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From the Dean
Dear Horned Frogs and Friends:
This past year has been a time of change for Harris College.
The addition to the Annie Richardson Bass building recently opened its doors to its very first
class of Frogs. A sunny, modern atrium is the new heart of the college, providing a beautiful
backdrop and much-needed workspace for students and professors.
Also, as you may have heard, I have taken an extended medical leave. My colleague Susan
Weeks has been named acting dean during my absence, and you can rest assured that the
college is in capable, caring hands.
I strongly believe that times of change are also times of opportunity — especially for those
willing to embrace and adapt. I know that our students and faculty will do just that.
Harris College is an institution of doers, dreamers and trailblazers, and this issue of the
magazine is dedicated to them. Its pages are filled with stories of individuals who follow the
sage advice of Mahatma Gandhi to “be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
We are a college of human change agents — from Debbie Rhea, who is transforming Texas
education through the incorporation of more free play, to Susan Smith and Donna Rich, recent
Doctor of Nursing Practice graduates who are pioneering international nursing practices.
Harris College is home to more than 1,200 undergraduate students, 300 graduate students
and 90 full-time faculty members who are using their skills to change the future of health and
human services. We have many stories to tell, but we are one college.
I invite you to read through the magazine and discover how the individuals in Harris College
are learning to make a difference and change the world.
Warmly,
Paulette Burns
Dean and Professor
2014
Learning to make a difference
HarrisCollege.tcu.edu
Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences
publishes
Harris College Magazine
annually. We welcome your comments,
suggestions and story ideas at m.r.murphey@tcu.edu.
Dr. Paulette Burns,
Professor and Dean
Dr. SusanWeeks,
Acting Dean, Professor, Associate Dean for Nursing and Health Innovation and Director of the Center
for Evidence Based Practice and Research: A Collaborating Center of the Joanna Briggs Institute
Dr. Deborah J. Rhea,
Professor and Associate Dean for Health Sciences and Research
Dr. Pamela Jean Frable,
Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Facilities
Dr. Kathy Baker,
Associate Professor and Director of Division of Nursing Graduate Studies
Dr. David Jenkins,
Professor and Chair of Department of Social Work
Dr. Suzy Lockwood,
Professor, Director of Division of Nursing Undergraduate Studies and Director of the Center for
Oncology Education and Research
Dr. Joel B. Mitchell,
Professor and Chair of Department of Kinesiology
Dr. Kay Sanders,
Professor of Professional Practice and Director of School of Nurse Anesthesia
Dr. Christopher Watts,
Professor and Chair of Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Editor:
Megan Murphey
ContributingWriters:
Sarah Angle, Sarah Bahari, Amy Gallagher, Kathryn Hopper, Rachel Stow Master, Megan Murphey,
Stephanie Patrick, Vicky Wang
Photographers:
Carolyn Cruz, Glen E. Ellman, Kyrsten Hansen, Jim Hudson, Thomas “Trey” Jones, Kate Monroe, Amy
Peterson, Fabiana Van Lente
Change of address:
Email address changes to updates@tcu.edu, or clip your mailing label and send it with the changes
to: Alumni Records, TCU Box 297044, Fort Worth, Texas 76129.
CONTENTS
From the Dean
2
Features
3-24
Research
25-30
News Briefs
30-31
Accolades
32
Alumni
33-38
Texas Christian University is a private, coeducational
university located in Fort Worth, Texas. TCU is affiliated,
but not governed by, the Christian Church (Disciples
of Christ). TCU’s Harris College of Nursing & Health
Sciences is vibrant and thriving with new programs,
innovative curricula and students and faculty who are
making a difference for others. Harris College houses
Communication Sciences and Disorders, Kinesiology,
Nursing, Nurse Anesthesia and Social Work, and is
home to more than 1,200 undergraduate students,
300 graduate students, 90 full-time faculty, 24 staff and
numerous part-time field and clinical faculty.