CURRICULUM VITAE Debra Gartman Spring, PhD, MS, RN 36 Moss Woods Place Madison, MS 39110 (601) 842-4247 PRESENT POSITION Dean and Professor Alcorn State University School of Nursing 15 Campus Drive Natchez, MS 39120 Phone: (601) 304-4301 Fax: (601) 304-4372 dspring@alcorn.edu EDUCATION Undergraduate: Graduate: Doctoral: University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS Bachelor of Science, Nursing, 1975 University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS Master of Science, Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing, Cross-Cultural Emphasis, Administrative Role, 1979 William Carey University, Hattiesburg, MS PhD Nursing Education/Administration, 2014 EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE William Carey University, Adjunct Faculty Member in PhD Program, fall 2014 - present. (Role Responsibilities include class preparation, class presentations, evaluation of written assignments, and committee member and advisor for students working on dissertations.) Hinds Community College, Assistant Dean for Nursing, Division of Nursing, 2005-2015. (Role Responsibilities included primary administrative responsibility for coordination and implementation of all aspects of the Associate Degree and Practical Nursing Programs.)
Hinds Community College, Full-time Faculty, Division of Associate Degree Nursing 1980-2005. (Role responsibilities included class preparation, class presentation, test construction, evaluation written requirements, supervision of students in clinical setting, counseling and advisement of students.) Madison General Hospital Relief Nurse Supervisor 1989-1992 Assistant Director of Nursing/Inservice Education Director 1977-1979 (Role responsibilities included supervision of house, staff scheduling, daily staffing of units, chart reviews related to quality of care, assistance with the nursing service budget, provision of monthly education activities for all personnel.) Madison County Nursing Home, Charge Nurse, 1975-1976 (Role responsibilities included direct client care, supervision of teams.) Forrest General Hospital, Staff Nurse, May 1975-November 1975 (Role responsibilities included direct client care.) PUBLICATIONS Textbook Review for Elsevier Science and F.A. Davis Company Growth and Development Across the Lifespan; First Edition; 2004; Leifer and Hartston Principles and Practice of Adult Health Nursing; 2 nd Edition; Beare and Myers Community-Based Nursing; 2 nd Edition; McEwen Pharmacotherapeutics: A Nursing Process Approach; 4 th Edition; Kuhn Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems; Chapter 55: Nursing Management: Acute Intracranial Problems; 6 th Edition; Lewis/Heitkemper/Dirksen
GRANT DEVELOPMENT/MANAGEMENT Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner IP Telehealth Program (HRSA) Partner with University Of Mississippi Medical Center School of Nursing, 2015-2018. Pathway to Advanced Nursing Practice (PAPN) Partner with University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Nursing, 2010 2012. Mississippi Geriatric Dedicated Education Unit (PIN) Partner with the Hinds Community College Development Foundation and the Mississippi Office of Nursing Workforce, 2009-2015 Family Planning Outreach and Education for Non-Reproductive Healthcare Providers (Mississippi State Department of Health), 2009-2013. Mississippi Long Term Care Workforce Initiative (DOL) Partner with the Mississippi Office of Nursing Workforce, 2007-2015 Mississippi Jobs to Careers Initiative (JFF) Partner with the Mississippi Office of Nursing Workforce, 2007-2015 Partners in Progress (PIN) Partner with the Mississippi Office of Nursing Workforce, 2007-2009 Mississippi Residency Program (HRSA) Partner with the Mississippi Office of Nursing Workforce, 2005-2009 Workforce Enhancement Project Partnership with local clinical agencies to support recruitment and retention of nursing and allied health students, 2001-2015 SPECIAL AWARDS/HONORS Who s Who Among American Teachers & Educators: August, 2007 Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing Gamma Lambda Chapter, University of Southern Mississippi 1979 2015 Tau Eta, Alcorn State University, 2015 - present Outstanding Young Woman in America-1983 Nominated for Outstanding AD Nursing Educator, Hinds Community College, December, 2003
Mississippi Associate Degree Nurse Educator of the Year 2003-2004 Finalist: NOADN Nurse Educator of the Year; National Convention; November, 2004 Albuquerque, New Mexico Appointed MOSA Board Faculty Advisor by MOADN Executive Board, June 2006 present PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND ACTIVITIES Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (formerly National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission) Program Evaluator, 2010 present Evaluation Review Panel, 2012 - present Mississippi Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE), 2005 present Mississippi Council of Deans and Directors of Schools of Nursing, 2005 present Treasurer, 2011 present Statewide Planning, 2010-2012 Accreditation Review and Evaluation Committee, 2005 present Chair, 2007-2014. Simulation Ad hoc Committee, 2016 State Site Visitor, 2006 - present Mississippi Council of Directors of Practical Nursing Programs, 2006 2015 Accreditation Review and Evaluation Committee, 2005 2015 Mississippi Council of Associate Degree Nursing Programs, 2010 present Vice-Chair, 2011 2015 Mississippi Statewide Implementation Project, Workforce Diversity Committee 2014 - present National League for Nursing, 2005 - present Ambassador, 2009 present National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing Member, 1985-2001; 2003 - present Nominating Committee; 2005 2006 Mississippi Organization for Associate Degree Nursing Student Association, State Advisor; 2006 present
Mississippi Nurses Association (ANA) Member, 1975-1986; 2005- present Legislative Committee 1982-1983 Membership Committee 1985-1986 Hinds Community College Educational Association, 1980-2015 Delta Kappa Gamma Honor Society Tau Chapter, 2006-present First Vice-President 2010-2012 Nominations Committee Chair 2012-present Southern Regional Education Board s Council on Collegiate Education in Nursing, 2005 present Leadership Development Initiative Committee, 2007 2011. Annual Conference Planning Committee, 2013. Finance Committee, 2011 present Nominating Committee 2015 present Chair, 2015-2016 Academy of Process Educators, 2010 2015 Mississippi Association for Career and Technical Education Chief Career/Technical Officers and Deans Association, 2007 2015 National Association for Career and Technical Education, 2007 - present COMMUNITY/ADVISORY MEMBERSHIP/VOLUNTEERISM Member, Board of Directors Restorative Care Hospital, Mississippi Baptist Health Systems, Jackson, MS, March 2015 Present. Member, Advisory Council, William Carey University, March 2012 Present. Reviewer for National Lanza Scholarship Applications for Phi Theta Kappa, July, 2014. Judge for the Sixth Annual Celebration of Strong Women sponsored by Mississippi Baptist for Women, Lifetime Television for Women and Comcast, April, 2006, Hilton Hotel, Jackson, MS. Woodland Hills Baptist Academy Parent Faculty Organization Member 1987-2000 Woodland Hills Baptist Academy School Board Member 1997-2000
Girl Scouts of America Leader/Assistant Leader 1986-1996 Northbay Ladies Auxiliary 1993-1995 Madison Arts Guild 1993-1994 Central Mississippi: Health Care at Home Advisory Board 1992-1994 Nursery Volunteer: First Presbyterian Church, Madison, MS Neighborhood Volunteer: American Heart Association March of Dimes Leukemia/Lymphoma Society Autism Association Annual Christmas Party for Clients at Mississippi State Hospital 2005 2007. POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES Current School of Nursing Responsibilities Dean and Professor, July 2015-present (Role Responsibilities include primary administrative responsibility for coordination and implementation of all aspects of the School of Nursing) PREVIOUS DIVISION RESPONSIBILITIES AT HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE NLNAC Self-Study Steering Committee, 2010, Chair Student Faculty Committee, 2002-2005 Sophomore Coordinator, December 2004 June 2005 (Role Responsibilities included coordination of the program planning, teaching, counseling, and evaluation of sophomore students.) Curriculum Committee, Co-Chair, 1990-June 2005 (Role responsibilities included leadership in all components of curriculum development and implementation.) LPN to RN Option, Nursing 2114, 2214, 2224, 2234, 2314, Co-developer, 2003 Classroom and Clinical Instructor for 2234 and 2314 - Spring, Summer 2005
Interim Freshman Coordinator, February 2004-June 2004 (Role Responsibilities included coordination of the program planning, teaching, counseling, and evaluation of freshmen students.) Classroom and Clinical Instruction Nursing Sciences IV, 1982-December 2004 (Role responsibilities included class preparation, class presentation, test construction, evaluation written requirements, supervision of students in clinical setting, counseling and advisement of students.) Classroom Instruction Nursing 2242, 2003-December 2004 (Role responsibilities included class preparation, class presentation, evaluation of written requirements.) Team Leader, Nursing Science IV, 1990-December 2004 (Role responsibilities included communication with teaching team members, coordination of level activities, attendance at governance committee meetings, involvement on various ad-hoc committees.) Faculty Advisor for Nursing Science IV, 1998-2004 Classroom and Clinical Instruction, Nursing Science I, II, III, 1980-1982 Committee Memberships Evaluation Committee Governance Committee Policy Committee Ad-Hoc Committees for Curriculum Development, Clinical Tools Development, Advanced Placement, Test Construction, Evaluation NLN and NLNAC Self-Study Committee-Program of Learning, Chair 1994, 2002 NCLEX-RN Preparation Course, Nursing 2242, Co-developer, 2003 PREVIOUS COLLEGE RESPONSIBILITIES AT HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Lead Facilitator, Nursing and Allied Health Learning to Learn Camp, May 2010 May 2015 Committee on CTE Planning & Coordination (Career and Technical Education), July 2009 June 2015 Strategic Leadership Planning Committee, Hinds Community College, July 2009 June 2015
Academic Planning and Coordination Committee, July 2005 June 2015 Business Affairs Council, Hinds Community College, July 2005 June 2015 Instructional Affairs Council, Hinds Community College, July 2005 June 2015 Benefits Committee, Hinds Community College, July 2005 June 2015 SACS-COC Quality Enhancement Program Subcommittee, Hinds Community College, April 2005 June 2015 Local Student Affairs Committee, Nursing Allied Health Center, 1998-2015 Chairperson, 2006-2015 District Student Affairs Committee, Hinds Community College, 2006-2015 Hinds Community College Licensed Practical Nursing Program Clinical Instructor, Psychiatric Nursing, Summer 2001-2003 PRESENTATIONS: A Recipe for Team-Based Success: Accreditation, New Faculty, and Collaboration by Mississippi Organization for Associate Degree Nursing, Impact of the Admission and Selection Process of Pre-Licensure Nursing Students on the Diversity of the Nursing Workforce, Presented at the District MONE meeting, September 19, 2014, St. Dominic Hospital, Jackson, MS. Clinical Facilitators Update Dedicated Education Units, Presenter for Webinar Sponsored by the Office of Nursing Workforce, August 18, 2014. Looking for Success in All the Right Places, Licensed Practical Nursing Convention, Imperial Palace, Biloxi, Mississippi, April, 2015; April, 2014; April, 2013; April, 2012 Enhancing the Learning Environment, Faculty Training Session, Faculty and Staff Convocation, Hinds Community College, Raymond, Mississippi, August 7, 2012. Mississippi Health Care Symposium on Cultural Competence, Program Planning Committee, Muse Center, Hinds Community College, Pearl, Mississippi, June 21-22, 2012. Pathways to Advanced Practice Nursing, Poster Presentation with Patricia Waltman, Robin Wilkerson and Elizabeth Mahaffey, SREB Council on
Collegiate Education for Nursing's Annual Meeting, JW Marriott Hotel, Buckhead/Lenox Square, Atlanta, Georgia, November 13-15, 2011. Mississippi Dedicated Education Units, Co-presenter with Elizabeth Mahaffey, and Melissa Lepard, N-OADN 2011 Convention, Sheraton Chicago Hotel &Towers, Chicago, Illinois, November 5, 2011. A Living Learning to Learn Camp, Co-presenter with Elizabeth Mahaffey, Joyce Adams, Lisa Davis, Academy of Process Educators Annual Conference; Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 22-25, 2011. Working with Students, Co-presenter with Elizabeth Mahaffey, Building Leadership Conference, Mississippi Health Care Association and the Office of Nursing Workforce: Hilton Hotel, Jackson, Mississippi, June 15, 2011. Legal Responsibilities Related to the Supervision of Students, Facilitator Training Session for Facilitators and Faculty utilizing Dedicated Education Units; Mississippi Hospital Association, Madison, Mississippi, Fall, 2010; Hinds Community College, Spring, 2011 Mississippi Geriatric Dedicated Education Units, Panel Member, Mississippi Nurses Association Annual Convention; Biloxi, Mississippi, October, 2010 Motivating Ourselves and Our Students: How to Succeed in Nursing School and on the NCLEX, Session Facilitator, Postsecondary Summer Conference; Career and Technical Education, Hilton Hotel, Jackson, Mississippi, August, 2010 Legal Issues Regarding Practice with the LPN, Practical Nursing Statewide Retreat, Meridian Community College, June 4, 2010. Ethical/Legal Issues in Nursing, Co-presenter with Linda Banks, Hinds Community College, Presented quarterly, February 2004 May 2015. Students, Faculty, Legalities. OH MY!!!, Practical Nursing Statewide Faculty Retreat, Meridian Community College, June, 2010 Test Construction Made Easy, Mississippi Licensed Practical Nurses Association Convention, Pearl River Resort, Choctaw, Mississippi, April, 2010 Getting Ready for NLNAC Accreditation, Co-presenter with Dr. Elizabeth Mahaffey, Mississippi Organization for Associate Degree Nursing 2009 Annual Meeting, Vicksburg, Mississippi, April, 2009 It s All About Me.and My License, Co-presenter with Linda Banks, Mississippi Licensed Practical Nurses Association Convention, Pearl River Resort,
Choctaw, Mississippi, April, 2009 Work Based Learning Workshop, Panelist for Panel Discussion, Jackson, Mississippi, January 26, 2009 Test Construction Made Easy, Statewide Practical Nursing Faculty Retreat, Hinds Community College, Jackson, Mississippi, 2008 Test Construction Integrity and the Leader s Accountability, Nursing and Allied Health Leadership Retreat, Madison, Mississippi, June, 2007 It s All About Me.and My License, Co-presenter with Linda Banks, 2007 Nurse Summit, MSHCA, Jackson, MS., February 22, 2007 It s All About Me.and My License, Co-presenter with Linda Banks, MOADN 2006 Convention/Annual Meeting, Vicksburg, Mississippi, March, 2006 Faculty Development Program in Geriatric Nursing, Co-presenter with Dr. Virginia Lee Cora, Dr. Barbara Boss, Regina Calvin, Maxine Kron, Linda Brewer, Dr. Denise Auttonberry, Vickey Maddox, Mississippi Nurses Association Annual Convention, Choctaw, Mississippi, November 1-4, 2005. Helping Students Prepare for the NCLEX-RN : A New Twist, Co-presenter with Libby Mahaffey and Margaret Haynes, Mississippi Organization for Associate Degree Nursing 2004 Annual Meeting, Biloxi, Mississippi, April, 2004 Ethical/Legal Issues in Nursing, Co-presenter with Libby Mahaffey and Cynthia Casey, Hinds Community College, September 2002, June 2002, March 2003 Clinical Evaluation, Co-presenter, New Faculty Development, Hinds Community College, Annual Presentation, 1999-2003 CONSULTATION ACTIVITIES Curriculum Development Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College 1997 Meridian Community College 1997 Program and Test Development, Practical Nursing Program Coahoma Community College 2010 Program Development for New Associate Degree Nursing Program East Mississippi Community College, June 2010
Program Development related to preparation of Self-Study Report and visit for State and National Accreditation, Associate Degree Nursing Program: Southwest Mississippi Community College, July 2011 February 2012 Coahoma Community College, April 2012 June 2014. CONTINUING EDUCATION ACTIVITIES (most recent): MS DNP Institute: Enhancing DNP Education and Practice: Technology and Interprofessional Education (IPE), Oxford, MS, April 26, 2016. M-OADN State Convention, Vicksburg Convention Center, Vicksburg, Mississippi, March 31-April 1, 2016. American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Fall Semiannual Meeting and Pre- Meeting Sessions, Washington, DC, JW Marriott, March 19-22, 2016. A Recipe for Team-Based Success: Accreditation, New Faculty, and Collaboration by Mississippi Organization for Associate Degree Nursing, Facilitated by Dr. Tim Bristol, Jackson, MS, January 26, 2016. Eliza Pillars Registered Nurses of Mississippi Annual February Educational Update, Cardiovascular Disease Among African-American Women, Alcorn State University, Natchez, MS, February 20, 2016. Transformation of Nursing Education: Pedagogy, Technology, and Fiscal Resources, SREB Council on Collegiate Education for Nursing Annual Meeting, JW Marriott Hotel, Buckhead/Lenox Square, Atlanta, Georgia, November 15-17, 2015. American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Fall Semiannual Meeting and Pre- Meeting Sessions, Washington, DC, JW Marriott, October 24-27, 2015. Mississippi Nurses Association, Annual Convention, The Art of Nursing Practice, Patients and Purpose, Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention Center, October 20 22, 2015. Nursing and Allied Health Learning to Learn Camp Coach and Lead Facilitator, Hinds Community College, Jackson, Mississippi, May 2015. MFLPN Annual Convention, Imperial Palace, Biloxi, Mississippi, April 15-17, 2015. M-OADN State Convention, Vicksburg Convention Center, Vicksburg, Mississippi, March 26-27, 2015. N-OADN National Convention, St. Louis, Missouri, November, November 13-16, 2014.
Mississippi Nurses Association Convention, Biloxi Convention Center, Biloxi, Mississippi, October 21-24, 2014. Reflect, Transform, Lead, Career Technical Summer Conference, Jackson Convention Center, Jackson, MS, August 5-6, 2014. Process Education Conference, Valparaiso, Indiana, June 18-22, 2014. MACJC Legislative Workshop, Vicksburg, Mississippi, June 9, 2014. Learning to Learn Camp Coach, Hinds Community College, Jackson, Mississippi, May 2014. Deans and Directors Partner Presentations, Mississippi Council of Deans and Directors of Schools of Nursing Annual Planning Workshop, Vicksburg, Mississippi, June 11-13, 2014. Everyday Heroes, LPN Annual Convention, Biloxi, Mississippi, April 9-11, 2014. M-OADN State Convention, Vicksburg Convention Center, Vicksburg, Mississippi, March 27-28, 2014. Overview of 2014 Summer Student Nurse Externship Program, Mississippi Hospital Association, Madison, Mississippi, January 24, 2014. Implementing and Teaching in a Concept-Based Curriculum, Hinds Community College, Jackson, Mississippi, December 6, 2013. Mississippi Nurses Association Convention, Biloxi Convention Center, Biloxi, Mississippi, October 23-25, 2013. Crucial Conversations, Mississippi Hospital Association, Madison, Mississippi, October 10, 2013. Cultural Nursing in Ecuador, Hinds Community College, Jackson, Mississippi, September, 6, 2013. Mississippi Health Care Symposium on Health Literacy, Hinds Community College, Raymond, Mississippi, July 1, 2013. Process Education Conference, Muse Center, Pearl, Mississippi, June 26-28, 2013. Practical Nursing Education Updates, Muse Center, Pearl, Mississippi, June 7, 2013. M-OADN State Convention, Jackson, Mississippi, March 21-22, 2013.
Learning to Learn Camp Coach, Hinds Community College, Jackson, Mississippi, May 2013. The Ties that Bind: Creating Partnerships and Collaboratives Education, Practice and Interprofessional/Interdisciplinary, SREB Council on Collegiate Education for Nursing's Annual Meeting, JW Marriott Hotel, Buckhead/Lenox Square Atlanta, Georgia, November 11-13, 2012. Electronic Health Records Workforce Training Program, Hinds Community College, Fall Semester, 2012. Mississippi Nurses Association Annual Convention, Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention Center, Biloxi, Mississippi, October 16-19, 2012. Education Redesign Mississippi Nurse of the Future Competencies, Jackson, Mississippi, October 3, 2012. Mississippi Community College Board Annual Career Technical Summer Conference, Muse Center, Hinds Community College, Pearl, Mississippi, August 2, 2012. Mississippi Health Care Symposium on Cultural Competence, Muse Center, Hinds Community College, Pearl, Mississippi, June 21-22, 2012. Deans and Directors Educational Redesign, Mississippi Council of Deans and Directors of Schools of Nursing Annual Planning Workshop, William Carey University, Tradition Campus, June 7, 2012. Learning to Learn Camp Lead Facilitator, Hinds Community College, Jackson, Mississippi, May 7-11, 2012 Mississippi Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses Association Annual Convention, Biloxi, Mississippi, April 13-15, 2012. Associate Degree Nursing Riding the Waves of Change. M-OADN State Convention, Jackson, Mississippi, March 28-29, 2012. 2012 Statewide Nursing Summit, Mississippi Nurses Association, Jackson Convention Complex, January 31, 2012.
Advanced Teaching Institute, Hinds Community College, Raymond, Mississippi, December 12-14, 2011. Digital Wisdom in Nursing Education, SREB Council on Collegiate Education for Nursing's Annual Meeting, JW Marriott Hotel, Buckhead/Lenox Square Atlanta, Georgia, November 13-15, 2011. N-OADN: Celebrating 25 years of Excellence, N-OADN 2011 Convention, Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers, Chicago, Illinois, November 4-6, 2011. Mississippi Nurses Association Annual Convention, Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention Center, Biloxi, Mississippi, October 20-22, 2011. Assembling the Mosaic: Appreciating the Value of a Diverse Nursing Workforce, 2011 PIN Annual Meeting, The Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort, Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico, October 5-7, 2011. Camp UMHC: Clinical & Academics Forming Meaningful Partnerships, Mississippi Nurses Association headquarters, Madison, Mississippi, September 29, 2011. Career and Technical Education Summer Conference, Hinds Community College Muse Center, Pearl, Mississippi, August, 2011. Facilitating Transformational Learning, Process Education Conference, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 22-25, 2011. Building Leadership, Mississippi Health Care Association and the Office of Nursing Workforce, Hilton Hotel, Jackson, Mississippi, June 15, 2011. Deans and Directors Partner Presentations, Mississippi Council of Deans and Directors of Schools of Nursing Annual Planning Workshop, Hampton Hotel, June 8-9, 2011. Practical Nursing Education Updates, Holmes Community College, Ridgeland, Mississippi, June 3, 2011. Learning to Learn Camp Coach, Hinds Community College, Jackson, Mississippi, May 2011. Mississippi Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses Association Annual Convention, Philadelphia, Mississippi, April, 2011. Cultural Awareness, Hinds Community College, Jackson, Mississippi, April 8, 2011. M-OADN State Convention, Vicksburg, Mississippi, March, 2011.
Test Writing: Growth and Development, Hinds Community College, Jackson, Mississippi, 2011. Forum for Innovations in Nursing Education, Jackson Medical Mall, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, February 14, 2011. American Heart Association Guidelines 2010 Updates, Hinds Community College, February 4, 2011.