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CURRICULUM VITAE
Nancy H. Busen, PhD, RN, BC-FNP
Associate Professor of Nursing

EDUCATION:
Major Area of Study
Clinical Role
Detroit, Michigan University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan
LICENSURE (S) AND CERTIFICATION (S):
ANCC - American Nurses Credentialing Center

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS:
The University of Texas-Houston
Health Science Center School of Nursing
Houston, Texas
The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, Texas The University of Colorado Denver, Colorado The University of Colorado Robert Wood Johnson Denver, Colorado The University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
Sigma Theta Tau International
National Association of Pediatric Nurses and Practitioner Faculty
HONORS:
HAC Texas NAPNAP Award for Nurse Practitioner Chapter Friend, 2004
Excellence in Nursing Practice Award, Zeta Pi Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International, 2004
Target Populations Award for Teaching Excellence, Scholarship, 2001
Region III Sigma Theta Tau International Mentoring Award, 2001
Target Populations Award for Teaching Excellence, Didactic Teaching 1998
School of Nursing Nominee for Piper Teaching Excellence Award, 1995
Texas Nurses Association, District 9, Nursing Excellence, 1993.
Recognition of Excellence, Region VI Office of Job Corps, 1992
Texas NAPNAP Award for Nurse Practitioner Excellence, 1992
National Endowment for Humanities Fellowship, 1981
Robert Wood Johnson Faculty Fellowship in Primary Care, 1979
Sigma Theta Tau, 1973
RESEARCH/GRANTS:
Busen, N, Engebretson, J, Hedberg, A, & Simmons, R. (2008). Hope for Health. Team Leader. Association for
Prevention Teaching and Research. $3000. PI.
Marcus, M. (PI), Swint, M., Busen, N., Walker, T. & von Sternberg, K. Project Bridge: Substance Abuse/HIV
Prevention in African American Youth. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Funded
$299,535/year for three years through 2002. Co-investigator.
Busen, N. (2002). Psychometric Measurement of the Adolescent Risk-Taking Instrument (ARTI) in a faith-based
cohort of middle school children enrolled in a substance abuse prevention program for 3 years. Funded by above
grant. PI.
Busen, N. and Britt, R. (2000). A prospective comparison of serum estradiol levels and bone density in adolescent
females receiving DMPA over two years. Dean’s Research Award. $2,500. Co-PI.
Busen, N. & Britt, R. (2000). A prospective comparison of serum estradiol levels and bone density in adolescent
females receiving DMPA over two years. Houston Endowment Collaborative Nursing Project. Funded $10,000.
Co-PI.
Busen, N. (1996-97). Revision of the Adolescent Risk-Taking Instrument. Dean’s Research Award. $2500. PI.
Beech, B. and Busen, N. (1995) Health Care Screening of Homeless Adolescents. Maternal Child Health Bureau.

$50,000, Co-investigator.
Busen, N. (1989 - 1990). The development of an Adolescent Risk-Taking Instrument, Division of Nursing.
$6000, PI.
PUBLICATIONS:
Data Based Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals:
Busen, N. & Engebretson, J. (2008). Facilitating risk reduction among homeless and street-involved youth.
Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. 20(11), 567-575.
Busen, N., Marcus, M., & von Sternberg, K. (2006). What African American middle school youth report about
risk-taking behavior. Journal of Pediatric Health Care. 20(6), 393-400. Marcus, M., Walker, T., Swint, M., Smith, B., Brown, C., Busen, N. et al. (2004). Community-based participatory research to prevent substance abuse and HIV/AIDS in African-American adolescents. Journal of Interprofessional Care. 18(4), 347-359. Busen, N. Britt, R. & Rianon, N. (2003). Bone mineral density in a cohort of adolescent women using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate for one to two years. Journal of Adolescent Health. 32(4), 257-259. Busen, N., Modeland, V. & Kouzekanani, K. (2001). Adolescent smoking and health risk behavior. Journal of Pediatric Nursing. 16(3), 187-194. Busen, N. & Kouzekanani, K. (2000). Perspectives in adolescent risk-taking through instrument development. Journal of Professional Nursing. 13(5), 316-324. Busen, N. & Beech, B. (1997). A collaborative model for health screening of homeless adolescents. Journal of Professional Nursing. 13(5), 316-324. Busen, N. & Jones, M. E. (1995). Leadership development: Educating nurse practitioners for the future. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. 2(3), 111-117. Busen, N. (1992). Counseling the high-risk adolescent. Journal of Pediatric Health Care. 6(4), 194-199. Busen, N. (1991). Development of an adolescent risk-taking instrument. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing.11(14), 143-149.
Other Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals:
Bent, K., Mahoney, J., Engebretson, J., McNeill, J., Busen, N., & Littleton, L., (2004).
Conspicuous Omission versus Voice and Visibility: Reconstructing Cultural Messages about Nursing and the Future of Health Care. Journal of Transcultural Nursing. 15(4), Busen, N. (2004). Bone mineral density in adolescent women using depot medroxyprogesterone-acetate. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. 16(2), 57-62. Clark, B., Rapkin, K., Busen, N. & Vasquez, E. (2001). Nurse practitioners and parent education: A partnership for health. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. 13(7), 310-316. Busen, N. (2001). Perioperative preparation of the adolescent. AORN. 73(2), 337-372. Busen, N. & Tompkins, M. (2000). White sponge nevus in a Hispanic female: A case study. Internet Journal of Advanced Nursing Practice. 4(2),1-10. Busen, N. & Engebretson, J. (1999). Mentoring in advanced practice nursing: The use of metaphor in concept exploration. Internet Journal of Advanced Nursing Practice. 2(2), 1-10. Busen, N. (1997). Collaboration for cost containment: The evolution of a PNP program. Journal of Pediatric Busen, N. & Scarborough, T. (1997). Diagnosis and management of cat-scratch disease in primary care. Internet Journal of Advanced Nursing Practice. 1(2), 1-8. Busen, N. & Engleman, S. (1996). The CNS with NP preparation: An emerging role in advance practice. Clinical Nurse Specialist. 10(3), 145-150. Busen, N. (1988). Societal values: A cause for stress in children. Journal of Pediatric Health Care.2( 6), 300-
Abstract:
Britt, R. & Busen, N. (2000). Comparative study of serum estradiol levels of DMPA using and non-hormonal
adolescent females. Journal of Adolescent Health. 26(3), 139. Abstract
Book Chapters:
Busen, N. (2001). Pregnancy in special populations, In L. Littleton & J. Engebretson (Eds) Maternal, Neonatal,
and Women's Health Nursing. Albany, New York: Delmar Publishers Busen, N. (1997). Adolescent growth and development. In J. Ashwill & S. Droske (Eds), Nursing of Children: Principles and Practice. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Co.
PRESENTATIONS:
Suturing Seminar National Nurse Practitioner Symposium, Keystone, Colorado, July 2008
Busen, N (2008). Communicating with adolescents. Regional School Nurse Education Program. Houston, Texas.
April, 2008.

Busen, N. (2006). Risk-reduction outcomes among homeless youth. STTI International Research Symposium.
Montreal, Quebec. July, 2006.
Busen, N. (2006). Depo provera and bone health. Regional GYN Refresh 2006 Conference for Clinicians.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. May, 2006. Invited speaker.

Busen, N. (2004). Sexually transmitted infections among adolescents. Rio Grande Valley Health Department via
UTHSC-H telecom. March, 2004.

Liehr, P., Busen, N., Summers, L., et al. (2002). Listening to young African American adolescents: What they
report about risk-taking behavior in Heeding Adolescent Voice. STTI National Research Symposium.
Washington, D.C. September, 2002.
Busen, N. Bone Mineral Density in a Cohort of Adolescent Women Using Depot Medroxyprogesterone
Acetate for One to Two Years. CNR Research Presentation. Houston, Texas, April, 2002.
Busen, N. Bone Mineral Density in a Cohort of Adolescent Women Using Depot Medroxyprogesterone
Acetate for One to Two Years. The University of Texas Health Science Center Research Day, Poster
Presentation. Houston, Texas, October, 2001.
Busen, N. Britt, R., & Rianon, N. A Prospective Study of Bone Mineral Density and Estradiol Levels in a
Cohort of Adolescent Depotmedroxyprogesterone Acetate (DMPA) Users. Sigma Theta Tau International,
Copenhagen, Denmark, June, 2001.
Busen, N. & Britt, R. Comparative Study of Serum Estradiol Levels of DMPA-using and Non-hormonal Adolescent Females. Research Poster Presentation. Society for Adolescent Medicine. Washington, D.C., March, 2000. Busen, N. & Britt, R. Bridging the Boundaries: Nurse Practitioner and Physician Collaboration. Workshop. Society for Adolescent Medicine. Washington, D.C., March, 2000. Busen, N. The Revision of an Adolescent Risk-Taking Instrument. Adolescent Health Conference: Development, Behavior, Risk, and Education. The University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, November, 1999. Busen, N. The Revision of an Adolescent Risk-Taking Instrument. Adolescent Health and Sexuality Conference, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, October, 1998. Busen, N. Preceptor for Suturing in Primary Care. National NP Symposium. Keystone Colorado. July, 1997-2004. Britt, R., Busen, N. et al. (panel) Mentoring for Leadership Development. Sigma Theta Tau International, Indianapolis, Indiana, November, 1997. Busen, N., Daines, J., Cooley, S., and Sevier, N. Mentoring the Advanced Practice Nurse. Texas Nurse Practitioner Conference, Houston, Texas, 1997. Busen, N. A Collaborative Model for Health Care Screening of Homeless Adolescents. Texas Nurse Practitioner Conference, Houston, Texas, 1997. Busen, N. Emerging Roles in Pediatric Practice. Society of Pediatric Nurses. Houston, Texas, June, 1997 Busen, N. Emerging Roles in Pediatric Advanced Practice Nursing. Children’s Hospitals Across Texas (CHAT) Conference. San Antonio, Texas, September, 1996. Busen, N. A Collaborative Model for Health Care Screening of Homeless Adolescents. National NP Symposium. Keystone Colorado. August, 1996. Busen, N. The CNS with NP Preparation: An Emerging Role in Advanced Practice Nursing. National NP Symposium. Keystone Colorado. August, 1996. Busen, N. Advanced Practice Nursing Educational Trends & Issues, Society for Advanced Practice Nurses. Houston, Texas March, 1995. Busen, N. Adolescent Contraception and High-Risk Adolescents, Region One Education Services, McAllen, Texas. August 4, 1994. Busen, N., Esperat, C., & Massey, S. Mobile Access: Opening Doors for Medically Under-served Children. ANA, San Antonio, Texas. June, 1994. Busen, N. A Collaborative Model of PNP Education NONPF Conference. Portland, Oregon. April 8, 1994. Busen, N. & Brown, M. Pediatric Physical Assessment, Shriner’s Hospital, Houston, Texas. December, 1993 & January, 1994. Busen, N. Recognizing Emergent Pediatric Problems, Northwest Area Ministries Shelter Project. Houston, Texas, November, 1993. Busen, N. Counseling the High-Risk Adolescent, National NP Symposium, Keystone Colorado. July 1993. Busen, N. Advanced Pediatric Physical Assessment, Texas Dept. of Health, Houston, Texas. June, 1993. Busen, N. Counseling the High-Risk Adolescent. ACNP Conference, Dallas, Texas. September 1992. Busen, N. The Relationship of Trait Variables to Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Leadership Potential. NONPF Conference, Williamsburg, Virginia. May 1992. Busen, N. Societal Stress in Children. NAPNAP Conference, Dallas, Texas. April 1992. Busen, N. Development of An Adolescent Risk Taking Instrument. National Conference on Instrumentation, Tucson, Arizona. September 1990.
Busen, N. The Qualitative Aspects of Adolescent Risk Taking. NAPNAP Conference, Dallas, Texas. May 1990.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:

National Accreditation Team for CCNE
Virginia Henderson Fellow, Sigma Theta Tau International Billie Brown Fellow Sigma Theta Tau International President and delegate for Zeta Pi Chapter Sigma Theta Tau International Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Manuscript reviewer, Internet Journal of Advanced Nursing Practice Nurse Consultant to Family Nurse Practitioner Program University of Missouri Nurse Consultant to Family Nurse Practitioner Program Consultant to Adolescent Health Training Program Baylor College of Medicine Ad Hoc review Committee Texas Coordinating Board for Higher Education NP Utilization in Ambulatory Care Clinics Nurse Consultant to Family Nurse Practitioner Program Nurse Consultant to National Office of Job Corps, Dept of Labor.
COMMUNITY SERVICE:
Rusk School Health Promotion Project, Board
Cathedral Health Ministries Homeless Adolescent Project Homeless Adolescent Project, UTHHSC School of Public Health Advisor to Board Houston Area Ministries Children’s Clinic
CLINICAL PRACTICE:
University of Houston Health Services, FNP, Provider. June, 1999 to present
Door to Recovery. FNP, Provider. April, 1996 to Nov, 1996.
Physical exams on children of substance abusing mother in recovery at Door to Recovery, Spring Branch, Texas,
November, 1994 and July, 1995, October & November, 1995.
Adolescent physical exams, Forestbrook Middle School, Houston, Texas, November, 1994.
Sports physical exams for Smiley High School, well child physical exams for North Forest Middle School,
Houston, Texas November, 1993.
Supervision of clinical practicum with 24 registered nurses in the management of well child care in City and
County clinics. Project was funded by the Texas Dept. of Health, $12,400 June-August, 1993.

UTHHSC SCHOOL OF NURSING COMMITTEES:
Steering Committee for National Accreditation, Chair
Southern Nursing Research Society Collaborative Committee (Chair) School of Nursing ARTS Committee (Chair) Steering Committee for National Accreditation, 2001, Chair Faculty Development Leave Committee, Chair Graduate Curriculum Committee (Chair 1994-95)
UTHHSC UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES:
Interfaculty Council
Core Committee for the Advancement of Women Acres Homes Partnership-Development Office Governance and Academic Affairs (IFC), Chair Additional Information

Courses Taught:

Undergraduate:
N3536: Child and Adolescent Health Care
Work/Study/Scholarship Program (Clinical Placement/Mentorship/Employment)
Graduate:
N6175: Advanced Practice Nursing: Primary Prevention
N6176: Advanced Practice Nursing: Economics and Management of Health Care Systems
N6152: Advanced Health Assessment for Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
N6152: Physical Exam and Differential Diagnosis (Across the lifespan)
N6525: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner I
N6526: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner II
N6527: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner III
N6748: Advanced Practice Preceptorship: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
N5500: Thesis
N5511 & N5512: Clinical Project I & II
N5522: Independent Study
Doctoral:
N7550: Science Based Practice
N7590: Candidacy Examination
N7600: Dissertation
N7700: Independent Study
Other Courses Taught:
*Coordinated the collaborative Family Nurse Practitioner Program between The University of Texas Medical
Branch School of Nursing and The University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston School of Nursing 1994-
1996
*Coordinated the collaborative Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program between The University of Texas Health
Science Center-Houston School of Nursing and Texas Woman’s University College of Nursing 1992-2000
*Advanced practice role courses, health assessment and didactic and clinical courses in the Pediatric Nurse
Practitioner Program in the past curriculum 1992-1996
Thesis Advisement:

1994 Lisa Kimmey-Walker (Committee Member) Perceptions of Risk and Risk-Taking Behaviors in Adolescent
Survivors of childhood Cancer
1996 Kimberly Hillman (Committee Member) A Comparison of Child-Rearing Practices in Parents of Children

with Cancer and Parents of Healthy Children
1997 Barbara Kraus (Committee Member) Factors Influencing Vomiting Following a Tonsillectomy
1997 Nicole Sevier (Chair) Comparison of Intrauterine Cocaine Exposed Infants with and without Renal
Anomalies
1998 Vickie Modeland (Chair) Adolescent Cigarette Use Behaviors and the Co-morbidity with
Sociodemographics and other Health Risk Behaviors
2000 Ruth McConnell (Chair) The Impact of Childhood Asthma on the Family
2000 Angela Crawford (Committee Member) The Effect of fever Management on Parental Behaviors for
Management of their Febrile Child
2005 Amy Howells (Chair) End-of-Life Issues in Pediatric Intensive care
Clinical Project Advisement:

1998 Margie Moore (Committee Member) Nurse Practitioner Role utilization Within a Children’s Hospital
Health Care System
1999 Brenda Clark & Karen Rapkin (Committee Member) Healthy Children, Happy Children: A Parenting
Education Program for Substance Abusing Mothers in Residential Treatment
1999 Keri Fershtman (Chair) The development and Evaluation of an Educational Program for Well-Child Care
and Anticipatory Guidance for Parents
2004 Katy Jacoby (Committee Member) Central Line Care Education in the Pediatric Cardiovascular Intensive
Care Unit
2004 Kim Bookout (Committee Member) Revision of Wound Assessment and Treatment Flow Sheet for Nursing
Documentation in the Cardiac Intensive care Unit
Candidacy Examination: Chaired 2; Committee Member 3
Dissertation Advisement:

2003 Linda Summers (Committee Member) Intervening to Reach Adolescents and Affect Health
2007 Angela Ethier (Acting Chair for J. McNeill) Exploring Parent’s Memories of their Child’s Death related
Sensory Experiences as a Dimension of Grieving
2008 Melinda Stanley-Hermanns (Committee Member) Sailing the Sea in the Eye of the Storm: The Illness
Experience of Persons with Parkinson Disease

Unfunded Research:
Ferguson, L. (2008). Interdisciplinary Leadership Education in Neurodevelopment and Related Disabilities.
Co-investigator. Maternal Child Health Bureau. Under revision for resubmission.
Marcus, M (PI) et al. (2008). Intergenerational Intervention for School Children in an African American
Community. Co-investigator, National Institutes of Health. Not funded, PI seeking alternative funding

Busen, N. & Engebretson, J. (2007). Contextual and Theoretical Constructs Related to Health Risk
Behaviors in Homeless Youth Principal Investigator R21, NIH, NICHD, $250,000. Not funded,under
revision for local funding.
Busen, N. (2004 to 2006). A comparison of context variables of homeless adolescents at the onset and
completion of medical/psychiatric intervention using the Youth Outreach Mobile Clinic. Sponsored by Cathedral
Health Outreach Ministries.
Landry, S. & Busen, N. Acres Homes partners for Child Health and Development. Greater Houston Collaborative
for Children. Approved, (1997) not funded.
Busen, N. (1991 - 1992). Variables that influence pediatric nurse practitioners to function in leadership
positions. Completed.
Busen, N. (1990 - 1991). Examination of the psychosocial correlates of adolescent risk taking. Completed.
Training Grants:

Jones, M.E., Busen, N. Child Health Nurse Practitioner Program. University of Texas at Arlington, Division of
Nursing. (1989). Funded. Co-PI. $350,000 for 3 years.
Busen, N., & Jones, M.E. Child Health Nurse Practitioner Program. University of Texas at Arlington, Division of
Nursing. (1987). Funded. Co-PI. $350,000 for 3 years.
Busen, N. Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Program. University of Colorado Health Science Center, Division of
Nursing. (1979 - 1988). Funded. PI.
Busen, N. Gerontological Nurse Practitioner Program. University of Colorado Health Science Center. Kellogg
Foundation. (1983). Funded. PI.

Timeline for Research Study

Tasks – Year 1
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Start field work and recruit key informants Recruit participants and begin group interviews Recruit participants and begin individual interviews Interview health care providers and staf Simultaneous data col ection and analysis Write up and dissemination of data analysis Investigative Debriefing / Meet & debrief with consultants Dissemination of data through seminar/workshop Dissemination of data through presentations and publications

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