Degrees:

BSN—University of Arizona. Tucson, AZ

MSN—Indiana University
Major: Nursing of Adults
Research Title: "Learning Styles as a Predictor of Preferred Learning Strategies"

DNS—Indiana University
Major: Synthesis in Adult Health Nursing
Minor: Educational Inquiry (Educational Psychology)
Research Title: "Self Reflective Guided Imagery Among . . . Middle Age Women in a Support Group Setting"

Certification in:

Advanced Holistic Nurse: American Holistic Nurses Association, Interactive Guided Imagery: American Academy for Guided Imagery, Biofeedback: Biofeedback Certification Institute of America, Qualified Therapeutic Touch Teacher (QTTT): Nurse Healers - Professional Associates, International.

Experience in:

Adult Health, Acute Care, Med./Surg, Stress & Coping, Support Group Therapies, Complementary/Alternative Therapies

Teaching areas:

Undergraduate & Graduate, Adult Health, Acute Health Problems, Theory, Qualitative Methods, Stress Management

Areas of Interest/Research:

Adult Health, Health & Wellness Promotion, Self-care, Guided Imagery, Therapeutic Touch, Support Groups, Biofeedback, Counseling, Holistic & Complementary Therapies.
Research Methods: Qualitative Methods, Quantitative Methods

Professional Memberships:

American Holistic Nurses Association, American Nurses Association (ANA), Indiana State Nurses Association (ISNA), Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (AAPB), International Association. for Interactive Guided Imagery, Midwest Nursing Research Society, National Gerontological Nurses Association, Nurse Healers Professional Associates Inc., Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nursing