Curriculum Vitae MaryLou Scavnicky-Mylant, PhD, RN

PERSONAL DATA Work Address: South Dakota State University College of Nursing 1011 11 th St. Rapid City, SD 57701 (605) 394-5390 Curriculum Vitae MaryLou Scavnicky-Mylant, PhD, RN Licensure: Certification: South Dakota Registered Nurse (2001-present) National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Associates, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner certification (1990-2000); American Nurses Association Credentialing Center (ANCC), Clinical Nurse Specialist certification in Psychiatric and Mental Health (2000-2005) and Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner certification (2003-2013); Certified Trauma Specialist and Trainer, National Center on Childhood Trauma & Loss (2007-present) EDUCATIONAL PREPARATION YEAR DEGREE MAJOR INSTITUTION 1988 PhD Nursing University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing 1978 MSN Pediatric Nursing Case Western Reserve University 1974 BSN Nursing St. John College of Cleveland PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE YEAR POSITION INSTITUTION 8/1992 present Professor of Nursing, Graduate Faculty South Dakota State University Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner 8/2000-present Faculty Member, Undergraduate & Graduate End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium, AACN and City of Hope National Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 8/2006 2012 Grant (HRSA) Manager and Course Faculty South Dakota State University PhD Program for Nurse Scientists: Health Promotion & Disease Prevention in Underserved/Rural Populations 9/2008-2009 Adjunct Professor University of Missouri Columbia Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Sinclair School of Nursing Graduate Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Program 8/2003-2007 Adjunct Professor/Clinical Supervisor University of Nebraska Medical Center Graduate Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Program 1/1994-8/1994 Acting Director South Dakota State University College of Nursing, West River

8/1991-8/1992 Workshop Supervisor, Administrative & Onsite Consulting & Training Clinical Supervisor for training institutes, Rapid City, South Dakota Family and couples programs 8/1981-8/1991 Associate Professor of Nursing, University of Wyoming Graduate Faculty School of Nursing Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Children s Clinic, Fort Collins, CO 9/1990-8/1991 Director, Eagle's Wings, P.C Laramie, Wyoming 6/1985-8/1986 Research Assistant The University of Texas at Austin, (LOA) University of Wyoming School of Nursing 8/1978-6/1981 Instructor, coordinator of Case Western Reserve University Pediatric Nursing Cleveland, Ohio 8/1976-5/1978 Staff Nurse Rainbow Babies and Children Hospital, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio 5/1974-6/1976 Staff Nurse Pediatric Nursing, Cleveland Clinic Hospital Cleveland, Ohio GRANT PROPOSALS A. Funded Research: Principal Investigator. Mylant, M. American Indian Attachment, Caregiving, and Health of Young Children. Funding source (2014-2015, $98, 726): National Institute of Health (NIH) National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities under U54MD008164 (PI-Elliott) and the Collaborative Research Center for AI Health (CRCAIH). The goal of this pilot study is to evaluate the AI Strengthening Family Program on the quality of caregiving, social-emotional, and nutritional health of AI young children, ages 3-5 years. Consultant: Psych medication monitoring and group qualitative assessment. Iwankapiya-Healing: Historical Trauma and Unresolved Grief (HTUG) Intervention and Group Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) for American Indians. Funding Source (2014-2016): National Institute of Health, National Institute of Mental Health, Brave Heart (PI). Goal: to examine the effectiveness and feasibility of two treatment conditions: HTUG, which is a Tribal Best Practice, combined with group IPT and compared with IPT only. Project Manager, Teaching Faculty and PhD Task Force Member. New PhD Program for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Rural and Underserved Populations. Funding Source (2009-2012, $709, 655): USDHHS, HRSA, Division of Nursing, Bunkers, PD. Goal: to continue to implement a new nursing PhD program. Principal Investigator. Mylant, M. A Descriptive Study of Attachment among American Indian (AI) High- Risk Teen Mothers and Their Infants. Funding source (2009-2010, $4500): South Dakota State University Research Support Fund. Goal: To describe patterns of attachment among AI Northern Plains (NP) high-risk teen mothers using a projective assessment instrument. Principal Investigator. Governor s 2010 Individual Research Seed Grant Award. Funding source (2005-2006, $30, 000): SD Research & Commercialization Council and Board of Regents. Project Manager, Teaching Faculty and PhD Task Force Member. New PhD Program for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Rural and Underserved Populations. Funding Source (2005-2008, $709, 655): USDHHS, HRSA, Division of Nursing, Bunkers, PD. Goal: to develop a new nursing PhD program.

Project Evaluator. Rural America Initiatives: Ateyapi Prevention Project. Funding source (2002-2005, $750, 000): Office of Population Affairs, Adolescent Family Life Prevention Grant, Long Fox, PD. Goal: To decrease AI teen pregnancy through mentoring, parenting, and cultural education. Project Evaluator and Intervention Consultant. Rural America Initiatives: Project Takoja Teen Survivors Circle. Funding source (2000-2005, $648, 134): Office of Population Affairs, Adolescent Family Life Demonstration Grant, Long Fox, PD. Goal: To improve attachment and parenting behaviors of AI NP teen mothers with a special emphasis on those who have been sexually abused. Principal Investigator. Project Cante Waste: A Pilot Study. Funding source (2000-2001, $4703): South Dakota State University 2000 Research Support Fund. Goal: To receive training, lab equipment and building funds to carry out the Strange Situation Procedure (SSP): an observational method of infant attachment that was used to assess the teen mothers and their infants participating in Project Takoja described above. Principal Investigator. Funding source (1996, $400): Phi Chapter Sigma Theta Tau Research Grant. Goal: To assess the parenting skill attainment among the AI teen parents that were also survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Principal Investigator and Council Member. Western South Dakota (SD) Child Protection Council. Funding source (1995-1996, $10,000): Children s Trust Fund Grant. Goal: To change abusive parenting styles among high-risk young adult parents and pregnant adolescents. Principal Investigator and Council Member. Western SD Child Protection Council. Funding source (1994-1995, $5000): Children s Trust Fund Grant. Goal: To conduct training on the Nurturing Parenting Program for professionals in Western SD. Principal Investigator. Funding source (1990, $6152): Wyoming Governor s State Drug Policy Board, High Risk Youth Project. Goal: To develop and facilitate an after-school support group for youth concerned about their parent/s or caregiver/s use of drugs and alcohol. Co-Investigator. Funding source (1988-1991, $230, 686): Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Nursing, Bigbee, PD. Goal: To develop a new college-based nurse-run clinic focused upon health promotion and disease prevention of rural families. Principal Investigator. Funding source (1988, $2000): The University of Wyoming College of Health Sciences Faculty Scholarship-Development Award. Goal: To compare emotional development of nursing and non-nursing students. Principal Investigator. Funding source (1987, $2000): The University of Wyoming College of Health Sciences Faculty Scholarship-Development Award. Goal: To identify the process of coping among young adults concerned about their parent/s substance use. Principal Investigator. Funding source (1987, $700): The University of Wyoming Alumni Association Faculty Growth Award and the School of Nursing Faculty Development Award. Goal: To support travel and training for use of the emotional development tool. Principal Investigator. Funding source (1983, $200): The University of Wyoming School of Nursing Faculty Development Award. Goal: To assess the use of drawings in the assessment and treatment of children concerned about their parent/s or caregiver/s substance use. B. Training/Program NIDA American Indian/Alaska Native Mentee. NIH, National Institute of Drug Abuse (2010-2012). Grant Writing Institute. National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (2013-2014).

C. Other Infant and Toddler Mental Health Mentorship program, SD Voices for Children and the Youth Consultation Service Institute for Infant and Preschool Mental Health, 2009-present. Trauma Specialist and Trainer, National Center on Childhood Trauma & Loss, 2007-present. Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner post-masters program, University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Nursing, 1997-2000. End-of-Life Nursing Education (Undergraduate & Graduate) Consortium, 2000-present. Developmental Science Fellowship, University of North Caroline at Chapel Hill, 1999. SCHOLARSHIP Publications: Refereed Wey, H. & Mylant, M. (June, 2013). Physical health outcomes in abused and neglected children: A 30-year follow-up. [Review of the article A prospective investigation of physical health outcomes in abused and neglected children: New findings from a 30-year follow-up by C. Spatz Widom, S.J. Czaja, T. Bently, and M.S. Johnson] American Journal of Public Health, 102(6), 1135-1144. Mylant, M. & Mann, C. (2008). Intimate partner violence and current sexual trauma among high-risk adolescent mothers. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, 21(3), 164-176. Mylant, M., Ide, B., Cuevas, E., & Meehan, M. (2002). Adolescent children of alcoholics: Vulnerable or resilient? Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 8(2), 57-64. Mylant, M, & Fitzgerald, C. (July/August, 2000). Domestic violence: Assessment, intervention, and prevention. The Clinical Letter for Nurse Practitioners, 4(4), 1-4. Scavnicky-Mylant, M. (1990). The process of coping among young adult children of alcoholics. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 11(2): 125-139. Scavnicky-Mylant, M. (1987). Alcoholism nursing: Toward a policy perspective. Journal of Nursing Education, September, 294-296. Scavnicky-Mylant, M. (1987). School-based nursing interventions with children of alcoholics. School Nurse, September/October, 9-14. Scavnicky-Mylant, M. (1987). The hospitalized school-aged child s capacity for an appraisal of threat. Western Journal of Nursing Research, November, 503-518. Scavnicky-Mylant, M. (1986). The use of drawings in the assessment and treatment of children of alcoholics. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 1(3): 178-194. Sutherland, L.G. & Scavnicky-Mylant, M. (1985). Treatment of apnea in the preterm infant. U.S. Pharmacist, November, 4, 7, 11-12, 15-17, 21-22. Sutherland, L.G. & Scavnicky-Mylant, M. (1985). Apnea in the preterm infant. U.S. Pharmacist, October, 3, 6, 9, 12-13. Scavnicky-Mylant, M. (1984). Children of alcoholics: Children in need. Family and Community Health, November, 15-62. Scavnicky-Mylant, M. (1983). An analysis and clinical application of Ausubel s Satellization theory to health care of preadolescent children. Advances in Nursing Science, October 61-71.

Books/Book Chapters Scavnicky-Mylant, M. (1991). Children of dysfunctional families. In P. Clunn (Ed.), Child psychiatric nursing (pp. 312-330). St. Louis, MO: C.V. Mosby Company. Scavnicky-Mylant, M. & Keltner, N. (1991). Chemical dependency. In N. Keltner, L. Schweckey, and C. Bostrom (Ed.), Psychiatric nursing: A psychotherapeutic management approach (pp. 443-390). St. Louis, MO: C.V. Mosby Company. Scavnicky-Mylant, M. & Keltner, N. (1991). Child and adolescent psychiatric nursing. In N. Keltner, L. Schweckey, and C. Bostrom (Eds.), Psychiatric nursing: A psychotherapeutic management approach (pp. 557-596). St. Louis, MO: C.V. Mosby Company. Scavnicky-Mylant, M. (1991). Children of alcoholics. In G. Bennet & D. Woolf (Eds.), Substance abuse: Pharmacologic, developmental and clinical perspectives, (2nd ed.). New York: Delmar Publishers, Inc. McKay, S.R. & Scavnicky-Mylant, M. (1991). Substance abuse during the childbearing year. In G. Bennett & D. Woolf (Eds.), Substance abuse: Pharmacologic, developmental and clinical perspectives (2nd ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons. Scavnicky-Mylant, M. (1990). Children at risk. In N. Keltner (Ed.), Basic mental health nursing. St. Louis, MO: C.V. Mosby Company. Scavnicky-Mylant, M. (1990). Chemical dependency. In N. Keltner (Ed.), Basic mental health nursing. St. Louis, MO: C.V. Mosby Company. Scavnicky-Mylant, M. (1989). Children of alcoholics: Children in need. In Annual Editions: Drugs, Society, and Behavior. Dushkin Publishing Group, Inc. Non-refereed Scavnicky-Mylant, M. (1988). The process of coping and emotional development of young adult children of alcoholics. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, The University of Texas at Austin. Mylant, M. (1978). The hospitalized school-aged child s capacity for an appraisal of threat. Unpublished master s thesis. Case Western Reserve University, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing. Abstracts/Proceedings Podium and Poster Presentations: International Traumagenic Model of Substance Abuse among High-Risk Teen Mothers Experiencing Interpersonal Violence. Presented at the 18 th Annual Conference of the Nursing Network on Violence Against Women, International, Charlottesville, Virginia, 2012. Infant attachment among American Indian Teen Mothers. Presented at the Nursing Network on Violence Against Women International Conference, Coral Gables, Florida, 2009. Unlocking the link between intimate partner violence and teen pregnancy: Safely and competently. Presented at the International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses Psychopharmacology Institute and Annual Conference: Meeting the Challenge: Domestic and International Populations in Crisis, Louisville, Kentucky, 2008. Intimate partner violence and current sexual trauma among high-risk American Indian adolescent mothers. Presented at the International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses Annual Conference, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 2007.

"Adolescent Children of Alcoholics: Vulnerable or Resilient?" Presented at the Fifth International Family Nursing Conference, Chicago, Illinois, 2000. Nurturing Parenting Skill Attainment Among Native American Adolescent Parents Who Are Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse. Presented at the Biennial International Nursing Conference, Nursing at the Threshold of the 21st Century-Connecting Conversations of Nursing Practice, Palmerston North, New Zealand, 1997. "The Emotional Development of Young Adult Children of Alcoholics: A Qualitative Study." Presented at the Sigma Theta Tau International Scientific Sessions, Indianapolis, Indiana, November, 1989. "Emotional Development of Young Adult Children of Alcoholics." Research poster session presented at the International Family Nursing Conference, Calgary, Canada, Spring, 1988. "The Process of Coping and Emotional Development among Young Adult Children of Alcoholics." Presented at the Sigma Theta Tau International Research Congress, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1987. "The Hospitalized School-aged Child's Capacity for an Appraisal of Threat." Presented at the 16th International Conference of the Association for the Care of Children s Health. Toronto, Canada, 1981. National Traumagenic Model of Substance Abuse among High-Risk Teen Mothers Experiencing Interpersonal Violence. Paper presented at the 36 th Annual Research Conference, Midwest Nursing Research Society, Dearborn, Michigan, 2012. Infant attachment among American Indian Teen Mothers Poster presentation at the Blending addiction Science and Practice: Evidence-Based Treatment and Prevention in Diverse Populations and Settings sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2010. Infant attachment among American Indian Teen Mothers Poster presentation at the first annual meeting of the Academy on Violence and Abuse, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2009. Infant attachment among American Indian Teen Mothers. Presented at the Midwest Nursing Research Society Annual Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2008. Intimate partner violence and current sexual trauma among high-risk adolescent mothers. Presented at the 2007 Midwest Nurses Research Society meeting, Omaha, Nebraska, 2007. Intimate Partner Violence among American Indian Teen Mothers. Presented at the 2007 National Conference on Health and Domestic Violence, San Francisco, California, 2007. "Alcoholism and Child Maltreatment." Presented at the Ninth Annual Research Conference, Building Knowledge for Nursing: Studies in Abuse (Substance & Physical) and Violence Across the Life Span, Tampa, Florida, February, 1990. "Health PACT (Participatory and Assertive Consumer Training) for Preschool and School Age Children in a Nursing Center: A Pilot Project." Research poster session presented with Dr. J. Perkins and Jane Barnett, RN, CPNP, at the 14th National Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Symposium, Breckenridge, Colorado, August, 1989. "The Use of Drawings in the Assessment and Treatment of Children of Alcoholics." Presented at the Sixth Annual National Nurse Practitioner Symposium. Baltimore, Maryland, 1985. Urban-Rural Differences and Their Effect upon Families and Interaction With the Health Care System." Presented at the 18th Annual Conference of the Association for the Care of Children's Health. Chicago, Illinois, 1983.

"Children of Alcoholics." Research poster session presented at the American Nurses' Association Conference: New Knowledge for Nursing Practice. Denver, Colorado, 1983. Regional "The Process of Coping among Young Adult Children of Alcoholics." Presented at the 22nd Annual Communicating Nursing Research Conference. Western Society for Nursing Research, San Diego, California, May, 1989. "Emotional Development of Young Adult Children of Alcoholics." Research poster session presented at the Nursing Research Conference, sponsored by the Colorado/Wyoming Chapters of Sigma Theta Tau, Boulder, Colorado, December, 1988. "The Use of Drawings in the Assessment and Treatment of Children of Alcoholics." Presented at the Nursing Research Symposium sponsored by The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing and Sigma Theta Tau Epsilon Theta Chapter. Austin, Texas, 1984. State Infant attachment among American Indian Teen Mothers Poster presentation at the Sigma Theta Tau Phi Chapter Annual Nursing Research Symposium, Brookings, South Dakota, Spring 2011. Reducing Health Risks of American Indian and Rural Teens. Poster Presentation at the Sigma Theta Tau Phi Chapter Annual Nursing Research Symposium, Brookings, South Dakota, Spring 2005. Project Takoja: Teen Survivors Circle. Presented at the Sigma Theta Tau Phi Chapter Annual Nursing Research Symposium, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Spring, 2006. "Mental Health Access in Rural Areas." Presented at Nurses' Day at the Legislature, South Dakota Nurses' Association, Pierre, South Dakota, 2001. Nurturing Parenting Skill Attainment Among Adolescent Parents Who Are Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse. Poster Presentation at the First Annual Children's Symposium, The University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota, 2000. "Adolescent Children of Alcoholics: Vulnerable or Resilient?" Presented at the Sigma Theta Tau Phi Chapter Tenth Annual Nursing Research Symposium, Brookings, South Dakota, Spring, 1999. Nurturing Parenting Skill Attainment among Native American Adolescent Parents Who Are Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse. Presented at the Sigma Theta Tau, Phi Chapter, Research Day, Brookings, South Dakota, 1996. Adolescent Children of Alcoholics: High-Risk Youth. Invited and presented at the South Dakota State University Sewrey Distinguished Faculty Colloquium, Spring, 1995 "High-Risk Youth: Children of Alcoholics." Presented at the Sigma Theta Tau, Alpha Pi Chapter, Research Workshop, Laramie, Wyoming, 1991. "The Emotional Development of Young Adult Children of Alcoholics." Presented at the Sigma Theta Tau, Alpha Pi Chapter, Research Workshop, Laramie, Wyoming, April, 1989. "The Process of Coping among Young Adult Children of Alcoholics." Presented at the Sigma Theta Tau, Alpha Pi Chapter, Research Workshop, Laramie, Wyoming, Spring, 1988. "The Use of Drawings in the Assessment and Treatment of Children of Alcoholics." Research poster session presented at the Tenth Annual Perinatal Conference and the University of Wyoming Professional Development Day, Laramie, Wyoming, 1987-1988.

"Children of Alcoholics." Presented at the Annual Social Work Conference on "Children in Poverty," Laramie, Wyoming, 1987. "Effects of Alcohol or Substance Abuse on Family Members." Presented at the Alcohol Symposium sponsored by the Women's Center at the University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming, 1985. "The Use of Drawings in the Assessment and Treatment of Children of Alcoholics." Presented at the Sigma Theta Tau, Alpha Pi Chapter, Annual Nursing Research Day. Laramie, Wyoming, 1984. "The Hospitalized School-aged Child's Capacity for an Appraisal of Threat." Presented at the 2nd Annual Sigma Theta Tau Alpha Pi Research Day. Laramie, Wyoming, 1983. HONORS AND AWARDS Sigma Theta Tau, National Honor Society of Nursing, 1981-present. Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, member, 1986-present. Sewrey Distinguished Faculty Colloquium, South Dakota State University, 1995. Phi Chapter Research Award, Sigma Theta Tau, 1996. District Nurse of the Year Award for Outstanding Quality Nursing, SDNA, 1996. Dean s Scholar Award, South Dakota State University, College of Nursing, 1996-1999. Developmental Science Fellowship, University of North Caroline at Chapel Hill, 1999. Research Support Award, South Dakota State University, 2000. Award for Excellence, South Dakota State University, College of Nursing, 2006. Distinguished Researcher and Scholar Award, South Dakota State University, College of Nursing, 2009. American Indian/Alaska Native Drug Abuse Treatment and Prevention Research Scholarship and Travel Award, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), 2010. PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Academy on Violence and Abuse, founding member, 2007-present. American Nurses' Association, member, 1974-present. American Professional Society of the Abuse of Children, member, 1998-present. American Psychiatric Nurses Association, member, 1996-present. International Psychiatric Nurses Association, member, 2004-present. National Alaska Native American Indian Nurses Association, associate member, 1998-present. Nursing Network on Violence Against Women International, member, 2006-present. Midwest Nursing Research Society, member, 1998-present. South Dakota State Nurses' Association (SDNA), member, 1993-present. Sigma Theta Tau, member, 1981-present. TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES South Dakota State University 1992-present Undergraduate pediatric theory, communication theory/lab, and psych mental health theory and clinical. Graduate electives in dying, death and bereavement and care for the caregiver; health promotion and disease prevention; advanced physical assessment and practice role; graduate-level research; and doctoral-level quantitative research methods. Previous University Teaching Responsibilities University of Wyoming 1981-1991 Undergraduate pediatric theory and clinical, growth and development throughout the lifespan, and psych mental health theory and clinical. Graduate advanced physical assessment and family theory.

Case Western Reserve University 1977-1981 Coordinate and taught undergraduate pediatric theory and clinical. DOCTORAL AND MASTERS STUDENT RESEARCH SUPERVISION Aberle, M.M. (2001). Symptoms Reported by Menopausal Women Taking Synthetic Hormone Replacement Therapy or Bioidentical Progesterone. Thesis and Graduate Committee Member. Apedaile, Y.P. (1997). The Effect of Early Removal of Urinary Catheters on Establishing Normal Voiding Patterns in Postoperative Urology Patients. Thesis and Graduate Committee Member. Arends, R. (2014). Diabetic Nutrition Education Intervention for Low-Income Patients with Type II Diabetes. Doctor of Nursing Practice, Practice Innovation Project Co-Chair Boese, K. (2014). Rural Mental Health: Nurse Work Environment, Mentoring, and Retention. Thesis and Graduate Committee Member. Brown, N.E. (1998). Bereavement in the Elective Abortion Patient. Thesis and Graduate Committee Member. Callies, D. (2013). The Period of PURPLE Crying Program: A pilot implementation in a Rural Community Doctor of Nursing Practice, Practice Innovation Project Chair. Carr, J. (2013). Expert Evaluation of Life RU Ready? A Health Promotion and Risk Reduction Intervention for Adolescents. Graduate Project Committee Member. Clark, C. (1997). Family Environments That Promote the Immunization of At-Risk Children. Thesis and Graduate Committee Member. Collins, C.L. (2000). The Prevalence of Illness in Breastfed vs. Formula-Fed Children in a Military Health Care Setting, Thesis and Academic Advisor. Crary, J.F. (1999). The Effects of Self-Esteem on NCLEX Success. Thesis and Graduate Committee Member. Eads, K. (19990.The Relationship of Parental Stress and Social Support of Grand-parented Families in Rural South Dakota, Thesis and Academic Advisor. Ellis, G.M. (1997). Knowledge Level of Adolescents about HIV and AIDS in a Frontier Community. Thesis and Academic Advisor. Fischer, S. (2013). Development and Evaluation of the Late-Preterm Multi-Disciplinary Risk Assessment Scale. Thesis and Graduate Committee Member. Hague, B.J. (2001). The Lived Experience of Rural Families During Medical Emergencies, Academic Advisor and Thesis Co-Chair. Hamill, K. P. (2005). Development of a Licensed Practical Nurse Curriculum for Sisseton Wahpeton College, Academic Advisor and Project Committee Member. Haugen-Rogers, J. (2013). Parental Experience of Coping, Social Support, and Uncertainty during Childhood Genetic Testing. Academic Advisor and Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation Chair. Heberden, A.M. (1993). Level of Self-Esteem in Rural Staff Nurses. Thesis and Graduate Committee Member.

Hodgman, A.M. (1997). Depressive Symptomatology and Perceived Social Support in Rural Women, Academic Advisor and Thesis Committee Member. Knitig, K. (2013). The Living Experience of Feeling Playful. Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation Committee Member. Laird, E.A. (1999). Spousal Health Beliefs, Values, and Behaviors of Participants in an Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation Program. Academic Advisor and Thesis Committee Member. Labonte, K.A. (1996). Mental Health, Life Satisfaction and Attachment in Elderly Urban Lakota Women. Thesis and Graduate Committee Member. Letcher, D. (2013). Searching for an Answer: A Humanbecoming Research Study. Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation Committee Member. Lochridge, A. (2008). Dental Health and Socioeconomic Status: Their Relationship with Preterm Labor in Rural Western South Dakota. A Pilot Study. Academic Advisor and Thesis Committee Member. Mauer, K.A. (2001). Relationship of Level of Satisfaction and Anxiety and Patient Information Provided among ICU Family Members. Thesis and Graduate Committee Member. McGee, M.J. (2001). The Volume of Peg Solution versus Patient Symptoms and Bowel Cleanliness. Thesis and Graduate Committee Member. McMillan, A. (2014). Increasing Compliance of Pediatric BMI Screening by Health Care Providers in a Rural Clinic through the use of a Toolkit. Doctor of Nursing Practice, Practice Innovation Project Committee Member. Mollman, S. (2011). Evaluation of Decision Support Aids for Early Stage Breast Cancer Treatment among Rural Women. Graduate and Thesis Committee Member. Richards, E.D. (2000). Quality of Life in Veterans with COPD Post-Pulmonary Rehabilitation. Project Advisor and Graduate Committee Member. Nelson, V. (2009). A Focus Group Evaluation of Three Tools Used to Measure Pain in Severely Cognitively Impaired Older Adults. Academic Advisor and Project Committee Member. Peterson-Lund, R. (2011). The Experience of Living on the Edge. Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation Committee Member. Potts, S.L. (1997). Am I My Brother s Keeper? A Well Child s Story of Living with A Chronically Ill Sibling. Academic Advisor and Thesis Committee Member. Provell, E.M. (2000). Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness: Uncertainty and Coping in the Implantable Defibrillator Population. Thesis and Graduate Committee Member. Rounsville, J. (2012). The Correlation between Work/Life Balance, Retention, and the Personal Well-being among Female Nurses at a Community Hospital in the Midwest. Thesis and Graduate Committee Member. Schroeder, D. (2013). Routine Screening Protocol: Intimate Partner Violence in Primary Care. Doctor of Nursing Practice, Practice Innovation Project Chair. Schweitzer, C. (2001). The Effect of Social Support and Self-Efficacy in Individuals with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Thesis Advisor.

Schweitzer, K. (2012). Awareness and Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome/Abusive Head Trauma Using the Period of PURPLE Crying Program. Doctor of Nursing Practice, Practice Innovation Project Chair. Serfling, J. (2011). A Pilot Test of Delegation and Prioritization Skills in New Graduate Nurses Using a Multiple Patient Simulation. Thesis Committee Member. Smith-Kautzman, L. (1997). The Severely and Persistently Mentally Ill Adult Living in the Community: The Experience of Lonliness. Thesis and Graduate Committee Member. Thom-Withorne, L.R. (1997). Health Perceptions and Health Care Practices of Lakota Sioux Living Off the Reservation in Western South Dakota. Academic Advisor and Thesis Chair. Tinklenberg, K. (2012). Risk Factors for Relapse in Nurses with Substance Use Disorder. Academic Advisor and Thesis Chair. Turbak, M. (2009). Leading a Change Process: The Acute Care Nursing transition to Medication Administration Using Bar Coding Technology at a Community Hospital in South Dakota. Graduate and Project Committee Member. Weaver, S.E. (2000). Differences of Exposure of Environmental Light between an SPMI and non-spmi group. Thesis and Graduate Committee Member. Wilson-Kirby, D.L. (1994). Pediatric Nurses and Parental Assessments of the Level of Pain in Preverbal Children, Academic Advisor and Thesis Chair. Zwiefel, A. (2014). Use of the Teach-Back Method to Reduce 30-day Readmission Rates in Post-Surgical Patients From Rural and Underserved Areas. Doctor of Nursing Practice, Practice Innovation Project Chair. UNIVERSITY and COLLEGE COMMITTEES South Dakota State University (1992-Present) Diversity Task Force Committee, Chair, SDSU College of Nursing, 2009-2010. Bylaws Committee, Graduate representative, SDSU College of Nursing, 2009-2012. Graduate Curriculum Committee, member, SDSU College of Nursing, 1995-1999, 2006-2008; Portfolio Subcommittee Chairperson, 1996-1998. Promotion and Tenure Committee, member, SDSU College of Nursing, 1994-1998. Research Committee, SDSU College of Nursing, chairperson, 1998; member, 1993-1995; 1997-2001; 2006-2008. Department of Advanced Studies, SDSU College of Nursing, member, 1992-present; Cultural Taskforce Chairperson, 2007-2008; PhD Taskforce, member, 2005-present. Graduate Admissions Committee, SDSU College of Nursing, chairperson, 2000-2002; 2012-present. Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability Committee, SDSU, member, 2013-present. End-of-Life Nursing (Undergraduate & Graduate) Education Consortium project, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, participant, 2001-present. Committees at other universities University of Wyoming 1981-1991 Undergraduate and Graduate Faculty Committee, member, School of Nursing. University of Wyoming Promotion and Tenure Committee, School of Nursing representative.

COMMUNITY PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Adapting and currently facilitating an American Indian Strengthening Families Program for caregivers and their preschool children on the Pine Ridge Reservation, Red Shirt School, Red Shirt Table, SD, 2014- present. Advisory Board Member, Rapid City Community Health Center, Mental & Homeless Subcommittee, member, 2001-2002. Scientific coordinator for one of five national sites, NIH Teaching Smart Science Education Improvement Program, Girls Incorporated of Rapid City, Youth and Family Services, Fall, 2001-2004. Psychiatric and mental health nursing consultant and provider for Tiospaye Topa and Takini schools, Frontier School Health Initiative funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Fall, 2001-2003. Developed and facilitated a parenting program for American Indian teenage parents and their children, Rural America Initiatives, Project Takoja, Rapid City, SD, 1996-2000. Invited by South Dakota Women Work to be project evaluator for the SD Partners in Prevention Project grant submitted to the Department of Health and Human Services, Summer, 1999. Invited by Rural America Initiatives to be project evaluator and intervention consultant for Project Takoja- Teen Survivors' Circle: A Care Project Serving Sexually Abused Native American Teens" an Adolescent Family Life Demonstration Grant submitted to the Office of Population Affairs, Summer, 1999 & 2000. Western South Dakota Child Abuse Prevention Council Advisory Board, member, 1993-1998, 2003-2007; Vice President, 1996-1998; Chair of the Membership Committee, 2006-2007. Invited by Youth and Family Services to be project evaluator for "Project Youth Connect" submitted to the Department of Health (DHHS) and Public Health Services (PHS),and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA), Summer, 1998. Invited by Rural America Initiatives (serving transitioning Native American families) to be project director for "Project Cante' Waste' " submitted to DHHS/PHS/SAMSHA and The Casey Family Program, Spring, 1997. Advisory Board, member, Shade for the Children, Rapid City, South Dakota, 1995-1997. Foster Parent Development Committee, member, The Casey Family Program, Rapid City, South Dakota, 1996-1997.