MONICA J. HARMON, MSN, MPH, RN
BUSINESS ADDRESS University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing Claire M. Fagin Hall 418 Curie Boulevard Philadelphia, PA 19104 215-746-7957 [email protected]
EDUCATION May 2007-2009 Doctorate Scholar University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA September 2007 MSN Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA May 2006 Master Drexel University Graduate School of Public Health May 2006 Post-Masters Drexel University Graduate School of Public Health May 2001 BSN Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA May 2000 Associates Community College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS 2011 – Present University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA Clinical Instructor/Senior Lecturer/Seminar Leader/Course Director/Associate Course Director Department of Family and Community Health 2013 - Present Undergraduate Student Advisor, School of Nursing
2010-2011 Health Federation of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA Nurse Abstractor, Fatality Review Program Philadelphia Department of Public Health
2007-2008 Juvenile Law Center, Philadelphia, PA Site Manager, Girls Health Screen
2007-Present Thomas Jefferson University, College of Nursing, Philadelphia PA Adjunct Clinical Faculty
2006-2009, Wexford/Corizon/Prison Health Services 2010-2013 State Correctional Institution at Chester, PA Per-diem Registered Nurse
2004-2009 Lutheran Children and Family Service, Philadelphia, PA Public Health Nurse – Nurse Family Partnership
2005-2006 Russell Byers Charter School, Philadelphia, PA Substitute School Nurse
2000-2004 Visiting Nurse Association of Greater Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 2001-2004 Home Nurse Visitor – Nurse Family Partnership 2000-2002 Per-diem Registered Nurse 2000-2000 Home Health Aide
2002-2007 General Healthcare Resources, Plymouth Meeting, PA Per-diem Registered Nurse
2002-2004 Pediatric Services of America, Jenkintown, PA Per-diem Registered Nurse
2000-2001 Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA Staff Nurse
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND WORKSHOPS Independence Blue Cross Foundation/National League for Nursing Paradigms in Nursing Leadership Conference (November 10, 2015)
Independence Blue Cross Foundation/National League for Nursing Paradigms in Nursing Leadership Conference Pre-conference Workshop – “Nurses on Boards” (November 9, 2015)
University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing “Nursing in Global Health Delivery: The Next Twenty Years” (October 28, 2015)
Community Public Health Nursing Competency Learning Collaborative (October 5, 2015 - present)
University of Pennsylvania “The Penn Futures Project: Investing in Children and Communities (September 30, 2015)”
University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing – “Epidemics & Endemics: Messages from the Past, Lessons for Tomorrow” (September 10, 2015)
Thomas Jefferson University, College of Nursing College of Nursing – “Contemporary Issues in Clinical Education 2015: Innovation in Health Care Education (September 1, 2015)
Pennsylvania Department of Human Services 2015 Disaster Human Services Training Conference – “Enhancing Partnerships with the Whole Community” (August 12-13, 2015)
Delaware County Citizen Corps “Logistics Exercise” (August 8, 2015)
University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing School of Nursing – “Partnering with Lancaster General Hospital on Community Outreach Initiatives” (June 3, 2015)
University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing Office of Academic Affairs – “Emotional Intelligence Workshop” (May 7, 2015)
Philadelphia Department of Public Health Department of Community Behavioral Health – “Perinatal Depression: A Family Affair” (April 30, 2015)
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Department of Psychology & Culturally Aware Psychology Students – 6th Annual Diversity Conference - “Diversity 3.0: From Cultural Competency to Cultural Consciousness” (April 10-11, 2015)
University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing – “BSN in 10: What Does This Mean for Associate Degree Nursing Education?” (April 1, 2015)
National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education National Center Journal Club – “Faculty perceptions of key factors in interprofessional education” (March, 24, 2015)
University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing Office of Academic Affairs - “Evaluating Your Own Exams Workshop” (March 19, 2015) University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing Center for Global Women’s Health - “Pedagogical Approaches to International Study Programs” (March 17, 2015) University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing Office of Academic Affairs – “Pedagogical Approaches to International Study Programs” (March 17, 2015) University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing – “Is he a manly type of man?: Gender, Labor, and the Training of a New Professional Identity at the Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing for Men, 1919-1939” (September 23, 2014)
University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, Center for Global Women’s Health – “Unconscious Bias” (September 23, 2014)
University of Botswana, School of Nursing, Gaborone, Botswana Frontline Nurses and Midwives: An Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (March 18, 2014)
University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA Teaching with Simulation: Simulation Facilitator’s Course (December 17-19, 2013)
University of Pennsylvania, Netter Center, Philadelphia, PA Academically-Based Community Service Course Faculty Seminar Series (October, 2013-Present)
Denver STD/HIV Prevention Training Center, Philadelphia, PA Focus Groups: Planning, Facilitating, and Basic Analysis (April 18, 2013)
University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing: Teaching Excellence Series (2012-Present)
University of Pittsburgh/Drexel University, Pennsylvania Public Health Training Center Applying the Numbers: Biostatistics and Epidemiology for the Beginner Audience (December, 2012)
Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency: Certification in Elder Services (June 2012-2013)
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA: Contemporary Issues in Clinical Education (August, 2012)
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Learning Institute Advancing Black Feminist Theory and Practice in Public Health, Washington, DC (2011)
CONTINUING EDUCATION National Black Nurses Association Annual Institute and Conference (Annually, 2013-2015)
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute CITI Course in the Protection of Human Research Subjects and HIPAA for Research Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA (June, 2013, 2014, 2015)
University of Pennsylvania/Botswana Nursing Collaborative Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Transcultural Nursing (April, 2012)
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Consultations Penn Nursing Consult Service, Philadelphia, PA (May 2012-Present)
Harmon Health Care Consultants, Yeadon, PA (May, 2012-Present)
Presentations University of Pennsylvania, Office of Government & Community Affairs First Thursday Community Meeting Presentation - “Nursing 380 Clinical Practicum Experience in Botswana, 2015” (scheduled May 5, 2016)
Community /Public Health Nurse Educator Learning Community Webinar – “Quad Council Competency - Domain One: Analytic Assessment Skills Integration of AACN Competencies and QSEN” (November 5, 2015)
University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing Presentation – “Nursing 380 Clinical Practicum Experience in Botswana, 2015” (September 9, 2015)
Philadelphia Head Start Presentation – “Healthy Lifestyles and Your Child’s Healthy Development” (December 18, 2014; January 16, 2015; January 23, 2015)
University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing Presentation – “Nursing 380 Clinical Practicum Experience in Botswana, 2014” (September 10, 2014)
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Nursing Community Outreach Presentation – “Community Assessment: Why Should Hospital Nurses Be Concerned” (June 2012)
PANELS University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine Honors Seminar on Interdisciplinary Health Teams (September, 2013)
Awareness Campaign for Gosnell Murder Trial University of Pennsylvania – Gosnell Murder Trial Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion Panelist (April, 2013)
W.E. B. Dubois House: University of Pennsylvania, 40th Anniversary Celebration 40 Years of Being a Village, Panelist: Community Wellness and Self Care (March, 2013)
United States Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration Consumer Representative on the Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices and Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Devices Panels (Appointed March, 2013-February, 2017)
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS Pennsylvania Action Coalition of Nurses: Diversity Council (September, 2015) Co-chair, Mentorship Committee
University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing: Faculty Sub-Committee on Community Engagement (October, 2014-Present)
University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing: Schools of Medicine and Nursing Partnership for School Health
University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing: Community Champions Faculty Advisor, (May, 2014-Present)
University of Pennsylvania, Penn in Africa Work Group (March, 2014-Present)
University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing: Taskforce on Diversity and Cultural Competence (Appointed January, 2014)
University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing: Course Directors Meeting (2011-Present)
University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing New Curriculum Nursing in Community Course Development Committee (November, 2013-May, 2014)
Healthy in Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing: Annual Wellness Day Steering Committee and Space Planning Sub-committee (September, 2011-present)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS American Public Health Association (2001-Present)
National Black Nurses Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania (2012-Present) NBNA Mentorship/Focus Group Committee Conducted focus groups for NBNA with nursing students at all levels of education (May, June, October, 2013) Member of health policy, research, legislation, education and membership committees Board Member (December, 2013) Member of 2014 Annual Conference Planning Committee (2013-2014) Member of health fair planning, registration and hospitality committees Chair, Health Policy Committee (April,, 2015)
National Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurses Associations (2012-Present)
National League of Nursing (2013-Present)
Association of Community Health Nurse Educators (February, 2014-Present)
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation New Careers in Nursing Doctoral Advancement in Nursing Project Mentee (October, 2015 – Present)
American Nurses Association (November, 2015 – Present)
Pennsylvania State Nurses Association (November, 2015 – Present)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (July, 2011-Present) Clinical Faculty/Associate Course Director/Course Director/Seminar Leader/Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing Nurse Educator, HRSA Grant Community Educator, Penn Nursing Consulting Service Presenter, to the BSN Curriculum on the implementation of N380 during the summer and fall semesters of 2014 (September, 2014)
LaSalle University, Philadelphia, PA (September, 2008 – December, 2009) Adjunct Faculty
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (September, 2007 – Present) Clinical Adjunct Faculty
District 1199C Licensed Practical Nurse Program, Philadelphia, PA (January 2003-January, 2004) Clinical Instructor
CERTIFICATIONS Registered Nurse, Pennsylvania (July, 2000-Present)
American Heart Association (March, 2008-Present) Certified Instructor: Healthcare Provider, Basic Life Support, Heartsaver First Aid, & Heartsaver
Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (November 2010-Present) Personal Care Home Administrator (Train-the-Trainer)
Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (July 2013-Present) Certificate in Elder Services Coordinator
FELLOWSHIPS Center for Public Health Initiatives, University of Pennsylvania (November, 2015 – Present) Associate Fellow
PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS American Association of Colleges of Nursing (November 20, 2015) Baccalaureate Education Conference: Optimizing Strategies for Success, Orlando, FL "Amplifying the Impact of Community/Public Health Baccalaureate Nursing Education"
American Public Health Association (November 1, 2015) Annual Meeting & Conference, Chicago IL "Quality Improvement in Public Health: Competency Based Evaluation Tool for Teaching Population/Community/ Public Health Nursing: A Multi-site Performance Management and Quality Planning Project"
University of Pennsylvania “The Penn Futures Project: Investing in Children and Communities (September 30, 2015)”
Association of Community Health Nurse Educators (June 5, 2015) Competency Based Clinical Evaluation Tool for Teaching Community/Public Health Nursing: A Multi-Site Performance Management and Quality Planning Project
American Public Health Association (November 19, 2014) How to Link Simulation, Didactic and Clinical Practice in Undergraduate Nursing Education: The Challenge!
National Black Nurses Association (August 8, 2014) Professional Presentation at the Diversity Institute Annual Meeting and Conference, Philadelphia, PA
Promoting Minority Nurse Recruitment, Retention, and Diversity in Scholarship: The Third Cohorts’ Journey into the Bridges to the Doctorate Experience at the University of Pennsylvania
Eastern Nursing Research Society (March 25, 2010) Professional Poster Presentation at the Annual Meeting, Boston MA
Promoting Minority Nurse Recruitment, Retention, and Diversity in Scholarship: The Third Cohorts’ Journey into the Bridges to the Doctorate Experience at the University of Pennsylvania
PUBLICATIONS
Okatch, H, Buttenheim, A, Harmon, MJ, Sowicz, T, Teng, H, Brewer, C, & Pilling, LB. (2016). Nursing students as epidemiologists: A simulation approach. Clinical Simulation in Nursing. (In press)
Joyce, BL, Harmon, MJ, Pilling, LB, Johnson, RH, Hicks, VL, & Brown-Schott, N. (2015). The Preparation of Community/Public Health Nursing: Amplifying the Impact. Journal of Public Health Nursing, 32(6), 595-597.
GRANTS University of Pennsylvania, Netter Center, Philadelphia, PA Academically-Based Community Service Course Development Grant (Awarded $2500, September, 2014-September, 2016)
CIVIC AND COMMUNITY SERVICE Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Nursing Community Outreach Odunde Festival, Philadelphia, PA (June 14, 2015)
Salvation Army Kroc Center, Philadelphia, PA In-kind Volunteer Lead Instructor, First Aid, CPR and AED Training for staff (2010-Present)
ServPA: Medical Reserve Corps (Philadelphia & Delaware Counties, 2014 - Present)
Nurse Family Partnership, Philadelphia, PA Lead Instructor, First Aid, CPR and AED Training for First-Time Families (August 23, 2014; May 16, 2015)
National Veterans’ Wheel Chair Games, Philadelphia, PA Medical Volunteer (August 13th & 16th 2014)
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Nursing Community Outreach Advisory Committee (2012-Present)
Healthy in Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (2011-Present)
First Thursday Community Meeting, participant: University of Pennsylvania (2011-Present)
Black Bottom New Generation Association, Member and Recording Secretary, Philadelphia, PA (2011-2013)
Please Touch Museum Community Advisory Board, Philadelphia, PA (2011-Present)
Friends of State Representative James Roebuck, Philadelphia, PA (2008-Present)
Health and Wellness Ministry: Victory Christian Center, Philadelphia, PA (2003-Present)