Director of Osteoporosis
(903) 939-7508
Fax (903) 939-7735
Specialization:
Osteoporosis
Board Certifications:
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Board Certified in Family Practice (APRN-BC), 1999
Registered Nurse, State of Texas
Certified in Colposcopy
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS); Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) (2009)
Registered First Nurse Assistant
Education:
Graduate
University of Texas at Arlington
Post-Master’s Family Nurse Practitioner Certification Program (1999)
Awarded “University Scholar for Superior Academic Achievement”
1999
Arlington, TX
Undergraduate
The University of Texas at Tyler
Master of Science in Nursing
1998
Tyler, TX
Certificates
American Society of Clinical Hyponotherapy
Beginning, Intermediate, & Advanced Medical Hypnotherapy (2001)
The University of Texas-M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Colposcopy Certification Program (2000)
Houston, TX
Employment:
Nurse Practitioner (2007-2009)
Tyler Internal Medicine, Tyler, TX
Nurse Practitioner(2002-2007)
The University of Texas Health Center, Tyler, TX
Nurse Practitioner(1989-2002)
Clinical Liaison, Information Systems (1996-1998)
Director of Resource Management (1993–1996)
Ask-a-Nurse Coordinator (1991–1993)
Operating Room Staff Nurse III / First Assistant / Circulating Nurse (1989–1991)
Potter, Minton Law Firm, Tyler, TX
Medical/Legal Consultant (1998-1999)
North Monroe Hospital, Monroe, LA
Director of Surgical Services (1987-1989)
The Women’s Clinic, Monroe, LA
Clinic Nurse (1985-1987)
Glenwood Regional Medical Center, West Monroe, LA
Staff Nurse – Intensive Care Unit / Operating Room (1983-1985)
E.A. Conway LSU, Monroe, LA
Staff Nurse – Intensive Care Unit / Operating Room (1981-1983)
Professional Affiliations and Honors:
Member, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Member, Texas Nurse Practitioners Association
Former President, East Texas Health Care Quality Association (1996)
Lectures:
Body Fueling: Nutrition That Makes Sense
Pick-up-the-Pace Athletic Club for Women – Chapel Hill, TX (September 2006)
Anxiety and Depression: Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Pharmacology
Tyler Internal Medicine – Mid-Level Seminar – Tyler, TX (June 2006)
Hypnosis: Behavior Modification Therapy
Internal Medicine: Women’s Health Forum – Tyler, TX (March 2004)
Herbal Therapies: Research-Based Approach
The University of Texas Health Center – Woman’s Health Forum – Tyler, TX (January 2003)
Weight Loss: A Practical Approach
The University of Texas Health Center – Nursing Division – Tyler, TX (2002)