Professional Degrees

• D.N.P., University of San Francisco, 2012
• M.S.N., University of San Francisco, 1991
• B.S.N., Humboldt State University, 1986

Credentials and Certifications

• State of California Public Health Nurse Certificate
• Residency in Nursing Educaiton Certificate
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program
• Basic Life Support Certificate
• California Community College Instructor Credential
• Certified Nurse Educator

Courses

• NURS 138 - Nursing the Childrearing Family
• NURS 171 - Transitional Concepts for Professional Nursing
• NURS 213A - Practicum in Specialized Nursing Process: Family, Community, Mental Health Nursing

Research Interests

• Pediatric Pain Management

Professional Activities

• Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Beta Gamma Chapter, Member
• American Nursing Association, Member
• National Association of Neonatal Nurses, Northern California Chapter, Member

Publications, Grands, and Awards

• Tobar, K., Wall, D., Parsh, B., & Sampson, J. (2007). Use of 12-hour clinical shifts in nursing 
  education: faculty, staff, and student response. Nurse Educator, 32(5), 190-1.
• Recipient of Sigma Theta Tau International, Beta Gamma Chapter Graduate Student Scholarship, 1991