Curriculum Vitae Jane L. Leach, PhD, RNC-MNN, IBCLC Wichita Falls, Texas 76308 EDUCATION Institution Location Degree Year Conferred Field of Study Capella Minnesota PhD 2009 Post Secondary and Adult Education Wichita Falls Texas MSN 2004 Nurse Educator University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Texas BSN 1982 Nursing PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSURE Credentialing/Licensure Agency Initial Confirmation Renewal Period Texas Board of Nurse Examiners 1982 February 2012 National Certification Corporation for 1994 Every 3 the Obstetric, Gynecologic and years Neonatal Nursing Specialties 2009-2012 International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners 1992 Every 5 years 2007-2012 Area Registered Nurse Certified Maternal- Newborn Nurse International Board Certified Lactation Consultant Advanced Neonatal Nursing Course 1992 NA Cook Fort Worth Children s Hospital American Heart Association 1978 Every 2 Current Basic Life Support years Advanced Cardiac Life Support 1994 Expired (ACLS) NIH Protecting Human Research 2012 IRB Participants Online Teaching Certification 2012 Adult Education
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Coordinator of the MSN - Nurse Educator Program July 2010 to present Graduate Faculty Member January 2010 present Assistant Professor Didactic and online to include clinical portions of undergraduate curriculum January 2005 present Adjunct Faculty / BSN Program Clinical supervision: Maternal child / ambulatory pediatrics 2004-2005 Adjunct Instructor / LVN Program Vernon College, Wichita Falls, Texas Didactic portion Pharmacology Course Summer 2004 Graduate Teaching Assistant Clinical supervision: Medical Surgical course/ Basic Foundations course 2001-2002 Lactation Consultant Private Practice Retail Owner of Breast Pump Rentals, Sales, and Supplies 1992-2001 Clinical Manager Mother Baby Care Unit / Charge Nurse Post Partum Unit United Regional Health Care, Wichita Falls, Texas 1991-1995 Adjunct Instructor / LVN Program Vernon Regional Junior College, Wichita Falls, Texas Clinical supervision: Medical / Surgical course 1991 Staff Nurse Clinic Care at the Clinics of North Texas Wichita Falls, Texas 1990-1991
Director Vinson Student Health Center, Wichita Falls, Texas Directed and provide care in an ambulatory care setting; Responsible for budgetary and resource allocations 1985-1990 Charge Nurse / Emergency Room Supervisor Electra Memorial Hospital, Electra, TX 1984-1985 Staff Nurse (LVN and RN) Medical Center Hospital, San Antonio, TX Staff Nurse Medical Surgical Unit/ Emergency Room Clinical Internship Program 1981-1984 TEACHING RESPONSIBILITES Graduate Level NURS 5332/31 NURS 5233 NURS 5242/41 NURS 5252/51 NURS 5503 NURS 5053 NURS 5023 Clinical Focus for Nurse Educator Theoretical Foundations in Nursing Education Nurse Educator I Nurse Educator II Assessment in Nursing Education Contemporary Perspectives Research in Nursing Undergraduate Level NURS 4014 NURS 3503 NURS 4012 NURS 3301 NURS 3312 NURS 3312 Theory & Concepts: Pediatric Nursing (team) Nursing Research Nursing the Childbearing Family (team) Theory & Concepts: Introduction to Nursing Health Assessment (team) Health Assessment RN / BSN Online RESEARCH AND SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY Publications: Referred journals Walker, D. & Leach, J. (accepted 2013). Anxiety: The Word versus the World. Journal of Christian Nursing. Gibson, M., Bowles, B., Jansen, L., & Leach, J. (2012) Intrapartum Nurse s Guide to Protecting, Promoting, and Supporting Breastfeeding: Another Ten Steps. Clinical Lactation September Vol. 3 Issue 4 pg. 147-154.
Gibson, M., Bowles, B., Jansen, L. & Leach, J. (2012). Childbirth Education in Rural Haiti: Reviving Low-Tech Teaching Strategies. Journal of Perinatal Education. Leach, J. (accepted 9/2011). Evaluation Strategies Using Simulation to Expose Shortcomings in Clinical Learning Outcomes, Nursing Education Perspectives. Bowles, B., & Leach, J. (1993). Breastfeeding by Federal Express, Journal of Human Lactation, 8(3): 154-155. Bowles, B., Leach, J., Starr, S., & Foster, M. (1993). Infant feeding preference card, Journal of Human Lactation, 9(4): 256-258. Publications: Works submitted Gibson, M., Bowles, B., Jansen, L., & Leach, J. (2012). First Do No Harm: Interventions During Childbirth. Journal of Perinatal Education. Article Submitted Pending Review Publications: Works in press Leach, Jane L., (2009). Traditional versus High - fidelity Simulation - based Learning to Teach Vital Sign Assessment. Capella University, 141 pages; Publication number: 3371721. Janet Lessner Ph.D., Faculty Mentor and Chair. http://gradworks.umi.com/33/71/3371721.html Building Online Learning in Nursing Master Thesis, 2004. Dr. Robert L. McBroom (1989) AIDS: Resource Manual; Leach, J. (editor) North Texas Task Force on AIDS. Publications: Works in progress Leach, J., Polvado, K., & Lockhart, R., The Use of a Dedicated Education Unit to Increase Student Enrollment Program (Data collection finished; in writing) Presentations: National, Regional, and Local Leach, J (December 2012) Intrapartum Nurse s Role in Protecting, Promoting, & Supporting Breastfeeding: Another Ten Steps. Presented at local Texoma Lactation Consultants workshop for 2.0 contact hours Leach, J. (accepted September, 2011) Effective Teaching Strategies for Large Classrooms: Using a Mix to Blend the Past, Present, and Future. Presented as Regional Speaker at the Texas Society of Allied Health Professions (TSAHP) Conference. Dallas, TX
Leach, J. (accepted May, 2011) Effective Teaching Strategies for Large Classrooms: Using a Mix to Blend the Past, Present, and Future. Presented as National Speaker at The Teaching Professor Conference 2011, Atlanta, GA. Leach, J. (accepted March, 2011) Evaluation Strategies Using Simulation to Measure Clinical Learning Outcomes. Presented as a Local Conference Speaker: Best Practices in Nursing Day sponsored by the Xi Iota Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau. Wichita Falls, TX. Leach, J. (accepted August, 2011) General Principles of Clinical Teaching. Presenter at Local Workshop, United Regional Health Care System. Wichita Falls, TX. Leach, J. & Morgan, D. (accepted Summer 2005) Teaching and Learning Processes for Acquiring Nursing Skills. Presented as a National Conference Co-presenter at the 6 th National Conference on Nursing Skills Laboratories, San Antonio, TX. Poster Presentations: International, National, Regional, and Local Leach, J., Bowles, B., (May 2013) Prenatal Education: the Gateway to Breastfeeding Success, National US Lactation Consultant Association (USLCA) 2013 Conference St. Louis, Mo Leach, J. (accepted July 2012). Integrating EBP in Education through Clinical Affiliate Partnerships. National 2012 Educators EBP Workshop Transforming Healthcare Upstream: New Competencies in Health Professions Education San Antonio, Texas Leach, J. (accepted January, 2012). Designated Education Unit: Using Collaborative Partnerships to Support a Continued Increase in Admissions and Graduation. Presented poster at National Mosby s Faculty Development Institute, Las Vegas, NV Leach, J. & Polvado, K. (accepted November, 2011). Designated Education Unit: Effective Strategy to Provide Quality Outcomes while Growing Two Programs. Presented poster at National AACN's 2011 Baccalaureate Education Conference, St. Louis, MO Leach, J. & Sportsman, S. (accepted October, 2011). Designated Education Unit: Effective Strategy to Provide Quality Outcomes while Growing Two Programs. Presented poster at the International Sigma Theta Tau Biennial Convention. People and Knowledge: Connecting for Global Health." Grapevine, TX Leach, J. (accepted March, 2011) Evaluation Strategies Using Simulation to Measure Clinical Learning Outcomes. Presented poster at local Best Practices in Nursing Day sponsored by the Xi Iota Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, Wichita Falls, TX
Leach, J. (accepted March, 2011). Designated Education Unit: Effective Strategy to Provide Quality Outcomes while Growing Two Programs. Presented poster at local Best Practices in Nursing Day sponsored by the Xi Iota Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, Wichita Falls, TX Sportsman, S. & Leach, J. (accepted April, 2011). Designated Education Unit: Effective Strategy to Provide Quality Outcomes while Growing Two Programs. Presented poster at local MSU Second Annual Scholarship Colloquium, Wichita Falls, TX Leach, J. (accepted April, 2011). Evaluation Strategies Using Simulation to Measure Clinical Learning Outcomes. Presented poster at National Mosby s Faculty Development Institute, Orlando, FL Leach, J. (accepted November, 2010). Evaluation Strategies Using Simulation to Measure Clinical Learning Outcomes. Presented at National American Association of Colleges of Nursing 2010 Baccalaureate Education Conference, Orlando, FL Leach, J. (accepted, July, 2010). The Use of Simulation to Improve Quality in Learning Outcome. Presented at National 9 th Annual 2010 Summer Institute on Evidence - Based Practice, San Antonio, TX Leach, J. (accepted April, 2010). Traditional versus High - Fidelity Simulation - Based Learning to Teach Vital Sign Assessment. Presented at local MSU First Annual Scholarship Colloquium, Wichita Falls, TX Applied Research March of Dimes Grant Planning Committee Member Premature Labor Prevention Month Workshop Advances in Prevention & Management of Premature Labor, Pregnancy Induced Hypertension & Gestational Diabetes Funds: $1,000.00 Co-Project Investigator 2011-2012 The Use of a Dedicated Education Unit to Increase Student Enrollment Program NIGP (Nursing Innovation Grant Program) Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board $292,728 Principal Investigator Grant Funded MSU Faculty Grant Use of Simulation to Improve Quality in Clinical Learning Outcomes: Quantitative Pilot study to test Competency Validation Tool for Assessment of Vital Signs using a High-Fidelity Simulator Professional involvements o 2013 Appointed to ILCA Education Committee, International Lactation Consultant Association
o 2012 Delegate for Xi Iota (343) 41 st Biennial Convention for Sigma Theta Tau o 2010 Delegate for Xi Iota (343) 40 th Biennial Convention for Sigma Theta Tau o Sigma Theta Tau International, Vice President of Local Chapter 2009 2012 o Nurses Christian Fellowship National Member and Local Chapter Advisor o Association of Women s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses member o National League for Nursing (NLN) member o American Association of Colleges of Nursing o International Lactation Consultant Association, Member o Texoma Lactation Consultants Curent President of Local Chapter 2011-2012 o Texoma Lactation Consultants Secretary/Treasurer 2009-2011 o DFW Perinatal Managers 1993, Vice President Consultations Program Planner, Wilson School of Nursing Outreach Regional Workshop. Advances in Prevention and Management of Premature Labor, Pregnancy Induced Hypertension & Gestational Diabetes Workshop providing CE 3.75 credits. November 9, 2012 at. Cook Children's Medical Center: University Advisory Council for Nurse Residency Program Delmar Cengage Learning Nursing Advisory Board Nurse Educator Consultant for the 2010-2012 Grant Use of a Dedicated Educational Unit to Increase Student Enrollment Nursing Innovation Grant Program (NIGP), Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board $292,728 Grant Reviewer North Texas Area United Way 2008-2009 Reviewer Reviewer: Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare, 3 rd edition, by B. Melnyk & E. Fineout-Overholt. September 2012 (paid) Reviewer: Pragmatism and Praxis: Science and Modern Thought in Nursing, by Bernie Garrett Wolters Kluwer Heath August 2012 (paid) Reviewer: Current edition Sharon Jensen s Nursing Health Assessment: A Best Practice Approach. July 2012. Wolters Kluwer Health; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. July 2012 (paid) Reviewer: Hood s Leddy & Pepper 7th ed. Conceptual Bases of Professional Nursing Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. July 2012 (paid)
Reviewer: 2012 Kearney-Nunnery, R. Textbook reviewed: Advancing Your Career: Concepts of Professional Nursing 5 th edition. FA Davis. (paid) Reviewer for Nurse Education Today Elsevier Editorial System Ms. Ref. No.: NET-D- 11-00214 Clinical Competence and Capability at a Time of Change Nurse Education Today 12/21/2011 Reviewer: 2010 Textbook reviewed: Huston, C. Professional Issues in Nursing. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Reviewer: 2010 Textbook reviewed: Weber, Health Assessment in Nursing, 4 th edition Reviewer: 2009 Chitty, K.K. & Black, B. P. (2011). Professional nursing: Concepts and challenges 6th edition. Philadelphia: Elsevier - Saunders. SERVICE University 2012-2013 Academic Year President, Nursing Faculty Organization (NFO) Graduate Curriculum and Standards Committee (nursing) Nursing Faculty Organization (NFO), Executive Committee Wilson School of Nursing Advisory Committee Wilson School of Nursing RN-ACCEL Curriculum Committee WSON Graduate Curriculum Revision for Nurse Educator Courses 2011-12 Academic Year Nursing Faculty Organization (NFO) President - elect MSU IRB Research Committee for College of Health Sciences and Human Services Who's who among American Colleges and Universities Committee Graduate Curriculum and Standards Committee (nursing) Nursing Faculty Organization (NFO), Executive Committee Faculty advisor to MSU Chapter of Nurses Christian Fellowship (Nurses 4 Christ) Who's who among American Colleges and Universities Committee 2010-11 Academic Year MSU IRB Research Committee for College of Health Sciences and Human Services Who's Who among American Colleges and Universities Committee Graduate Curriculum and Standards Committee (nursing) MSU Faculty Search Committee Chair - Wilson School of Nursing Faculty advisor to MSU Chapter of Nurses Christian Fellowship (Nurses 4 Christ) Nursing Faculty Organization (NFO) 2009-10 Academic Year MSU IRB Research Committee for College of Health Sciences and Human Services
SERVICE Who's Who among American Colleges and Universities Committee MSU Faculty Search Committee Chair - Wilson School of Nursing Graduate Curriculum and Standards Committee (nursing) Nursing Faculty Organization (NFO) Retention Committee Faculty Advisor, MSU Chapter of Nurses Christian Fellowship (Nurses 4 Christ) 2008-09 Academic Year MSU IRB Research Committee for College of Health Sciences and Human Services MSU University Faculty Mentoring Committee Nursing Faculty Organization, Faculty Affairs committee Nursing Faculty Organization (NFO) Retention Committee Faculty Advisor, MSU Chapter of Nurses Christian Fellowship (Nurses 4 Christ) 2007-08 Academic Year Nursing Faculty Organization (NFO) President MSU University Faculty Mentoring Committee Nursing Faculty Organization (NFO) Retention Committee Nursing Faculty Organization, Faculty Affairs Committee Faculty advisor to MSU Chapter of Nurses Christian Fellowship (Nurses 4 Christ) 2006-2007 Academic Year Nursing Faculty Organization, Secretary Nursing Faculty Organization (NFO), Retention Committee Nursing Faculty Organization, Faculty Affairs Committee 2005-2006 Academic Year Nursing Faculty Organization, Vice president Nursing Faculty Organization, Faculty Affairs Committee Profession 2013 Appointed to the 2013 Education Committee for (ILCA) International Lactation Consultants Association 2013 Appointed to Wichita Falls-Wichita County Public Health District Board of Health 2012 Present Cook Children's Medical Center University Advisory Council for Nurse Residency Program 1992 - Present Lactation Consultant, Volunteer 2012 Present Texoma Lactation Consultants; President 2009-2011 Texoma Lactation Consultants; Secretary/Treasurer 2009 - Present Vice president of the Xi Iota Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau 2011 - Present Member-at-Large for (TSAHP) Texas Society of Allied Health Professions. 1998 1999 Wichita County American Cancer Society, Education Committee Member
1988 1989 Patient Care and Planning Committee of 1 st Annual Conference on Aids, Chairperson Education Committee (NTTFOA) North Texas Task Force on Aids, Chairperson 1986 1990 Wilson Family Planning Clinic Advisory Board, Member MSU Employee Fitness Committee, Chairperson American Red Cross, Volunteer Community 2012-present Wichita County Public Health Department Public Health Board 2011 & 12 Volunteer for the Happening every November at RS High School 2010-present BOPA (Rider High School Band Parent Association) 2008-2009 Greater Wichita Falls United Way Grant selection committee 1991-2009 Parent Teaching Association (PTA) Member / homeroom mother / homeroom mother assistant 1984-1990 Texas Dental Auxiliary, Member Annual Dental Health Month, Chair and Committee Member AWARDS AND HONORS 2012 Recipient of Excellent Teacher stars from MSU students 2010 Chosen candidate for Annual National League of Nursing (NLN) Scholarship Writing Retreat 2010 Recipient of Excellent Teacher apples from MSU students 2009 Wilson School of Nursing Graduating Class Pinning Ceremony Asked to lead the Nightingale Pledge 2008 MSU Faculty Research Grant: Traditional versus High-Fidelity Simulation-Based Learning to Teach Vital Sign Assessment Continuing Education 2012-2013 Lamaze Childbirth Education Seminar 21.5 CEU Advances in Prevention & Management of Premature Labor, Pregnancy Induced Hypertension & Gestational Diabetes 3.75 CEU