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Charles

Kemp, RN, FNP, FAANFNP-C, Baylor UniversityCRNH, Certification

in Hospice & Palliative Nursing (expired 2002)M.S.N., University

of Texas at AustinB.S.N., Baylor University

(magna cum laude)

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Home page: http://www3.baylor.edu/~Charles_Kemp/welcome.html

Email: abqbs3@r.postjobfree.com

Employment

& RelatedSenior lecturer and

clinical instructor, Baylor University School of Nursing. Classroom and

clinical courses include community health, physical assessment, psychiatric

nursing, hospice care, communications, nursing fundamentals, and RN bridge

course. Also see Community Development and Scholarship sections. 1989-present

(senior lecturer May 2000). Family nurse practitioner

(volunteer), Agape Clinic. Provide primary health care for underserved patients

in inner-city setting and coordinate clinic services. 2000-present.Development Consultant,

self-employed. Services included agency and board development, planning,

research, grant-writing, education, related activities. $1,000,000+ in grants

awarded in twelve months. 1988-89. Lecturer and Clinical

Instructor, Texas Woman's University. Courses included community health,

psychiatric nursing, hospice care, nursing fundamentals. 198l-88. Hospice Director (founding);

Clinical Specialist, Visiting Nurse Association of Dallas. Responsibilities

included carrying out the base community assessment; planning all administrative,

clinical, and educational aspects of the hospice program; implementing the

program; and evaluating the program. Also provided patient care and community

education. Please see grants section of c.v. 1978-81. Supervisor, V.N.A.

Responsibilities included clinical and administrative supervision of professional

staff. 1976. Staff Nurse, V.N.A.

Responsibilities included patient assessments and care; clinical supervision

of non-professional staff. 1975-76. Other employment:

While employed at T.W.U., worked during summers as Director of the Dallas-Fort

Worth Refugee Interagency (twice), and as Hospice Staff Nurse.

Scholarly

Activities

Books(2004) with L. Rasbridge.

Refugee and Immigrant Health. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

(In press - publication

in 2005) with T.S. Kwan-Gett & C. Kovarik. Infectious Diseases of

Refugees and Immigrants. Philadelphia: Elsevier Science. (1999). Terminal

Illness: A Guide to Nursing Care (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott-Williams

& Wilkins. (1999) with L. Rasbridge.

Refugee and Immigrant Health (A manual). Austin: Texas Department

of Health. TDH is publishing a second edition. (1995). Terminal

Illness: A Guide to Nursing Care. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott.

Web Sites(2000-2003). Terminal

Illness: A Guide for Patients and Families. Available online: http://www.baylor.edu/~Charles_Kemp/terminal_illness/Terminal_Illness.htm

(Sponsor: Louise Herrington School of Nursing at Baylor University) (2000-2004). Infectious

Diseases of Refugees and Immigrants. Available online: http://www.baylor.edu/~Charles_Kemp/Infectious_Disease.htm

(Sponsor: Texas Department of Health) (1999-2004). with

L. Rasbridge. . Available

online http://www.baylor.edu/~Charles_Kemp/refugee_health.htm (Sponsor:

Texas Department of Health) (1998-2001). with

L. Rasbridge. . Available online

http://www.baylor.edu/~Charles_Kemp/asian_health.html (Sponsor: U.S. Department

of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority

Health)

Book

Chapters(2004). Promoting

healthy partnerships with refugees and immigrants. In E.T. Anderson and

J. MacFarlane (Eds.), Community as Partner (4th ed.). Philadelphia:

Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. Revised from previous editions in 2000

& 1996. (2004). Grief and

loss. In K.M. Fortinash & P.A. Holoday-Worret (Eds.), Psychiatric

Mental Health Nursing (4th ed.). St. Louis: Mosby. Revised from 1-2

editions in 2000 & 1996. (2001) Spiritual care

in terminal illness. In B. Ferrell and N. Coyle (Eds.) Oxford Textbook

of Palliative Nursing. New York: Oxford University Press. (2001) Cachexia and

anorexia. In B. Ferrell and N. Coyle (Eds.) Oxford Textbook of Palliative

Nursing. New York: Oxford University Press. (2000) Refugee and

immigrant health in community nursing. In E.T. Anderson and J. MacFarlane

(Eds.), Community as Partner (2nd edition). Philadelphia: Lippincott,

Williams & Wilkins. (1997) with G. Davis

and P. Thai. The Baylor Community Care Program. In S.D. Seifer and K.M.

Connors (Eds.), A Guide for Developing Community-Responsive Models in

Health Professions Education. San Francisco: Community-Campus Partnerships

for Health.(1996) with G. Mallon-Frank.

Grief. In K. Fortinash and P. Holoday-Worret (Eds.), Psychiatric-Mental

Health Nursing. St. Louis, MO: C.V. Mosby. (1996) Refugee health

and community nursing. In E.T. Anderson and J. MacFarlane (Eds.), Community

as Partner. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott. (1986) Cambodian refugee

health project. In Community Based Nursing Services: Innovative

Models (pp. 12-16). Kansas City, MO: American Nurses Association.

(2003). Community

health nursing: Where we are going and how to get there. Nursing Education

Perspective, 24, 144-150. (2002). with S. Bhungalia.

Culture and the end of life: Major world religions. Journal of Hospice

and Palliative Nursing, 4(4). (2002). with B-J Chang.

Culture and the end of life: Chinese. Journal of Hospice and Palliative

Nursing, 4(3), 174-180. (2002). with A. Roberts.

Infectious diseases of refugees and immigrants: Hookworm. Journal of

the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 14(5), 194. (2002). with D. Henry.

Culture and the end of life: Nigerians. Journal of Hospice and Palliative

Nursing, 4(2), 111-115. (2002) with A. Roberts.

Infectious diseases of refugees and immigrants: Viral hemorrhagic fevers.

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 14(4), 146-149. (2002). with S. Bhungalia.

Culture and the end of life: (Asian) Indian health beliefs and practices

related to the end of life. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing,

4(1), 54-58. (2001). with L. Rasbridge.

Culture and the end of life: East African cultures-Part II, Sudan. Journal

of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 3(4), 110-112. (2001) with A. Roberts.

Infectious diseases of refugees and immigrants: Giardiasis. Journal of

the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 13(12), 532-533. (2001). with L. Rasbridge.

Culture and the end of life: East African cultures-Part I, Somalia. Journal

of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 3(3), 59-61. (2001). Bioterrorism:

Introduction and major agents. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse

Practitioners, 13(11), 483-491. (2001) with A. Roberts.

Infectious diseases of refugees and immigrants: Filariasis. Journal of

the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 13(9), 391-394. (2001) with A. Roberts.

Infectious diseases of refugees and immigrants: Echinococcosis (hydatid

disease). Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners,

13(8), 346-347. (2001). with L. Rasbridge.

Culture and the end of life: East African cultures-Part I, Sudan. Journal

of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 3(3), 110-112. (2001) with A. Roberts.

Infectious diseases of refugees and immigrants: Ebola and Marburg hemorrhagic

fevers. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 13(7),

291-292. (2001) with A. Roberts.

Infectious diseases of refugees and immigrants: Dengue fever. Journal

of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 13(6), 243-245. (2001) with A. Roberts.

Infectious diseases of refugees and immigrants: Chagas' disease. Journal

of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 13(4), 152-153. (2001) with A. Roberts.

Infectious diseases of refugees and immigrants: Brucellosis. Journal

of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 13(3), 106-107. (2001). with L. Rasbridge.

Culture and the end of life: East African cultures-Part I, Somali. Journal

of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 3(2), 59-61. (2001) with A. Roberts.

Infectious diseases of refugees and immigrants: Ascaraisis. Journal of

the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 13(2), 55-56. (2001) with A. Roberts.

Infectious diseases of refugees and immigrants: Amebiasis. Journal of

the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 13(1), 8-9. (2001) with A. Roberts.

Infectious diseases of refugees and immigrants: Introduction. Journal

of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 13(1), 7-8. (2001). Culture and

the end of life: Hispanic cultures (Mexican-Americans). Journal of Hospice

and Palliative Nursing, 3(1), 29-33. (2000) with L. Keovilay

& L. Rasbridge. Culture and the end of life: Cambodians and Laotians

- Health beliefs and practices related to the end of life. Journal of

Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 2(4), 143-151. (2000) with A. Dinh

& L. Rasbridge. Culture and the end of life: Introduction (to a series)

and Vietnamese health beliefs and practices related to the end of life.

Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 2(3), 109-117. (1999). Metastatic

spread and common symptoms: Pancreatic, prostate, stomach, and uterine cancers.

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care, 16(5), 664-672. (1999). Metastatic

spread and common symptoms: Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, oral cavity, and ovarian

cancers. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care, 16(4),

607-615. (1999). Metastatic

spread and common symptoms: Lung cancer, melanoma, and multiple myeloma.

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care, 16(3), 533-540. (1999). Metastatic

spread and common symptoms: Renal cancer, leukemia, and hepatic cancer.

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care, 16(2), 479-486. (1999). Metastatic

spread and common symptoms: Breast cancer, colorectal cancer, and esophageal

cancer. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care, 16(1), 403-411. (1999). Nguyen v.

The State. The Forensic Echo, III(4), 2-3. (1998) with L. Keovilay.

Laotian health care beliefs and practices. Lao Vision, 2(1), 24-26. (1998). Metastatic

spread and common symptoms: Introduction, bladder cancer, and brain cancer.

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care, 15(6), 355-360. (1997). Palliative

care for respiratory problems in terminal illness. American Journal of

Hospice and Palliative Care, 14(1), 26-30. (1996) with S. Bailey,

P. Bennett, J. Hicks, and S.H. Warren. Cancer detection activities coordinated

by nursing students in community health. Cancer Nursing, 19(5), 348-352. (1996). Managing chronic

pain in patients with advanced disease and substance-related disorders.

Home Healthcare Nurse, 14(4), 255-263. (1996) Islamic cultures:

Health care beliefs and practices. American Journal of Health Behavior,

20(3), 19-25. (1995) with L. Stepp.

Palliative care for patients with acquired immunodeficiency disorder. American

Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care, November/December, 14-29. (1994). Spiritual

care in terminal illness: Practical applications. American Journal of

Hospice and Palliative Care, September/October, 31-36. (1994) Community health

clinical experiences: The primary care setting. Public Health Nursing,

11(1), 2-6. (1994) with M. McEwen.

Teaching strategies for operationalizing nursing's agenda for health care

reform. Nurse Educator, 19(1), 10-13. (1993) with R. Bowie,

G.K. Cooper, and J. Lothrop. Preparing for death: A Christian guide for

individuals and families. Dallas: First Presbyterian Church. (1993). Health services

for refugees in countries of second asylum. International Nursing Review,

40(1), 21-24. (1991). Writing successful

grant proposals for services to clients. Nurse Practitioner, 16(11),

51-56. (1987) with J.N. Walterspiel

and J.R. Rogers. Coin rubbing and acute phase reactants. (letter) Australian

Pediatric Journal, 23(12), 309-310. (1987) with P. Drapo

and C. Patrick. Addressing the needs of underserved populations. Public

Health Nursing, 4(4). 231-236. (1987). Basic counseling

skills: the refugee client. Summary of Proceedings from the Conference

on Refugees and Mental Health. Texas Department of Mental Health and

Mental Retardation, Austin, Texas. (1985). Cambodian

refugee health care beliefs and practices. Journal of Community Health

Nursing, 2(1), 41-52. (1978). The dying

process. Proceedings of the Sixth Annual Nursing Research Forum.

Dallas: A. Webb Roberts Center. Papers(2004). Culture &

the End-of Life: Selected Issues. Web presentation. Hospice & Palliative

Nurses Association. (2003). Community

Health Nursing Education: Leadership and Development Roles. American Public

Health Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco. (2001) with A. Pappas.

CHN Education: A Path to the Future (Operationalizing AACN's Position Statement

on Nursing Education). American Association of Colleges of Nursing Baccalaureate

Education 2001 Conference, Washington, DC. (2000) with D. Gurica.

District health: A model for community health service and education. American

Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston. (2000). Infectious

diseases of refugees and immigrants. Texas Department of Health Refugee

Health Conference, Austin. (1999). The refugee

health site: Development and use. Texas Department of Health Refugee Screening

Conference, Dallas. (1998). Hospice care

for Muslim patients and families. National Hospice Organization Annual Symposium,

Dallas. (1998). with E. McKinnis.

Lung cancer: Natural history and symptom management. National Hospice Organization

Annual Symposium, Dallas. (1997). Cancer screening

among Southeast Asian refugees: The role of students. Annual Meeting of

the Oncology Nursing Society, San Francisco. (1996).Community

Care: Nursing students providing district nursing services. Paper presented

at Community Partnerships in Health Professions Education: A National Conference

on Service-Learning, Boston, Massachusetts. (1996). Breast cancer

screening among Southeast Asian refugees. Paper presented at the annual

Susan G. Komen Foundation Affiliates Meeting, Dallas, Texas. (1995). Hospice: Current

trends and implications for public health. Paper presented at the annual

Texas Public Health Association Meeting, Austin, Texas. (1995). The community

health clinical group as district nurse. Paper presented at the annual Texas

Public Health Association Meeting, Austin, Texas. (1994). Community

development. Paper presented at the annual Texas Public Health Association

Meeting, Corpus Christi, Texas. (1994). Islam: Influences

on health care beliefs and practices in Islamic cultures. Paper presented

at the annual Texas Public Health Association Meeting, Corpus Christi, Texas. (1993). with S. Beasley,

R.W. Bell, L.M. Duckworth, A Gibson, and J. Weese. Baccalaureate nursing

students and Kurdish refugees in the U.S. Poster presented at the annual

Global Health Conference, Galveston, Texas. (1992). with M. McEwen.

Operationalizing ANA's agenda for health care reform in a baccalaureate

nursing program. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Public

Health Association, Washington, D.C. (1991). Hospice care

for Southeast Asian refugees. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the

National Hospice Organization. Seattle, WA. (1990). Grants and

power. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Nurses Society

on Addictions, Dallas, Texas. (1990). Grants and

the money to make dreams reality. Paper presented at the annual meeting

of the National Association for Home Care, Dallas, Texas. (1987). Refugee psychosocial

issues: The refugee pediatric oncology patient. Paper presented at the annual

Children's Medical Center/American Cancer Society Symposium on Pediatric

Oncology Patients, Dallas, Texas. (1986). with S.J.

Todd. Primary care for Cambodian Refugees. Paper presented at the Eleventh

National Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Symposium, Denver, Colorado. (1985). Human needs

and funding shortages: Program development strategies. Paper presented at

the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, Washington,

D.C. (1985) An allied health

professions response to refugee health problems. Paper presented at the

annual meeting of the American Society of Allied Health Professions, Dallas,

Texas. (1985). Community

networking. Paper presented at the National Workshop of the Association

of Junior Leagues, Irving, Texas. (1985). Infant mortality

in Southeast Asian refugees. Paper presented at the Regional Conference

of the U.S. Public Health Service, Dallas, Texas. (1984). Refugee and

immigrant health. Paper presented at the annual Community Health Institute

of the National Association of Community Health Centers, San Antonio, Texas.(1984). Building a

hospice team. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Texas Hospice

Organization, Dallas, Texas. (1984). The TWU refugee

health project. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American

Nurses Association, Kansas City, Missouri. (1984). Family planning

and health care for Cambodian refugees in the U.S.: an international perspective.

Paper presented at the international meeting of the National Council on

International Health, Washington, D.C. (1983). Cultural characteristics

of Cambodian refugees. Paper presented at the annual meeting

of the American Public Health Association, Washington, D.C.

Community

Projects(sole

or primary responsibility for planning, implementing, and/or obtaining funding)Community Care: District

health services through Baylor University School of Nursing and community

agencies. Services include community outreach, a primary care clinic, home

care, lay health promoter training, social work, chaplaincy, and other services.

The Agape Clinic is central to these efforts - see grants below. Vietnam Veterans Resource

Center: a resource/service center for veterans of Vietnam. Welcome House: a "halfway

house" for refugees arriving in the U.S. T.W.U. Refugee Health

Project: a clinical for community health nursing course. This project was

integrated with the Welcome House, Khmer Community Development Project,

and East Dallas Health Coalition. East Dallas Health

Coalition: a primary care community clinic. Many community organizations

were involved. EDHC is now a multipurpose health center open seven days/week

with primary care services for adults, pediatrics, women's health services,

dental care, and WIC. Khmer Community Development

Project: a multi-purpose project to benefit Cambodian refugees. (National

Council of Jewish Women project). V.N.A. Home Hospice:

the first operational hospice program in Texas. This hospice had the largest

average daily census in the U.S., and was designated a national demonstration

project. Since 1982, averaged

about 10 community conferences, workshops, or presentations per year for

such organizations as Parkland, Children's Medical Center, Dallas City and

County Health Departments, Child Welfare, U.T. Southwestern, Dallas Police,

MH/MR, and others.

Grants

Received(primary

author - average around $100,000/year when writing)Funding for community

health education, 2003-2004: Aetna Foundation. Funding for the salaries

of the Agape Clinic coordinator and lay health promoter, 2002-2005: Early

Foundation, Eugene McDermott Foundation, Dallas Foundation, Anonymous, Clements

Foundation, Hillcrest Foundation, George & Fay Young Foundation, Stemmons

Foundation, First Presbyterian Foundation, and other private and public

foundations. Funding for the salary

of a lay health promoter, 2000, 2001, 2004: First Presbyterian Foundation. Medications, equipment,

and supplies for Baylor Community Care, 1996-2000: First Presbyterian Church

of Dallas. Funding to develop

a web site on infectious diseases of refugees and immigrants, 1999-2000:

Texas Department of Health. See web sites above for path/address. Funding to develop

a Refugee Health web site, 1997-98: Texas Department of Health. Extended

through 1999. See web sites above for path/address. Asthma equipment and

services for underserved community patients (of the East Dallas Health Center),

1999: Communities Foundation. Education and services

for Asian refugees, 1997-2000: U.S. Office of Minority Health. Funding for summer

services (1996, 1997) through Baylor Community Care: Bob Smith Foundation,

BUMC Foundation, private gifts. Equipment for Baylor

Community Care, 1995: Communities Foundation. Alcohol/drug abuse

prevention for homeless children, 1989-91: Office of Substance Abuse Prevention,

1989-1992. HIV prevention for

IV drug abusers, 1989-91: Centers for Disease Control. Amerasian Project,

1989: InterAction (branch of U.S. Department of State). Vietnam Veterans Resource

Center, 1988: Welcome Home Foundation. T.W.U. Refugee Health

Project, 1987: City of Dallas. Welcome House, 1984:

Hunt Alternatives Foundation. Welcome House, 1984-86:

Highland Park United Methodist Church; other churches. Khmer Community Development

Project, 1984-86: National Council of Jewish Women - funding and services

of a volunteer coordinator (part of T.W.U. Refugee Health Project). Dallas-Fort Worth

Refugee Interagency operating funds, 1983-86: Various churches. Dallas-Fort Worth

Refugee Interagency operating funds, 1984-85: Church World Service. Community Family Planning

Outreach, 1983: Anonymous foundation. East Dallas Health

Coalition seed funding, 1982: Temple Emanu-El - funding + involvement of

the Temple Emanu-El Social Action Committee in developing the East Dallas

Health Coalition. This proposal was also used for successful proposals to

Hillcrest, Hoblitzelle, Meadows, and other foundations. Hospice Services and

Equipment, 1979: Dallas Junior League. Hospice Demonstration

Project, 1979-82: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Hospice Services and

Equipment for Indigent Patients, 1979-80: Several churches. Hospice Demonstration

Project, 1978: Texas Department of Human Resources. Other grants: Consulted

on or participated in the writing of a number of other successful

proposals.

Honors

and AwardsFellow in the American

Academy of Nursing Margaret Stein Award

for Outstanding Service in Community Health (national award) Outstanding University

Lecturer, Baylor University Outstanding Community

Volunteer, DISD Outstanding Community

Volunteer Award, DFW Vietnamese Community Golden Rule Award,

J.C. Penney Presidential Citation,

Vietnam Veterans of America Special Award for

Service, D.I.S.D. Outstanding Volunteer,

Volunteer Center/ARCO Other recognition

from the Dallas Police Department, Dallas County Historical Society, D.I.S.D.,

Weed & Seed, Baylor, and State of Texas Magna cum laude graduate

of Baylor University Alpha Chi Purple

Heart Medal and other decorations, United States Marine Corps, Vietnam

Community

ActivitiesWork as a volunteer

with individuals and families in hospice and in the refugee community since

1978 Agape Clinic, founding

member of governing board, vice chair, 2002-2003; chair, 2003-2005; volunteer,

2001- East Dallas Health

Center, Chairman of Community Advisory Committee, 1998-1999; Vice Chair,

2001-2002 Church Health Ministries,

member of Community Advisory Board, 1997-2000 Open Ring church school

class of First Presbyterian Church of Dallas, President, 2001-2002; 1994-1995;

Vice President, 1993-1994 Turtle Creek Health

(HIV services), President of (founding) governing board, 1994-1995 Refugee Services of

North-Central Texas, Executive Committee of Board of Directors, 1990-1994 Planned Parenthood

of Greater Dallas, Board of Directors, 1987-1989 East Dallas Y.M.C.A.,

Advisory Board, 1988-1989 East Dallas Health

Coalition, (founding) Executive Committee of Board of Directors, 1983-1988 Dallas-Fort Worth

Refugee Interagency, Executive Committee of Board of Directors, 1984-1987;

President of Board, 1986 Dallas Refugee Council,

Advisory Committee, 1984-1987 Brookside Neighborhood

Association, Board of Directors, 1983-1985; Vice President, 1990-1993 Advisory or other

non-governing participation in a variety of other organizations

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