SANE Forensic Domestic Violence Expert Witness

EDUCATION

2011 Master of Science, Nursing – UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, Madison, WI
1998 Bachelor of Science, Nursing – OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY, Norfolk, VA

LICENSURE

Licensed Registered Nurse, Texas, Expiration May 2021

BOARD CERTIFICATION

• International Association of Forensic Nursing
• Advanced Forensic Nurse 2017 – Present
• Adult/Adolescent Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner 2012 – Present
• American Nursing Credentialing Center
• Nursing Professional Development 2012 – 2017
• US Navy Master Training Specialist 2003

AFFILIATIONS

• International Association of Forensic Nurses, Member 2011 – Present
• Commission on Forensic Nursing Certification, Vice-Chair 2017 – Jan 2020
• Commission on Forensic Nursing Certification, Elected Commissioner 2014 – Jan 2020
• American Psychology – Law Society, Member 2014 – Present
• International Association for Correctional and Forensic Psychology, Member 2014 – Present
• Association for Nursing Professional Development, Member 2015 – 2018
• American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants, Member 2015 – Present
• The American Investigative Society of Cold Cases, Member 2017 – Present
• Cold Case Consulting Committee – Appointed Member 2017 – Present
• American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Associate Member 2018 – Present
• Academy of Forensic Nurses, Charter Member 2018 — Present
• Education Committee, Member 2018 — Present
• Subcommittee on Adult Trauma and Strangulation 2019 — Present

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

OWNER HEALTHCARE CONSULTING June 2016 – Present
MEDICAL LEGAL CONSULTANT/EXPERT WITNESS 2013 – Present
Provide forensic healthcare consulting on cases with medical issues/injuries. Analyze the forensic relevance of the injuries and medical issues pertinent to criminal cases. Have been qualified as an expert witness.

Forensic Consultant/ Expert Witness/ Educator providing services nationwide in the following areas:

Sexual Assault / Abuse / Neglect /Trauma/ Other
– Adult – Assault / Battery – Alcohol / DUI Offenses
– Adolescent – Stabbing / Gunshot Wounds – Drug Offenses
– Pediatric – Strangulation
– Elderly – Personal Injury / Auto Accidents
– Accidental Death / Homicide
* Any case with medical issues

METHODIST SPECIALTY TRANSPLANT HOSPITAL March 2018 — August 2019
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner

WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY February 2017 – March 2018
Faculty, BSN Program

NAVY MEDICINE EDUCATION AND TRAINING, FORT SAM HOUSTON, SAN ANTONIO, TX
Sexual Assault Subject Matter Expert January 2016 – March 2017

ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT CENTER & SCHOOL, FORT SAM HOUSTON, SAN ANTONIO, TX
Faculty, Joint Forces Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examiner (SAMFE) Training March 2016 – March 2017

NAVAL HOSPITAL, SIGONELLA ITALY
Sexual Assault Forensic Examination (SAFE) Program Manager January 2013 – December 2015
Domestic Violence Program Coordinator December 2014 – December 2015
Director for Administration October 2014 – February 2015
Department Head, Staff Education & Training January 2013 – July 2014

Command and Nursing Collateral Duties/Committee involvement: Chair, Patient and Family Education; Command
Inspector General Inspection Team Leader; Director, Middle Manager Leadership Development Symposium; Lean Six Sigma Project Facilitator; Executive Council of Nurses: Member; NC Strategic Working Group, Member

NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH
Lead Forensic Nurse Examiner/Assistant Forensic Health Program Manager April 2011– November 2012
Interim/Associate Department Head, Staff Education & Training October 2010 – November 2012
Division Officer, Professional Development, Staff Education & Training January 2010 – November 2012

Command and Nursing Collateral Duties/Committee involvement: Lean Six Sigma, Green Belt, Project Facilitator; Command Medical Education Strategic Pillar, Member; Nursing Staff Development Committee; Nursing Basic Leadership Course Developer; Education Process Consultant; Joint Commission-Human Resources Champion; Nursing Policy Committee, Member, Working Group Leader

NAVAL HOSPITAL, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA
Head, Staff Education & Training October 2008 – December 2009
Manager, Family Medicine Clinic July 2008 – October 2008

Command and Nursing Collateral Duties/Committee involvement: Executive Council of Nursing Services; Patient Safety; Joint Commission; Controlled Substance Inventory Board; Command Training Team, Chair; Command Assessment Team; Periodic Performance Review Group, Performance Improvement Nurse Advisor; 2009 Strategic Goal, Team Leader/LSS Green Belt Team Facilitator; Command Inspector General Representative

NAVAL HOSPITAL CORPS SCHOOL, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS
Curriculum Development Officer October 2005 – July 2006
Head, Educational Support Services Department April 2005 – October 2005
Division Officer, Academics September 2003 – April 2005

Command Collateral Duties/Committee involvement: HIPAA Team Facilitator; Strategic Goal Team, Member; Curriculum Advisory Board, Chair; Command Training Team, Chair; Navy Medicine and Education and Training Professional Development Strategic Goal Team, Member; Command Community Service Coordinator.

NAVAL HOSPITAL, OKINAWA, JAPAN
Charge and Staff RN, Ambulatory Care Unit September 2002 – July 2003
Staff RN, Maternal/Infant Care Unit August 2001 – September 2002

NAVAL HOSPITAL, 29 PALMS, CALIFORNIA
Staff RN, Multi Service Unit May 1998 – July 2001

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

COMMITTEE/TASKFORCE INVOLVEMENT
The Training Institute on Strangulation National Working Group January 2016 – December 2018
DoD Inter-Service Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Curriculum Development May 2016 – January 2017
Organization of Scientific Area, Crime Scene Investigation Subcommittee April 2016 – Present
International Association of Forensic Nurses
Strangulation Taskforce 2015 – 2016
Education Co-Planner 2013 – 2015
Educational Council, Member 2012 – 2013
American Nurses Credentialing Center, Accreditation Appraiser 2012 – 2017

FORENSIC HEALTHCARE EDUCATOR

Elite Learning Company July 2019 — Present
Course/Curriculum Developer — SANE-A and DV Online 45 hr CEU Course Package (in development)
Author/Curriculum Developer — Iowa Vulnerable Adult Abuse Mandatory Reporting CEU Aug 2019
Bureau of Justice Assistance National Training and Technical Assistance Center January 2018 – Present
Trainer
Faculty, Joint Forces SAMFE Training (80 hour course) Fort Sam Houston March 2016 – March 2017
Curriculum Development/Delivery:
Navy Medical First Responder Computer-based Training Subject Matter Expert 2016
Introduction to Sexual Assault Forensic Examination (40 hour course)
USNH Sigonella, Italy 2013 – 2015
USNH Rota, Spain 2013
USNH Naples, Italy 2013
USAF Aviano Medical Center 2014
Introduction to Domestic Violence Forensic Examination (9 hour course)
USNH Sigonella, Italy 2015
Naval Criminal Investigative Division Introductory Training: Introduction to Sexual Assault Forensic Examination, Preserving Evidence at a Sexual Assault Crime Scene – Didactic (4 hour course) 2015
Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examination Mobile Training Team June 2015 – January 2017
US Naval Hospital Naples, Italy
US Naval Hospital Sigonella, Italy
Branch Health Clinic Bahrain / Sixth Fleet Medical Assets, Kingdom of Bahrain
Role III Military Medical Facility, Kandahar, Afghanistan
USAF Aviano Medical Center, Aviano, Italy
USN Fleet Forces Training, San Antonio, Texas

Presentations

EMS Response to Domestic Violence — San Antonio Fire Department, weekly trainings Jan 2020 – present
Forensic Nursing: Bridging the gap between healthcare and the law — Office of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel, 5th District Annual Conference October 2019
Introduction to Forensic Evidence — Elite Learning Webinar June 2019
Forensic Nursing: Another Path for the Legal Nurse Consultant — AALNC Annual Forum April 2019
Nurses Guide: Trauma-Informed Care of the Sexual Assault Survivor — Elite Learning Webinar Feb 2019
Forensic Consulting: Forensic Nurse in the Legal System — IAFN Conference Presentation Oct 2018
Legal Nurse Consultant Podcast — Basics on Forensic Healthcare Consulting (Interview) July 2018
Working with Expert Witnesses — US Navy/Marine Corps Judge Advocate General Basic Trial Advocacy Training, Lecture and workshop April 2018, July 2018, May 2019, July 2019
Understanding and Utilization of the Sexual Assault Forensic Examination — US Navy/Marine Corps Judge Advocate General Basic Trial Advocacy Training, Lecture and workshop April 2018, July 2018,
May 2019, July 2019
Forensic Nursing: Another Path for the Legal Nurse Consultant – AALNC Webinar Oct 2017
The Ins and Outs of Certification – IAFN Conference Presentation Sept 2017; Oct 2018; Sept 2019
Navy Judge Advocate General: The SAFE and It’s Use in Court Martials – Webinar Jan 2015
Sexual Assault Forensic Examination – Victim Advocate training 2011 – 2015
Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Program – USNH Signella Executive Counsel of Nurses 2015
Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Program – USNH Signella Executive Steering Counsel 2015
Evidence Collection and the Unconscious Patient – USNH Sigonella Ethics Committee 2015
Dynamics of Sexual Assault and SAFE Presentation – USNH Naples, Italy 2013

PUBLICATIONS
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