
Theresa Garren-Grubbs
Clinical Assistant Professor (Brookings)
Education
Academic and Professional Experience
Academic Interests
Academic Interests
- Rural health
- Quality and safety
Academic Responsibilities
- NURS 119 First Year Nursing Seminar
- NURS 372 Professional Nursing Concepts II
- NURS 645 CNL I: Improvement Science: A Microsystem Approach
- NURS 646 CNL II: Clinical Immersion and Capstone Project
- NURS 860: Health Operations and Financial Management for Nurse Managers
Committees and Professional Memberships
Committees
- 成人视频 National Scholarship Committee
- College of Nursing Faculty Assembly (Secretary)
- College of Nursing Welfare and Development Subcommittee (Chair)
- Life Circle South Dakota
Professional Memberships
- Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses
- Rural Nurse Organization
- Clinical Nurse Leader Association
- Sigma Theta Tau
Research and Scholar Work
Areas of Research
- Social determinants of health
- Palliative care
- Advance care planning
Awards and Honors
DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurse Educators (2024)
Grants
- PREPARE-RNs: Partnering to Address the Critical Nursing Shortage in South Dakota. Health Resources and Services Administration, September 2022 - September 2025, $1,050,000.
- NURS 119 Response to Changing College Student Behaviors. Margaret and Ron Hegge Nursing Faculty Excellence Endowment, December 2022 - August 2023, $9,700.
- Upper Midwest Palliative Care Education Network. Health Resources and Services Administration, July 2020 - June 2023, $900,000.
- Rural Emergency Department Nurses Experiences with Workplace Violence, Sigma Theta Tau, Phi Chapter, August 2021 - December 2022, $500.
- Advance Care Planning in South Dakota Women Who Farm and Ranch, Sigma Theta Tau, Phi Chapter, August 2019 - July 2020, $500.
Publications
Peer-Reviewed Publications:
- Garren-Grubbs, T. and Hendrickx, L. (2023). . Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care, 23(2). DOI: 10.14574/ojrnhc.v23i2.746
- Perrenoud, M., Mollman, S., Garren-Grubbs, T., Berke, C. and Inch, D. (2023). . Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care, 23(2). DOI: 10.14574/ojrnhc.v23i2.750
- Garren-Grubbs, T., Letizia, M. and Minton, M. (2020). . Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care, 20(2). DOI: 10.14574/ojrnhc.v20i2.632.
Podium Presentations:
- Garren-Grubbs, T. and Pfeffer, K. (2024 April 19). 鈥淩ural nursing now has my heart.鈥 Preparing pre-licensure nursing students for rural practice [Podium Presentation]. 35th Nursing Research Symposium at Augustana University, Sioux Falls, SD.
- Garren-Grubbs, T. and Pfeffer, K. (2023 October 27). 鈥淒on鈥檛 knock it until you try it鈥: Preparing pre-licensure nursing students for rural practice [Podium Presentation]. Avera Nursing EBP and Research Conference, Sioux Falls, SD.
- Garren-Grubbs, T. and Hendrickx, L. (2023, July 27). Rural emergency department nurses鈥 experiences with workplace violence. [Podium Presentation]. International Rural Nursing Conference, Johnson City, TN.
- Pravecek, B., Garren-Grubbs, T. and Mollman, S. (2023, March 31). Development of a statewide network: Innovatively improving access to palliative care services in South Dakota. [Podium Presentation]. 47th Annual Midwest Nursing Research Society Conference, Des Moines, IA.
- Garren-Grubbs, T. and Hendrickx, L. (2023, March 24). Rural emergency department nurses鈥 experiences with workplace violence: A pilot study. [Podium Presentation]. 34th Nursing Research Symposium, Brookings, SD.
- Berke, C., Garren-Grubbs, T., Mollman, S. and Pravecek, B. (2022, October 28). Improving palliative care access through primary palliative care education [Podium Presentation]. Avera Nursing EBP and Research Conference, Sioux Falls, SD.
- Garren-Grubbs, T., Huff, K., Pravecek, B. and Stewart, C. (2022, April 22). South Dakota (SD) Palliative Care Network: Development and dissemination of palliative care education for undergraduate and graduate nursing students across the plains [Podium presentation]. 33rd Annual Sigma Nursing Research Symposium.
- Garren-Grubbs, T. Letizia, M. and Minton, M. (2021, April 16). PREPARE-ing South Dakota farm and ranch women for advance care planning [Podium presentation]. 32nd Nursing Research Symposium hosted by the Phi and Zeta Zeta Chapters of Sigma Theta Tau.
Poster Presentations
- Garren-Grubbs, T., Huff, K., Pravecek, B. and Stewart, C. (2022, April 21). South Dakota (SD) Palliative Care Network: Development and dissemination of palliative education for undergraduate and graduate nursing students across the plains [Poster presentation]. Mount Marty University Research Day.
- Garren-Grubbs, T. and Schievelbein, D. (2022, February 18). Preparing tomorrow鈥檚 nurse leaders: Experiential learning opportunities with practice partners [Poster presentation]. NurseThink for Nurse Educators- Next Gen Learning: Fundamentals, NCLEX and Beyond.
- Garren-Grubbs, T. (2021, February). PREPARE-ing South Dakota farm and ranch women for advance care planning [Poster presentation]. 2021 Clinical Nurse Leader Summit.
- Garren-Grubbs, T. Letizia, M. and Minton, M. (2021, March 19). PREPARE-ing South Dakota farm and ranch women for advance care planning [Poster presentation]. Ruth K. Palmer Symposium Maywood, IL.
Invited Speaker
- Mollman, S., Garren-Grubbs, T. and Hendrickx, L. (2023 November 14). How can nursing research impact the health and well-being of South Dakota and beyond [Podium presentation]. Sanford Improvement Symposium, Sioux Falls, SD.
- Garren-Grubbs, T. and Hendrickx, L. (2024, February 13). Workplace violence in rural emergency departments. UTA College of Nursing and Health Innovation Professional Development Conference, Arlington, TX [virtual presentation].
- Mollman, S., Pravecek, B. and Garren-Grubbs, T. (2024 April 11). Meeting the new Essentials: Collaborative development and integration of primary palliative care at four universities. ELNEC Virtual Lunch and Learn to Support Palliative Care Education, Creighton University College of Nursing [virtual presentation].
Extension Presentations and Publications
- Brown, L. and Garren-Grubbs, T. (2021). 成人视频 Extension, College of Nursing encourage timely talks this holiday season. 成人视频 Extension.
- Brown, L. and Garren-Grubbs, T. (2021). South Dakota State University promotes advance care planning ahead of National Healthcare Decisions Day. 成人视频 Extension.
- Brown, L. and Garren-Grubbs, T. (2019, updated 2021). Advance care planning for rural families. 成人视频 Extension.