Courses Taught

• NU 324 Child and Family Health
• NU 400 Research and Outcomes Management
• NU 446/447 Independent Study
• NU 448 Directed Study
• NU 519 Issues in Community-Based Care

Current Projects

• Diabetes in school-aged children
• Healthy Living - Body and Soul

Achievements

• 2009 Inducted into Phi Kappa Phi
• Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE)
• 1996 Epsilon Omega Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau Research Award
• BLS Instructor American Heart Association

Education & Career

• D.S.N. University of Alabama at Birmingham in 1998
• M.S.N. University of Alabama at Birmingham in 1988
• B.S.N. Jacksonville State University in 1983
• Staff Nurse at Children's Hospital 1983-1989
• Nursing Instructor, Capstone College of Nursing at the University of Alabama 1989-1997
• Director of Education, Marshall Medical Center North 1998-2002

Clinical Interests

• Child Health
• Adolescent Health Issues
• Diabetes
• Chronic Illness in Children: cancer, respiratory, and hematological disorders

Service Activities

• Church Activities
• Community CPR courses
• Speaker for various community groups on Diabetes, Child Health Issues

Professional Organizations

• Society of Pediatric Nurses
• Alabama Nurses Association
• Sigma Theta Tau
• Phi Kappa Phi
• American Diabetes Association