Who’s Who in American Education

Woman of the Year, American Biographical Institute

MNRS Research Abstract Reviewer for upcoming conferences

National State of Science Conference Research Abstract Reviewer NSSC Conference

Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers

Co-Project Director Retirement Research Foundation (RRF) Grant $95,159; 1-2004 through 12-2006

Strathmore’s Who’s Who

Who’s Who in America

Competitively Selected for End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) Training Course, June 2001 (Cleveland, OH)

Nursing education in the 21 st Century: beyond the Textbook, " Disseminating Successful Aging Innovations: From Curriculum to Community," Poster Presentation, Saint Xavier University, Chicago, IL

The Art of Compassionate Care: End of Life Issues. 7 th annual Workshop for families, Caregivers and Professionals, Alzheimer’s Association, CONAH Auditorium, Joliet, IL

USF/CONAH, Joliet, IL, CCNE Mock Study Day Stakeholders’ Dinner Meeting , " PowerPoint Slide Show of CCNE Standard IV"

USF/CONAH, Joliet, IL, CCNE Mock Study Day, "Systematic Evaluation Plan and Council on Assessment Overview for CCNE"

USF CONAH, Joliet, IL Guest lecturer for N362, Ethical & Legal Issues for Healthcare, "Advocacy for Vulnerable Client Populations (including the mentally ill)"

"Medications for Older Adults", Catholic Charities Foster Grandparent Program, Romeoville, IL

"Educating Baccalaureate Nursing Students on Successful Aging" (Panel discussion), Nursing Science Fair-Evidence Based Practice, sponsored by Edward Hospital, and Sigma Theta Tau chapters at Aurora University, Benedictine University, Lewis University and University of St. Francis, Naperville IL

" Disseminating Successful Aging Innovations: From Curriculum to Community" , Nursing Science Fair-Evidence Based Practice, sponsored by Edward Hospital, and Sigma Theta Tau chapters at Aurora University, Benedictine University, Lewis University and University of St. Francis, held in Naperville IL

USF/CONAH, N412 A, Nursing Research Class, "The Caregiver's Experience of Deliberative Mutual Patterning With Pain-Ridden Substance Users", Qualitative Research Presentation & Guest lecture

USF/CONAH, Joliet, IL, 640-A, Theoretical Principles & Clinical Management I, Geriatric Substance Abuse and Suicide, Guest Lecture.

USF/CONAH, N412 A, Nursing Research Class, Evidence-Based Practice, Guest lecture

USF/CONAH Curriculum Day, Evidence-Based Practice: A Primer.

End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) & American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) sponsored, funded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Training, Cleveland, OH

Doctoral Research presented at the Seventh Rogerian Conference, June, New York University in New York City