Education
- PhD Michigan State University 2010
- MSN Grand Valley State University 2004
- BSN Hope College 1990
Professional Experience
- Associate Professor of Nursing, Calvin University January 2024 - present
- Assistant Professor of Nursing, Calvin University September 2019 - January 2024
- Assistant Professor of Nursing, Calvin University September 2011 – August 2018
- Clinical Nurse Educator, Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital, Grand Rapids MI 2018 – 2019
- Staff Nurse, Butterworth Hospital, Grand Rapids MI 2004 – 2006
- Patient Educator, Georgetown Physician, Hudsonville MI 1998 – 2001
- Staff Nurse, Lakeshore Otolaryngology, Holland MI 1996 – 1998
- Staff Nurse, Zeeland Community Hospital, Zeeland MI 1995 – 1998
- Staff Nurse, United States Navy 1990 – 1994
Administrative Responsibilities
- Member, Curriculum Committee, Nursing Department 2016-Present
- Member, Evaluation Committee, Nursing Department 2015-2016
- Member, Scholarship Committee, Science Division 2015-Present,
- Chairperson August 2021-Present
- Member, Student Development Committee, Nursing Department 2014-2015
- Member, Institutional Review Board, Calvin College 2012-Present
- Chairperson (2013-2016) (Spring, 2021)
- Member, Faculty Development Committee, Nursing Department2011-2014; 2016-2017
Professional Services
- Peer reviewer for Pain Management Nursing 2021
- Peer reviewer for Western Journal of Nursing Research 2015
- Peer reviewer for Sage Open Medicine2015
- Executive Board, Kappa Epsilon Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, International Nursing Honor Society2012 - present
- Student Advisor: 2012-2013
- Vice-President for Calvin: 2013-2017
- Member, Research Committee, Kappa Epsilon Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, International Nursing Honor Society 2011 - present
- Chairperson 2020-Present
Research
- Calvin University, McGregor Fellowship, Project Title: Using Arts & Humanities to Enhance Baccalaureate Nursing Education. Awarded 3/2021 (Student wages)
- Calvin College Department of Nursing, Marion Peterson Fund. Project Title: The Lived Experience of Newly Graduated Registered Nurses as a Manager of Pain: Transition from Student to Professional Role. Awarded 9/2015 ($539.00).
- Kappa Epsilon Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International. Project Title: The Lived Experience of Newly Graduated Registered Nurses as a Manager of Pain: Transition from Student to Professional Role. Awarded 10/2015 ($740.00).
- Calvin College, Diekema Fellow (Calvin Research Fellowship). Project Title: The Lived Experience of Newly Graduated Registered Nurses as a Manager of Pain: Transition from Student to Professional Role. Awarded 11/15/2013 for Academic Year 2014-2015.
- National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Nursing Research, Individual Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award, Grant 1F31NR011523-01A1. Project Title: Pain and Pain Management in a Medicaid Waiver Program. Awarded 8/16/2010 to 12/30/2010.
Fellowships
- University Enrichment Fellowship, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan2006 – 2010
- Margaret Walther Program for Cancer Care Research Pre-doctoral Fellowship through the Behavioral Cooperative Oncology Group, Indianapolis, IN 2007 – 2009
- State of Michigan Nurse Corps Scholarship 2009 -2010
Professional Services
- Sigma Theta Tau, Honor Society of Nursing, Kappa Epsilon-At-Large Chapter Midwest Nursing Research Society 2013 - present
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