WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES SCHOOL OF NURSING CURRICULUM VITAE. Dr. Octavia L. Flanagan, RN, WHNP-BC, PhD

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1 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES SCHOOL OF NURSING CURRICULUM VITAE Dr. Octavia L. Flanagan, RN, WHNP-BC, PhD ADDRESS: 6 Flycatcher Way #101 olflanagan@wcu.edu Arden, NC PHONE: Mobile: Office: LICENSURES and CERTIFICATIONS: North Carolina Registered Nurse License: 1990 to Present Active North Carolina Women s Health Nurse Practitioner License: 1996 to 2002 o Currently inactive in good standing; Pharmacology course in 2011 for recertification National Certification Corporation Women s Health Nurse Practitioner Certification 2001 to Present EDUCATION: Institution Degree Graduation University of North Carolina Chapel Hill PhD December 2011 Major: Nursing; Chronic Disease Prevention University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill FNP Attended ** Major: Family Nurse Practitioner Post-Master s Program University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill MSN/WHNP May 1996 Major: Women s Health Nurse Practitioner Program York College of Pennsylvania BSN May 1985 Major: Nursing ** Completed all adult content and clinical; need to complete pediatrics and capstone for certification ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT: Institution or Firm Rank or Title Dates Western Carolina University Associate Professor August 2012-Present School of Nursing 1

2 University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Distance Education Specialist May School of Public Health-NCIPH Public Health Nursing Faculty July 2012 Kaplan Nursing Nursing Instructor NCLEX RN Preparation course University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Nursing 4 NIH and CDC funded studies University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Guest Lecturer School of Nursing WHNP/FNP Programs CLINICAL EMPLOYMENT: Institution/Agency Position Title Dates Maxim Healthcare Durham, NC Reproductive Consultants Raleigh, NC Home Health Nursing for long-term ventilated patients Women s Health Nurse Practitioner 2009-Present Triangle OB/GYN, P.A. Raleigh, NC Women s Health Nurse Practitioner UNC Health Care Chapel Hill, NC Perioperative Nurse Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA York Hospital York, PA Perioperative Nurse Medical-Surgical Nurse

3 TEACHING ACTIVITIES: Curriculum Development Activities Doctoral Nursing Curriculum Committee- student representative for curriculum and course revisions to the PHD Nursing Program STD Nurse Clinician s Training Web Course- Transformed former videoconference format to new webinar delivery and self-study modules online using Blackboard platform. Revised the Adult Health and Child Health courses to distribute course materials, submit and grade assignments, create and evaluate discussion boards, and Wiki reflective journaling during clinical practice via Blackboard. Academic Nursing Courses Taught Course Course Level Years Delivered Teaching Role Teaching Format NURS 642 Health Promotion and Illness Prevention NURS 833 Specialty Care in Health of Women Graduate Graduate Fall semester 2003 Fall semester Co-faculty; face to face Co-faculty; face to face Offerings Per Calendar Year/ # Students Two classes 50 Two classes 25 Continuing Education Faculty Teaching Roles STD Nurse Professional Clinician s Training Child Health Training Program Professional Teleconference ( ); Web based using Blackboard ( ) Face to face Webinar added in 2009 with content on Blackboard annually; three times a year four times annually; two to three times a year; annually 8-20 Women s Health Professional Teleconference Twice annually 30 Maternal Health Professional Teleconference Once annually

4 Family Planning Professional Teleconference Once annually Adult Physical Assessment Professional Teleconference Face to face Course content Twice annually 25 STD Clinical Practicum Professional Adult Health Clinical Practicum Professional on Blackboard Clinical journaling graded and evaluation of skills Evaluation of clinical journaling and skills All students take after didactic All students take after didactic Child Health Clinical Practicum PUBLICATIONS: Professional Clinical journaling graded and evaluation of skills All students take after didactic Berry, D., Colindres, M., McCurley, M., Biederman, D., Flanagan, O., Sanchez, M., Aull, J. (2008). Development and feasibility testing of a community-based participatory research nutrition, exercise and coping skills training intervention for overweight Spanish speaking women and their children. Obesity, 16(S1), A410. Berry, D., Turner, M., Biederman, D., Flanagan, O. (2009). Benefits for Latino, African American, and Caucasian children and parents taught together in the same communitybased weight management intervention. Hispanic Health Care International, 7, DISSERTATION: Flanagan, O. (2011). Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Women Prisoners: The Stay Fit and Healthy Intervention. MASTER S THESIS: Flanagan, O. (1996). Compulsive Overeating in College Nursing Students. COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT: Cilienti, D., Flanagan, O., Graham, J. & O Quinn, E. (2012). Davidson County Community Health Assessment PRESENTATIONS: Flanagan, O. & Fogel, C. (2008). The Stay Fit and Healthy Intervention: Chronic Disease Prevention in Women Prisoners. SNRS Poster Presentation February 21,

5 RESEARCH ACTIVITIES: Training Grants National Institute for Nursing Research. T32 pre-doctoral fellowship. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing. Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. Dr. Merle Mishel, Principal Investigator. Participation in Research University of North Carolina Chapel Hill-School of Nursing Project Title: Adapting Project SAFE/Reducing STD/HIV Risk in Women Prisoners CDC Grant Number: 5UR6PS (PI: C. Fogel) Delivery of intervention at North Carolina Correctional Institute for Women in Raleigh, NC and Fountain Correctional Center for Women in Rocky Mount, NC University of North Carolina Chapel Hill-School of Nursing Project Title: Sister to Sister Positive HOPE Intervention. CDC Funded Grant (PI: C. Fogel) Delivery of intervention targeted women living with HIV at various community health centers in Greensboro, NC University of North Carolina Chapel Hill-School of Nursing Project Title: Parents and Children Working Together to Prevent Obesity in Rural Communities of North Carolina NIH Funded RO1. (PI: Diane Berry) Delivery of nutrition and coping skills intervention to third and fourth graders and their families in various rural elementary schools in NC University of North Carolina Chapel Hill-School of Nursing Project Title: HOPE Project to Reduce HIV Risk through Empowerment NIH Funded RO1. (PI: Catherine Ingram Fogel) Delivery of intervention at North Carolina Correctional Institute for Women in Raleigh, NC to HIV negative female inmates (to reduce their risks of acquiring HIV infection on release from prison) 5

6 PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: Professional Organizations North Carolina Public Health Association, Nursing Section member, 2008-present American Public Health Association, Nursing Section member, 2004-present American Nursing Association, Member, 1996-present Policy and Advisory Board Memberships 2012 to present Davidson County Community Health Assessment Team Lead 2011 to present Quality Improvement Team at the North Carolina Institute for Public Health, UNC-Chapel Hill 2006 to present Children and Youth Branch Training and Certification Committee with NC Department of Public Health Nursing 2004 to 2008 Women s Health Training and Certification Committee with NC Department of Public Health Nursing 2000 to 2008 Women s Health Training Collaborative at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill COMMUNITY PROFESSIONAL SERVICE: 2011 to present Appalachian Service Project Volunteer and Chaperon for High School Youth 2010 to present Speaker for various health topics and Youth Advisor with church youth in Orange County 2009 to 2010 Flu Clinic Nurse for Orange County Schools during H1N1 Outbreak 2001 to present Orange County Health Reserve Corps for Disaster Management Volunteer September 6,