Clinical Assistant Professor, Nursing

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Francis Hall 211

• Undergraduate: Community Health with clinical, Informatics, Clinical Microbiology
• Graduate: Advanced Pathophysiology, Adult Nursing Care I (co-taught), Community and Pediatric Health
• Simulation Coordinator for the DePerro School of Health Professions Nursing Department
  
   

• Doctor of Nursing Practice in Educational Leadership, American Sentinel College of Nursing at Post University, 2022
• B.S. biology, Gannon University, 2002
• BSN, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2003
• MSN, Edinboro and Clarion Universities, 2014 

• Certified School Nurse (CSN), 2008

• Licensed in New York and Pennsylvania
• Worked as CSN with Kane Area School District, Kane, Pa., for 13 years
• Worked as a clinical nurse and nurse preceptor in medical ICU at Hamot Hospital, Erie, Pa.
• Worked as RN supervisor in long-term care
• Practice as a registered nurse in the acute care unit and emergency department at UPMC Kane in Kane, Pa.

• Thesis: Development of Printed Patient Education Material to Educate Parents about Body Mass Index, 2011.
• DNP Dissertation: The Effect of a Self-Guided, Web-Based Self-Compassion Training on the Self-Compassion Scale – Short Form (SCS-SF) Scores of Registered Nurses, 2022.

My research interest is in self-compassion, and I am currently beginning the process of becoming a trained Mindful Self-Compassion instructor through the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion. Research shows that self-compassion increases joy, quality of life, and job satisfaction while decreasing anxiety, depression, and burnout (Neff, 2003).

My goal is to create and teach a Mindful Self-Compassion course at St. Bonaventure, helping students learn how to integrate this self-care practice into their personal and professional lives. 

I live in Kane, where I was born and raised, with my three kids, Sam, Sophia and Seth. I have a strong sense of family and community, and enjoy being part of the small town I grew up in.