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Date: May 2017

CURRICULUM VITAE

Name: Ann M. Mitchell, PhD, RN, CCRC, AHN-BC, FIAAN, FAAN

Business Address: University of Pittsburgh Tel Telephone: (412) 624-9005

Fax: (412) 383-7293

Email: [email protected]

School of Nursing

3500 Victoria Street

415 Victoria Building

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261

EDUCATION

Undergraduate

1971-1974 South Side Hospital School of Nursing


RN

1974

Nursing

1974-1976 Pennsylvania State University

State College, Pennsylvania 16802

BS

1976

Nursing

Graduate

1976-1979 Pennsylvania State University

State College, Pennsylvania 16802

MS

1979

Community Mental Health

Nursing

Postgraduate

1980-1987 University of Pittsburgh


PhD

1987

Psychology in Education/

Counselor Education

CERTIFICATION

1997-present Certified Clinical Research Coordinator (CCRC)

Association of Clinical Research Professionals, Washington, DC

2000-2004 Certified Holistic Nurse (HNC)

American Holistic Nurses Credentialing Corporation, Cedar Park, TX

American Holistic Nurses Association, Flagstaff, AZ

2004-present Advanced Practice Holistic Nurse, Board Certified (AHN-BC)

American Holistic Nurses Credentialing Corporation, Cedar Park, TX

American Holistic Nurses Association, Flagstaff, AZ

LICENSURE

1974-present RN License Number: RN-197239-L Pennsylvania

1989-2009 RN License Number: RN-448493 California

mailto:[email protected]

Ann M. Mitchell, PhD, RN, CCRC, AHN-BC, FIAAN, FAAN 2

APPOINTMENTS AND POSITIONS

Academic

5/15-present University of Pittsburgh Professor of Psychiatry

School of Medicine Secondary Appointment

Department of Psychiatry

Pittsburgh, PA 15213

7/14-present University of Pittsburgh Professor of Nursing

School of Nursing Primary Appointment

Department of Health & Community Systems


5/11-12/14 University of Pittsburgh Vice-Chair for Administration

School of Nursing Department of Health & Community Systems


8/10-5/15 University of Pittsburgh

School of Medicine



Associate Professor of Psychiatry

Secondary Appointment


School of Nursing



Associate Professor of Nursing

Primary Appointment

7/07-present University of Pittsburgh

School of Nursing


Graduate Faculty of the University

Schools of Nursing and Medicine


School of Medicine



Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

entmentS Secondary Appointment


School of Nursing



Assistant Professor of Nursing

Primary Appointment


School of Nursing


Research Assistant Professor of Nursing

Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing


School of Nursing


Visiting Assistant Professor of Nursing



School of Nursing


Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing




School of Nursing


Instructor of Nursing


9/77-12/77 Pennsylvania State University

School of Education

University Park, PA 16802

Teaching Assistant

Counselor Education

Group Procedures in Guidance & Counseling

9/75-8/76 Pennsylvania State University

College of Nursing

University Park, PA 16802

Clinical Teaching Assistant

Nursing

Community Health

Non-Academic

1/89-4/91 Independent Contractors

Pennsylvania, California

Traveling Nurse-Consultant


10/85-1/89 Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic


Clinical Nurse Specialist

Geriatric Psychiatry Clinical Research

Inpatient Unit

11/84-9/85 Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic


Psychiatric Nurse Clinician

Geriatric Psychiatry Behavioral Neurology

Module

9/80-9/83 Pittsburgh Nursing Specialists


Registered Nurse

Medical-Surgical Nursing

11/77-3/79 Counsel House Psychiatric Day Treatment

Center

Bellefonte, PA 16823

Psychiatric Nurse Clinician/Case Manager


3/74-5/75 The South Side Hospital


Registered Nurse

Medical-Surgical Nursing

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES

2015-2016 Association for the Behavioral Science and Medical Education (ABSAME)

Harrison City, PA

2015-2016 International Women's Leadership Association (The IWLA)

Uniondale, NY

2012-present Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse (AMERSA)

Cranston, RI

2011-present National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculty (NONPF)

Washington, DC

2010-present International Nursing Society on Addictions (IntNSA)

Birmingham, AL

Appointed Member, Board of Directors, 2014-present

Fellow International Academy of Addictions Nursing (FIAAN), 2015-present


Chair, Research Committee, 2016-present

Co-Chair, Education Committee, 2016-present

2008-present American Academy of Nursing (AAN)

Washington, DC

Fellow American Academy of Nursing (FAAN), 2008-present

Member, AAN Expert Panel, Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing and Substance Abuse,

2009-present

Member, AAN Expert Panel, Global Nursing and Health, 2009-present

Member, Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science, 2014-present

Chair, Harm Reduction Task Force, 2016-present

2005-2015 American Liver Foundation, Allegheny Division

Pittsburgh, PA

Member, Associate Medical Advisory Committee, 2006-2015

2003-present Private Care Resources, Inc.Altoona, PA

Member, Advisory Board of Directors, 2003-present

2001-present International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses (ISPN)

Madison, WI

Member, Program Planning Committee, 2004-2005

2001-present American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA)

Arlington, VA

Member, APNA Education Steering Committee, 2009-present

Member, APNA Education Council on Graduate Education, 2010-present

Member, APNA Education Council on Undergraduate Education, 2010-present

Elected Member, National Council Nominating Committee, 2012-2013

Invited Member, Addictions Steering Committee, 2014-present

Invited Member, Violence Prevention Task Force, 2016-present

APNA of Southwestern Pennsylvania, 2001-present

Pittsburgh, PA

Member, Program Planning Committee, 2009-2010

2001-2006 Western Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Association

Pittsburgh, PA

Invited Member, Board of Directors, 2001-2005

Member, Patient Services Committee, 2002-2006

1999-present American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA)

Flagstaff, AZ

1997-present Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP)

Washington, DC

1994-present American Nurses Association (ANA)

1974-1984 Silver Springs, MD

Alternate Representative, House of Delegates, 2010

Pennsylvania State Nurses Association (PSNA), 1994-present

Member, Board of Directors, District #6, 2001-2003

Chair, Speaker’s Bureau, 2001-2005

Vice President, District #6, 2003-2005


Chair, Strategic Planning Committee, 2003-2005

President-Elect, District #6, 2005-2007

President, District #6, 2007-2009

Chair, Scientific Program Planning Committee, 2007-2009

Member, Annual Conference Program Planning Committee, 2007-2009

Nursing: A Profession and a Passion [May, 2007]

Human Trafficking: Look Beneath the Surface [May, 2008]

The Technological Invasion: Ethical Considerations [May, 2009]

Past-President, District #6, 2009-2011

1993-2013 Networking the Americas Consortium for Nursing and Allied Health (NACNAH) for

International Cooperation

New York, NY

Member, Board of Directors, 1995-2005

Co-Chair, Program Planning Committee, 1995-2005

President, 2005-2013

Member, International Scientific Program Planning Committee, 2006-2008

World Congress for the Health Professions: The Future is Now:

Challenges and Opportunities in Health - held in Perth, Australia [March,

2008]

1987-1992 American Suicide Foundation

Co-led the formation of one of the first local chapters: Pittsburgh Chapter

1992-present American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)

New York, NY

Invited Scientific Advisor, 2014-present

AFSP Pittsburgh Chapter, 1992-2016

Secretary, Pittsburgh Chapter, 1997-2003

Vice President, Pittsburgh Chapter, 2003-2007

President, Pittsburgh Chapter, 2007-2015

Chair, Survivors of Suicide National Videoconference Day, 2000-2015

Chair, Out of the DARKNESS Walk, 2005-2015

AFSP Western Pennsylvania Chapter, 2016-present

Honorary Board Member, 2015-present

1991-present American Association of Suicidology (AAS)

Washington, DC

Member, National Research Committee, 1995-present

1987-1997 Gerontological Society of America (GSA)

Washington, DC

1976-1986 National League for Nurses (NLN)

Washington, DC

Member, Committee for Nominations, 1980-1981

Pennsylvania League for Nurses

HONORS

Academic (student names are underlined)

2017 Evidence-Based Practice Poster Award +Mahmoud, K.F., Kane, I., Mitchell, A.M., Finnell, D.S., Hagle, H., Lindsay, D., Knapp, E., & Puskar,


K. (2017, March). Addressing gaps and challenges in implementing alcohol screening and brief

intervention (Alcohol SBI) for psychiatric nurses: A focus on nursing leaders. Presented at the 19th

Annual International Society of Psychiatric Nursing (ISPN) Conference - The Future of Mental Health:

Connect, Collaborate, Differentiate, Baltimore, MD

2017 Honors Convocation

University of Pittsburgh

2016 1st Place Poster Presentation Award in the Student Category

*+Mahmoud, K.F., Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K., & Lindsay, D. (2016). Understanding nursing students'

stigma towards working with people who use alcohol and opioids: Screening, brief intervention, and

referral to treatment (SBIRT) education on undergraduate nursing students' stigma. Presented at the

American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) 30th Annual Conference - Psychiatric-Mental Health

Nursing: Inspiring Leadership Every Day, Hartford, CT

2015 One of Most-Read articles, 2015

*Allison, V.L., Nativio, D.G., Mitchell, A.M., Ren, D., & Yuhasz, J. (2014). Identifying symptoms of

depression and anxiety in students in the school setting. The Journal of School Nursing, 30(3): 165-172

2015 2nd Place Poster Presentation Award in the Administration Category

*Beer, D., Stark, S., Mitchell, A.M., Chiappetta, L., Ortenzio, S., & Herisko, C. (2015, October).

Effectiveness of a psychiatric nursing residency program. Presented at the American Psychiatric Nurses

Association (APNA) 29th Annual Conference - Collaborating in an Evolving Health Care System:

Opportunities to Advance Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing, Lake Buena Vista, FL



2015 Fellow International Academy of Addictions Nursing (FIAAN)

Birmingham, AL

Inducted during the 39th Annual Conference: Living Teaching and Modeling in Addictions Nursing

Charlotte, NC

2015 The Journal of School Nursing (JOSN) First Publication Award by a School Nurse, 2015

*Allison, V.L., Nativio, D.G., Mitchell, A.M., Ren, D., & Yuhasz, J. (2014). Identifying symptoms of

depression and anxiety in students in the school setting. The Journal of School Nursing, 30(3): 165-172

2014 Invited Scientific Advisor

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

New York, NY

2014 Invited Keynote Speaker: 2014 Console World Suicide Prevention Day Conference

Console, The National Suicide Charity

Dublin, Ireland



2014 Certificate of Achievement for Nurse Educator

Wilson Shepard Education Associates

Rochester, NY

2014 Generation Next: "Depression on Campus" Video Award

by students: Metzger, L., McMahon, K., Fazio, N., Jones, L., Smith, C., & Frank, T. in the Film and


Television Category for the Fourth Annual Media & Mental Health Awards: Building Healthy

Communities in Southwestern Pennsylvania (SWPA)

Entertainment & Media Communication Institute, a Division of Entertainment Industries Council (EIC),

Pennsylvania Task Force

2013 International Award for Excellence - Evidence-Based Practice Award

Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) Honor Society of Nursing

Indianapolis, IN



2011 IntNSA Nurse Educator Award

International Nurses Society on Addictions (IntNSA)

Lenexa, KS



2010 Fulbright Scholar - in Sultanate of Oman, 2010-2011

Council for the International Exchange of Scholars

U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs

Institute of International Education, Department of Scholar and Professional Programs

Washington, DC

2010 Marshal: Senior BSN Class Graduation Ceremony

University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Peterson Events Center

Pittsburgh, PA

2010 One of top 10 downloaded articles from Science Direct, 2009

*+Mitchell, A.M., Sakraida, T.J., Kim, Y., Bullian, L., & Chiappetta, L. (2009). Depression, anxiety, and

quality of life in suicide survivors: A comparison of close and distant relationships. Archives of

Psychiatric Nursing, 23(1): 2-10



2009 Impact of Nursing on Practice Award, UPMC

*+Patterson, G., Boucek, L., Cain, M., Abromitis, R., Chiappetta, L., & Mitchell, A.M. (2009). Non-

pharmacological therapeutic techniques to decrease agitation in the geriatric psychiatric patient with

dementia in a psychiatric hospital setting. Presented at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center,

Nurses Week Celebration, Pittsburgh, PA

2009 Elected Marshal: Senior BSN Class Graduation Pinning Ceremony

University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall

Pittsburgh, PA

2009 Innovations in Practice Award Finalist, one of 3 national finalists

*+Patterson, G., Boucek, L., Cain, M., Abromitis, R., Chiappetta, L., & Mitchell, A.M. (2009). Non-

pharmacological therapeutic techniques to decrease agitation in the geriatric psychiatric patient

with dementia in a psychiatric hospital setting. Presented at the National Gerontological Nursing

Association Conference, St. Louis, MO




2008 Fellow American Academy of Nursing (FAAN)

Washington, D.C.

Inducted during the 35th Annual Conference: Health as a Bridge for Global Peace

Scottsdale, AZ



2007 Cameos of Caring Nurse Educator Award

University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing

Pittsburgh, PA

2007 Leadership in Nursing Award for Practice

Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) Honor Society of Nursing, Eta Chapter

Pittsburgh, PA



2006 Richard S. Caliguiri Community Action Award

Pennsylvania State Nurses Association (PSNA), District #6

Pittsburgh, PA

2005 Core Faculty Affiliate, Global Studies Program

University of Pittsburgh, Center for International Studies (UCIS)

2005 Faculty Affiliate, Institute for Doctor-Patient Communication

University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine

2005 Invited Member, Editorial Advisory Board: Advancing Suicide Prevention

PDV Foundation

Sheboygan, WI



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2004 Global Nurse of the Year Award

Pennsylvania State Nurses Association (PSNA)

Hershey, PA

2003 Invited Participant, to the Suicide Survivors Research Workshop

Co-sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the American Foundation for

Suicide Prevention (AFSP) in Bethesda, MD [May 13-14, 2003]

(to develop a national research agenda for suicide survivors)



2002 Invited Participant, to the First Psychosocial Suicide Research Training Workshop

Co-sponsored by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) and the National Institute on

Mental Health (NIMH) in New York, NY [November 7-8, 2002]

Ann M. Mitchell, PhD, RN, CCRC, AHN-BC, FIAAN, FAAN

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(one of 18 participants selected worldwide)

2002 Citation Poster Award

*Kim, Y. & Mitchell, A.M. (2002). Using hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) analysis to model change

over time: Quality of life in survivors of suicide. Presented at the 9th Annual Meeting of the International

Society for Quality of Life Research Conference, Orlando, FL

2000 Faculty Fellow, Summer Instructional Development Institute [July 12-17, 2000]

Center for Instructional Development and Distance Education

2000 Who’s Who among America’s Teachers

1998 Invited Member, International Training Specialty Group, 1998-2000

Chancellor’s International Development Project

1998 Provost’s Faculty Fellow, Summer Diversity Seminar [May 11-22, 1998]

Provost’s Faculty Diversity Seminar

1998 Invited Keynote Speaker: Accelerated BSN 2nd Degree Graduation Program

University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, William Pitt Union

Pittsburgh, PA

1991 Who’s Who in American Nursing

1990 Honorary Member, Psychiatric Nurse Managers of PA, Inc.

Pittsburgh, PA

1987 Kappa Delta Pi - International Honor Society in Education

Chapter: University of Pittsburgh

1979 Phi Kappa Phi - All University Honor Society

Chapter: Pennsylvania State University

1976 Sigma Theta Tau International - Honor Society of Nursing

Chapters: Pennsylvania State University


Educational

1980-1982 Full Doctoral Scholarship; School of Education, University of Pittsburgh, 1980

1976-1978 Full Master’s Scholarship; USPHS Nurse Traineeship Program of the Nurse Training Act, 1971

[Public Law 92-158]

Non-Academic (student names are underlined)

2017 2016 Chapter of the Year – Mid Size Market, Western Pennsylvania Chapter

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)

While serving as Honorary Board Member, Western Pennsylvania Chapter

2016 2015 Most Improved Chapter, 2015 Most Improved Community Walk, and 2015 Top 30 Fundraising

Walks (#14) to the AFSP, Pittsburgh Chapter

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)

while serving as President, Pittsburgh Chapter and then as Honorary President, Pittsburgh Chapter


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2013 Invited Judge and Participant, Third Annual Media & Mental Health Awards: Building Healthy




2012 Invited Judge and Participant, Second Annual Media & Mental Health Awards: Building Healthy




2011 Invited Judge and Participant, Inaugural Media & Mental Health Awards: Building Healthy Communities

in Southwestern Pennsylvania (SWPA)



2010 Invited Representative of Southwestern Pennsylvania (SWPA)


in collaboration with Staunton Farm Foundation

2009 Invited Facilitator and Participant, “PICTURE THIS: Mental Health in Pittsburgh,” sponsored by

Entertainment Industries Council (EIC) and WPXI, Channel 11 News

2008 District Excellence Award

Pennsylvania State Nurses Association (PSNA)

while serving as President, Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, District #6

2003 Client of the Year Award

Executive Service Corps of Western Pennsylvania

while serving as Invited Member, Board of Directors, Western Pennsylvania Chapter of the National

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Association

2001 Appointed to the Board of Trustees, Mayview State Hospital

by the former Governor of Pennsylvania, Thomas Ridge

PUBLICATIONS

Refereed Articles/*Denotes Data-Based Articles/+Denotes Senior Author or Principal Investigator

1. Smith, B.J., Mitchell, A.M., Bruno, A.A., & Constantino, R.E. (1995). Exploring widows' experiences after the

suicide of their spouse. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 33(5): 10-15 [PMID:

7636781]

2. +Mitchell, A.M. & Reaghard, D. (1996). Managed care and psychiatric-mental health nursing services:

Implications for practice. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 17(1): 1-9 [doi: 10.3109/01612849609079826]

3. +Mitchell, A.M., Constantino, R.E., & Boneysteele, G. (1997). Learner-centered group practice: A teaching

model. Nurse Educator, 22(3): 50 [doi: 10.1097/00006223-199705000-00009]

4. Hoffman, R.L. & Mitchell, A.M. (1998). Caregiver burden: Historical development. Nursing Forum, 33(4): 5-11

[doi: 10.1111/j.1744-6198.1998.tb00223.x]

5. *+Mitchell, A.M., Dysart Gale, D., Matzo, M.L., McDonald, M.C., & Gadmer, N. (2002). Critique of

transcultural practices in end-of-life clinical nursing practice. Nursing Forum, 37(4): 24-31 [doi: 10.1111/j.1744-

6198.2002.tb01289.x]


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6. +Mitchell, A.M., Sakraida, T.J., & Kameg, K. (2002). Overview of post-traumatic stress [Review]. Disaster

Management and Response, [Premier Issue]: 10-14 [PMID: 12685460]

7. +Mitchell, A.M., Kameg, K., & Sakraida, T.J. (2003, Jan.-Mar.). Post-traumatic stress: Clinical implications

[Review]. Disaster Management and Response, 1(1): 14-18 [doi: 10.1016/S1540-2487(03)70004-2]

8. Dysart Gale, D., Mitchell, A.M., Garand, L., & Wesner, S. (2003). Client narratives: A theoretical perspective

[Review]. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 24(1): 81-89 [doi: 10.1080/01612840305306]

9. *+Mitchell, A.M., Dysart Gale, D., Garand, L., & Wesner, S. (2003). The use of narrative data to inform the

psychotherapeutic group process with suicide survivors. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 24(1): 91-106 [doi:

10.1080/01612840305308]

10. +Mitchell, A.M., Sakraida, T.J., & Kameg, K. (2003). Critical incident stress debriefing: Implications for best

practice [Review]. Disaster Management and Response, 1(2): 46-51 [doi: 10.1016/S1540-2487(03)00008-7]

11. Kameg, K.M., Mitchell, A.M., & Chmielewski, J. (2003). Recognizing and managing eating disorders in primary

care. American Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 7(6): 9-17 [AN: 2009005399]

12. *Redinbaugh, E.M., Sullivan, A.M., Block, S.D., Gadmer, N.M., Lakoma, M., Mitchell, A.M., Seltzer, D.,

Wolford, J., & Arnold, R.M. (2003). Doctors' emotional reactions to recent death of a patient: Cross sectional

study of hospital doctors [Multicenter Study]. British Medical Journal, 327(7408): 185-191 [doi:

10.1136/bmj.327.7408.185]

13. *+Mitchell, A.M., Kim, Y., Prigerson, H.G., & Mortimer-Stephens, M. (2004). Complicated grief in survivors of

suicide. CRISIS: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 25(1): 12-18 [doi: 10.1027/0227-

5910.25.1.12]

14. Zalice, K.K. & Mitchell, A.M. (2005). Psychological and psychosocial issues in the care of organ transplant

patients. American Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 9(6): 9-18 [AN: 2009005399]

15. *Jackson, V.A., Sullivan, A.M., Gadmer, N.M., Seltzer, D., Mitchell, A.M., Lakoma, M.D., Arnold, R.M., &

Block, S.D. (2005). “It was haunting…”: Physician's descriptions of emotionally powerful patient deaths.

Academic Medicine, 80(7): 648-656 [doi: 10.1097/00001888-200507000-00007]

16. *+Mitchell, A.M., Kim, Y., Prigerson, H.G., & Mortimer, M.K. (2005). Complicated grief and suicidal ideation in

adult survivors of suicide. Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior, 35(5): 498-506 [doi:

10.1521/suli.2005.35.5.498]

17. *+Mitchell, A.M., Sakraida, T.J., Dysart Gale, D., & Gadmer, N. (2006). Nurses’ narratives of end-of-life care.

Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 8(4): 1-12 [doi: 10.1097/00129191-200607000-00012]

18. +Mitchell, A.M., Wesner, S., Brownson, L., Dysart Gale, D., Garand, L., & Havill, A. (2006). Effective

communication with bereaved child survivors of suicide. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing,

19(3): 130-136 [doi: 10.1111/j.1744-6171.2006.00060.x]

19. Bernardo, L.M., Beach, M., Mitchell, A.M., & Zoldos, K. (2006). Disaster preparedness at the University of

Pittsburgh School of Nursing: Four years of progress. Disaster Management and Response, 4(3): 77-79 [doi:

10.1016/j.dmr.2006.05.002] [Featured Article]

20. +Mitchell, A.M., Wesner, S., Garand, L., Brownson, L., Dysart-Gale, D., & Havill, A. (2007). A support group

intervention for children bereaved by parental suicide. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing,

20(1): 3-13 [doi: 10.1111/j.1744-6171.2007.00073.x]


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21. *+Mitchell, A.M., Crane, P.A., & Kim, Y. (2008). Perceived stress in survivors of suicide: Psychometric

properties of the perceived stress scale. Research in Nursing and Health, 31: 576-585 [doi: 10.1002/nur.20284]

22. *+McMenamy, J., Jordan, J., & Mitchell, A.M. (2008). What do suicide survivors tell us they need? Results of a

pilot study. Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior, 38(4): 375-389 [doi: 10.1521/suli.2008.38.4.375]

23. *+Mitchell, A.M., Sakraida, T.J., Kim, Y., Bullian, L., & Chiappetta, L. (2009). Depression, anxiety, and quality

of life in suicide survivors: A comparison of close and distant relationships. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing,

23(1): 2-10 [doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2008.02.007]

24. *LaRue, E.M., Mitchell, A.M., Karimi, H.A., Kasemsuppakorn, P., & Roongpiboonsopit, D. (2009).

COMPANION: Social support networking technology for survivors of suicide. HEALTHINF 2009, [CD-ROM:

357-362]

25. *LaRue, E.M., Mitchell, A.M., & Gonzalez, K. (2009). Reach Out! <ReachOut.com.au>: A social community

web site evaluated by SPAT and DISCERN. Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet, 13: 77-89 [doi:

10.1080/15398280802674958]

26. Kameg, K., Mitchell, A.M., Clochesy, J., Howard, V.M., & Suresky, J. (2009). Communication and human

patient simulation in psychiatric nursing [Review]. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 30(8): 503-508 [doi:

10.1080/01612840802601.366]

27. *Howard, V., Ross, C., Mitchell, A.M., & Nelson, G.M. (2010). Human patient simulators and interactive case

studies: A comparative analysis of learning outcomes and student perspectives. CIN: Computers, Informatics, and

Nursing, 28(1): 42-48 [doi: 10.1097/NCN.06013e3181c04939] [Featured Article]

28. *LaRue, E.M., Mitchell, A.M., Terhorst, L., & Karimi, H.A. (2010). Assessing mobile phone communication

utility preferences in a social support network. Telematics and Informatics, 27: 363-369 [doi:

10.1016/j/tele.2010.03.002]

29. +Mitchell, A.M., Fioravanti, M., Founds, S., Hoffman, R.L., & Libman, R. (2010). Using simulation to bridge

communication and cultural barriers in health care encounters: Report of an international workshop. Clinical

Simulation in Nursing, 6(5): e193-e198 [doi: 10.1016/j.ecsn.2009.10.001] [Featured Article]

30. *Kameg, K., Howard, V., Clochesy, J., Mitchell, A.M., & Suresky, J. (2010). The impact of high fidelity human

simulation on self-efficacy of communication skills. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 31(5): 315-323 [doi:

10.3109/01612840903420331]

31. *+Van Metre, L., Chiappetta, L., Siedel, B., Fan, T., & Mitchell A.M. (2011). Educating for wellness: A wellness

education group intervention for adults with chronic severe mental illness living in the community. Issues in

Mental Health Nursing, 32(7): 408-415 [doi: 10.3109/01612840.2011.553771]

32. *+Terhorst, L. & Mitchell, A.M. (2011). Ways of coping in survivors of suicide. Issues in Mental Health Nursing,

33(1): 32-38[doi: 10.3109/01612840.2011.618584]

33. Burns, H.K., Puskar, K., Flaherty, M.T., Mitchell, A.M., Hagle, H., Braxter, B., Fioravanti, M., Gotham, H.J.,

Kane, I., Talcott, K.S., Terhorst, L., & Woomer, G.R. (2012). Addiction training for undergraduate nurses using

screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment [Case Report]. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice,

2(4): 167-177 [doi: 10.5430/jnep.v2n4p167]

34. La Rue, E.M., Li, Y., Karimi, H.A., & Mitchell, A.M. (2012). A description of the development and architecture

of an SMS-based system for dealing with depression. Procedia Technology, 5: 670-678 [doi:

10.1016/j.protcy.2012.09.074]


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35. *Moore, M., Maple, M., Mitchell, A.M., & Cerel, J. (2013). Challenges and opportunities for suicide

bereavement research: The experience of ethical board review. CRISIS: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and

Suicide Prevention, 34(5): 297-304 [doi: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000191]

36. *Terhorst, L., Gotham, H.J., Puskar, K., Mitchell, A.M., Talcott, K., Braxter, B., Hagle, H., Fioravanti, M., &

Woomer, G.R. (2013). Confirming the factor structure of the alcohol and alcohol problems questionnaire

(AAPPQ) in a sample of baccalaureate nursing students. Research in Nursing and Health, 36(4): 412-422 [doi:

10.1002/nur.21537]

37. *Puskar, K., Gotham, H.J., Terhorst, L, Hagle, H., Mitchell, A.M., Braxter, B., Fioravanti, M., Kane, I., Talcott,

K.S., Woomer, G.R., & Burns, H.K. (2013). Effects of SBIRT education and training on nursing students’

attitudes toward working with patients who use alcohol and drugs. Substance Abuse, 34(2): 122-128 [doi:

10.1080/08897077.2012.715621]

38. *+Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K., Hagle, H., Gotham, H.J., Talcott, K.S., Terhorst, L., Fioravanti, M., Kane, I.,

Hulsey, E., Luongo, P., & Burns, H.K. (2013). Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment: Overview

of and student satisfaction with an undergraduate addiction training program for nurses. Journal of Psychosocial

Nursing and Mental Health Services, 51(10): 29-37 [doi:10.3928/02793695-20130628-01] [Continuing Education

Article]

39. *Herisko, C., Puskar, K., & Mitchell, A.M. (2013). Psychiatric nurses' beliefs, attitudes, and perceived barriers

about Medical Emergency Teams. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 34(10): 725-730 [doi:

10.3109/01612840.2013.823633]

40. *Terhorst, L., Hutchinson, S.L., Sorbero, M.J., Mitchell, A.M., Dogin, J.W., & Stein, B.D. (2014). Psychometric

investigation of a brief measure of outcomes in children’s mental health [Brief Report]. Community Mental

Health Journal, 50(2): 204-208 [doi: 10.1007/s10597-013-9627-1]

41. +Mitchell, A.M., Davies, M.A., Cassessee, C., & Curran, R. (2014). Antidepressant use in children, adolescents,

and young adults: 10 years after the Food and Drug Administration black box warnings. The Journal for Nurse

Practitioners, 10(3): 149-156 [doi: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2014.01.016] [Continuing Education Article]

42. Kane, I., Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K.R., Hagle, H., Talcott, K., Fioravanti, M., Droppa, M., Luongo, P.F., &

Lindsay, D. (2014). Identifying at risk individuals for drug and alcohol dependence: Teaching the competency to

students in classroom and clinical settings. Nurse Educator, 39(3): 126-134 [doi:

10.1097/NNE.0000000000000035]

43. *Allison, V.L., Nativio, D.G., Mitchell, A.M., Ren, D., & Yuhasz, J. (2014). Identifying symptoms of depression

and anxiety in students in the school setting. The Journal of School Nursing, 30(3): 165-172 [doi: 10.1177/

1059840513500076]

44. *Puskar, K., Mitchell, A.M., Kane, I., Hagle, H., & Talcott, K.S. (2014). Faculty buy-in to teach alcohol and drug

use screening. Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 45(9): 1-6 [doi: 10.3928/00220124-20140826-03]

45. *+Braxter, B.J., Puskar, K., Mitchell, A.M., Hagle, H., Gotham, H., & Terry, M.A. (2014). Nursing students'

experiences with screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for substance use in the clinical/hospital

setting. Journal of Addictions Nursing, 25(3): 122-129 [doi: 10.1097/JAN.0000000000000037]

46. *+Mitchell, A.M., Chiappetta, L., Boucek, L., Cain, M., Patterson, G., Owens, K., Herisko, C., & Stark, K.H.

(2015). Non-pharmacological therapeutic techniques to decrease agitation in the geriatric psychiatric patient with

dementia. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 41(2): 53-59 [doi: 10.3928/00989134-20141014-02] [Featured

Article]

47. +Mitchell, A.M., Hagle, H., Puskar, K., Kane, I., Lindsay, D., Talcott, K., Luongo, P., & Goplerud, E. (2015).

Alcohol and other drug use screenings by nurse practitioners: Clinical issues and costs. The Journal for Nurse


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Practitioners, 11(3): 347-351 [doi: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2014.12.007]

48. +Mitchell, A.M., Fioravanti, M., Kane, I., Puskar, K., Hagle, H., Talcott, K., & Boucek, L. (2015). A call for

universal alcohol, drug screening. American Journal of Nursing (AJN), 115(6): 11 [doi:

10.1097/01.NAJ.0000466294.87304.ce] [Viewpoint]


Alcohol and other drug use screenings by nurse practitioners: Policy implications. The Journal for Nurse

Practitioners, 11(7): 730-732 [doi: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2014.11.025]

50. *Herisko, C., Puskar, K., Mitchell, A.M., Habib, M.W., & Ren, D. (2015). Medical emergency teams response

processes for behavioral health inpatient units: Implications for nursing education. Issues in Mental Health

Nursing, 36(9): 678-684 [doi: 10.3109/01612840.2015.1021937]

51. *+Kane, I., Mitchell, A.M., Aiello, J., Hagle, H., Lindsay, D., Talcott, K., & Boucek, L. (2016). Screening, brief

intervention, and referral to treatment education for emergency nurses in 5 hospitals: Implementation steps and

hurdles. Journal of Emergency Nursing, 42(1): 53-60 [doi: 10.1016/j.jen.2015.07.011]

52. *Kepler, B.B., Lee, H., Kane, I., & Mitchell, A.M. (2016). Voice simulation in nursing education. Nurse

Educator, 41(2): 66-69 [doi: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000000213]

53. *Puskar, K., Mitchell, A.M., Albrecht, S., Frank, L.R. Kane, I., Hagle, H., Lindsay, D., Lee, H., Fioravanti, M.,

& Talcott, K.S, (2016). Interprofessional collaborative practice incorporating training for alcohol and drug use

screening for healthcare providers in rural areas. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 30(4): 542-544 [doi:

10.1080/13561820.2016.1178219]

54. *+Spino, E., Kameg, K.M., Cline, T.W., Terhorst, L., & Mitchell, A.M. (2016). Impact of social support on

symptoms of depression and loneliness in survivors bereaved by suicide. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 23(1):

2-10 [doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2016.02.001]

55. *Puskar, K., Lee, H., Mitchell, A.M., Kane, I., Albrecht, S.A., Frank, L.R., Hagle, H., Lindsay, D., & Houze, M.

(2016). Interprofessional collaborative education for substance use screening: Rural areas and challenges. Online

Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care, 16(1): 76-96 [doi: 10.14574/ojrnhc.v16i1.385]

56. *Puskar, K., Mitchell, A.M., Lee, H., Kane, I., Albrecht, S., Frank, L.R., Hagle, H., Lindsay, D., Fioravanti, M.

(2016). Simulated case studies illustrate interprofessional education for alcohol and drug use screening for

healthcare professionals. ARC Journal of Nursing and Healthcare (AJNH), 2(2): 9-20 [doi: 10.20431/2455-

4324.0202002]

57. *Puskar, K., Kane, I., Heeyoung L., Mitchell, A.M., Albrecht, S., Frank, L., Hagle, H., Lindsay, D., & Houze, M.

(2016). Interprofessional screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) education for registered

nurses and behavioral health professionals. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 37(9): 682-687 [doi:

10.1080/01612840.2016.1198946]

58. Puskar, K., Mitchell, A.M., Shoumei, J., & McFadden, T. (2016). Marketing strategies to reposition psychiatric-

mental health nursing specialty in student nurse education programs in the United States and China. Open Access:

International Journal of Nursing & Clinical Practices, 3: 209: 1-6 [doi: 10.15344/2394-4978/2016/209] [Research

Article for Special Issue: Issues and Trends in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing]

59. *+Mitchell, A.M. & Terhorst, L. (2017). PTSD symptoms in survivors bereaved by suicide of a significant other.

Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 23(1): 61-65 [doi: 10.1177/1078390316673716]

[Research Paper]

60. *+Pavlov, A., Kameg, K., Cline, T. W., Chiapetta, L., Stark, S., & Mitchell, A.M. (2017). Music therapy as a

non-pharmacological intervention for anxiety in patients with a thought disorder. Issues in Mental Health


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Nursing, 38(3): 285-288 [doi: 10.1080/01612840.2016.1264516] [Psychotherapeutic Column]

61. +Kameg, B., Knapp, E., Pierce-Bulger, M., & Mitchell, A.M. (2017). Educational opportunities for fetal alcohol

spectrum disorder prevention. Journal of Addictions Nursing, 28(2): 53-54 [doi:

10.1097/JAN.0000000000000170] [Invited Guest Editorial]

62. *+Mitchell, A.M., Kane, I., Lindsay, D., Hagle, H., Puskar, K., Aiello, J., Boucek, L., & Knapp, E. (2016).

Educating emergency department registered nurses (EDRNs) in screening, brief intervention, and referral to

treatment (SBIRT): Changes in attitudes and knowledge over time. International Emergency Nursing, [doi:

10.1016/j.ienj.2016.12.003] (in press)

63. *+Bacidore, V., Letizia, M., & Mitchell, A.M. (2016). Implementing interprofessional alcohol screening, brief

intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) in the emergency department: An evidence-based quality

improvement initiative. Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal, (in press)

64. Kane, I., Mitchell, A.M., Finnell, D., Hagle, H., Puskar, K., Kameg, B., & Knapp, E. (2016). Alcohol screening

and brief intervention for ALL nurses: Working together to prevent fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Nursing

2016, (in press)

65. *Foresome, J., Lee, H., Ren, D., Stark, S., & Mitchell, A.M. (2017). Implementing a brief healthy lifestyle

intervention on a psychiatric inpatient unit to improve patient outcomes. Journal for Nurse Practitioners,

(submitted)

66. *Puskar, K., Mitchell, A.M., Kane, I., Albrecht, S., Frank, L., Lee, H., Hagle, H., Lindsay, D., Kameg, B., &

Johnson, C.L. (2017). Nursing students participate in online interprofessional education on substance use.

Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, (submitted)

67. *+Fioravanti, M., Mitchell, A.M., Hagle, H., Puskar, K., Talcott, K.S., Knapp, E., Kane, I., Terhorst, L., &

Gaffar, S. (2017). Creative learning through the use of simulation to teach nursing students SBIRT for alcohol and

other drug use in a culturally competent manner. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, (submitted)

68. Fisher, K., Cassidy, B., & Mitchell, A.M. (2017). Bullying among school-aged kids: Highlighting a bullying

protocol from the literature. Journal of Community Health Nursing, (submitted)

69. *+Boucek, L., Kane, I., Lindsay, D., Hagle, H., Salvio, K., & Mitchell, A.M. (2017). Screening, brief

intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) education of residential care nursing staff: Impact on alcohol

consumption in older adult residents and knowledge and attitudes of nursing staff. Geriatric Nursing, (submitted)

70. *+Fisher, K., Cassidy, B.L., Ren, D., & Mitchell, A.M. (2017). Implementation of a school-based bullying

program. NANS School Nurse, (submitted)

Published Abstracts/*Denotes Data-Based Abstracts/+Denotes Senior Author or Principal Investigator

International

1. *Constantino, R.E. & Mitchell, A.M. (1992, May). Two kinds of group postvention for survivors of suicide.

Presented at the 5th Annual Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) Nursing Research Congress: Voyage into the

Future through Nursing Research. Columbus, OH: 506

2. *+Kim, Y. & Mitchell, A.M. (2002, November). Using hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) analysis to model

change over time: Quality of life in survivors of suicide. Presented at the 9th Annual Meeting of the International

Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL) Conference. Orlando, FL: Quality of Life Research, 11(7): A653

3. *+Mitchell, A.M. & Kim, Y. (2002, November). Depression, traumatic grief, stress, and quality of life in

survivors of suicide: Use of generalized linear modeling (GLM). Presented at the 9th Annual Meeting of the


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International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL) Conference. Orlando, FL: Quality of Life Research,

11(7): A669

4. *LaRue, E.M., Mitchell, A.M., Karimi, H.A., Kasemsuppakorn, P., & Roongpiboonsopit, D. (2009).

COMPANION: Social support networking technology for survivors of suicide. Presented at the International

Conference on Health Informatics (HEALTHINF) 2009 Annual Conference. Porto, Portugal: 121

5. *+Mitchell, A.M., Kane, I., Hagle, H., Owens, K., Christy, L., Fioravanti, M., Lindsay, D., Boucek, L., Puskar,

K., Talcott, K.S., Terhorst, L., & Woomer, G. (2012, July). Prime time in the ED: Nurse education to screen for

substance use. Presented at the 23rd Annual Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) Nursing Research Congress:

Creating a Legacy through Nursing Research, Innovation, and Global Collaboration. Brisbane, Australia:

electronic abstract STTI, https://stti.confex.com/stti/congrs12/webprogram/Paper51870.html

6. *+Mitchell, A.M., Kane, I., Hagle, H., Owens, K., Christie, L., Fioravanti, M., Lindsay, D., Puskar, K., Talcott,

K., Terhorst, L., Woomer, G., & Boucek, L. (2012, October). Nursing education of emergency department

registered nurses for screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for patients with alcohol and other

drug use. Presented at the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) International Congress 2012: Focusing on

Access, Quality, and Humane Care. Prague, Czech Republic: CD-ROM: OC-21

7. *+ Hagle, H., Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K.R., Kane, I., Lindsay, D., Fioravanti, M., Talcott, K., Boucek, L.,

Christy, L., & Houze, M. (2013, August). Applying SBIRT across multiple settings: An exercise in

implementation science. Presented at the 2013 Global Implementation Conference: Putting Implementation into

Practice: Tools for Quality and Sustainability. Washington, DC: 12

8. *+Mitchell, A.M., Fioravanti. M.A., Lindsay, D., O’Donnell, J., Neft, M., Puskar, K., Hagle, H., Talcott, K.,

Boucek, L., & Piper, L. (2013, October). Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) for

interprofessional groups of anesthesia students (InGAS). Presented at the 2013 Association of Schools of Allied

Health Professionals (ASAHP) Annual Conference: Interprofessional Education and Practice in the Allied health

Arena. Orlando, FL: 24

9. *+Fioravanti. M.A., Mitchell, A.M., Lindsay, D., O’Donnell, J., Neft, M., Puskar, K., Hagle, H., Talcott, K.,

Boucek, L., & Piper, L. (2013, October). Simulation for screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment

(SBIRT): Interprofessional groups of anesthesia students (InGAS). Presented at the 2013 Association of Schools

of Allied Health Professionals (ASAHP) Annual Conference: Interprofessional Education and Practice in the

Allied Health Arena. Orlando, FL: 37

10. *+Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K.R., Kane, I., Hagle, H., Lindsay, D., & Talcott, K. (2013, October). A model for

emergency department registered nurses (EDRN) to address patient substance use. Presented at the World

Psychiatric Association (WPA) International Congress 2013: Future Psychiatry: Challenges and Opportunities.

Vienna, Austria: CD-ROM: OC-02

11. *+Kane, I., Mitchell, A.M., Hagle, H., Owens, K., Christy, L., Aiello, J., Lindsay, D., Boucek, L., Puskar, K.,

Talcott, K., & Houze, M. (2013, November). Emergency nurses address substance use in the rural hospital.

Presented at the Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) 42nd Biennial Convention. Indianapolis, IN: electronic

abstract STTI, http://www.nursinglibrary.org/vhl/handle/10755/308525

12. Kane, I. & Mitchell, A.M. (2013, November). RN to BSN … and MSN … and DNP: Novel options for today’s

nurses and the nurse of the future. Presented at the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)

Baccalaureate Education Conference: Priorities and Strategies for Transforming Nursing Education. New Orleans,

LA: http://www.aacn.nche.edu/downloads/meetings/2013/bacc

13. Mitchell A.M., Constantino, R., Hamdan-Monsour, A., Babate, J., & Crane, P. (2014, April). Forensic nurse

scientist's role: Creating a global milieu of collaboration. Presented at the Annual Congress of the International

Association of Law and Forensic Science (IALFS) and the 1st International Association of Forensic Toxicologists

(TIAFT) Conference: Current Global Eyes on Forensics and Laws. Dubai, UAE: 61-OR: 37

https://stti.confex.com/stti/congrs12/webprogram/Paper51870.html

http://www.nursinglibrary.org/vhl/handle/10755/308525

http://www.aacn.nche.edu/downloads/meetings/2013/bacc


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14. *+ Mitchell, A.M., Neft, M.W., O'Donnell, J.M., Fioravanti, M., Puskar, K.R., Boucek, L., Riccelli, A., Cuddy,

M., Hagle, H., & Lindsay, D. (2015, July). Simulation training applied to screening, brief intervention, and

referral to treatment (SBIRT) in interprofessional groups of anesthesia students (InGAS). Presented at the

International Network for Doctoral Education in Nursing (INDEN) 2015 Biennial Conference: Innovative Models

for Doctoral Education in Nursing. San Juan, Puerto Rico: 5-6

15. Finnell, D., Mitchell, A.M., Savage, C.L., Kane, I., Kearns, R., Poole, N., Rizzo-Busak, H., & Coulson, S. (2015,

September). Alcohol screening and brief intervention: A self-paced program for nurses. Addiction Science &

Clinical Practice, 10 (Suppl 2): 018 http://www.ascpjournal.org/supplements/10/s2/018 [doi: 10.1186/1940-0640-

10-S2-018]

16. *+Neft, M., O'Donnell, J., Mitchell, A.M., Fioravanti M., Puskar, K., Boucek, L., Riccelli, A., Cuddy, M., Hagle,

H., Lindsay, D. (2015, September). The SBIRT-InGAS project: An interdisciplinary approach to teaching

screening for substance use. Presented at the Collaborating Across Borders V Conference - The Interprofessional

Journey: Advancing Integration and Impact. Roanoke, VA: 27

17. *+Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K., O'Donnell, J., Neft, M., Fioravanti, M., Hagle, H., Lindsay, D., Lincoln, P., Kameg,

B., & Jelicks. A. (2015, October). Interprofessional groups of anesthesia students: Educating interprofessional

teams utilizing screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) for alcohol and other drug use.

Journal of Nursing & Care, 4(5) (Suppl): 78 [dx.doi.org/10.4172/2167-1168.C1.013]

18. Mitchell, A.M. & Kane, I. (2015, October). Alcohol screening and brief intervention: Works to reduce harm.

Journal of Nursing & Care, 4(5) (Suppl): 79 [dx.doi.org/10.4172/2167-1168.C1.013] [Workshop Presentation]

19. *+Mitchell, A.M. (2016, October). Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) integration

into numerous settings and curricula. Journal of Nursing & Care, 5(8) (Suppl): 29 [dx.doi.org/10.4172/2167-

1168.C1.031]

20. *+Kane, I., Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K., Hagle, H., Lindsay, D., & Albrecht, S. (2016), December). Fetal alcohol

spectrum disorders (FASD) prevention and practice through national partnerships. Journal of Nursing & Care,

5(10) (Suppl): 51 [dx.doi.org/10.4172/2167-1168.C1.037]

21. +Pierce-Bulger, M., Edwards, A.E., Shaputnic, C., Knapp, E., & Mitchell, A.M. (2017, March). The nurse’s role

in alcohol screening and brief intervention (ASBI) as an FASD prevention strategy. Presented at the 7th

International Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders – Research: Results and Relevance 2017,

Vancouver, BC, Canada: 70

22. +Mitchell, A.M., Kane, I., Puskar, K., Hagle, H., & Lindsay, D. (2017, March). Interprofessional collaborative

partnerships to create healthy environments: Understanding fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Presented at the

Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) Conference - Building a Healthy Workplace: Best Practices in Clinical and

Academic Settings … Creating Healthy Work Environments. Indianapolis, IN:

https://stti.confex.com/stti/CHWE17/webprogran/Paper81751.html

23. Mitchell, A.M., Kmetz, L., Brill, C., Moriyama, Y., Sudo, K., Higuchi, K., Momose, E., & Watanabe, R. (2017,

May). Development of a transition to practice model based on QSEN competencies. Journal of Nursing & Care,

6(3) (Suppl): 30 [dx.doi.org/10.4172/2167-1168-C1-046]

24. Moriyama, Y., Sudo, K., Kurachi, E., Watanabe, R., Tanaka, J., Koga, H., Mitchell, A.M., Kmetz, L., & Brill, C.

(2017, May). Lean workcell can enhance the educational effects of QSEN in ward practices. Journal of Nursing

& Care, 6(3) (Suppl): 47 [dx.doi.org/10.4172/2167-1168-C1-046

25. *+Ma, L., Puskar, K., Kane, I., Knapp, E., & Mitchell, A.M. (2017, June). Promoting awareness of fetal alcohol

spectrum disorders (FASD) among Chinese health professionals and the Chinese public through a nursing

faculty champion. Presented at the 2017 U.S.-Sino Forum: Managing Chronic Illness across the Globe,

http://hdl.handle.net/10755/163526

https://stti.confex.com/stti/CHWE17/webprogran/Paper81751.html


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Pittsburgh, PA [Poster Presentation]: 47

National

1. *+Mitchell, A.M. & Kim, Y. (2002, April). Mental health outcomes in survivors of suicide. Presented at the 35th

Annual American Association of Suicidology (AAS) Conference: Suicide Prevention: Opportunities and

Challenges along the Continuum of Health and Illness. Washington, DC: 182

2. *+Grabiak, B.R., Kim, Y., Erlen, J.A., & Mitchell, A.M. (2005, April). Psychometric properties of the ways of

coping questionnaire in survivors of suicide. Presented at the 17th Annual Eastern Nursing Research Society

(ENRS) Scientific Session: Translational Research for Quality Health Outcomes, Affecting Practice and

Healthcare Policy Conference. New York, NY: electronic abstract Virginia Henderson International Nursing

Library, http://hdl.handle.net/10755/163526

3. Campbell, F. [Moderator] Schweitzer, J., Mitchell, A.M., & Chow, A. [Panelists]. (2009, April). Clinicians

working with survivors after a suicide. Presented at the 42nd Annual American Association of Suicidology (AAS)

Conference: A Global Agenda on the Science of Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery. San Francisco, CA

[Featured Panel]: 4

4. *+Patterson, G. & Mitchell, A.M. (2010, January/February). Non-pharmacological therapeutic techniques to

decrease agitation in the geriatric-psychiatric patient with dementia in a psychiatric hospital setting. Presented at

the National Gerontological Nursing Association (NGNA) Annual Conference: Gateway to a New Age. St. Louis,

MO: Geriatric Nursing, 31(1): 68

5. *Hagle, H., Puskar, K., Mitchell, A.M., Braxter, B., Fioravanti, M., Gotham, H.J., Houze, M., Kane, I., Lindsay,

D., Talcott, K.S., Terhorst, L., Woomer, G.R., & Burns, H.K. (2012, September). Teaching undergraduate nursing

students to use SBIRT in a culturally competent and relevant manner. Presented at the 25th Annual National

Prevention Network (NPN) Research Conference, Pittsburgh, PA: 14

6. *Boucek, L., Curran, R., Hong, B., Puskar, K., Hagle, H., Mitchell, A.M., Gotham, H., Braxter, B., Fioravanti,

M., Woomer, G.R., & Burns, H.K. (2012, November). SBIRT implementation: Undergraduate and graduate

students’ perspectives. Presented at the 26th Annual Conference of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association

(APNA): Fighting Stigma. Pittsburgh, PA: Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 19(1): 15

[doi:10.1177/1078390312471805]

7. *Fioravanti, M., Puskar, K., Hagle, H., Mitchell, A.M., Braxter, B., Gotham, H., Kane, I., Talcott, K., Terhorst,

L., Woomer, G.R., & Burns, H.K. (2012, November). Using simulation to teach cultural competency as a

component of SBIRT training. Presented at the 26th Annual Conference of the American Psychiatric Nurses

Association (APNA): Fighting Stigma. Pittsburgh, PA: Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association,

19(1): 15-16 [doi:10.1177/1078390312471805]

8. *+Mitchell, A.M., Hagle, H. Puskar, K., Braxter, B., Fioravanti, M., Gotham, Kane, I., Talcott, K., Terhorst, L.,

Woomer, G.R., & Burns, H.K. (2012, November). Student nurse practitioner’s attitudes toward working with

patients who use substances. Presented at the 26th Annual Conference of the American Psychiatric Nurses

Association (APNA): Fighting Stigma. Pittsburgh, PA: Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association,

19(1): 27 [doi:10.1177/1078390312471805]

9. *Puskar, K., Mitchell, A.M., Braxter, B., Fioravanti, M., Gotham, H.J., Hagle, H., Houze, M., Kane, I., Talcott,

K.S., Terhorst, L., Woomer, G.R., & Burns, H.K. (2012, November). Fighting stigma of patients who use

substances: Effects of addictions education on undergraduate nursing students’ attitudes. Presented at the 26th

Annual Conference of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA): Fighting Stigma. Pittsburgh, PA:

Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 19(1): 28 [doi:10.1177/1078390312471805]

http://hdl.handle.net/10755/163526


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10. Puskar, K., Mitchell, A.M., Albrecht, S., Frank, L., O’Donnell, J., Neft, M., Lee, H., Cuddy, M., Hagle, H., &

Lindsay, D. (2013, October). Transdisciplinary health professional education: Integrating interprofessional

competencies and alcohol and drug use screening. Presented at the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Global Forum on

Innovation in Health Professional Education: Assessing Health Professional Education: A Workshop. Washington

DC: Assessing Health Professional Education: Workshop Summary: C12

11. *Kane, I., Puskar, K., Mitchell, A.M., Albrecht, S., Hagle, H., Lindsay, D., Frank, L., Lee, H., & Fioravanti,

M. (2014, October). Interprofessional education online to promote healthcare prevention practice in rural areas:

Using screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT). Presented at the Association for the

Behavioral Sciences and Medical Education (ABSAME) 44th Anniversary Meeting: The Behavioral Science of

Interprofessional Education - Confronting Issues of Hierarchy and Power, Newport Beach, CA: 18

12. *Puskar, K., Mitchell, A.M., Kane, I., Frank, L., Hagle, H., & Albrecht, S. (2014, December). Strengthening

interprofessional collaborative practice to intervene with substance use in rural populations using online

technology. Presented at the Presented at the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry's (AAAP) 25th Annual

Meeting and Symposium, Aventura, FL [Poster Presentation]: 37

13. *+Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K., Hagle, H., & Lindsay, D. (2014, December). Final results of an interprofessional

emergency department screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) implementation project.

Presented at the Presented at the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry's (AAAP) 25th Annual Meeting and

Symposium, Aventura, FL [Poster Presentation]: 49

14. *+Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K., Hagle, H., & Lindsay, D. (2015, January). Final results of an interprofessional

emergency department screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) implementation project.

American Journal on Addictions, 24(1): 77-78

15. *Puskar, K., Mitchell, A.M., Hagle, H., Albrecht, S., Lindsay, D., Frank, L., Kane, I., Lee, H., Fioravanti, M.,

Lincoln, P., & Talcott, K. (2015, February). Building relationships through collaboration: An interprofessional

project impacting substance use in rural areas. Presented at the 28th Annual Conference of the American

Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA): Building Connections: Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Perspectives,

Indianapolis, IN: Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 21(1): 58-59 [doi:

10.1177/1078390314563922]

16. *+Mitchell, A.M., Neft, M., O'Donnell, J., Cuddy, M., Puskar, K., Hagle, H., Lindsay, D., Fioravanti, M.,

Lincoln, P., & Talcott, K. (2015, February). An education program to address patient and colleague substance

misuse in anesthesia. Presented at the 28th Annual Conference of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association

(APNA): Building Connections: Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Perspectives, Indianapolis, IN: Journal of the

American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 21(1): 59 [doi: 10.1177/1078390314563922]

17. *+Neft, M., O'Donnell, J.M., Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K.R., Kane, I., Fioravanti, M., Boucek, L., Cuddy, M.,

Ricelli, A., Ambrosino, A., Hagle, H., & Lindsay, D. (2015, April). Screening, brief intervention, referral to

treatment (SBIRT) for Interprofessional Groups of Anesthesia Students (InGAS). Presented at the National

Academies of Practice (NAP) Conference: Engaging the Patient and Family in Patient-Centered Care: An

Interprofessional Approach, Alexandria VA [Poster Presentation]: 42

18. *+Neft, M., O'Donnell, J.M., Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K.R., Kane, I., Fioravanti, M., Boucek, L., Cuddy, M.,

Riccelli, A., Ambrosino, A., Hagle, H., Lindsay, D., & Lincoln, P. (2015, June). Interprofessional groups of

anesthesia students (InGAS) in screening, brief intervention, referral to treatment (SBIRT) in substance use

disorders: The SBIRT-InGAS Project. Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice, 1(2): 65 [doi:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.xjep.2015.07.042]

19. *+Ambrosino, A., Riccelli, A.E., Mitchell, A.M., Fioravanti, M., & Lindsay, D. (2015, June). Interprofessional

collaborative approach to screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT). Presented at the 92nd

Annual American Dental Hygienists Association (ADHA) Center for Lifelong Learning (CLL) Conference,


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Nashville, TN [Poster Presentation]: 13

20. *+Kane, I., Hagle, H., Mitchell, A.M., Albrecht S., Puskar, K., Lindsay, D., & Knapp, E. (2015, October).

Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) across multiple settings: An exercise in

interprofessional education and collaborative practice. Presented at the Association for the Behavioral Sciences

and Medical Education (ABSAME) 45th Anniversary Meeting - IPECP: Linking the Arts and Sciences to

Promote Patient-Centered Care Conference, Minneapolis, MN [Panel Discussion]: 15-16

21. +Kameg, B., Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K., Kane, I., Nativio, D., Neft, M., Cerepani, M.J., Hagle, H., & Lindsay, D.

(2016, March). University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing (Pitt SoN): SBIRT product development. Presented at

the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) 2016 Grantee Meeting, Bethesda,

MD [Poster Presentation]: 7

22. *+Neft, M., O'Donnell, J.M., Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K.R., Fioravanti, M., Boucek, L., Hagle, H., Lindsay, D.,

Lincoln, P., & Cuddy, M. (2016, April). Screening, brief intervention, referral to treatment (SBIRT) for

Interprofessional Groups of Anesthesia Students (InGAS). Presented at the National Academies of Practice

(NAP) Conference - Interprofessional Practice and Education: Embracing Transformational Change, Baltimore,

MD [Poster Presentation]: 28

Regional

1. *Mitchell, A.M. (1992, November). Nursing postvention for survivors of suicide. Presented at the West Virginia

Nurses’ Association 1992 Research Symposium: Creating Excellence: Nursing’s Agenda. White Sulphur Springs,

WV: 6

2. *Mitchell, A.M. & Constantino, R.E. (1993, March). Nursing postvention for suicide survivors. Presented at the

17th Annual Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS) Research Conference: Nursing Research and Its

Multidisciplinary Dimensions. Cleveland, OH: 104

3. *+Mitchell, A.M., Lindsay, D., O’Donnell, J., Neft, M., Cuddy, M., Puskar, K., Fioravanti, M., Talcott, K., Hagle,

H., Lincoln, P., & Boucek, L. (2013, September). Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT)

for interprofessional groups of anesthesia students (InGAS). Presented at the West Michigan 6th Annual

Interprofessional Education Initiative & Collaborative Practice Conference: Obtaining the Highest Quality at the

Lowest Cost: The Case for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice. Grand Rapids, MI: 32

4. Lindsay, D., Puskar, K., Mitchell, A.M., & Albrecht, S. (2013, September). Clinical agency education partnership

for interprofessional education and practice targets substance use in rural areas. Presented at the West Michigan

6th Annual Interprofessional Education Initiative & Collaborative Practice Conference: Obtaining the Highest

Quality at the Lowest Cost: The Case for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice. Grand Rapids,

MI: 20

5. *+Neft, M., O'Donnell, J., Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K., Cuddy, M., Fioravanti, M., Boucek, L., Talcott, K.,

Lindsay, D., Hagle, H., & Lincoln, P. (2015, March). Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment

(SBIRT): Interprofessional groups of anesthesia students (InGAS). Presented at the University of Pittsburgh,

School of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International, Eta Chapter, Scholars Night, Pittsburgh, PA [Poster

Presentation]: 6

6. *+Kameg, B., Mitchell, A.M., Hagle, H., Kane, I., Lindsay, D., Albrecht, S., & Puskar, K. (2016, March).

Alcohol screening and brief intervention (Alcohol SBI) and Women: Education for healthcare professionals.

Presented at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International, Eta Chapter,

Scholars Night, Pittsburgh, PA [Poster Presentation]: 9


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7. *+Mahmoud, K.F., Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K., & Lindsay, D. (2016, March). The effects of screening, brief

intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) on undergraduate nursing students' stigma towards working with

alcohol and opioid users. Presented at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau

International, Eta Chapter, Scholars Night, Pittsburgh, PA [Poster Presentation]: 14

Invited Articles and Abstracts/*Denotes Data-Based Articles/+Denotes Senior Author or Principal Investigator

1. *+Mitchell, A.M., Kim, Y., Mortimer-Stephens, M.K., & Prigerson, H.G. (2003, May). Complicated grief during

acute bereavement in suicide survivors. Proceedings of the Suicide Survivor Research Workshop, sponsored by

the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP),

Bethesda, MD [Invited Paper]

2. *+Mitchell, A.M. & Kim, Y. (2003, May). Debriefing approaches with suicide survivors. Proceedings of the

Suicide Survivor Research Workshop, sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), Bethesda, MD [Invited Abstract]

3. +Mitchell, A.M., Sakraida, T.J., & Zalice, K.K. (2005). Disaster care: Psychological considerations. [Review]

Nursing Clinics of North America, 40(3): 535-550 [doi: 10.1016/j.cnur.2005.04.006] [Invited Article]

4. +Mitchell, A.M., Garand, L., Dean, D., Panzak, G., & Taylor, M. (2005). Suicide assessment in hospital

emergency departments: Implications for patient satisfaction and compliance. Topics in Emergency Medicine,

27(4): 302-312 [AN: 2009069804] [Invited Article]

5. Garand, L., Mitchell, A.M., Dietrick, A., Hijjawi, S.P., & Pan, D. (2006). Suicide in older adults: Nursing

assessment of suicide risk. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 27(4): 355-370 [doi: 10.1080/01612840600569633]

[Invited Article]

6. +Mitchell, A.M. & Dysart-gale, D. (2007-2008). Complicated grief and bereavement. Mental Notes Knowledge

Leads to Change, Canadian Association Publishers, 2007/2008: 22-23 [Invited Article]

7. *+Patterson, G. & Mitchell, A.M. (2010). Non-pharmacological therapeutic techniques to decrease agitation in

the geriatric-psychiatric dementia patient in a psychiatric hospital setting. Geriatric Nursing, 31(1): 68 [doi:

10.1016/j.gerinurse.2009.11.007] [Invited Abstract]

8. +Mitchell, A.M., Kameg, K., & Founds, S. (2010). An overview of opiate use during pregnancy: An evidence-

based approach to treatment. Minerva Psichiatrica, 51(4): 271-280 [E.ISSN: 1827-1731] [Invited Article]

9. +Mitchell, A.M., Hagle, H., & Talcott, K. (2012). Revealing the colors: Managing suicide risk in the substance

use population. National Council Magazine: Sharing Best Practices in Mental Health & Addictions Treatment,

2012(2): 80 [Invited Article]

10. +Kameg, B., Knapp, E., Pierce-Bulger, M., & Mitchell, A.M. (2017). Educational opportunities for FASD

prevention. Journal of Addictions Nursing, , 28(2): 53-54 [doi: 10.1097/JAN.0000000000000170] [Invited Guest

Editorial]

Invited Book Chapters/*Denotes Data-Based Articles/+Denotes Senior Author or Principal Investigator

1. +Bruno, A. & Mitchell, A.M. (1999). Mental health clients in the community, (pp. 249-278). In Martha Ayers,

Audrei A. Bruno, & Rae W. Langhorn (Eds.). Community-Based Nursing Care: Making the Transition, St. Louis,

MO: Mosby [Invited Chapter]

2. +Mitchell, A.M., Hoffman, R.L., Zalice, K.K., & Chmielewski, J.U. (2003). Psychological and psychosocial

issues and care in the transplant patient, (pp. 88-94). In Etsuko Soeda (Ed.). Organ Transplant Nursing, Tokyo,

Japan: Gakken Publishing [Invited Chapter]


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3. +Mitchell, A.M., Sakraida, T.J., & Zalice, K.K. (2004). Effectiveness of psychological debriefings for the

prevention of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), (CD21-5, pp. 39-49). In Bernadette M. Melnyk & Ellen

Fineout-Overholt (Eds.). Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare: A Guide to Best Practice,

Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins [Invited Chapter]

4. *+Mitchell, A.M. & Wesner, S. (2011). A bereavement crisis debriefing intervention for survivors after a suicide,

(pp. 397-402). In John R. Jordan &John L. McIntosh (Eds.). Grief after Suicide: Understanding the Consequences

and Caring for the Survivors, New York, NY: Taylor & Francis Group, Routledge Publishers [Invited Chapter]

5. *+Jordan, J.R., Feigelman, W., McMenamy, J., & Mitchell, A.M. (2011). Research on the needs of survivors, (pp.

115-132). In John R. Jordan & John L. McIntosh (Eds.). Grief after Suicide: Understanding the Consequences and

Caring for the Survivors, New York, NY: Taylor & Francis Group, Routledge Publishers [Invited Chapter]

6. +Mitchell, A.M., Kane, I., Kameg, K.M., Spino, E.R., & Hong, B. (2013). Integrated management of self-directed

injury, (pp. 362-387). In Kathleen R. Tusaie & Joyce J. Fitzpatrick (Eds.). Advanced Practice Psychiatric

Nursing: Integrating Psychotherapy, Psychopharmacology, and Complementary and Alternative Approaches,

New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, LLC [Invited Chapter]

7. +Mitchell, A.M., Kane, I., Havill, A., & Cassesse, C. (2013). Self-directed violence and the forensic nurse, (pp.

176-194). In Rose E. Constantino, Patricia A. Crane, & Susan E. Young (Eds.). Forensic Nursing: Evidence-

Based Principles and Practice, Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis Company [Invited Chapter]

8. *La Rue, E.M., Karimi, H.A., Mitchell, A.M., & Zhang, J.Y. (2013). The architecture and early findings of a

working SMS-based system for individuals with mild to moderate depression, (pp. 20-32). In Ricardo Martinho,

Rui Rijo, Maria M. Cruz-Cunha, & Joao Varajao (Eds.). Information Systems and Technologies for Enhancing

Health and Social Care, Hershey, PA: IGI Global [Invited Chapter]

9. +Mitchell, A.M. & Kameg, K. (2013). Critical incident stress syndrome, (pp. 130-131). In Peter T. Bobrowsky

(Ed.) Encyclopedia of Natural Hazards, Heidelberg: Springer Dordrecht [Invited Chapter]

10. +Mitchell, A.M., Kane, I., Kameg, K.M., Stark, K. & Kameg, B. (2016). Integrated management of self-directed

injury, (pp. 443-477). In Kathleen R. Tusaie & Joyce J. Fitzpatrick (Eds.). Advanced Practice Psychiatric

Nursing: Integrating Psychotherapy, Psychopharmacology, and Complementary and Alternative Approaches

Across the Life Span, (2nd Ed.) New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, LLC [Invited Chapter]

Invited NIMH/AFSP Presentations/*Denotes Data-Based Articles/+Denotes Senior Author or Principal Investigator

1. *+Mitchell, A.M. & Kim, Y. (2003, May). Debriefing approaches with suicide survivors. Proceedings from the

Suicide Survivor Research Workshop, sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), Bethesda, MD

2. *+Mitchell, A.M., Kim, Y., Mortimer-Stephens, M.K., & Prigerson, H.G. (2003, May). Complicated grief during

acute bereavement in suicide survivors. Proceedings from the Suicide Survivor Research Workshop, sponsored by

the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP),

Bethesda, MD

Media and Electronic Related Coverage/*Denotes Data-Based Articles/+Denotes Senior Author or Principal

Investigator

1. *Jackson, V.A., Sullivan, A.M., Gadmer, N.M., Seltzer, D., Mitchell, A.M., Lakoma, M.D., Arnold, R.M., &

Block, S.D. (2003, August). A physicians emotions: Physicians’ emotional responses to patients’ deaths increase

with length of care. University of Pittsburgh Researchers: Website that ran the story on physicians’ emotional

responses to patient deaths: http://www.healthnewsdigest.com/news/hlth_emotions-30.html

http://www.healthnewsdigest.com/news/hlth_emotions-30.html


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2. Mitchell, A.M. (2005, September). Interviewed by Karen Patterson from NurseWeek, South Central Region,

regarding psychological triage and the psychological impact of Hurricane Katrina: Quoted in Nursing Spectrum

Online: Hurricane Katrina Special Coverage Issue

3. Mitchell, A.M. & Velghe, M. (2008, April). International organizations interfacing with each other: A

memorandum of agreement: PowerPoint presentation available on the Western Australian, Events WA PTY LTD

Conference Planning Committee’s website: http://www.eventswa.com.au

4. Mitchell, A.M. (2008, May). Survivors of suicide: A decade of perspective and clinical application: Live audio

broadcast presentation available on the National Contemporary Forums Conference, Planning Committee’s

website: http:www.cforums.com

5. *+Mitchell, A.M., Crane, P.A., & Kim, Y. (2008). Perceived stress in survivors of suicide: Psychometric

properties of the perceived stress scale. Research in Nursing and Health, published online 30 April 2008 at

http://www.interscience.wiley.com/journal [doi: 10.1002/nur.20284]

6. Mitchell, A.M. (2009, March). Invited Facilitator and Participant: PICTURE THIS: Mental Health in Pittsburgh,

Entertainment Industries Council (EIC) and WPXI, Channel 11 News: Livestream Webcast

7. +Mitchell A.M., Fioravanti, M., Founds, S., Hoffman, R.L., & Libman, R. (2010). Using simulation to bridge

communication and cultural barriers in health care encounters: Report of an international workshop. Clinical

Simulation in Nursing, 6(5): e193-e198) [Featured Article] at http://nursingsimulation.org/search [doi:

10.1016/j.ecns.2009.10.001]

8. Williams, A., Hagle, H., Mitchell, A.M., Kane, I., & Rutkowski, B.A. (2012, November). SBIRT: An overview

and introduction. Webinar ID: 478-431-294, sponsored by the National SBIRT ATTC and the National Council

for Community Behavioral Healthcare, at https://www3.gotomeeting.com/pjoin/478431294/105004664

9. *Terhorst, L., Gotham, H.J., Puskar, K.R., Mitchell, A.M., Talcott, K., Braxter, B., Hagle, H., Fioravanti, M., &

Woomer, G.R. (2013). Confirming the factor structure of the alcohol and alcohol problems questionnaire

(AAPPQ) in a sample of baccalaureate nursing students. Research in Nursing and Health, published online 30

April 2013 at Wiley InterScience (http://www.interscience.wiley.com/journal/) [doi: 10.1002/nur.21537]

10. *Moore, M., Maple, M., Mitchell, A.M., & Cerel, J. (2013). Challenges and opportunities for suicide

bereavement research: The experience of ethical board review. CRISIS: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and

Suicide Prevention, e-offprint published online 4 June 2013 at http://www.hogrefe.com/journals [doi:

10.1027/0227-5910/a000191]

11. *Terhorst, L., Hutchinson, S.L., Sorbero, M.J., Mitchell, A.M., Dogin, J.W., & Stein, B.D. (2014). Psychometric

investigation of a brief measure of outcomes in children’s mental health [Brief Report]. Community Mental

Health Journal, e-pub published online 8 June 2013 at http://link.springer.com/journal/10597 [doi:

10.1007/s10597-013-9627-1]

12. *Allison, V.L., Nativio, D.G., Mitchell, A.M., Ren, D., & Yuhasz, J. (2013). Identifying symptoms of depression

and anxiety in students in the school setting. The Journal of School Nursing, published online 7 August 2013 at

http://jsn.sagepub.com/content/early/2013/08/05/1059840513500076 [doi: 10.1177/1059840513500076]

13. Kane, I. Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K.R., Hagle, H., Talcott, K., Fioravanti, M., Droppa, M., Luongo, P.F., &

Lindsay, D. (2014). Identifying at risk individuals for drug and alcohol dependence: Teaching the competency to

students in classroom and clinical settings. Nurse Educator, published online 15 February 2014 at

http://[email protected] [doi: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000000035]

14. *Puskar, K., Mitchell, A.M., Kane, I., Hagle, H., & Talcott, K.S. (2014). Faculty buy-in to teach alcohol and drug

use screening. Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, published online 26 August 2014 at

http://www.healio.com/nursing/journals/jcen/2014-9-45-9/%7B440074a3-1362-47fl-8233-14fbca352b36%7D

http://www.eventswa.com.au/

http://www.interscience.wiley.com/journal/

http://nursingsimulation.org/search

https://www3.gotomeeting.com/pjoin/478431294/105004664),

http://www.interscience.wiley.com/journal/


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[doi: 10.3928/00220124-20140826-03]

15. *+Mitchell, A.M., Chiappetta, L., Boucek, L., Cain, M., Patterson, G., Owens, K., Herisko, C., & Stark, K.H.

(2014). Nonpharmacological therapeutic techniques to decrease agitation in geriatric psychiatric patients with

dementia. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, published online 28 October 2014 at

http://www.npjournal.org/article/S1555-4155(14)00880-0/abstract [doi: 10.3928/00989134-20141014-02]


Alcohol and other drug use screenings by nurse practitioners: Clinical issues and costs. The Journal for Nurse

Practitioners, published online 4 February 2015 at http://www.npjournal.org/article/S1555-4155(14)00880-

0/abstract [doi: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2014.12.007]

17. *Puskar, K. & Mitchell, A.M. (2015). Online interprofessional education and practice for health care

professionals improves substance us treatment capacity. MD Conference Express,

http://www.mdconferenceexpress.com/News.aspx?cid=cf8ad86b-3159-4f96-8b49-13eac822f33c


Alcohol and other drug use screenings by nurse practitioners: Policy implications. The Journal for Nurse

Practitioners, published online 13 March 2015 at http://www.npjournal.org/article/S1555-4155(14)00820-

4/abstract [doi: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2014.11.025]

19. Mitchell, A.M., Fioravanti, M., Kane, I., Puskar, K., Hagle, H., & Boucek, L. (2015). A call to for universal

alcohol, drug screening. American Journal of Nursing, published online 29 May 2015 at

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26017980 [doi: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000466294.87304.ce]

20. *+Hagle, H., Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K., Kane, I., Lindsay, D., Houze, M., & Knapp, E. (2015, October-

November). Implementation of screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT): Crosscutting

students and settings. American Public Health Association (APHA) Online Program

https://apha.confex.com/apha/143am/webprogram/Paper326997.html

21. *+Kane, I., Mitchell, A.M., Aiello, J., Hagle, H., Lindsay, D., Talcott, K.S., & Boucek, L. (2015). Screening,

brief intervention, and referral to treatment education for emergency nurses in 5 hospitals: Implementation steps

and hurdles. Journal of Emergency Nursing, published online 28 August 2015 at

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26324209 [doi: 10.1016/j.jen.2015.07.011]

22. McKnight-Eily, L.R., Porter, B., King, D.K., Mitchell, A.M., & Kane, I. (2015, October). Alcohol screening and

brief intervention: How to do it and how to implement it in your practice. Presented at the 18th Annual Nurse

Practitioners in Women's Health (NPWH) 18th Annual NPWH Premier Women's Healthcare Conference, Salt

Lake City, UT [Workshop Presentation] https://www.npwh.org/events/sessions/details/450

23. *Beer, D., Stark, S., Mitchell, A.M., Chiappetta, L., Ortenzio, S., & Herisko, C. (2015, October).

Effectiveness of a psychiatric nurse residency program. Presented at the American Psychiatric Nurses Association

(APNA) 29th Annual Conference - Collaborating in an Evolving Health Care System Opportunities to Advance

Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing, Lake Buena Vista, FL [Poster Presentation]

http://www.eventscribe.com/2015/posters/APNA/SplitViewer.asp?PID=MjAyODA2MTE1Ng

24. *Hagle, H., Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K., Kane, I., Lindsay, D., Houze, M., Knapp, E. (2015, November).

Implementation of screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT): Crosscutting students and

settings. Presented at the American Public health Association (APHA) 143rd Annual Meeting and Expo, Chicago,

IL [Poster Presentation] https://apha.confex.com/apha/143am/webprogram/Session45230.html

25. *Herisko, C., Puskar, K., Mitchell, A.M., Habib, M.W., & Ren, D. (2015). Medical emergency teams response

processes for behavioral health inpatient units: Implications for nursing education. Issues in Mental Health

Nursing, published online 6 October 2015 at

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/01612840.2015.1021937#.VINKGpiFOEU [doi:


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10.3109/01612840.2015.1021937]

26. *+Spino, E., Kameg, K.M., Cline, T.W., Terhorst, L., & Mitchell, A.M. (2016). Impact of social support on

symptoms of depression and loneliness in survivors bereaved by suicide. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing,

published online 17 February 2016 at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/SO883941716000467

[doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2016.02.001]

27. *Puskar, K., Lee, H., Mitchell, A.M., Kane, I., Albrecht, S.A., Frank, L.R., Hagle, H., Lindsay, D., & Houze, M.

(2016). Interprofessional collaborative education for substance use screening: Rural areas and challenges. Online

Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care, 16 (1) published online 26 April 2016 at http://dx.doi.org/

10.14574/ojrnhc.v16i1.385 [doi: 10.14574/ojrnhc.v16i1.385]

28. *+Mitchell, A.M., Mahmoud, K.F., Puskar, K., Hagle, H., Lindsay, D., & Knapp, E. (2016). Screening, brief

intervention, and referral to treatment for advanced practice nurses. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, published

online 30 April 2016 at http://www.npjournal.org/article/S1555-4155(16)3004-6/fulltext [doi:

10.1016/j.nurpra.2016.03.018]

29. *Puskar, K., Mitchell, A.M., Albrecht, S., Frank, L.R. Kane, I., Hagle, H., Lindsay, D., Lee, H., Fioravanti, M.,

& Talcott, K.S, (2016). Interprofessional collaborative practice incorporating training for alcohol and drug use

screening for healthcare providers in rural areas. Journal of Interprofessioanl Care. Published online 13 June 2016

at http://www.tandfonline.com/ijic [doi: 10.1080/13561820.2016.1178219]

30. *Puskar, K., Kane, I., Heeyoung L., Mitchell, A.M., Albrecht, S., Frank, L., Hagle, H., Lindsay, D., & Houze, M.

(2016). Interprofessional screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) education for registered

nurses and behavioral health professionals. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, published online 7 July 2016 at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01612840.2016.1198946 [doi: 10.1080/01612840.2016.1198946]

31. *+Mitchell, A.M. & Terhorst, L. (2016). PTSD symptoms in survivors bereaved by suicide of a significant other.

Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, published online 15 October 2016 at

http://jap.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/1078390316673716v1.pdf?ijkey=tywFTg7ybFFAL0N&keytype=finit e [doi: 10.1177/1078390316673716]

32. *+Mitchell, A.M., Kane, I., Lindsay, D., Hagle, H., Puskar, K., Aiello, J., Boucek, L., & Knapp, E. (2016).

Educating emergency department registered nurses (EDRNs) in screening, brief intervention, and referral to

treatment (SBIRT): Changes in attitudes and knowledge over time. International Emergency Nursing, published

online 17 December 2016 at http://www.internationalemergencynursing.com [doi: 10.1016/j.ienj.2016.12.003]

33. *+Pavlov, A., Kameg, K., Cline, T. W., Chiapetta, L., Stark, S., & Mitchell, A.M. (2017). Music therapy as a

non-pharmacological intervention for anxiety in patients with a thought disorder. Issues in Mental Health

Nursing, published online 21 February 2017 at

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/0612840.2016.1264516?needAccess=true [doi:

10.1080/01612840.2016.1264516]

Newsletters

1. Mitchell, A.M., Constantino, R.E., & Bruno, A.A. (1993, May). Helping someone who has lost a spouse through

suicide. THEOS International Foundation Newsletter, 3(5): 2

2. Mitchell, A.M. & Garand, L. (2002, Fall). A holistic approach for coping with depression. News & Views: ALS

Association of Western Pennsylvania Chapter Newsletter, 19(4): 4

3. Mitchell, A.M. & Garand, L. (2003, January). A holistic approach for coping with anxiety. Pittsburgh Boomers,

4(12): 4

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4. Mitchell, A.M. (2006, April-May). An investigation of suicide survivor’s perceptions of bereavement services.

Vital Signs, 49(2): 2

5. Mitchell, A.M., Hagle, H., & Talcott, K. (2012). Revealing the colors: Managing suicide risk in the substance use

population. National Council Magazine: Sharing Best Practices in Mental Health & Addictions Treatment,

2012(2): 80

6. Neft, M., Mitchell, A.M., O’Donnell, J., Puskar, K., Fioravanti, M., Hagle, H., & Lindsay, D. (2014). Screening,

brief intervention, and referral to treatment for interprofessional groups of anesthesia students: The SBIRT-

InGAS project. American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) News Bulletin, 68(1): 22

7. Neft, M., Mitchell, A.M., O'Donnell, J., Cuddy, M., Riccelli, A., Hagle, H., & Houze, M. (2014, Winter). The

screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT)-for interprofessional groups of anesthesia students

(InGAS) project. Sigma Theta Tau International, Eta Chapter Digest, Winter: 1

8. *+Facinni, B., Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K., Kane, I., & Lindsay, D. (2015, Summer/Fall). The use of SBIRT as an

effective practice in emergency departments. ABSAME: A Forum for Interdisciplinary Exchange, 45(1): 6, 8

9. +Kameg, B., Knapp, E., Kane, I., King, D., Porter, B., Shaputnic, C., & Mitchell, A.M. (2016, May). Community

and public health nursing: Focus on the prevention of alcohol exposed pregnancies (AEPs) and fetal alcohol

spectrum disorders (FASDs). ACHNE Accents: Newsletter of the Association of Community Health Nursing

Educators, IV(II): 6-12

Audio-Visual Materials

1. “Interpersonal Relationship Skills Training Program” (1978) including: A manual for the therapist, the client, and

a training video-tape. Counsel House Psychiatric Day Treatment Center, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania

2. “Learn to Relax” (1986) including: A manual for the client and a clinical audio-tape. Western Psychiatric Institute

and Clinic, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

3. “Mental Status Video: Focus on Depression and Suicide” (2016) including: A videogame. University of

Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA [with Ann M. Mitchell and Brayden Kameg]

Webinars

1. “Interprofessional Collaborative Practice: Targeting Substance Use in Rural Populations: The Dialogue Webinar

Series” (December 9 and 12, 2013 and January 13 and 31, 2014): University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing and

Graduate School of Public Health and the Institute for Research, Education, and Training in Addictions

(IRETA) [with Ann M. Mitchell, Irene Kane, and Holly Hagle]

2. “SBIRT: Implementing SBIRT in Multiple Nursing Settings: The Nitty Gritty Series” (December 17, 2014):

University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing and the National SBIRT Addiction Technology and Transfer Center

(ATTC) [with Ann M. Mitchell, Kimberly Talcott, and Holly Hagle]

3. “Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment” (April 29, 2015): University of Pittsburgh School of

Nursing and the National SBIRT Addiction Technology and Transfer Center (ATTC) [with Ann M. Mitchell,

Mary Jo Cerepani, and Holly Hagle]

3. “Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention Part 1: What Nursing Faculty Need to Know” (October 1, 2015):

American Association of Colleges of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, and the National

SBIRT Addiction Technology and Transfer Center (ATTC) [with Ann M. Mitchell, Kathryn Puskar, Irene Kane,

and Holly Hagle]


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5. “Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention Part 2: Integration into Undergraduate Nursing Curricula” (November

5, 2015): American Association of Colleges of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, and the

National SBIRT Addiction Technology and Transfer Center (ATTC) [with Ann M. Mitchell, Kathryn Puskar,

Irene Kane, and Holly Hagle]

6. “Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention Part 3: Integration into Graduate Nursing Curricula” (December

3, 2015): American Association of Colleges of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Johns

Hopkins University School of Nursing, and the National SBIRT Addiction Technology and Transfer Center

(ATTC) [with Ann M. Mitchell, Kathryn Puskar, Irene Kane, Deborah Finnell, and Holly Hagle]

7. “Integrating Motivational Interviewing (MI) Techniques for Brief Intervention into the Curriculum” (April 27,

2016): NORC at the University of Chicago, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, University of

Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, and the National SBIRT Addiction

Technology and Transfer Center (ATTC) [with Ann M. Mitchell, Deborah Finnell, and Holly Hagle]

8. “Using Case Studies for Integrating SBIRT into a Nursing Curriculum” (May 4, 2016): NORC at the University

of Chicago, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Johns

Hopkins University School of Nursing, and the National SBIRT Addiction Technology and Transfer Center

(ATTC) [with Ann M. Mitchell, Deborah Finnell, and Holly Hagle]

9. “Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) and Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention (Alcohol SBI): What

Public Health Nurses Need to Know” (May 17, 2016): Association of Public Health Nurses, University of

Pittsburgh School of Nursing, and University of California, San Diego [with Ann M. Mitchell, Irene Kane, and

Carolyn Shaputnic]

10. “The CDC Implementation Guide on Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention: What PHNs Should Know”

(December 6, 2016): Association of Public Health Nurses, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, University

of Alaska Anchorage, and Nurse Practitioners for Women’s Health [with Ann M. Mitchell, Irene Kane, Diane

King, Beth Kelsey, and Susan Rawlins]

Dissertation, Thesis, and Other Work

1. Mitchell, A.M. & Countermine, S. (1978, June). Proposal for the development of a mental health residential

program for Centre County: An evaluation of community need. Centre County MH/MR Department

2. Mitchell, A.M. (1979, August). Participation in parent effectiveness training and parental attitudes and behaviors:

A long-term comparison. Master's Thesis, Pennsylvania State University

3. Mitchell, A.M. (1987, August). The readmission of geriatric patients to an acute care psychiatric hospital: An

examination of relevant characteristics. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh

RESEARCH

Project Director/Principal Investigator Education or Training Grants

2014-present Principal Investigator, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD): Prevention through

Partnerships

[Project Coordinator: Irene Kane, PhD, RN]

Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) [1U84DD001135-03]

[$985,335]

2014-present Project Director [Principal investigator], SBIRT Training for Nurse Practitioners

across the Lifespan



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Funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

[1U79TI025365-03]

[$864,318]

2014-present Principal Investigator, Screening and Brief Intervention (SBI): Workforce Expansion

for Nurse Leaders


Funded by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) through the

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) [WIP number: 02-117WIPFA14-

UPITT] (FAIN #: U36OE000003)

[$250,000]

2012-2016 Project Director [Principal Investigator], Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral

to Treatment (SBIRT) for Interprofessional Groups of Anesthesia Students (InGAS)

[Project Coordinator: John O’Donnell, DrPH, CRNA]

Funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) [D09HP25025]

[$1,083,384]

2011-2015 Project Director [Principal Investigator], Emergency Department Registered

Nurses (EDRN) and Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment

(SBIRT)



[$781,413]

2011-2014 Principal Investigator, Development of Nurse Practitioner Students’ (NPS) Skills

in Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) for Alcohol and

Other Drug (AOD) Use

Funded by the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Faculty Practice Council,

Distinguished Clinical Scholar (DCS) Award

[$45,531]

Project Coordinator/Project Director Education or Training Grants

2012-2016 Project Coordinator, Interprofessional Collaborative Practice (IPCP) Targeting

Substance Use in Rural Populations

[Project Director: Kathryn Puskar, DrPH, RN, FAAN]

Funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) [UD7HP25060]

[$1,236,122]

2009-2013 Project Coordinator, Addiction Training for Nurses using Screening, Brief

Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (ATN-SBIRT Program)

[Project Director: Helen Burns, PhD, RN, FAAN; then Kathryn Puskar, DrPH, RN,

FAAN]


[$666,298]

1991-1995 Project Director [Coordinator], Nursing Postvention for Widows and Widowers

[Principatl Investigator: Rose Constantino, PhD, RN, JD, FAAN]

Funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) [R01 NR002108]

[$436,201]


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Principal Investigator Research Grants

2008-2011 Principal Investigator, Non-Pharmacological Interventions to Decrease Agitation

in Patients with Dementia

[Mentor to: Dawn Decicco, MSN, RN; Michelle Cain, BSN, RN; Georgia Patterson,

RN; and Lynn Boucek, Post-BSN Certificate Student]

Funded by the Beckwith Institute for Innovation in Practice Award

[$7,500]

2007-2010 Principal Investigator, Pregnant Opiate-Addicted Females: Their Perceptions

of Treatment Needs

[Mentor to: Barbara Ferdiani, MSN, RN; and Megan Westcott, BSN, RN]

Funded by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, District #6, Research Committee

[$500]

2006-2009 Principal Investigator, Caregiver Burden in St. Kitts: Implications for Health Service

Delivery

[Co-Investigator: Deborah Dysart-Gale, PhD, RN]

Funded by the University Center for International Studies, Hewlett International Small

Grants Committee

[$1,600]

2004-2009 Principal Investigator, Suicide Survivors Perceptions of Bereavement Services

[Co-Investigator: Mary Beth Happ, PhD, RN]

Funded by the University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, Department of Health &

Community Systems

[$350]

2001-2004 Principal Investigator, End-of-Life Care: A Transcultural Comparison

[Co-Investigator: Etsuko Soeda, MSN, RN]

Funded by the University Center for International Studies, Hewlett International Small

Grants Committee

[$1,518]

1999-2003 Principal Investigator, Evaluation of Critical Incident Stress Debriefing for Survivors of

Suicide: A One-Year Follow-up

[Co-Investigator: Karen Evanczuk, PhD, CRNP]

Funded by the Center for Research in Chronic Disorders (CRCD), Competitive Renewal,

National Institutes of Health/NINR [P30 NR003924]

[$8,426.50]

1997-2001 Principal Investigator, Evaluation of CISD Intervention for Survivors of Suicide or

Sudden, Unnatural Death


Funded by the University of Pittsburgh, Central Research Development Fund (CRDF)

[$14,000]

1997-2001 Principal Investigator, Evaluation of CISD Intervention for Survivors of Suicide


Funded by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) Institutional Grant,

Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic (WPIC)

[$10,000]


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Co-Investigator Research Grants

2010-2013 Co-Investigator, Development of Emotional State SMS Queries and Responses for the

Mobile COMPANION System

[Principal Investigator: Elizabeth LaRue, PhD]

Funded by the University of Pittsburgh, Center for Research and Evaluation,

CRE Pilot/Feasibility Study Program

[$13,794]

2007-2010 Co-Investigator, Caregiver Depression, Emergent Technology, and Therapeutic

Communication in the Computer-Mediated Environment

[Principal Investigator: Deborah Dysart-Gale, PhD, RN]

Funded by the Networking the Americas Consortium of Nursing and Allied Health

(NACNAH) for International Cooperation

[$500]

2005-2008 Co-Investigator, Prevalence of Depression in Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery

[Principal Ivestigator: Janet Cipkala-Gaffin, MSN, RN]

Funded by the University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health

[$5,000]

2000-2003 Co-Nurse Investigator, Nurses Emotional Responses to Patient Deaths,

as an ancillary study to: Physicians Emotional Responses to Patient Deaths

[Principal Investigator: Robert Arnold, MD; Co-Investigator: Susan Block, MD]

Funded by the Nathan Cummings Foundation

[$10,000]

1994-1998 Co-Principal Investigator, Functional Outcomes of the Treatment for Depression

[Principal Investigator: Joan Rogers, PhD, OTR/L]

Funded by the National Institutes of Health (NINR) [R01 NR003624]

[$233,015]

Other Roles

2017-present Faculty Expert Consultant, Promoting Awareness of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum

Disorders (FASD) among Chinese Professionals and the Chinese Public

[Principal Investigator: Lili Ma]

Funded by the Capital Medical University, School of Nursing 2017 Undergraduate

Research and Innovation Program [XSKY2017090]

[$450]

2016-present Faculty Sponsor, Nurses and Other Healthcare Providers’ Personal Characteristics and

Specific Contextual Predictors of Their Motivation to Work with Individuals who Use

Alcohol and Other Drugs

[Principal Investigator: Khadejah F. Mahmoud, MSN, RN]

Funded by the IntNSA Board of Directors Research Grant Award

[$3,000]

2016-present Faculty Sponsor, Nurses and Other Healthcare Provider's Personal Characteristics and

Specific Contextual Predictors of Their Motivation to Work with Individuals who Use

Alcohol


Funded by the Ruth and Bill Fincke PhD Student Research Award 2017

[$1,058]


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2015-present Faculty Consultant, Advancing and Sustaining SBIRT Nursing Curricula and SBIRT

Education

[Project Director [Principal Investigator]: Deborah Finnell, DNS, PMHNP-BC, CARN-

AP, FAAN]

Funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

[1 H79 T10259640]

[$315,000]

2015-present Faculty Sponsor, The John Merck Program's Toolbox Utilization Project

[Project Director: Stacy Stark, MSN, RN]

Funded by the Beckwith Institute for Patient Care Innovation Today and Tomorrow

Grant

[$10,000]

2015-present Faculty Consultant, Integrating Adolescent SBIRT throughout Social Work Education

[Project Director: Valire Carr Copeland, PhD]

Funded by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, Integrating Adolescent SBIRT throughout

Social Work and Nursing School Education [PN 5969.01.62]

[$10,000]

2015-2016 Faculty Sponsor, Effects of Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to

Treatment (SBIRT) on Undergraduate Nursing Student's Stigma Attitudes towards

Working with Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Users


Funded by the Ruth and Bill Fincke PhD Student Research Award 2016

[$1,125]

2011-2012 Co-Director, International Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Conference Grant

[Co-Director: Raghda Shukri, PhD, RN]

Funded by the Sultan Qaboos University, Research Development Fund

2004-2008 ACNP Faculty, Trauma/Emergency Preparedness (TEP) Training Grant

[Project Director: Leslie Hoffman, PhD, RN]

Funded by the Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA) [D09HP03322]

[$629,270]

1999-2004 Faculty Consultant, Variation in Mental Function and Dysfunction

[Principal Investigator: Brian MacWhinney, PhD]

Funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIMH) [T32 MH019102]

[$612,035]

1999-2009 Faculty Consultant, Proposal for a Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical

Center (MIRECC) on Comorbidity and Veterans Administration Integrated Services

Network Center (VISN-4)

[Principal Investigator: Gretchen Haas, PhD]

Funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIMH) and U.S. Department of Veterans

Affairs

[$1,599,554]

1997-2000 Faculty Advisor, Program for Health Care to Underserved Populations

[Principal Investigator: Thomas O’Toole, MD; Co-Investigator: Thuy Bui, MD]

Funded by the Corporation for National Service, Learn, and Serve America Higher

Education Programs

[$364,000]


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Research Related Consultations

2006-present Faculty Practice Consultant, Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Research Council,

Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center,

Pittsburgh, PA

Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Research Council Presentations/*Denotes Data-Based Articles/+Denotes Senior

Author or Principal Investigator/Podium Presentation [unless otherwise indicated] (student names are underlined)

1. +Mitchell, A.M., Beacom, D., Goldstrohm, S., Ferdiani, B., Decicco, D., Barrett, T., Gaus, T., Patterson, G., Witt,

M., Wood, M., Boucek, L., & Franzetta, J. (2006, November). Implementation of an evidence-based practice

(EBP) model within a hospital setting. Presented at the Annual Networking the Americas Consortium for Nursing

and Allied Health (NACNAH) for International Cooperation Conference: Strategic Summit on Academic

Internationalization for the Health Professions, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS

2. +Barrett, T., Witt, M., Franzetta, J., Beacom, D., Mitchell, A.M., & Abromitis, R. (2007, May). Patient-centered

medication education and practice: Self-administration intervention. Presented at the 14th Annual University of

Pittsburgh School of Nursing Horizon’s Conference, Pittsburgh, PA [Poster Presentation]

3. +Ferdiani, B., Westcott, M., Thornton, T., Beacom, D., Mitchell, A.M., & Abromitis, R. (2007, May). Pregnant

opiate-addicted females: Perceptions of treatment needs. Presented at the 14th Annual University of Pittsburgh

School of Nursing Horizon’s Conference, Pittsburgh, PA [Poster Presentation]

4. +Gaus, T., Hakos, M., Schiarelli, C., Wood, M., Sella, E., Decicco, D., Goldstrohm, S., Beacom, D., Mitchell,

A.M., & Abromitis, R. (2007, May). Family-centered motivational discharge process. Presented at the 14th

Annual University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing Horizon’s Conference, Pittsburgh, PA [Poster Presentation]

5. *+Patterson, G., Boucek, L., Tiedeken, C., Cain, M., Beacom, D., Mitchell, A.M., & Abromitis, R. (2007, May).

Non-pharmacological therapeutic techniques to decrease agitation in the geriatric psychiatric patient with

dementia. Presented at the 14th Annual University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing Horizon’s Conference,

Pittsburgh, PA [Poster Presentation]

6. Herisko, C., Amantea, M., Beacom, D., Mitchell, A.M., & Abromitis, R. (2007, May). Insulin pump utilization

within a psychiatric hospital setting. Presented at the 14th Annual University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing

Horizon’s Conference, Pittsburgh, PA

7. *+Patterson, G., Boucek, L., Tiedeken, C., Cain, M., Beacom, D., Mitchell, A.M., & Abromitis, R. (2007, May).

Non-pharmacological therapeutic techniques to decrease agitation in the gero-psychiatric patient with dementia.

Presented at the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, District #6 Annual Conference: The Technological

Invasion: Ethical Considerations for Nursing Practice, Pittsburgh, PA [Poster Presentation]

8. *+Chiappetta, L., Nicholson, K., Abromitis, R., & Mitchell, A.M. (2009, May). Life-style regularity and mastery

events on pre-loss complicated grief in elderly caregivers. Presented at the Pennsylvania State Nurses

Association, District #6 Annual Conference: The Technological Invasion: Ethical Considerations for Nursing

Practice, Pittsburgh, PA [Poster Presentation]

9. *+Chiappetta, L., Nicholson, K., Abromitis, R., & Mitchell, A.M. (2009, May). Life-style regularity and mastery

events on pre-loss complicated grief in elderly caregivers. Presented at the Inaugural Undergraduate Research

Poster Reception, Alumni Hall, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA [Poster Presentation]

10. *+Patterson, G. & Mitchell, A.M. (2009, October). Non-pharmacological therapeutic techniques to decrease

agitation in the geriatric psychiatric patient with dementia in a psychiatric hospital setting. Presented at the

National Gerontological Nursing Association (NGNA) Annual Conference: Gateway to a New Age, St. Louis,

MO


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11. *+Mitchell, A.M., Chiappetta, L., Stark, S., Beer, D., Ortenzio, S., & Herisko, C. (2015, April-May).

Effectiveness of a psychiatric graduate nurse residency program. Presented at the 2015 UPMC Nurses Week:

Professional Development-Journey to Excellence Conference, Pittsburgh, PA [Poster Presentation]

12. *+Pavlov, A., Kameg, K., Cline, T., Stark, S., Mitchell, A.M., Chiappetta, L., Ortenzio, S., & Herisko, C. (2015,

May). Music therapy as a non-pharmacological intervention for anxiety in patients with a thought disorder.

Presented at the UPMC St. Margaret’s 2015 Clinical Research Forum-Evidence-Based Practice: Paving the Way

with Nursing Research, Pittsburgh, PA [Poster Presentation]

13. *+Chiappetta, L., Mitchell, A.M., Bahnsen, K., Singer, J., Stark, S., Ortenzio, S., & Herisko, C. (2015, May).

Family-centered motivational discharge process. Presented at the UPMC, St. Margaret’s 2015 Clinical Research

Forum-Evidence-Based Practice: Paving the Way with Nursing Research, Pittsburgh, PA [Poster Presentation]

14. *+Schopf, D., Stark, S., Stasko, I., Mitchell, A.M., Chiappetta, L., Ortenzio, S., & Herisko, C. (2016, May).

Perception and satisfaction with a transition to care protocol or psychiatric patients. Presented at the UPMC St.

Margaret's 11th Annual Clinical Research Forum - "New Knowledge" Inspiring Nurse Driven Evidence-Based

Research, Pittsburgh, PA [Poster Presentation]

15. *+Wanless, J., Stark, S., Mitchell, A.M., Chiappetta, L., Ortenzio, S., & Herisko, C. (2016, May). Utilization of

scannable wristbands for medication management and barriers to use on a general adult psychiatric inpatient unit.

Presented at the UPMC, St. Margaret's 11th Annual Clinical Research Forum - "New Knowledge" Inspiring

Nurse Driven Evidence-Based Research, Pittsburgh, PA [Poster Presentation]

16. *+Schopf, D., Stark, S., Stasko, I., Mitchell, A.M., Chiappetta, L., Ortenzio, S., & Herisko, C. (2016, October).

Evaluation of a transition to care admission protocol for a specialized psychiatric population. Presented at the

American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) 30th Annual Conference - Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing:

Inspiring Leadership Every Day, Hartford, CT [Poster Presentation]

17. *+Wanless, J., Stark, S., Mitchell, A.M., Chiappetta, L., Ortenzio, S., & Herisko, C. (2016, October). Medication

management using scannable wristbands on an adult psychiatric inpatient unit. Presented at the American

Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) 30th Annual Conference - Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: Inspiring

Leadership Every Day, Hartford, CT [Poster Presentation]

18. *+Wanless, J., Stark, S., Mitchell, A.M., Chiappetta, L., Ortenzio, S., & Herisko, C. (2017, April). Medication

management using scannable wristbands on an adult psychiatric inpatient unit. Presented at the 2017 UPMC

Nurses Week: Bridging Art and Science Conference, Pittsburgh, PA [Poster Presentation]

19. Keyes, B., Leonard, J., Fisher, J., Stark, S., Mitchell, A.M., Chiappetta, L., Helt, B., Ortenzio, S., & Herisko, C.

(2017, May). Bridging the gap between individualized inpatient safety planning and post-discharge efficacy.

Presented at the UPMC, St. Margaret’s 12th Annual Clinical Research Forum – Nurses Influencing Empirical

Outcomes through Evidence-Based Practice and Research, Pittsburgh, PA [Poster Presentation]

Research Related Consultations (continued)

1992-1997 Research Consultant, Geriatric Psychiatry Clinical Inpatient Research Unit

Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic

1992-1994 Research Consultant, Post Anesthesia Care Unit

Eye and Ear Hospital

1993-1996 Research Consultant, Post Anesthesia Care Unit

Montefiore University Hospital

1993-1996 Research Consultant, Non-pharmacologic Treatment of Post-Operative Nausea

[Principal Investigator: Rose Ferra-Love, MSN, RN]


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Funded by the American Society of Post Anesthesia Nurses

[$750]

1998-2008 Research Consultant, Certified Clinical Research Coordinators (CCRC) Group

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Inventions: Office of Technology Management (OTM), University of Pittsburgh

2014 Substance Use Education for Nurses: Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to

Treatment Curriculum

2014 Substance Use Education for Nurses: Screening, brief Intervention, and Referral to

Treatment Ring of Knowledge (ROK) Cards

GRANT AND MANUSCRIPT REVIEWS

Grant Reviewer

2014-present Invited Member, Scientific Advisor for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)

Grant reviewer and advisor on the full range of the Foundation's research and educational

activities

2013 Grant Reviewer, American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS)

Department of Defense (DOD), Defense Health Program (DHP), Defense Medical Research and

Development Program (DMRDP), Military Operational Medicine Joint Program Committee 5

(MOMJPC-5): Applied Research and Advanced Technology Development Psychological Health

Award (ARATDPHA)

Reston, VA

2009 Grant Reviewer, American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS)

Department of Defense, United States Army Medical Research and Material Command

(USAMRMC) Suicide Prevention and Counseling Resources (SPCR) Scientific Peer Advisory

and Review Services (SPARS)

Reston, VA

2007-present Grant Reviewer, Ruth Perkins Kuehn Award

University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing

2004-present Grant Reviewer, Center for Research and Evaluation


2001-present Grant Reviewer, Hewlett International Faculty Grant Program

University of Pittsburgh, University Center for International Studies

1998-2004 Grant Reviewer, Center for Nursing Research


Manuscript Reviewer

2017-present Substance Use and Misuse

2017-present Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing

2017-present Social Networking

2017-present Journal of Affective Disorders


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2016-present BioMed Central Research Notes

2016-present Journal of Clinical Medicine

2016-present Geriatric Nursing

2015-present The American Journal of Psychiatry

2015-present Substance Abuse Journal

2013-present American Nurse Today

2013-present Current Psychiatry

2012-present National Education Board and UNC Asheville Editorial Board

National Conferences on Undergraduate Research

2012-present The Scientific World Journal

2011-present Archives of Psychiatric Nursing

2011-2012 Journal of Travel Medicine

2010-present Western Journal of Nursing Research

2009-present International Journal of Nursing Studies

2009-present Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association

2008-present Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, Sultan Qaboos University

2008-present BioMed Central Psychiatry

2008-present BioMed Central Public Health

2008-present Journal of Professional Nursing

2006-present Canadian Journal of Communication

2006-present Archives of General Psychiatry

2006-2011 American Journal of Orthopsychiatry: Mental Health and Social Justice

2005-2010 Disaster Management and Response

2005-2007 Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health

2004-2005 Journal of Trauma Nursing

2003-2006 Applied Nursing Research

Other Reviews

2007-present Abstract Reviewer, Research Division

American Association of Suicidology

1997-2000 Referee, University of Pittsburgh Undergraduate Review

University of Pittsburgh, Honors College

1997 Core Curriculum for Holistic Nursing

Aspen Publishers Inc., Skokie, IL

1997 Psychiatric Nursing

Elsevier Inc., Mosby Inc., St. Louis, MO

1996 Guest Reviewer, Grief Expressed: When a Mate Dies

Life Words Publisher, West Fork, AR

1996 Guest Reviewer, Issues in Mental Health Nursing

Taylor and Francis Inc., Philadelphia, PA

1992-1995 American Reviewer, Patient Education and Counseling

Elsevier BV, Excerpta Medica Medical Communications, Amsterdam, Netherlands

1987-1989 Applied Nursing Research

Elsevier Inc., W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, PA


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Editorial Board

2016-present Journal of Addictions Nursing

Taylor and Francis

http://www.tandfonline.com

2013-present Advances in Nursing

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

http://www.hindawi.com

2013-present The Scientific World Journal

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

http://www.hindawi.com

2004-2007 Advancing Suicide Prevention

PDV Communications, Inc.

PRESENTATIONS

International Abstracts and Presentations/*Denotes Data-Based Abstracts/+Denotes Senior Author or Principal

Investigator/Podium Presentation [unless otherwise indicated]

1. *Mitchell, A.M. & Constantino, R.E., (1992, August). Two kinds of nursing postvention for suicide survivors.

Presented at the Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI): International State of the Science Congress: Nursing

Research and its Utilization, Washington, DC [Poster Presentation]

2. *Constantino, R. &Mitchell, A.M., (1992, August). Parents’ attitudes to suicide in schizophrenia. Presented at the

Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI): International State of the Science Congress: Nursing Research and its

Utilization, Washington, DC

3. *Constantino, R.E. & Mitchell, A.M. (1993, May). Nursing postvention for survivors of suicide. Presented at the

XXVII (17th) International Association for Suicide Prevention’s (IASP) World Congress, Montreal, Canada

4. *Constantino, R.E. & Mitchell, A.M. (1993, June). Nursing postvention for suicide survivors. Presented at the 6th

Annual Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) Nursing Research Congress: Advances in International Nursing

Scholarship, Madrid, Spain [Poster Presentation]

5. *Mitchell, A.M. & Constantino, R.E. (1994, May). Nursing postvention for survivors of suicide. Presented at the

Peking Union Medical College Hospital’s 1st International and Interdisciplinary Health Research Symposium,

Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China

6. *Mitchell, A.M. & Constantino, R.E. (1994, June). Nursing postvention for spouse survivors of suicide.

Presented at the Sino-American Nursing Conference, Zhejiang Medical University, Hangzhou, China

7. *Mitchell, A.M. & Constantino, R.E. (1996, May). Nursing postvention for widows and widowers who have lost

their spouse through suicide. Presented at the University Mental Health Research Institute, the International

Association of Suicide Prevention (IASP), and the Hellenic Psychiatric Association's International Conference on

Suicide: Biopsychosocial Approaches, Athens, Greece

8. *+Mitchell, A.M. & McDonald, M.C. (2001, March). Cultural differences and cultural competence in end-of-life

care. Presented at the 3rd Annual Hispanic World Congress of Health Related Professions: Linking Health

Professions around the World: Cooperation in Education, Practice, and Research Conference, University of

Puerto Rico and the Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions (ASAHP), San Juan, Puerto Rico

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9. +Mitchell, A.M. & Grabiak, B. (2004, December). Contemporary issues in cross-cultural healthcare:

Development of a multidisciplinary course. Presented at the 4th Annual Hispanic World Congress of Health

Related Professions: Expanding Research, Educational, and Health Care Opportunities through Technology

Conference, University of Puerto Rico, the Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions (ASAHP), and

the North American Consortium for Nursing and Allied Health (NACNAH) for International Cooperation, San

Juan, Puerto Rico

10. *+Mitchell, A.M. & Kim, Y. (2005, April). Depression, complicated grief, perceived stress, and quality of life in

survivors of suicide. Presented at the 7th Annual International Society of Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses

Conference: Excellence in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Fountain of Opportunities, International Society

of Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses (ISPN), Pittsburgh, PA

11. *Dysart-Gale, D. & Mitchell, A.M. (2005, October). Healthcare in the home: Professional and family caregiver

perspectives. Presented at the International Conference on Communication in Healthcare, European Association

for Communication in Healthcare (EACH) and the American Academy on Physician and Patient (AAPP)

Program in Communication and Medicine (PCM), Chicago, IL

12. Mitchell, A.M., Sakraida, T.J., & Dysart-Gale, D. (2005, November). Integrating EBP into a contemporary issues

in cross-cultural healthcare course and within a school of nursing curriculum. Presented at the Annual NACNAH

for International Cooperation Conference: Facing the Challenges of International Education in the Health

Professions, North American Consortium for Nursing and Allied Health (NACNAH) for International

Cooperation, New York, NY

13. Shortridge-Baggett, L., Frederickson, K., Loescher-Junge, L., & Mitchell, A.M. (2006, April). Partnerships

between academia and practice: Models for clinical teaching, research, faculty practice, and community services.

Presented at the Bridging between Health Services and Education Conference, Consortium of Institutes of Higher

Education in Health and Rehabilitation (COHEHRE), Setubal, Portugal

14. +Mitchell, A.M. (2006, April). Integrating evidence-based practice into a school of nursing curriculum: An update

and evaluation. Presented at the Bridging between Health Services and Education Conference, Consortium of

Institutes of Higher Education in Health and Rehabilitation (COHEHRE), Setubal, Portugal

15. +Mitchell, A.M., Beacom, D., Goldstrohm, S., Ferdiani, B., Decicco, D., Barrett, T., Gaus, T., Patterson, G., Witt,

M., Wood, M., Boucek, L., & Franzetta, J. (2006, November). Implementation of an evidence-based practice

(EBP) model within a hospital setting. Presented at the Annual NACNAH for International Cooperation

Conference: Strategic Summit on Academic Internationalization for the Health Professions, University of Kansas

Medical Center and Networking the Americas Consortium for Nursing and Allied Health (NACNAH) for

International Cooperation, Kansas City, KS [Poster Presentation]

16. *Dysart Gale, D. & Mitchell, A.M. (2006, November). A cross-cultural examination of respite in the U.S. and

Caribbean: Implications for health services delivery. Presented at the Annual NACNAH for International

Cooperation Conference: Strategic Summit on Academic Internationalization for the Health Professions,

University of Kansas Medical Center and Networking the Americas Consortium for Nursing and Allied Health

(NACNAH) for International Cooperation, Kansas City, KS

17. +Mitchell, A.M. (2007, December). Child and adolescent discharge planning from a psychiatric hospital: An

evidenced-based practice approach. Presented at the 5th Annual Hispanic World Congress of Health Related

Professions & the 2nd Multidisciplinary Conference in Clinical Research: Education, Practice, and Research

towards Children and Youth Health: Trends and Perspectives in the Health Professions Conference, University of

Puerto Rico, the Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions (ASAHP), and the Networking the Americas

Consortium for Nursing and Allied Health (NACNAH) for International Cooperation, San Juan, Puerto Rico

18. Barthel, P., Luleich, T., & Mitchell, A.M. (2008, March). Implementation of an international exchange program.

Presented at the World Congress for the Health Professions: The Future Now: Challenges and Opportunities in

Health, Perth, Western Australia


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19. +Mitchell, A.M. & Velghe, M. (2008, March). International organizations interfacing with each other: A

memorandum of agreement. Presented at the World Congress for the Health Professions: The Future Now:

Challenges and Opportunities in Health, Perth, Western Australia

20. +Mitchell, A.M., Fioravanti, M., Founds, S., Hoffman, R., & Libman, S., (2009, January). Using simulation to

bridge cultural barriers. Presented at the International Meeting of Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH) Conference,

Orlando, FL [Workshop Presentation]

21. *+Mitchell, A.M., LaRue, E.M., Terhorst, L., & Karimi, H. (2009, May). Social networks utilizing mobile phone

technologies during bereavement. Presented at the International Conference on the Use of the Internet in Mental

Health, Douglass Mental Health University Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

22. *Burns, H., Puskar, K., Hulsey, E.G., Mitchell, A.M., & Hagle, H. (2010, October). Educating undergraduate

nurses in the use of an evidence-based practice model to screen and intervene for individuals with problematic

alcohol and other drug use. Presented at the International Nurses Society on Addictions (IntNSA) 34th Annual

Education Conference: Learning from Each Other: A Global Perspective on Addictions, Old Greenwich, CT

23. +Mitchell, A.M. (2010, December). NACNAH-COHEHRE consortia: A memorandum of agreement. Presented at

the 2nd Annual Global Alliance for Leadership in Nursing Education and Science (GANES) Conference,

Washington, DC

24. +Mitchell, A.M., Braxter, B., Burns, H.K., Fioravanti, M., Gotham, H.J., Hagle, H., Kane, I., Puskar, K., Talcott,

K.S., Terhorst, L., & Woomer, G. (2011, February). Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment

(SBIRT): An overview. Presented at the Royal Hospital Substance Use Disorders Symposium, Muscat, Oman

[Invited Panelist for International Panel Presentation]

25. +Mitchell, A.M., Braxter, B., Burns, H.K., Fioravanti, M., Gotham, H.J., Hagle, H., Kane, I., Puskar, K., Talcott,

K.S., Terhorst, L., & Woomer, G. (2011, March). Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT)

for alcohol and other drugs. Presented at Sultan Qaboos University: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Education,

Muscat, Oman

26. Puskar, K., Burns, H.K., Mitchell, A.M., Braxter, B., Fioravanti, M., Gotham, H.J., Hagle, H., Kane, I., Talcott,

K.S., Terhorst, L., & Woomer, G.R. (2011, July). Integrating an evidence-based practice model for screening and

brief intervention into the nursing curriculum: The results of an academic-community partnership. Presented at

the 22nd Annual Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) Nursing Research Congress: Leading the Global Practice-

Research Interface in the new Millennium, Cancun, Mexico [Symposium Presentation]

27. +Mitchell, A.M. (2011, November). Evidence-based practice: Integration into the curriculum pre-conference

workshop. Presented at the First Annual International Nursing Conference at Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat,

Oman [Invited Speaker for International Workshop Presentation]

28. Puskar, K., Mitchell, A.M., Hagle, H., Gotham, H.J., Houze, M., Braxter, B., Fioravanti, M., Kane, I., Talcott,

K.S., Woomer, G.R., & Burns, H.K. (2012, April). Vulnerable patients who use substances: Training nursing

students to screen and refer using an evidenced-based mental health model. Presented at the Inaugural Scottish

Mental Health Nursing Research Conference, Ayr, Scotland [Poster Presentation]

29. La Rue, E.M., Li, Y., Karimi, H.A., & Mitchell, A.M. (2012, October). A description of the development and

architecture of a SMS-based system for dealing with depression. Presented at the HCist 2012 International

Conference on Health and Social Care Information Systems and Technologies, Algarve, Portugal

30. *+Neft, M.W., Fioravanti, M., Mitchell, A.M., O’Donnell, J.M., Cuddy, M., Puskar, K., Hagle, H., Lindsay, D.,

& Talcott, K.S. (2013, June). Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) for interprofessional

groups of anesthesia students (InGAS). Presented at the 2013 WISER International Symposium on Nursing

Simulation, Pittsburgh, PA [Poster Presentation]


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31. *+Fioravanti, M., Neft, M.W., Mitchell, A.M., O’Donnell, J.M., Cuddy, M., Puskar, K., Hagle, H., Talcott, K.S.,

Lindsay, D., Boucek, L., Aiello, J., Lahey, V., & Lincoln, P. (2013, June). Alcohol and other drug use in

anesthesia: Simulation for screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT): Interprofessional

groups of anesthesia students (InGAS). Presented at the 2013 WISER International Symposium on Nursing

Simulation, Pittsburgh, PA [Poster Presentation]

32. *+Neft, M.W., Mitchell, A.M., O’Donnell, J.M., Cuddy, M., Fioravanti, M., Puskar, K., Talcott, K., Boucek, L.,

Hagle, H., Lindsay, D., & Lincoln, P. (2013, October). Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment

(SBIRT) for interprofessional groups of anesthesia students (InGAS). Presented at the International Nurses

Society on Addictions (IntNSA) 37th Annual Education Conference: Riding the Wave of Change in Health Care:

Interprofessional Collaboration and Caring for Substance Use Disorders, Washington, DC [Poster Presentation]

33. Kane, I. & Mitchell, A.M., (2013, November). Forensic Nursing Symposium: A Milieu Toward Collaboration:

Self-Directed Violence and the Nurse. Presented at the Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) 42nd Biennial

Convention, Indianapolis, IN [Invited Panelist for Symposium]

34. Puskar, K., Mitchell, A.M., Albrecht, S.A., Kane, I., Frank, L., Hagle, H., Lindsay, D., Lee, H., Fioravanti, M., &

Talcott, K. (2014, March). Screening for substance use in rural populations: Addressing a global problem with an

innovative nursing education approach using technology and interprofessional teams. Presented at the US-Sino

Forum: Advancing Nursing Research and Education Across the Globe, Durham, NC [Poster Presentation]

35. *+Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K., Kane, I., Hagle, H., Lindsay, D., & Talcott, K. (2014, May). Screening, brief

intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) for emergency department registered nurses (EDRN). Presented at

the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) 5th Annual Global Health Conference: Universities

2.0: Advancing Global Health in the Post-MDG Era, Washington DC [Poster Presentation]

36. *Fioravanti, M., Puskar, K., Mitchell, A.M., Lindsay, D., Hagle, H., Albrecht, S., Frank, L., Lee, H. (2014, June).

Teams and technology: Targeting substance use in rural populations using interprofessional collaborative practice.

Presented at the All Together Better Health (ATBH) 7th International Conference on Interprofessional Practice

and Education, Pittsburgh, PA [Poster Presentation]

37. *+Boucek, L., Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K., Kane, I., Hagle, H., Lindsay, D., & Talcott, K., (2014, June).

Substance use assessments and brief interventions in emergency departments. Presented at the All Together Better

Health (ATBH) 7th International Conference on Interprofessional Practice and Education, Pittsburgh, PA [Student

Poster Presentation]

38. *+Mitchell, A.M., Neft, M., O'Donnell, J.M., Puskar, K., Cuddy, M., Riccelli, A.E., Ambrosino, A.T., Hagle, H.,

Lindsay, D., & Talcott, K. (2014, June). Presented at the All Together Better Health (ATBH) 7th International

Conference on Interprofessional Practice and Education, Pittsburgh, PA [Poster Presentation]

39. Neft, M., Mitchell, A.M., O'Donnell, J., Puskar, K., Fioravanti, M., Boucek, L., Hagle, H., Lindsay, D., Lincoln,

P. (2014, October). The screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) for interprofessional

groups of anesthesia students (InGAS) project: An education program to address patient and colleague substance

misuse in anesthesia. Presented at the International Nurses Society on Addictions (IntNSA) 38th Annual

Educational Conference: Health Care Reform and its Impact on Addictions Nursing: Navigating Change through

the Rapids, Washington, DC

40. *+Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K., Kane, I., Hagle, H., Lindsay, D., Fioravanti, M., Aiello, J., Boucek, L., & Talcott,

K. (2015, March). Interprofessional relationships in the emergency department: Screening, brief intervention, and

referral to treatment (SBIRT) for alcohol and other drugs. Presented at the International Society of Psychiatric-

Mental Health Nurses (ISPN) 17th Annual Conference: Looking to the Future: Interprofessional Relationships

and Collaborations in Mental Health, Seattle WA [Poster Presentation]


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41. Mitchell, A.M., Kmetz, L., Carr, C., & Moriyamo, Y. (2015, May). Overview of the AIH - UPMC Collaborative

Nursing Program. Presented at the Aso Iizuka Hospital Delegation Conference and the Japanese-American

Society of Pennsylvania and UPMC Nursing Luncheon, Center for Connected Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA

42. *+Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K., Kane, I., Hagle, H., Lindsay, D., Fioravanti, M., O'Donnell, J., & Neft, M. (2015,

July). Education utilizing screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) for interprofessional

groups of anesthesia students (InGAS). Presented at the Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) Honor Society of

Nursing 26th International Nursing Research Congress: Question Locally, Engage Regionally, Apply Globally,

San Juan, Puerto Rico

43. *+Kane, I., Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K., Hagle, H., Lindsay, D., Aiello, J., & Owens, K. (2015, July). Maintaining

emergency room nurse momentum to screen for substance use. Presented at the Sigma Theta Tau International

(STTI) Honor Society of Nursing 26th International Nursing Research Congress: Question Locally, Engage

Regionally, Apply Globally, San Juan, Puerto Rico

44. *Lee, H., Puskar, K., Mitchell, A.M., Kane, I., Hagle, H., Lindsay, D., Albrecht, S., Fioravanti, M., & Frank,

L.R. (2015, July). Technologies to influence nursing practice in rural areas promoting alcohol screening.

Presented at the Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) Honor Society of Nursing 26th International Nursing

Research Congress: Question Locally, Engage Regionally, Apply Globally, San Juan, Puerto Rico

45. *+Kane, I. & Mitchell, A.M. (2015, October). Applying SBIRT in emergency departments: A successful

implementation strategy. Presented at the Nursing & Healthcare 2015 Conference: 4th International Conference

on Nursing and Health Care, San Francisco, CA

46. *+Mitchell, A.M., Hagle, H., Kane, I., Lindsay, D., Albrecht, S.A., Puskar, K., King, D., Hanson, B., Porter, B.,

Edwards, A., Faulkner, S., & Shaputnic, C. (2015, October). SBIRT and women: What every healthcare

professional needs to know. Presented at the International Nurses Society on Addictions (IntNSA) 39th Annual

Educational Conference - Living, Teaching, and Modeling in Addictions Nursing: Biopsychosocial-Spiritual

Approaches, Charlotte, NC [Poster Presentation]

47. *Puskar, K., Mitchell, A.M., Lee, H., Albrecht, S., Kane, I., Frank, L., Hagle, H., Lindsay, D., & Fioravanti, M.

(2015, November). Interprofessional evidence-based solution for alcohol screening using technology. Presented at

the Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) 43rd Biennial Convention: Serve Locally, Transform Regionally, Lead

Globally, Las Vegas, NV

48. *Albrecht, S. Puskar, K., Mitchell, A.M., Kane, I., Lee, H., Frank, L., Lindsay, D., & Hagle, H. (2016, July).

Alcohol screening: An interprofessional strategy for improving health services in rural areas. Presented at the

2016 International Rural Nursing Conference: Rural Nursing and Healthcare in the New Frontier, Rapid City, SD

49. *+Kameg, B., Mitchell, A.M., Kane, I., Puskar, K., Hagle, H., & Lindsay, D. (2016, September). Pregnancy and

alcohol: The need for alcohol screening and brief intervention in women of childbearing age. Presented at the

Sigma Theta Tau International Leadership Connection 2016 Conference: Influencing Change Through

Leadership, Indianapolis, IN [Rising Star of Research and Scholarship Invited Student Poster]

50. *+Mahmoud, K., Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K., & Lindsay, D. (2016, October). Changes in undergraduate nursing

students' perceptions and stigma towards working with patients who use opiates after screening, brief

intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) training. Presented at the 40th Annual International Nurses

Society on Addictions (IntNSA) Conference - Addressing the Opioid Epidemic: Prevention, Intervention,

Treatment, and Recovery, Las Vegas, NV

51. +Mitchell, A.M., Knapp, E., Puskar, K., Kameg, B., Lindsay, D., King, D.K., Porter, B.R., Edwards, A.E.,

Hanson, B.L., & Shaputnic, C. (2016, October). The nurse's role in alcohol screening and brief intervention

amongst women of childbearing age. Presented at the 40th Annual International Nurses Society on Addictions

(IntNSA) Conference - Addressing the Opioid Epidemic: Prevention, Intervention, Treatment, and Recovery, Las

Vegas, NV


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52. *+Mitchell, A.M., Hagle, H., Puskar, K., Kane, I., Lindsay, D., Houze, M., & Knapp, E. (2016, October).

Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) integration into numerous settings and curricula.

Presented at the 15th Euro Nursing and Medicare Summit, Rome, Italy

53. Finnell, D. & Mitchell, A.M. (2016, November). Alcohol SBI for health promotion: Prevention of FASDs.

Presented at the 2016 International Council on Women’s Health Issues (ICOWHI) 21st Congress – Scale and

Sustainability: Moving Women’s Health Forward, Baltimore, MD

54. *+Kane. I., Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K., Hagle, H., Lindsay, D., & Albrecht, S. (2016, December). Fetal alcohol

spectrum disorders (FASD) prevention and practice through national partnerships. Presented at the 18th

International Conference on Nursing and Healthcare: Exploring Better Healthcare, Dallas, TX

55. Mitchell, A.M. & Hagle, H. (2017, March). Alcohol SBI: A skill-building workshop. Presented at the 19th

Annual International Society of Psychiatric Nursing (ISPN) Conference - The Future of Mental Health: Connect,

Collaborate, Differentiate, Baltimore, MD

National Abstracts and Presentations/*Denotes Data-Based Abstracts/+Denotes Senior Author or Principal

Investigator/Podium Presentation [unless otherwise indicated]

1. Mitchell, A.M. (1989, February). Establishing and implementing a nursing inpatient group therapy training

program. Proceedings of the 46th Annual American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA) Conference, San

Francisco, CA

2. *Mitchell, A.M. & Constantino, R.E. (1992, April). Nursing postvention for widows and widowers who have lost

a spouse through suicide. Presented at the 25th Annual American Association of Suicidology (AAS) Conference:

The Silver Anniversary, Chicago, IL [Poster Presentation]

3. *Mitchell, A.M. & Constantino, R.E. (1993, April). Nursing postvention for widows and widowers who survive

the suicide of a spouse. Presented at the 26th Annual American Association of Suicidology (AAS) Conference:

Controversial Issues in Suicide: Creating Bridges and Understanding, San Francisco, CA

4. *Mitchell, A.M. & Constantino, R.E. (1994, April). Effectiveness of nursing postvention for widows and

widowers. Presented at the 27th Annual American Association of Suicidology (AAS) Conference: Reducing the

Toll: Suicide Prevention, New York, NY

5. Mitchell, A.M., Constantino, R.E., Abbondanza, D., Boneysteele, G., Gesmond, S., Muckler, L., & Nelson, B.

(1995, July). Learner-centered group practice: A teaching model. Presented at the Forging the Future of Advanced

Practice Psychosocial Nursing Conference, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

6. *+Mitchell, A.M., Evanczuk, K., & Lucke, J.F. (1999, March). Evaluation of critical incident stress debriefing for

survivors of suicide. Presented at the University of Hawaii’s Clinical Research and the Managed Care

Environment Conference, University of Hawaii, Oahu, HI

7. *+Mitchell, A.M. & Lucke, J.F. (2001, April). A critical incident stress debriefing (CISD) intervention for

survivors of suicide. Presented at the 34th Annual American Association of Suicidology (AAS) Conference: Mind,

Body, and Soul: Three Dimensions of Suicide, Atlanta, GA

8. *+Mitchell, A.M. & Kim, Y. (2002, April). Mental health outcomes in survivors of suicide. Presented at the 35th

Annual American Association of Suicidology (AAS) Conference: Suicide Prevention: Opportunities and

Challenges Along the Continuum of Health and Illness, Washington, DC

9. *+Mitchell, A.M. & Kim, Y. (2002, October). Mental health outcomes for survivors of suicide. Presented at the

16th Annual Conference of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA): Psychiatric-Mental Health

Nursing: Integrating Practice, Research, and Education, Dallas, TX


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10. *+Mitchell, A.M., Dysart Gale, D., & Wesner, S. (2002, November). Postvention group support for survivors of

suicide: A communication-based analysis. Presented at the 88th Annual National Communication Association

(NCA) Conference, New Orleans, LA

11. Cerel, J., Mitchell, A.M., & Barnes, D. (2003, April). Survivor research: What we know and need to know.

Presented at the 36th Annual American Association of Suicidology (AAS) Conference: Competent Communities:

Suicide Prevention through Support, Research, and Practice, Santa Fe, NM [Panel Presentation]

12. *+Mitchell, A.M., Kim, Y., Mortimer, M.K., Horgas, P., & Slavik, G. (2004, April). Complicated grief and

suicidal ideation in survivors of suicide. Presented at the 37th Annual American Association of Suicidology (AAS)

Conference: Working Together to Save Lives, Miami, FL

13. *Sakraida, T., Mitchell, A.M., & Zalice, K. (2004, June). Effectiveness of psychological debriefing for the

prevention of posttraumatic stress disorder. Presented at the University of Rochester’s 5th Annual Evidence-

Based Practice Conference, University of Rochester School of Nursing, Rochester, NY

14. *+Mitchell, A.M., Crane, P. & Kim, Y. (2004, October). Psychometric properties of the perceived stress scale in

survivors of suicide. Presented at the Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science (CANS) National

Congress: The State of the Science on Nursing Research Conference, Washington, DC

15. *+Grabiak, B.R., Kim, Y., & Mitchell, A.M. (2005, April). Ways of coping during acute bereavement. Presented

at the 2005 Annual Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) Meeting and Scientific Sessions: Complementary and

Alternative Medicine: Psychological and Personal Factors in Health and Behavior Change Conference, Boston,

MA

16. *+Mitchell, A.M., Sakraida, T., Grabiak, B., & Barton, K. (2005, April). An investigation of suicide survivors’

perceptions of bereavement services. Presented at the 38th Annual American Association of Suicidology (AAS)

Conference: Partnerships for Change: Advancing Suicide Prevention Services and Practices, Broomfield, CO

17. Cerel, J., Padget, J., Yeates, C., [Moderators] Archibald, L., Bryan, H., Campbell, F., Feigel, M., Feigel, W., Fine,

C., & Mitchell, A.M. [Panelists] (2007, April). Researcher-survivor roundtable discussion on the needs of

survivors. Presented at the 40th Annual American Association of Suicidology (AAS) Conference: Moving

Forward with Education and Training, New Orleans, LA [Invited Panelist]

18. *Fioravanti, M. & Mitchell, A.M. (2007, December). Incorporating distinct undergraduate nursing courses into

high fidelity patient (HFP) simulation scenarios. Presented at the American Association of Colleges of Nursing

(AACN) Baccalaureate Education Conference: Striving for Quality in Baccalaureate Nursing Education, New

Orleans, LA

19. +Mitchell, A.M. & Loescher-Junge, L. (2008, October). International consortia exchanges. Presented at the

Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions (ASAHP) Annual Conference: New Directions in Education:

Innovations and Evidence, Baltimore, MD [Panel Presentation]

20. +Mitchell, A.M., Shortridge-Baggett, L., Soto de Laundo, L.E., Velghe, M., & Wierink, F. (2008, November).

International organizations interfacing with each other: A model of collaboration with a memorandum of

agreement. Presented at the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) 35th Annual Meeting and Conference: Health

as a Bridge for Global Peace, Scottsdale, AZ [Invited Poster Presentation]

21. *Kameg, K. & Mitchell, A.M. (2009, January). The effect of human patient simulation on nursing students’ self-

efficacy of communication skills. Presented at the Mosby’s Faculty Development Institute Conference, Orlando,

FL [Poster Presentation]

22. *+Mitchell, A.M., Terhorst, L., & Grabiak, B. (2009, April). Suicide survivor’s ways of coping. Presented at the

42nd Annual American Association of Suicidology (AAS) Conference: A Global Agenda on the Science of

Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery, San Francisco, CA [Poster Presentation]


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23. Schweitzer, J., Mitchell, A.M., & Chow, A. (2009, April). Clinicians working with survivors after a suicide.

Presented at the 42nd Annual American Association of Suicidology (AAS) Conference: A Global Agenda on the

Science of Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery, San Francisco, CA [Invited Panelist for Featured Panel]

24. Kameg, K. & Mitchell, A.M. (2009, October). Human patient simulation (HPS) and student nurses’ education.

Presented at the 23rd Annual Conference of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA): Many

Differences, One Voice, Charleston, SC [Poster Presentation]

25. *+Mitchell, A.M., LaRue, E., Ghafourian, M., Karimi, H.A., & Terhorst, L. (2009, October). Survivors of suicide

and their social support networks. Presented at the 23rd Annual Conference of the American Psychiatric Nurses

Association (APNA): Many Differences, One Voice, Charleston, SC

26. Zewe, G., Blazeck, A., Hoffman, R.L., & Mitchell, A.M. (2010, March). Building a simulation framework:

Changing the culture of baccalaureate education. Presented at the Simulation in Healthcare Conference: Where

No One has Gone Before, Ft. Lauderdale, FL [Workshop Presentation]

27. Moore, M., Mitchell, A.M., Maple, M., & Cerel, J. (2010, April). Institutional review boards: Challenges for

suicide bereavement research. Presented at the 43rd American Association of Suicidology (AAS) Conference:

Families, Community Systems, and Suicide, Orlando, FL [Invited Panelist for International Panel Presentation]

28. Burns, H.K., Puskar, K., Hulsey, E.G., Mitchell, A.M., Hagle, H., Woomer, G.R., Fioravanti, M., & Braxter, B.

(2010, October). Creation of an educational and skill-building project in undergraduate nursing education: The

results of an academic-community partnership. Presented at the Enhancing Nursing Undergraduate Teaching and

Learning in the Clinical Setting: What Do We Know and How Do We Move Forward? Conference, Robert Wood

Johnson (RWJ) Foundation, Arlington, VA [Poster Presentation]

29. Puskar, K., Braxter, B., Burns, H., Fioravanti, M., Gotham, H., Hagle, H., Kane, I., Mitchell, A.M., Talcott, K.,

Terhorst, L., & Woomer, G. (2011, April). Innovative strategy for delivering addictions screening in ambulatory

care. Presented at the 36th Annual American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing Conference, San Antonio, TX

[Poster Presentation]

30. Cerel, J., Maple, M., Barlow, C., Mitchell, A.M., LaRue, E.M., & Karimi, H.A. (2011, April). COMPANION: A

social network support system for survivors of suicide. Presented at the 44th American Association of Suicidology

(AAS) Annual Conference: Changing the Legacy of Suicide, Portland, OR [Invited Panelist for International

Survivors and Postvention Research Panel Presentation]

31. +Mitchell, A.M., LaRue, E.M., & Karimi, H.A. (2011, April). COMPANION: A social network support system

for survivors of suicide. Presented at the 45th American Association of Suicidology (AAS) Annual Conference:

Changing the Legacy of Suicide, Portland, OR

32. Fioravanti, M., Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K., Burns, H.K., Braxter, B., Gotham, H.J., Hagle, H., Kane, I., Talcott,

K.S., Terhorst, L., Woomer, G.R., & Churgai, J. (2011, June). Threading evidence-based practice of screening,

brief intervention, and referral to treatment into undergraduate nursing education. Presented at the Summer

Institute on Evidence-Based Practice of the University of Texas Health Service Center’s Academic Center for

Evidence-Based Practice: Educators Evidence-Based Practice Workshop, San Antonio, TX [Poster Presentation]

33. *Gotham, H.J., Terhorst, L., Puskar, K.R., Mitchell, A.M., Braxter, B., Fioravanti, M., Kane, I. Talcott, K.,

Woomer, G., & Hagle, H. (2011, October). Changing baccalaureate nursing students' perceptions of working with

substance-using patients through SBIRT training. Presented at the 2011 Addiction Health Services Research

(AHSR) Conference, Fairfax, VA

34. Hagle, H., Puskar, K., Mitchell, A.M., Braxter, B., Burns, H.K., Fioravanti, M., Gotham, H.J., Kane, I., Talcott,

K.S., Terhorst, L., & Woomer, G.R. (2011, November). Curriculum infusion of SBIRT into a baccalaureate

nursing school. Presented at the 35th Annual Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse

(AMERSA) National Conference: New Times - New Paradigms, Arlington, VA [Poster Presentation]


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35. *+Mitchell, A.M., Fioravanti, M., Hagle, H., & Talcott, K.S. (2012, March). Screening for alcohol and drug use:

A master’s curriculum initiative. Presented at the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)

Master’s Education Conference: Steering Change: Shifting Paradigms in Master’s Nursing Education, San

Antonio, TX

36. Curran, R.J., Hong, B., Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K., Braxter, B., Fioravanti, M., Kane, I., Talcott, K.S., Terhorst,

L., Woomer, G.R., Hagle, H., & Gotham, H.J. (2012, March). Infusion of the evidence-based practice, SBIRT,

into a baccalaureate nursing school curriculum. Presented at the 26th National Conference on Undergraduate

Research (NCUR) Conference, Ogden, UT [Poster Presentation]

37. Puskar, K., Mitchell, A.M., Hagle, H., Terhorst, L., Gotham, H.J., Woomer, G.R., Fioravanti, M., Kane, I.,

Talcott, K.S., & Braxter, B. (2012, May). Addictions screening in rural mental health care. Presented at the

National Association for Rural Mental Health (NARMH) 2012 Conference, Anchorage, AK [Poster Presentation]

38. *+Lindsay, D., Mitchell, A.M., Hagle, H., Owens, K., Kane, I., Aiello, J., Boucek, L., Puskar, K., & Talcott, K.S.

(2012, October). Implementation of SBIRT in an emergency department: Knowledge and attitude outcomes.

Presented at the 2012 Addiction Health Services Research (AHSR) Conference, New York, NY

39. *LaRue, E.M., Mitchell, A.M., Zhang, J.Y., Wu, P., & Zhu, J. (2012, October). In vivo behavioral modeling for

predicting one's emotional state. Presented at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA):

Understanding and Preventing Suicide Workshop, Arlington, VA [Poster Presentation]

40. *Puskar, K., Mitchell, A.M., Hagle, H., Gotham, H., Kane, I., Braxter, B., Fioravanti, M., Talcott, K.S., Terhorst,

L., & Woomer, G. (2012, November). Results of incorporating an evidenced-based practice (EBP) to strengthen

student nurse’s ability to address risky use of substances. Presented at the 36th Annual Association for Medical

Education and Research in Substance Abuse (AMERSA) National Conference: Shaping Practice through

Education, Research, and Policy, Bethesda, MD [Poster Presentation]

41. *+Mitchell, A.M., Owens, K., Hagle, H., Lindsay, D., Boucek, L., Kane, I., Aiello, J., Puskar, K., & Talcott, K.S.

(2012, November). Integrating an evidence-based practice education model of screening, brief intervention, and

referral to treatment (SBIRT) for alcohol and drug use into the emergency department (ED). Presented at the 36th

Annual Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse (AMERSA) National Conference:

Shaping Practice through Education, Research, and Policy, Bethesda, MD [Poster Presentation]

42. *Zhu, J., Tian, Y., Hu, S., Hu, X., LaRue, E., Mitchell, A.M., & Zhang, Y. (2013, March). Human stress

evaluation through passive sensing and behavioral modeling. Presented at the American Medical Informatics

Association (AMIA) 2013 Joint Summits on Translational Science, San Francisco, CA [Poster Presentation]

43. *Herisko, C., Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K., & Habib, M. (2013, March). Psychiatric nurse’s attitudes and perceived

barriers about the medical emergency team (MET) in a psychiatric hospital: Implementation of an education

module for quality improvement. Presented at the Annual Nursing 2013 Symposium: The Conference for Clinical

Excellence, Las Vegas, NV [Poster Presentation]

44. *+Buchanan, K.A., Mitchell, A.M., Owens, K., Hagle, H., Lindsay, D., Boucek, L., Kane, I., Aiello, J., Puskar,

K., & Talcott, K.S. (2013, April). Use of screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) to

educate emergency department registered nurses (EDRNs). Presented at the 27th National Council on

Undergraduate Research (NCUR) Conference, La Crosse, WI

45. *+Mitchell, A.M. & Terhorst, L. (2013, April). PTSD symptoms in survivors bereaved by the suicide of a

significant other. Presented at the 46th Annual American Association of Suicidology (AAS) Conference:

Challenging our Assumptions and Moving Forward Together, Austin, TX

46. *+Fioravanti, M.A., Mitchell, A.M., Lindsay, D., Hagle, H., Owens, K., Kane, I., Talcott, K., Puskar, K., Boucek,

L. (2013, September). Were you drinking tonight? A model for emergency department registered nurses to

address patient substance abuse. Presented at the Emergency Nurses Association Annual Conference: Safe


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Practice; Safe Care, Nashville, TN [Poster Presentation]

47. Puskar, K., Mitchell, A.M., Albrecht, S., Frank, L., O’Donnell, J., Neft, M., Lee, H., Cuddy, M., Hagle, H., &

Lindsay, D. (2013, October). Transdisciplinary health professional education: Integrating interprofessional

competencies and alcohol and drug use screening. Presented at the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Global Forum on

Innovation in Health Professional Education: Assessing Health Professional Education: A Workshop, Washington

DC [Poster Presentation]

48. *+Mitchell, A.M., Fioravanti, M.A., Lindsay, D., O’Donnell, J.M., Neft, M., Puskar, K., Hagle, H., Talcott,

K.S., Lincoln, P., & Boucek, L. (2013, October). Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment

(SBIRT) for interprofessional groups of anesthesia students (InGAS). Presented at the Association of Schools

of Allied Health Professions (ASAHP) 2013 Annual Conference: Interprofessional Education and Practice

in the Allied Health Arena, Orlando, FL

49. *+Fioravanti, M.A., Mitchell, A.M., Lindsay, D., O’Donnell, J.M., Neft, M., Puskar, K., Hagle, H., Talcott, K.S.,

Lincoln, P., & Boucek, L. (2013, October). Simulation for screening, brief intervention, and referral to

treatment (SBIRT): Interprofessional groups of anesthesia students (InGAS). Presented at the Association of

Schools of Allied Health Professions (ASAHP) 2013 Annual Conference: Interprofessional Education and

Practice in the Allied Health Arena, Orlando, FL

50. Puskar, K., Mitchell, A.M., Kane, I., Hagle, H., Lindsay, D., & Albrecht, S. (2013, December). Evidence-based

addiction education to health care trainees enhances patient care. Presented at the American Academy of

Addiction Psychiatry's (AAAP) 24th Annual Meeting and Symposium , Scottsdale, AZ [Poster Presentation]

51. *+Mitchell, A.M., Kane, I., Puskar, K., Hagle, H., Lindsay, D., Herisko, C., Owens, K., Christie, L., Fioravanti,

M., Talcott, K., & Boucek, L. (2014, January). Education of emergency department registered nurses (EDRNs) in

the utilization of screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) for alcohol and drug use or

misuse. Presented at the Annual Wilson Shepard Education Associates Conference: Transforming Health Care:

Pathway to Excellence, Honolulu, HI

52. Puskar, K., Mitchell, A.M., Albrecht, S.A., Kane, I., Frank, L., Hagle, H., Lindsay, D., Lee, H., Fioravanti, M., &

Talcott, K. (2104, April). Online outreach: Interprofessional method to increase quality of care in rural areas.

Presented at the Interprofessional Collaborative Practice Project 1st Annual Healthcare Summit: Education,

Practice, and Leadership, Savannah, GA

53. *+Jubas, J., LaRue, E., & Mitchell, A.M. (2014, April). Emotional support for mild to moderate depression.

Presented at the 28th National Council on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) Conference, Lexington, KY

54. *+Neft, M.., O'Donnell, J.M., Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K., Fioravanti, M., Boucek, L., Cuddy, M., Hagle, H.,

Lindsay, D., Talcott, K., & Lincoln, P. (2014, September). The SBIRT-InGAS project: Teaching anesthesia

students about substance uses disorders in the classroom and with simulation. Presented at the American

Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) 2014 Annual Congress, Orlando, FL

55. *Puskar, K., Mitchell, A.M., Albrecht, S., Hagle, H., Kane, I., Lindsay, D., Frank, L., Lee, H., Fioravanti, M., &

Talcott, K. (2014, September). A universal strategy for optimizing health by utilizing interprofessional screening,

brief intervention, and referral to treatment knowledge, skills, and attitudes to address substance use in all

patients. Presented at the Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science (CANS) 2014 State of the Science

Congress on Nursing Research, Washington, DC

56. *Puskar, K., Mitchell, A.M., Kane, I., Hagle, H., Lindsay, D., Talcott, K., O'Donnell, J.M., Neft, M., Albrecht,

S., Fioravanti, M., Lee, H., Frank, L. (2014, October). Universal substance use screening optimizes health: Policy

implications for nurses. Presented at the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) 2014 Transforming Health,

Driving Policy Conference, Washington, DC [Poster Presentation]


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57. *+Mitchell, A.M., Fioravanti, M., Lindsay, D., Hagle, H., Owens, K., Kane, I., Talcott, K., Puskar, K., & Boucek,

L. (2014, October). "Were you drinking tonight?" An integrated model for registered nurses to address patient

substance use. Presented at the 28th Annual Conference of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA):

Building Connections: Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Perspectives, Indianapolis, IN [Poster Presentation]

58. *+Fioravanti, M., Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K., Hagle, H., Kane, I., & Lindsay, D. (2014, November). Screening,

brief intervention, and referral to treatment: Pre-service interprofessional education of undergraduate and graduate

nursing students. Presented at the 38th Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse

(AMERSA) National Conference: Building Connections: Bridging Interdisciplinary Leadership in Substance Use

Education, Research, Care, and Policy, San Francisco, CA

59. +Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K.R., Kane, I., Hagle, H., & Lindsay, D. (2015, February). Advancing nurses'

knowledge, practice, and implementation of alcohol screening and brief intervention for nurse leaders. Presented

at American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) 2015 Master's Education Conference: Future

Perspectives for Master's Nursing Education, St. Petersburg, FL

60. *+Kameg, B., Mitchell, A.M., Fioravanti, M., & Lindsay, D. (2015, April). Interprofessional education utilizing

screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) for interprofessional groups of anesthesia students

(InGAS). Presented at the 29th National Council on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) Conference, Cheney, WA

61. *+Riccelli, A.E., Ambrosino, A., Mitchell, A.M., Fioravanti, M., & Lindsay, D. (2015, June). Dental hygiene

students' attitudes and perceptions toward patients who use alcohol or other drugs: Results of an interprofessional

simulated clinical experience utilizing screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT). Presented

at the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Allied Dental Program Directors' Conference, Austin, TX


62. *+Mitchell, A.M. & O'Donnell, J. (2015, June). SBIRT and simulation: An example of an effective

interprofessional collaboration. Presented at the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment: An

Interprofessional Conference, Pittsburgh, PA

63. *+Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K., Kane, I., Hagle, H., Lindsay, D., & Christy, L. (2015, September). Nurses address

substance use in the ED: Implications for veterans in rural areas. Presented at the University of Pittsburgh School

of Nursing Veteran's Journey to Achieving Wellness: Successful Reintegration to Civilian Life Conference,


64. Puskar, K. & Mitchell, A.M. (2015, September). Behavioral health screening in veterans and families: Essential

tools for health professionals. Presented at the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing Veteran's Journey to

Achieving Wellness: Successful Reintegration to Civilian Life Conference, Pittsburgh, PA [Poster Presentation]

65. *+Mitchell, A.M., Kane, I., Puskar, K., Knapp, E., Hagle, H., & Lindsay, D. (2015, November). Screening, brief

intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) training across multiple health professional populations:

Evaluation of interprofessional perceptions and attitudes towards individuals with alcohol and other drug use.

Presented at the Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse (AMERSA) 39th Annual

National Conference: Integrating Policy and Research into Teaching and Practice, Washington, DC [Poster

Presentation]

66. Mitchell, A.M. & Kane, I. (2015, November). Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT):

What do nursing faculty need to know for undergraduate curriculum planning? Presented at the South Dakota

State University School of Nursing, Brookings, SD [Workshop Presentation]

67. Mitchell, A.M. & Kane, I. (2015, November). Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT):

What do nursing faculty need to know for graduate curriculum planning? Presented at the South Dakota State

University School of Nursing, Brookings, SD [Workshop Presentation]


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68. *+Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K., Kane, I., Nativio, D., Hagle, H., & Lindsay, D. (2016, January). Alcohol screens in

DNP practice: Incorporating a preventive service of the Affordable Care Act. Presented at the American

Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Doctoral Education Conference: Enhancing Nursing Science and

Improving Patient Care through Big Data, Naples, FL

69. Finnell, D.S., Savage, C.L., Kearns, R., Rizzo-Busack, H., Poole, N., Mitchell, A.M., Kane, I., & Puskar, K.R.

(2016, February). Navigating the present substance use screening and brief intervention curricula and anticipating

future curricula needs. Presented at the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Master's Education

Conference - Master's Education: Navigating the Present and Anticipating the Future, Houston, TX

70. Finnell, D., Weber, M., Mitchell, A.M., & Savage, C.L. (2016, March). SBIRT in nursing: What are the unique

contributions? Presented at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Grantee

Meeting, Bethesda, MD

71. +Kameg, B., Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K., Kane, I., Nativio, D.G., Neft, M. Cerepani, M.J., Hagle, H., & Lindsay,

D. (2016, March). University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing (Pitt SoN): SBIRT product development. Presented

at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Grantee Meeting, Bethesda, MD


72. *+Kameg, B. & Mitchell, A.M. (2016, April). Utilization of alcohol screening and brief intervention in women of

childbearing age. Presented at the 30th National Council on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) Conference, UNC,

Asheville, NC [Poster Presentation]

73. *+Kameg, B, Knapp, E., Mitchell, A.M., Riccelli, A., Ambrosino, A., Fioravanti, M., Neft, M., Hagle, H.,

Lindsay, D., & Puskar, K. (2016, June). Implementing training in screening and brief intervention for alcohol,

tobacco, and other drug use (AOD) to facilitate interaction and improve patient care outcomes. Presented at the

American Dental Hygienists Association's Center for Lifelong Learning (CLL) 93rd Annual Session, Pittsburgh,

PA [Poster Presentation]

74. *+Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K., Albrecht, S., Kane, I., Hagle, H., Lindsay, D., King, D., Porter, B., Edwards, A.,

Hanson, B., & Shaputnic, C. (2016, October). Alcohol screening: Champions driving prevention policy. Presented

at the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) 2016 Transforming Health, Driving Policy Conference,

Washington, DC [Poster Presentation]

75. Naegle, M., Mitchell, A.M., Flinter, M.M., Bharmal, N., & Haddad, M. (2016, October). Managing pain in an era

of opiate misuse: Holistic, safe, and compassionate treatment for patients and populations. Presented at the

American Academy of Nursing (AAN) 2016 Transforming Health, Driving Policy Conference, Washington, DC

[Invited Panelist for Policy Dialogue Session]

76. Mitchell, A.M., Kane, I., Puskar, K., Finnell, D.S., Savage, C.L., Hagle, H., Porter, B., & Knapp, E. (2016,

October). Alcohol SBI: An interactive educational program. Presented at the American Psychiatric Nurses

Association (APNA) 30th Annual Conference - Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: Inspiring Leadership Every

Day, Hartford, CT

Regional and State Abstracts and Presentations/*Denotes Data-Based Abstracts/+Denotes Senior Author or Principal

Investigator/Podium Presentation [unless otherwise indicated] (since 2000)

1. +Mitchell, A.M. (2001, October). Institutional activities and personal characteristics for overcoming culture

shock. Presented to the University of Akron, College of Nursing, Akron, OH

2. +Mitchell, A.M. (2003, April). Coping strategies for depression. Presented at the Western Pennsylvania Chapter

of the ALS Association, Annual Educational Conference, Pittsburgh, PA

3. +Mitchell, A.M. (2005, September). Adult survivorship after suicide. Presented at the American Psychiatric

Nurses Association, Southwestern Pennsylvania (APNA-SWPA) Conference: Western Region Update, Mercy


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Divine Providence Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA

4. *+Mitchell, A.M. (2006, March). Survivors of suicide: A five year perspective. Presented at the American

Psychiatric Nurses Association, Southwestern Pennsylvania (APNA-SWPA) Conference: Psychiatric Nursing in

the 21st Century: Diverse Roles and Contributions, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA

5. +Mitchell, A.M. (2008, February). Suicide and suicide survivorship. Presented to the Healthcare Management

Association, Pittsburgh, PA

6. *+Mitchell, A.M. (2008, May). Survivors of suicide: A decade of perspective and clinical application. Presented

at the Contemporary Forums Psychiatric Nursing Conference: Opening the Door to Recovery, Philadelphia, PA

7. Mitchell, A.M. (2009, February). The 1, 2, 3 of mandatory continuing education in Pennsylvania. Presented to

Waynesburg University, School of Nursing, Waynesburg, PA

8. *Hagle, H., Puskar, K., Burns, H.K., Mitchell, A.M., Gotham, H.J., Terhorst, L., Woomer, G.R., Fioravanti, M.,

Kane, I., Talcott, K.S., & Braxter, B. (2011, March). Addictions training for nursing students using screening,

brief intervention and referral to treatment. Presented at the Delaware Valley Node Conference, Bethesda, MD


9. Puskar, K., Burns, H.K., Hagle, H., Mitchell, A.M., Gotham, H.J., Terhorst, L., Woomer, G.R., Fioravanti, M.,

Kane, I. Talcott, K.S., & Braxter, B. (2011, April). Innovative strategy for delivering addictions screening in

ambulatory care. Presented at the 22nd Annual Pacific Northwest Ambulatory Care Nursing Conference, Seattle,

WA [Poster Presentation]

10. *+Boucek, L., Mitchell, A.M., Hagle, H., Owens, K., Puskar, K., Talcott, K., Christy, L., Houze, M., Kane, I.,

Lindsay, D., & Terhorst, L. (2012, October). Emergency department nurses: Screening, brief intervention, and

referral to treatment (SBIRT). Presented at the Greater Pittsburgh Annual Nursing Research Conference,

California University of Pennsylvania, California, PA [Poster Presentation]

11. Boucek, L., Mitchell, A.M., Herisko, C., Owens, K., Hagle, H., Kane, I., Puskar, K., Fioravanti, M., Cristy, L.,

Lindsay, D., Houze, M., Talcott, K., & Barrett, B. (2013, October). Screening, brief intervention, and referral to

treatment (SBIRT): A tool for registered nurses in the emergency department. Presented at the Greater Pittsburgh

Annual Nursing Research Conference, Coraopolis, PA [Poster Presentation]

12. Puskar, K.P., Mitchell, A.M., Albrecht, S., Hagle, H., Lindsay, D., Lee, H., Fioravanti, M., & Frank, L. (2013,

October). Evidence-based practice of SBIRT for interprofessional collaboration to target substance use in rural

areas. Presented at the Greater Pittsburgh Annual Nursing Research Conference, Coraopolis, PA [Poster

Presentation]

13. Mitchell, A.M. & Hagle, H. (2013, November). Best Practices in Substance use Treatment Initiation and

Engagement in Emergency Department Settings. Presented at the CMS Adult Quality Measures Project:

Integrating Physical and Behavioral Health Care for Individuals with Substance Use Treatment Needs, Pittsburgh,

PA

14. +Neft, M.W., O'Donnell, J.M., Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K., Cuddy, M., Fioravanti, M., Boucek, L., Talcott, K.,

Lindsay, D., Hagle, H., & Lincoln, P. (2014, April). The first few minutes with an impaired colleague. Presented

at the Association of Veterans Affairs Nurse Anesthetists (AVANA) Education Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA

15. +Neft, M.W., O’Donnell, J.M., Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K., Cuddy, M., Fioravanti, M., Boucek, L., Talcott, K.,

Lindsay, D., Hagle, H., & Lincoln, P. (2014, April). Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment

(SBIRT) for interprofessional groups of anesthesia students (InGAS). Presented at the Association of Veterans

Affairs Nurse Anesthetists (AVANA) Education Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA [Poster Presentation]


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Lindsay, D., Hagle, H., & Lincoln, P. (2014, May). Simulation training in substance use disorders (SUDs) in

patients and colleagues. Presented at the Pennsylvania Association of Nurse Anesthetists (PANA) Spring

Symposium, Hershey, PA

17. *Kepler, B.B., Lee, H., Kane, I., & Mitchell, A.M. (2015, April). Voice simulation in nursing education:

Improving attitudes toward and self-efficacy related to care of patients with auditory hallucinations. Presented at

the 9th Annual Research Conference: Changing Practice through Nursing Research, Toledo, OH

18. *+Albrecht, S.A., Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K., Hagle, H., Lindsay, D., & Kane, I. (2015, September). Fetal alcohol

spectrum disorders (FASD) prevention and practice through national partnerships with AWHONN and other

nursing organizations. Presented at the 2015 Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses

(AWHONN) Pennsylvania Section Conference - Bridging the Gap: A Health Care Update about Women and

Newborns, Pittsburgh, PA

19. *+Ambrosino, A., Riccelli, A., & Mitchell, A.M. (2015, November). Transforming the profession: Preparing

students for interprofessional care. Presented at the Pennsylvania Dental Hygienists' Association 92nd Annual

Session at the Keystone Dental Health Conference, Gettysburg, PA [Workshop Presentation]

20. +Kameg, B., Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K., Kane, I., Hagle, H., & Lindsay, D. (2016, April). Nurses' utilization of

alcohol screening and brief intervention (Alcohol SBI) in women of childbearing age. Presented at the American

Psychiatric Nurses Association, Pennsylvania Chapter (APNA-PA) Annual Conference: The Psychiatric Nurse's

Role in the Identification and Treatment of Vulnerable Populations, Pittsburgh, PA

21. Mitchell, A.M. & Kane, I. (2016, June). Substance use screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment

(SBIRT) for an interdisciplinary work group. Presented at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock

(UALR)/MidSouth Summer Conference for Integrated Behavioral Health Studies: Spectrum of Possibilities,

Little Rock, AK

22. Mitchell, A.M. (2017, April). Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment: Approaches for adults and

adolescents. Presented at the 12th Annual Pittsburgh Conference on Child Maltreatment, Pittsburgh, PA

Local Abstracts and Presentations/*Denotes Data-Based Abstracts/+Denotes Senior Author or Principal

Investigator/Podium Presentation [unless otherwise indicated] (since 2000)

1. Mitchell, A.M. (2000, January). Traumatic grief in survivors of suicide. Presented at the Traumatic Grief

Research Consortium Conference, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA

2. Mitchell, A.M. (2000, February). Ethical implications of using students as research assistants. Presented at the

University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing with the University of Pittsburgh's Office of Research, Pittsburgh, PA

3. Mitchell, A.M. (2000, November). Traumatic grief. Presented at the 1st Annual American Foundation for Suicide

Prevention, Pittsburgh Chapter 1st Annual Survivors of Suicide Videoconference, American Foundation for

Suicide Prevention (AFSP) and Office of Educational and Regional Programming (OREP), Western Psychiatric

Institute and Clinic, UPMC Biomedical Science Tower, Pittsburgh, PA

4. Mitchell, A.M. (2001, November). Unique aspects of suicide bereavement. Presented at the 2nd Annual American

Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Pittsburgh Chapter 2nd Annual Survivors of Suicide Videoconference,

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) and Office of Educational and Regional Programming

(OREP), Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, UPMC Biomedical Science Tower, Pittsburgh, PA

5. Mitchell, A.M. (2002, May). Critical incident stress debriefing (CISD) in disaster management. Presented at the

Emergency and Disaster Preparedness Task Force Educational Seminar, University of Pittsburgh, School of

Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA


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6. Mitchell, A.M. & Wesner, S. (2002, November). Survivors support groups. Presented at the 3rd Annual American

Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Pittsburgh Chapter 3rd Annual Survivors of Suicide Videoconference,

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) and Services for Teens at Risk (STAR) Program, Western

Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, UPMC Biomedical Science Tower, Pittsburgh, PA

7. Mitchell, A.M. (2003, November). Suicide bereavement. Presented at the 4th Annual American Foundation for

Suicide Prevention (AFSP), Pittsburgh Chapter 4th Annual Survivors of Suicide Videoconference, American

Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) and Office of Educational and Regional Programming (OREP),

Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, UPMC Biomedical Science Tower, Pittsburgh, PA

8. Mitchell, A.M. (2004, May). Psychometric properties of the perceived stress scale (PSS) in survivors of suicide.

Presented at the Voice of Pitt Nursing Anniversary Conference and Celebration, University of Pittsburgh, School

of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA

9. *+Mitchell, A.M. (2004, May). Complicated grief and suicidal ideation in survivors of suicide. Presented at the

Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses Working Group, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA

10. Mitchell, A.M. (2004, November). Symposium on suicide. Presented at the American Foundation for Suicide

Prevention (AFSP) and the Good Grief Center Bereavement Conference, Fe Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA

11. Mitchell, A.M. (2005, October). Debriefing and crisis management. Presented at the North Hills Passavant

Hospital Conference: In the Red Zone, North Hills Passavant Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA

12. Mitchell, A.M. (2005, November). Survivors of suicide: What we know and where we need to go. Presented at

the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, District 6, Life’s Work, Pittsburgh, PA

13. *+Mitchell, A.M. (2005, November). Survivor’s perceptions of bereavement services and effects of suicide on the

grieving process. Presented at the 6th Annual American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), Pittsburgh

Chapter 6th Annual Survivors of Suicide Videoconference, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)

and the Office of Educational and Regional Programming (OREP), Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic,

UPMC Biomedical Science Tower, Pittsburgh, PA

14. Witt, M. & Mitchell, A.M. (2007, August). Patient-centered medication education and practice self-

administration intervention. Presented at the 2007 Continuing Education Pharmacology Update Conference,

University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA

15. Mitchell, A.M. (2007, October). Evidence-based practice: Harvest your professional growth workshop. Presented

at the Patient Services Leadership and Evidence-Based Practice Council, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center,

McKeesport Hospital, McKeesport, PA

16. *+Mitchell, A.M. (2007, November). Survivor’s perceptions of bereavement and bereavement services: Needs of

those coping with a death by suicide. Presented at the 8thAnnual American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

(AFSP), Pittsburgh Chapter 8thAnnual Survivors of Suicide Videoconference, American Foundation for Suicide

Prevention (AFSP), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA

17. Fioravanti, M. & Mitchell, A.M. (2007, December). Mixing apples and oranges: Incorporating two distinct

disciplines into simulation scenarios. Presented at the Foundations of Simulation for Nurse Educators: Building a

Toolkit, ELITE: Emerging Learning and Integrated Technologies Education Conference, University of Pittsburgh,

School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA

18. Mitchell, A.M. (2008, November). The 1, 2, 3 of mandatory continuing education in Pennsylvania. Presented at

the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, District 6, Life’s Work, Pittsburgh, PA

19. Mitchell, A.M. (2008, November). Survivors of suicide and their social support systems. Presented at the

9thAnnual American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), Pittsburgh Chapter 9th Annual Survivors of


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Suicide Videoconference, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), University of Pittsburgh, School


20. Fioravanti, M. & Mitchell, A.M. (2009, May). Mixing apples and oranges: Incorporating two distinct disciplines

into simulation scenarios. Presented at the Foundations of Simulation for Nurse Educators: Building a Toolkit,

ELITE: Emerging Learning and Integrated Technologies Education Conference, University of Pittsburgh, School


21. Mitchell, A.M. & Doyle, J. (2009, October). Suicide prevention on the college campus. Presented at the Staff

Training Department Program, Education Management Cooperation (EDMC), Pittsburgh, PA

22. Mitchell, A.M. & LaRue, E. (2009, November). Survivors of suicide and COMPANION: Connecting social

support networks. Presented at the 10th Annual American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), Pittsburgh

Chapter 10th Annual Survivors of Suicide Videoconference, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP),

UPMC Conference Center, Pittsburgh, PA

23. Mitchell, A.M. (2010, November). Survivors of suicide: Social support networks and resilience. Presented at the

11th Annual American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), Pittsburgh Chapter 11th Annual Survivors of

Suicide Videoconference, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), UPMC Conference Center,

Pittsburgh, PA

24. Reynolds, C.F. & Mitchell A.M. (2010, November). Recognizing and treating complicated grief after suicide.

Presented at the 12th Annual American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), Pittsburgh Chapter 12th Annual

Survivors of Suicide Videoconference, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), UPMC Conference

Center, Pittsburgh, PA

25. Burns, H.K., Puskar, K., Hulsey, E.G., Mitchell, A.M., Hagle, H., Woomer, G.R., Fioravanti, M., & Braxter, B.

(2011, February). Creation of an educational and skill-building project in undergraduate nursing education: The

results of an academic-community partnership. Presented at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing,

Inaugural Scholarly Poster Presentation Symposium, Pittsburgh, PA [Poster Presentation]

26. Mitchell, A.M. & Rosenzweig, M. (2011, September). Promotion and tenure: Current pearls of wisdom.

Presented at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing for the Center for Research and Evaluation,

Pittsburgh, PA

27. Barbee, G., Ciabattoni, D., Jay, B., Mitchell, A.M., & Monahan, F. (2011, November). A journey in

collaboration: Community Human Services Corporation and the University of Pittsburgh. Presented at the

University of Pittsburgh Senate, Fall 2011 Plenary Session: Community & Campus Partnerships for Health and

Wellness, Pittsburgh, PA [Poster Presentation]

28. +Boucek, L., Mitchell, A.M., Hagle, H., Owens, K., Puskar, K., Talcott, K., Christy, L., Houze, M., Kane, I.,

Lindsay, D., & Terhorst, L. (2012, March). SBIRT in the emergency department. Presented at the University of

Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International, Eta Chapter, Scholars Night, Pittsburgh, PA


29. +Boucek, L., Mitchell, A.M., Hagle, H., Owens, K., Puskar, K., Talcott, K., Christy, L., Houze, M., Kane, I.,

Lindsay, D., & Terhorst, L. (2012, September). SBIRT in the emergency department. Presented at the University

of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, 2nd Annual Scholarly Poster Presentation Symposium, Pittsburgh, PA [Poster

Presentation]

30. Mitchell, A.M. (2013, March). Depression and suicide: Implications for the college campus. Presented at the

Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC), North Campus, Psychology Department Spring Forum,

Pittsburgh, PA


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31. +Mitchell, A.M., O’Donnell, J.M., Neft, M.W., Cuddy, M., Puskar, K., Hagle, H., Lindsay, D., Talcott, K.S.,

Boucek, L., Aiello, J., Lahey, V., & Lincoln, P. (2013, March). Integrating an EBP education model of screening,

brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) for interprofessional groups of anesthesia students (InGAS).

Presented at the 2013 Spring Anesthesia Seminar (SAS), Pittsburgh, PA [Poster Presentation]

32. Herisko, C., Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K., & Habib, M. (2013, March). Psychiatric nurse’s attitudes and perceived

barriers about the medical emergency team (MET) in a psychiatric hospital: Implementation of an education

module for quality improvement (QI). Presented at the WPIC, Department of Psychiatry Research Day,

Pittsburgh, PA

33. Puskar, K., Mitchell, A.M., Albrecht, S., Kane, I., Frank, L., Hagle, H., Lindsay, D., Lee, H., Fioravanti, M., &

Talcott, K. (2013, August). Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) for alcohol screening:

An innovative, universal, and evidenced-based practice (EBP) for nurses. Presented at the UPMC, St. Margaret’s

Nursing Innovation Summit: Hot Topics in Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA

34. *+Mitchell, A.M., Owens, K., Hagle, H., Lindsay, D., Boucek, L., Kane, I., Aiello, J., Puskar, K., & Talcott, K.S.

(2013, November). Were you drinking tonight? A model for emergency department registered nurses to address to

address patient substance use. Presented at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, 3rd Annual Scholarly

Poster Presentation Symposium, Pittsburgh, PA [Poster Presentation]

35. +Mitchell, A.M., Lindsay, D., O’Donnell, J.M., Neft, M., Cuddy, M., Puskar, K., Fioravanti, M., Talcott, K.,

Hagle, H., Lincoln, P., & Boucek, L. (2013, November). Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment

(SBIRT) for interprofessional groups of anesthesia students (SBIRT-InGAS). Presented at the University of

Pittsburgh School of Nursing, 3rd Annual Scholarly Poster Presentation Symposium, Pittsburgh, PA [Poster

Presentation]

36. *+Fioravanti, M., Neft, M., Mitchell, A.M., O’Donnell, J.M., Cuddy, M., Puskar, K., Talcott, K., Boucek, L.,

Hagle, H., Lindsay, D., Aiello, J., Lahey, V., & Lincoln, P. (2013, November). Simulation for screening, brief

intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT): Used with interprofessional groups of anesthesia students

(InGAS) Presented at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, 3rd Annual Scholarly Poster Presentation

Symposium, Pittsburgh, PA [Poster Presentation]

37. Puskar, K., Mitchell, A.M., Albrecht, S., Kane, I., Frank. L., Hagle, H., Lindsay, D., Lee, H., Fioravanti, M., &

Talcott, K. (2013, November). Clinical agency education partnership for interprofessional education and practice

targets substance use in rural areas. Presented at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, 3rd Annual

Scholarly Poster Presentation Symposium, Pittsburgh, PA [Poster Presentation]

38. +Mitchell, A.M., Fioravanti, M.A., Lindsay, D., O’Donnell, J., Neft, M., Puskar, K., Hagle, H., Talcott, K.,

Boucek, L., & Lincoln, P. (2014, March). Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) for

interprofessional groups of anesthesia students (InGAS). Presented at the 2014 Spring Anesthesia Symposium

(SAS), Pittsburgh, PA [Poster Presentation]


Lindsay, D., Hagle, H., & Lincoln, P. (2014, March). Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment

(SBIRT) for interprofessional groups of anesthesia students (InGAS). Presented at the University of Pittsburgh,

School of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International, Eta Chapter, Scholars Night, Pittsburgh, PA [Poster

Presentation]

40. *Puskar, K. & Mitchell, A.M. (2014, May). Interprofessional education and practice: Value added, making it

stick. Presented at the Academic Service Partnership Council Spring Summit, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA

41. Mitchell, A.M. (2014, June). SBIRT: Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for alcohol and other

drugs for nurse practitioners. Presented at the Robert Morris University School of Nursing and Health Sciences,

Pittsburgh, PA


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42. +Mitchell, A.M., Fioravanti, M., Hagle, H., Puskar, K., Kane, I., Lindsay, D., Talcott, K., Boucek, L., Christy, L.,

Houze, M., & Lincoln, P. (2014, June). A model for emergency department registered nurses to address patient

substance use. Presented at the Nursing Now!: Influencing our Profession, Driving Health Care Change

Conference, UPMC and University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA [Poster Presentation]

43. Fioravanti, M., Puskar, K., Mitchell, A.M., Lindsay, D., Hagle, H., Albrecht, S., Frank, L., & Lee, H. (2014,

November). Teams and technology: Targeting substance use in rural populations using interprofessional

collaborative practice. Presented at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, 4th Annual Scholarly Poster

Presentation Symposium, Pittsburgh, PA [Poster Presentation]

44. Cerepani, M.J., Mitchell, A.M., & Hagle, H. (2015, February). Care of patients using opioids and other controlled

substances and utilizing screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) in your practice.

Presented at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, Pharmacological CEU Conference, Pittsburgh, PA

45. *+Mitchell, A.M., Fioravanti, M., Lindsay, D., O'Donnell, J., Neft, M., Puskar, K., Hagle, H., Talcott, K.,

Boucek, L., & Lincoln, P. (2015, March). Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT):

Interprofessional groups of anesthesia students (InGAS). Presented at the 2015 Spring Anesthesia Symposium

(SAS), Pittsburgh, PA [Poster Presentation]

46. *+Mahmoud, K.F., Mitchell, A.M., & Puskar, K. (2015, May). Effects of screening, brief intervention, and

referral to treatment (SBIRT) education on nurse practitioner students' (NPS) attitudes and perceptions toward

working with patients who use alcohol and other drugs (AOD). Presented at the UPMC, St. Margaret’s 2015

Clinical Research Forum - Evidence-Based Practice: Paving the Way with Nursing Research, Pittsburgh, PA

47. Mitchell, A.M. (2015, June). Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) for alcohol and

other drugs for nurse practitioners. Presented at the Robert Morris University School of Nursing and Health

Sciences, Pittsburgh, PA

48. Mitchell, A.M. (2015, August). What is SBIRT? Presented at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Social Work

Integrated Healthcare and Social Work Conference, Pittsburgh, PA

49. Mitchell, A.M. (2015, September). SBIRT: Implications for students. Presented at the University of Pittsburgh,

School of Social Work Field Instructor Orientation, Pittsburgh, PA

50. *+Mitchell, A.M., Hagle, H., Kane, I., Lindsay, D., Albrecht, S.A., Puskar, K., King, D., Hanson, B., Porter, B.,

Edwards, A., Faulkner, S., & Shaputnic, C. (2015, October). SBIRT and women: What every healthcare

professional needs to know. Presented at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, 5th Annual Scholarly

Poster Presentation Symposium, Pittsburgh, PA [Poster Presentation]

51. Mitchell, A.M. & Hagle, H. (2015, November). Assessing school age children, adolescents, and young adults'

drug and alcohol use. Presented at the Westmoreland County School Nurses Association Conference: Current

Trends in School Health, Greensburg, PA

52. Mitchell, A.M. (2016, January). What is SBIRT? Presented at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Social

Work Field Instructor Orientation, Pittsburgh, PA

53. Mitchell, A.M. & Hagle, H. (2016, April). Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) for

social workers in the field: A clinical program. Presented at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Social Work

CEU Program, Pittsburgh, PA

54. Mitchell, A.M. (2016, May). SBIRT for field instructors: Clinical implications. Presented at the University of

Pittsburgh, School of Social Work Field Instructor Orientation, Pittsburgh, PA

55. Mitchell, A.M. (2016, August). SBIRT for adolescents. Presented at the University of Pittsburgh, School of

Social Work Integrated Healthcare and Social Work Conference, Pittsburgh, PA


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56. Mitchell, A.M. (2016, September). Adolescent SBIRT: Current trends and updates. Presented at the University of

Pittsburgh, School of Social Work Field Instructor Orientation and CEU Symposium, Pittsburgh, PA

57. *+Kameg, B., Mitchell, A.M., Hagle, H., Kane, I., Lindsay, D., & Puskar, K. (2016, September).

Interprofessional utilization of alcohol and drug screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT).

Presented at the Pittsburgh Psychiatry Society's Resident's Research Night, Pittsburgh, PA [Poster Presentation]

58. *Kepler, B.B., Lee, H., Kane, I., & Mitchell, A.M. (2016, September). Effectiveness of voice simulation on

improving attitudes toward and self-efficacy related to care provision of patients with auditory hallucinations

among nursing students. Presented at the 1st Annual University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine Med Ed Day,


59. *+Mahmoud, K.F., Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K., & Lindsay, D. (2016, October). Understanding nursing students'

stigma towards working with people who use alcohol and opioids: Screening, brief intervention, and referral to

treatment (SBIRT) education on undergraduate nursing students' stigma. Presented at the University of Pittsburgh,

School of Nursing, 6th Annual Scholarly Poster Presentation Symposium, Pittsburgh, PA [Poster Presentation]

60. *+Kameg, B., Mitchell, A.M., Hagle, H., Kane, I., Lindsay, D., & Puskar, K. (2016, October). Interprofessional

utilization of alcohol and drug screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT). Presented at the

University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, 6th Annual Scholarly Poster Presentation Symposium, Pittsburgh, PA


61. *Kepler, B.B., Lee, H., Kane, I., & Mitchell, A.M. (2017, February). Effectiveness of voice simulation on

improving attitudes toward and self-efficacy related to care provision of patients with auditory hallucinations

among nursing students. Presented at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine Graduate Medical

Education (GME) Leadership Conference: Celebrating Diversity, Pittsburgh, PA [Poster Presentation]

62. *+Mahmoud, K.F., Lindsay, D., Ren, D., & Mitchell, A.M. (2017, March). Personal and contextual predictors of

nurses’ motivation to work with individuals who use alcohol. Presented at the University of Pittsburgh, School of

Nursing Scholars Night Poster Session, Pittsburgh, PA [Poster Presentation]

63. *+Boucek, L., Mitchell, A.M., Kane, I., Lindsay, D., Hagle, H., & Salvio, K. (2017, May). Screening, brief

intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) education of residential care nursing staff: Impact on alcohol

consumption in older adult residents and knowledge and attitudes of nursing staff. Presented at the 11th Annual

Aging Institute, 15th Annual Rehabilitation Institute, and 3rd Annual SPRIG Advance Research Day Conference:

Celebrating Research on Aging and Rehabilitation, Pittsburgh, PA [Poster Presentation]

64. *Thomas, K., Grant, C., Mitchell, A.M., & Miller, E. (2017, May). Strategies to enhance and sustain the

implementation of a college health center alcohol-related sexual violence intervention. Presented at the UPMC,

Children’s Hospital 5th Annual Adolescent and Young Adult Health Research Symposium, Pittsburgh, PA [Poster

Presentation]

65. *Evers, D., Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K., & Scolieri, B. (2017, May). Simulation effect on empathy of

undergraduate student nurses interacting with mental health patients. Presented at the UPMC, St. Margaret’s 12th

Annual Clinical Research Forum – Nurses Influencing Empirical Outcomes through Evidence-Based Practice and

Research, Pittsburgh, PA [Poster Presentation]

TEACHING

Undergraduate Courses

2014-present DENHYG 1547: Dental Hygiene Seminar

Guest Lecturer


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2014-present NURS 1134/1234: Transitions to Professional Nursing Practice

Clinical Preceptor

2014-present NURS 1364: International Healthcare Delivery/Field Study in Oman

Primary Teacher

2012-present NURS 1765: Risk Factors and Health

Primary Teacher

2003-2006 NURS 1750 and REHSCI 1290: Practical Issues in Disability

Lecturer

1996-2002 NURS 1072: Health Promotion and Physical Assessment

1996-2001 Clinical Laboratory Instructor, Lecturer

2002 Primary Teacher

1999-present NURS 1829/2829 and CAS 0155: Contemporary Issues in Cross-Cultural Health Care

Primary Teacher

1999-2000 NURS 0051: Introduction to Professional Nursing

Primary Teacher

1996-2001 NURS 1074: Advanced Clinical Practicum

Primary Teacher

1996-2000 NURS 0067: Introduction to Nursing Research

Primary Teacher

1995-1996 NURS 0080: Foundations in Nursing

Clinical Instructor

1992-present NURS 1060/1260: Nursing Care of Clients with Psychiatric-Mental Health Problems

1992-present Clinical Instructor, Lecturer

2003-present Primary Teacher

1992-present NURS 1061: Independent Study Practicum

Preceptor and Professor of Record for undergraduate students

Graduate Courses

2014-present NUR 3038: DNP Role Practicum

Guest Lecturer 0

2014-present NUR 3037: Capstone Clinical

Preceptor and Professor of Record for DNP students

2014-present NUR 3036: Capstone Project

Preceptor and Professor of Record for DNP students

2013-present NUR 2031: Diagnostic Physical Exam across the Lifespan

Guest Lecturer

2007-present NUR 3060: Independent Study

Preceptor and Professor of Record for PhD students


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2007-present NUR 3045: Research Practicum

Preceptor and Professor of Record for PhD students

2007-present NUR 3010: PhD Dissertation

Preceptor and Professor of Record for graduate students

2000-present NUR: 2361: Independent Study


2000-present NUR 2074: Educational Practicum


1998-present NUR 2049/3049: Doctoral Research Seminar

Lecturer

1998-1999 NUR 1350/2350: Crisis Intervention Theory

Primary Teacher

1998-1999 NUR 1351/2351: Crisis Intervention Practicum

Clinical Instructor

1995-2005 NUR 2002: Research Practicum


1994-2000 NUR 2003: Health Promotion

Lecturer

1993-1995 NURPSY 2008: Alternative Research Requirement


1993-1995 NURPSY 2020: Advanced Clinical Therapeutic Roles [Group Therapy]

Primary Teacher

1993-1995 NURPSY 2021: Advanced Clinical Group Practicum

Clinical Supervisor

1993-1995 NURPSY 2024: Community Mental Health Nursing [Innovative Approaches]

Lecturer

Current Dissertations, Capstone Projects, and Masters Theses

2016-present Committee Chair, Lisa Pietrusza, DNP student, "Use of Naloxone in the Homeless

Population," University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA

2015-present Committee Member, Deborah L. Evers, DNP student, "Using Virtual Paranoia

Simulation to Increase Awareness and Empathy of Emergency Department Nurses,"

University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA

2012-present Committee Member, Prince, Jennifer, PhD student, "Women Veterans with Mental

Illness and Predictors of Screening with the Papanicolaou Test," University of Pittsburgh,

School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA


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Completed Dissertations, Capstone Projects, and Masters Theses

2017 Committee Chair, Fisher, Katie (2017, April). Implementation of a School-Based

Bullying Prevention Program. University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, Pittsburgh,

PA [Capstone]

2017 Committee Chair, Boucek, Lynn (2017, April). Screening, Brief Intervention, and

Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Education of Residential Care Nursing Staff: Impact on

Alcohol Consumption and Falls in Older Adult Residents and Knowledge and Attitudes

of Nursing Staff. University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA [Capstone]

2016 Committee Member, Foresman, Jennifer (2016, December). Implementing a Brief

Healthy Life Style Intervention to Improve Patient Outcomes on a Psychiatric Inpatient

Unit. University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA [Capstone]

2016 Committee Member, Zelazny, Jamie (2016, December). The Effects of Childhood

Maltreatment and Genomic Variation in the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) Axis

on Neuropsychological Functioning in Offspring of Depressed Parents. University of

Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA [Dissertation]

2015 External Committee Member, Bacidore, Victoria (2016, August). Implementing

Interprofessional Alcohol Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment

(SBIRT) into the Emergency Department (ED): An Evidence-Based Quality

Improvement Initiative. Loyola University Chicago, Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing,

Chicago, IL [Capstone]

2015 External Committee Member/Reviewer, D'Souza, Preethy (2015, December).

Development and Determination of the Effectiveness of a Multilevel Integrated Training

Program in Evidence-Based Practice on Teaching and Patient Care Among Nurses. The

Manipal College of Nursing (MCON), Manipal, Karnataka, India [Dissertation]

2015 External Committee Member/Reviewer, Bartik, Warren (2015, May). Exploring

Hidden Worlds: Rural Australian Young People who lose a Friend to Suicide. The

University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia [Dissertation]

2015 Committee Member, Pavlov, Allison (2015, April). Music Therapy as a Non-

Pharmacological Intervention for Anxiety in Patients with a Thought Disorder. Robert

Morris University, School of Nursing and Health Sciences, Pittsburgh, PA [Capstone]

2014 Committee Member, Spino, Erika (2014, April). Suicide Risk Assessment and

Technology Utilization in Suicide Prevention. Robert Morris University, School of

Nursing and Health Sciences, Pittsburgh, PA [Capstone]

2012 Committee Member, Allison, Virginia (2012, December). Use of a Mental Health

Screening Tool by Certified School Nurse's in the Pittsburgh Public School System.

University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA [Capstone]

2012 Committee Member, Herisko, Camellia (2012, December). Psychiatric Nurse’s Beliefs,

Attitudes, and Perceived Barriers regarding Medical Emergency Teams. University of

Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA [Capstone]

2012 Committee Member, Fioravanti, Marie (2012, April). Developing a Unit-Based

Committee for the Implementation of Evidence-Based Practice. University of Pittsburgh,

School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA [Capstone]


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2010 Committee Member, Soeda, Etsuko (2010, August). Organ Donation in Japan: A

Longitudinal Study of Quality of Life of Living Donors. Duquesne University,

Department of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA [Dissertation]

2008 Committee Member, Zalice, Kirstyn (2008, May). The Effect of Human Patient

Simulation on Nursing Students’ Self-Efficacy of Communication Skills. Case Western

Reserve University, Department of Nursing, Cleveland, OH [Capstone]

2007 Committee Member, Howard, Valerie (2007, May). A Comparison of Educational

Strategies for the Acquisition of Knowledge and Critical Thinking Skills: Human Patient

Simulators versus the Interactive Case Study Approach. University of Pittsburgh,

Department of Educational Administration, Pittsburgh, PA [Dissertation]

1999 Committee Member, Voss, Deborah (1999, April).Narratives of the Good Death:

Autonomy and Authority in the End-of-Life Care Debate. University of Pittsburgh,

Department of Communication and Rhetoric, Pittsburgh, PA [Dissertation]

Completed School of Medicine Scholarly Projects

2010 Chair, Van Metre, Laura (2010, April). Educating for Wellness: Adults with Chronic

Severe Mental Illness. University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA

Completed Undergraduate Honors College Theses

2009 Chair, Wilson, Rhea (2009, August). The Conflicts of Decision-Making for Localized

Prostate Cancer (LPC) Treatments. [Committee Members: Drs. Donna Berry, Alice

Blazeck, and Margaret Rosenzweig] University of Pittsburgh, Honors College,

Pittsburgh, PA

SERVICE

International Service

2016 Invited Faculty Consultant

Nazarbayev University/University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing

Professional Development Program

Republic of Kazakhstan

2015 Invited Consultant

ISMETT Hospital, Sicily Italy

Working with Cheryl Brill, MPM, RN, FACHE, Vice-President for International

Clinical Operations, UPMC to develop a Transplant Coordinator Online Certificate

Program for nurses working in Italy

2012-present Invited Consultant

Aso Iizuka Hospital (AIH), Iizuka in Northern Kyushu

Fukuoka, Japan

Working with Cheryl Brill, MPM, RN, FACHE, Vice-President for International

Clinical Operations, UPMC to conduct a review and assessment of the Nursing

Service Department and Nursing Education Program [completed]

2013-present Working with Linda Kmetz, PhD, RN, Director UPMC Nursing Schools to develop a

Transition to Practice Program (TTP) and a Preceptor Academy [ongoing]


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2010-2011 Fulbright Scholar [Sultanate of Oman]

Council for the International Exchange of Scholars

U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs

Institute of International Education, Department of Scholar and Professional Programs

Washington, DC

2006-2008 Invited, External Examiner

Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Community Service

Sultan Qaboos University

Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

[External Examiner, for the first BSN Program in Oman]


University Center for International Studies

Awarded a Hewlett International Small Grant to study:

Caregiver Burden in St. Kitts: Implications for Health Service Delivery

in the Caribbean and America

2005-2013 President

Networking the Americas Consortium for Nursing and Allied Health (NACNAH) for

International Cooperation

2006-2008 Member, Program Planning Committee

World Congress for Nursing and Allied Health: The Future Now: Challenges and

Opportunities in Health

Perth, Australia

January-November Networking the Americas Consortium for Nursing and Allied Health (NACNAH) for

2006 International Cooperation

Co-Chair, Program Planning Committee:

Strategic Summit on Academic Internationalization for the Health Professions

University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS

January-November North American Consortium for Nurses and Allied Health (NACNAH) for

2005 International Cooperation

Co-Chair, Program Planning Committee

Facing the Challenges of International Education in the Health Professions

New York, NY

January-November North American Consortium for Nurses and Allied Health (NACNAH) for

2004 International Cooperation and the 4th Annual Hispanic World Congress of Health Related

Professions

Co-Chair, Program Planning Committee

Expanding Research, Educational, and Health Care Opportunities through

Technology

San Juan, Puerto Rico

May 2001 Visiting Faculty Scholar

Keio University

Junior College of Nursing and Medical Center

Tokyo, Japan


University Center for International Studies

Awarded a Hewlett International Small Grant to study:


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Cross-Cultural Examination of Nurses’ Emotional Reactions to the Deaths of their

Patients: Japan and America

November 2000 Pittsburgh-Omiya Sister City Cultural Delegation

Invited Delegation Member, for Healthcare

Omiya, Japan

June 1999 North American Consortium for Nursing and Allied Health (NACNAH) for International

Cooperation and the Consortium of Institutes of Higher Education in Health and

Rehabilitation in Europe (COHEHRE)

Invited by the Presidents of these organizations to speak on the University of

Pittsburgh School of Nursing’s Center for Nursing Research

November 1998 Faculty Secondary School

Invited by Charles Dhoutant to speak on the University of Pittsburgh

School of Nursing’s Center for Nursing Research and its Research Agenda

Kathmandu, Nepal

November 1998 Faculty of Nursing [Siriraj], Mahidol University

Invited by the Dean to speak on the Internationalization of Nursing Education and

Research: University of Pittsburgh’s Center for Nursing Research (CNR) and Center

for Research in Chronic Disorders (CRCD)

Bangkok, Thailand

December 1997 Visiting Faculty Scholar

Keio University

Junior College of Nursing and Medical Center

Tokyo, Japan

Summer Coordinator, Japanese Student Nurse and Faculty Exchange

1997-1998 University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing and Keio University, Junior College of

Nursing and Medical Center

Tokyo, Japan

1997-2000 University Center for International Studies (UCIS)

Representative, International Development Project

Member, International Training Task Force

1997-2000 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Member, Health Sciences International Committee

1997-1998 University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing

Chair, International Nursing Initiatives Committee (INIC)

July 1997 Citizen Ambassador Program

Invited to be a Delegation Leader

Pennsylvania Nurses to Russia and Romania [unable to attend]

April 1997 Visiting Faculty Scholar

University College of Health and Caring Sciences

Uppsala, Sweden

Spring Coordinator, Swedish Nurse Exchange Program

1997-1998 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and School of Nursing with the Uppsala


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University Hospital and University College of Health and Caring Sciences

Uppsala, Sweden

May-June Nursing Postvention for Survivors of Suicide

1994 The 1stInternational, Interdisciplinary Health Research Symposium and Mini-Field

Study of Chinese Traditional Health Care Systems

Beijing, China

October 1984 Guest Lecturer

Basic Principles of Psychology [in English] for one month

University of Paris

Versailles, France

April-August Teacher, Conversational English

1983 Taught conversational English [in English] for one summer

Paris, France

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Committees/Service

2000-2015 Allegheny County Emergency Medical Service, Inc.

Disaster Medical Assistant Team PA-1

Pittsburgh Critical Incident Stress Management Team


1996-2000 Member, Health Sciences International Committee


1992-2000 Critical Incident Stress Management Service and CISD RN-Group

for physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals


1992-1997 Nursing Education and Research Department

Vice-Chair, Nursing Research Committee


University Committees/Service

2017-present Elected Member, University Senate, Faculty Benefits and Welfare Committee

2014-2016 Invited Pro-tem Member, University Senate, Faculty Benefits and Welfare Committee

2011-present Elected Member, University Senate, Commonwealth Relations Committee,

re-elected Spring Term 2014

2010-2012 Member, University Senate, Committee for Elections

2007-2010 Invited Pro-tem Member, University Senate, Commonwealth Relations Committee

2005-present Faculty Member, University of Pittsburgh Student International Club

2005-present Core Faculty, University of Pittsburgh Global Studies Program

University Center for International Studies (UCIS)

2005-present Faculty Affiliate, Institute for Doctor-Patient Communication

University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine

2004-2009 Appointed Member, University Academic Integrity Review Board

2004-2007 Elected Member, University Senate, Commonwealth Relations Committee

Secretary, 2005-2007

2000-2002 Member, University Senate, Committee for Elections

1997-present Faculty Affiliate, University Center for Social and Urban Research (UCSUR)


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1997-2000 University Center for International Studies (UCIS)

International Development Faculty Project Representative

International Training Task Force Member

1997-1999 Elected Member, University of Pittsburgh Senate Council

1996-1999 Elected Member, University of Pittsburgh Faculty Assembly

School of Nursing Committees/Service

2017 Member, Cameos of Caring Faculty Awardees’ Selection Committee

2016 Member, Kazakhstan BSN Module 9 Development Task Force: Global Nursing around

the World


2015-2016 Member, DNP Methodologies: Data Management/Data Analysis Task Force to update

the DNP graduate statistic courses

2015 Member, Dean's Distinguished Teaching Award (DDTA) Committee

2014-2015 Chair, Refreshing the Curriculum Task Force on Skills and Competencies and

Chair, Refreshing the Curriculum Review Task Force on Advocacy

2014-present Member, Capstone Review Committees

2014 Member, School of Nursing Academic Integrity Committee

2012 Chair, for two School of Nursing Academic Promotion Committees

2011 Chair, School of Nursing Academic Integrity Committee

2009-2015 Co-Chair, Faculty Practice Committee

2009-2010 Member, TYPHON Evaluation Task Force for Undergraduate and Accelerated Programs

2008-present Member, BSN Evaluation Committee

Member, Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes Subcommittee

Member, BSN Quality Improvement Subcommittee

2007-2009 Chair, Code of Conduct Task Force

Policy 307: Academic and Professional Integrity, Student Obligations (rev. 2009)

2007-2009 Elected Member, Search Committee for Chair, Health & Community Systems

University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, Pittsburgh Campus

2007-2008 Member, Evidence-Based Practice Evaluation Task Force

2007-present Member, Simulation/WISER Utilization Task Force

2007-present Member, Graduate Faculty

2006 Member, Cameos of Caring Student Scholarship Selection Committee


2005-2007 Appointed Member, Search Committee for Director of the RN Options Program

University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, Johnstown Campus

2004-2008 Member, Legislative Initiatives Committee

2004-2006 Chair, Faculty and Staff Welfare Committee

2002-2004 Co-Chair, BSN Curriculum Committee

2003 Member, Cameos of Caring Nursing Evaluation Forum

2002 Member, Cameos of Caring Nurse Awardees’ Selection Committee

2002-2010 Member, Emergency Response Planning and Safety Task Force (ERPSTF)

2001-2003 Member, School of Nursing Academic Integrity Committee

1995-1999 Co-chair, Faculty and Staff Welfare Committee

1994-2000 Member, Learning Resource Center Committee

1991-present Member, BSN Council

1991-present Member, MSN Council

1991-present Member, Total Faculty Organization

Consultations

2016 Invited Faculty Consultant to Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing for a SBIRT

Implementation Workshop [to implement Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to


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Treatment (SBIRT) into their pre-licensure curriculum]

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, June 2016

2015 Invited Consultant to South Dakota University for a Train-the-Trainer Program for the SBIRT

grant they received [teaching Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT)

to numerous healthcare organizations and workers]

South Dakota University, Billings, SD, November 2015

2015-present Steering Committee Member, Hilton SBIRT Steering Committee: Integrating Adolescent

Substance Abuse Screening, Brief Intervention, and Treatment throughout Social Work and

Nursing School Education, NORC at the University of Chicago, Bethesda, MD

2014-present Invited Participant, Consortium of Nursing Schools to Advance SBIRT into pre-licensure

and graduate nursing curricula

Member, BSN committee

Member, Master's and DNP committee

2014-present Invited Participant, MCO/Health System Stakeholder Meeting, Coordinating Care for

Individuals with Substance use Disorders, Pittsburgh, PA

2013-present Invited Participant, Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc. (CHCS), Adult Quality Measures

Project: Integrating Physical and Behavioral Health Care for Individuals with Substance Use

Treatment Needs, Station Square, Pittsburgh, PA

2013 Consultant to New York State, Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services

(OASA) [teaching Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) to

numerous healthcare organizations and workers]

Nassau County Medical Center, Long Island, NY, May 2013

Brentwood Health Center, Long Island, NY, April 2013

2011 Consultant to School Guidance Counselors at Mapletown Junior and Senior High Schools

Greensboro, PA [for suicide prevention and postvention]

2009-2010 Consulted with University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine

Co-led Small Group Discussions: Suicide Risk Assessment [in the Introduction to

Psychiatry course]

2008 Invited Member, Healthcare Advisory Board

U.S. Congressman, Timothy Murphy, 18th District, Pennsylvania

2007-2010 Professional Consultant, Survivors Partnership for Research, Information, Truth, and

Education about Suicide (SPRITES)

2003-2005 Consults with SOS Children’s Support Group Leader

Co-lead the 8-week children’s bereavement support group

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

2001 Appointed to the Board of Trustees of Mayview State Hospital

by former Governor of Pennsylvania, Thomas Ridge

2000-2005 Consults with SOS Adult Support Group Leader

Co-lead the 8-week adult’s bereavement support group



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1998-2000 Board of Directors

Center for Loss and Grief Recovery


1994-1995 Medicare, IBC Government Service Division

Home Health and Hospital Medical Review

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1992-present Faculty Research Consultant



1990-1991 Executive Committee

THEOS International Foundation, Inc.


1989 Inpatient Group Psychotherapy Training Program

Beaver Valley Medical Center

Beaver, Pennsylvania

1988 Working With and Through Groups

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh


1998 Inpatient Group Therapy Training for Nurses

Sharon General Hospital

Sharon, Pennsylvania

1987 Group Therapy with the Geriatric Population

VA Medical Center

Butler, Pennsylvania

1987 Patient Education

Woodville State Hospital

Office of Regional and Educational Programs



1986 Inpatient Group Psychotherapy

Mayview State Hospital



Leadership [also see Professional and Scientific Societies, Honors, and International Service]

2017-present Member, American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM) and Association of Women’s

Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN): Integrating Alcohol Screening and

Brief Intervention (Alcohol SBI) into their Position Statements and Nursing Practice

with members from the University of Alaska, Anchorage and the University of

California, San Diego

2016-present Invited Member, Nurse Practitioners for Women's Health (NPWH): Integrating

Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) into their Position

Statement and Nursing Practice


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with members from the University of Alaska, Anchorage and the University of

California, San Diego

2016-present Invited Member, American Academy of Nursing: 2016 Policy Dialogue Committee on

Integrative Approaches to Pain Management and Opiate Addiction

2016-present Invited Chair, American Academy of Nursing: Harm Reduction Task Force

2015-present Invited Member, University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine's Dental Hygiene

Program Advisory Board

2015-present Steering Committee Member, Hilton SBIRT Steering Committee: Integrating Adolescent

Substance Abuse Screening, Brief Intervention, and Treatment throughout Social Work

and Nursing School Education, NORC at the University of Chicago, Bethesda, MD

2014-2015 International Organizing Program Planning Committee Member, 4th International

Conference on Nursing and Healthcare, San Francisco, CA [October 5-7, 2015]

2014-2015 National Executive Program Planning Committee Member, Screening, Brief

Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) for Alcohol and Other Drug Use: An

Interprofessional Conference, Pittsburgh, PA [June 9-10, 2015]

2014-present Invited Member, SBIRT Consortium of Schools of Nursing

Participant, Nursing Summit: Addressing the Continuum of Substance Use [one of 30

national participants to address SBIRT in nursing curricula]

Member, Graduate and Undergraduate Nursing Committees on AACN and

SBIRT Essentials Crosswalk

2014-present Invited Participant, MCO/Allegheny HealthChoices, Inc. Health System Stakeholder,

Coordinating Care for Individuals with Substance Use Disorders (CCISUD), Pittsburgh, PA

2014-present Invited Member, Addictions Steering Committee, American Psychiatric Nurses

Association (APNA)

2013-present Member, CMS Adult Quality Measures Project: Integrating Physical and Behavioral

Health Care for Individuals with Substance Use Treatment Needs, Robert Wood Johnson

Foundation's State Quality and Value Strategies Program

2012-2013 Elected Member, National Nominating Committee, American Psychiatric Nurses

Association (APNA)

2011-present Member, National Association of Professional Women (NAPW)

2010-2012 Member, Research Committee, Abstract Reviewer for National Gerontological Nursing

Association (NGNA) Annual Conference

2010-2013 Member, Mental Health Board of Directors, Break through the Static, San Francisco, CA

2010 PSNA Alternate Delegate, ANA House of Delegates

2010 Invited Delegate, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)

Leadership Council Conference, Charleston, SC


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2009-present Member, American Academy of Nursing (AAN) Expert Panels, Psychiatric Mental

Health Nursing and Substance Abuse and Global Health Nursing

2009-present Selected to Education Steering Committee: Graduate Education Council and

Undergraduate Education Council, American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA)

2009-2010 Member, Annual Awards Selection Committee, American Psychiatric Nurses Association

(APNA)

2009-2010 Member, Janssen Review Student Awards and Recognition Committee, American

Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA)

2009 Coordinated through District #6, Town Hall Meeting with Pennsylvania State Nurses

Association representatives [to discuss CEU requirements and legislative issues]

2009 Hosted AFSP Pittsburgh Chapter Meet and Greet at Pepper Hamilton LLP with

community leaders to discuss suicide prevention efforts in Pittsburgh

2008-2010 Mentor to a Pennsylvania State University BSN student

2006 Invited Delegate, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)

Leadership Council Conference, Philadelphia, PA

2005 Member, Board of Advisors, Bridging the Gasps: Community Health Internship, PA

Department of Health, SW PA Area Health Education Center, University of Pittsburgh

School of Medicine

1997 Invited Member, Leadership Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA [unable to attend]

1997-2002 Women’s Leadership Assembly, Carlow College

Pittsburgh, PA

1991-2011 Executive Women's Council of Pittsburgh, Inc.

Pittsburgh, PA

Member, Planning and Development Committee, 1993-1995

Community Activities and Educational Presentations [also see Local Presentations] (since 2000)

July 2016 Faculty Advisor: Health and Well-Being Quick References Project for Bethlehem Haven.

19th Annual Symposium and Day of Presentations, Bridging the Gaps:

Interprofessional Community Health Internship, PA Department of Health, SW PA

Area Health Education Center, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

August 2015 Faculty Advisor: Home Visitor and Family Education Manual for COTRAIC Early Head

Start Program. 18th Annual Symposium and Day of Presentations, Bridging the Gaps:

Interprofessional Community Health Internship, PA Department of Health, SW PA

Area Health Education Center, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

August 2014 Faculty Advisor: Facilitating Transition from Treatment to Community. 17th Annual

Symposium and Day of Presentations, Bridging the Gaps: Interprofessional Community

Health Internship, PA Department of Health, SW PA Area Health Education Center,

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine


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August 2013 Faculty Advisor: Anti-Smoking Ambassador Training at Braddock Youth Project. 16th

Annual Symposium and Day of Presentations, Bridging the Gaps: Interprofessional Community Health Internship, PA Department of Health, SW PA Area Health Education

Center, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

August 2012 Faculty Advisor: Advocacy Resource Guide to CHSC Clients. 15th Annual Symposium

and Day of Presentations, Bridging the Gaps: Interprofessional Community Health

Internship, PA Department of Health, SW PA Area Health Education Center, University

of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

March 2010 Speaker, Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing; Living and Learning Community Nursing

Dormitory, University of Pittsburgh

November 2009 Speaker, Depression Awareness and Suicide Prevention; representing the American

Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) and CONTACT Pittsburgh; Taylor Alderdice

High School Health Class Presentation

November 2009 Speaker, Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing; Living and Learning Community Nursing

Dormitory, University of Pittsburgh

October 2009 Participant, WQED on Q Documentary: Close UP: Teen Suicide-Losing Lambert: A

Journey through Survival and Hope

September 2009 Member, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System Program Planning Committee for

Suicide Prevention Week [film-The Bridge; speaker-John Kevin Hines who is featured in

the film]

May 2009 Coordinator and Volunteer, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)

Pittsburgh Chapter Party for Prevention fundraiser to raise awareness about suicide

prevention efforts in Pittsburgh

August 2008 Faculty Advisor: CHS: A Model for Recovery. 11th Annual Symposium and Day of

Presentations, Bridging the Gaps: Interprofessional Community Health Internship, PA

Department of Health, SW PA Area Health Education Center, University of Pittsburgh

School of Medicine

August 2007 Faculty Advisor: Educating for Wellness for Adults with Chronic Severe Mental Illness.

10th Annual Symposium and Day of Presentations, Bridging the Gaps: Interprofessional

Community Health Internship, PA Department of Health, SW PA Area Health Education

Center, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

August 2006 Faculty Advisor: What to see with a Mom-to-Be: A Home Visitor’s Guide to Educating

Pregnant Women. 8th Annual Symposium and Day of Presentations, Bridging the Gaps:

Interprofessional Community Health Internship, PA Department of Health, SW PA Area

Health Education Center, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

October 2005-2015 Organizer and Volunteer, Out of the DARKNESS Community Walk, the American

Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Pittsburgh Chapter, Pittsburgh, PA

[coincides with the national walk]

September 2005 Volunteer, Walk to D’Feet ALS, the ALS Association, Western PA and West Virginia

Chapter, Pittsburgh, PA

[coincides with the national walk]


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December 2004-2008 Coordinator, Annual Survivors of Suicide Memorial Candlelight Service

Heinz Chapel, Pittsburgh, PA

September 2002 Faculty Advisor: H.E.L.P.: Health Education Literature of Psychiatric Drugs and

Disorders. 5th Annual Symposium and Day of Presentations, Bridging the Gaps:

Interprofessional Community Health Internship, PA Department of Health, SW PA Area

Health Education Center, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

December 2001-2004 Coordinator, Annual Survivors of Suicide Memorial Candlelight Service

Mt. Washington Community Church Program, Pittsburgh, PA

September 2001 Faculty Advisor: Health Needs and Assessment: Vintage Senior Center. 4th Annual Fall

Symposium and Day of Presentations, Bridging the Gaps: Interprofessional Community

Health Internship, PA Department of Health, SW PA Area Health Education Center,

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

November 2000-2015 Conference Organizer, National Survivors of Suicide Videoconference, the American

Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), Pittsburgh, PA

[coincides with the national videoconference]

September 2000 Faculty Advisor: The Silent Epidemic: Increasing Awareness of Intimate Partner

Violence in Our Communities. 3rdAnnual Fall Symposium and Day of Presentations,

Bridging the Gaps: Interprofessional Community Health Internship, PA Department of

Health, SW PA Area Health Education Center, University of Pittsburgh School of

Medicine

June 2000 Coordinator, Partners in Education Consortium’s (PIEC)

Saturday Health Science Academy, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing

Pittsburgh, PA

Community Service and Volunteer Experiences (since 2000)

2013-present American Red Cross

Southwestern Pennsylvania Chapter

2011-present Entertainment & Media Communication Institute, A Division of Entertainment Industries

Council (EIC), Pennsylvania Task Force

Invited Judge and Participant, Annual Media Mental Health Awards: Building Healthier

Communities in SWPA

Met with U.S. Surgeon General, Regina M. Benjamin, MD, MBA, 2012

2010 Entertainment & Media Communication Institute, A Division of Entertainment Industries

Council (EIC), in collaboration with the Staunton Farm Foundation

Invited Representative, Southwestern Pennsylvania (SWPA)

2009 Invited Participant and Facilitator, “PICTURE THIS: Mental Health in Pittsburgh,”

sponsored by Entertainment Industries Council (EIC) and WPXI, Channel 11 News

2010 Fayette County Behavioral Health Administration

Fayette County Suicide Prevention Taskforce

[on survivor issues]

2010 Consulted with Elisa Ludwig from People First

Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania


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[on suicide and suicide prevention efforts in Pennsylvania]

2001-2003 Greater Pittsburgh Sister Cities Association

Pittsburgh-Saitama City Committee

Fund-Raising Officer, Pittsburgh, PA

2000 Certificate of Appreciation

The Caring Place: A Center for Grieving Children, Adolescents, and Their Families

Pittsburgh, PA

Documents

CURRICULUM VITAE - nursing.pitt.edu Mitchell CV.pdf · 2016 1st Place Poster Presentation Award in the Student Category * + Mahmoud, K.F., Mitchell, A.M., Puskar, K., & Lindsay, D