Laura Koo, MS, RN, CRNP, FNP-BC

• Assistant Professor
  Organizational Systems and Adult Health

Location:

Room 375D, School of Nursing Building

Phone:

410-706-3495

Email:

lkoo@umaryland.edu

• PhD candidate, expected PhD degree completion 2021, University of Maryland College Park, 2021
• Post-Master's Certificate in Teaching in Nursing & Health Professions, University of Maryland Baltimore, 2006
• MS, Community Health Nursing: Family Nurse Practitioner, Boston College, 2000
• BSN, Nursing, University of Arizona, 1995
• BA, Spanish, University of Maryland College Park, 1993

• health literacy; chronic disease management in primary care or community settings; cross-cultural communication; health disparities & health equity; empowerment; advocacy; food allergies

• Publication Year:

  2016

  Title:

  Nurse Practitioners' Use of Communication Techniques: Results of a Maryland Oral Health Literacy Survey.

  Journal Name:

  PloS one

• Publication Year:

  2015

  Title:

  Evidence-Based Interventions for Prevention of Bone Density Loss after Kidney Transplant.

  Journal Name:

  Nephrology nursing journal : journal of the American Nephrology Nurses' Association

• Publication Year:

  2014

  Title:

  Qualitative evaluation of a standardized patient clinical simulation for nurse practitioner and pharmacy students

  Journal Name:

  Nurse Education in Practice

• Publication Year:

  2014

  Title:

  Chapter 22 Gynecologic disorders

• Publication Year:

  2013

  Title:

  Developing standardized patient clinical simulations to apply concepts of interdisciplinary collaboration

  Journal Name:

  Journal of Nursing Education

• Publication Year:

  2010

  Title:

  Patient history key to diagnosing peripheral edema

  Journal Name:

  The Nurse Practitioner

• Year:

  2016

  Title:

  Decreasing barriers to oral health: Results of a Maryland survey of nurse practitioners’ knowledge and practices related to dental caries prevention

  Conference/Meeting Name:

  2016 Maryland Action Coalition Summit: Advancing the recommendations of the Institute of Medicine Report – The Future of Nursing

  Sponsoring Organization:

  Maryland Action Coalition

  Location:

  Baltimore MD United States

• Year:

  2013

  Title:

  Interprofessional education: Using standardized patients and providers for primary care simulation

  Conference/Meeting Name:

  The National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties 39th Annual Meeting

  Sponsoring Organization:

  NONPF

  Location:

  Pittsburgh PA

• Year:

  2012

  Title:

  Developing standardized patient clinical simulations to apply concepts of interprofessional collaboration

  Conference/Meeting Name:

  National League for Nursing – Society for Simulation in Healthcare Symposium on Interprofessional Education in Healthcare Simulation, preconference to the annual International Society for Simulation in Healthcare Conference

  Sponsoring Organization:

  NLN-SSH

  Location:

  San Diego CA

• Family Nurse Practitioner

• Adult-Gerontological Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Specialty, diagnosis and management courses (didactic & clinical practicum); Clinical Nurse Leader program, Introduction to Gerontological Nursing and Health Assessment

University

• Date:

  2015 - Current

  Organization:

  OSAH Search Committee

  Role:

  member

• Date:

  2019 - Current

  Organization:

  Diversity and Inclusion Committee

  Role:

  member

Professional

• Date:

  2014 - Current

  Organization:

  Journal of Nursing Education

  Role:

  Manuscript Reviewer/Referee

Public

• Date:

  2014 - Current

  Organization:

  University of Maryland Medical Center

  Role:

  Nurse Practitioner