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Curriculum Vitae

Sarah Ann Thompson, PhD, RN, FAAN Business Address College of Nursing 985330 Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE 68198-5330 (402) 559-4286 e-mail: [email protected]

Home Address 1219 N 131st St Omaha, NE 68154 (402) 445-6054 [email protected]

EDUCATION University University of Kansas Kansas City, KS

Dates 1996

University of Kansas Lawrence, KS

1995

Certificate in Gerontology

University of Kansas Kansas City, KS

1992

MSN

University of Oklahoma Norman, OK

1977

BSN

2011 Summer Institute Invitational in-residence

Quality Improvement

Institute for Healthcare Improvement & the Center for Leadership & Improvement at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice

2010 Summer Institute Invitational in-residence

Quality Improvement

Institute for Healthcare Improvement & the Center

2009 Summer Institute Invitational in-residence

Quality Improvement

ADDITIONAL TRAINING Institute for Healthcare Improvement & the Center for Leadership & Improvement at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice

Degree PhD (Minor in Gerontology and Health Services Administration)

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for Leadership & Improvement at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice American Association of Colleges of Nursing

2006 Helene Fuld Leadership Fellow

Academic Leadership

John A. Hartford Foundation

1999 Geriatric Research Scholar

Research Development

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2007 - present 2006 - present

Professor, College of Public Health, Health Services Research and Administration Professor, Associate Dean Academic Programs, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing 2006 - present Adjunct Faculty, University of Kansas Medical Center, School of Nursing 2002 - 2006 Associate Professor, University of Kansas Medical Center, School of Nursing 1996 - 2002 Assistant Professor, University of Kansas Medical Center, School of Nursing 1993 - 1996 Research Assistant, University of Kansas Medical Center, Center on Aging and School of Nursing 1992 - 1993 Case Manager, Kansas City Hospice 1990 - 1992 Case Manager and Discharge Planner, St. John’s Regional Medical Center Home Health and Hospice, Joplin, MO 1990 Clinical Instructor, Missouri Southern State College, Joplin, MO 1985 Clinical Instructor, Missouri Southern State College, Joplin, MO 1984 Clinical Instructor, Missouri Southern State College, Joplin, MO 1983 - 1986 Staff Nurse, Freeman Hospital, Joplin, MO (PRN and part-time) 1982 - 1983 Pediatric Cardiology Nurse Clinician, Oklahoma Children’s Memorial Hospital, Oklahoma City, OK 1977 - 1982 Staff Nurse, Oklahoma Children’s Memorial Hospital, Oklahoma City, OK HONORS AND AWARDS 2009 2009 2008 2008 2006 2002 2001 2001 2000 2000

Fellow American Academy of Nursing Midwest Nursing Research Society Senior Nurse Scientist Niedfelt Distinguished Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center University of Nebraska Medical Center Distinguished Scientist AACN Fuld Academic Leadership Fellow Edna Stilwell Writing Award, Journal of Gerontological Nursing Jean Johnson Research Development Award Jayhawker, R.N. Lecture Award: Honorable Mention Faculty Research Award, University of Kansas Medical Center Nominated for Phyllis Keeney Lawrence Award for teaching

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1999 1997 1997 1996 1997

John A. Hartford Institute Geriatric Nursing Research Scholar Career Development Award, University of Kansas Medical Center, Center on Aging Nominated for Phyllis Keeney Lawrence Award (ineligible due to tenure of teaching) Sigma Theta Tau International, Delta Chapter Doctoral Student Award University of Kansas School of Nursing Alumni Association Doctoral Student Research Award 1994 Dean’s Scholar, University of Kansas School of Nursing 1993 to 1994 University of Kansas Endowment Association Scholarship 1992 to 1993 Professional Nurse Traineeship Award DHHS NCR 2 All NU00216 1992 Sigma Theta Tau International, Honor Society of Nursing. 1992 Phi Kappa Phi Grants Pending Viewing the Patient Experience of Care Transitions through a Complexity Lens. Carol Geary, Principle Investigator. NIH NRSA Pre-Doctoral Award. Sponsor. FUNDED RESEARCH AND TRAINING GRANTS National Campaign for Action: Nebraska Action Coalition (2011-2012). Consultant. Summerfelt, J. (PI), McCullough, C. (Co-PI), Cramer, M. (Co-I), Morris, R., Lazure, L., & Lazure, J. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/AARP, $100,000. Shaping Long-term care in America (2007-2012). Consultant. Principle Investigator, Vince Mor, PhD. Funded by NIA P01AG027296, $1,491,367. Increasing Faculty Capacity in Nebraska (2009-2012). Principal Investigator. Health Resources and Services Administration. $616,483. The impact of quality end-of-life care in nursing homes Principal Investigator. R01 NR009547-01A1. 2006-2011. $1,175,133 (direct costs) Quality end-of-life care in nursing homes. Principal Investigator. The Nebraska Tobacco Settlement Biomedical Research Development Fund. $350,000. 2007-2012. Advanced Education Nursing Traineeships, Project Director. Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Nursing. 2011 – 2012 funded $61,822 Nurse Faculty Loan Repayment Program. Project Director. Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Nursing. 2010 – 2011 funded $62,598 Advanced Education Nursing Traineeships, Project Director. Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Nursing. 2010 – 2011 funded $78,375 The Kansas Nursing Facility Project; The impact of culture change (November 2006-

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2008). Consultant. Funded by the Kansas Department on Aging, State of Kansas, $697,027. The Kansas Nursing Facility Project; The impact of culture change (July,2006 November 2006). Principal Investigator Funded by the Kansas Department on Aging, State of Kansas, $697,027. Developing A Measure of Palliative Care (2006 – 2007). Principal Investigator. Funded by University of Kansas School of Nursing, Office of Grants. $5000. Work Experience Among RNs in Thailand Hospitals (2005-2006). Consultant. Principal Investigators, Ubolrat Piamjariyakul and Wilaiporn Rojjanasrirat. Funded by University of Kansas School of Nursing, Office of Grants. The Kansas Nursing Facility Project (2002-2006). Principal Investigator. Funded by the Kansas Department on Aging, State of Kansas, $933,769. Urban-Rural Sedative Anxiolytic Use in Long Term Care (2001-2006). Consultant. Principal Investigator, Sally Rigler, MD. Funded by the National Institute on Aging, K08 Ag019516-04. Developing A Measure of Palliative Care (2004 – 2005). Principal Investigator. Funded by University of Kansas School of Nursing, Office of Grants. $5000. Psychosocial Concerns at the End of Life for Nursing Home Residents: The Role of Social Workers (2002-2003). Consultant. Principal Investigator, Mercedes Bern-Klug, MS, MSW. Project on Death in America. $59,997 direct costs. End of Life in Nursing Homes: Process and Outcomes of Care (1999-2002). Principal Investigator. Funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research: R15NR04974. $75,000 direct costs. Improving Pain and Advance Care Planning Across a Rural Continuum of Care (19992000). Principal Investigator for the pilot project. Funded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Community Partnership to Improve End-of-Life Care. Funding awarded to the Association of Kansas Hospices. Project to Improve Quality of Care at the End of Life for Residents in Long-Term Care Facilities (1999-2000). Consultant. Funded by Project on Death in America, award to Midwest Bioethics Center, $75,000. Providers’ Attitudes, Values, and Beliefs Regarding End-of-Life Treatment (1998-1999). Principal Investigator. Co-Investigator, Tim Daaleman, DO. Funded by the University of Kansas, Center on Aging and School of Nursing Office of Nursing Grants and Research, $1,050.

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End-of-Life Decisions on Behalf of Nursing Home Resident with Dementia (1998-1999). Principal Investigator. Co-Investigators, Mercedes Bern-Klug, MSW, MA, Charles Gessert, MD. Funded by the University of Kansas, Center on Aging, $500. Nursing Facility Models for Resident Assessment and Care Planning (1998- 1999). CoInvestigator. Principal Investigator, Roma Lee Taunton, PhD, RN, FAAN. Funded by the University of Kansas Medical Center, Research Institute, $20,000. The Experience of Dying in a Nursing Home (1997-1998). Principal Investigator. Funded by the University of Kansas School of Nursing, Office of Nursing Grants and Research, $1,900. Elders’ Decision Making Regarding the Use of Long-Term Care Services (1995-1997). Principal Investigator, Doctoral dissertation funded by the University of Kansas Alumni Association, Doctoral Dissertation Award, $1,000. PUBLICATIONS(*data-based) Peer-Reviewed *Tilden, V.P., Thompson, S.A., Gajewski, B., & Bott, M.J. (In Press). End-of-Life Care in Nursing Homes: The High Cost of Staff Turnover. Nursing Economics: The Journal for Health Care Leaders. *Thompson, S., Bott, M., Gajewski, B. Tilden, V.P. (In Press). Quality of care and quality of dying in nursing homes: Two measurement models. Submitted to Journal of Palliative Medicine. *Lee, R.H., Gajewski, B.J., Becker, A., Coffland, V., & Thompson, S. (In Review). Are quality of life measures useful for nursing home regulators and consumers? Submitted to Aging and Social Policy. *Thompson, S., Bott, M.J., Gajewski, B., Buescher, C., & Tilden, V.P. (In Review). Sampling challenges in nursing home research. Submitted to Research in Gerontological Nursing. Zhang, Chao, Thompson, S. & Miller, CL (2011). A Review of Simulation-based Interprofessional Education. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 7, e177-e126. *Thompson, S., Bott, M.J., Boyle, D., Gajewski, B., & Tilden, V.P. (2011). A Measure of Palliative Care in Nursing Homes. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 41, 57-67. *Gajewski, BJ, Boyle, DK, and Thompson, S, (2010) “How a Bayesian Might Estimate the Distribution of Cronbach’s alpha from Ordinal-Dynamic Scaled Data: A Case Study Measuring Nursing Home Residents Quality of Life,” Methodology: European

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Journal of Research Methods for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, 2, 71-82. Tilden, V.P. & Thompson, S. (2009). Policy Issues in End of Life Care. Journal of Professional Nursing, 25, 363-368. Thompson, S. & Tilden, V.P. (2009). Embracing quality and safety education for the 21 century. Journal of Nursing Education, 48, 698-701. st

*Margalit, R.S., Thompson, S., Visovsky, C., Geske, J., Collier, D., Birk, T., & Paulman, P. (2009). From professional silos to interprofessional education: Campus-wide focus on quality of care. Quality Management in Health Care, 18, 165-173. *Duncan, J.G., Bott, M.J., Forbes-Thompson, S., & Gajewski, B.J. (2009). Relative Rates of Symptom Occurrence and Associated Clinical Factors in Nursing Home Residents with Cancer. Research in Nursing and Health, 32, 453-64. *Carpenter, J. & Thompson, S. (2008). The experience of being a CNA: It’s in my soul. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 34(9), 25-32. Thompson, S. & Parker-Oliver, D. (2008). A new model for long-term care: Balancing palliative and restorative care delivery. Journal of Housing for the Elderly, 22, 1-26. *Duncan, J.G., Thompson, S., & Bott, M.J. (2008). Unmet Symptom Management Needs of Nursing Home Residents with Cancer. Cancer Nursing. 31, 265-273. *Bern-Klug, M. & Thompson, S. (2008). Responsibilities of family members to nursing home residents: “She’s the only mother I got.” Journal of Gerontological Nursing.34,43-52. *Forbes-Thompson, S., Leiker, T., & Bleich, M. (2007). High and low performing nursing homes: A view from complexity science. Health Care Management Review, 32, 341-351. *Lee, R.H., Gajewski, B.J., & Thompson, S. (2006). Reliability of the nursing home survey process: A simultaneous survey approach. The Gerontologist, 46, 772-9. *Gajewski, B.J., Petroski, G., Thompson, S., Dunton, N., Lee, R., Becker, A., Coffland, V., & Wrona, M. (2006). Letter to the editor: The effect of provider-level ascertainment bias on profiling nursing homes. Statistics in Medicine, 25, 1976-1977. *Forbes-Thompson, S., Gajweski, B., Scott-Cawiezell, J., & Dunton, N. (2006). An exploration of nursing home organizational processes. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 28, 935-54. *Gajewski, B., Lee, R., Thompson, S., Dunton, N., Becker, A., & Coffland, V.

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(2006). Non-normal path analysis in the presence of measurement error and missing data: A Bayesian analysis of nursing homes’ structure and outcomes. Statistics in Medicine, 25, 3632-47. *Forbes-Thompson, S. & Gessert, C.E. (2006). Nursing homes and suffering: Part of the problem or part of the solution? Journal of Applied Gerontology, 25, 234-251. *Gajewski, B. & Forbes-Thompson, S. (2006). Inter-rater reliability of nursing home surveys: A bayesian latent class approach. Statistics in Medicine, 25, 325-344. Boyle, D.K., Miller, P.A., & Forbes-Thompson, S.A. (2005). Communication and End-of-Life Care in the Intentive Care Unit: Patient, Family, and Clinician Outcomes. Critical Care Nursing Quarterly, 28, 302-316. *Forbes-Thompson, S. & Gessert, C. (2005). End of life in nursing homes: Links between structure, process, and outcomes. Journal of Palliative Medicine 8,545-55. *Kennedy, D., Sylvia, E., Bani-Issa, W., Khater, W., & Forbes-Thompson, S. (2005). Beyond the Rhythm and Routine in the Assisted Living Community. Journal of Gerontological Nursing 31,17-23. *Jachna, C. & Forbes-Thompson, S. (2005). Osteoporosis Health Beliefs and Barriers to Treatment in an Assisted Living Facility. Journal of Gerontological Nursing 31, 24-30. Forbes-Thompson, S. & Rempusheski, V. (2005). Guest Editorial: Assisted Living. Journal of Gerontological Nursing. 31, 7-8. *Tang, W., Aaronson, L.S. & Forbes, S.A. (2004). Quality of life in hospice patients with terminal illness. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 26, 113-128. *Lee, R.H., Bott, M.J., Forbes, S., Redford, L., Swagerty, D.L., & Taunton, R.L. (2003). Process Based Costing. Nursing Care Quality,18,259-266. Cobb, A.K. & Forbes, S.A. (2002). Qualitative research: What does it have to offer the Gerontologist? Journals of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, 57A, M197-M202. Forbes, S. (2002). Palliative Care. Encyclopedia of Aging. Ekerdt, Applebaum, Holden, Post, Rockwood, Schultz, Sprott, & Uhlenberg (Eds.). New York: Macmillan Reference USA. *Forbes, S.A. (2001). “This is heaven’s waiting room”: End of life in one nursing home. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 27, 11, 37-45. *Gessert, C., Forbes, S.A., & Bern-Klug, M. (2001). Planning end-of-life care for patients with dementia: Roles of families and health professionals. Omega: Journal of

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Death and Dying, 42, 273-291. Miller, P.A., Forbes, S.A., & Boyle, D.K. (2001). End of life in the intensive care unit: A challenge for nurses. American Journal of Critical Care, 10, 230-237. *Forbes, S.A. & Daaleman, T.P. (2001). Physician and nurse perspectives on patient encounters in end-of-life care. Journal of Family Practice, 50, 2, 155W-162W. *Bern-Klug, M., Gessert, C., & Forbes, S.A. (2001). The need to revise assumptions about the end of life at the beginning of the 21st Century. Health & Social Work, 26, 3848. *Forbes, S.A., Gessert, C. & Bern-Klug, M. (2000). End-of-life decision making on behalf of nursing home residents with dementia. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 32, 251258. Wambach, K., Boyle, D., Hagemaster, J., Teel, C., Langner, B., Fazzone, P., Connors, H., & Forbes, S.A. (1999). Beyond correspondence, video conferencing, and voice-mail: Internet-based masters courses in nursing. Journal of Nursing Education, 38, 267-271. *Forbes, S.A., Bott, M., & Taunton, R.L. (1998). Control over nursing practice scale: A construct coming of age. Journal of Nursing Measurement, 5, 179-180. *Forbes, S.A., & Hoffart, N. (1998). Elders’ decision making regarding the use of long-term care services: A precarious balance. Qualitative Health Research, 8 (6) 736750. *Forbes, S.A., Hoffart, N., & Redford, L. (1997). Decision making by high functional elders regarding nursing home placement. Journal of Case Management, 6 (4), 1-9. *Forbes, S.A., Duncan, P.W., & Zimmerman, M.K. (1997). Stroke rehabilitation guidelines: Implications for clinical practice. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 87, 1112-1116. *Forbes, S.A., & Taunton, R.L. (1994). Reliability of aggregated organizational data: An evaluation of five empirical indices. Journal of Nursing Measurement, 2, 37-48. Forbes, S.A. (1994). Hope: An essential human need for the elderly. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 20, 5-10. Technical Reports *Forbes-Thompson, S., Dunton, N., Gajewski, B., Lee, R., Wrona, M., Chapin, R. (2006). The Stability of Kansas Nursing Home Measures Between 2001 and 2003. Kansas Department on Aging.

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*Forbes-Thompson, S., Dunton, N., Gajewski, B., Lee, R., Wrona, M., Chapin, R. (2006). Communication, Leadership, and Teamwork. Kansas Department on Aging. *Forbes-Thompson, S., Dunton, N., Gajewski, B., Lee, R., Wrona, M., Chapin, R. (2006). Evaluating Resident and Family Satisfaction in Kansas Nursing Homes. Kansas Department on Aging. *Forbes-Thompson, S., Dunton, N., Gajewski, B., Lee, R., Wrona, M., Chapin, R. (2006). Falls Improvement Consortium. Kansas Department on Aging. *Forbes-Thompson, S., Dunton, N., Gajewski, B., Lee, R., Wrona, M., Chapin, R. (2006). The Relationship Between Staff Turnover And Nursing Home Deficiencies. Kansas Department on Aging. *Forbes-Thompson, S., Dunton, N., Gajewski, B., Lee, R., Wrona, M., Chapin, R. (2004). Kansas Nursing Facility Project, Year 2. Kansas Department on Aging. *Forbes-Thompson, S., Dunton, N., Gajewski, B., Lee, R., Wrona, M., Chapin, R. (2003). Kansas Nursing Facility Project, Year 1. Kansas Department on Aging. Book Chapters Thompson, S. & Church, L. (2010) The structure and process of advanced chronic illness and palliative care in nursing homes. In Transforming Psychosocial End-of-Life Care in the Nursing Home: The Social Work Role (pp. 31-58). New York: Columbia University Press. Non Peer-Reviewed Frank, B., Forbes-Thompson, S., & Shields, S.J. (2004). The why and how of radical change. Nursing Homes: Long Term Care Management, 53, 5, 44-47. Schott, J. & Forbes, S.A. (1999). Technology in higher education. Teaching Matters. 2, p.3. Lawrence, KS: The University of Kansas. *Wilkinson, J., Brooks, E.L., Wendel, S., Forbes, S.A., Blume, N., & Cobb, A.K. (1994). Kansas takes a step toward health care reform: Town meetings for public policy: Topeka. The Kansas Commission on the Future of Health Care. Forbes, S.A., Mikkelson, S.L., Scheibmeir, M., Reeves, C., Teiseira, L.A., & Zimmerman, M.K. (1994). International health care systems: Structure and change. Lawrence, KS: The University of Kansas, Department of Health Services Administration. PRESENTATIONS Paper Presentations: Peer Reviewed and Data-based Gajewski, B., Bott, M., Tilden, V., Buescher, C. & Thompson, S. (November, 2011).

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The impact of quality end-of-life care in nursing homes: A structural equation model. 65th Annual Scientific Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America. Boston, MA. Thompson, S., Bott, M.J., Gajewski, B., Buescher, C., & Tilden, V.P. (November, 2011). A model to examine end-of-life care in nursing homes. 65th Annual Scientific Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America. Boston, MA. Thompson, S., Bott, M.J., Gajewski, B., Buescher, C., & Tilden, V.P. (November, 2011). Sampling challenges in nursing homes. 65th Annual Scientific Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America. Boston, MA. Miller, S.C., Looze, J., Clark, M., Thompson, S., & Mor, V (November, 2011). Prevalence and correlates of palliative care knowledge and practices in U.S. nursing homes. 65th Annual Scientific Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America. Boston, MA. Giddens, J., Thompson, S.A., & Johnson, J. (September, 2011). Developing, implementing, and evaluating a concept-based curriculum. Presented at the National League for Nursing Education Summit. Orlando, FL. Thompson, S. (2009). A simultaneous approach to providing nursing home care: Restorative and palliative care. 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America. Atlanta, GA. Thompson, S., Lee, R., Gajewski, B., & Dunton, N. (2008). Resident quality of life in high and low performing nursing homes. 61st Annual Scientific Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America. National Harbor, MD. Lee, R., Thompson, S., Gajewski, B., & Dunton, N. (December 10, 2007). Reducing nursing home falls: Results of a quality improvement collaborative. 13th International Scientific Symposium on Improving the Qualaity and Value of Health Care, IHI, Orlando, FL. Thompson, S. (May, 2007). Quality end-of-life care in nursing homes. Nebraska Healthcare Quality Forum. Lincoln, NE. Lee, R. & Thompson, S. (November, 2006). Turnover and Nursing Home Quality. 59 Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Dallas, TX. th

Thompson, S. & Gessert, C.E. (November, 2006). Suffering at the end of life: Are nursing homes part of the problem or part of the solution? 59th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Dallas, TX. Thompson, S. & Leiker, T. (October, 2006). Complexity science and analysis: emerging methods to discern patterns of organizational outcomes in long-term care.

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National Congress on the State of the Science in Nursing Research. Washington DC. Gajewski, B., Dunton, N., Coffland, V., & Thompson, S. (2005). Relationship of Nursing Home Staff Turnover and Deficiencies: A Regression Tree. Paper presented at the 58th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando, FL. Leiker, T., Carpenter, J., Dallam, S., Forbes-Thompson, S., & Rempusheski, V.F. (2005). Dynamic tension between opposing elements: The lived experience of CNAs in nursing homes. Paper presented at the 10th Kansas Nursing Research Exchange, Overland Park, KS. Kennedy, D., Sylvia, E., Bani-Issa, W., Khater, W., & Forbes-Thompson, S. (2005). A case study of everyday decision making of an elder in assisted living. Paper presented at the 10th Kansas Nursing Research Exchange, Overland Park, KS. Ebbert, D., Peterson, M., Quenstedt-Moe, G., Thompson, T., Forbes-Thompson, S., & Rempusheski, V. (2005). The lived experience of certified nursing assistants in a nursing home viewed through a social constructionist lens. Paper presented at the 10th Kansas Nursing Research Exchange, Overland Park, KS. Duncan, J.G. & Forbes-Thompson, S. (2005). A palliative care measure for nursing homes. Paper presented at the 58th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando, FL. Tilden, V.P. & Forbes-Thompson, S. (Nov 20, 2004). Family Experiences of End-ofLife Care. Presented at the 56th Annual Gerontological Society of America. Washington, DC. Forbes-Thompson Presenting. Forbes-Thompson, S. (November 22, 2004). Inconsistencies in Nursing Home Surveys. Presented at the 56th Annual Gerontological Society of America. Washington, DC. Rempusheski, V. R. & Forbes-Thompson, S. (2003). Past Patterns and Letting Go: Cross Case Themes within the Context of Everyday Decisions in Assisted Living. Presented at 56th Annual Gerontological Society of America. San Diego, CA. Forbes-Thompson, S., & Rempusheski, V. R., (2003). Everyday Decision Making in Assisted Living: The Methodology. Presented at 56th Annual Gerontological Society of America. San Diego, CA. Forbes, S.A. (November, 2002). End of life in nursing homes: Process & outcomes of care. Presented at the 55th Annual Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA. Forbes, S.A., Gessert, C., & Bern-Klug, M. (April, 2000). End-of-life decision

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making on behalf of nursing home residents with dementia. Paper presented at Midwest Nursing Research Society. Dearborn, MI. Forbes, S.A. & Hoffart, N. (September, 1997). Decision making regarding the use of long-term care services. Seventh Annual Kansas Nursing Research Exchange, Wichita, KS. Forbes, S.A. (November, 1996). Elders’ decision-making regarding the use of longterm care services. Gerontological Society of America 49th Annual Scientific Meeting, Washington, DC. Forbes, S.A. (October, 1995). The sky liner: Profiling impaired elders who live in the community. Sixth Annual Kansas Nursing Research Exchange, Kansas City. Poster Presentations: Peer Reviewed and Data-based Miller, SC., Looze, J., Clark, M., Thompson, S. & Mor, V. (2011). Palliative Care Knowledge and Practice in Nursing Homes. Poster presented at Academy Health Annual Research Meeting. Rejda, P., Kotcherlakota, S., & Thompson, S. (2011). Experiences of using a web conferencing solution to enhance communication and collaboration among nursing faculty, students and health-care professionals. Poster presented at The American Association of Colleges of Nursing's 2011 Hot Issues Conference, Baltimore, MD. Church, L., Thompson, S., & Visovsky, C. (2010). Comparison of Dying Residents with Cancer versus Non-cancer Illnesses in the Nursing Home: Family Member’s Perspectives. Poster presented at Midwest Nursing Research Society. Kansas City, MO. Zhang, Chao, Thompson, S., & Miller, C. (2010). A review of simulation-based interprofessional education. Poster presented at Midwest Nursing Research Society, Kansas City, MO. Church, L. & Thompson, S. (2008). Family perspectives of end-of-life care in nursing homes. Poster presentation at the 61st Annual Scientific Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America. National Harbor, MD. Thompson, S., Lee, R., Gajewski, B., & Dunton, N. (2008). Resident Quality of Life in High and Low Performing Nursing Homes. Poster presented at 32nd Annual Midwest Nursing Research Society, Indianapolis, IN. Leiker, T. & Thompson, S. (March, 2007). Thriving or Surviving: Nursing home case studies of leadership, communication, and teamwork within the lens of complexity theory. Poster presented at the Midwest Nursing Research Society, Omaha, NE. Leiker, T. & Thompson, S. (November, 2006). Nursing home leadership and

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complexity science. 59th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Dallas, TX. Gessert, C.E. & Thompson, S.A. (2006). Nursing home residents and suffering: Are institutions part of the problem or part of the solution? Poster presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA. Quenstedt-Moe, G., Thompson, T., Ebbert, D., Peterson, M., Rempusheski, V., & Thompson, S. (2006). Lived experience of certified nursing assistants in a nursing home viewed through a social constructionist lens. Poster presented at the Midwest Nursing Research Society, Milwaukee, WI. Leiker, T., Carpenter, J., Dallam, S., Mach, B., Forbes-Thompson, S., & Rempusheski, V. (2006). Dynamic tension between opposing elements: The lived experience of CNAs in nursing homes. Poster presented at the Midwest Nursing Research Society, Milwaukee, WI. Duncan, J., Forbes-Thompson, S., & Gajewski, B. (2006). Developing a measure of palliative care in nursing homes. Poster presented at the Midwest Nursing Research Society, Milwaukee, WI. Gajewski, B.J., Forbes-Thompson, S., Lee, R.H., & Dunton, N. (2005). Inter-rater reliability of nursing home surveys: A bayesian latent class approach. Poster presented at the Bridging the Quality Gap in Mid-America Conference, Columbia, MO. Lee, R.H. & Forbes-Thompson, S. (2005). Inside the black box of nursing home deficiencies. Poster presented at the Academy of Health, Boston, MA. Gessert, C., Forbes, S.A., & Bern-Klug, M. (November, 2000). Planning end-of-life care for patients with dementia: Roles of families and health professionals. Poster presented at American Public Health Association, Boston. Forbes, S.A. (November, 1999). Factors influencing the experience of dying in nursing nomes. Poster presented at Gerontological Society of America, 52nd Annual Scientific Meeting, San Francisco. Bott, Forbes, Lee, Swagerty, Redford, & Taunton (November, 1999). Activity based costing applied to nursing facility models for resident assessment & care planning. Poster presented at Gerontological Society of America, 52nd Annual Scientific Meeting, San Francisco. Bern-Klug, M., Forbes S.A., Gessert, C. (November, 1999). End of life decision making & advance care planning on behalf of nursing home residents with dementia. Poster presented at Gerontological Society of America, 52nd Annual Scientific Meeting, San Francisco.

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Taunton, R.L., Redford, L., Cobb, A.K., Wright, L., & Forbes, S.A. (November, 1996). Community perceptions of health care in rural Kansas. Poster presented at Gerontological Society of America 49th Annual Meeting. Zimmerman, M.K., Forbes, S.A. & Duncan, P.W. (November, 1996). Developing review criteria for stroke rehabilitation outcomes. Poster presented at Gerontological Society of America 49th Annual Meeting. Poster presented by S. Forbes. Forbes, S.A., Hinton, R.E., Piamjariyakul, U., & Taunton, R.L. (April, 1994). Reliability of aggregated organizational data. 18th Annual Midwest Nursing Research Society Meetings. Presentations: Non Peer Reviewed (*Data-based) Thompson, S., (October, 2010). Nursing education: The time for change. Paper presented at the Nebraska Nurses Association Annual Conference, Kearney, NE. Thomson, S., (May, 2009). Teaching strategies for palliative and end-of-life care. Presented at University of Nebraska Medical Center, Faculty Development Series. *Margalit, R., Paulman, P., Thompson, S., Collier, D., Smith, S., Karst, G., Birk, T., LaFramboise, L., Visovsky, C., & Meyer, K. (April, 2008). Inter-Professional Education/Quality Day at UNMC: Learning with, from, and about each other to improve collaboration and quality of care. Poster presented at Health Professions Education Consortium in Boston, MA. *Reed, S., Thompson, S., & Church, L. (April, 2008). The Significance of Hospice Care in Nursing Home Residents’ Physical Symptom and Distress Management. Poster presented at UNMC College of Nursing Research Colloquium in Omaha, NE. * Thompson, S. (April, 2007). Palliative Care in the Nursing Facility. Paper presented at the Nebraska Hospice and Palliative Care Partnership Annual Conference in Lincoln, NE. *Forbes-Thompson, S. & Dunton, N. (May 2005). Overview of the Kansas Nursing Facility Project. Paper presented at the Governor’s Conference on Aging in Topeka, KS. *Dunton, N. & Forbes-Thompson, S. (2005). Overview of the Kansas Nursing Facility Project. Paper presented at the Kansas Adult Care Executives annual conference in Wichita, KS. *Carpenter, J. & Forbes-Thompson, S. (August 2005). The dynamic tension of opposing elements: The lived experience of CNAs in nursing homes. Paper presented at the Kansas Adult Care Executives annual conference in Wichita, KS.

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*Forbes-Thompson, S., (September, 2005). What we know: Year 2 of the Kansas Nursing Facility Project. Paper presented at the 55th Annual Kansas Health Care Association Convention and Trade Show, Overland Park, KS. *Thomspon, S. (October, 2005). What we know: Overview of the Kansas Nursing Facility Project. Paper presented to the semi-annual nursing home surveyor training in Topeka, KS. Invited by the Kansas Department on Aging, Licensure and Certification. *Thompson, S. (November, 2005). Overview of the Kansas Nursing Facility Project. Presented to the Kansas Department on Aging Nursing Home Stakeholders, Topeka, KS. *Thompson, S. (December, 2005). Overview of the Kansas Nursing Facility Project. Presented to the Kansas Department on Aging Advisory Council, Topeka, KS. *Forbes, S.A. & Bern-Klug, M. (October, 2001). “This is heaven’s waiting room:” Experiences of dying in nursing homes. Presented at Building Bridges to Quality End of Life Care Symposium and Exhibition. Missouri Hospice & Palliative Care Association. Kansas City, MO. *Forbes, S.A. & Twillman, R. (January, 2001). Status of pain management and advance care planning in the Central Kansas Medical Center. Central Kansas Medical Center Continuing Education Program. Great Bend, KS. *Forbes, S.A. (March, 2001). Issues and decisions at the end of life. Presented to the Sigma Theta Tau International, Delta Chapter Spring Meeting. Kansas City, KS. *Forbes, S.A. (April, 2001). Quality of care for residents in long-term care facilities. Presented to the Midwest Bioethics Center Long-term Care Consortium. Kansas City, MO. *Forbes, S.A. & Twillman, R. (February, 2000). LIFE Project Update: Pain assessment/management improvement. Central Kansas Medical Center Continuing Education Program. Great Bend, KS. *Forbes, S.A. (October, 2000). End of life in nursing homes: Process & outcomes of care. A presentation of research in progress. Presented at the University of Kansas Gerontology Center Research Colloquium, Lawrence, KS. *Forbes, S.A. (January, 1999). End of life in nursing homes. Presented to Association of Kansas Hospices, Salina, KS. *Forbes, S.A., Bern-Klug, M., & Gessert, C. (May, 1999). End of life: Qualitative research in nursing homes. University of Kansas Medical Center, Center on Aging Research Series. Kansas City, KS.

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*Forbes, S.A. (October, 1999). Research on end of life in long-term care facilities. Presented to State of Kansas Health Care Reform Legislative Oversight Committee. Topeka, KS. *Forbes, S.A. (Spring, 1999). NCLEX task force results. Presented to Collegiate Nurse Educators. Kansas City, KS. *Forbes, S.A. (May, 1998). Transition from chronic illness to terminal illness. 5th Annual Southwest Missouri LTC Conference and 12th Annual Geriatric Medicine Symposium. Springfield, MO. *Forbes, S.A. (November, 1998). The experience of dying: Issues related to palliative care in the nursing facility. 5th Annual Heartland Long Term Care Symposium. University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS. *Forbes, S.A. & Taunton, R.L. (March, 1997). Health care in rural Kansas. Physical Therapy Education Department Seminar, University of Kansas Medical Center. Kansas City, KS. Forbes, S.A. (May, 1997). Assessment/management of frail elderly in the home setting. The Ed Bixby Institute: Gerontology Update. Kansas City, MO. Forbes, S.A. (May, 1997). Neurological outcome monitoring data base: Collecting the data. Neuroscience Outcomes Monitoring for Stroke Patients. St. Luke’s Home Health. Kansas City, MO. Forbes, S.A. (October, 1997). Home health care in the rural setting. Western Kansas AHEC Program. Hays, KS. Duncan, P.W. & Forbes, S.A. (September,1995). Strokes rehabilitation guidelines: Implications for clinical practice. Kansas State Nurses Association 83rd Annual Convention. Lawrence, KS. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE University of Nebraska 2009 - present Online Worldwide Steering Committee (appointed by NU President) 2009 - present University Departmental Teaching Award Committee (appointed by NU Provost), Committee Chair 2012 University of Nebraska Medical Center 2011 – present UNMC Science Literacy Think Tank (appointed by ViceChancellor, External Affairs)

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2011 2009 - present 2008 - 2010 2008 - 2009 2007 - 2009 2007 - 2010 2007 – 2008 2007 - 2008 2006 - present 2006 - present 2006 - present

Academic Vice-Chancellor Search Committee (appointed by UNMC Chancellor) UNMC Distance Education Council (appointed by UNMC Chancellor) UNMC Campus Evaluation & Assessment Committee (appointed by UNMC Vice-Chancellor) Chair, Interprofessional Education Committee (appointed by UNMC Chancellor) Chair Health Professions Education Collaborative Steering Committee Academic Affairs Committee, College of Public Health Academic Affiliation Work Group, Northeast Community College, Faith Regional Health System Co-Chair, Interprofessional Education Committee Graduate College Council Associate Deans Council Ex-Officio Graduate Affairs Council, Doctoral Affairs Council, and Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

University of Kansas Medical Center Service to the University of Kansas School of Nursing 2005 - 2006 Chair, Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure Committee 2005 - 2006 Faculty Steering Committee 2004 - 2006 Chair, Doctoral Council 2004 - 2006 Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure Committee 2003 - 2004 Chair, Doctoral Curriculum Enhancement Task Force 2002 - 2003 Faculty Steering Committee 2002 - 2003 Chair, Student Admission and Progression Committee 2001 - 2004 Doctoral Council 2000 - 2003 Student Admission and Progression Committee 1999 - 2001 Member, ICM 900 and NURS 490 Palliative Care Seminar Development Committee 1998 - 1999 Chair, NCLEX Task Force 1999 Curriculum Quality Improvement Team Service to the University of Kansas 2006 Member, Kansas University Medical Center Research Committee 2004 Student Research Forum Judge 2003 Student Research Forum Judge 2002 Student Research Forum Judge 1997 Student Research Forum Judge 1998 Student Research Forum Judge 1999 Student Research Forum Judge 1999 - 2001 Ambassador, Center for Teaching Excellence

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Professional Service: Regional 2004 - 2005 Chair, Kansas Department on Aging work group on falls and elopements. Appointed by Secretary Johnson-Betts. 2004 Presenter : ELNEC: End of Life Nursing Education Consortium. 2000 Program development and module presenter: Educating Physicians on End-of-Life Care (EPEC). 1998 Participant, Panel presentation: Feeding tubes and advance directives. Presented to Midwest Bioethics Center Long-Term Care Consortium 1998 - 2000 Member, Steering Committee, Living Well at the End of Life Community-state partnership to improve end of life, sponsored by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. 1997 Consultant: St. Luke’s Home Health, Neurological Outcomes Monitoring: Data base development and data analysis 1997 Midwest Bioethics Center Long-term Palliative Care Task Force: Development of Palliative Care Guidelines for Long -term Care Settings. Professional Service: National 2008 NIH/NINR Review Committee Summer 2008 2007 - 2009 Governing Council, Health Professionals Education Collaborative, Institute of Healthcare Improvement 2007 - present Academy of Healthcare Improvement: Professional Education Resource Editorial Board Peer Review 2008 - present 2008 - present 2007 - present 2006 - present

2002 - present 1999 - 2004 1996 – 2006

Abstract submissions Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting Reviewer: Research in Nursing and Health Member, Editorial Board. Journal of Gerontological Nursing Reviewer: Journal of Palliative Medicine Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences Journal of Palliative Care Journal of Gerontological Nursing Reviewer: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Editorial Board. Journals of Gerontology: Medical Sciences Editorial Board. Journal of Nursing Measurement

Professional Society Membership American Nurses Association Nebraska Nurses Association American Academy of Nursing Council of Advancement of Nursing Science

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Gerontological Society of America Midwest Nursing Research Society Sigma Theta Tau International, Delta Chapter

TEACHING ACTIVITIES University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing Undergraduate Courses NURS 413A Population Centered Care (fall, 2011), 5 credits University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing Graduate Courses NURS 861:

Practicum in Nursing Education (spring 2011), 3 credits

NURS 896

Reed, Sabrina D. (2007-2008). Hospice Care in Nursing Homes

NURS 917

Special Topics in Health Promotion & Disease Prevention (fall, 2007), 3 credits

NURS 970

Doctoral Research (summer, 2008) 3 credits

Doctoral Advisor 2011 2010 to present 2009 to present 2009 to present 2008 to 2010 2007 to present

Carol Geary Katherine Bravo Beth Burbach Chao Zhang Alison Clevette Lisa Church

Focus Health care transitions using complexity science Cognitive learning & safety errors Noticing, clinical reasoning, safety Interprofessional teamwork, simulation End of life in nursing homes

Doctoral Dissertation Dissertation Committee Leiker, Tona. Cultural Characteristics of a Nursing Education Center of Excellence: A Naturalistic Inquiry Case Study. Dissertation defended April, 2011 Dissertation Chair Church, Lisa (In progress). Comparison of Dying Residents with Cancer versus Non-cancer Illnesses in the Nursing Home: Family Member’s Perspectives. University of Kansas Medical Center School of Nursing Undergraduate Courses NURS 404 (BSN Completion): Concepts of Professional Nursing and Health Promotion, 2 credits, taught on the World Wide Web, Summer 1998 NURS 430 Population Based Health Care, 2 credits, Fall 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 (Senior level) NURS 430 (BSN Completion): Population Based Health Care, 2 credits, Fall 1997

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NURS 430 (BSN Completion): Population Based Health Care, 2 credits, taught on the World Wide Web, Fall 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 NURS 469 Undergraduate Independent Studies (2 credits) (Senior Level) Semester Enrolled # Students Spring 1999 5 Spring 2001 7 NURS 461 BSN Honors Research Practicum Year # Students 2002-2003 1 2003-2004 1 2005-2006 1 2006-2007 1 Graduate Courses NRSG 752/753: Theories for Practice II: Organizations, Community, Culture, and Society (Master’s level) Summer 2002, Summer 2003, Summer 2006. NRSG 755: Health Care Professionalism: Issues and Roles, 3 credits, course developed for and taught on the World Wide Web, Spring 1997 (Master’s level) NRSG 802: Qualitative Research I, 3 credits, Fall 2006 (Doctoral level) NRSG 822: Topics in Community Health Nursing, Interdisciplinary Care at the End of Life (course double listed as Social Welfare 855), 2 - 3 credits (co-developed and co-taught with Mercedes Bern-Klug, MSW), Spring 1999 (Masters and Doctoral Level) NRSG 860: Health Care at the End of Life, 3 credits, Spring 2002, 2004, 2006 (Master’s and Doctoral level) NRSG 865: Adult Gero Health Care II, 3 credits, (co-assigned), Spring 2004, (Masters level) NRSG 952: Qualitative Research II, 3 credits, Spring 2001, 2003, 2005 (Doctoral level) NRSG 890: Master’s Independent Study Semester enrolled # Students Credits Fall,1999 1 1 Spring, 2000 1 1 Spring, 2002 1 1 Summer, 2004 1 1 Summer, 2005 1 1 NRSG 997 Doctoral Independent Study Semester enrolled #Students Credits Spring, 2001 1 3 Spring 2002 2 3 Spring, 2002 1 3 Summer, 2003 1 2 Fall, 2002 2 1 Spring, 2004 2 4 Fall, 2004 1 1 Spring, 2005 1 3 Master’s Oral Comprehensive Examination

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Academic Year 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006

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*Chair of Oral Comprehensive Committee for 15 students Supervised Master’s Research Project Supervised Research: NRSG 898 Research Application in Nursing Academic Year # Students 1998 6 1999 3 2001 2 2003 1 2004 5 2005 5 2006 1 Supervised Research: Doctoral Supervised Research: NRSG 959 Research Experience Academic year Student 1999 Joyce Neal 2000 Nora Clark 2000 Mary Lynn Burnett 2003 Wejdan Khater 2004 Jennifer Duncan 2006 Tona Leiker Doctoral Comprehensive Examinations Academic Year Student 2001 4 2002 4 2003 4 2004 4 2005 3 2006 3 * Chair of committee for 5 students

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Dissertation Committees Committee Member Blume, Nancy. For Better or Worse: Exploration of Positive Appraisal in the Alzheimer’s Caregiving Situation. Dissertation completed November 1999. Bradley, Katherine. The Application of Item Response Theory to Nursing Job Satisfaction Data using a Modified Graded Response Model. Dissertation completed September 2000. Crighten, Frances. The Experience of Prostate Cancer and Symptom Management. Dissertation completed March, 2002. **Nakashima, Miko. A qualitative Inquiry into the Psychosocial and Spiritual Well-being Among Older Adults at the End of Life. Dissertation completed July, 2002. Marilyn Murray. The Impact of Nurse Characters in TV and Movies on Adolescent Career Choices. Dissertation completed 2002. **Bern-Klug, Mercedes. The Social Construction of Chronic Illness in Nursing Home Residents with Declining Health: Implications for Palliative Care. Dissertation completed November, 2003. *Hayes, Jeanne. The Negotiation and Management of Intimate Relationships When the Continuity of the Self is Threatened. Dissertation completed Spring, 2003. ^Duncan, Jennifer. The symptom experience of nursing home residents with cancer. Dissertation completed July 2007. ^Leiker, Tona. Dissertation proposal in process. Committee Co-chair Tang, Woung-Ru. Terminally Ill Patients and Their Caregivers’ Quality of Life. Dissertation completed April, 2001. Committee Chair Adams-Wendling, Linda. The relationship between nurse staffing and quality in nursing facilities. Dissertation completed May, 2005. Khater, Wejdan. United States Muslim Physicians’ attitudes toward withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining treatment: A qualitative study. Dissertation completed November, 2005. * Sociology Department, University of Kansas, Lawrence ** School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence ^ Committee chair until 11/2006

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