Curricular Vitae

Linda T. Ely, DNP, CNS-BC

4890 Miller Ridge Rd

Dublin, VA 24084

540-230-2466 (c)

540-831-7186 (o)

Adult & Child - Family Counseling, Inc.RU School of Nursing

125 Broad StP.O. Box 6964

Dublin, VA 24084Radford, VA 24142

EDUCATION

Institution and Location / Degree / Year Conferred / Field of Study
Duke University
Durham, N.C.
Hollins University
Hollins, Virginia / Bachelor of Arts / 1972 / Psychology, Major
Education, Minor
Virginia Western C.C.
Roanoke, Virginia / Associate in Nursing / 1976 / Nursing
Virginia Commonwealth
University/MCV
Richmond, Virginia / Master of Science in Nursing / 1994 / Child & Family Psychiatric Nursing
Radford University
Radford, Virginia / Doctor of Nursing Practice / 2013 / Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

CURRENT LICENSURES and CERTIFICATIONS

1975Licensed Registered Nurse, Commonwealth of Virginia, License Number 1070347

1994Licensed Clinical Nurse Specialist, Commonwealth of Virginia, License Number 14000533

1995Board Certified (ANCC) as a Clinical Specialist in Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing

1996Board Certified (ANCC) as a Clinical Specialist in Adult Psychiatric Nursing

1975American Heart Association, Basic Life Support

CLINICAL and ADMINISTRATIVEEXPERIENCE

1975-1977Lewis Gale Psychiatric Center; Staff nurse on Adolescent Unit; Group leader for Social Skills, Addiction Patterns, and Medication Education.

1977-1984Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC); Staff Nurse on Post Trauma Unit for returning Viet Nam veterans; developed discharge program to maintain stability in community; Co-leader of Post Trauma Support Group for wives of veterans.

1984-1986Catawba State Hospital; Nurse Manager on Acute Admissions Unit; developed staffing schedule for the unit; managed the patientprogress/level report for the treatment team; developed treatment and implemented plans for 8-10 patients.

1986-1994Catawba State Hospital; Coordinator Nursing Staff Development; American Red Cross BLS/ACLS Instructor; developed and implemented a nursing preceptor program for new hires; developed an Ethics Awareness class for nursing staff and measured outcomes over 2 years (Thesis at VCU/MCV); coordinated nursing continuing education in accordance with DBHDS of Virginia State licensure regulations; Coordinator of staff training for Joint Commission Accreditation.

1994-2000Blue Ridge Community Services; developed, implemented, & superviseda partial hospitalization program for youth and adolescentsstruggling with severe emotional disturbance (SED). As Coordinator of the day-treatment program, we expanded from a one-site, $90,000 budget to a 5-site $450,000 budget, providing treatment for high risk children in the schools and recreation centers.

2000-2004New River Community Services; Outpatient therapist for children and adolescents in Pulaski County and Radford City; Case managed clients/families in the community to prevent hospitalization or removal from the family by Department of Social Services; served as the CSB representative to the Radford City and Pulaski County Family Assessment and Planning Teams.

2002-presentAdult & Child-Family Counseling, Inc.; Owner and practitioner offering outpatient, psychotherapy for adults, adolescents, and children. With a fulltime office manager, and three other practitioners we have served over 2000 clients in a HIPPSA designated, underserved area.

2004-2007Radford University School of Nursing; AdjunctFaculty for clinical instructionin Psychiatric Nursing

.

2007-2014Radford University School of Nursing; Special Purpose Faculty.

2014-presentRadford University School of Nursing, Assistant Professor.

RESEARCH PROGRAMS PRESENTED

1990-94 - Preceptor Program on Nursing Competence Catawba Hospital; developed program and outcomes.

1994-95 - Ethics Awareness for Nursing in gero-psych population; developed curriculum.

1995 - Assessment Tools for SED Children; assisted pilot study for the Child Adolescent Assessment of Functioning for the DBHDS; the instrument was accepted as a measure of functioning for Community Assessment & Planning Teams in Virginia. Work accomplished with interdisciplinary research team at DBHDS

1998-99 - Developed and implemented a 10-week curriculum for at- riskadolescents, referred from the Juvenile and

DomesticRelations District Court.

1999–2002 - NRV Child Advocacy Center Task Force; founding member of Task Force that developed the Child

Advocacy Center at Radford University for 4 surrounding counties.

1999-2000 – Treatment Choices for ADHD; guest lecturer for VA Tech and Child Network, Inc.

2002 –Sexual Harassment in the Workplace for Value Options Insurance; presenter.

2010 - SafeMinds- grant funded program (RU internal grant); developed a 13 month curricula for adolescents

with addictive patterns ($14,675).

2009-2013 - RU Mental Health Consortium – co-PI to develop RU Mental Health Consortium; grant funded through the

King Foundation ($60,000 over 5 years). We developed continuing education conferences titled Mental Health across the Lifespan; improving RU’s community liaisons and strengthening the position for additional RFPs with interdisciplinary partners.

2012-13 – Scholar Citizen Initiative Award to host 12 nurses from Taiwan (2 PhD instructors and 10BSN students) to study, compare, and contrast psychiatric nursing in the U.S. and Taiwan. From this initiative 2 presentations

have been made at international conferences.

2012-13 – RU Graduate Fellow; Doctor of Nursing Practice.

Ely, L. T. (2013). Barriers and benefits of financial sustainability when integrating primary care and mental health.

Nursing Economics$. Accepted for publication in 2014.

Lu, C. F., Ely, L. T., & Liau, P. C. (2013, October).The comparison between Virginia, USA and Taiwan:

How geographical factor and philosophy of human rights shape mental health nursing. Paper presented at the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses 39th International Conference in Perth, Australia.

April 17, 2013 - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation submission of abstract to RFP: “Leveraging Augmented Reality and Behavioral Economics to Jumpstart High Value Care of Chronic Disease; submitted by inter-professional team

ofCallahan, C., Dunleavy, M., Ely, L.T., Thomas, C., & Kasturi, P. Non-awarded.

June, 2013 - SAMHSA Training Grant (RFA TI-13-002). Partnered withVT/Carilion School of Medicine, VT

Counseling,and Jefferson College of Health Sciences. Non-awarded.

Ely, L. T. (2013) – Documenting outcomes of PTSD when using EMDR as treatment. Manuscript submitted for

Publication; accepted with revisions to Clinical Nurse Specialist: Journal of Advance Nursing Practice

Ely, L.T., Lu, C. F., & Liau, P. C. (2014). Building transcultural competence: A pilot exchange between Radford

University and Chang-Gung University of Science and Technology. Accepted for presentation at the 8th Annual Advanced Practice Nurse Network International Conference in Helsinki, Finland.

UNIVERSITY INVOLVEMENT

Standing committees: Undergraduate Curriculum, Graduate Committee, and International Nursing Committee.

Ad hoc committee: Personnel Search committees; Appeal Hearings; Director Advisor Committee; and Uniform/ insignia.University Search Committee for the Director of the International Education Center at RU.

Scholar/Citizen Intiative

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

American Nurses Association/Virginia Nurses Association

International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing

Sigma Theta Tau Honors Society

Mental Health America (New River Valley Chapter) – Vice Chair.

Trauma Recovery/ Humanitarian Assistance Program – Board of Governance, member.