Susan Alexander's bio:

University of Alabama in Huntsville, DNP, 2009 Nursing, Project: HIT Implementation
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Certificate 2003, Adult Health Nurse Practitioner
University of Alabama in Huntsville, MSN 2001, CNS Adult Health
University of Alabama in Huntsville BSN 1992, Nursing

A. Positions, Honors, Professional Experience
• 2009 to present, Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing, UAHuntsville
• August, 2011-Present, Diabetes Educator, Outpatient DSMT at Crestwood Medical Center/Huntsville, AL
• 2003-2011, Adult Health Nurse Practitioner, Diabetes and Lipids Center/Decatur, AL
• March, 2010-December, 2010- Reviewer, Disease Specific Certifications, The Joint Commission

B. Selected Peer-reviewed Publications
Publications, Grants, Current and Relevant Presentations
Hoy, H., Alexander, S., (2011). The Effect of Transplant Education on Nurses’ Attitudes Toward Organ Donation and Plans to Work with Transplant Patients. Progress in Transplantation, December, 2011.

Hoy, H., Alexander, S., Roberts, L.J., Wells, N., Pinson, C.W., & Feurer, I.D. The Negative Effect of Pre-Transplant Body Mass Index on Health-Related Quality of Life after Lung Transplantation. Submitted to Transplantation, under review.

Hoy, H., Alexander, S. Payne, J. & Zavala, E. The Role of Advanced Practice Nurses In Transplant Center Staffing Transplant Center Staffing. Progress in Transplantation, invited manuscript, December, 2011.

Alexander, S., Frith, K.H., O’Keefe, L., & Hennigan, M.A. (2011). Implementation of customized health information technology in diabetes self management training programs. Clinical Nurse Specialist: Journal for Advanced Nursing Practice. 25(2): 63-70.

• 2011-UAHuntsville University Reinvestment and Infrastructure Investment research grant recipient for $79,900, “Development of a Web-Based Mobile Application for the Transplant Community”-Awarded (Co-Investigator)

• 2010--UAHuntsville Junior Faculty Distinguished Research (JFDR) research grant recipient at a level of $10,138, “The effect of transplant education on nurses' attitudes toward organ donation and advocacy for transplantation: Instrument development”, at a level of $10,138,-Awarded (Co-Investigator)

• “Applying Health Information Technology Systems in a Diabetes Self-Management Training Program”
October 22, 2009 American Medical Group Association. Diabetes Best Practices Symposium: Detroit, Michigan

• “The Role of Change Agent in an Organization: Keys to Success”
January 15, 2009 National Association of Transplant Coordinators Annual Conference: Fort Lauderdale, Florida

• “The Effect of Implementing the Synergy Model on Nurses’ Knowledge, Acceptance, and Application of Professional Nursing Practice” McAbee, J., Frasier, D., Burt, K., Alexander, S., Anderson, F., Graham, S., Schultz, M., Wilson, J.A.Poster Presentation March 4-6, 2010. National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists Annual Conference: Portland, Oregon

• Chairman, Developed first clinical symposium for transplantation Nurse Practitioners
Now heald annually and attended by > 100 NPs across the nation, 2/2005. 10/2006, 10/2007, 10/2009, 10/2010, 10/2011.

• Podium presentation, North American Transplant Coordinator’s Organization, “The last ten years in transplantation”, January, 2011

• American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Content Expert Registry, Adult Health-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist. October, 2011-Present.

• Editorial Review Board, Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 2011-Present.

• McMaster Online Rating of Evidence (MORE) Sentinel Reader:
February, 2009-Present

• Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning & Online Teaching (MERLOT) Health Sciences Peer Reviewer, April 2010-Present.“Lung Transplantation”—invited lecturer, Vanderbilt School of Nursing, March 2010, April 2011.

DISCLOSURE: Dr. Alexander has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.