Sports Medicine

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Acute sports injury or illness
• Exercise and nutrition
• Chronic injury prevention
• Concussion diagnosis and rehabilitation

EDUCATION

• Doctorate of Nursing Practice – Frontier Nursing University (expected completion December, 2016)
• Masters of Nursing, Adult and Women’s Health Primary Care Nurse Practitioner – University of Washington
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing – George Mason University

CERTIFICATIONS

• Adult Nurse Practitioner (ANCC)
• Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner (NCC)
• Basic Life Support
• Certified DOT Examiner

AFFILIATIONS

• American College of Sports Medicine
• American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
• ARNP United-Washington State Nurse Practitioner Organization
• Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nursing
• University of Washington School of Nursing, Clinical Faculty

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

• Adult and Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner, South Sound Sports and Active Life Medicine, Auburn, WA
• Adult and Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner, Sound Family Medicine, Puyallup, WA
• Medical Director, Puyallup High School Sports Medicine Team, Puyallup, WA
• Clinical Preceptor Adult & Family Nurse Practitioner Programs, University of Washington School of Nursing
• Clinical Faculty, Biobehavioral and Health Systems, University of Washington School of Nursing

AWARDS

• Fellow, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners - 2013
• Seattle Top Nurse Practitioners, Seattle Metropolitan Magazine - 2014, 2015
• University of Washington School of Nursing Preceptor of the Year (Family/Adult) - 2014

RESEARCH

• Concussion as a Public Health Concern