NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY CURRICULUM VITAE
DOCUMENT DATE: MARCH 2013 PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name: Linda C. Summers
Office Address: PO Box 30001, MSC 3185 Las Cruces, NM 88003 Telephone No.: 575-202-1113
Citizenship: United States of America Department: School of Nursing
College: College of Health and Social Services Present Rank/ Assistant Professor
Date of Rank: August XX NMSU APPOINTMENT HISTORY:
Year Appointed/Rank 2009/Assistant Professor
Year Awarded Tenure N/A
Year Promoted to Associate Professor N/A Year Promoted to Full Professor
EDUCATION
Associate
Pace University New York, NY May 1979
Baccalaureate
Indiana University Kokomo, In December 1980 Graduate
New Mexico State University Las Cruces, NM May 1991 MA Counseling and Educational Psychology
University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM May 1996
MSN Family Nurse Practitioner/Psychiatric and Mental Health
University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, TX December 2003 PhD – Adolescent Disclosure in an Urgent Care Setting
New Mexico State University Las Cruces, NM December 2008 MPH
Brandman University Irvine, Ca. August 2012
Post Doctoral Certificate -Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION
Licensure
Register Nurse- Clinical Nurse Specialist- Nurse Practitioner Certification
Family Nurse Practitioner
Adult Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
Academic
Agency: New Mexico State University, School of Nursing, Las Cruces, NM
Position: Full Time Assistant Professor, 2009 – Present Agency: New Mexico State University, School of Nursing, Las Cruces, NM
Position: Part time Faculty 2008 – 2009
Agency: University of Phoenix, Nursing Department, On-line
Position: Part-time Graduate Faculty 2004 – 2012
Agency Southern New Mexico Family Medicine Residency Program
Position: Behavioral Science Faculty 1996- 2006
Agency: New Mexico State University, School of Nursing, Las Cruces, NM
Position: Part-time faculty 1996-2001
Clinical
Agency: New Urgent Care, Las Cruces, NM
Agency: Memorial Medical Center, Las Cruces, NM
Position: Relief Nursing Supervisor – Part-time 1994 – 2005
Agency: New Mexico Department of Health 2006-2009
Position: Family Nurse Practitioner
Agency: Memorial Medical Center 1988-2006
Position: Adolescent Service Program Director 1999-2006
Position: Administrator On Duty 1994-1998
Position: Psychiatric Emergency Service 1993-1999
Position: Behavioral Health Unit Manager 1990-1994
Position: Pediatric Nurse 1988-1990
Agency: Mesilla Valley Hospital 1989-1990
Position: Manager
Agency: Trenton State Hospital
Position: Psychiatric Nurse 1984 – 1987 PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP(S) (current and last 5 years) Southern New Mexico Advance Practitioner 2011 – Present National Association of Hispanic Nurses 2003 – Present
Sigma Theta Tau, Pi Omega Chapter 1999 – Present
New Mexico Assembly on School Based Health Care 2000- Present
American Psychiatric Nursing 2012- Present
American Academy of Nurse Practitioner 2012- Present HONORS/AWARDS
2002 ANA Ethnic Minority Fellowship
2006 New Mexico Excellence Award
Distinguish Nurse of the Year
2006 Cherokee Inspired Comfort Award 2006 Top National APN
2010 - Present Member-at-Large RXP Designation Committee, American Psychological Association, Washington, DC 2012 2012 Salud Award Community Foundation of Southern
New Mexico
Courses Taught at NMSU in Last Five Years Undergraduate
Course Description Role
Strategies for Student Success Primary Faculty
Pharmacology in Clinical Nursing Practice Primary Faculty Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Practice Primary Faculty Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Practice Clinical Faculty Principles of Nursing
Complex Care
Clinical Faculty
Graduate
Course Description Role
Advanced Medical-Surgical Nursing Primary Faculty
Clinical Nurse Specialist Practice in Med/Surg Primary Faculty
Advanced Pathophysiology Primary Faculty
Advanced Health Assessment Primary Faculty
Preceptorship for Prescriptive and Therapeutic Mgt. Primary Faculty
Diagnosis and Management Primary Faculty
Essays/Theses/Dissertation Directed (MSN students)
Served as Committee Member on 11 Non-Thesis Graduate Committee’s 2012
Course or Curriculum Development
Development of Family Psychiatric Courses
Development of Child and Adolescent Health Course
Major Revision of Adult Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Curriculum to Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Curriculum to comply with American Nursing Credentialing Center changes. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Research in Progress
Title of Research Project/Years Funding Source Amount Role
Adolescent Stress Unfunded PI
Linguistic Analysis of Journaling of a Simulation Experience.
$250,000 PI
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Publications
Reinhardt, A., Keller, T., Schultz, P. & Summers, L. (In Press). Strategies for success: A crisis management model for remediation of at-risk students. Journal of Nursing Education.
Ryutaro, I., Liehr, P., Nishimura, C., Ito, M., & Summers (2005) The meaning of health for Japanese elders who have had a stroke. Japanese Journal of Nursing, 2,41-49
Liehr, P., Ryutaro, T., Liu, H., Nishimura, C., Ito, M., & Summers, L. (2004) Bridging distance and culture with a cyberspace method of qualitative analysis. Applied Nursing Research. 27(3), 176-186
Liehr, P., Mehl, M.R., Summers, L. C., & Pennebaker, J.W. (2004) Connecting with others in the midst: Stressful upheaval on September 11, 2001. Applied Nursing Research. 17(1): 2-9
Summers, L.C., Williams, J., Borges, W., Ortiz, M., Schaefer, S., & Liehr, P. (2003) School based center viability: Application of the COPC Model. Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing, 26,231-251
Hales, A., Karshmer, J., Montes-Sandoval, L. Glassco*ck, F., Summers, L.,
Williams, J. & Robbins, L. (2003) Psychiatric-mental health clinical specialist practice in a public school setting. Clinical Nurse Specialist, 17(2): 95-100
Summers, L.C. (2002) Mutual Timing: An essential component of provider/patient communication. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 14(1): 19-25.
Abramson, M.A., Bell, S. & Summers, L.C. (2001)Chapter: "Nutrition
Summers, L.C., Williams, J., & Karshmer, J. (2000) Integrated behavioral health: A nurse practitioner-clinical nurse specialist cooperative. The 2001 Source Book for Advance Practice Nurses, Springhouse, Springhouse Corporation
Refereed Publications Continued
Borges, W.J., Summers, L.C., & Karshmer J.(1995) Psychiatric Emergency Service. Using available resources. Journal of Nursing Administration, 25: 31-37
Dissertation
Borges, W. J. (2005). The impact of a brief foot care intervention for persons with diabetes (Doctoral Dissertation, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 2004).
Dissertation Abstracts International 66 (03B), 1388.
PAPERS PRESENTED
Invited Papers
New Mexico Technology in Education (NMTIE) Conference Key Note Speaker: “Connecxions: Nursing and Telehealth Education” October 24th Santa Fe, New Mexico
Sigma Theta Tau International, Annual Regional EBP Conference. Sharing Best Practices: From Academics to Practice. “The proof is in their words: The use of
journaling in simulation” October 26th
2012. New Mexico State University, School of Nursing
Sigma Theta Tau International, Delta Kappa/Pi Omega Chapters Annual Regional EBP Conference. Sharing Best Practices: From Academics to Practice. “Horizontal Violence and Relational Aggression in the Workplace.” March 10, 2012. University of Texas at El Paso, College of Nursing.
Simulation Conference. “The Use of Journaling Simulation.” April 27, 2011. New Mexico State University, School of Nursing.
J. Paul Taylor Social Justice Symposium-Justice for Youth, “Addressing Mental Health Issues in Adolescents” April 15th
2009, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Distinguish Scholar Symposium “Story-Centered Care as a Model for Improving Health Care to Adolescence” May 22nd
2006, University of South Florida-School of Nursing
Refereed Papers
Head to Toe 2011 “Using Teen Screen Assessments for Prevention/ Intervention Planning”. April 14th
2011. New Mexico Office of School and Adolescent Health, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
New Mexico Teen Pregnancy Coalition 2010 Annual Conference “ Reproductive Health Services in School Based Health Centers” May 7th
2010, New Mexico Teen Pregnancy Coalition, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Minority and Multicultural Health Conference “ ConnecXions: Telemedicine in Rural School Based Health Centers”, December 12th 2008. National Rural Health Association, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Finding Common Ground in Human Sexuality and other Adolescent Health Issues. 82nd Annual School Health Conference. “Telemedicine in School Based Health Centers: Improving Students Access to Care”, November 15th
, 2008. American School Health Association, Tampa Florida
Health Literacy in Many Cultures, 81st Annual School Health Conference. “Nurturing Health Literacy in Adolescents during Primary Care Visits” July 11th
2007, American School Health Association, Honolulu, Hawaii
Head to Toe 2007 “Beyond the Black Box Warning: Adolescent Depression and Other Behavioral Issues” April 19th 2007. New Mexico Office of School and Adolescent Health, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
New Mexico Department of Health Region 5 Annual Meeting, “So Your Patient Smokes” October 27th
2006, New Mexico Department of Health, Anthony, New Mexico
Nursing and Health Care for Hispanics: The State of the Science and Art of Caring. "Story-Centered Care as a Model for Improving Health Care to Adolescents in Hispanic Communities” July 19th
2006 , National Association of Hispanic Nurses, Phoenix Arizona.
Refereed Papers Continued
Head to Toe: A Conference on School and Adolescent Health. 2006 “Navigating Controversial Issues in School Based Health Centers: Advice from the Trenches”. April 2006, New Mexico Office of School and Adolescent Health, Albuquerque, New Mexico
“Cultural Competence: A Journey to Improving Health Care for Hispanics” Hispanic Nurses 30th Annual Conference “Understanding Hispanic Adolescents: An Ecosystem Method of Assessment” July 21st
2005, National Association of Hispanic Nurses, Orlando, Florida
Head to Toe: A Conference on School Health “Adolescent Friendly Environments” ” March 29th
2005, New Mexico Chapter of the National Assembly of School Based Health Centers, Albuquerque, New Mexico
National Congress on the State of the Science in Nursing Research, “Stories of Pressing Concerns of Adolescents After an Urgent Care Visit” Part of a symposium entitled: Maximizing the Power of Story to Promote Health from Adolescents to Elders Years. October 8th 2004, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Washington D.C
“Mobilizing Our Communities to Promote Health and Social Justice” Hispanic Nurses 29th Annual Conference “Promoting Educational Success in Pregnant
Adolescents: The Community Oriented Primary Care Model as a Framework for Analysis and Action” July 16th
2004, National Association of Hispanic Nurses, Las Vegas, Nevada
Head to Toe: A Conference on School Health “Identifying Mental Health Needs in a Primary Care Visit” April 17th
2003, New Mexico Chapter of the National Assembly of School Based Health Centers, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Mentoring in Research: 17th Annual Conference “Using Story-Centered Care with Adolescents in an Urgent Care Clinic" Part of a symposium entitled:
Integrating Presentation: Health Story as a Foundation for Research Methodology. February 15th 2003, Southern Nursing Research Society, Orlando, Florida
21st Annual Conference on Families and Health “Access and Appropriateness of Care for Adolescents” February 28th
, 2001 Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, Kiawah Island, South Carolina
Primary Care Research Methods and Statistics Conference “Community Based Adolescent Research in Primary Care: An Interdisciplinary Approach, December 2nd2000, The Department of Family and Community Medicine, San Antonio, Texas
Matching Research Designs to Important Policy Questions “Adolescent Health Risk Assessment” October 26th
2000, Columbia University School of Nursing Center for Health Policy, New York, New York
Head to Toe: A Conference on School Health “Population Based Assessment: Using the Dartmouth COOP to develop Health Programs” April 13th 2000, New Mexico Chapter of the National Assembly of School Based Health Centers, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Millennium on the Horizon: College Health Professional Collaborating to Deliver Patient Centered Quality Health Care “The Marble Method: A System of Permanent Behavior Change”, Oct.27th
1999, The Southwest College Health Association, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Conference on Patient Education “Integrating Patient Education into Your Residency Program” Nov.22nd 1998, Society of Teachers of Family Medicine and American Academy of Family Physicians, Orlando Florida
Conference on Patient Education “The Marble Method: A System of Permanent Behavior Change”, Nov.20th
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (SELECTED MAJOR CE’S)
Teaching
On-Line Teaching Certificate, New Mexico State University
Institute for Technology Assisted Learning, New Mexico State University
Fall 2008
June 13-24, 2005 Team Mentoring, Teaching Academy, New Mexico State University Spring 2003 Gaining Retention and Achievement for Students Program (GRASP), New
Mexico State University
Fall 2004
Scholarship
Center for Health Promotion Research, Summer Research Institute, University of Texas at Austin
June 19-21, 2006
Factor Analysis, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill January 2006 Cognitive Interviewing Workshop, New Mexico State University December 2005 58th Annual Institute in Survey Research, University of Michigan July, 2005 Clinical Practice
Vascular Imaging Conference, Scottsdale, AZ
National Gerontological Nurses Association Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM
Diabetic Foot Update, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, TX
November, 2008 October 2008
December 2004
Post-Graduate Diabetic Foot Fellowship, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, TX
Spring 2002
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Administrative Appointments at NMSU
DNP Coordinator 2010 -
PhD Coordinator 2008 -
Research Coordinator 2008 -
Director, Medical Surgical Clinical Nurse Specialist Graduate Program 2006 – 2008
Interim MSN Program Chair 2005 – 2006
Semester Lead Spring and Fall, 2003
Committee Assignments
University Committees Membership
University Research Council 2010 - 2012
College/Department Committees Chaired
College Research Council 2005 – 2006
MSN Curriculum Committee 2005 – 2007
Department Committee Memberships P & T Committee, Chair Research Committee, Chair Graduate Committee PhD Sub-Committee MSN Curriculum Faculty Affairs Search Committee PhD Planning Committee BSN Curriculum Committee College Committee Memberships
College Research Council College Curriculum Committee Positions Held in Professional Associations
Sigma Theta Tau International, Pi Omega Chapter, President 2007 – 2011 Sigma Theta Tau International, Pi Omega Chapter, Treasurer 2005 – 2007 Memberships/Offices Held in Public or Private Agencies
Vice-President, Southern New Mexico Diabetes Outreach 2011 - Present Policy Committee Member, Dona Ana County Health Alliance, Dona Ana
President, Southern New Mexico Diabetes Outreach 2005 – 2010
Chair, Dona Ana Diabetes Action Coalition 2006 – 2007
Professional Consultation
Reviewer for Clinical Nursing Research – Online Journal
Invited Reviewer, NMSU/FHCRC Study Section Review
Invited Reviewer, Special Emphasis Panel, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, RFA –DP-09-001: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research Centers.
New Mexico Board of Nursing, Member Advanced Practice Advisory Committee
Invited Reviewer, Special Emphasis Panel, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, RFA-CD-08-001: Elimination of Health Disparities through Translation Research.
Member, National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists Advanced Practice Committee
Invited Participant, “Partnerships to Accelerate Collaboration on Health Disparities Research”, Federal Collaboration on Health Disparities Research
June 2011-Present June, 2010 January, 2009 2008 - Present August, 2008 2008 - Present September, 2007
Consultant, Professional Advisory Board, “Adapting Instruments for Hispanic Education Outcomes” Project, University of Texas at El Paso, Dr. Nel Martinez-PI
Summer, 2006
Invited Focus Group Member, Capacity for Behavioral Science Research at NMSU, Dr. Laura Haas
February, 2005
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
Maintained clinical practice to meet requirements of board certification and prescriptive privileges at the following sites:
NEW Urgent Care 2010 - Present
Michael Keller, M.D., Las Cruces, NM 2007 – 2010
