Educational Background

Ph.D. in Health Studies. Areas of concentration: Higher Education and Grant Writing. Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX, May, 1998.
M.S.N., Clinical Specialty: Medical-Surgical Nursing, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS, 1981.
B.S.N., Major: Nursing, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR, 1974.
A.D.N., Westark Community College, Ft. Smith, AR, 1972.


Teaching Responsibilities

Medical-Surgical Nursing; Pharmacology (undergraduate and graduate levels)


Research Interests

Current research area: Tool Development; Family Caregivers of Cancer Patients.
Teaching Areas: Medical-Surgical Nursing of Adults; Pharmacology in Nursing.


Selected Publications

Wells, J. & Marshall, D. (2004). Adapting a measure of purpose-in-life for research with Mexican Americans. Journal of Theory Construction & Testing,8 (1),13-20.

Wells, J., Bush, H., & Marshall, D. (2002). Purpose-in-life and breast health behavior in Hispanic and Anglo women . Journal of Holistic Nursing, 20(3), 232-249.

Wells, J., Bush, H., & Marshall, D. (2001). Psychometric evaluation of breast health behavior questionnaire, Spanish Version. Cancer Nursing , 24 (4), 320-327.

Wells, J., & Fedric, T. (2001 ). Helping patients manage cancer-related fatigue. Home Healthcare Nurse,(19) (8), 486-94. (Additionally, the article was accepted for Continuing Education Credit: 2 ContactHours by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins CE Home Study Enrollment Course, Accredited by American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation (AACN)).

Breast Health Behavior Questionnaire. Written for piloting and use in research project for dissertation, 1996.

Health Education Materials Database (Microsoft Access). Program and written directory, 1995.


Recent Presentations

Presentation: Mexican Americans: Family Caregiver Experience-The making of a research project. Harris School of Nursing- Audience: Special Projects in Research class. Ft. Worth, TX. September 30, 2004.

Presentation: Mexican Americans: Family Caregiver Experience Project- Student Research opportunities. Harris School of Nursing-Orientation to new clinical students. Ft. Worth, TX. August, 2004.

Presentation: Mexican Americans: Family Caregiver Experience: A grant proposal idea. Harris School of Nursing Research Seminar (for nursing faculty & students), Texas Christian University. Ft. Worth, TX. November, 2003.

Poster: “Adapting a measure of purpose-in-life for cross-cultural research with Mexican Americans. Sigma Theta Tau 14 th International Nursing Research Congress: Celebrating Global Diversity in Research, Education & Practice. St. Thomas, VI. July 10-12, 2003.

Poster: "Purpose-in-life and Breast Health Behavior in Hispanic and Anglo Women". 18 th Annual Issues in nursing Research Conference, February 13-16, 2001. Park City, Utah.

Poster: "Psychometric Evaluation of Breast Health Behavior Questionnaire, Spanish Version." 18 th Annual Issues in Nursing Research Conference, February 13-16, 2001. Park City, Utah.

Poster accepted: "Dimensional Analysis Made Delightfully Awesome". Mosby Faculty Development Institute 2001 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Unable to attend due to scheduling conflict.

Oral Presentation: Paper titled, "Psychometric Evaluation of Breast Health Behavior Questionnaire" during VII Pan American Nursing Research Colloquium in Santa Fe' de Bogota', Colombia. October 10-12, 2000. Accepted for oral presentation.

Oral Presentation (accepted): Paper titled, "Purpose in Life and Breast Health Behavior in Hispanic and Anglo Women"" during VII Pan American Nursing Research Colloquium in Santa Fe' de Bogota', Colombia. October 10-12, 2000.

Oral presentation: " Dimensional Analysis is Delightfully Awesome." Harris College of Nursing Faculty, 1999.

Presentation: "The Rise of Lung Cancer Incidence in Women". AMBASSADOR 2000 Spring Training Session, Washington, D.C., June 17-20, 1999.

Presentation: "Purpose in Life and Breast Health Behavior in Hispanic and Anglo Women" . April 23, 1999. Research Day: Integrating Research into Nursing Practice, University of Arkansas Medical Sciences Center, Little Rock, AR.

Poster: "Purpose in Life and Breast Health Behavior in Hispanic and Anglo Women". 1999 Reunion Research Conference, University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, 1999. Unable to attend due to conflict of dates with Little Rock presentation.

Presentation: "Role of Nutrition in the Cancer Experience." AMBASSADOR 2000 Winter Training Program, Phoenix, AZ, 1999.

Presentation: "Universal Precautions". "Sterile Technique". "Wound Care." "Assessment". "Career Opportunities in Nursing". Health Professions Outreach Project (HPOP), Texas Woman's University, Denton, Texas, Summer, 1999.

Presentation: "Breast Cancer: Facts and Fallacies". Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX, in Ph.D. course Program Development/ Grant Writing, 1996.

Presentation: "Breast Cancer Incidence: Selected Ethnic Comparisons". Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX, Ph.D. class HS6413, International Contemporary Health, 1996.

Presentation: "Educational Materials Database". Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX. T.W.U. C.A.R.E.S. Project. December, 1995.

Presentation: "Breast Health Awareness in the Workplace". Consultation Project, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX. Ph.D. class HS5383 Program Development and Coordination.


Funding

National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institutes of Nursing Research (NINR), Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) R15. Mexican Americans: Family Caregiver Experience. Amount: $208,950.

Oncology Nursing Society Foundation/Ortho-Biotech Research Fellowship (2000). Development of a Nurse Researcher in Cancer Symptom Management. Amount: $13,700.00.

Sigma Theta Tau, Beta Alpha Chapter. Hogstel Gerontological Award (2000). Psychometric Evaluation of the Breast Health Behavior Questionnaire with Hispanic and Anglo Women over age 65 years. Primary Investigator. Amount: $3,000.00.

College of Health and Human Sciences Intramural Award. Translation and piloting of Spanish materials for use in a later Mexican American caregiver study. Amount: $600.00. Fall 2003 and Spring 2004.

TCU Research and Creative Activities Fund (RCAF) Lectureship Award (June 1, 2001-May 31, 2002). Purpose: To support cost of guest lecturer, Dr. Lillian Nail, an internationally known oncology nurse intervention researcher. Amount requested: $2,000.00. Received: $1,850.00.


Professional Affiliations

Chair, Research Award Committee, Beta Alpha Chapter STTI, fall 2000- present.

Member, Hispanic Healthcare Professionals Association (HISPA), Inc., Spring 2000- Spring 2003. Associate Member, National Hispanic Nurses, Fall 1999-spring 2003.

Member, National Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)1993-present.

Member, Special Interest Groups- Transcultural Nursing; Advanced Nursing Research.

Member, Ft. Worth Regional Chapter of Oncology Nursing Society.

Member, American Nurse's Association.

Member, Texas Nurses' Association.

Reviewer, Continuing Education Committee, Texas Nurse's Association, 1998-2000.

Member, Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) Honor Society of Nursing, Beta Alpha Chapter, Texas Christian University.

Member, ONStat, Oncology Nursing Society Response Network for Health Policy Issues.

Member, Eta Sigma Gamma, Alpha Phi Chapter, National Professional Health Education Honor Society, 1997-2003.



Professional Service

Presentation: Mexican Americans: Family Caregiver Experience: Joint Venture of Community and University Researchers. Audience-John Peter Smith Health Network Center for Cancer Care staff. Ft. Worth, TX. October 1, 2004.

Presentation: Overview and Implementation of the National Institutes of Health grant: Mexican Americans: Family Caregiver Experience. Audience: Research Assistants, PhD Mexican American consultant, MSN Mexican American Nurse, Research Collaborator, & Co-Investigators, 2 other Harris School of Nursing Faculty members. Ft. Worth, TX. Sept. 25, 2004.
Networking via multiple emails and face-to-face visits with community professionals to coordinate efforts to implement the National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded grant: Mexican Americans: Family Caregiver Experience (fall 2004-August 2006). Community professionals are the Medical Director of Oncology at John Peter Smith Health Network System, Dr. Debra Prow; Bi-cultural-Bilingual Consultants, Dr. Mary Luna-Hollen with University of North Texas Health Sciences Center, Ft. Worth, TX, & Mrs. Rosemary Galdiano, RN, MSN, Community Cancer Prevention Outreach Director for Harris Hospital, Ft. Worth, TX. Spring & Summer 2004.

Assistant Presenter with Dr. Pat Bradley, PhD, RN. Title: Family Caregiver Intervention Study. Presbyterian Hospital Home Health Care Agency nurses and Social Workers. Spring 2003.

Volunteer, American Cancer Society, The Texas Breast Health Awareness Training Program. Involvement follows in next 2 entries.

Presenter, Hispanic Wellness Fair, Summer 2001. Ft. Worth, TX. TCU, HSN booth on Breast Health Awareness. Presented video, verbal and written materials in Spanish and English language. (Over 5,000 individuals in attendance).

Presenter, Breast Health Awareness classes to English and Spanish speaking Women, fall 2000 and spring 2001 (approximately 80 women).

Consultant, Supportive Care, AMBASSADOR 2000 Program. Examples of activities include: Media interview that resulted in newspaper article, 1999.

Student Council group at Denton High School on topic of "Incidence and Dangers of Tobacco Use in Adolescents", 1999; Interview by writer for ONS (Oncology News) that resulted in article, 1999.

Member, ONStat. Oncology Nursing Society grass roots response network to Alert legislators to Health Policy issues that have far reaching effects on quality cancer care. 1999.

Presenter in Health Professions Outreach Project (HPOP) administered Through Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX. 1999.

Presenter, Breast Self-examination (BSE) and early detection of breast cancer for seventeen (17) different groups of women (total 150 women). Instruction given in English and Spanish. Written materials, breast model and video by American Cancer Society. July-October, 1998.

Presenter, Health Professions Outreach Project (HPOP), Youth Health Career Day, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX. 1991.


Editorial Activities

Reviewer of manuscript by graduate student advisee in Clinical Nurse Specialist online graduate program at Harris School of Nursing. Resulted in publication of article: Lukas, L.K. (2004). Orthopedic outpatient's perception of perioperative music listening as therapy. The Journal of Theory Construction & Testing, 8 (1), 7-12.

Pilot tester of educational websites:

Oncology Education Services, Inc (Fall 2001).

Title: Anemia Assessment. (Summer 2001).

Title: A Targeted Approach to Treating Acute Myelogenous Leukemia: Bridging Treatment Options (Summer 2000)

Titles: Optimizing Supportive Care Strategies: What Cytoprotectants Can Do for your Patient; New Standards of Care in Ovarian and Breast Cancer: Nursing Implications; Managing Radiation Oncology Patients: A Focus on Combined Multimodality Therapy; Technology Update: Impact on Symptom and Toxicity Management; Oncology & the Internet: Improving Patient Care http://www.conference-cast.com/ons/otm/default.htm

Reviewer for Texas Nurse's Association, Continuing Education Committee. Summer 1998- fall 2000.

Reviewer for Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (book publisher). Three chapters from Aschenbrenner: Drug Therapy in Nursing. (Revision of Cleveland text, Nursing Management in Drug Therapy .) Summer and fall 2000.


Honors and Awards

Recipient: Great 100 Nurse . Sponsored by Dallas-Ft. Worth Hospital Council- Nurse Executive Forum and Texas Nurses Association DistrictsThree & Four. Dallas, TX May 27, 2004.
Nominated for Dean's Excellence in Teaching Award by Harris School of Nursing. Spring 2004.
Chair, Research Award Committee, Beta Alpha Chapter, STTI. Fall 2000- present.
Participant-Research Training: Developing Nurse Scientists, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. Summer 2001.
Recognition of Completion Award-200l ONS Foundation/Ortho Biotech Research Fellowship.
Grant Reviewer, recommendation by Provost, Texas Christian University, to Coordinating Board of State of Texas for two (2) new tobacco-related Programs.
Featured in article in ONS NEWS , " America's Changing Face Challenges Oncology Nurses," Volume 14, No. 8, August 1999, pages 1, 4-5.
AMBASSADOR 2000 Program Recipient, Oncology Education Services, Inc. (ONS). Ambassador for 1998-2000 in the area of Supportive Care of Individuals with Cancer.
Outstanding Student Award, Kitty Winter Magee, Department of Health Studies Doctoral Program, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX. 1997.
Scholarship Recipient, Sigma Theta Tau International, Honor Society for Nursing, May, 1997.
Faculty Scholarship Recipient to attend Texas Nurse Oncology Education Program held at M. D. Anderson Hospital, Houston, TX. May, 1992.