Student Nurses Association at Boise State University

Background:  Kathleen Came to Boise State University in 2006, via the Netherlands.  She has a Bachelor's Degree in Kinesiology from California State University Fullerton.  Kathleen has a Master of Science, Family Nurse Practitioner from the University of Southern California where she graduated Magna Cum Laude.  She also has additional content for a Master of Science degree in Nursing Education from California State University Dominguez Hills.  The five years prior to coming to BSU, Kathleen worked as a Nurse Practitioner and taught at the Noordelijke Hogeschool in Leeuwarden, Netherlands.  As a Nurse Practitioner she has worked primarily with underserved populations.  Kathleen continues to serve the underserved by providing Nurse Practitioner services in the area of Behavioral Health.  Her teaching expertise is in the area of Professional and Evidence Based Concepts, Behavioral Health and International Nursing.  Kathleen was instrumental in setting up a university wide relationship with the Noordelijke Hogeschool in Leeuwarden, and the Boise State Nursing Department will host two study abroad students from the Netherlands in Spring, 2009.  In her free time she enjoys spending time with her husband and two small children.  They enjoy boating, waterskiing, camping and riding ATV's.  

Kathleen remains very active in the International Council of Nurses (ICN) Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice Nursing Network.  She recently was committee chair for the Netherlands FACT sheet project which entailed researching the Netherlands healthcare system and publishing the compiled information on the International Council of Nurses website.  Kathleen also worked on a collaborative book project about the International Nurse Practitioner and Advanced Practice Nursing role from a global perspective which was published in 2006. 

Research/Scholarship
Internationalization of nursing curriculum
Collaborative research with the Netherlands

Selected Publications
Affara, F., Schoeber, M., (2006), Sullivan, K., contributor; International Council of Nurses, Advanced Nursing Practice, Blackwell Publishing

Presentations/Grants/Awards
"A Foot on Both Continents: Living and Working in Two Different Systems," 5th International Council of Nurses, International Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice Nursing Network (INP/APNN) Conference, poster presentation, Toronto, September,2008.
International presentation, "The Boise State University, Nursing Study Abroad Program", Noordelijke Hogeschool Leeuwarden, Netherlands, September 2008. 
Awarded Dr. Kustra’s "President’s Grant on Internationalization," Boise State University, January, 2008. 
Netherlands National Nurse Practitioner Conference, Key Note Speaker, University Medical Center Groningen, April 2005.
International Council of Nurses (ICN), International Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Nursing Practice Conference, July 2004