My clinical experience spans over 30 years within the acute care setting and extensively in community health. This variety of experiences ensures that I bring a wealth of real-world expertise to my teaching practice. In addition, my passion for nursing education is rooted in stimulating critical thinking in students as they contend with current challenges in health care delivery. 

I joined the team of educators for the online RNBS program at OHSU in the spring of 2025. I am thrilled to work alongside this expert team that delivers the highest quality of evidence-based online nursing education. From 2012 to 2025, I taught undergraduate courses at OHSU’s Ashland campus, including Health Promotion, Chronic Care I and II, Acute Care, and Population Health. I also served as a faculty liaison for Nursing Students Without Borders on this campus, collaborating with students on several social justice issues.

My scholarship and grant work is focused on larger systemic and population health issues. I have developed expertise in the unique care challenges of people experiencing homelessness and helped to establish the Street Nursing Team on the OHSU Ashland and Klamath Falls campuses.