LISABETH M. SEARING EDUCATION Ph.D. University of Illinois of Chicago 2008 Graduate College (Public Health), Chicago, Illinois Community Health Sciences M.S. University of Illinois at Chicago 2000 Graduate College (Nursing), Chicago, Illinois Community Health Nurse Specialist M.P.H. University of Illinois at Chicago 2000 School of Public Health, Chicago, Illinois Community Health Sciences B.S.N Case Western Reserve University 1995 Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Cleveland, Ohio PROFESSIONAL 2009 present Assistant Professor EXPERIENCE School of Nursing, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, Illinois 2006 2009 Coordinator of Research Programs Center for Prevention Research and Development, Institute of Government and Public Affairs, University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois 2003 2006 Lecturer Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Urban-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois 2002 2003 Teaching Assistant Department of Community Health, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois 2001 Teaching Assistant School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 2000 2002 Research Assistant Health Research & Policy Centers, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 2000 Student Intern Chicago Youth Centers, Chicago, Illinois 1999 2000 Research Assistant Mid-America Regional Public Health Leadership Institute, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 1998 2000 Registry Nurse Favorite Nurses Incorporated, Rosemont, Illinois
LISABETH M. SEARING 2 1998 Home Hospice Nurse Provena Covenant Hospital Home Hospice Care Program, Urbana, Illinois 1997 1998 Registry Nurse Alpha Christian Registry, Savoy, Illinois 1997 Travel Nurse, Cross Country Travel, Boca Raton, Florida Assigned to Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, Illinois 1995 1997 Critical Care Nurse Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio LICENSURE 1997 present Registered Professional Nurse, State of Illinois 1995 1997 Registered Professional Nurse, State of Ohio TEACHING Illinois Wesleyan University, School of Nursing EXPERTISE Fall 2009 Fall 2011 NURS 214: Nursing and Society General Education: Contemporary Social Institutions Fall 2009 present HLTH 230: Human Nutrition General Education: Life Sciences Issues Fall 2009 NURS 260: Foundations of Nursing Practice Laboratory Spring 2010 present NURS 460: Public Health Nursing (Theory and Clinical; Course Coordinator) Fall 2010 present HLTH 330: Human Sexuality General Education: Analysis of Values May Term 2012, 2014 NURS 390/HLTH 310: Transcultural Healthcare in Hawai i (Course Assistant) General Education: US Diversity, Cultural-Historical Change Fall 2013 present NURS 385: Research in Nursing Practice University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Applied Health Sciences, Department of Kinesiology and Community Health Fall 2002 Spring 2006 CHLH 206: Human Sexuality (Course Coordinator 2004-2006) Fall 2003 Spring 2005 CHLH 409: Women s Health Fall 2004 Spring 2006 CHLH 410: Public Health Practice Fall 2005 Spring 2006 CHLH 304: Foundations of Health Behavior Writing Intensive University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public Health, Division of Community Health Sciences Fall 2001 CHSC 401: Behavioral Sciences in Public Health (Graduate Assistant) PROFESSIONAL 1994 present Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International MEMBERSHIP Alpha Mu Chapter, 1994 present Theta Pi Chapter, 2011 present 2009 present Association of Community Health Nurse Educators, Communication Committee, 2013 present (appointed) Abstract Review Committee, 2013 (invited) 2009 present American Public Health Association, Public Health Nursing Section 2010 present Illinois Public Health Association GRANTS 2013 The Illinois Board of Higher Education Nurse Educator Fellowship, $10,000 AND CONTRACTS 2008 2009 Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Prevention Project (Illinois Department of Human Services, with Center for Prevention Research and Development) 2007 2009 Illinois Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant (Illinois Department of Human Services, with Center for Prevention Research and Development)
LISABETH M. SEARING 3 2006 2008 Engaging Youth for Positive Change (Safe and Drug Free Schools, with Center for Prevention Research and Development) 2006 2007 Illinois Clean Indoor Air Project (Illinois Department of Public Health, with Center for Prevention Research and Development) CONSULTATION 2012 Reviewer: Purnell, L. (2013). Transcultural Health Care: A Culturally Competent Approach, Chapter 5, 4 th Edition 2012 2013 Outcome evaluation, Community Health Care Clinic, Normal, Illinois 2003 2006 Evaluation of I Sing the Body Electric, Provena United Samaritans Foundation, Danville, Illinois 2002 2002 School-Based Health Center Opinion Survey, Analysis and Report, Champaign-Urbana Public Health District, Champaign, Illinois MANUSCRIPTS Searing, L.M. & Cantlin, K.A. (2015). Non-urgent emergency department visits by insured and uninsured adults. Public Health Nursing. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/phn.12238 Searing, L.M. & Guenette, M. (2015). Employment of school nurses by Illinois school districts. Journal of School Nursing. Advance online publication. doi:10.1177/1059840515608921 Searing, L.M. & Kooken, W.C. (revised and resubmitted). The CCTDI as a measure of critical thinking and student learning outcomes in baccalaureate nursing students. Journal of Nursing Education. PROFESSIONAL 11/14 Evaluating the CCTDI as an Effective Measure of Critical Thinking in PRESENTATIONS Baccalaureate Nursing Students [presentation]. (L.M. Searing and W.C. Kooken). Baccalaureate Education Conference, American Association of Colleges of Nursing. Baltimore, Maryland 6/14 Employment of Certified School Nurses [presentation]. (L.M. Searing). Association of Community Health Nurse Educators Annual Institute. San Antonio, Texas 6/13 Increasing Students Perceived Value of Evidence-based Population-focused Practice: A Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Study [poster]. (L.M. Searing). Association of Community Health Nurse Educators & Association of Public Health Nurses Joint Meeting. Cary, North Carolina 6/13 Trends of Emergency Department Use by Uninsured Individuals for Non-Urgent Health Care Conditions [poster]. (K.A. Cantlin & L.M. Searing). Association of Community Health Nurse Educators & Association of Public Health Nurses Joint Meeting. Cary, North Carolina 1/12 Adolescent Health Disparities: A Downstate Perspective [invited presentation].(l.m. Searing). Health Disparities Conference - A Focus on Adolescent Health. DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois 8/08 Engaging Youth in Local Alcohol Policy Change. (S.P. Hays & L.M. Searing). Underage Drinking Enforcement Training Center Leadership Conference. Nashville, Tennessee
LISABETH M. SEARING 4 10/07 Beyond Postcards and Petitions: Engaging Youth for Positive Change [poster]. (S.P. Hays, L.M. Searing, & C.M. Hanson). National Conference on Tobacco or Health. Minneapolis, Minnesota 10/07 Smoke Free Laws in Illinois: Community Types and Political Advocacy Models [poster]. (S.P. Hays & L.M. Searing). National Conference on Tobacco or Health. Minneapolis, Minnesota 11/02 Community Landscape Asset Mapping: An innovative approach to community-level needs assessment. (L.M. Issel & L.M. Searing). American Evaluation Association Annual Meeting. Washington, DC 10/01 Comfort talking with parents and self-efficacy in safer sex behaviors. (L.M. Searing & S. Levy). Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association. Atlanta, Georgia SERVICE UNIVERSITY 2015 present Writing Program Implementation Committee (appointed) 2015 present All-University Judiciary Committee (appointed) 2013 2014 Diversity Work Group, Strategic Planning and Budgeting Committee (appointed) Faculty Co-Chair 2013 2014 2013 (Summer) Eckley Scholars & Artists Program, Faculty Mentor for Molly Guenette 2011 2015 Library Committee (appointed) 2011 (Summer) Workshop on Program Assessment 2010 present Summer Reading Program Facilitator SCHOOL OF 2009 present Nurse Faculty Organization NURSING Secretary, Spring 2015 2009 present Curriculum Committee Chair 2011-2013 2013 2014 Nursing Honors Research Project of Molly Guenette entitled School Nurse Job Satisfaction and Student Health Outcomes (Chairperson) 2012 2013 Nursing Honors Research Project of Emily Manninen entitled Examining Disparities in Care in an Uninsured, Diabetic Population (Chairperson) 2011 2012 Nursing Honors Research Project of Kelly Cantlin entitled Trends of Emergency Department Use by Uninsured Individuals for Non-Urgent Health Care Conditions (Chairperson) 2009 2011 Curriculum Revision Committee Sophomore Level Workgroup 2009-2010 Senior Level Workgroup 2010-2011 2009 2010 Search Committee, Psychiatric/Mental Health and Medical/Surgical tenure lines COMMUNITY 2015 present Healthy Champaign County, Champaign County, Illinois 2015 present Diabetes Coalition, Champaign County, Illinois 2014 present Senior Task Force, Champaign County, Illinois 2014 2015 Urbana Middle School, Parent-Principal Advisory Committee 2013 present Parish Nurse, Grace United Methodist Church, Urbana, Illinois 2013 present Community Development Commission, Urbana, Illinois 2012 2013 Urbana School District, Bilingual Education Committee, Urbana, Illinois 2007 2013 Prairie Elementary School, Parent-Teacher Association, Vice-President 2012, Urbana, Illinois 2006 2007 Campaign for Comprehensive Sex Education, Urbana, Illinois 2001 2009 Champaign-Urbana One-to-One Mentoring, Urbana, Illinois CONTINUING 6/8/15 Summer Geriatric Institute: Creating Communities for Aging Successfully, EDUCATION 6/9/15 Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO
LISABETH M. SEARING 5 11/20/14 Baccalaureate Education Conference: Professional Competency: Putting the Pieces 11/22/14 Together, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Baltimore, MD 6/5/14 Social Justice: Within and Beyond our Borders, Association of 6/7/14 Community Health Nurse Educators, San Antonio, TX 1/9/14 Nursing Education about Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Elders, Rush University College of Nursing, Chicago, IL 6/6/13 Evidence-Based Nursing Practice in Disaster Shelters, American Red Cross, Cary, NC 6/6/13 Evidence-Based Population Nursing: General and Advanced Practice, Association of 6/8/13 Community Health Nurse Educators & Association Public Health Nurses, Cary, NC 10/29/11- Healthy Communities Promote Healthy Minds and Bodies, American Public Health 11/2/11 Association, Washington, D.C. 6/23/11- Public Health Education about the National Incident Management System and Incident 6/29/11 Command System, Federal Emergency Management Institute 11/6/10- Social Justice: A Public Health Imperative, American Public Health Association, Denver, 11/10/10 CO 6/10/10- Embracing Diversity: Innovations in Education, Policy, & Practice, Association of 6/12/10 Community Health Nurse Educators & Association of State and Territorial Directors of Nursing, Arlington, VA 6/12/10 Innovative Teaching Strategies and Teaching Resources for PHN Education, Association of Community Health Nurse Educators, Post-conference Workshop, Arlington, VA 11/7/09- Water and Public Health: The 21st Century Challenge, American Public Health Association, 11/11/09 Philadelphia, PA 6/11/09- Demonstrating and Communicating the Value of PHN Practice to Stakeholders, Association 6/13/09 of Community Health Nurse Educators, Chicago, IL