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Laura Sisk

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Laura Sisk, DNP, RN

Assistant Professor/Clinical

With my experience as a nurse and as an educator, I have the honor of teaching the next generation of nurses. I am passionate about teaching and helping students learn to provide exceptional and compassionate care. My clinical background focuses on Maternal/Child Health with a specialty in caring for the Childbearing Family. Additionally, my clinical background includes Maternal/Child community-based care. I have partnered with many community agencies and implemented Community Service-Learning projects to help address health disparities to improve health outcomes. I am passionate about providing health promotion education to underserved populations who are living with various health and social inequities.  My community partnerships helped me appreciate the value of health promotion education, interprofessional collaborations and community engagement in promoting health and addressing the needs of individuals and their families. As a Registered Nurse, I have 30 years of experience in family-centered care working with new mothers, newborns, and childbearing families. Through my teaching and community-based partnerships, it is my goal is to educate the next generation of nurses and help underserved populations gain access to vital health care resources and services that will improve health outcomes and address health disparities. 

  • Professional Background

    Education

    • 2016 - Doctor in Nursing Practice - Nursing (Honors) - Touro University Nevada
    • 2007 - Master of Science in Nursing - Nursing - The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
    • 2005 - Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Nursing (Summa Cum Laude) - The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
    • 1981 - Associate Degree in Nursing - Nursing - San Antonio Community College

    Highlights

    Licensures and Certifications

    • Registered Nurse 
    • Hearing and Vision Cert. 
    • BLS-Certified Instructor
    • NCOA Fall Prevention Cert.

    Honors and Awards

    • 2022,  Nominee Outstanding Nurse Award Texas Nurses Association 
    • 2021, Outstanding Community Service Award Archdiocese of San Antonio, Holy Name Catholic School 
    • 2018, UT Nurse Image Maker, Honors and celebrates nursing excellence in scholarship 
    • 2017, Nominee for Unsung Hero Award 

     

    Appointments

    • 2013 - Assistant Professor/Clinical - UT Health San Antonio, Family and Community Health Systems
    • 2010 - Instructor/Clinical - UT Health San Antonio, Family and Community Health Systems

  • Instruction & Training

    • 2013 - present, NURS 3208 - Childbearing Families, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2018 - present, NURS 3207 - Childbearing Families: Theory, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2017-present, NURS 4227, Population-Focused Health, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2016, NURS 3373 - Family Nursing Care, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2013 - 2016, NURS 4423 - Clinical Immersion, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing

  • Research & Grants

    Grants

    • 2019 – 2022, Funder: UT Medical Ethics and Humanities. Dollars: $8,000.00. Title:  Healthy Children Healthy Citizen. Role: Co-Investigator - 5% effort. 
    • 2019 – 2020, Funder: UT Medical Ethics and Humanities. Dollars: $8,000.00. Title:  Healthy Moms and Babies Equals Happy Moms and babies. Role: Co-Investigator - 5% effort. 
    • 2018 – 2019, Funder: UT Medical Ethics and Humanities Grant #  Dollars: $4,000.00. Title:  Healthy Mom ‘s and Babies Equals Happy Mom‘s and babies. Role: Co-Investigator - 5% effort .
    • 2017 – 2018, Funder: UT Medical Ethics and Humanities Grant #  Dollars: $4,000.00. Title:  Healthy Children Healthy Citizens. Role: Co-Investigator - 5% effort 
    • 2016 – 2017, Funder: UT Medical Ethics and Humanities Grant #  Dollars: $4,000.00. Title:  Community Service Learning Grant: Protect It Don‘t Neglect It. Role: Co-Investigator - 5% effort. 
    • 2016 – 2017, Funder: UT Medical Ethics and Humanities Grant #  Dollars: $4,000.00. Title:  Embody Love Movement (ELM). Role: Co-Investigator - 5% effort.
    • 2016 – 2017, Funder: UT Medical Ethics and Humanities Grant #  Dollars: $4,000.00. Title:  CSL E-PEACE. Role: Co-Investigator - 5% effort.
    • 2016 – 2017, Funder: IIMS Community Engagement Grant #  Dollars: $4,985.00. Title: IIMS Community Engagement Empathetic Perinatal Education and Communication Exercise. Role: Principal Investigator - 5% effort 

  • Service

    Institutional

    • 2019-present UT Health San Antonio, SON Committee on Faculty and Student Matters (COFSM), Representative 
    • 2019-present   UT Health San Antonio, SON, Faculty Senate Representative, Senator 
    • 2018 - Present, UT Health San Antonio, SON Committee on Undergraduate Studies (COUS), Representative 
    • 2017 - Present, UT Health San Antonio, OFAD FPP Executive Committee, Board Member
    • 2016 - Present, UT Health San Antonio, SON Committee for the Advancement of Women and Minorities, Department Representative 
    • 2015 - Present, UT Health San Antonio, SON Transition Task Force for Canvas, 
    • 2014 - Present, UT Health San Antonio, SON FCHS Search Committee, Alternate Member Committee Member 
    • 2014 - Present, UT Health San Antonio, SON 6th Semester Student and Faculty Clinical Liaison Group, Chair 
    • 2010 - Present, UT Health San Antonio, SON Team Combined Minutes
    • 2010 - Present, UT Health San Antonio, SON Student Mentoring, Mentor 

    Service to the Profession

    • Present, Program Committee Sigma Theta Tau Delta Alpha At-Large Chapter 
    • 2014, Program Committee Sigma Theta Tau Delta Alpha At-Large Chapter 
    • 2014, Facilitator Simulation with UTHSCSA Medical  Residents 
    • 2014, Committee Member Sigma Theta Tau Delta Alpha At-Large Chapter 
    • 2014, Committee Member Sigma Theta Tau Delta Alpha At-Large Chapter Induction Ceremony 

    Professional Affiliations 

    • 2014 - Present, International Association of Human Caring 
    • 2012 - Present, International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning 
    • 2005 - Present, Sigma Theta Tau-Delta Alpha Chapter 
    • 2005 - Present, Sigma Theta Tau 
    • 2004 - Present,  American Academy of Pediatrics 
    • 2001 - Present, Association of Women‘s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)

    Community

    • 2014 - Present, Faculty Healy Murphy Pregnancy and Parenting Project 
    • 2006 - Present, Presenter Medina Valley I.S.D. 
    • 2016 - 2017, Course Coordinator Potranco Elementary Health Promotion Education 
    • 2015, Faculty Refugee Flu Vaccine Clinic 
    • 2015, Facilitator Cub Scout Simulation Tour and Handwashing Activity 
    • 2015, Faculty Representative Health Education  MVISD Community Health Fair 
    • 2015, Faculty Representative Spring Fling Community Fair 

  • Publications

      Book Chapter 

      • Sisk, DNP,RN LB. Reflective Practice Transforming Education and Improving Outcomes Second Edition In: Sara Horton-Deutsch & Gwen D. Sherwood. Missing Book Title. Indianapolis, IN.: Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing; 2017.

      Invited Podium Presentations (i. e. keynotes presentations)  

      • 2019, Healthy Children Healthy Citizens, 12th Annual Community Service Learning Conference Diving Deep into the Community, Medical Ethics and Humanities, UT Health, San Antonio, TX (Co-Author) 
      • 2019, Healthy Mom‘s and Babies Equal Happy Mom‘s and Babies, 12 Annual Community Service Learning Conference Diving Deep into the Community, Medical Ethics and Humanities, UT Health, San Antonio, TX (Co-Author) 
      • 2018, Healthy Children Healthy Citizens, Castroville, Texas City Council Meeting, Medical Ethics and Humanities, UT Health, Castroville, TX (Invited Speaker) 
      • 2017, Healthy Children Health Citizens, Community Engagement and Health Improvement Conference, IPE Health Promotion Education, UTHSCSA, San Antonio, TX (Co-Author) 
      • 2017, The Spirit of Nursing: Integrating Service-Learning and Caring into Nursing Curriculum, Dare to Dream 28th Annual National Service-Learning Conference, NYLC: National Youth Leadership Council, National Service-Learning, Anaheim, CA (Co-Author) 
      • 2017, The Art of Caring and Reflection in Nursing Education, 2017 Innovation in Health Science Education Annual Conference, UT Health Science Universities, School of Nursing, Austin, TX (Co-Presenter) 
      • 2017, Protect It Don't Neglect It, 10th Annual CSL Conference: Growing Resilient Communities, CSL Medical Ethics and Humanities, School of Nursing, San Antonio, TX (Co-Presenter) 
      • 2017, Embody Love Movement, 10th Annual CSL Conference: Growing Resilient Communities, Medical Ethics and Humanities, School of Nursing, San Antonio, TX (Co-Presenter) 
      • 2017, Empathetic Perinatal Education and Communication Exercises, 10th Annual CSL Conference: Growing Resilient Communities, Medical Ethics and Humanities, School of Nursing, San Antonio, TX (Co-Presenter) 
      • 2016, Healy Murphy: A Student-led Teen Pregnancy and Parenting Program, Fiesta of Education, School of Nursing, UTHSCSA, San Antonio, TX (Co-Presenter) 
      • 2016, Spirit of Nursing: Integrating Community Service Learning into a BSN curriculum, 2016 Innovations in Health Science Education, Innovative teaching strategies, UTHSCSA, Austin, TX (Co-Presenter) 

      Peer Reviewed Poster Presentations  

      •  2022, Healthy Mom's and Babies Equal Happy Mom's and Babies, 15th Annual Community Service-Learning Conference, Medical Ethics and Humanities UTHSCSA, San Antonio, TX. (Co-Presenter) 
      •  2021, Healthy Mom's and Babies Equal Happy Mom's and Babies, 14th Annual Community Service-Learning Conference, Medical Ethics and Humanities 
      • 2018, Healthy Mom's and Babies Equal Happy Mom's and Babies, 11th Annual Community Service Learning Conference, Medical Ethics and Humanities, UTHSCSA, San Antonio, TX (Co-Presenter) 
      • 2018, Healthy Children Healthy Citizens, 11th Annual Community Service Learning Conference, Medical Ethics and Humanities, UT Health, San Antonio, TX (Co-Presenter) 
      • 2017, Healthy Children Healthy Citizens, 13th Annual Texas Health Literacy Conference, Medical Ethics and Humanities, UT Health, San Antonio, TX (Co-Author) 
      • 2016, The Spirit of Nursing: Integrating Caring and Service-Learning into a BSN curriculum, International Association of Human Caring, Nursing, UTHSCSA, Boston, MA (Co-Presenter) 
      • 2016, A Student-Led Teen Pregnancy and Parenting Project, CSL 9th Annual Conference, School of Nursing, UTHSCSA, San Antonio, TX (Co-Presenter) 
      • 2016, Spirit of Nursing: Integrating Human Caring and Service-Learning into a BSN curriculum, Fiesta of Education, School of Nursing, UTHSCSA, San Antonio, TX (Co-Presenter) 
      • 2016, Healy Murphy: A Student-led Teen Pregnancy and Parenting Program, Kenneth Shine 2016 Innovations in Health Science Education, Education