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Education

• DNP, Case Western Reserve University, 2010
• MSN, Family Nurse Practitioner, Georgia State University, 1998
• BSN, University of South Carolina, 1991

Certification and Affiliations

• Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP): American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (1998)
• The American Association of Nurse Practitioners
• The American Nurses Association
• Sigma Theta Tau International: Honor Society of Nursing
• Transcultural Nursing Society (TCNS)
• The South Carolina Capital Nurse Practitioner Group
• South Carolina Faith Community Nurses Association

Specialized Training

• Certificate, Compensation and Pension Veterans Medical Examinations including Gulf War Medical Examinations and Military Sexual Trauma, 2018.

Research Interests

• Burnout in Direct Care Providers
• Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Related to Heart Disease and Diabetes
• Obesity Prevention Through Health-Promoting Behaviors
• Promoting Health Literacy and Access to Care
• Issues affecting those with Disabilities.

Selected Publications

• Townsend, A., Kwon. D (2016). Impulse Control Disorder, In Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing: An Interpersonal Approach. (2nd ed.) Springer: New York. ISBN-9780826131287

• Townsend, A. (2012). Nursing care of Clients with Impulse Control Disorder, In Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing: An Interpersonal Approach to Professional Practice. Springer: New York. ISBN-10: 0826105637

• Townsend, A. (1998). The Management of a Preverbal Toddler with a Corneal Abrasion. The Journal of Pediatric Nursing: Pediatric Management Problem- July/August edition.

Completed Research Support

• Examining Burnout in Direct Care Personnel in an Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded. (Doctoral Thesis) – Successfully defended on 3/4/10 at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. PI Role

Teaching

Doctoral Courses

• Doctor of Nursing Practice Project Planning
• FNP/DNP Residency I-III
• Advanced Nursing Diagnosis and Culturally Competent Management of Health Care for Individuals and Families Affected by Diabetes or Metabolic Syndrome
• Advanced Diabetes Care Residency I-III
• Critical Analysis of Scientific Underpinnings of Advanced Nursing Practice
• Evidence-Based Practice and Quality Improvement in Health Care Systems
• Dr. Townsend has also worked with students on their Doctor of Nursing Practice Project manuscripts for publication and other scholarship activities.

Graduate Courses Taught

• Health Promotion/Disease Prevention and Issues for Family Nursing
• Family NP I
• Pharmacology for Advance Practice Nursing
• Family NP Practicum I
• Family NP Practicum II
• Family NP Practicum III

Honors and Awards

• United States Navy, Letter of Commendation- W.J. McDaniel (Rear Admiral, Medical Corps), May 3, 1995
• Promoted early to Lieutenant (Frocked-top 1% of peers). Served May 1991-May 1995.