Education
- PMHNP - Post Master’s Certificate, University of California, San Francisco
- Ph.D., University of San Diego
- MSN, Yale University
- BA, University of California, San Diego
Courses Taught
- GNSG 6009: Health Promotion Across the Lifespan
- GNSG 6014: Advanced Health Assessment: Adult Gerontology
Experience in Field
Point Loma Nazarene University, School of Nursing
Associate Professor, Director of the Family Nurse Practitioner Program, 2023-present
Adjunct Professor, 2016-2023
University of San Diego Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science
Guest Lecturer: 2023-present
Adjunct Professor, 2019-2022
UCSD - Black Women Inflammation and Tau Study (BWITS)
Program Coordinator, 2023-present
CHE Behavioral Health Services
Nurse Practitioner, 2023-2023
Sharp Rees-Stealy Care at Home Program/Extended Care
Nurse Practitioner, 2015-2023
Ardent Hospice & Palliative Care
Nurse Practitioner, 2020-2022
Coronado Medical Group
Nurse Practitioner, 2012-2016
California State University (CSU) Institute for Palliative Care
Guest Lecturer, 2014-2015
Sharp HospiceCare and Transitions Program
Nurse Practitioner, 2013-2015
UCSD Comprehensive Alzheimer's Program (CAP)
Nurse Practitioner, 2012-2013
UnitedHealthcare - Evercare
Nurse Practitioner, 2011-2012
- Department of Veteran Affairs (West Haven, CT)
- Nurse Practitioner, 2010-2011
Gaylord Hospital (Wallingford, CT)
Registered Nurse (RN), 2010-2010
Masonicare Health Center (Wallingford, CT)
Registered Nurse (RN), 2009-2010
Masonicare At Home (Wallingford, CT)
Personal Care Attendant (PCA), 2008-2009
San Diego State University Research Foundation (San Diego)
Development Specialist, 2005-2007
Proposals/Awards Assistant, 2004-2005
Professional and Community Involvement
- American Psychiatric Nurses Association - Member 2022-present
- Sigma Theta Tau Zeta Mu at-Large Chapter - Member 2020-present
- Western Institute of Nursing (WIN) - Poster Presentation, 2019
- Department of Veteran Affairs Healthcare System - Poster Presentation, 2011
- American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) - Content Expert Registry Member 2011-2015
- VA Connecticut Healthcare System - West Haven, CT, Campus - Ethics Committee 2011-2011
- National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) Workshop, 2006
Awards and Honors
- UCSD Ronald E. McNair Scholar, 2002-2003
Dissertations, Presentations, and Publications
- Dissertation (2022). Transitioning Eating Practices of Older Adults.
- Jackson, M. L. (2018). Transitional Care: Methods and Processes for Transitioning Older Adults with Cancer in a Postacute Setting. Clinical journal of oncology nursing, 22(6), 37-41.