VITAE Linda Crawford DNP, APRN, PNP

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1 VITAE Linda Crawford DNP, APRN, PNP EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS University of San Diego May 2010 Doctor of Nursing Practice Topic: Improved Hearing Screening for Young and Difficult to Screen Children California State University Long Beach MS Nursing, Thesis: Perceptions of Asthma Control in Children Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Certification University of San Francisco BS Nursing and PHN California State School Nurse Credential PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 9/2010-Current Azusa Pacific University Director, High Desert Nursing Program; Assistant Professor 5/2010 7/2010 Azusa Pacific University Adjunct Nursing Faculty /2010 Regional Nurse, Greater Anaheim Special Education Local Planning Area Case Carrier for Low Incidence 0-3 population and school age special education and medically fragile students, mentor for new school nurses for six school districts, resource person for program specialists and nursing staffs, LEA Medi-caid and MAA program manager, American Red Cross First aid/cpr instructor, in-service provider for health related issues for teachers, specialists, and parents /2010 Additional responsibilities added to develop and run health component to two school district s School Readiness Programs for children ages 0-5. Wrote and received grants to develop a school based clinic. Sole practitioner providing comprehensive health services and referrals for children for the Danbrook school health center. Responsible for clinic protocols, grant writing for funding, development of business plan and ongoing planning Faculty Cambridge College, Ontario Campus Faculty for Master of Education program with an emphasis in School Nursing. Courses include: Legal Responsibilities and Ethical Issues for School Nurses, Evaluation of School Health Programs, and the Professional Seminar series.

2 California State University, Fullerton Adjunct faculty, BSN program Coordinator of Health Services for Cypress School District Nurse Midwifery Care of Orange County Visiting Nurse, Visiting Nurses Association of Orange County Nursefinders Veterans Administration Hospital RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES 2010 Inducted into Sigma Theta Tau Board member California School Health Centers Association Nominations, Orange County School Nurses Organization State Special Education Chair, California School Nurses Organization Historian, Orange County School Nurses Organization Special Education Chair for Southern Section of California School Nurses Organization Current Guest lecturer at CSU Fullerton and Chapman Colleges, Education and Nursing Departments Instructor for School Nurse Orientation and Review (SNOR) for Orange and Los Angeles Counties. Member of curriculum development team Preceptor for School Nurse Candidates for five universities Orange County Contact for CSU Fresno on-line School Nurse Credential Program President of Orange County School Nurses Organization Program Chair for Orange County School Nurses Organization Public Relations person for state conference of California School Nurses Organization Member of School Health Committee of Chapter 4 of the American Academy of Pediatrics Chair of the Asthma Committee, Orange County Dept. of Education American Red Cross CPR and First Aid Instructor

3 Vice Chair and Past Chair for Cypress Children s Safety Coordinating Council Member 1992 to 2004 Member of Orange County School Nurses Organization, California State School Nurses Organization, and National Association of School Nurses Organized flu shot clinics at local food bank for past eighteen years Camp nurse for junior high, church summer camp for fourteen years PRESENTATIONS Improved Hearing Screening, Poster presented at NASN June, 2010 Eyes and Ears, Beyond the Basics, Presented at CSNO State Conference, Hollywood, CA, February 2010 View through the Otoscope Presented at CSNO State conference, San Diego, CA, February 2008 Managing Challenging Behaviors Presented for Centralia School District, February, 2007 Presented on Children and allergies and asthma KOCE TV show Help Me Grow, September 2004 Curriculum development team and presenter for new school readiness nurses Boot Camp August 2004 Panelist on allergy and asthma on KOCE TV show Help Me Grow, August 2003 Facilitator for National Association of School Nurses course Managing School Emergencies I, II, and III Three-day course presented numerous locations nationwide, 1997 to 2006 Asthma in the Schools Presented for Orange County Health Clerk Trainings, Orange County School Nurses, New School Nurse Orientation and Review Program, Orange Unified School District, and parent education Advocacy in the Workplace Presented for Orange County School Nurses Organization Conference Allergy and Anaphylaxis Presented at state Healthy People Conference and for Los Angeles County School Nurses Association Asthma Presented at state Healthy People Conference Assessment of Infants and Toddlers Presented for Foothill SELPA, Los Angeles County Office of Education, and Orange County School Nurses Children with Attention Deficit Disorder, presented numerous times in various locations for teachers, day care workers, and parents

4 Hearing and Vision Assessment of Infants, Toddlers, and the Hard to Test Child. Presented for Compton School Nurses, Fullerton City School District Nurses, New School Nurse Orientation and Review Program, Orange Unified School District, Anaheim School District, and Orange County School Readiness nurses. Transporting Medically Fragile Students SELPA bus drivers Making the most of Medi-caid Dollars, Presented for CA State SELPA Directors Meeting Perceptions of Asthma Control; results of a research study, National Association of School Nurses 1999 Conference, Rhode Island PUBLICATIONS Pediatrics, October 2004 Joint author on Incidence of asthma in an inner city population Health, Mental Health, and Safety, Guidelines for Schools - Joint development project between AAP and NASN. Member of expert panel on Family and Community Involvement Joint author of Recommendations for Blood born Pathogen Policies and Procedures, Orange County Dept. of Education Committee to develop and coordinate school nurse asthma education program AWARDS 2000 California School Nurses Association, Southern Section, School Nurse of the Year 2000 Orange County School Nurse of the Year 2000 Orange County Nurse Coordinator of the Year 1999 Outstanding Thesis of the Year Award, CA State University Long Beach 1998 National Association of School Nurses Research Award 1998 Greater Anaheim SELPA Community Advisory Council Award th district PTA Above and Beyond award RESEARCH Improved Hearing Screening for the Young and Hard to Test Incidence of Undiagnosed Asthma in Orange County, CA Perceptions of Asthma Control

5 GRANTS WRITTEN AND FUNDED 2010 Kaiser Wellness Grant - $10, Capacity Building Grant for School Based Clinic - $60, Kellogg Foundation - $1,275, School Nurse Expansion Grant for Centralia School District - $150, School Nurse Expansion Grant for Magnolia School District - $150, School Nurse Expansion Grant for Savanna School District - $75, Nutrition Network mini-grant - $5, Co-author of Healthy Start Planning Grant