Faculty Research/Publications

Rebecca Carron, PhD, RN, NP-C

GRANTS AND FUNDING

Carron, R., Gilman-Kehrer, E., & Alvero, R. A Pilot Management Program for American Indian/Alaska Native Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Mountain West Clinical and Translational Research Grant (5U54GM104944-08), PI, $59,950, 2020-2021 (Funded). Carron, R. (PI), Bush, E., Singh, R., Kooienga, S., Alvero, R., & Rankin, J. Research, Sharon S. Humenick Enrichment Fund, Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing, University of Wyoming. An Institutional ethnographic analysis of online open support groups for women with polycystic ovary syndrome, PI, $5,000.00, 2019-2021 (Funded).

PUBLICATIONS

Carron, R. (2020). Health disparities in American Indians/Alaska Natives: Implications for nurse practitioners. The Nurse Practitioner, 45(6), 26-32. DOI: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000666188.79797.a7 Carron, R. Kooienga, S., Gilman-Kehrer, E., Alvero, R., & Boyle, D. K. (2019). Using the medicine wheel to study polycystic ovary syndrome in American Indian women. Research and Theory for Nursing Practice: An International Journal, 33(3), 246-256. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/1541.6577.33.3.246.

Pamela Clarke, RN; MPH, PhD; FAAN

PUBLICATIONS

Clarke, PN. (2020). Nursing: Forever Changed by a Pandemic. Nursing Science Quarterly, 33(4), 307–308. https://doi.org/ 10.1177/0894318420943134 Clarke, PN. (2020). Malone’s Vision of Diversity. Nursing Science Quarterly, 33(3), 225–225. https://doi.org/10.1177/ 0894318420920609 // See Malone, B. (2020). Without Diversity, There Is No Excellence. Nursing Science Quarterly, 33(3), 226–228. https://doi.org/10.1177/0894318420920611 Clarke, P. N., & VanDriel, M. K. (2020). NurseTRUST: A Leadership Model for Advancing Population Health. Nursing Science Quarterly, 33(2), 132–135. https://doi.org/10.1177/0894318419898160 Clarke, PN. (2020). Nursing Theory Informs Dressage. Nursing Science Quarterly, 33(1), 35–37. https://doi.org/10.1177/ 0894318419881799

Nancy “Niki” Eisenmann, PhD, RN

PUBLICATIONS

Eisenmann, N. (2021). An innovative clinical concept map to promote clinical judgment in nursing students. Journal of Nursing Education, 60 (3). Eisenmann, N. (2020). Differences between licensed healthcare providers with substance use related licensure discipline. Substance Use & Misuse.

PRESENTATIONS

Differences between Licensed Healthcare Providers with substance use related licensure discipline. 2020.

Ann Marie Hart, PhD, FNP-BC, FAANP

PUBLICATIONS

Moore, K.S. & Hart, A.M. (2021). Critical juncture: The doctor of nursing practice and COVID-19. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 33(2), 97-99. https://doi.org/10.1097/JXX.0000000000000582 Burman, M.E., McGee, N., Proctor, J., Hart, A.M., Moody, E., & Hardesty C. (2021). ECHO: A model for professional development in nursing through learning networks. Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 52(4),198-204. https://doi. org/10.3928/00220124-20210315-09 McGee, N., Proctor, N., Hart, A.M. & Burman, M. (2021). Reconsidering benzodiazepines and z-drug prescriptions: Responsible prescribing and deprescribing. Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 17(1), 76-83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2020.08.004 Larson-Meyer, D.E., Schueler, J., Kyle, E., Hart, A.M., Austin, K., & Alexander, B. (2020) Appetite-regulating hormones in human milk: A plausible biological factor for obesity risk reduction? Journal of Human Lactation. https://doi.org/10.1177/0890334420954160

PRESENTATIONS

Hart, A.M. (2021, March 3). Program evaluations and outcomes. Invited webinar presentation for the “World Cafe” sponsored by the National Nurse Practitioner Residency and Fellowship Training Consortium. Hart, A.M. (2020, November 18). Diagnostic decision-making in primary care: 5+ steps to making an accurate diagnosis. Invited webinar presentation for VisualDx®.

GRANTS AND FUNDING

Received, as Program Director/PI: HRSA grant Nurse Education, Practice, Quality, and Retention Interprofessional Collaborative Practice (NEPQR: Behavioral Health Integration Program). Award amount $1,500,000 over three years. Funding 7/1/2020 – 6/30/23 PRESENTATIONS (Invited) McGee, N. & Proctor, J. (2021). Behavioral Health Integration. Increasing Access to Care for Individuals with Depression and Substance Abuse Risk in a Rural Community. Power of Rural Healthcare Conference. Online, May 18. Podium Presentation.

PUBLICATIONS

Burman, M.E., McGee, N., Proctor, J., Hart, A.M., Moody, E. J., & Hardesty, C. (2021). ECHO: A Model for professional development in nursing through learning networks. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 52(4), 198-204.

J’Laine Proctor, DNP, FNP, PMHNP

Sherrill Smith, RN, PhD, CNL, CNE

Jenifer Thomas, PhD

Janet Willhaus, PhD, RN, CHSE, CHSOS

GRANTS AND FUNDING

Received, Co-Investigator (McGee N. Program Director/PI): HRSA grant Nurse Education, Practice, Quality, and Retention Interprofessional Collaborative Practice (NEPQR: Behavioral Health Integration Program). Award amount $1,500,000 over three years. Funding 7/1/2020 – 6/30/23 PRESENTATIONS (Invited) McGee, N. & Proctor, J. (2021). Behavioral Health Integration. Increasing Access to Care for Individuals with Depression and Substance Abuse Risk in a Rural Community. Power of Rural Healthcare Conference. Online, May 18. Podium Presentation.

PUBLICATIONS

McGee, N., Proctor, J., Hart, A.M., & Burman, M. 2020. Reconsidering Benzodiazepines and Z-drug Prescriptions: Responsible Prescribing and Deprescribing. The Journal of Nurse Practitioners. doi: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2020.08.004 McGee, N., Proctor, J., Hart, A.M., Moody, E.J., & Hardesty, C. (2021). ECHO: A Model for professional development in nursing through learning networks. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 52(4), 198-204.

ARTICLES

Smith, S., Farra, S., & Hodgson, E. (2021). Evaluation of two simulation methods for teaching a disaster skill. BMJ Simulation and Technology Enhanced Learning, 7, 92-96. doi:10.1136/bmjstel-2019-000572 Keister, K., Farra, S., Smith, S., & Bottomley, M. (2021). Development of a scale to measure synergy. Nursing Education Perspectives, 42(2), 87-92. doi: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000783

TEXTBOOK CHAPTERS

Smith, S., Farra, S., & Miller, E. (2021). Disaster preparation, response, and recovery. Gerontological Nursing (5th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett.

PAPER / PODIUM

Nursing Education Leaders Decision-Making During a Pandemic Crisis. Virtual podium presentation at the 2021 Association of Community Health Nurse Educator (ACHNE) Conference with Dr. Sharon Farra and Dr. Ann Stalter Stalter. June 10-11, 2021.

GRANTS AND FUNDING

Investigator Subcontract: Research, National Institutes of Health (NIGMS), 2U54GM104944-06, Clinical and translational research infrastructure network IDeA-CTR. Community engagement and outreach core site director: J. Thomas (PI/Project Director: P. Kumar, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 9/15/13-6/30/23).

PRESENTATIONS

Thomas, J., Purtzer, M.A., Baker, S., Erickson, N., Graves, K., Kindt, J., & McCoy, B. (2020). Cultural competence in the context of Native American experience with nurses. Western Institute of Nursing Research Conference, Portland OR, April 15-18. Podium Presentation. In-person conference cancelled due to COVID-19. Thomas, J., Gomez Aguilar, P., Baker, S., Ellingrod, L., Erickson, N., Graves, K., Kindt, J., McCoy, B., Smith, B., Snow, E., & Woods, T. (2020). Relationship between mental health and adherence among individuals with type 2 diabetes in Oxcutzcab, Yucatan, Mexico. Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 1-4. Poster Presentation. In-person conference cancelled due to COVID-19.

KEY PUBLICATIONS

Purtzer, M.A., & Thomas, J. (2021). What Native Americans want nurses to know: Attitudes and behaviors desired in client/ nurse relationships. Public Health Nursing, 38(2), 176-185. (Data-based article) Thomas, J., Moring, J., Calmes, J., Kepler, M, Chaulk-Pikula, T., & Baker, S. (2019). What does it mean to be at-risk of developing type 2 diabetes? Family matters. American Journal of Health Studies, 34(4), 184-195. (Data-based article).

GRANTS AND FUNDING

Students’ perceptions of auditory fidelity in simulation. Humenick Award, School of Nursing, PI Janet Willhaus; CoPI Rachel Thomas; Other Denise Gable., October 2020. $1,500 Exploring the impact of aromatherapy and three-dimensional guided visualization on anxiety. McMurry Award, School of Nursing, PI Janet Willhaus, October 2020. $8,207.00

VIRTUAL PRESENTATIONS AND POSTERS

Willhaus, J. K., Foronda, C., & Mariani, B. (2021). Simulation during Covid 19: Applying the INACSL Standards. International Meeting of Simulation in Healthcare. (Virtual presentation) Wong, A., & Willhaus, J. K. (2021). Speed Mentoring. International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare. (Virtual presentation) Willhaus, J. K. (2021). Simulation based nursing education: INACSL Standards of Best Practice. International Symposium of Tokyo Metropolitan University for Simulation-based Nursing Education 2020. (Virtual presentation for international audience) Willhaus, J. K. (2021). Academic Relationships. Wyoming Nurse Leadership Institute. (Virtual presentation) Wyoming Nurses Association. Willhaus, J. K. Thomas, R. I., & Gable, D. (2021). Students’ perceptions of auditory fidelity in simulation. International Nursing Association of Clinical Simulation in Healthcare Conference 2021.(Virtual poster) Willhaus, J. K. (2021). Innovative Simulationist: Who ME? Colorado Simulation Collaborative Conference. (Virtual Keynote Address)