DNSc, The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland, 2005
Diploma, Union Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, 1995
MHSc, Epidemiology and Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, 1986
BA, Biology and Chemistry, College of Notre Dame of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, 1980
Research:
Informatics Translational Research –
Testing Strategies for Developing Computational Languages for Nursing
Evaluation Methodologies for Implementation
Best Practices for Workflow Redesign with IT Implementation
Developing Models of Data Interchange for the OR, PACU and Acute Care Floors
Developing Prototype Nurse Reporting Systems to account for Patient Acuity and Nursing Intensity
Primary Teaching Areas:
NDNP 807: Information Systems and Technology for the Transformation of Care
NURS 784: Project Management
NURS 786: Systems Analysis and Design in Health Care
Academic & Professional Activities:
2006: Appointed to expert panel for review of PNDS for AORN
2004 to Present: Appointed as Informatics Consultant to the Perianesthesia Data Elements Workgroup of ASPAN
2004 to Present: Consultant to the Institute for Hopkins Nursing
Sigma Theta Tau, CARING (Capital Area Round Table Nursing Informatics), American Medical Informatics Association, American Nursing Informatics Association, Southern Nursing Research Society, HIMSS