Contact Information
Name: Dr. Tara Sharpp
Title: Assistant Professor
Office Location: Folsom Hall 2027
Email: tara.sharpp@csus.edu
Office Phone: 916-278-1514
Mailing Address: Sacramento State - School of Nursing 6000 J Street Sacramento, CA 95819-6096
Professional Degrees
- Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Davis, 2008-2011
- Ph.D., University of California, San Francisco, 2008
- B.S.N., University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, 2001
Courses
- NURS 120 - Application of Research and Critical Analysis
- NURS 170 - RN to BSN Basics of Nursing Research and Application
- NURS 171 - RN to BSN Transitional Concepts in Professional Nursing
- NURS 173 - RN to BSN Theoretical Foundations for Leadership and Management
Research Interests
- Assisted Living
- Formal and Informal Caregivers
- Dementia
- Health Systems and Health Policy
- Gerontology
Professional Activities
- Member, Sigma Theta Tau International, Beta Gamma Chapter
- Member, American Nurses Association California
- Member, National Association of Neonatal Nurses, Northern California Chapter
Publications, Grants, and Awards
- Sharpp, T., Kayser-Jones, J. S., & Young, H. M. (2012). Care for residents with dementia in an assisted living facility. Research in Gerontological Nursing, 5(3), 152-162.
- Kayser-Jones, J., Beard, R., & Sharpp, T. (2009). Case study: Dying with a stage IV pressure ulcer. American Journal of Nursing, 109(1), 40-48.
- 2014 California State University Provost's Research Incentive Fund
- 2008-2011 John A. Hartford Foundation Claire M. Fagin Fellow
- 2003-2005 Hartford Scholar for Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Excellence