Registered Nurse Project
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Curriculum Vitae
Alison Colbert
PhD, APRN, BC
Duquesne University School of Nursing
*** ****** ****, ****** ** Nursing
Pittsburgh, PA 15282
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PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION AND EXPERIENCE
Education
December, 2007 University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Doctor of Philosophy, Nursing
May, 2002 University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX
Master of Science in Nursing, Community Health
August, 2000 University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Accelerated Registered Nurse Training Program
May, 1993 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Bachelor of Arts, Journalism
Work History
2008-PresentAssistant Professor, Forensics Graduate Program
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA
2006-2008Instructor, Forensics Graduate Program
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA
2005-2007Adjunct FacultyWaynesburg College, Monroeville Campus, Monroeville, PA
2003-2007Graduate Student ResearcherUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA
2002-2003Director of Nursing, Carl Bean House
Nurse Manager, Hollywood Healthcare Clinic
AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Los Angeles, CA
2001 R.N. Epidemiologist, Outbreak Investigation, Graduate Internship
TexasDepartment of Health, Austin, TX
2000-2001Staff Nurse
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Travis County Sheriff s Office, Austin, TX
1998-2000Manager of Public Information
Texas Commission for the Blind, Austin, TX
1993-1998Director of Corporate Affairs
Christopher House, Licensed Specialty Hospital for People with
HIV/AIDS, Austin, TX
Pertinent Professional Licenses and Certifications
2003-Present Pennsylvania Registered Nurse
2002-Present Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Clinical Specialist,
Community Health
Memberships in Professional Organizations
2006-Present International Association of Forensic Nurses
2008-Present American Public Health Association
2004-Present Eastern Nursing Research Society
2005-Present Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society, Member
2003-Present Pennsylvania Public Health Association, Member
TEACHING
Graduate Courses Taught (Primary Instructor)
GNFO 500 Introduction to Forensic Nursing, 3 cr Fall 2008, 2009
GNFO 501 Advanced Practice Forensic Nursing, 3 cr Spring 2009-12
GNFO 508 Forensic Independent Research and Writing, 2 cr Summer 2009
GPNG 927 DNP Structure of Nursing Knowledge, 3 cr Fall 2009-10
GPNS 927 PhD Structure of Nursing Knowledge, 3 cr Summer 2010GPNS 927 Applied Quantitative Methods, 3 cr Fall 2011
Graduate Courses (Course Facilitator)
GNFO 509 Forensic Scientific Applications in Criminal Law I, 2 cr Fall 2008
GNFO 504 Roles and Responsibilities of the Forensic Scientist, 1 cr Fall 2008
GNFO 506 Forensic Scientific Applications in Civil Crime 1.5 cr Fall 2008
GNFO 503 An Overview of the Legal System .5 cr Fall 2008
GNFO 507 Trial Preparation and Tactics, 1 cr. Spring 2009
GNFO 502 Forensic Clinical, 1 cr Spring 2009
GNFO 510 For Scientific Appl in Criminal Law II, 2 cr Spring 2009, 10
Undergraduate Courses Taught
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UPNS 104 Essentials of Nursing, 3 cr Fall 2008, Spring 2009
Academic Advisement or Supervision
Dissertation Committees chaired
Bonnie Price, Denise Panosky, Development of a Comprehensive Forensic Curriculum
for the Entry Level Forensic Nurse, DNP Capstone Project, defended 4/2011.
Denise Panosky, An Evaluation Project for an Adolescent Behavioral Program:
Leadership, Education, Achievement, and Development for Adolescent Offenders in
Corrections, DNP Capstone Project, defended 4/2010.
Dissertation Committees as member
Anne McKibbon, Assessing the Learning Needs of South Carolina Nurses by Exploring
their Perceived Knowledge of Emergency Preparedness, defended July 2010.
Annette Weiss, Mothers Behind Bars: The Lived Experience, defended July 2010.
362-378.
Grants Awarded
2010-2013 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Nurse Faculty Scholars Program
Role: Primary Investigator
Project: Intensive Case Management for Recently Incarcerated Women
Dates:
September 1, 2010-August 31, 2013
$350,000
2009-2010Duquesne University School of Nursing Faculty Research Grant
Role: Primary Investigator
Project: Identification of Victims of Interpersonal Violence by Emergency
Department
Nurses
July 1, 2009-June 30, 2010
$5,000
2008-2009Duquesne University School of Nursing Faculty Research Grant
Role: Primary Investigator
Project: Healthcare Needs and Barriers for Women Immediately Post-
Incarceration
July 1, 2008-June 30, 2009
$5,000
2008-2009Duquesne University School of Nursing Faculty Research Grant
Role: Co-Investigator
Project: Daily Spiritual Experiences: Characteristics and Significance to
Young Adult Women with Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence
July 1, 2008-June 30, 2009
$5,000
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Invited Presentations
Creating a Career Working with Vulnerable Populations. Student Nurses Association of
Pennsylvania Annual Conference, Lancaster, PA, November 2011.
Sexual Assault: An International Issue. Injustice and Indifference: Duquesne University
Human Rights Film Series. January, 2010.
Introduction to Forensic Science in the Healthcare Environment: What Providers Need
to Know. Pennsylvania Society of Radiologic Technologists. 2009 Annual Meeting,
Washington, PA. March 27, 2009.
Health Concerns of Incarcerated Women. Mothers in Prison Workshop for Social Service
Providers, Pittsburgh, PA. December 2, 2008.
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Forensic Nursing and Health. Pennsylvania Governor s School for Health Care,
Pittsburgh, PA. July 2007 and 2008.
Forensic Nursing: Special Issues in the Care of Victims and Perpetrators. Epsilon Phi
Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International, Annual Membership Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA.
March 5, 2008.
HIV Medication Adherence: Challenges, Opportunities and Interventions. Healthcare
Management Association Quarterly Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA. March 22, 2007.
SERVICE
University, School, or Department Service
School of Nursing2011-PresentWorkload Policy Task Force
2009-PresentAlpha Tau Delta, Nursing Student Organization, Advisor
2008-Present
PhD Program Committee
2007-2011School of Nursing Steering Committee
Spring 2009Dean s Evaluation Committee
Spring 2009Master
s Program Committee
2007-2008Faculty Development Committee
2008-2009 SON Review Panel, Student Research Presentations for the ENRS
Annual Conference
2008 DUSON Elder Abuse Conference, Planning Committee
University2011-Present
University Library Committee
2008-2010University Educational Technology Committee
2010-Present
University Research Committee
2008-2010Books Discussion Leader, Honors College Summer Reading
Program
Community Service
2009-Present Center for Victims of Violent Crime, EVE (Enlightened Voices for
the Environment) Project Advisory Panel
2009 Alternative to Incarceration for Women Advisory Group,
Programming Committee Chair
2008-Present Allegheny County Jail, Prenatal Educator
Professional Committees, Offices, and Special Services
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2006-Present International Association of Forensic Nurses
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2012, 24 Annual Scientific Assembly Planning Committee Chair
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2011, 23 Annual Scientific Assembly Planning Committee Chair
nd
2010, 22 Annual International Scientific Assembly Planning
Committee
2009-2010 Keystone IAFN Chapter, Western Region Rep
2010-Present, Education Committee Member
2008-2009, Government Affairs Committee Member
2004-Present Eastern Nurses Research Society
2011-Present, Criminal Justice and Violence Research Interest
Group Co-founder and Chair
2010, Annual Conference Planning Committee
2005-Present Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society
2009-2011 Epsilon Phi Chapter President
2007-2009 Epsilon Phi Chapter Archivist
Invited Reviewer (Journals)
2010-Present Journal of Forensic Nursing
2010-Present Nursing Forum
2009-Present Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
2007-Present AIDS and Behavior
2007-Present Contemporary Clinical Trials
2008-Present Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association
Invited Reviewer (Awards and Honors)
2011 Junior Investigator Award, American Public Health Association
2008-2010 Paul Ambrose Scholars Program, Washington, DC, 2008
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