Dahlia ZUÑIGA Rojas EDUCATION: 1985-1991 Texas Woman s University Doctorate in Nursing (PhD) 1977 1979 University of Rochester Master of Science in Nursing Rochester, NY Family Health Nurse Practitioner 1971 1975 Incarnate Word College Bachelor of Science in Nursing San Antonio ACADEMIC and WORK EXPERIENCE: September 2009-present College of Health and Health Sciences Department of Nursing, Lecturer Faculty, Adult Health and Maternal-Child Health Nursing, Undergraduate Program December-January 2009 Department of Nursing, Faculty, Retention Grant, Undergraduate Program, Winter Mini-Mester, Adult Health Nursing January 2009 May 2009 Department of Nursing, part-time Clinical faculty, Maternal-Child September - December 2008 Department of Nursing, part-time clinical faculty, Adult Heath January-May 2008 Department of Nursing, part-time clinical faculty, Maternal-Child
DAHLIA ROJAS CURRICULUM VITAE Page 2 October 2005 August 2007 South Texas College Division of Nursing and Allied Health Associate Degree in Nursing Program Instructor July 2006 August 2007 April 2005 August 2005 Project Director, LVN to RN, Project STEP-UP, South Texas Educational and Professional Upward Program, this federally funded grant $750,000 was designed to increase R.N.s through the LVN to RN Associate Degree in Nursing track. Redi-Clinic, Family Nurse Practitioner, and Clinic Manager, Woodlands, TX August 2002 February 2005 Harris County Hospital District Family Nurse Practitioner, School Health Department August 2001- August 2002 McAllen Medical Center, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, McAllen, TX August 2000 June 2001 Houston Baptist University Associate Professor, College of Nursing Undergraduate and Graduate FNP program Dec 1996 - Feb 2000 Driscoll Children s Hospital School Nurse Practitioner Edcouch-Elsa ISD Corpus Christi, TX
DAHLIA ROJAS CURRICULUM VITAE Page 3 July 1994 July 1996 University Health System Basse Clinic Family Nurse Practitioner, part-time July 1991- July 1996 University of the Incarnate Word Division of Nursing Associate Professor in Nursing, undergraduate and graduate Program Director, Laredo Extended Campus, RN to BSN, and MSN programs established through innovative 2 ways audio and 2 way video instructional media July 1993 April 1994 Gateway Community Health Center Family Nurse Practitioner, part-time Laredo, TX July 1989 July 1991 Center for Hispanic Health Policy Health Program Officer, Hispanic Health Leadership Institute Leadership and curriculum development with nursing students across educational programs-diploma, associate degree and bachelors, developed a cultural based leadership curriculum August 1986 June 1989 University of Texas Health Science Center Assistant Professor, School of Nursing Project Director, Continuing Education for RNs in RGV January 1985 Jan. 1986 Hermann Hospital Staff Nurse, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Maternal-Child Dept.
DAHLIA ROJAS CURRICULUM VITAE Page 4 August 1983- May 1985 Pan American University Instructor, RN to BSN Completion Program, Undergraduate Edinburg, TX April 1982 July 1984 Veteran s Administration Outpatient Clinic Family Nurse Practitioner and Head Nurse McAllen, TX July 1979 Feb. 1982 Northeast Health Center, Anthony L. Jordan Health Center Family Nurse Practitioner-Pediatrics Rochester, NY June 1975 August 1979 Veteran s Administration Hospital Staff Nurse, Neurosurgery and Oral Surgery
DAHLIA ROJAS CURRICULUM VITAE Page 5 RESEARCH, GRANTS AND PUBLICATIONS: South Texas Educational Professional Upward Project-STEP-UP U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Nursing Practice, Education and Retention, Health Resources Service Administration, Washington, D.C. federally funded for 3 years, $275, 000 per year, total $750,000. Wrote and submitted grant November 2005, fully funded 1 st year July 1, 2006-June 30, 2007, grant report submitted and received full continuation funds for 2 nd year. The purpose of this grant was to increase student recruitment, application, and enrollment of LVNs into the RN program. Spiritual well-being and its influence on the holistic health of Hispanic women Chapter 15, in Hispanic Voices: Hispanic Health Educators Speak Out, National League for Nursing Press, 1996, S. Torres, Editor, NY, NY. Perceived health status, spiritual well- being and selected health practices among Mexican- American women, Doctoral Dissertation, Texas Woman s University, Houston, 1991 Maternal expectations and child-rearing practices of White and Puerto Rican families, Master s Thesis, University of Rochester, NY, 1979 Academic Service: Faculty Development Committee, 2009-2010, member Presentations: National League for Nursing Biennial Congress, Keynote Speaker, Cultural Diversity- Bridging both worlds, 1992, Boston, MA