M. Rebecca (Purnell) Lee
415-***-**** ac8u9u@r.postjobfree.com 533 Marlin Drive, Abilene TX 79602
EDUCATION
April 2019
Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP), Rush University, Chicago, IL
Family Nurse Practitioner
Doctoral Project: Emotional Eating and Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
December 2014
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, (BSN), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
June 2011
Master of Public Health, (MPH), DePaul University, Chicago, IL
Applied Community Health
Capstone: Worksite Wellness in Community Health Settings
June 2009
Bachelor of Arts (BA), DePaul University, Chicago, IL
Psychology
EXPERIENCE
12/2016 - Present
Nurse Clinician II, Road Home Program at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
8/2015 – 12/2016
Community Health RN, Faculty Practice at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
3/2015 - 8/2015
Staff Nurse I, Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, MD
9/2013 – 12/2014
Fuld Fellow, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
9/2013 – 12/2014
Community Outreach Program Assistant, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
7/2011 – 8/2013
Program Coordinator, CORE Center Division of Adolescent Medicine, Chicago, IL
9/2010 – 6/2011
Graduate Intern, Greater Humboldt Park Community of Wellness, Chicago, IL
NATIONAL SERVICE
9/2009 – 7/2010
Corps Service Member, AmeriCorps
LICENSURE & CERTIFICATIONS
Advanced Practice Nurse, Texas pending
Family Nurse Practitioner, Board Certified pending
Registered Nurse, Texas Board of Nursing, License no. 215843 Exp. 04/17/2019
Registered Nurse, Illinois Board of Nursing, License no. 041.431065 Exp. 05/31/2020
Basic Life Support (BLS), American Heart Association Exp. 01/2021
AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS
2019 Golden Lamp Society Dorothy and Luther Christman Award, Rush University Medical Center
2018 CVS Minute Clinic Scholarship, CVS Minute Clinic
2017-2019 Advanced Nursing Education Workforce Award, Rush University Medical Center
2017 Together We Care Award, Johnson & Johnson Foundation & CVS Minute Clinic
2017 Golden Lamp Society Founders’ Award, Rush University Medical Center
2016-2017 Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship, Rush University Medical Center
2013-2014 Fuld Scholarship for the Advancement of Patient Safety & Quality Improvement, Johns Hopkins University
2011 Excellence in Leadership Award, DePaul University Master of Public Health Program
2008 Undergraduate Summer Research Grant Recipient, DePaul University
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
7/2008 – 8/2009
Research Assistant, Connect to Protect, DePaul University
Principal Investigator (PI): Gary Harper, PhD, MPH
1/2008 – 11/2009
Research Assistant, Brain & Language Laboratory, DePaul University
PI: Sandra Virtue, PhD
6/2007 – 7/2008
Research Assistant, Department of Pediatrics, University of San Francisco California
PI: Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, PhD
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Purnell, M., Nolan, K. (2014, December). Prevention for Positives: Project LINK. Presentation at the Helene Fuld Leadership Program for the Advancement of Patient Care, Quality, and Safety at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD.
Robles-Schrader, G.M., Harper, G.W., Purnell, M., & Monarrez, V. (2012). Differential challenges among HIV prevention coalitions targeting young gay/bisexual men and young heterosexual women of color. Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community.
Purnell, M., Santos, K., Serrano, P. (2012, November). Using technology to retain young MSM participants in an open label pre-exposure prophylaxis study. Presentation at the 2012 Chicago LGBTQ Health and Wellness Conference, Chicago, IL.
Purnell, M., Santos K., Balthazar C., Orengo, C., Bojan, K., Martinez, J., Hosek, S. (2012, July). Using technology to retain young MSM participants in an open label pre-exposure prophylaxis study. Symposium presented at the 19th International Conference on AIDS, Washington, D.C.
Purnell, M., Motyka-Joss, L. (2009, April). The effect of sentence context on bilingual language processing in the cerebral hemispheres. Symposium presented at Students Creating Knowledge: The Third Annual Liberal Arts & Sciences Student Research Conference. DePaul University, Chicago IL.
ACTIVITIES & AFFILIATIONS
2019 – Present
American Association of Nurse Practitioners
2016 – Present
Graduate Student Nursing Academy, American Association of Colleges of Nursing
2014 – Present
Johns Hopkins Nursing Alumni Association, Johns Hopkins University
2013 – 2014
Biomedical Scholars Association, Johns Hopkins University
2010 – 2014
American Public Health Association (APHA)
2009 – 2011
Public Health Student Organization, DePaul University
VOLUNTEER WORK
8/2011 – 12/2018
Launch U, Youth Mentor
8/2016 – 6/2018
Rush University College of Nursing, THRIVE Mentor
10/2008 – 12/2008
Howard Brown Health Center, HIV Prevention Research Assistant
1/2007 – 3/2007
Chicago Children’s Memorial Hospital, Bedside Assistant
9/2005 – 11/2005
Chicago Women’s AIDS Project, Childcare Volunteer