Dr. Dahlia Rojas PhD The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Nursing (956) 665-7052 Email: dahlia.rojas@utrgv.edu EDUCATION PhD, Texas Woman's University - Houston, 1991 Major: Nursing Dissertation Title: Perceived health status, spiritual well- being and selected health practices among Mexican- American women MS, University of Rochester, 1979 Major: Nursing Areas of Emphasis: Family Health Nurse Clinician/Practitioner Dissertation Title: Maternal expectations and child-rearing practices of White and Puerto Rican families BS, University of Incarnate Word, 1975 Major: Nursing EMPLOYMENT Academic - Post-Secondary Clinical Associate Professor in School of Nursing, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (September 1, 2017 - May 31, 2018) ATI Champion, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (September 1, 2016 - May 31, 2018) Clinical Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing, UT-RGV (September 1, 2015 - May 31, 2017) Clinical Assistant Professor Nursing: Graduate Status: Practitioner, UT-RGV (September 1, 2015 - May 31, 2017) Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, University of Texas Pan American (October 1, 2013 - May 31, 2015) Lecturer Faculty, Adult Health andmaternal-child Health Nursing, Undergraduate Program(BSN, University of Texas at Pan American College of Health and Health Science, Department of Nursing (September 1, 2008 - May 31, 2013) Lecturer Faculty, Retention Success Seminar,High Risk Students, BSN, University of Texas at Pan American, Department of Nursing (May 12, 2009 - July 31, 2009) part-time clinical faculty, Adult Heath Nursing, undergraduate program, University of Texas at Pan American Department of Nursing (September 2008 - December 2008) Department of Nursing, part-time Clinical faculty, Maternal-Child Nursing, undergraduate program, Generated on Nov 12, 2018 Page 1 of 6
University of Texas at Pan American, Edinburg, TX (January 2008 - May 2008) Project Director, Federal HRSA Grant Writer and Manager, South Texas College, McAllen, TX (July 1, 2006 - August 31, 2007) Instructor (RN) Faculty, Associate Degree in Nursing program, South Texas College, McAllen, TX (October 2005 - August 2007) Associate Professor, Houston Baptist University, College of Nursing, Undergraduate BSN and Graduate M.S. N. FNP program (August 1, 2000 - June 30, 2001) Executive Director, Laredo Extended Campus, RN to BSN, undergraduate and MSN graduate programs (July 1, 1991 - July 31, 1996) Associate Professor in Nursing, Undergraduate and Graduate, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX (July 1, 1991 - July 1, 1996) Program Director Laredo Extension Campus Laredo,TX, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX (July 1, 1991 - May 31, 1994) Director, Continuing Education for RNs in RGV Project, (August 1, 1986 - June 30, 1989) Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Graduate (MSN) and Undergraduate (BSN), joint FNP, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX (August 1986 - June 1989) BSN Undergraduate Clinical Nursing Instructor, Critical Care, University of St. Thomas, School of Nursing, Houston, TX (January 1985 - January 1986) Instructor, 1st RN to BSN Completion Program for A.D.N. RNs, Undergraduate, Pan American University, Edinburg, TX (August 1983 - May 1985) Government Staff Nurse, RN, Neurosurgery and Oral Surgery, Veteran's Administration Hospital, San Antonio, TX (June 1975 - August 1979) Professional Site Nurse Administrative Team, Trinity University, Duke University Talented Identification Program (TIP) (June 1, 2018 - July 30, 2018) Site Nurse, Administrative Team, Duke Marine Lab, Duke East, Duke University Talented Identification Program (TIP) (June 12, 2017 - July 30, 2017) part-time Clinical faculty, Maternal-Child Nursing, Undergraduate program, BSN, University of Texas at Pan American Department of Nursing (January 2009 - May 2009) Faculty, Retention Success Seminar, Grant, BSN Program, Winter mini-mester, University of Texas at Pan American Department of Nursing (December 2008 - January 2009) Project Director, Grant Writer, and Instructor, LVN to RN, Project STEP-UP, South Texas Educational and Professional Upward Program (July 2006 - August 2007) Family Nurse Practitioner, and Clinic Manager, Redi-Clinic, Woodlands, TX (April 2005 - August 2005) Family Nurse Practitioner and Manager, School Health Department, Harris County Hospital District, Houston, TX (August 1, 2002 - February 28, 2005) Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, McAllen Medical Center, McAllen, TX (August 2001 - August 2002) Generated on Nov 12, 2018 Page 2 of 6
School Nurse Practitioner Edcouch-Elsa ISD, Driscoll ChildrenÕs Hospital, Corpus Christi, TX (December 1996 - February 2000) Family Nurse Practitioner,, University Health System Ð Basse Clinic, San Antonio (July 1994 - July 1996) Family Nurse Practitioner, Gateway Community Health Center, Laredo, TX (July 1993 - April 1994) Health Program Officer, Hispanic Health Leadership Institute, Center for Hispanic Health Policy, San Antonio, TX (July 1989 - July 1991) Staff Nurse, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Maternal-Child Dept, Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX (January 1985 - January 1986) Family Nurse Practitioner and Head Nurse Administrator, Veteran"s Administration Outpatient Clinic, McAllen,TX (April 1982 - July 1984) Family Nurse Practitioner-Pediatrics and Adolescence, Northeast Health Center, Anthony L. Jordan Health Center (July 1979 - February 1982) Licensures and Certifications Basic Cardiac Life Support CPR, American Heart Association. (January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2018) Registered Nurse, Texas Board of Nurse Examiners. (May 1, 1975 - November 30, 2018) Advanced Practice Registered Nurse: Family Nurse Practitioner, Texas Board of Nurse Examiners. (April 1, 1982 - November 30, 2016) Family Nurse Practitioner, New York Department of Education. (May 31, 1979 - May 31, 1982) Registered Nurse, New York Department of Education. (May 1, 1977 - May 1, 1979) PUBLICATIONS Book Chapters Other Dahlia Rojas. "Chapter 15 Hispanic Voices: Hispanic Health Educators Speak Out." S. Torres Editor, NY, NY (Ed.) National League for Nursing Press, 1996: Dahlia Rojas. Cultural diversity-bridging both worlds-nursing and culture. NY, NY.: National League for Nursing journal publication. (1992) AWARDS AND HONORS Certificate of Appreciation, UTRGV Student Nurses Association (May 13, 2017) Research Grant Recipient Beta Beta Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (January 1, 1990) Member, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (January 1, 1979) PRESENTATIONS Generated on Nov 12, 2018 Page 3 of 6
Dahlia Rojas. "Coordinated Call for Abstracts for Research Poster Presentations," Pi Omicron Research Day, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, UT-RGV campus Engineering and Nursing buildings. (April 8, 2017) Dahlia Rojas. "Coordinated Call for Abstracts for Research Poster Presentations," Pi Omicron Research Day, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, UT-RGV campus Library auditorium & Nursing Bldg.. (April 16, 2016) Dahlia Rojas. "Cultural Diversity-Bridging both worlds." National League for Nursing Biennial Congress, Keynote Speaker, Boston, MA. (1992) TEACHING Courses Taught Adult Health I Client Assessment Family Health Care Hlth Promotion & Maint Nursing Fundamentals Research in Nursing Special Topics In Nursing Statistics in Nursing Non-Credit Instruction Review Course, School of Nursing, 7. (September 1, 2016 - May 31, 2017) Directed Student Learning Service Learning Project. Sylvia Chastity Pena-Ingram, "Clinical Research Proposal and Poster Presentation " (January 15, 2017 - May 15, 2017) SERVICE Department Service Faculty Advisor, Assessment Technologies Institute Champion. (September 2016) Student Placement, Rio Grande Regional Clinical Liaison. (September 2009) Committee Member, Bylaws and Nominating Committee. (January 15, 2017 - May 31, 2017) Participant, BSN Curriculum Committee. (September 1, 2016 - May 31, 2017) Other, Graduate Curriculum Committee School of Nursing. (September 1, 2016 - May 31, 2017) Committee Co-Chair, Program Evaluation. (September 1, 2016 - May 31, 2017) College Service Generated on Nov 12, 2018 Page 4 of 6
Participant, College of Health Affairs Council. (September 1, 2016 - May 31, 2017) University Service Attendee, Graduation (September 1, 2016 - May 31, 2017) Attendee, Convocation, College committee. (September 1, 2016 - May 31, 2017) Attendee, Orientation, Vaquero. (September 1, 2016 - May 31, 2017) Guest Speaker, Women's Faculty Network. (September 1, 2016 - May 31, 2017) Attendee, Meeting, Women's Faculty Network. (September 1, 2015 - May 31, 2016) Committee Member, Faculty Development Committee. (2009-2010) Attendee, Meeting, New Faculty Support Program. (September 1, 2009 - May 31, 2010) Development Activities Attended Self-Study Program, "ATI Curriculum Champion," ATI Testing Nursing Education. (September 1, 2016 - May 31, 2017) Workshop, "ATI Integration - Complete Partnership," ATI Nursing Education. (May 23, 2017) Conference Attendance, "Cultural Inclusion:Linking Social Determinants of Health Dispatities in Minority Populations," University of Texas Health an Antonio; Dept of Lifelong Learning.. (April 26, 2017 - April 27, 2017) Workshop, "Nursing;s Emerging Role: Addressing Health Disparities among the Aging," South Texas Health System. (April 8, 2017) Workshop, "ATI Training," ATI Nursing Education. (February 15, 2017) Workshop, "Active Learning Workshop," Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. (January 11, 2017) Workshop, "Independent Applying the Quality Matters (QM) Rubric," University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. (December 09, 2016) Conference Attendance, "Bioethics," Jefferson Health: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. (September 9, 2016 - September 10, 2016) Continuing Education Program, "Family Nursing through the Life Span: A Catholic Perspective," National Association of Catholic Nurses. (June 24, 2016 - June 26, 2016) Conference Attendance, "Promoting Health with Genomics: the New Frontier," South Texas Health System and Pi Omicron Sigma Theta Tau. (April 16, 2016) Professional Service Officer, Secretary, National Association of Catholic Nurses, Joliet, (August 2017) Chairperson, Membership and Nominating, Joiet, (July 1, 2016 - August 1, 2017) Professional Memberships National Association of Catholic Nurses USA (NACN-USA) (June 2016) Generated on Nov 12, 2018 Page 5 of 6
Texas PeriNatal Association (TPA) (March 2016) Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society (STTI) (February 7, 1982 - September 30, 2017) Public Service Attendee, Meeting, Texas oncology Breast Cancer Walk/Run/Ride Event, McAllen, (October 8, 2016 - October 9, 2016) Attendee, Meeting, Grassroots: Childhood Cancer, McAllen, (September 1, 2016 - September 30, 2016) Generated on Nov 12, 2018 Page 6 of 6