2019 - present
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing
Austin Community College
· Teach lab and clinical courses in department of Professional Nursing.
2017 - present
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing
National American University – Austin, TX
· Teach lecture, lab and clinical courses in VN and BSN programs.
· Prepare materials and lessons to facilitate curriculum.
· Foster relationships between students and staff at clinical sites.
2019 - present
Consultant
Apollo Endosurgery – Austin, TX
· Translate clinical research into actionable findings for several internal teams.
2019 - present
Wellness Nurse
Apple, Inc. – Austin, TX
· As part of the Wellness team, provide wellness exams, rapid cholesterol screening, flu shots, and other prevention activities on a part-time basis.
2017 - 2019
Oncology Researcher
Flatiron Healthcare – New York, NY
· Abstract data from electronic medical records, using proprietary software system to work with the data.
· Provide feedback to team about processes, policies & procedures, and software issues.
2009 - present
President and Editor-in-Chief
IVFConnections.com – Austin, TX
· Designed & developed all aspects of comprehensive health education web portal.
· Created hundreds of articles, summaries of current research, medical and mental health resources, patient tools, fact sheets and system of peer-led support.
2004 - 2006
Oncology Float Nurse
Texas Oncology – Austin, TX
· Primary care nurse duties included patient assessment and routine treatment, IV access, fluid administration, assistance with bone marrow biopsies, conscious sedation administration & monitoring, genetic counseling and patient education.
2004 - 2005
Oncology Floor Nurse
Seton Medical Center – Austin, TX
· Direct patient care of up to five high acuity patients per shift.
2004
Research Assistant, Quality of Life in Cancer Patients Study
University of Texas School of Nursing – Austin, TX
· In-person assessment and interviews of study participants, teaching, and evaluation of self-care skills.
· Performed all study data entry, statistical analyses and literature reviews.
2005 - present
Consultant, Director of Special Projects
Pubcon, Inc. – Austin, TX
· Conduct periodic survey research to investigate strategic business questions.
· Design and edit all conference materials.
· Write and edit select content for website.
2000 - 2004
Director of Marketing
Smartprice.com – Austin, TX
· Conducted usability studies to design and improve site performance. Conducted focus groups and one-on-one interviews for qualitative research. Performed large-scale marketing research projects to investigate business questions.
· Responsible for all marketing, PR and brand management initiatives.
1998 - 2000
Project Manager
Millward Brown/IntelliQuest – Austin, TX
· Qualitative social science research project management, from study design & execution to analysis & reporting.
1993 - 1998
Project Director
Hughes Research Worldwide – Rockville, MD
· Qualitative and quantitative social science research.
· Moderated dozens of focus groups and conducted hundreds of one-on-one interviews.
School of Nursing, National American University
Adjunct Instructor, Clinical, lab and lecture courses in VN and BSN programs, 2017 - 2018
Department of Sociology, University of Maryland
Graduate Instructor, Introduction to Sociology, Spring 1998
Department of Sociology, Towson State University
Adjunct Instructor, Introduction to Sociology, Fall 1996
Department of Sociology, University of Maryland
Teaching Assistant, Statistics 301, Fall 1995; Spring 1996
Financial Peace University, Austin, TX
Instructor, August 2017 – present
Teach weekly course in finance, budgeting and investing.
2006
MSN, Holistic Adult Health Nursing
University of Texas – Austin, TX
1996
MA, Sociology
University of Maryland – College Park, MD
1994
BA, Sociology
George Mason University – Fairfax, VA
HONcode Health Information Certification, May 2011 - present
Brought IVFConnections.com into compliance with all HONcode online health information principles; IVFC is now one of the less than 8,000 internationally recognized HONcode certified sites.
WomensRadio.com, March 2011
Featured interview about women in in healthcare online with Pat Lynch of Speak Up! Radio
Department of Nursing, University of Texas
Board Member, Association of Nursing Graduate Students (ANGS), 2004-2006
Department of Nursing, University of Texas
Tuition Scholarship, 2004 – 2005
Department of Sociology, University of Maryland
All tuition, fees and stipend awarded.
Research Assistantship, 1997 - 1998
Teaching Assistantship, 1995 - 1996
Research Assistantship, 1994 – 1995
Department of Correction and Rehabilitation, Montgomery County Government, Maryland
Certificate of Appreciation, May 1996; presented in recognition of Master’s thesis, a program evaluation of the Department of Correction and Rehabilitation’s work release program.