Curriculum Vitae
CURRICULUM VITAE
NAME: Janelle R. Baker
CURRENT POSITION/TITLE Director of Graduate Programs Director of ASU Family Clinic Associate Professor Alcorn State University
I. EDUCATION
Institution Major Field Degree Awarded Date Awarded Florida A&M University Nursing BSN 1992 Florida A&M University AGNP MSN 2001 Southern University Nursing Science PhD 2005
II. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Nursing Programs & Director of ASU Family Clinic, Alcorn State University School of Nursing, Natchez, Mississippi, 01/2015-Present
Associate Dean, Alcorn State University School of Nursing, Natchez, Mississippi, 01/2015-06/2015
Visiting Associate Professor, Alcorn State University School of Nursing, Natchez, Mississippi, 2014
Adjunct Instructor, Alcorn State University School of Nursing, Natchez, Mississippi, 2014
Assistant Professor, Florida State University College of Nursing, Tallahassee, Florida 2013-2014
Adjunct Assistant Professor (Online), Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies, Washington, DC 2012-2015
Associate Professor, Florida A&M University School of Nursing, Tallahassee, Florida 2011-2013
Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University School of Nursing, Tallahassee, Florida 2006-2011
Adjunct Instructor, Florida A&M University School of Nursing, Tallahassee, Florida 2005-2006
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Certified Nurse Practitioner (PRN), ASU Family Clinic Natchez, Mississippi, 08/2014-Present
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (PRN), Kay Freeman Health Center, Tallahassee, Florida, 2011-2014
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Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (Part-time), Southern Medical Group, Tallahassee, Florida 2008-2010
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner, Neighborhood Health Services, Inc., Tallahassee, Florida 2002-2008
Clinical Nurse/Clinical Coordinator/Supervisor, Tallahassee Memorial Regional Medical Center, Tallahassee, Florida 2000-2005
Graduate Student/Graduate Student Assistant, Florida A&M University School of Nursing, Tallahassee, Florida, 1999-2001
Clinical Nurse/Charge Nurse, Tallahassee Community Hospital, Tallahassee, Florida 1997-1999
Legal Nurse Consultant, Contractor, Tallahassee, Florida, 1997-Present
Assistant Director of Nursing, Mariner Health of Tallahassee, Tallahassee, Florida 1997
Operating Room Nurse Manager, Gadsden Community Hospital, Quincy, Florida, 1995-1996
Charge Nurse, Vivra Renal Care, Quincy, Florida 1994-1997
Staff Nurse, Capital Rehabilitation Hospital, Tallahassee, Florida 1992-1994
Hospital Corpman, United States Navy-Reserve, Pensacola, Florida 1989-1997
III. TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES
NU 238 Leadership Strategies for Nursing (Alcorn State University) [Classroom]
NU 440 Adult Health II (Alcorn State University) [Classroom]
NU 501 Professional Role Development (Alcorn State University) [Online]
NU 502 Advanced Pathophysiology (Alcorn State University) [Online]
NU 503 Advanced Health Assessment (Alcorn State University) [Online]
NU 503L Advanced Health Assessment Lab (Alcorn State University) [Online]
NU 504 Theoretical Foundations in Nursing (Alcorn State University) [Online]
NU 507 Clinical Management Theory, I (Alcorn State University) [Online]
NU 509 Clinical Management Theory, II (Alcorn State University) [Online]
NU 514 Health Policy (Alcorn State University) [Online]
NUR 3065L Health Assessment Practicum (Florida A&M University) [Classroom]
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NUR 3065L Health Assessment and Health Promotion Through the Lifespan (Florida State University) [Classroom]
NUR 4265L Advanced Medical-Surgical Nursing Practicum (Florida A&M University) [Classroom]
NGR 5110 Theories of Nursing (Florida A&M University) [Classroom]
NGR 5800 Methods in Nursing Research (Florida State University) [Online]
NGR 5810 Research Methodology (Florida A&M University) [Classroom]
NGR 5003C Advanced Health Assessment Theory (Florida A&M University) [Classroom & Online]
NGR 50013 Advanced Health Assessment Practicum Theory Florida A&M University) [Classroom & Online]
NGR 5207L Adult/Gerontological Management Practicum I Theory (Florida A&M University) [Classroom]
NGR 5153 Psychosocial Aspects of Aging (Florida A&M University) [Classroom]
NGR 5930 Management of the Older Adult in Primary Care (Florida State University) [Hybrid]
NGR 6208L Adult/Gerontological Management Practicum II (Florida A&M University)
NGR 6601 Advanced Management of Families I Practicum (Florida State University) [Hybrid]
NURO 540 Research Evidence and Best Practices in Health Care (Georgetown University) [Online]
IV. ADMINISTRATRIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
Associate Dean 01/2015 – 06/2015 Director of Graduate Programs, 2015-Present Coordinator for Adult/Gerontological Nurse Practitioner Program, 2007-2012 (FAMU)
V. COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY SERVICE
Alcorn State University School of Nursing Committees
Mississippi Educational Consortium for Doctor of Nursing Practice [MECDNP], [Alcorn State University Representative] 04/2015-Present Deans & Directors, 01/2015-Present [IHL Statewide Committee] Administrative Executive Council, 01/2015-Present Graduate Faculty Executive Council, 08/2014-Present Undergraduate Faculty Executive Council, 01/2015-Present ASU Family Clinic, 08/2014-Present
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Master Thesis Supervised or Currently Supervising
Thesis Chairperson for Erica Farmer Smith: The impact of wound care on recurrence rates of surgical interventions on diabetes foot ulcers, 2016-2017.
Thesis Chairperson for Stephanie Love: The lived experience of women ages 18-35 covered by Medicaid in their first trimester, 2016-2017.
Thesis Chairperson for Elizabeth McLain: The lived experience of parents with low socioeconomic status and obese children, 2016-2017.
Thesis Chairperson for Daniel Moore: Attitudes, knowledge, and beliefs about sexually transmitted diseases in college students, age 18-25, 2016-2017.
Thesis Chairperson for Heather Smith: The impact of advanced practice nurses on health- promoting behaviors of community-dwelling pre-diabetics, ages 18-55, who are overweight and/or obese, 2016-2017.
Thesis Chairperson for Felix Taylor: The relationship between work schedules and perceived stress levels among critical care nurses, 2016-2017.
Thesis Chairperson for Joy Vaughn: The impact of CHF on hospital readmission of adults ages 45-75, 2016-2017.
Thesis Chairperson for Kenitra Wallace: The effects of coping and social support on the quality of life of caregivers of stroke, ages 20-64, 2016-2017.
Thesis Chairperson for Chelsea Wood: The lived experience of working mothers, age 18-35, who breastfeed, 2016-2017
Thesis Chairperson for Yolanda Kinzie: The relationship between health literacy and diabetes self-management of type II diabetes among African Americans age, 40-64, 2015-2016.
Thesis Chairperson for John Lambert: The effects of emergency department overcrowding on burnout of emergency department nurses in rural Mississippi, age 20-60, 2015-2016.
Florida State University College of Nursing Committees
Student Affairs Committee, 2013-2014 Graduate Curriculum Committee, 2013-2014 Interprofessional Education Collaboration Committee, 2013-2014 Global Health Initiatives, 2013
Florida A&M University School of Nursing Committees
Hooding Committee Member, 2006-2008 Promotion, Tenure, Merit Equity, & Professional Relations Member, 2007-2012 Faculty Research & Development, Committee Member, 2007-2012 Convocation & Pinning Committee Member, 2008-2009 Faculty and Staff Relations, Chair 2008-2011 Graduate Program Review, Member 2008-2012
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Master Thesis Supervised
Thesis Committee Member for Andreas Ward: The health beliefs of African- American males, age 18-40 on prostate cancer screening procedures, 2009-2011.
Thesis Committee Member for Susan Dunbar: The lived experience of grandparents, age 40 and older, parenting for the second time, 2009-2011.
Thesis Committee Member for Michelle Young: The lived experience of person caring for an individual with Alzheimer’s disease, 2008-2011.
Thesis Committee Member for Kelley Miller: The relationship between self-efficacy and self care among African-American women, age 55 and older with type II diabetes, 2008-2010.
Thesis Committee Member for LaShunda McCoy: The relationship between self-efficacy and attitudes towards smoking in adults, age 18 and older, 2007-2009.
Thesis Committee Member for Joy Scarlett: The relationship between adaptation and coping in homeless adults, age 18 and older with a self-reported chronic illness, 2007-2011.
Thesis Committee Member for LaKeeya Brown: The relationship between self-efficacy beliefs, functional status, and activity levels among older women, age 55 and older, 2007-2009.
Thesis Committee Member for Kasinal White: The lived experience of African Americans, age 18 and older living with HIV and/or AIDS in south and central Florida, 2007-2008.
Thesis Committee Member for Zalwonaka Sanders: The relationship between coping and quality of life among African American caregivers of stroke survivors, 2006-2007.
Thesis Committee Member for Shirleen Green: Health beliefs and fatalism on colorectal cancer screening among African-American men, age 40 and older, 2006-2007.
Thesis Committee Member for Faye Tinson: The lived experience of African Americans 18 and older receiving hemodialysis, 2006-2007.
University Service
Alcorn State University Graduate Appeals Committee, 10/2015-Present Blueprint Challenge Campus Coordinator, 09/2015-Present NCAA Faculty Athletics Committee, 09/2015-Present Faculty Senate, 08/2015-Present Deans & Directors Council, 01/2015-06/2015 Graduate Council, 01/2015-Present
Florida State University Institute of Successful Longevity (ISL) Affiliate, 2013-Present Graduate Faculty Council 2013-2014
Florida A&M University Graduation Committee, 2010-2012 (FAMU) Lyceum Series Committee Member, 2008-2012 (FAMU) Curriculum Vitae 6 Janelle R. Baker
Faculty Senator, 2008-2010 (FAMU) Florida A&M Athletic Support Committee [Sports Medicine], 2002-Present
VI. SCHOLARSHIP ACTIVITIES A. Research Projects
Researcher (Pilot Study) The effects of health numeracy on diabetes self-care among Type II insulin dependent diabetics Bond Community Health Center, FQHC, June 2011
Researcher (Pilot Study) The role of health literacy on colorectal cancer screening among African-Americans, age 50 and older, Southern Medical Group, Internal Medicine Practice March 2009.
Researcher, (Dissertation) The relationship between acculturation and health conception on health-promoting behaviors among older African-American Women, Southern University and A&M College, November, 2005.
Researcher (Thesis) Falls among community dwelling older adults: The relationship between balance and gait, Florida A&M University, March, 2001.
B. Publications:
Web-based Peer-Reviewed Publications Shumway Emich, C.S., Baker, J.R., Harrison, L.C., & Lee, Y.M. (2015). “Managing Caregiver’s Expectations for Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease.” The Deep South CME Network, UAB Division of CME, Geriatric-Focused CME Courses http://www.alabamacme.uab.edu/geriatrics.aspx. August 2015.
Baskin, L.W., Baker, J.R., Bryan, T.L., Young, G.Q., & Powell-Young, Y.M. (2015). Rural health and the nonemergency use of emergency medical services, North Clinics of North America, 50(3), 613-619.
Baker, J. (2011). Cultural influences on health-promoting behaviors of older African-American women. Journal of National Black Nurses’ Association, 22(2), 29-34
Baker, J. R. (2009). The role of acculturation on health behaviors among elderly African- American women. Florida A&M University Research Summit Monograph.
Web-based Peer-Reviewed Publications Young, Y., Baker, J., & Hogan, J. (2006). Disaster healthcare and ethics personnel: A model case study to facilitate the decision making process. Journal of Health Ethics, 1(2). [Online]. Available: http://www.ethicsjournal.umc.edu/ojs/
C. Presentations
Baker, J.R. & Powell-Young, Y.M. (2014, December). E-health, health literacy, and elderly African Americans. Abstract accepted and poster board presentation presented at the Minority Health & Health Disparities Conference: Transdisciplinary Collaborations, National Harbor, Maryland.
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Powell-Young, Y.M. & Baker, J.R. (2014, December). Ancestry, genetic variation and pediatric obesity. Abstract accepted and poster board presentation presented at the Minority Health & Health Disparities Conference: Transdisciplinary Collaborations, National Harbor, Maryland.
Baker, J. R. (2010, October). The influence of cultural beliefs and health literacy on the use of preventive health services among older adults, age 65 and older. Abstract accepted to present at the 2nd Annual Health Literacy Research Conference, Bethesda, MD.
Baker, J. R. (2009, March). The effects of acculturation on the health behaviors among African-American women, age 65 and older. Presented during Florida A&M University’s first Research Center for Minority Institutions Research Summit, Tallahassee, Florida.
Baker, J. R. (2007, April). The relationship between acculturation and health conception on health behaviors among older African-American women, age 65 and older. Presented at Florida A&M University School of Nursing Rho Kappa Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society Spring 2007 Induction Ceremony, Tallahassee, Florida
Baker, J. R. (2006, November). Writing the Thesis, Dissertation, and Research Paper: Determining what research method to use for data collection, quantitative and/or qualitative analysis. Presented to graduate students at Florida A&M University School of Graduate Studies and Research, Tallahassee, Florida.
D. Funded Grant Projects
NEO Philanthropy [Project/Grant Manager]. The Brave Reproductive Health Project, Alcorn State University, $254,000, 8/1/1015-7/31/2017
First Year Assistant Professor [FYAP] at Florida State University, $20,000 5/2014 – 8/2014
NRSA Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania, July 15, 2009.
Proposals and Applications Submitted for Funding:
Application /Proposal: The effects of e-health and health literacy on use of preventive health services by older African Americans submitted to Florida State University Council on Research & Creativity for Planning Grant, November 2013.
Application/Proposal: The Effects of Health Literacy and Acculturation on Health Status and Health Behaviors of Community Dwelling Older African Americans age 65 and Older submitted to Hartford Foundation on January 14, 2009.
Application/Proposal: The role of Health Beliefs, Ethnicity, and Acculturation on Health Behaviors among Minorities, age 55 and older submitted to the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) for Ruth L. Kirchstein National Research Service Award Institutional Training Grant (T32) in the Center for Health Disparities Research at UPenn, Summer 2009.
Proposal: Beliefs, Attitudes, Culture, and Knowledge: Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening among Uninsured Minorities, age 45 and Older submitted for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation New Connections Scholar, November 13, 2008.
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Proposal: Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening among African-American Men age 40 and Older submitted for Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant, March 2008.
E. Workshop Conducted Conflict Resolution, 2012, 2014 Team Building, 2011, 2013
VII. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Participant at National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, April 13-17, 2016
Attendee to National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties Special Topics Meeting, Crystal City, VA, December 4-5
Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science: Building Bridges to Improve Population Health, Inaugural Conference, Washington, DC, September 28-30, 2015.
Guest Speaker [Invited] at Grambling State University, School of Nursing Pinning Ceremony, Grambling, LA, August 6, 2015
Participant & Poster Board Presentation Judge at National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties [NONPF] Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, April 22-26, 2015
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing [ACEN] Curriculum & Program Evaluation Conference, Chicago, IL, March 25-28, 2015
Minority Health & Health Disparities Conference: Transdisciplinary Collaborations, National Harbor, MD, December 1-3, 2014
Faculty Scholars Program, University of Alabama Birmingham [UAB] Interprofessional Geriatric Education Center, June 2014-7/2015
Advanced Training Institute: Research Methods with Diverse Racial and Ethnic Groups, Michigan State University, June 1-7, 2014.
Participant at Robert Wood Johnson Foundation New Connections Fourth Annual Research Symposium. Princeton, New Jersey, June 2014.
Participant & Moderator at National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, 2014
Participant & Moderator at National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, 2013
Participant & Moderator at National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties Annual Meeting, Charleston, SC, 2012
Abstract Reviewer for National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties Annual Conferences in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013.
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Fellow at the John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing, Geriatric Nursing Research Summer Scholars Program, New York University (NYU), New York, July 2010.
Participant at Robert Wood Johnson Foundation New Connections Fourth Annual Research Symposium. Princeton, New Jersey, June 2010.
Participant at National Organizations of Nurse Practitioner Faculties Annual Meeting. Washington, DC, April 2010.
Participant at American Academy of Nurse Practitioner Region 11 Leadership Meeting. Orlando, Florida, February 2010.
Participant at the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) Annual Conference. San Antonio, Texas, September 2009.
Participant at National Health Service Corps Ambassador Conference. Kansas City, Missouri, June 2009.
Fellow at National Institute of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute on Aging, Summer Institute on Aging Research, July 2008 in Queenstown, Maryland Participant at Hartford Geriatric Nursing Initiative, July 2008 in Queenstown, Maryland.
Participant at National Health Service Corps Ambassador Conference. Phoenix, Arizona, July 2008.
Participant at the Center for Health Promotion & Disease Prevention Research in Underserved Populations Summer Research Institute at University of Texas at Austin, June 2008.
Participant at National Organizations of Nurse Practitioner Faculties Annual Meeting. Louisville, Kentucky, April 2008.
Participant at American Academy of Nurse Practitioner Region 11 Leadership Meeting. Atlanta, Georgia, February 2008.
Participant at HRSA Bureau of Health Professions All Program Meeting. Washington, DC February 2008).
Participant at National Organizations of Nurse Practitioner Faculties Annual Meeting. Denver, Colorado, April 2007.
Participant at National Health Service Corps Ambassador Conference. Memphis, Tennessee, July 2007.
VIII. PROFESSIONAL HONORS
NONPF 2015 Outstanding Nurse Practitioner Educator Award Teacher of the Year Finalist, 2011-2012 [FAMU] Nurse Excellence Award, Nurse Practitioner, Tallahassee Community Hospital, Tallahassee Council of Advanced Practice Nurses May 2005
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IX. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Mississippi Institution of Higher Learning [IHL] Deans & Directors, Member 2015-Present Vice President, Mississippi Baccalaureate and Higher Degree Nursing Council
Mississippi Association of Nurse Practitioners [MANP], Member 04/2015-Present
National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties, Member, 2007-Present; Co-Chair Gerontology Special Interest Group, 2013-2015; Member of Nominating Committee 2013-2015.
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 2007-Present
Sigma Theta Tau International, Charter member, Rho Kappa Chapter, April, 2002 – Present; Secretary for 2008-2010
Southern Nursing Research Society [SNRS], 2002-2005; 2008-Present
Chi Phi Chapter, Chi Eta Phi Sorority Inc., Tallahassee, Florida, Charter Member, 2001
Council of Advanced Practice Nurses, Tallahassee, Florida, Member 2001-Present
Florida A & M University Honor Society, 1999-2002
American Nurses' Association, Florida Nurses Association, District 23, 1994-2012
X. COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Monica’s Hope, 2nd Annual Cancer Walk, Natchez Bluff, Natchez, MS 01/2015-10/2015
Natchez Stewpot [donate food to feed the homeless] 03/2015-Present]
Florida State University, Seminole Boosters Tomahawk 2012 – Present
Warrior 2006 – 2012
Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church #1, Outreach Ministry, 01/2015-Present
Chair Health Care Day Program Day, Leadership Tallahassee, Tallahassee, Florida February 7, 2013.
Youth Leadership Tallahassee (YLT) Selection Committee, Tallahassee, Florida 2012, 2013
Commissioner, Commission on the Status on Women and Girls in Leon County, 2011-2014 Health Status Sub-Committee Chair, Tallahassee, Florida 2011-2012. Data Sub-Committee Chair, Tallahassee, Florida 2013-2014.
Member, Leadership Tallahassee – Class 28, Tallahassee Florida, 2010-Present
Member, 220 Quarterback Club, Tallahassee, Florida, 2010-Present
Chapter Member Development Trainer, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Southern Region Curriculum Vitae 11 Janelle R. Baker
Leadership Team, Southern Region, Alabama, Bahamas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee 2009-Present
Member, Delta Success Trust Foundation, Inc., Board of Directors, Tallahassee, Florida, 2008-2013.
Member, Second-Vice President [2009-2011]; First Vice-President [2011-2015] Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Tallahassee Alumnae Chapter, 2005-Present
Member, Florida A&M University Rattler Booster Club, Tallahassee, Florida, 1995-2010 Diamondback, 1995-1997 Fang, 1997-2010 Athletic Awards Banquet, Chair 1996-1999 Ways & Means, Chair 2000-2008 Executive Board, 2000-2005
Member, Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Homeless, Healthcare, and Women Ministries, Tallahassee, Florida, 1994-Present.
XI. COMMUNITY AWARDS
Tallahassee Community College Women History Month Honoree for Outstanding Leadership and Service, Tallahassee, Florida March 2014
Southern Region, Regional Exemplary Leadership Award at Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., National Convention 2008, Orlando, Florida.
XII. LICENSURE
Adult-Gerontological Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, Florida State Board of Nursing Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Mississippi Board of Nursing Registered Nurse, Mississippi Board of Nursing
CERTIFICATION:
Legal Nurse Consultant Certified (LNCC) American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
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