Faith T. Edwards 3288 Creek Side Dr. Oshkosh, WI 54904 (989)798-1312 CURRICULUM VITAE EDUCATION: Degree Year Institution BSN 1976 Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI MS 1981 University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI Postgraduate 1992-1994 University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM PhD 2016 Rock Mountain University of Health Professionals Provo, Utah LICENSURE: License Year Institution RN 2018-2020 State of Wisconsin TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES Course # Title Credits Theory Clinical N 200 Growth and Development 3 X N 418 Community Health Clinical 3 X N 416 Community Health (ACCEL) 3 X N 418 Community Health (ACCEL) 3 X N 423 Care of Aging Clients 3 X N 424 Care of Children/Adolescent 3 X EXPERIENCE AND EMPLOYMENT 2011 present Instructional Academic Staff Oshkosh, WI 2007 2011 Assistant Professor of Nursing Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI 2002 2007 Assistant Professor of Nursing Lake Superior State University Sault Ste. Marie, MI 2001 2002 High School Health Occupation Teacher Saginaw City School 1999 2000 Clinical Resource Manager Covenant HealthCare 1987 1997 Director of Health Occupation Program, Director of Nursing Program
Luna Vocational Technical Institute Las Vegas, NV 1980 1987 Assistant Professor of Nursing University Center, MI 1980 1981 Staff Nurse St. Mary s Hospital 1980 1981 Staff Nurse St. Luke s Hospital 1979 1980 Specialist Clinical Instructor, Self-instructional Lab University Center, MI 1978 1979 Staff Nurse Cardiovascular Diagnostics Laboratory 1977 1978 Staff Nurse / Team Leader McLaren General Hospital Flint, MI HONORS 2010 Building Michigan s Healthcare Workforce Award Education and Training Strategies Competitive award 2010 2011 Student Organization Advisor of the Year Competitive award Nominated by the Student Nurses Association of Northern Michigan University CONSULTANT 1989 1991 AIDS Educator State of New Mexico 1989 1998 Nursing Aide Master Evaluator State of New Mexico 1985 Curriculum Consultant Luna Vocational Technical Institute Las Vegas, NM BOOK & CHAPTER REVIEWS 2016, 2014 Growth and Development through the Life Span New York, NY: MacMillan Publishing 1994 Book Reviewed for F. A. Davis Publishing Company 1990 Parent and Child Nursing: Health Patterns in Childbearing and Childrearing Families Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott Company
PRESENTATIONS Conference on Enhancing Nursing Undergraduate Teaching and Learning in the Clinical Setting: What do We Know and How do We Move Forward? October 19 21, 2010. Washington, DC. Sponsored by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Nuts and Bolts for Nursing Educators: Strategies for NCLEX Success Two peer-reviewed poster presentations. August 12 13, 2010. A Case Study: Work Place Violence in Higher Education Presenter at the National AAUP Conference, June 2010. Washington, DC. The Lived Experience of First Year College Students Poster Presentation. FYE National Conference. February 2010. Denver, CO. Utilizing Evidence Based Practice with Pediatric Nursing Student Northern Michigan University, Marquette, Michigan. May 2008 Stress Management Analysis and Integration Northern Michigan School of Nursing, Marquette, Michigan. May 2007 The Health Connection, Covenant HealthCare, Mall Hikers Program Bay City Mall, June 2002 Institute of Learning in Retirement Courses included Holistic Health, Stress Management, and Embrace Life September 2001 Embracing Life While Raising Children, Steps Montessori Preschool, May 2002 Putting the Balance Back in Your Tilt Saginaw Valley Chapter, International Association of Administrative Professionals, January 2001 Stress Management Statewide Meeting, International Association of Administrative Professionals, April 2001 Affirming the Care Giver Regional Care Conference, New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, NM, August 1998 Parenting Classes Promoting Self Esteem in Parents & Children New Mexico State Department of Health, Weekly classes (12 total), Worked with parents and training staff, January 1998-April 1998 Stress Management Putting the Balance Back in Your Tilt Health Centers of Northern New Mexico, May 1997 Stress Management and Self Esteem. Offered several times to West Las Vegas Schools and Las Vegas City School District including Head Start Programs, 1996 1998 Goal Setting Creating Your Heart s Desire Workshop for the community offered by New Mexico Highlands University, November 1997 New Visions Paper related to the relationship between self-esteem and stress on women. Presented to the Alpha Delta Kappa Society, Las Vegas, NM, April 1993 Women as Healers
Paper presented to the 1993 Women s Studies Conference in Albuquerque, NM, March 1993 Self-Care as a Teaching Strategy Paper presented to the Third Annual Rocky Mountain Nurse Educator Conference, Colorado Springs, CO, August 1992 The Use of Folkhealing Practice by Hispanic Nurses in Their Nursing Practice Videotape and paper presented to the National Association of Hispanic Nurses, Chicago, IL, July 1992 Towards a Humane Education Paper presented at the Second Annual Rocky Mountain Nurse Educator Conference, Estes Park, CO, August 1991 Women in Healing Arts Panel member. New Mexico Highlands University Women s Studies Conference, Las Vegas, NM, March 1991 Dysfunctional Family Development of Self-Esteem Unity Across the Bridge, Las Vegas, NM, February 1991 Caring Too Much Presentation at the New Mexico Governor s Conference on Nursing, Santa Fe, NM, November 1990 Teaching Methodologies Presented to the Pharmacology Department, Las Vegas Medical Center, Las Vegas, NM, November 1986 COMMITTEE AND ORGANIZATIONAL EXPERIENCE 2016-Present Undergraduate Program Committee University of Wisconsin Oshkosh 2008 2010 Bylaws Committee 2008 2012 First Year Experience Committee Curriculum Committee 2003 2008 Curriculum Committee Student Affairs Committee Lake Superior State University 1987 1989 Director of Nursing all nursing committees Development of Physical Therapy Assistant Program Area Health Education Committee New Mexico State Nurse Committee Las Vegas Technical Institute 1980 1987 University Curriculum Committee Promotion and Practice Committee Student Affairs Committee College of Nursing Curriculum Committee Department Chair PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS 1989 1991 AIDS Educator for the State of New Mexico 1989 1998 Nursing Aide Master Evaluator for the State of New Mexico
1985 Curriculum Consultant to Luna Vocational Technical Institute Las Vegas, NM COMMUNITY SERVICE 2012-2018 CPR Instructor/Babysitting