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Title

Assistant Professor (Brookings)

Office Building

Wagner Hall

Office

351

Mailing Address

Wagner Hall 351
Undergrad Nursing-Box 2275
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007

Education

• B.S.N. | South Dakota State University
• M.S.N. with emphasis on education | South Dakota State University
• Ph.D. in nursing | South Dakota State University

Academic Interests

• Active learning strategies in the classroom
• Medical - surgical nursing, emphasis in cardiac

Academic Responsibilities

• Undergraduate nursing
  • Research and evidence-based practice
  • Assessment and Interventions Lab
  • Quantitative research
  • Mixed methods research
  • Simulation
  • Community clinical

Committees and Professional Memberships

Committees

• Steering Committee chair
• Research and Scholarship Sub-Committee
• University Faculty Senate

Professional Memberships

• American Association of Critical Care Nurses
• National League for Nursing
• Sigma Theta Tau Phi Chapter

Grants

• CON Seed Grant - Health Literacy
• CON Seed Grant - Standardized Patients
• Sigma Theta Tau Research Grant Phi Chapter

Areas of Research

• Chronic disease management
• Rural nursing/health
• Nursing education
• Simulation
• Preventative care
• Expanding nursing education in the classroom using standardized patients
• Heart failure follow-up to reduce readmissions

Publications

Callies, D., Schievelbein D., Elverson, C. and Osae-Larbi, J. (2024). Clinical breast exam training using tactually accurate computer simulation among healthcare providers in Ghana. International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences, 20 (2024), 100716. doi: 10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100716