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Areas of Clinical Interest and Expertise
- Maternal child and women's health
- Psychiatric issues in women's health
- The scholarship of teaching
Areas of Research Interest
- Decreasing LBW and morbidity in Wyoming infants through prevention of maternal smoking and substance abuse during pregnancy and improving breastfeeding rates
- Teaching-learning protocols and evaluation models for active learning in nursing education
- Learning and study strategies as potential predictors of success in baccalaureate nursing education
- The use of electronic portfolios for outcome assessment
- Developing "learning community" strategies in nursing courses
Professional Memberships
- Sigma Theta Tau
- Pi Lambda Theta
- Kappa Delta Pi
- American Nurses' Association
- Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Wyoming
- Western Institute of Nursing
Professional Honors
- Albany County Nurse of the Year Award 2007
- Invisible College 2005-2006 Senior Scholar Award Recipient. Sponsored by the John P. Ellbogen Foundation
- University of Wyoming, College of Health Sciences, Innovative Teaching Award, 2004-2005
- University of Wyoming, College of Health Sciences, Meritorious Service Award, 2003-2004
- University of Wyoming, University Studies First-Year Course Faculty Teaching Award, Fall 1998
- University of Wyoming, Excellence in Advising Award; March 20, 1997
- Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, Regional Gold Medal Award for "Best Public Service Announcements" presented to College of Health Sciences producers of Wyoming Health Messages, 1997
- NIH, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention; Exemplary Project Award, (Promising Practices) March, 1994
- Certificates of Recognition for Outstanding Service to First-Year Students, 1993-2002
- AJN Book of the Year Award, 2000; 1991; 1998
- Nominated for John P. Ellbogen Meritorious Classroom Teaching Excellence Award, March 1987 and March 1989
- University of Wyoming, School of Nursing, Junior Class - Teaching Excellence Award, may 1986
- University of Wyoming Mortar Board - Teaching Excellence Award; "Top Prof. Night," November, 1985
- Who's Who in American Nursing, 1986 to present
- Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare, 1997
Papers & Presentations
- Wilkerson, N. (2003). Implementation of Breastfeeding Friendly Practices in a Rural Frontier State. Poster Symposium presented at the Western Institute of Nursing, 36th Annual Communicating Nursing Research Conference, April, 2003, Scottsdale, AZ.
- Wilkerson, N. (2002). Prenatal Breastfeeding Policy. Preliminary Report. Presented to the Annual Healthy Mother's Healthy Babies Conference, October, 2002, Cheyenne, WY.
- Wilkerson, N. & Ouzts, K. (2001). A description of learning and study strategies and academic achievement in Baccalaureate nursing students enrolled in prenursing courses. Preliminary Report. Presented to the Annual Teaching Colloquium, May 2001, University of Wyoming.
- Wilkerson, N., Building a Culture of Teaching. Symposium presentation at the University of Wyoming, Center for Teaching Excellence, February 11, 1998.
- Wilkerson, N., Early Postpartum Discharge Programs. Poster presentation at 20th Annual Perinatal Conference, Laramie, WY. October 16-17, 1997.
- Wilkerson, N., Grief Interventions in Hospice Care. Invited paper presented at Hospice Care Conference, Sponsored by Hospice Team, Laramie, WY., October 19, 1996.
- Wilkerson, N., Screening for Perinatal Substance Abuse Prevention. Invited paper presented at 18th Annual Perinatal Conference, Laramie, WY. October, 1995.
- Wilkerson, N., Pregnant & Postpartum Women & Their Infants (PPWI) Focus Group Participant. October 20-21, 1995. Sponsored by National Center for Education in Maternal & Child Health (NCEMCH) Arlington, VA
- Wilkerson, N., Girdano, D., & Dusek, D. A multidisciplinary model for rural perinatal substance abuse prevention. Presented at 27th Annual Communicating Nursing Research Conference, Sponsored by Western Institute of Nursing. April, 1994
- Wilkerson, N., Schroeder, C., Girdano, D., & Dusek, D. A systematic approach to quantification of a community action planning process. Presented at 25th Annual Communicating Nursing Research Conference, San Diego, CA. Sponsored by Western Institute of Nursing. February, 1992.
- Wilkerson, N., Schroeder, C., Girdano, D., & Dusek, D. A systematic approach to quantification of a community action planning process. Poster presented at 9th Annual Research Conference, Park City, Utah. Sponsored by the University of Utah College of Nursing. May, 1992.
- Wilkerson, N.N. (1991, May). Development of a model rural perinatal substance abuse prevention program. Poster presentation at 24th annual WSRN Community Nursing Research Conference, Albuquerque, NM.
- Wilkerson, N.N. (1991, March). Development of a model rural perinatal substance abuse prevention program. Poster presentation at Maternal Child Nursing Convention, New Orleans, LA.
- Wilkerson, N.N. (1989, September). Family support and father participation in teen pregnancy. Invited paper presented at March of Dimes Nursing Roundtable on Teen Pregnancy. Sponsored by March of Dimes and University of Wyoming School of Nursing. Also presented at Sigma Theta Tau Research Conference, Feb. 1990. Sponsored by Alpha Pi Chapter, Laramie, Wyoming.
- Wilkerson, N.N. (1989, April). Pregnancy after 30 and Postpartum Depression. Paper presented at Rural Nursing Research Conference, sponsored by Sigma Theta Tau, Alpha Pi Chapter, Laramie, WY.
- Wilkerson, N.N. and Humenick, S.S. (1989, March). Correlates of self-reported high risk teen behavior. Pilot study. Poster presentation at Third National MCN Convention. Sponsored by the American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing, San Diego, CA. Also presented at Sigma Theta Tau Conference, Research: Challenges for Changing Times, Boulder, CO.
- Wilkerson, N.N. (1988, May). Implementation of family centered couplet care in hospital settings. Poster presentation at the International Family Nursing Conference. Sponsored by the Faculty of Nursing, The University of Calgary, Canada. Also presented at the 21st Annual Communicating Nursing Research Conference. Nursing: A Socially Responsible Profession. Sponsored by the Western Society for Research in Nursing. Salt Lake City, Utah.
- Wilkerson, N.N. (1987, September). Update on hyperbilirubinemia. Invited paper presented at the Maternal Child Nursing Convention, New Orleans.
- Wilkerson, N.N. (1987, September). Is the term "nursery" an obsolete concept? Invited paper presented at the Maternal Child Nursing Convention, New Orleans.
- Wilkerson, N.N. (1987, April). Moderator for Podium Presentations, Western Society for Research in Nursing Conference. Tempe, Arizona.
- Wilkerson, N.N. (1987, January) Consultant for Teen Pregnancy: A Human Dilemma: Research and Development Symposium sponsored by: Wyoming Council for the Humanities; University of Wyoming Office of Research; University of Wyoming College of Health Sciences; and Wyoming Department of Public Assistance. Cheyenne, WY
- Wilkerson, N.N. (1986, January). Relationships between preferred learning style and clinical achievement of baccalaureate students in an integrated nursing curriculum. Paper presented at the Second Regional Conference on University Teaching, New Mexico State University.
- Wilkerson, N.N. (1984, July). Initiating mother-infant care in the fourth trimester: Standards in postpartum care." Paper presented at The Nurses Association of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (NAACOG) Regional Conference, Austin, TX
- Wilkerson, N.N. (1984, October). Discussion moderator for Beyond the baby doe controversy: Medicine, ethics, and the law. Workshop presented by the School of Extended Studies, University of Wyoming, Laramie.
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