Q. Tell us a little bit about yourself.
A. I started my career in nursing as a public health nurse, and for the past twenty years, I’ve worked as a family nurse practitioner, mostly in primary care but also in endocrinology and urgent care. I have a special interest in communicable disease, adolescent health, and caring for underserved populations. On the weekends, I love to ski, hike and be outside with my family.
Q. What did you do prior to joining EBSCO’s Nursing and Allied Health Editorial Leadership Team?
A. I earned a doctorate in nursing, focusing on community health; specifically, how to promote healthy transitions to freedom for people released from incarceration in Denver, Colorado. After I graduated, I worked as a family nurse practitioner and taught graduate and undergraduate nursing. At my last employer, I was able to bring my care management skills to the table helping direct and coordinate cost-effective referral guidelines for our accountable care organization.
Q. What inspired you to become a healthcare professional?
A. I’ve always been curious about people, and I love learning what motivates people to make choices in their lives. I’m interested in the different ways we live; I enjoy figuring out big problems, and I want to support vulnerable people in their efforts to live meaningful happy lives.
I’m interested in the different ways we live; I enjoy figuring out big problems, and I want to support vulnerable people in their efforts to live meaningful happy lives.
I’m interested in the different ways we live; I enjoy figuring out big problems, and I want to support vulnerable people in their efforts to live meaningful happy lives.
Q. What drew you to EBSCO and our Nursing and Allied Health Editorial Leadership Team?
A. Over my career in clinical practice, I observed health care workers becoming more and more vulnerable to high levels of stress and burnout. I wanted to create something that would make their jobs easier, promote positive health outcomes, and give back time at the bedside so they could find meaning in work again.
Q. What is your favorite part of your job?
A. Learning something new every day is my very favorite thing, and I feel happy to have the opportunity to support my colleagues in their efforts to provide high quality, evidence-based care.
Q. What is your professional passion as it relates to healthcare?
A. To understand and care for the whole person, and to create a community where they can thrive.
