INTRODUCING SAMHSA MFP ANA SCHOLARS FY

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1 INTRODUCING SAMHSA MFP ANA SCHOLARS FY The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Minority Fellowship Program (M FP) at the American Nurses Association (ANA) is pleased to introduce the Newly Appointed and Re-Appointed MFP-Youth Scholars. April C. Bradshaw, RN, has worked in psychiatric nursing for nearly ten years with Veterans, children, and adolescents. For as long as she can remember she has had a passion for education, learning, and the power of one s mind to overcome tremendous obstacles. This is why she loves research, and why she chose to get her degrees in psychology and in nursing. The discipline of nursing allows her to combine the desire to learn about the mind, with the ability to treat and empower others. Presently, Ms. Bradshaw is partnering with an organization whose emphasis is on empowering young men and women who have mental illness and/or have been the victims of abuse. This organization partners with community organizations to provide support and mentors for young men and women that have faced these challenges. She is honored to have been chosen to be an MFP-Y Fellow and is looking forward to the knowledge and support she will gain by being a part of such an amazing group of people. Charlisa Brown, BSN, RN, currently provides mental health services to clients across the lifespan in a community mental health organization where she also works with youth and adults in crisis providing crisis stabilization interventions. She has also worked as a registered nurse on a dual diagnosis inpatient psychiatric unit providing care to both adults and geriatric populations. Ms. Brown worked as a student in an outpatient psychiatric setting serving children and adolescents. As a result of her experience in this psychiatric setting she has developed a desire to dedicate her nursing career to the delivery of psychiatric care in minority communities, with an emphasis on youth transitioning to adulthood. She has a great passion for providing culturally competent care and increasing diversity in healthcare. She is pursuing a Master of Science in Nursing - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Northwestern State University of Louisiana and received a Bachelor of Science in Cellular and Molecular Biology from Louisiana State University in Shreveport. She is a member of the American Nurses Association, American Psychiatric Nursing Association, and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Meagan Carson, BSN, RN, through her work with children at the YMCA and her work with adolescents and young adults in the Center for Psychiatric Medicine has observed how impressionable they are even at an early age. She believes adolescents and young adults need guidance in the right direction which she provided previously in a mentoring program for children and adolescents. Ms. Carson believes that assisting adolescents to develop a strong foundation to build upon is vital to their survival in the world. Her philosophy is that teaching them that mental health is an integral part of

2 2 overall health and well-being is part of life lessons and a pillar of the foundation on how to survive and thrive in the world. She thinks that your life is molded by your thoughts and healthy thoughts are needed to survive. Ms. Carson is currently enrolled at the University of Alabama at Birmingham working on her Master of Science in Nursing - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program. In her second semester in fall 2017, she plans on focusing on the mental health and substance abuse evidence based practices associated with the treatment of adolescents and young adults. Weichen (Sabrina) Chen, BSN, RN, is currently the staff RN at the Center for Dependency, Addiction and Rehabilitation of the University of Colorado Hospital, where the medically managed detoxification and stabilization of patients with addiction is the specialty. She immigrated to the U.S in 2008 with her Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from the National Taiwan University and Master degree in philosophy from the Tsinghua University in Taiwan. She later chose nursing as her second career because she treasures the interactions she has with people, from not knowing each other to gradually building a trusting relationship. Her first staff position was at the Menninger Clinic in Houston, TX, where she completed the 6-month Betty Ann Stedman Psychiatric Nurse Residency Program. After her graduation from the residency program, Ms. Chen sought every opportunity to learn about various evidence-based treatments to better serve patients with mental illness, including but not limited to Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and Motivational Interviewing. She is a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) student at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Denver, Colorado, where she also received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. Ms. Chen s goal is to promote compassion, self-care and mindfulness to the public and eventually break the stigma associated with mental illness through education. Mrs. Chen is a member of the American Nurses Association. Teresa Denson, BSN, RN, currently works in an acute psychiatric unit. Her nursing experience also includes long term care, medical/surgical nursing, school nursing, and neurological intermediate care and intensive care. Her mother was a nurse and her influence is the reason Ms. Denson pursued nursing. Her passion to focus on mental health began years ago as she watched her mother suffer with schizophrenia. She graduated as a licensed practical nurse in August of 2004 and her sweet mother passed away in October of the same year. Years after her mother s death, a disturbing letter was found that her mother wrote to her congressman pleading for financial help for her and her children. This fueled a fire within Ms. Denson to help vulnerable populations with mental illness. The SAMHSA MFP at the American Nurses Association was the perfect opportunity to help her reach this goal. Ms. Denson worked as a licensed practical nurse for 7 years before graduating and becoming eligible to sit for the RN licensure board. In 2012, she completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). Her current goal is to complete her MSN degree in She attends Walden University where she is pursuing a Master of Science in Nursing with an emphasis on Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing. She is the Secretary of Black Nurses Rock Houston, TX chapter where the focus is on initiatives to combat major health disparities affecting black communities such as HIV/AIDS, heart disease, stroke and diabetes. She is also a member of the American Nurses Association and Texas Nurses Association District 9. Juliana Estrada, BSN, RN, nursing experience since 2008 includes employment in women's health, hospice care, and home health. Ms. Estrada s psychiatric nursing career began in 2012 in the inpatient setting, caring for hospitalized children and adolescents. She accepted a position with a mobile crisis outreach team in June of 2015 after experiencing the limitations that the inpatient setting can place on long-term healing. She worked full-time, traveling throughout Harris County, visiting patients in

3 3 their environments, with the goals of stabilizing psychiatric crises, assessing medical stability, and avoiding hospitalization, if appropriate. She believes that the outpatient setting allows for improved patient response and increases the opportunities for a more patient-centered, realistic, and appreciable recovery. Ms. Estrada plans to implement the advanced practice role by focusing her attention on reducing mental health disparities for underserved populations. She aims to specialize in child advocacy and assisting LGBTQI youth with mental health management. She currently attends the University of Texas Health Science Center School of Nursing in Houston and is a student in the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program with anticipated graduation in December, She is a UTHSC - SON PARTNERS scholarship recipient. Ms. Estrada earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Texas Woman s University in December of She is a member of both the American Nurses Association and the Texas Nurses Association. Nicole Humphrey, BSN, RN, found that working in a rural underserved community with extremely limited access to mental health care influenced her to focus primarily on mental health. She is a firm believer in providing early mental health care interventions for children and adolescents that need them. She is also interested in researching ways to help increase mental health care and access to treatment for minorities. Lastly, her work in primary care has increased her interest in wanting to participate in research related to the opioid epidemic. Ms. Humphrey graduated from Morgan Community College in 2009 with an Associate s Degree in Nursing. In May 2015 she earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Texas at Arlington. She is currently a second-year student at the University of Colorado Master of Science in Nursing - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program Her expected graduation date is December Ms. Humphrey is a member of the American Nurses Association. Katrina Im, RN, received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Boston College. Upon graduation, she was selected to join the Teach for America corps where she dedicated two years teaching high school students in an under-resourced school. Working in an urban school district has only solidified her passion for returning to an underserved community in order to increase mental health access and promote awareness. Last year, Ms. Im also had the opportunity to work with high-risk children and adolescents through intensive child, parent and family in-home therapy (IICAPS). Through this experience she was able to work closely with individuals to prevent psychiatric hospitalization and maintain stability within the community She is currently in her final year at Yale University School of Nursing studying to be a psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner. She is a member of the Delta Mu chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International. Clarence Johnson, BSN, RN, graduated from Fortis College in Columbia, SC, with his Associates Degree in nursing. It was during his clinical rotations in nursing school that he fell in love with the mental health field. He passed the NCLEX-RN and subsequently got a job with the South Carolina Department of Mental Health. He worked on the child and adolescent units and saw a wide variety of disorders that fascinated him. After about a year he relocated to Washington, DC. He enrolled at Walden University in the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program. This educational opportunity will allow him to fulfill his dream of providing mental health services as an advanced practice nurse. He will be able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate the care of children and adolescents who have mental health and or substance abuse issues. Having come from humble beginnings, when he graduates he will dedicate himself to the mental

4 4 health needs of his community to improve their quality of life. acute psychiatry. Rosa Cruz Kauffman, BSN, RN, currently works as part of a Crisis Stabilization Unit and teaches Spanish at a local Charter school. Her nursing experience includes work in the cardiovascular surgical intensive care unit (CVICU) and inpatient Mrs. Cruz Kauffman earned her BSN at Georgia State University, graduating Summa Cum Laude. She is pursuing a Master of Science in Nursing - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program. (PMHNP) at the University of Colorado Denver. She plans to work with youth with substance abuse issues and young LGBTQ populations, with a special focus on the minority population within these groups. She is a native Spanish speaker and will use this skill to reach the local underserved Hispanic community. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society and the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA). Annette Kee, BSN, RN, is enrolled in the Master of Science Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program at Walden University where she maintains a 4.0 GPA. She is a member of the honor society Sigma Theta Tau, and volunteers at New Visions Unlimited Inc., a chemical dependency treatment center. She was drawn to nursing at an early age by her mother's interest in the field. She received her diploma degree in 2002 from Methodist Hospital School of Nursing and a Bachelor's of Nursing degree from Gwynedd-Mercy University in Ms. Weston has worked as a correctional mental health nurse in various prisons throughout Philadelphia and later in Tennessee. During these years, she realized firsthand the desperate need for mental health providers in both the community and correctional institutions. She is eager to complete the master's program and devote her full time, energy, experience, and expertise to helping those impacted by and diagnosed with mental health illnesses. She is committed to having a greater impact and making a difference in the lives of many people who would otherwise not receive high quality, compassionate, culturally competent care. Roseline O. Nwadigo, BSN, RN-BC, has specialty experience in mental health and neuroscience nursing care. She has served the specialized mental health needs of children, adolescents, adults and geriatric patients. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Ms. Nwadigo currently is pursuing her Masters of Science in Nursing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to become a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP). Once she receives her Master s degree, her goal is to provide psychiatric mental health services to underserved adolescents and young adults. She is a member of the American Nurses Association and North Carolina Nurses Association. Lynn Owusu, BSN, RN, has a long term nursing career at a local psychiatric hospital working on inpatient adolescent, adult, and geriatric units as a charge nurse. Ms. Owusu has always had a passion for wanting to make a difference in the workplace. She obtained her Bachelor's Degree in Nursing at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in May She is a first year Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) student at Maryville University in St. Louis, Missouri. She anticipates her graduation to be December Upon graduation she wants to provide mental health services to minority adolescent and young adults in underserved communities. She is a member of American Nurses Association, Black Nurses Rock, Oklahoma Nurse's Association and Association of Oklahoma Nurse Practitioners.

5 5 James Porter, BSN, RN, in May of 2015, assumed a registered nurse position on the medical-surgical oncology floor at the Birmingham Veteran s Affairs Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama, where he gained experience in various areas of patient care including neurological, orthopedic, surgical, cardiac, oncology, and mental health. It was during these clinical experiences that he discovered his passion for serving not only the physiological but psychosocial needs of the patients for whom he provided nursing care. His professional and personal experiences have fostered within him a deep commitment to serving disparate and underserved health populations. It has also prompted his interest in advanced study to better serve these communities, particularly the mental health population. In December of 2012, James earned a long-term certificate in Licensed Practical Nursing from Bevill State Community College. In 2014, he returned to school, matriculating into the registered nursing career mobility program at Wallace State Community College. In 2016, Mr. Porter was chosen to be a student in the Summer 2017 cohort of the University of Alabama in Birmingham School of Nursing Primary Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program. After graduation, he plans to participate in research and to provide evidence based interventions that will improve identification and treatment of mental illness in minority adolescents and young adults, with a special focus on the veteran population. Working with the children and adolescent age groups will help to ensure that they will have a more positive quality of life as adults. Carmen Smith, BSN, RN, has worked at The John Hopkins Hospital in a unique role where she serves in a rotating role filling in on units that have a need for an additional nurse. The majority of her rotations have been to the psychiatric unit. From academics to athletics, she has thrived matriculating through school to achieve many accomplishments including National Honor Society, two-time Varsity Volleyball Team Captain, District MVP as well as District Champions in volleyball, and listed in the top 25% of her class based on her GPA. She was awarded a four year volleyball scholarship to the University of the District of Columbia. Ms. Smith completed the RN-BSN program at UDC. Among her goals is the development of a curriculum to provide an intervention for youth who have experienced trauma in their lives. With the assistance of the Minority Fellowship Program, her professional goals are more within her grasp. Karen Rigsby, BSN, RN, has been a nurse since For twenty-six years she has taken care of patients across the life span. For twenty years, she has concentrated on working with the mentally ill and those who abuse substances. She graduated as a Licensed Vocational Nurse in 1991, earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Jacksonville University in 2014 and is now working on a Master of Science degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Her goal as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner is to help eliminate the fear of caring for the mentally ill and those with substance abuse issues.

6 6 Halima Al-Khattab Ph.D., RN, is currently enrolled in the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) program at Indiana University School of Nursing (IUSON). Dr. Al-Khattab s credentials include bachelor s degrees in cytotechnology and nursing, a doctorate in nursing, and a graduate certificate in Health Innovation and Implementation. As a pre-doctoral student, she was an IUSON T32 Behavioral Nursing Research Trainee, she completed the IU School of Medicine Leadership Education in Adolescent Health (LEAH) training fellowship, and served as a co-coordinator of the interdisciplinary LEAH program. For her dissertation, Dr. Al-Khattab examined depression management and mental health treatment utilization of African American adolescents by completing a qualitative study with both community-based and clinic-based participants. She is completing the PMHNP program so that she may serve minority adolescents and young adults as a resource in the community, and to enhance her future research. Shin Daimyo, MPH, RN, is currently a student at the Yale School of Nursing, studying to become a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. He also currently acts as Senior Advisor for Mental Health at Partners In Health (PIH), providing key service delivery, training, research, strategy, management, and capacity building advisement for PIH's mental health programs throughout the world. He managed the scale-up of community-based mental health services in the Central Plateau and Artibonite region of Haiti, and acts as Co-Investigator for the scale-up of mentoring and supervision of health center nurses to address severe mental disorders in the Burera District of Rwanda. He also provided advisement for the creation and integration of community-based mental health systems into the public sector primary care systems of Lesotho, Malawi, Peru, Mexico, and Russia. He advised local NGOs in Pakistan and India to work with local government primary care systems to build sustainable solutions for resource-poor communities with unmet mental health needs, and worked as a Policy Fellow at the World Health Organization. Additionally, Mr. Daimyo has acted as Behavioral Health Advisor to the New York City Office of the Executive Deputy Commissioner, Division of Mental Hygiene, providing technical expertise on the integration of behavioral health into primary care and social-services organizations, community-driven mental health service development, and creation of task-shifted, community-based mental health systems for New York City's $850 million ThriveNYC initiative. He has also authored white papers and policy briefs related to the Affordable Care Act and acted as Director of the Obama Florida Health Care Policy Committee for the 2008 Presidential election. Mr. Daimyo is the first-ever nursing student to be awarded the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship. He is a graduate of the Boston University School of Public Health and the University of Southern California. Joe Garcia, RN, is a second year Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) student at Yale University School of Nursing. After previously working in Yale Child Study Center s Intensive In-Home Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Services, Mr. Garcia has changed departments and currently works at the Outpatient Psychiatric Clinic for Children. In the past year, he has also worked for NYU Child Study Center s Summer Program for Kids. He has become an active member of the Sigma Theta Tau s Nursing Honor Society. Prior to his enrollment at Yale, he served a clinically diverse range of people in the healthcare field. He graduated from UCLA with a B.S. in psychobiology. While on campus, Mr. Garcia volunteered at Ronald Reagan hospital on the pediatric and pediatric oncology units. He worked as a resident assistant for UCLA s office of residential life and developed programs that focused on social justice awareness, leadership, and health. He also conducted research at UCLA s Department of Neurobiology that focused

7 7 on estrogen effects on the brain. He also has experience tutoring youth and community outreach in underprivileged areas around California. Mr. Garcia enjoys participating in sports in his spare time. As a Health and Wellness Student Government Leader at Yale, he started the first official intramural sports group in Yale School of Nursing s history. Mr. Garcia hopes the combination of his passion, education, and experience will help him become a well-known leader in the psychiatric mental-health community so that he may have the platform to advocate for under-represented populations throughout the world. Esther W. Jones, BSN, RN, is currently enrolled at Maryville University s MSN-Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP). She received her BSN from Marymount University in Arlington, VA and also has a BS in Biology from the Xavier University of Louisiana. It is her desire to obtain either a DNP or Ph.D. in Nursing with a clinical practice/research area focusing on women with mental health issues with a special concentration in mood disorders, sexual trauma and abuse in pregnant women and teenagers. Sonata Poon, BSN, RN, is currently pursuing her Master of Science in Nursing. She is getting a dual specialization in Family Nurse Practitioner and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. She attends the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, AL. Sonata received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Auburn University at Montgomery. Her nursing experience has included the neonatal intensive care and pediatrics. Currently, she is working in the NICU. Ms. Poon has always had a passion for helping others and fulfilling her purpose by making a difference. She is a member of the American Nurses Association and Black Nurses Rock Incorporated. She has also worked as a psychiatric nurse at a local psychiatric hospital working on an inpatient adolescent and pediatric unit and is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) with membership in the International Lactation Consultant Association. She is an active member of Black Nurses Rock, American Nurses Association, American Association of Nurse Practitioners and former inductee in Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.

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