Curriculum Vitae. Julie L. Ellis PhD, RN, GCNS-BC

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1 1 Curriculum Vitae Julie L. Ellis PhD, RN, GCNS-BC Assistant Professor of Nursing University of Wisconsin Milwaukee College of Nursing, Cunningham Hall PO Box 413, EDUCATION: PhD 2006 Nursing University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee MS 1995 Nursing University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee BS 1989 Psychology/History University of Wisconsin-Superior BSN 1989 Nursing University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire ADN 1979 Nursing Madison Area Technical College Dissertation Title: Behavioral Symptoms in Persons with Dementia Residing in Assisted Living (2006) Thesis Title: Toileting persons with dementia and behavioral problems: nursing assistant factors (1995) PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE: Registered Nurse 1979 Present Wisconsin CERTIFICATION: Gerontological Clinical Nurse Specialist, American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 1996 Expires 11/30/2016 Basic Life Support Provider American Heart Association Expires 09/16 SPECIAL FIELDS: Gerontological nursing Nursing administration & leadership Long term care Assisted living Research with vulnerable populations Cultural diversity in nursing Legal nurse expert witness plaintiff and defense Nursing regulation Pharmacology and nursing Health policy End of life care Dementia 1

2 2 Community Based Participatory Research PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 2015 Present Assistant Professor University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Assistant Adjunct Professor Clinical and Translational Science Institute Medical College of Wisconsin Associate Professor Promoted to full professor March 2015 Columbia College of Nursing Baccalaureate in Nursing and Masters in Nursing Programs 2014 Fall Adjunct Professor University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee NUR 101 Cultural Diversity 2015 Spring Adjunct Professor Cardinal Stritch University Milwaukee WI Director of Senior Health Services Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare System St. Francis Hospital, St. Michael Hospital, St. Joseph Hospital, Elmbrook Hospital, Wisconsin Heart Hospital, Geriatric Primary Care Clinic at Alexian Village Home health, Hospice and four Skilled Nursing facilities Director of Senior Health Services for southeastern Wisconsin at Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare. Led the implementation of geriatric care principles in hospitals actively participating in NICHE, oversaw the adoption of NICHE in 4 hospitals. Facilitated steering committees that impacted the care of older adults and interdisciplinary practice across the continuum. Developed geriatric clinics in senior housing facilities (Alexian Village, Cross Roads in Pewaukee, Forest Ridge) 2

3 3 Glendale, Wisconsin Director of Nursing The Terrace at St. Francis 81-bed skilled nursing facility owned by Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare Milwaukee WI Geriatric Care Manager Utilization Review, Case management, Pre Authorization for a Medicare HMO PrimeCare (A United Healthcare company) Milwaukee WI Evening RN Supervisor Rusk County Nursing Home 100-bed skilled nursing facility. Direct patient care of 24 residents and supervisor for the facility Ladysmith, WI Staff RN Intensive Care Unit Barron Memorial Medical Center Barron, WI Staff RN Cardiovascular Surgical Intensive Care /cardiac transplant University Hospital and Clinics Madison WI FUNDED RESEARCH: $25,000 Healthier Wisconsin Partnership Program (HWPP) Title: Elder Health Upholders Planning Grant Co-Principal Investigator with: Dr. Jeff Morzinski, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Wisconsin $50,000 Healthier Wisconsin Partnership Program (HWPP) Title: Elder Health Upholders Development Grant Co- Principal Investigator with: 3

4 4 Dr. Jeff Morzinski, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Wisconsin and American Cancer Society $330,000 Healthier Wisconsin Partnership Program (HWPP) Title: Elder Community Health Upholders Co-Principal Investigator with: Dr. Jeff Morzinski, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin and Arthritis Foundation $192,000 Healthier Wisconsin Partnership Program (HWPP) 100 At Healthy At- Risk Families RN risk assessment and support intervention with 100 atrisk seniors in ten central city African American churches. Co-Principal Investigator with: Dr. Jeff Morzinski, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin. PUBLICATIONS: Ellis, J.L. & Morzinski, J.A. (2012) Training and Mentoring Volunteers to Promote Health in Churches. Journal of Christian Nursing April-June 30 (2), Morzinski, J., Ellis J. L., Obluck, L. (2011). Elder Community Health Upholder: Training guide for implementation. Available at the Family Medicine Digital Resources Library Piette, M, Ellis, J., St. Denis, P. & Sarauer, J. (2002) Integrating ethics and quality improvement: Practical implementation in the transitional/extended care setting. Journal of Nursing Care Quality 17 (1), LEGAL NURSE EXPERT: 2008 Present Expert Nurse Witness (Plaintiff and Defense) NEWSPAPER COVERAGE: 08/2007 Milwaukee West The Sandwich Generation Middle Age couples are experiencing the demands for caregiving. KEY NOTE SPEAKER/CONFERENCE DEVELOPMENT: 09/2008 Planned and coordinated a multidisciplinary all-day Geriatric conference for professionals (nurses, social workers, PT, OT, ST). Geriatric Excellence At Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare. 4

5 5 Attended by 125. Served as the Keynote speaker. TEACHING: Courses Taught: NUR 337 NUR 450 NUR 452 NUR 335 NUR 437 NUR 354 NUR 602 NUR 523 NUR 524 NUR 101 Cultural Diversity and Social Justice in Nursing BSN program Nursing Leadership and Social Justice BSN program Being a Nurse III Being a Nurse I Contemporary Issues in Gerontological Nursing and End of Life Care Pharmacology and Nursing Implications Health Policy and Finance (Master s Program) Introduction to Organization and Systems Leadership (Master s Program) Healthcare Systems Leadership (Master s Program) Cultural Diversity Honors and Awards American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) $10,000 scholarship--aarp Scholar 2005 Chosen by students to be the keynote speaker for Pinning Ceremony and Graduation May 2011, Dec 2011, May 2012, Dec 2012, May 2014, Dec 2014, May 2015 Chosen by students at Columbia College of Nursing to receive Daisy Award May 2015 COMMITTEES AND COLLEGE SERVICE: Columbia College of Nursing Faculty Assessment and Evaluation Committee Faculty Development and Research Committee Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Graduate Curriculum Committee Co-chair Student Development Committee 5

6 Academic Standards Committee 2015 Committee Chair PROFESSIONAL SERVICE: July 2014 June 2015 National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) NCLEX Committee Present Present State Board of Nursing Appointed by Governor Scott Walker Practice Committee Chair, Education Committee Chair. Community Care, Inc., Volunteer work as Advanced Practice RN, Clinical Nurse Specialist in Gerontology Strategic planning, staff education, consultant to nursing administrator Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing Secretary, Tau Sigma At-Large Chapter Milwaukee Aging Consortium Board of Directors President Past President President Elect Chair- Public Policy Committee Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center Community Advisory Board Milwaukee District Nurses Association Board of Directors President Past President President Elect MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: 1989 Present Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing Eta Nu and Tau Sigma Chapters Secretary Tau Sigma

7 Present Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Wisconsin Nurses Association (WNA) American Association for the History of Nursing (AAHN) Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS) National League for Nursing (NLN) American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association (GAPNA) American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants (AALNC) Wisconsin League for Nursing (WLN) Wisconsin Public Health Association (WPHA) Assisted Living Nurses Association (ALNA) Clinical Nurse Leader Association (CNLA) PROFESSIONAL POSTER PRESENTATIONS: 05/2002 Iatrogenesis Across the Health System Research Day Symposium Italian Community Center 05/2003 The Hospital Elder Life Program: Translating Research into Practice Building Bridges Research Day Symposium 05/2011 Elder Community Health Upholders Wisconsin Public Health Association Appleton, WI 09/2012 Elder Community Health Upholders Medical College of Wisconsin Italian Community Center 7

8 8 Product Presentation- Implementation Manual 5/ Healthy at Risk Families- Process Building Bridges Research Day Marquette University 5/ Healthy At-Risk Families- Results Building Bridges Research Conference Marquette University PROFESSIONAL SPEAKING PRESENTATIONS: 10/2010 Elder Community Health Upholders Medical College of Wisconsin Italian Community Center 04/2014 American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants Webinar Nursing Home Defense 10/2014 American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants Webinar Nursing Home Records 06/2014 Innovations Faith Based Nursing Conference Indianapolis, Indiana Elder Community Health Upholders research 09/15 Community Care Inc. Milwaukee, Wisconsin Cultural considerations and the Developmentally Disabled 10/15 American Association of Critical Care Nurses Milwaukee, Wisconsin Cultural Competency: Taking it to the Next Level ABSTRACT REVIEWER: March 2015 March 2015 Public Health Nursing Journal (peer reviewed journal) The Gerontological Society of America s 68 th Annual Scientific Meeting 8

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