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
Transition of care of congenital heart disease patients from a pediatric model of care to an adult model of careMentorship 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
- State of Utah Division of Occupational & Professional Licensing, Advance Practice Registered Nurse (2018 - Present)
- American Association of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board, Family Nurse Practitioner (2018 - Present)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (2017 - Present)
- State of Utah Division of Occupational & Professional Licensing, Registered Nurse (2014 - Present)
- AHA, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (2013 - Present)
- American Heart Association, Basic Life Support (2011 - Present)
Honors and Awards
- 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 - 2022)
- Adult Congenital Heart Association (2019 - 2021)
Professional Citizenship
- Board Member, American Association of Critical Care Nurses (2020 - Present)
- Committee/Council Chair, University of Utah Hospital And Clinics (2015 - 2017)