Biography
I am married to the most amazing woman and have 5 beautiful children. I graduated from BYU in 2013 and worked for the University of Utah Hospital in the resource ICU department after completing the Critical Care Internship. In this role I worked in all of the ICUs, the Emergency Department, and the Cardiac Catheterization lab. I attended the University of Utah for my graduate studies and obtained a DNP degree as a family nurse practitioner. I continued to work for the University of Utah in Adult Congenital Heart Disease after my graduation in 2018. I also started as an adjunct faculty at this time in the ICU clinical course. I joined the BYU college of Nursing as full time faculty in April 2020.
Research Interests
Disaster NursingSimulation in Mass Casualty Incidents
Vulnerable Populations
Transition of care of congenital heart disease patients from a pediatric model of care to an adult model of care
Mentorship relationships
Transition of students from a student role to a professional role
Critical Care
Teaching Interests
Critical CareFNP courses
Leadership
Professional Development
Education
- Doctorate of Nursing Practice, Family Nurse Practitioner , University of Utah (2018)
- Bachelor of Science with an Emphasis in Nursing, , Brigham Young University (2013)
- Associate of Arts, Spanish/French , Eastern Arizona College (2010)
- Associate of Science, Pre-nursing , Eastern Arizona College (2010)
Licenses and Certifications
- American Association of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board, Family Nurse Practitioner (2018 - 2028)
- State of Utah Division of Occupational & Professional Licensing, Advance Practice Registered Nurse (2018 - 2028)
- American Heart Association, Basic Life Support (2011 - 2027)
- State of Utah Division of Occupational & Professional Licensing, Registered Nurse (2014 - 2027)
- American Heart Association, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (2017 - 2021)
- AHA, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (2013 - 2021)
Honors and Awards
- DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurse Educators, DAISY Foundation (2025 - 2025)
- Excellence in Service Award, Sigma Theta Tau (Iota Iota Chapter) (2025 - 2025)
- State Nurse Practitioner Excellence Award: Leadership, Utah Nurse Practitioners (2023 - 2023)
- Frederick Q. Lawson Fellowship (2015 - 2018)
- George S & Dolores D Eccles Scholarship, University Of Utah (2016 - 2017)
- R Harold Burton Fellowship, University of Utah (2016 - 2017)
- Cultural Diversity Award, Brigham Young University (2013 - 2013)
- Edwin S. Hinckley Scholarship, Brigham Young University (2013 - 2013)
- Gerontology Scholarship (2013 - 2013)
- Rayola H. Andersen Scholarship, Brigham Young University (2013 - 2013)
- Academic Scholarship, Brigham Young University (2011 - 2013)
Memberships
- Utah Nurse Practitioners (2019 - Present)
- American Association of Nurse Practitioners (2018 - Present)
- American Association of Critical Care Nurses (2014 - Present)
- Sigma Theta Tau, Iota iota Chapter (2013 - Present)
- Adult Congenital Heart Association (2019 - 2025)
Professional Citizenship
- Committee/Council Member, National Association of Family Nurse Practitioners (2025 - Present)
- Board Member, Utah Nurse Practitioners (2024 - Present)
- Board Member, American Association of Critical Care Nurses (2020 - Present)
- Committee/Council Chair, University of Utah Hospital And Clinics (2015 - 2017)