Jenna Bauer
Associate Professor, Department of Nursing Science
"Our DNP program has allowed me to share my passion for nursing with graduate students, and to facilitate and mentor each student throughout their graduate experience."
Education
DNP, Valparaiso University
MSN, Purdue University - Calumet
BSN, Purdue University
Area of Expertise
Otorhinolaryngology
Health promotion and wellness
Nonsurgical weight loss management
Research Interests
Stress reduction in undergraduate nursing students
Graduate Courses Taught
NURS 701-706: DNP Practice Innovation
NURS 633: Health Promotion for Population Health
NURS 688: Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning
Professional Experience
Saint Mary's College, Associate Professor, 2016-present
South Bend Clinic, Nurse Practitioner in otolaryngology and head and neck surgery, 2016-present
Indiana University South Bend, Clinical Associate Professor, 2014-present
Memorial Bariatric and Weight Loss Center, Granger, IN, FNP, 2011-present
Indiana University South Bend, Clinical Lecturer, 2013-2014
Indiana University South Bend, Visiting Lecturer, 2012-2013
Ball State University, NP Assessment Course Instructor, 2011
Med Point Express, South Bend, IN, Nurse Practitioner, 2010-2014
Indiana University South Bend, Clinical Adjunct Instructor, 2010-2012
New Directions Wellness Clinic/HF Clinic, Elkhart, IN, Nurse Practitioner, 2009-2010
The Hearing Center - Neil Wangstrom, MD PC, La Porte, IN, Nurse Practitioner in otolaryngology and head and neck surgery, 2006-2009
South Bend Clinic, Nurse Practitioner in otolaryngology and head and neck surgery, 2003-2006
Elkhart General Hospital, Elkhart, IN, RN on medical surgical floor, 2000-2003
Awards and Honors
- MNRS Third Place DNP poster presentation competition, 2014
- Sigma Theta Tau Inductee, 2000
- Kathryn Harner Scholarship GPA, Purdue University, 1999
- Alpha Omicron Honor Society, Purdue University, 1998
- Golden Key Inductee, Purdue University, 1998
Professional Memberships
- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
- Michiana Group Forum for Advanced Practice Nurses
- MNRS
- NRC-NCI Research Consortium
- Sigma Theta Tau International - Delta Omicron Chapter
Invited Lectures
"The use of stress reducing techniques in nursing education," AACN Faculty Development Conference, Saint Petersburg, FL, Febuary 2016.
"The use of stress reducing techniques in nursing education," Fall Nursing Research Program for NRC-NCI, Mishawaka, IN, November 2014.
"The use of stress reducing techniques in nursing education," 38th Annual Midwest Nursing Research Society Conference, Saint Louis, MO, March 2014.
"The use of stress reducing techniques in nursing education," Annual AACN National Conference, New Orleans, LA, November 2013.
"The use of stress reducing techniques in nursing education," 21st Annual Northwest Indiana Nursing Research Consortium, Hobart, IN, November 2013.
"The use of stress reducing techniques in nursing education," NRC-NCI Annual Research Conference Symposium, Mishawaka, IN, November 2013.
Publications
"The use of stress reducing techniques in nursing education." Western Journal of Nursing Research, 36, 1386.