Dean’s List
Awards
- Graduate with Distinction, IUPUI, 2024
- National Dean's List, IU East, 1997
Publications
Florida Southern College
DNP project: A Familiar Music Intervention to Decrease Agitation in Adults with Moderate to Severe Cognitive Impairment
Project presented as a poster presentation at the annual Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association (GAPNA) in September 2024. Project is featured on the GAPNA website as a PowerPoint presentation with voiceover narration.
Bakas, T., McLennon, S., Carpenter, J., Buelow, J., Otte, J., Hanna, K., Ellett, M., Hadler, K., & Welch, J. (2012). Systematic review of health-related quality of life models. BioMed Central, 10(134), 1-12.
Projects
Florida Southern College
DNP project: A Familiar Music Intervention to Decrease Agitation in Adults with Moderate to Severe Cognitive Impairment.
Project was presented as a poster presentation at the annual Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association (GAPNA) in September 2024. Project is featured on the GAPNA website as a PowerPoint presentation with voiceover narration. The project has been submitted for approval for poster presentations at the annual chapter conference for the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA)/Florida chapter for March 2025 and the annual conference of the APNA in October 2025.
Indiana University Purdue University
Master's Thesis: Relaxation Techniques for Anger Management