CURRICULUM VITAE Name: Cristine A. Roberts Position: Assistant Professor Appointment: August, 2008 Education History: Institution Location Degree Date University of Kansas Kansas City, KS BSN, Nursing 1976 University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT MSN, Child Nursing 1981 University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO PhD, Nursing 2008 University of Kansas Kansas City, KS LEND certificate 2011/12 Leadership and Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Trainee Employment History: Institution Location Title Date University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO Assistant Professor 2008-present School of Nursing Clinical Instructor 2005-2008 William Jewell College Liberty, MO Assistant Professor 2000-2005 School of Nursing Children s Mercy Hospitals Kansas City, MO Sr. Nurse 2010-present and Clinics Researcher Children s Mercy Hospitals Kansas City, MO Staff Nurse 2000-2008 and Clinics Float Pool Children s Home Care Kansas City, KS Nurse Educator 1993-2000 Children s Mercy Hospital Quality Improvement Coordinator Adolescent Clinic Kansas City, MO Clinical Specialist 1990-1993 Children s Mercy Hospital Children s Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO Hospital Staff RN 1987-1990 Emergency Dept. Central Missouri State University Warrensburg, MO Adjunct Clinical 1982-1986 Instructor Pediatric Surgical Associates Kansas City, MO Surgical Office RN 1982-1985 Children s Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO Hospital Staff RN 1980-1982 University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT Graduate Instructor 1979-1980 School of Nursing Primary Children s Hospital Salt Lake City, UT Hospital Staff RN 1978-1980 & Supervisor 1
Children s Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO Hospital Staff RN 1976-1978 Pediatric & Neonatal intensive care PhD Dissertation: Instrument Development: The Nursing Career Search Questionnaire MSN Thesis: The Response of Comatose Children to Parental Speech as Measured by Changes in Intracranial Pressure Publications: Roberts, C. A., & Lyman, E. (2008). Microbial contamination of enteral feeding sets used in the home of pediatric patients, Nutrition in Clinical Practice, 23(1), 85-89. Roberts, C. A. (2008). Instrument development: The Nursing Career Search Questionnaire. (doctoral dissertation - research) ISBN: 978-054-962-2826826 CINAHL AN: 2010155112 Roberts, C. A., & Ward-Smith, P. (2010). Choosing a career in nursing: Development of a career search instrument. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship, 7(1)2. doi:10.2202/1548-923x.1767 Roberts, C. A. (2010) Unaccompanied hospitalized children: A review of the literature and incidence study. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 25,470-476. doi:10.1016/j.pedn.2009.12.070 Lyman, B., Gebhards, S., Hensley, C., Roberts, C. A., San Pablo, W. (2011). Safety of decanted enteral formula hung for 12 hours in a pediatric setting. Nutrition in Clinical Practice, 26(4), 451-456. doi: 10.1177.0884533611413891 Roberts, C. A. (2012) Nurses perceptions of unaccompanied hospitalized children. Pediatric Nursing Journal. 38(3), 133-137. Roberts, C. A., & Messmer, P. (2012). Unaccompanied hospitalized children: Nurses search for understanding. Journal of Holistic Nursing. 30(2), 112-121. doi: 10.1177/0898010111423422 Jarvis, K., Pirvu, D., Barbee, K., Berg, N., Meyer, M., Gaulke, L., Pate, B., & Roberts, C. (2014). Change to a standardized airway clearance protocol for children with bronchiolitis leads to improved care. Journal of Pediatric Nursing. 29, 252 257 doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2013.11.007 Huffman, G., Crumrine, J., Thompson, B., Mobley, V., Roth, K., & Roberts, C. (2014). On SHiPs and Safety: A Journey of Safe Patient Handling in Pediatrics. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, online. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2014.05.009 Submitted for publication review: Roberts, C. A., & Cheng, A. L. Resilience in families of children with autism and sleep problems. Journal of Family Nursing (reject). Presentations: 1992 Norplant Utilization for Nursing Rounds at Children s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO 1997 Understanding ORYX & Children s Home Care s Strategic Healthcare Program Outcomes Database, Hot Topics at Children s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO 2000 Enteral Feeding Set Study at Clinical Research Update sponsored by Children s Mercy Hospital at Graceland College, Independence, MO (June, 2000) 2006 Oral Presentation. University of Missouri Cooperative PhD Research Day. Conducting Research with Disadvantaged and Ethnic Minority Populations 2
2006 Oral Presentation. Research Day at UMKC School of Nursing. What motivates or discourages minority, college bound students from choosing nursing as a career? 2008 Poster Presentation. Midwest Nursing Research Society, Annual Conference, Indianapolis. Development of the CSQ: A Measure of Nursing Career Interest and Self- Efficacy 2008 Aiding Beginning College Students to Discover if Nursing is the Right Career Hot Topics at Children s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO 2010 Assessing the Occupational Fit for a Nursing Career Among Beginning College Students April 14, 2010 poster presentation. 10 th Annual Nurse Educator Institute Branson, MO 2010 Safety of Decanted Enteral Formula in Hospitalized Children. April 22, 2010 poster presentation. 3rd Annual Building a Culture of Quality, Safety and Nursing Professionalism: Evidence-Based Practice on the Frontline conference, Columbia, MO 2010 Nurse s Perceptions of Unaccompanied Hospitalized Children. Oral presentation - July 18, 2010. 26 th Annual Pediatric Nursing Conference Philadelphia, PA 2011 Hot Topics at Children s Mercy Hospital, Nurses Perceptions of Unaccompanied Hospitalized Children March 16. 2011 Unaccompanied Hospitalized Children: As Perceived through Nurses Life Worlds. Oral presentation April 2, 2011. 21 st Annual Convention, Society of Pediatric Nurses Las Vegas, Nevada. 2011 Safe Patient Handling in Pediatrics & High Reliability Organization Theory Guangzhou, China April 9, 2011. CMH Culture of Safety conference 2012 Creation of an Interdisciplinary Team by Nurses to Standardize Care Delivery for Children with Bronchiolitis Kristen Jarvis, Daniela Pirvu, Michelle Meyer, Kim Barbee, Nancy Berg, Lenny Gaulke, Cristy Roberts (mentor). 5th Annual Evidence Based Practice on the Frontline Conference on April 19, 2012 at the University of Missouri, Columbia. 2013 Standardized Practice Developed for Children with Bronchiolitis Jarvis, K. et al. Cristy Roberts (mentor, lead presenter, poster). Society of Pediatric Nurses, Annual Conference, April 2013, Nashville, TN. 2013 Is Family Resilience Impacted when Their Child has an ASD and Sleep Problems? Oral presentation October 19, 2013. 6 th Annual Conference at Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, KS: Beyond the Diagnosis: Autism Across the Lifespan Sponsored by the Kansas Center for Autism Research and Training. 2014 How a Clinical Nurse Inquiry Ignited a Pediatric Safe Patient Handling Movement Podium Presentation. Magnet Conference, Dallas TX. 2015 "Promoting Resilience in Families of Children with Autism and Insomnia through Social Support Sigma Theta Tau International's 26th International Nursing Research Congress, July, 2015. Puerto Rico. Grants: 2008 Lyman, Hensley, San Pablo, & Roberts. Safety of Decanted Formula Hung for 12 Hours in a Pediatric Setting. Funded by the Dee Lyons Research Scholars Program at Children s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO. 2009 Roberts & Bowers. Nurses Perceptions of Issues Surrounding Unaccompanied Hospitalized Children. Funded by the Dee Lyons Research Scholars Program at Children s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO. ($5000). Included Consultation with Patricia L. Munhall, EdD, ARNP, NC, PsyA, FAAN; Coconut Grove, Florida July 22-25, 2009 2015 Roberts, C. A. & Cheng, A. L. Online and In Person Parent Education/Support for Families of Children with ASD and Insomnia funded by the Organization for Autism Research ($30,000). 3
2015 Hayden, A., Lyman, B., & Roberts, C. Enteral Feeding Set Handling Techniques: A Comparison of Bacterial Growth, Nursing Time and Labor Costs funded by the American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition ($5000). Grants Submitted: 2011 Roberts, C. A. Resilience in Families of Children with Co-Occurring Autism and Sleep Problems Submitted to the Clinical Translational Research Awards Frontiers Pilot and Collaborative grants at University of Kansas. ($30,000) funding status: not funded 2012 Roberts, C. A. Resilience in Families of Children with Co-Occurring Autism and Sleep Problems Pre-proposal submitted to the Organization of Autism Research. ($30,000) Funding status: pre-proposal accepted and full proposal submitted: not funded. 2012 Roberts, C. A. Autism, Sleep Disorders, and Family Resilience submitted to the Midwest Nursing Research Society, New Investigator. ($10,000) Funding status: not funded. 2013 Roberts, C. A. Autism, Sleep Disorders, and Family Resilience submitted to University of Missouri Research Board ($20,000). Funding status: not funded. 2013 Roberts, C. A. Comparison of Online and In Person Education/Support for Families of Children with Co-Occurring Autism and Insomnia submitted to Department of Defense Autism Research Programs ($100,000). Funding status: not funded. 2014 Roberts, C. A. Comparison of Online and In Person Parent Education/Support for Families of Children with Co-occurring Autism and Insomnia: Pilot Study submitted to the American Nurse Foundation, Society of Pediatric Nurses ($5,000). Research advocacy at CMH: 2011-2014 Implementation of a Minimal Lift Program in an Inpatient Pediatric Setting with the nurses on 5H/5S approved by administration, hired a consultant who completed a lift risk assessment, IRB approval granted, implementation completion, data collected and analyzed. Abstract submitted to Magnet Conference, 2013 (rejected). Mentoring group is writing a manuscript for publication. 2011-2014 Protocol Changes for Airway Clearance in Children with Bronchiolitis with the nurses at Children s Mercy South Hospital have support from the hospitalists and respiratory therapy. After IRB review, this is now a QI project and has been implemented and completed (2010-2012). The group will present a poster at SPN in April, 2013 and have written a manuscript which has been submitted to the Journal of Pediatric Nursing 2013-current Behaviors in the Perioperative Setting that Influence Team Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Job Satisfaction: A Perioperative Team s Perspective research project with nurses from the SDS/PACU at Children s Mercy South. They have reviewed the literature, submitted an internal grant application, and completed an IRB submission, interviews complete, analysis in process, writing a manuscript. Methodology chosen: focus group interviews. Abstract accepted for podium and poster presentation to 34 th ASPAN National Conference in San Antonio, Texas in April, 2015. 2013-current Enteral Feeding Set Handling Techniques: A Comparison of Bacterial Growth, Nursing Time and Labor Costs research project with dieticians and nurses at CMH Nutrition Support team. They have reviewed the literature and written the proposal. Methodology chosen: Simulated comparison of methods of storing enteral feeding equipment between feedings with a time/motion study of the nursing procedures for each strategy. Status: funding awarded, submitted to CMH IRB. 2013-current Health Care Providers Perceptions of Caring for Children Hospitalized with an Eating Disorder Consultative Service research project with social workers, nurses, and hospitalists at CMH South. They have reviewed the literature, submitted an internal grant application, and completed an IRB submission, collected data, completed analysis, 4
writing abstract to submit to APNA for October presentation. Methodology: Interviews with nurses, care assistants, and hospitalists. 2013 Emergency Department research study regarding strategies to increase family satisfaction with wait times for non-critical patients in the ED employing white boards for communication and walking rounds. They have reviewed the literature and begun an IRB submission. Methodology: satisfaction surveys from families and staff nurses, nurses utilization of white boards. Status: on hold due to internal changes. 2015 Recruiting research group among nurses on two CMH units, one former student & PICU nurse, and 1 physician to commence study on sleep for families and children at CMH. Honors: 2000 Elected to Sigma Theta Tau International, National Honor Society for Nursing. Mu Mu Chapter, William Jewell College; 2006 Lambda Phi 2001 Dean s Doctoral Scholar Fellowship, University of Missouri-Kansas City 2006 Dean s Doctoral Fellowship, University of Missouri-Kansas City 2006 Sigma Theta Tau International Research Stipend 2008 Midwest Nursing Research Society Graduate Research Award 2008 Midwest Nursing Research Society, Nominated for the Outstanding Graduate Student Manuscript Award selected to compete in article submission to Western Journal of Nursing Research 2008 Sigma Theta Tau International, Lambda Phi Leadership in Research Award 2008 2007-2008 UMKC Undergraduate Faculty of the Year Award, awarded through the SNA 2010 Poster selected from 10 th Annual Nurse Educator Institute for Nurse Educator conference in Albuquerque, NM July, 2010 2012 Analysis excerpts from my article in International Journal of Nursing Education and Scholarship were selected for use in Nursing Research in Canada: Methods, Critical Appraisal, and Utilization, 3 rd Canadian Edition by LoBionda-Wood. 2013 2012-2013 UMKC Undergraduate Faculty of the Year Award, awarded through the SNA 2013 Contacted by a group of nurses from MSN program at Northwestern State University in Shreveport to use my dissertation instrument in their research. Professional Memberships: Sigma Theta Tau International Mu Mu/Lambda Phi chapter 2000 present Leadership Succession Chair, Faculty Counselor Midwest Nursing Research Society 2004 2013 Society of Pediatric Nurses 2009 - present American Society of Parenteral & Enteral Nutrition 2009-2010 International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) 2015 present American Nurse Association Kansas Chapter 2014 - present Service: 2009 Reviewer for the Journal of Pediatric Nursing reviewed manuscript 12/09-1/10 2010 Reviewer for the Journal of Pediatric Nursing reviewed manuscript 3/10 2011 Reviewer for the Journal of Pediatric Nursing reviewed manuscript 3/11, 8/11 2012 Reviewer for the Journal of Pediatric Nursing reviewed manuscript 5/12, 10/12 2013 Reviewer for the Journal of Pediatric Nursing reviewed manuscript 2/13 2013 Reviewer for the Journal of Pediatric Nursing reviewed manuscript 10/13 2014 Reviewer for the Journal of Pediatric Nursing reviewed manuscript 6/14 and 10/14 2010 Reviewer for the International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship reviewed manuscript 8/10 5
2011 Reviewer for the International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship reviewed manuscript 2/11 2012 Reviewer for the International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship reviewed manuscript 1/12 2012 Reviewer for the International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship reviewed manuscript 7/12 2013 Reviewer for Nursing Administration Quarterly reviewed manuscript 2/13 2013 Reviewer for Disability and Rehabilitation Journal reviewed manuscript 5/13, 10/13, 12/13 2012 Edited the Elsevier Study Guide for Wong s Essentials of Pediatric Nursing 9 th ed. (2013) 2010 Volunteer in the Helen Gragg clinic at Operation Breakthrough (1-2x/month) 2009 present: Volunteer at Heartland Community Church providing care of children with special health care needs (1-2x/month) 2011 present: Regional Affiliate Regulatory Committee member of The Frontier s Clinical and Translational Science Award through Kansas University Medical Center 2011 Served as mentor/preceptor for Nurse Educator student teacher spring semester. 2013 Served as mentor/preceptor for Nurse Educator student teacher spring semester. 2014 Served as mentor/preceptor for Nurse Educator student teacher spring semester. 2005 current: Have written many letters of recommendations for students for employment and graduate school (approximately 40/year) 2011 2014: Serve as faculty advisor to the Student Nurses Association. Instrumental in getting the students involved on a state and national level (MOSNA & NSNA) 2012/2013 Faculty advisor for 1 st BSN Honor Thesis at UMKC. Have led Sara Crawford from idea to literature review, consultation with expert nurse, IRB proposal and acceptance at CMH, and data collection, analysis, and manuscript. She presented a poster at UMKC Research Day and wrote a manuscript for her thesis course and for publication to the Pediatric Nursing Journal (not accepted).. 6