Educational Background

• PhD, Nursing, Texas Woman's University,  2000
• MS, Nursing, University of Texas, Arlington, 1989
• BS, Nursing, Texas Christian University,1983
• BS, Psychology, Texas Christian University 1977

Research Interests

• Aging readiness
• Mid-life transitions
• Baby boomers
• Lay caregiving
• Critical theory
• Ethics
• Women's studies
• Humanities for the health sciences

Honors and Awards

• Annual "Interdisciplinary Scholarship" honoree, 1999
• Phi Kappa Phi, Texas Woman's University, 1999
• Recognizing high scholastic achievement, 1999
• Marquis' Who's Who in America, 1997-Present
• Who's Who in Nursing, 1997-Present
• National "Leader of Leaders" nominee, 1994
• Midwestern State University, Health Sciences, 1994
• Rewarding excellence in undergraduate nursing education, 1994