Nurse Scientist; Deputy Chief, Center for Nursing Science and Clinical Inquiry
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center
APO, Armed Forces - AE, United States
I currently serve as the Perioperative Consultant (66E) to the Army Surgeon General, Army Director of the TriService Nursing Research Program (TSNRP) Biobehavioral Research Interest Group (BHRIG), and Deputy Chief of Research at the Center for Nursing Science and Clinical Inquiry (CNSCI), Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany. I have more than 29 years of US Army active duty service and hold board certifications in perioperative nursing (CNOR), Certified Ambulatory Surgery Nurse (CNAMB), Certified Surgical Services Manager (CSSM), nursing informatics (RN-BC), and as a nurse executive (NEA-BC). I completed my PhD in Nursing at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) and undergraduate studies at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (Denver). I deployed twice to Iraq to support Operation Iraqi Freedom (2004 - 2005) and Operation New Dawn (2010 - 2011). The TSNRP, the Army Nurse Corps Association (ANCA), and Jonas Philanthropies have funded my research through grant awards. I have obtained full professional status and national prominence as a perioperative nursing expert by being awarded the Army Medical Department (AMEDD) 9A Designator by the Surgeon General and induction into the Order of Military Medical Merit (O2M3). My long-term goal is to develop a comprehensive research program to identify perioperative communication weaknesses, with the aim of increasing healthcare quality and safety. My research interests include network analysis, informatics, systems science, communication, and surgical team performance.
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