EDUCATION

        Ph.D.              Saint Louis University

        9/98 – 2/02    School of Nursing

                                Saint Louis, Missouri

        M.S.                         University of Illinois at Chicago

        9/87 – 12/89         College of Nursing, Chicago, Illinois

                                       Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

        B.S.N.                     Illinois Wesleyan University

        9/82 – 5/86            Bloomington, Illinois

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

8/08 – present

        Associate Professor

        School of Nursing, Illinois Wesleyan University

        Bloomington, Illinois

8/02 – 7/08

        Assistant Professor

        School of Nursing, Illinois Wesleyan University

        Bloomington, Illinois

        12/05 – present

        Behavioral Health Resource Clinician

        Psychiatric Emergency Care, Eating Disorders, and Partial Hospitalization Programs

        OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria, Illinois

8/99 – 11/05

        Psychotherapist/Clinical Supervisor

        Eating Disorders and Behavioral Health Programs,

        OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria, Illinois

8/99 – 7/02

          Assistant Professor

        Department of Nursing, Bradley University

        Peoria, Illinois

1/99 – 7/99

        Clinical Coordinator

        Inpatient Mental Health Program, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center

5/95 – 12/98

        Intensive Services Coordinator

        Eating Disorders Program, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center

11/92 – 4/95

        Inpatient Clinical Coordinator

        Eating Disorders Program, Saint Francis Medical Center

5/88 – 10/92

        Assistant Nursing Care Manager/ Clinical Nurse Educator

        Eating Disorders Program, Saint Francis Medical Center

6/86 – 4/88

        Staff/Charge Nurse

        Eating Disorders Program, Saint Francis Medical Center

LICENSURE

        Registered Professional Nurse, State of Illinois

        Advanced Practice Nurse, State of Illinois with Prescriptive Authority

        Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, State of Illinois

CERTIFICATIONS

         Clinical Specialist in Adult Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

        American Nurses Credentialing Center

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

        Academy for Eating Disorders

        International Orem Society

        Midwest Nursing Research Society

HONORARIES

         American Association of Colleges of Nursing

                Leadership for Academic Nursing Program 2008 Fellow

        The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

        Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing,

                Alpha Lambda and Theta Pi Chapters

PUBLICATIONS

Folse, V.N., & Hahn, R. (in review). Implementing suicide risk screening in

        an emergency department. Clinical Nursing Research

Folse, V.N. (2008). Self-Concept. In P. Potter & A. Perry. (Eds), Fundamentals of Nursing, 7th

        Edition, St. Louis: Mosby.

Folse, V.N. (2007). The family experience with eating disorders scale: Psychometric

        analysis. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 21(4), 210-221. 

Folse, V.N. (2007). Managing Quality and Risk. In P. Yoder-Wise. (Ed), Leading and

        Managing in Nursing, 4th Edition (pp. 389-406), St. Louis: Elsevier.

Folse, V.N. (2007). Self-Concept and Sexuality. In P. Potter & A. Perry. (Eds), Basic Nursing

        Essentials for Practice, 6th Edition (pp. 557-576), St. Louis: Mosby.

Folse, V.N., Eich, K., Hall, A., & Ruppman, J. (2006). Detecting suicide risk in adolescents

        and adults in an emergency department: A pilot study. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing

        and Mental Health Services, 44(3), 23-29.

Folse, V.N. (2005). Self-Concept. In P. Potter & A. Perry. (Eds), Fundamentals of Nursing, 6th

        Edition (pp. 500-521), St. Louis: Mosby.

Ruthman, J., Jackson, J., Cluskey, M., Flannigan, P., Folse, V.N., & Bunten, J. (2004). Using

        clinical journaling to capture critical thinking across the curriculum. Nursing Education

        Perspectives, 25(3), 120-123.

GRANTS

         2006 Illinois Wesleyan University Curriculum Development Grant (with Dr. Sharie Metcalfe)

         for Madrid: Toward Globalization and Global Healthcare, $3,000

        2004 BroMenn Auxillary Grant (with Dr. Donna Hartweg) for

        Faculty-Student Research and NCLEX-RN Licensure Preparation, $15,000

        2002 Illinois Wesleyan University Curriculum Development Grant for

        Health Care of Native Americans Travel Course, $2,000

PEER REVIEW

        Review Panel of the Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services

ACTIVITIES (2006-present)

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

        6/28/08         Retaining SCDNT as a Curricular Framework for the Next

        Generation of Nurses  (Paper Presentation with S. Metcalfe)

        10th World Congress International Orem Society, Vancouver, British Columbia

2/29/08             Engaging Undergraduate Nursing Students through Research (Invited

                           Paper Presentation with S. Metcalfe) Engagement Conference, Murray

                           State University, Murray, Kentucky

2/17/08            Engaging an Entire Campus Community in the First Year Summer Reading

                          Program (Paper Presentation) University of South Carolina National Resource

                          Center 27th Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience, San Francisco,

                          California

3/25/07             Detecting Suicide Risk in Adults and Adolescents in an Emergency Department

                           (Paper Presentation) Midwest Nursing Research Society Annual Research

                           Conference, Omaha, Nebraska

2/23/07             Evidence-Based Practice for Detecting Suicide Risk in Adults and Adolescents

                           (Paper Presentation) 8th Annual Evidence-Based Practice Conference, Arizona

                           State University, College of Nursing and Healthcare Innovation, Phoenix, Arizona

7/21/06             SCDNT, NANDA, NIC, and NOC: Competing or Complementary Organizing

                           Frameworks? (Paper Presentation)

                           9th World Congress Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory, Johannesburg, South Africa

3/16/06             Direct Assessment and Referral Team (DART): Innovative Psychiatric Services

                           (Poster Presentation with Lynn Irving Klass and Gail Koch)

                            Nurses Shaping Our Future, St. Mary’s Hospital Medical Center, Madison, Wisconsin

7/13/05             Detecting Suicide Risk in Adolescents and Adults in an Emergency Department:

                           A Pilot Study (Poster Presentation)

                           Sigma Theta Tau 3rd International Evidence-Based Nursing Preconference,

                           Waikoloa, Hawaii

3/10/05             Critical Incident Stress Management for Emergency Service Providers and Detecting

                           Suicide Risk in an Emergency Department (Paper Presentations)

                           Trauma 2005 Conference, American Association of Critical Care Nurses, Peoria, Illinois

10/1/04             The Use of Clinical Journaling to Enhance the Development of Nursing Agency in

                           Students Providing Psychiatric-Mental Health Care (Paper Presentation)

                           8th World Congress Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory, Ulm, Germany

3/1/04                The Family Experience with Eating Disorders Scale: Psychometric Analysis 

                           (Paper Presentation)

                            Midwest Nursing Research Society Annual Research Conference,

                            St. Louis, Missouri

2/22/03              Eating Disorders: Trends, Issues, and Innovations (Invited presentation)

                            Sigma Theta Tau International, Theta Pi Chapter, Bloomington, Illinois

4/27/02             The Development of the Family Experience with Eating Disorders Scale

                           (Paper Presentation)

                           Academy for Eating Disorders, Boston, Massachusetts

8/12/01             The Need for an Improved Family Functioning Inventory for Eating Disorder

                           Populations (Paper Presentation)

                           International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals Foundations,

                           San Diego, California

5/18/01             The Family Experience with Eating Disorders Scale: Determining the

                           Degree of Reliability and Validity (Poster Presentation)

                            Academy for Eating Disorders, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

3/4/01                 The Family Experience with Eating Disorders Scale: Establishing 

                             Reliability and Validity (Poster Presentation)

                             Midwest Nursing Research Society Annual Research Conference,

                            Cleveland, Ohio

SERVICE -

UNIVERSITY

2007-present         First Year Advising Coordinator (appointed)

2004-present         First Year Advisory Board (appointed)

                                        Presented at First Year Advising Faculty Conference 2004-2008

                                        Involved in development and implementation of Summer

                                        Reading Program 2005 -2008

                                        Presented at “Experience IWU” 2005-2008

                                        Presented at ALANA Orientation 2007-2008

                                        Participated in Vice President of Student Affairs/Dean

                                        of Students search 2005    

2003-present         First Year Advisor

2006-2008              Academic Appeals Committee (2 year elected term)

2008                        Search Committee, Director of Academic Advising

2007                        Economics Research Honors Project of Matt Goergen

                                 entitled Exploring the effects of age at arrival and region

                                 of origin on the earnings of immigrant physicians in the U.S.

                                 (Committee Member)

2006-2007             Search Committee, Developmental Psychology tenure-line

                                 faculty position

2004-2007             Counseling and Consultation Services Workgroups

                                        Member of Campus Alcohol Social Norming Advisory Workgroup 2007

                                        Member of Mental Health Awareness Week Workgroup 2004

                                        Member of Eating Disorders Workgroup 2005

2006                         Traditions Workgroup, Development and Alumni Relations

2005                         Search Committee, Director of Counseling and Consultation Services

2003                         Psychology Research Honors Project of Liza Zolot entitled The

                                  development of a measure of men’s objectification of women

                                  (Committee Member)

SON

2002-present             Curriculum Committee, School of Nursing

                                            Chairperson 2005-2007

                                            Convener of NCLEX Workgroup 2003-present

                                            Convener of Faculty Course Evaluation Workgroup 2003-present

                                            Member of Curricular Revision Workgroup 2005-present

                                            Member of Orem SCDNT Workgroup 2002-2003

2008                            Nursing Research Honors Project of Katie Hoff entitled Family

                                             Experience with Eating Disorders Scale: Exploring Reliability

                                             and Validity and Evaluating the Clinical Utility of its Use in Treatment

                                             (Chairperson)

2008                             Search Committee, Medical-Surgical Nursing tenure-line faculty position

2006                             Nursing Research Honors Project of Rebecca Hahn entitled Detecting

                                             Suicide Risk in Adolescents and Adults in an Emergency Department:

                                             An Implementation Study (Chairperson)

2005                             Member of Inauguration Symposium Workgroup

2004                             Nursing Research Honors Project of Katie Davis entitled Detecting

                                           Suicide Risk in Adolescents and Adults in an Emergency Department:

                                           A Pilot Study. (Chairperson)

2004                             Search Committee, Public Health Nursing tenure-line faculty position

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

1989-present             Heart of Illinois Critical Incident Stress Management Team, Clinical Director

                                      Peoria Area EMS Award 2001

                                       NYPD/POPPA CISM Debriefer for One-Year Anniversary of 9/11 2003

1995-present             Disaster Mental Health Alliance, Tri County Area (maintain membership

                                      in Community Response Team and American Red Cross Disaster

                                      Mental Health Team)

2006-present             Eta Chapter of Sigma Kappa, Corporation Board Vice President

CONTINUING EDUCATION

6/25/08-                      Self-Care and Nursing: Reflecting the Past-Conquering the Future 

6/29/08                       10th World Congress Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory, Vancouver,

                                     British Columbia      

3/12/08-                      Baccalaureate Essentials Conference, American Association of

3/14/08                       Colleges of Nursing Nashville, Tennessee

                               

2/28/08-                      Engagement Conference, Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky

2/29/08

2/15/08-                     University of South Carolina National Resource Center 27th Annual Conference

                                    2/18/08 on The First-Year Experience, San Francisco, California

7/9/07-                       The First Year Experience

7/12/07                     20th International Conference National Resource Center for The First Year

                                   Experience and Students in Transitions, Waikoloa, Hawaii

3/23/07-                    Innovative Technology: Pioneering Pathways to Health

3/26/07                     Midwest Nursing Research Society, Omaha, Nebraska

2/22/07-                     Evidence Based Practice

2/23/07                      University of Arizona, School of Nursing, Phoenix, Arizona

2/10/07                     Ethical and Legal Issues in Supervision

                                   Illinois Mental Health Counselors Association, Springfield, IL

11/3/06-                   Best Practice in the First College Year

11/5/06                    13th National Conference on Students in Transitions, St. Louis, MO

10/30/06                 Assessing Boundaries and Building the Supervisory Relationship

                                Illinois Mental Health Counselors Association, Bourbonnais, IL

7/20/06-                 The Science of Self-Care: A Patient Oriented Approach to Clinical Care

7/22/06                   9th World Congress Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory, Johannesburg, South Africa

3/10/06-                 Adaptive Leadership in Changing Times

3/11/06                  American Association of Colleges of Nursing Executive Development Series,

                                Washington, DC

9/22/05                 Legal Issues in Nursing

                               Nancy Brent, Central Illinois Regional Nursing Leadership Conference,

                               Normal, Illinois

7/13/05-               Promoting Evidence-Based Nursing: Innovation for Nursing Practice

7/16/05                Sigma Theta Tau 3rd International Evidence-Based Nursing Preconference and

                              16th International Nursing Research Congress, Waikoloa, Hawaii

5/16/05                 Critical Thinking and Test-Item Writing, Health Education Systems, Incorporated

                               Bloomington, Illinois

5/1/05-                  Advancing the Nurse Faculty Role Conference, American Association of

5/3/05                   Colleges of Nursing Scottsdale, Arizona

4/13/05-                Clinical Nurse Leader Regional Meeting, American Association of

4/14/05                 Colleges of Nursing Chicago, Illinois

3/17/05                Effective Strategies in Counseling Supervision, Illinois Mental Health Counselors

                              Association Bloomington, Illinois

9/29/04-               The Science of Self-Care and Its Implications for Nursing Research, Practice,

10/3/04                 Management, and Education

                               8th World Congress Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory

                               Ulm, Germany

9/16/04                 Nursing: Sharing the Joy! Keeping the Passion!

                              Central Illinois Regional Nursing Conference, Bloomington, Illinois

5/10/04                 Implementing Evidence-Based Practice: Understanding the Evidence

                               Dr. Anne Perry, Nurses’ Week Speaker, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center,

                               Peoria, Illinois

2/27/04-               Nursing Research: Addressing Health Disparities

3/1/04                   Midwest Nursing Research Society, St. Louis, Missouri

9/11/03                Nurse Your Patient, Nurse Yourself

                              Central Illinois Regional Nursing Conference, Bloomington, Illinois

5/29/03-               Academy for Eating Disorders International Conference on Eating Disorders,

5/31/03                Clinical and Scientific Challenges: The Interface between Eating Disorders

                              and Obesity, Denver, Colorado

4/26/03                 Mass Casualty Disaster Training

                               Disaster Mental Health Alliance, Peoria, Illinois

4/11/03                 Enhancing Professional Nursing Skills

                               Donna Ignatavicius, Bromenn Healthcare, Normal, Illinois

9/19/02                 Rewards, Recognition, and Imagination: Celebrate Nursing

                               Melodie Chenevert, Leadership Consortium, Bloomington, Illinois

4/25/02-                Academy for Eating Disorders International Conference on Eating Disorders

4/28/02                 New Aspects of Gender in Eating Disorders, Boston, Massachusetts