Professional Degrees

• D.N.P., California State University, Northern California Consortium, 2018
• M.S. UC San Francisco, 2005
• B.S.N., California State University, Los Angeles, 1994

Certifications and Credentials

• California Registered Nurse, 1995
• Clinical Nurse Specialist, 2005
• Adult Education 2005
• Public Health Nurse, 2012
• Certified Emergency Nurse, 2018
• BLS, PALS, PEARS, ACLS

Courses

• NURS 123 – Nursing Family Complex Illness
• NURS 232 – Advance Physical Assessment
• NURS 293 - Practicum in Organizational and Systems Leadership

Research Interests

• Improving critical thinking and education for nurses in the acute care Hospital
• Improving the transition of newly graduated Nursing students to the acute care setting
• Improving healthcare access and outcomes for the Hispanic population
• Health policy and the insured individual
• The importance of culture in nursing care
• Community health

Publications

• Clark, N. J., Alcala-Van Houten, L., & Perea-Ryan, M. Transitioning from Clinical Practice to Academia: University Expectations on the Tenure Track. Nurse Educator
• Hodge, M., Martin, C., Tavernier, D., Perea-Ryan, M., & Alcala-Van Houten, L. Integrating Simulation across the Curriculum. Nurse Educator 2008, 33(5):210-214 (Peer Reviewed)

Poster Presentations

• “Food Dudes” Increasing Children’s Fruit and Vegetable Consumption. “Network for a Healthy California Conference” Accepted for Feb. 8, 10. Sacramento, Ca
• Childhood Obesity and the “Food Dudes”: A Research and Pedagogic Collaboration Council of Social Work Education, Nov. 7, 09, San Antonio, TX.
• “Food Dudes”: Increasing fruit and Vegetable Consumption in a second grade Dual Immersion Class, Wellness Coalition of Riverbank, Oct. 09
• “Food Dudes”: Increasing fruit and Vegetable Consumption in a second grade Dual Immersion Class, RSCA Week, Oct. 7, 09
• “Food Dudes”: Increasing fruit and Vegetable Consumption in a second grade Dual Immersion Class, power point presentation, Nutrition and Fitness Council Sep. 24, 09, Modesto, CA