CURRICULUM VITAE

November 28, 2007

Julie S. Williard, RN, MS, NP-C

Department of Nursing

University of West Georgia, Carrollton, Georgia

Teaching Experience:

Skills II, Advanced Skills III

Clinical Instructor, Wellstar, Douglasville

Preparation for Licensure, NCLEX Review

Senior Practicum, Course coordinator

Adult Health, Course coordinator

Health Assessment

Work Experience:

Date Title Institution and Department

2007- Present Assistant Professor University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA

2006- Present Nurse Practitioner Center for Allergy & Asthma, West Georgia, Carrollton, GA

2005- 2007 Lecturer University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA

2003- 2005 Assistant Professor University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA

2002- 2003 Temporary Instructor University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA

2001- 2002 Part-time Instructor University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA

2006- 2007 Nurse Practitioner Arbor Place Family Medicine, Douglasville, GA

2005- 2006 Nurse Practitioner West Georgia Gastroenterology Associates

2005 Nurse Practitioner Covenant Treatment Center, Carrollton, GA

2000- 2003, Nurse Practitioner West Georgia Family Medicine, Villa Rica, 2005- 2006 GA

1999- 2000 Nurse Practitioner Carrollton Pediatric Clinic, Carrollton, GA

1998 Nurse Practitioner Atlanta Pulmonary Group, Atlanta, GA

1990- 1998 Staff RN Saint Joseph’s Hospital, Atlanta, GA

1988- 1990 Staff RN Dekalb Medical Center, Decatur, GA

1987- 1988 Public Health Nurse Health Department, Greensboro, NC

1982- 1987 Staff RN Moses Cone Hospital, Greensboro, NC

Service to Institution:

Committee membership: Department of Nursing: Caring for Students (Chair of Committee 2005, 2006); Technology Ad Hoc (2005); Communication (2004, 2005); Caring for the Caring Group Mentors (2005)

Advisement of student organizations: Georgia Association of Student Nurses (GANS) (2005, 2006), Senior class advisor (2005, 2006, 2007)

Participation in Educational Activities: CPR Instructor (American Heart Association), Judge for West Georgia Regional Science and Engineering Fair (February, 2005, 2006), Caring Group leader (2004, 2005)

Participation in Community Activities: Volunteer for A Day race (2004), CPR Instructor, Volunteer for Hurricane Katrina Victims at Roberts Hall (2005)

Academic Achievement:

Degree School Years

PhD University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama 2003

(6 hours, nursing)

MS, Family Nurse Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 1995- 1998

Practitioner Certified 1998

BSN, Nursing University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 1978- 1982

Honors: Sigma Theta Tau, National Honor Society of Nursing, Alpha

Alpha Chapter, inducted 1981

Professional Certification:

Family Nurse Practitioner, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, granted 1998; CPR instructor; Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Professional Membership and offices held:

Sigma Theta Tau, Pi Nu Chapter, University of West Georgia, president 2005- 2006; American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 1998- present

Professional Consultation:

Editor for ProQuest Nursing Database project, 2007

Editor for the NCLEX- PN review course, National Council of State Boards of Nursing, 2003, 2005, 2006

Editor for the NCLEX-RN review course, National Council of State Boards of Nursing, 2002, 2004

“Ask the Instructor”, on line instructor assistance for students preparing for NCLEX-PN & NCLEX-RN examination, National Council of State Boards of Nursing, 2005

Professional Publications:

Test item writer for Assessment Technologies Institute, LLC; Kansas City, 2007

§  30 items submitted & accepted

Test item writer for Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS), July 2007 & October 2007

§  30 items submitted & accepted for each session

Henderson, L. & Williard, J. (2006) Weber & Kelley’s Interactive Nursing Assessment for Web CT. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins: Philadelphia, PA.

§  20 new questions (10 per chapter) written for interactive CD-ROM

Williard, J., & Goodwin, A. Chapter on Upper Airway Disorders: Nursing Management, for new medical surgical nursing textbook, Delmar, 2006

Goodwin, A., & Williard, J. Chapter on Heart Failure & Inflammatory Disorders: Nursing Management for new medical surgical textbook, Delmar, 2006

Educational Division, National Council of State Boards of Nursing, spring 2004

§  14 items submitted & accepted for on line NCLEX-PN review course

Henderson, L. & Williard, J. (2003) Weber & Kelley’s Interactive Nursing Assessment for Web CT. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins: Philadelphia, PA.

§  180 questions (10 per chapter) written for interactive CD-ROM

Continuing Education related to Test Writing and Analysis:

2002- Present Ongoing mentorship with Dr. Paulette Rollant, PhD, RN, MSN, Owner of Rollant Concepts, Inc. International Consultant for NCLEX Review and Preparation

2005 Mahoney, Patricia, MSN, RN and Ortelli, Tracy, MS, RN. “Do Your Exams Pass the Test? A Practical Guide to Test Development for Nurse Educators” (8 hours)

2005 Woodberry, Pat, MSN, APRN-CS and Stone, Susan, RN, MSN. “Acing the NCLEX-RN” (2 hours)

2004 Rollant, Paulette, PhD, RN, MSN. “Zip & Zing- Tune up Teaching” (6 hours)

2003 Simmons, Larry, RN, PhD. Educational Resources, Inc. “Test writing, validity and reliability” (8 hours)

Professional Presentations:

Caring for the Caring Group Leaders: A Mentoring Project, Chicago Institute for Nursing Education, Saint Xavier University School of Nursing/ Center for Nursing Scholarship, June 24, 2005