Professor & Eminent Scholar
Ellmer School of Nursing

Carolyn Rutledge

169C VIRGINIA BEACH CENTER 1881 UNIVERSITY DR
VIRGINIA BEACH, 23453

I am Professor and Associate Chair of Nursing as well as the Director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (APN) program in the School of Nursing at Odl Dominion University. I also hold the position of Co-Director of the Center for Telehealth Innovation, Education, & Research (C-TIER). I have practiced as a Family Nurse Practitioner for 32 years, primarily in Family Medicine at Eastern Virginia Medical School where I hold an appointment as professor. I am activley involved in providing a national program/certification in telehealth for Providers and Educators. I am also leading an initiative that is developing nurse-led clinics for homeless and underserved populations focusing on telehealth delivery and interprofessional collaboration. I was the 2014 recipient of the State Council of Higher Education in Virginia (SCHEV) award for the leading faculty in the state of Virginia. I am being inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN), a designation that is achieved by fewer than 1% of nurses nationally.

Ph.D. in Urban Studies/Health Services track, Old Dominion University, (2001)

M.S. in Family Nurse Practitioner, Old Dominion University, (1988)

B.S. in Nursing, Medical College of VA, (1979)

Family Nurse Practitioner (AACN)
Sponsoring Organization: Commonwealth of Virginia
Date Obtained:

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Rutledge, C. M. and Renaud, M. "An EHealth Outreach Program for Engaging Rural Patients with Diabetes in Self-Care" $643,032. -
Rutledge, C. M., Wiles, L., Fowler, N. and Gustin, T. "Advanced Nursing Education Grants" $674,397. Federal. July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018
Rutledge, C. M., Fowler, N. and Gustin, T. "APN Place: A Telehealth Network For Developing APN Preceptor Opportunities In Rural Virginia" $198,708. Federal. July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017
Rutledge, C. M., Gustin, T., Hoquee, K. F. and Watson, G. S. "Inter-Professional Education For Advanced Practice Nurses" $149,054. Federal. July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017
Garzon, L. S., Rutledge, C. M. and Renaud, M. "Training DNP Providers to Address Disparities with Technology" $750,000. Federal. July 2010 - June 2014
Rutledge, C. M., Garzon, L. S. and Renaud, M. "Training DNP Students in Health Technology. Federal. July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2013
Rutledge, C. M., Garzon, L. S., Adams Tufts, K. and Karlowicz, K. A. "Educating Culturally Competent Nurse Administrators/Educators" $650,000. Federal. July 2008 - June 2011
Bluestein, D. and Rutledge, C. M. "Measuring Response to Dementia Therapy: What Matters to Caregivers. 2005 - 2009
Palmer, K. L., Barham, P. D., Eaton, P. M., Wiles, L., Rutledge, C. M. and Benjamin, R. S. "Educating Culturally Competent Baccalaureate Nurses" $738,968. Federal. July 2006 - June 2009
Benjamin, K., Rutledge, C. M., Palmer, K. L. and Barham, P. D. "Educating Culturally Competent Baccalaureate Nurses in Rural Virginia" $744,869. Federal. July 2006 - June 2009
Rutledge, C. M. "Educating Culturally Competent DNP-NP Students" $702,000. July 2006 - June 2009
Rutledge, C. M. "Educating Culturally Competent Nurses Educators and Administrators" $764,686. Federal. -
Rutledge, C. M. and Bluestein, D. "Attitudes of Family Practice Patients toward Behavioral Treatments for Insomnia" $26,828. March 2007 - December 2007
Rutledge, C. M. and Garzon, L. S. "Educating Culturally Competent Nurse Midwives in Rural Virginia" $580,130. Federal. July 2004 - June 2007
Rutledge, C. M. and Garzon, L. S. "Educating Culturally Competent Nurse Practitioners in Rural Virginia" $533,029. Federal. July 2003 - June 2006
Garzon, L. S., Rutledge, C. M. and Maihafer, G. "Standardized Patient Cases: Used in Televised and Web Courses" $3,000. 2004 - 2005
Rutledge, C. M. and Garzon, L. S. "Clinical Experiences in Federally Funded Community Health Centers" $24,948. Federal. September 2004 - August 2005
Rutledge, C. M. "Faculty Development in Family Medicine" $959,504. July 2002 - July 2005
Rutledge, C. M. "Predoctoral Training in Family Medicine" $355,420. July 2002 - July 2005
Rutledge, C. M. "Attitude of Family Physicians towards Working with Nurse Practitioners as compared to Psychologists, Social Workers, and Nutritionists" $1,000. November 2003 - November 2004
Rutledge, C. M. "Portsmouth Family Medicine Residency Training" $455,488. July 2001 - July 2004
Rutledge, C. M. "Cues to Action in Diabetes Risk Education (CADRE)" $121,821. October 2002 - April 2004
Rutledge, C. M. "Faculty Development in Family Medicine" $678,358. July 1999 - July 2002
Rutledge, C. M. "Establishment of Departments of Family Medicine (supplemental)" $120,459. September 1999 - September 2001
Rutledge, C. M. "Establishment of Departments of Family Medicine" $533,578. September 1998 - September 2001
Rutledge, C. M. "Graduate Training in Family Medicine" $345,921. July 1998 - July 2001
Rutledge, C. M. "Predoctoral Training in Family Medicine" $505,780. July 1998 - July 2001
Rutledge, C. M. "Establishment of Departments of Family Medicine" $351,520. September 1995 - September 1998
Rutledge, C. M. "Predoctoral Training in Family Medicine" $312,956. July 1995 - July 1998

Expertise

Interprofessional Collaboration

Research Interests

Access to Care for Rural and Underserved Populations
Health Technology (telehealth, EHR, Decision Support, Social networking),
Clinical Care and Vulnerable Populations
Interprofessional Collaboration and Education

Articles

Rea, K., Le-Jenkins, U. and Rutledge, C. M. (2018). A technology intervention for nurses engaged in preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections. Computers, Informatics, Nursing , pp. 1-9.
Gustin, T., Kott, K., Rutledge, C. M., Britton, B., Fowler, N. and Poston, R. D. (2018). How to Prepare Interprofessional Teams in Two Weeks: An Innovative Education Program Nested in Telehealth. International journal of nursing education scholarship 15 (1).
Schweickert, P., Rheuban, K. S., Cattell-Gordon, D., Rose, R. L., Wiles, L., Gustin, T. and Rutledge, C. M. (2018). The APN-PLACE Telehealth Education Network: Legal and regulatory considerations. Journal of Nursing Regulation 9 (1) , pp. 47-51.
Poston, R. R., Gustin, T., Kott, K. and Rutledge, C. M. (2017). Interprofessional team performance, optimized. Nursing Management 48 (7) , pp. 36–43.
Welsch, L. A., Rutledge, C. M. and Hoch, J. (2017). The Modified Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale in Currently Practicing Athletic Trainers. Athletic Training Education Journal 12 (1) , pp. 10–17.
Rutledge, C. M., Kott, K., Schweickert, P. A., Poston, R. R., Fowler, N. and Gustin, T. (2017). Telehealth and eHealth in nurse practitioner training: current perspectives. Advances in medical education and practice 8 , pp. 399-409.
Cajares, C., Rutledge, C. M. and Gustin, T. (2016). Animal Assisted Therapy in a Special Needs Dental Practice: An Interprofessional Model for Anxiety Reduction. Journal of Intellectual Disability-Diagnosis and Treatment 4 (1) , pp. 25–28.
Fowler, N., Kott, K., Wicks, M. Newsome. and Rutledge, C. M. (2016). Self-Efficacy and Sleep Among Caregivers of Older Adults With Dementia: Effect of an Interprofessional Virtual Healthcare Neighborhood. Journal of Gerontological Nursing 42 (11) , pp. 39–47.
Berry, K. M. and Rutledge, C. M. (2016). Factors That Influence Women to Disclose Sexual Assault History to Health Care Providers. Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN 45 (4) , pp. 553-64.
Gardenier, D., Rutledge, C. M. and Gray, D. (2015). Are Nurse Practitioners Ready for Telehealth?. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners 11 (9) , pp. 860–861.
Hoquee, K. F., Gustin, T. and Rutledge, C. M. (2015). Educating counselors to practice interprofessionally through creative classroom experiences. The Journal of Creativity in Mental Health.
Meseroll, B. K., Apatov, N. and Rutledge, C. M. (2015). The Noncompete Clause and the Nurse Anesthetist: An Assessment of Knowledge, Perception, and Experience. AANA journal 83 (5) , pp. 329-35.
Trent, C., Zimbro, K. and Rutledge, C. M. (2015). Barriers in asthma care for pediatric patients in primary care. Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners 29 (1) , pp. 70-9.
Fowler, N., Gustin, T. and Rutledge, C. M. (2014). An Interprofessional Virtual Healthcare Neighborhood (VHN) for Caregivers of Elderly with Dementia. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners 10 (10) , pp. 829-834.
Gray, D. and Rutledge, C. M. (2014). Using New Communication Technologies: Fostering Interprofessional Collaboration and Telehealth Skills in Nurse Practitioners. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners 10 (10).
Rutledge, C. M., Gustin, T., Bordelon, M., Renaud, M. and Fowler, N. (2014). Telehealth: preparing advanced practice nurses to address healthcare needs in rural and underserved populations. International journal of nursing education scholarship 11.
Rutledge, C. M. and Renaud, M. (2013). Back to School! Selecting a DNP Program. Nursing Management , pp. 1-6.
Rutledge, C. M., Healey, A. and Bluestein, D. (2013). Self-Efficacy for Sleep in Primary Care. Journal of Clinical Nursing , pp. 1254-61.
Gray, D. and Rutledge, C. M. (2013). Herbal supplements in primary care: patient perceptions, motivations, and effects on use. Holistic nursing practice 27 (1) , pp. 6-12.
Wilhelm, M., Zimbro, K., Smith, M. and Rutledge, C. M. (2012). Pediatric Obesity and Nutrition Counseling. ICAN: Infant, Child & Adolescent Nutrition , pp. 1-7.
Renaud, M., Rutledge, C. M. and Shephard, L. (2012). Preparing Emotionally Intelligent Doctor of Nursing Practice Leaders. Journal of Nursing Education , pp. 1-7.
Parrott, J., Rutledge, C. M., Zimbro, K. and Shephard, L. (2012). The Predictive Relationship of Pediatric Body Mass Indexes and Comorbid Diagnoses Including the Current Findings Regarding Abscesses. Infant Child & Adolescent Nutrition 4 (5) , pp. 283-288.
Jessee, B. T. and Rutledge, C. M. (2012). Effectiveness of nurse practitioner coordinated team group visits for type 2 diabetes in medically underserved Appalachia. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners 24 (12) , pp. 735-43.
Bluestein, D. A.., Healey, A. and Rutledge, C. M. (2011). Acceptability of Behavioral Treatments for Insomnia in Primary Care. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine 24 (4) , pp. 272-280.
Rutledge, C. M., Renaud, M., Shephard, L., Bordelon, M., Gustin, T., Gregory, D. and Ayers, P. (2011). Educating Advanced Practice Nurses in Using Social Media in Rural Healthcare. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship 8 (1) , pp. 1-14.
Schweickert, P. and Rutledge, C. M. (2011). Telehealth Versus In-Person Stroke Prevention Education in Elderly Adults in Appalachian Virginia. Telemedicine and e-Health 17 (10) , pp. 1-5.
Rutledge, C. M., Renaud, M., Garzon, L. S., Bordelon, M., Gustin, T., Gregory, D. E. and Ayers, P. (2011). Educating advanced practice nurses in using social media in rural health care. International journal of nursing education scholarship 8 , pp. Article 25.
Healey, A. C., Rutledge, C. M. and Bluestein, D. (2011). Validation of the Insomnia Treatment Acceptability Scale (ITAS) in primary care. Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings 18 (3) , pp. 235-42.
Bluestein, D., Healey, A. C. and Rutledge, C. M. (2011). Acceptability of behavioral treatments for insomnia. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFM 24 (3) , pp. 272-80.
Locke, E., Garzon, L. S., Plichta, S. B. and Rutledge, C. M. (2010). A pilot study of diversity climate and organizational effectiveness in accredited U.S. physical therapist education programs. Journal of the American Physical Therapy Association.
Bluestein, D., Rutledge, C. M. and Healey, A. (2010). Psychosocial Correlates of Insomnia Severity in Primary Care. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine 23 (2) , pp. 204-211.
Rutledge, C. M., Barham, P. D., Wiles, L., Benjamin, K., Eaton, P. M. and Palmer, K. L. (2008). An Integrative Approach to Educating Culturally Competent Baccalaureate Nurses Using Simulation. Contemporary Nurse 28 (1-2) , pp. 129-140.
Rutledge, C. M., Rimer, D. and Scott, M. (2008). The School Nurse's Role with Vulnerable Goth Teens: Psychosocial Risks. Journal of School Health 78 (9) , pp. 459-464.
Rutledge, C. M., Rimer, D. and Scott, M. A. (2008). Vulnerable Goth teens: the role of schools in this psychosocial high-risk culture. The Journal of school health 78 (9) , pp. 459-64.
Rutledge, C. M., Barham, P. D., Wiles, L., Benjamin, R. S., Eaton, P. M. and Palmer, K. L. (2008). Integrative simulation: a novel approach to educating culturally competent nurses. Contemporary Nurse 28 (1-2) , pp. 119-128.
Garzon, L. S., Ewald, R. E.., Rutledge, C. M. and Meadows, T. M.. (2006). The School Nurse's Role in Prevention of Student Use of Performance Enhancing Supplements. Journal of School Health 75 (5) , pp. 1-5.
Bluestein, D. and Rutledge, C. M. (2006). Perceived health and geriatric risk stratification: observations from family practice. Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien 52 , pp. 626-7.
Rutledge, C. M., Garzon, L. S., Scott, M. A. and Karlowicz, K. A. (2004). Using standardized patients to teach and evaluate nurse practitioner students on cultural competency. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship 1 (1) , pp. 17-29.
Lorraine, V., Rutledge, C. M., Lockett, A. and Allen, S. (1998). Sensitizing Students to Functional Limitation in the Elderly. Family Medicine 30 (1) , pp. 15-18.
Palsson, O., Wickramasekera, I., Rutledge, C. M., Davies, M. and Downing, B. (1997). Social Desirability, Repression, and Finger Temperature. Applied Psychophysiology Biofeedback 22 (2) , pp. 143.
Scott, M. A. and Rutledge, C. M. (1997). Student Attitudes Toward People with Mental Retardation. Academic Medicine 72 (4) , pp. 246.
Davies, S. M., Rutledge, C. M. and Davies, T. C. (1997). The Impact of Student Learning Styles on Interviewing Skills and Academic Performance. Teaching and Learning in Medicine 9 (2) , pp. 131-135.
Lorraine, V. and Rutledge, C. M. (1996). Using A Retreat to Build Student Interest in the Elderly. Family Medicine 28 (3) , pp. 167-168.
Davies, S. M., Rutledge, C. M. and Davies, T. C. (1995). Student's Learning Styles Do Affect Performance. Academic Medicine 70 (8) , pp. 659-660.
Rutledge, C. M., Levin, J., Larson, D. and Lyons, J. (1995). The Importance of Religion for Parents Coping with a Chronically Ill Child. Journal of Psychology and Christianity 14 (1) , pp. 50-57.
Davies, S. M., Davies, T. C. and Rutledge, C. M. (1995). The doctor, the patient: a first-year course for personal and professional growth. Family medicine 27 (7) , pp. 444-8.
Davies, S. M., Davies, T. C. and Rutledge, C. M. (1994). A Student Wellness Program. OSR 19 (4) , pp. 5.
Rutledge, C. M., Davies, S. M. and Davies, T. C. (1994). Family Dysfunction and the Well-Being of Medical Students. Family Systems 12 (2) , pp. 1-4.
Bluestein, D. and Rutledge, C. M. (1994). Knowledge of Pregnancy Symptoms Among Abortion Patients: Is Race a Predictor?. Journal of the National Medical Association 86 (5) , pp. 353-356.
Davies, S. M., Rutledge, C. M. and Davies, T. C. (1993). A Family Physician-Counselor Program for Medical Students. Family Medicine 25 (5) , pp. 256-259.
Bluestein, D. and Rutledge, C. M. (1993). Family Relationships and Depressive Symptoms Preceding Induced Abortion. Family Practice Research Journal 13 (2) , pp. 149-155.
Bluestein, D. and Rutledge, C. M. (1993). Psychosocial Determinants of Late Prenatal Care: The Health Belief Model. Family Medicine 25 (4) , pp. 269-272.
Bluestein, D. and Rutledge, C. M. (1992). Determinants of Delayed Pregnancy Testing Among Adolescents. Journal of Family Practice 35 (4) , pp. 406-410.
Rutledge, C. M. (1992). Most Parents Approve of AIDS Education. Virginia Nursing Matters 2 (6) , pp. 8.
Rutledge, C. M., Van Wolkenten, R. and Levin, J. (1991). Laboratory Differences in Cervical Cytology. Family Practice Research Journal 11 (2) , pp. 171-177.
Whalen, R. and Rutledge, C. M. (1991). Parental Attitudes Towards Physicicans Providing AIDS Education for Children. Family Medicine 23 (8) , pp. 624-626.
Bluestein, D., Rutledge, C. M. and Lumsden, L. (1991). Predicting the Occurrence of Antibiotic Induced Candidal Vaginitis (AICV). Family Practice Research Journal 11 (3) , pp. 319-326.
Lumsden, L., Bluestein, D. and Rutledge, C. M. (1990). A 'New' Candidal Vaginitis Risk Factor. Journal of Family Practice 31 (1) , pp. 16-17.

Books

Barham, P. D., Benjamin, R. S., Eaton, P. M., Palmer, K. L., Rutledge, C. M. and Wiles, L. (2009). Virtual learning platform, Monarch General Hospital: Enhancing BSN Student Interaction with Culturally Diverse Virtual Patients, In Teaching Cultural Competence in Nursing and Health Care: Inquiry, Action, and Innovation. Springer Publishing Company.

Book Chapters

Rutledge, C. M., Gustin, T. and Fowler, N. (2015). Transforming Clinical Practice Essential Leadership for Advanced Practice Professionals DEStech Publications, Inc.
Rutledge, C. M. and Rimer, D. (2011). Goth Culture, In Encyclopedia of Adolescence (pp. 1201-1207) New York: Springer Publishing Company.

Conference Proceeding

Berry, K. and Rutledge, C. M. (2015). Women’s Perceptions of Sexual Assault Screening by Healthcare Providers in Primary Care JOURNAL OF WOMENS HEALTH (pp. 6–7).

Presentations

Rutledge, C. M. ( ). “Optimizing the role of the DNP Student in Practice through the Capstone Project”, National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties Annual Conference Washington, D.C, April 2010.
Wiles, L., Eaton, P. M., Palmer, K. L., Benjamin, R. S. and Rutledge, C. M. (November , 2010). Merging Simulation and Standardized Patients: A Model for Teaching Cultural Competence in Mental Health Nursing Sigma Theta Tau 21st International Nursing Research Congress Orlando, Fl.
Rutledge, C. M. (November 10, 2010). The Doctor of Nursing Practice Nurse Practitioner Week Celebration Portsmouth, VA.
Rutledge, C. M., Garzon, L. S. and Renaud, M. (September , 2010). Addressing Healthcare Disparities in Rural America through DNP Interdisciplinary Teams San Diego, CA.
Rutledge, C. M., Garzon, L. S., Renaud, M., Garzon, L. S. and Putnam, K. (April , 2010). Addressing the Healthcare Crisis with an Innovative DNP Program NONPF Annual Meeting Washington, DC.
Rutledge, C. M., Garzon, L. S., Renaud, M. and Putnam, K. (January , 2010). Addressing the Needs of Vulnerable Populations with DNP Capstone Projects AACN Annual Doctoral Conference Captiva Island, Florida.
Palmer, K. L., Benjamin, R. S., Barham, P. D., Eaton, P. M., Wiles, L. and Rutledge, C. M. ( 2009). Using Simulation to Impact Global Health Paper 20th International Sigma Theta Tau Research Congress Vancouver, British Columbia.
Rutledge, C. M. (July , 2009). Subculture Awareness-Goth Annual School Health and Education Partnership Conference Farmville, VA.
Garzon, B., Rutledge, C. M. and Garzon, L. S. (June 26, 2009). Educating Healthcare Providers to Deliver Equitable Care through Learning with Simulations Paper EU-US Health experiences Conference Oslo, Norway.
Palmer, K. L., Wiles, L., Barham, P. D., Benjamin, R. S., Eaton, P. M. and Rutledge, C. M. (April , 2009). Teaching Gerontological Nursing Practice Using Simulation Venues: Connecting the Dots Paper Geriatric Nursing Education & Clinical Simulation Conference Durham, N.C.
Adams Tufts, K., Karlowicz, K. A., Jean-Gille, C., Garzon, L. S. and Rutledge, C. M. (February , 2009). Successfully Swimming Upstream: Effective Educational Strategies for Helping Students Navigate from Point A to Point B Regarding Health and Health Care Disparities 2009 Master’s Education Conference Orlando, Florida.
Benjamin, R. S., Rutledge, C. M., Palmer, K. L., Barham, P. D., Eaton, P. M. and Wiles, L. ( 2008). Combining simulation venues for clinical practice teaching 136th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association San Diego, CA.
Palmer, K. L., Barham, P. D., Benjamin, K., Eaton, P. M., Rutledge, C. M. and Wiles, L. ( 2008). Combining simulation venues for clinical practice teaching Fourteenth Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning Orlando, FL.
Benjamin, K., Barham, P. D., Wiles, L., Eaton, P. M., Palmer, K. L. and Rutledge, C. M. ( 2008). Using Simulation to Enhance Cultural Competency HRSA All Programs Meeting Washington, DC.
Barham, P. D., Benjamin, R. S., Wiles, L., Eaton, P. M., Palmer, K. L. and Rutledge, C. M. ( 2008). Using Simulation to Enhance Cultural Competency HRSA All Programs Meeting Washington. D.C.
Barham, P. D., Benjamin, R. S., Wiles, L., Eaton, P. M., Palmer, K. L. and Rutledge, C. M. ( 2008). Monarch General Hospital: A Virtual Hospital for developing Culturally Competent Nurses Arlington, VA.
Barham, P. D., Benjamin, R. S., Wiles, L., Eaton, P. M., Palmer, K. L. and Rutledge, C. M. ( 2008). Monarch General Hospital: A Virtual Hospital for Developing Culturally Competent Nurses Research Symposium Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA.
Palmer, K. L., Barham, P. D., Benjamin, R. S., Wiles, L., Eaton, P. M. and Rutledge, C. M. ( 2008). Monarch General Hospital: A Virtual Setting for Nursing Education Technology in Nursing Conference Seattle, WA.
Rutledge, C. M. ( 2008). Monarch General Hospital: A Virtual Setting for Nursing Education Technology in Nursing Conference Seattle, WA.
Palmer, K. L., Wiles, L., Barham, P. D., Benjamin, R. S., Eaton, P. M. and Rutledge, C. M. (November , 2008). Combining Simulation Venues for Clinical Practice Teaching Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning Orlando, FL.
Palmer, K. L., Eaton, P. M., Benjamin, R. S., Barham, P. D., Wiles, L. and Rutledge, C. M. (October , 2008). Simulation: Preparing health providers to care for populations with disabilities 136th Annual Meeting San Diego, CA.
Palmer, K. L., Eaton, P. M., Barham, P. D., Benjamin, R. S., Wiles, L. and Rutledge, C. M. (October , 2008). Simulation: Preparing students to care for diverse populations in the community 136th Annual Meeting San Diego, CA.
Palmer, K. L., Barham, P. D., Benjamin, R. S., Eaton, P. M., Rutledge, C. M. and Wiles, L. (September , 2008). Combining Simulation Venues for Clinical Practice Teaching 2008 Conference and Exposition Virginia Beach, VA.
Rutledge, C. M. (July , 2008). Use of Simulation to Teach Nurses to Care for the Needs of Diverse Populations Sigma Theta Tau 19th International Research Congress Singapore.
Benjamin, R. S., Barham, P. D., Eaton, P. M., Palmer, K. L., Rutledge, C. M. and Wiles, L. (July , 2008). Use of Simulation to Teach Nurses to Care for the Needs of Diverse Populations Sigma Theta Tau International Singapore.
Palmer, K. L., Barham, P. D., Benjamin, R. S., Eaton, P. M., Wiles, L. and Rutledge, C. M. (July , 2008). Monarch general Hospital: A Virtual Setting for Nursing Education Technology in Nursing Conference Seattle, Washington.
Palmer, K. L., Barham, P. D., Benjamin, R. S., Wiles, L., Rutledge, C. M. and Eaton, P. M. (April , 2008). Monarch General Hospital: A Virtual Hospital for developing Culturally Competent Nurses Research Symposium Norfolk, VA.
Palmer, K. L., Benjamin, R. S., Barham, P. D., Wiles, L., Rutledge, C. M. and Eaton, P. M. (February , 2008). Using Simulation to Enhance Cultural Competency All Programs Meeting Washington, D.C.
Palmer, K. L., Benjamin, R. S., Barham, P. D., Eaton, P. M., Rutledge, C. M. and Wiles, L. (February , 2008). Monarch General Hospital: A Virtual Hospital for developing Culturally Competent Nurses Annual Meeting Arlington, VA.
Palmer, K. L., Benjamin, R. S., Barham, P. D., Eaton, P. M., Wiles, L. and Rutledge, C. M. ( 2007). Using simulation experiences to teach health care providers to address health care of elderly chronically ill African American women 135th Annual Meeting Washington, DC.
Benjamin, R. S., Rutledge, C. M., Palmer, K. L., Barham, P. D., Eaton, P. M. and Wiles, L. ( 2007). Using Simulated Experiences to Teach Health Care Providers to Address Health Care of Elderly Chronically Ill African American Women APHA 135th Annual Meeting & Expo Washington, D.C.
Rutledge, C. M., Garzon, L. S. and Fehr, J. (November , 2007). Creating Culturally Competent Nurse Midwives for Rural Virginia 135th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting Washington, DC.
Benjamin, R. S., Rokitski, S., Palmer, K. L., Barham, P. D., Eaton, P. M. and Wiles, L. (November , 2007). Using Simulated Experiences to Teach Health Care Providers to Address Health Care of Elderly Chronically Ill African American Women 135th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting Washington, DC.
Benjamin, R. S., Palmer, K. L., Rutledge, C. M., Barham, P. D., Eaton, P. M. and Wiles, L. (November 7, 2007). Progressive Professional Development Model Sigma Theta Tau meeting Baltimore, MD.
Garzon, L. S. and Rutledge, C. M. (July , 2007). Nurse Practitioner's Attitudes and Ability to Work with Goth Teens 18th International Sigma Theta Tau Research Congress Vienna, Austria.
Rutledge, C. M. (April , 2007). Combining Simulation Venues for Clinical Practice Teaching Paper AACN's Hot Issues Conference Denver, Colorado.
Rutledge, C. M. and Garzon, L. S. (April , 2007). Educating Advanced Practice Nurses with Standardized Patients AACN's Hot Issues Conference Denver, Colorado.
Palmer, K. L., Wiles, L., Barham, P. D., Eaton, P. M., Benjamin, R. S. and Rutledge, C. M. (April 22, 2007). Combining Simulation Venues For Cinical Practice Teaching National Simulation Conference Denver, CO.
Rutledge, C. M., Scott, M. A., Garzon, L. S. and Klahr, R. (November , 2006). Providing Culturally-Appropriate Healthcare to Adolescents from Counter-Cultures 134th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting Boston, MA.
Klahr, R., Benjamin, R. S., Rutledge, C. M., Garzon, L. S., Plichta, S. B. and Scott, M. A. (July , 2006). Teaching Nurse Practitioner Students to Address Lesbian, Gay Issues 17th International Nursing Research Congress Montreal, Canada.
Garzon, L. S., Rutledge, C. M., Klahr, R. and Scott, M. A. (July , 2006). Teaching Nurse Practitioner Students to Assess and Manage Adolescents from Counter Cultures 17th International Nursing Research Congress Montreal, Canada.
Rutledge, C. M. (July , 2006). Teaching Nurse Practitioner Students Issues of Cultural Diversity and Health Disparities 17th International Nursing Research Congress Focusing on Evidence-Based Practice Montreal, Canada.
Benjamin, R. S., Rutledge, C. M., Garzon, L. S. and Klahr, R. (July , 2006). Teaching Nurse Practitioner Students Issues of Cultural Diversity and Health Disparities 17th International Nursing Research Congress Focusing on Evidence-Based Practice, STTI Montreal, Canada.
Rutledge, C. M., Garzon, L. S. and Klahr, R. (July , 2006). Teaching Nurse Practitioner Students to Assess and Manage Obese African American Women 17th International Nursing Research Congress Focusing on Evidence-Based Practice, STTI Montreal, Canada.
Benjamin, R. S., Garzon, L. S., Rutledge, C. M., Scott, M. A. and Klahr, R. (July , 2006). Symposium: Preparing Culturally Competent Nurse Practitioners Sigma Theta Tau International Montreal, Canada.
Scott, M. A. and Rutledge, C. M. (April , 2006). Teaching Nurse Practitioner Students to Assess and Manage Adolescents from Counter-Cultures 32nd Annual National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties Orlando, Florida.
Scott, M. A. and Rutledge, C. M. (April , 2006). Teaching Nurse Practitioner Students to Assess and Manage Adolescents from Counter-Cultures Virginia Council of Nurse Practitioners Annual Conference Roanoke, VA.
Rutledge, C. M., Garzon, L. S., Benjamin, R. S. and Plichta, S. B. (December , 2005). Culturally Oriented Healthcare for obese Black Women 133rd Annual American Public Health Association Meeting .
Rutledge, C. M. (June 1, 2005). Health Professions: Working for a Healthier America Bureau of Health Professions All-Grantee Meeting Washington, DC.
Garzon, L. S., Rutledge, C. M. and Benjamin, R. S. (April , 2005). Application of Cultural Simulation to NP Clinical Education National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculty .
Plichta, S. B., Scott, M. A., Little, C. M., Rutledge, C. M., Kopitzke, A. and Garzon, L. S. (March , 2005). Teaching Nurse Practitioners to Manage Patients Harmed by Domestic Violence Patriots in Healthcare, Virginia Council of Nurse Practitioners Annual Conference Williamsburg, VA.
Rutledge, C. M. ( 2004). Does the Level of Cultural Competence Influence Positive Attitudes towards the Elderly? AOM/IAOM Conference .
Rutledge, C. M. ( 2004). Focus Groups: A Grassrots Approach to Address Health Disparities in Healthcare Howard University Annual Research Conference .
Rutledge, C. M. (November , 2004). Educating Culturally Competent Health Care Providers Women's Caucus of the 132nd Annual American Public Health Association Meeting Washington, DC.
Rutledge, C. M. (November , 2004). Focus Groups: A Grassroots Approach to Addressing Health Disparities in Healthcare Women's Caucus of the 132nd Annual American Public Health Association Meeting Washington, DC.
Rutledge, C. M. (November , 2004). Nurse Practitioner Student Attitudes Towards IPV Victims Women's Caucus of the 132nd Annual American Public Health Association Meeting Washington, DC.
Rutledge, C. M. (November , 2004). Using Standardized Patients to Train and Evaluate Nurse Practitioner Students on Addressing Lesbian Health Issues Women's Caucus of the 132nd Annual American Public Health Association Meeting Washington, DC.
Rutledge, C. M. (October , 2004). Educating Culturally Competent Health Care Providers Boston College Diversity Challenge: Making Race and Culture Matter in Community-Focused Interventions Boston, Massachusetts.
Rutledge, C. M. (July , 2004). Cultural Competence and Nurse Practitioner Student Attitudes toward Clients from Diverse Communities STT International Research Conference Ireland.
Rutledge, C. M. (June , 2004). Using Standardized Patients to Teach Nurse Practitioners about Patients Harmed by Domestic Violence: Student Responses American Academy of Nurse Practitioners 19th National Conference New Orleans, Louisiana.
Rutledge, C. M. (June , 2004). Educating Culturally Competent Nurse Practitioners in Virginia Community -Based Primary Care in Underserved Populations---Innovations in Practice Conference Hilton Hill, SC.
Rutledge, C. M. (May , 2004). The Role of Cultural Competence in Nurturing Positive Attitudes towards the Elderly 22nd National ASTDHPPHE/CDC Conference on Health Education and Health Promotion and SOPHE Midyear Conference Orlando, Florida.
Rutledge, C. M. (April , 2004). Using Standardized Patients to Train and Evaluate Nurse Practitioner Students in Cultural Competency NONPF 30th Annual Meeting San Diego, California.
Rutledge, C. M. ( 2003). Using Standardized Patients to Educate Nurse Practitioner Students about Diverse Communities American Association of College Nursing Graduate Masters Conference Scottsdale, Arizona.
Rutledge, C. M. ( 2003). Educating Culturally Competent Nurse Practitioners for Rural Virginia National Association of Hispanic Nurses San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Rutledge, C. M. (April , 2003). Efficacy of Standardized Patient Case Methodology NONFP 29th Annual Meeting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Rutledge, C. M. (March , 2003). Physician Adherence to the American Diabetes Association Guidelines in Managing Older Patients with Type II Diabetes 25th Annual Conference on the Black Family Hampton, Virginia.
Rutledge, C. M. (November , 2002). Physician Adherence to the American Diabetes Association Guidelines in Managing Older Patients with Type II Diabetes American Public Health Association Meeting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Rutledge, C. M. (April , 2001). Teamwork Model for Interdisciplinary Healthcare Teams 34th Annual Spring Conference of the Society of Teachers in Family Medicine Denver, Colorado.
Rutledge, C. M. (March , 2001). Healthcare Providers Adherence to the American Diabetic Association Guidelines in Managing Type II Diabetes Old Dominion Research Day Norfolk, Virginia.
Rutledge, C. M. (January , 1995). A Retreat on Alternative Medicine Oral Presentation 21st Annual Predoctoral Education Conference Charleston, South Carolina.
Rutledge, C. M. (January , 1995). Academic Performance - vs - Interviewing Skills: Are Students Good at Both? 21st Annual Predoctoral Education Conference Charleston, South Carolina.
Rutledge, C. M. (March , 1994). A Geriatric Retreat for Teaching Health Care Providers about Well Elderly 20th Annual Association for Gerontology in Higher Education Cleveland, Ohio.
Rutledge, C. M. (November , 1993). A Physician-Counselor Program for Medical Students 104th American Academy of Medical Colleges Annual Meeting Washington, DC.
Rutledge, C. M. (May , 1993). Precepting Characteristics as Perceived by Residents and Preceptors 26th Annual Spring Conference of the Society of Teachers in Family Medicine San Diego, California.
Rutledge, C. M. (March , 1993). The Doctor, The Patient: A Course for Developing Family Awareness Oral Presentation 13th Annual Meeting in Family Medicine Conference Amelia Island, Florida.
Rutledge, C. M. (November , 1992). The Doctor and the Patient: A Course for Professional Growth Oral Presentation 103rd American Academy of Medical Colleges Annual Meeting New Orleans, Louisiana.
Rutledge, C. M. (November , 1992). The Effects of Family Dysfunction on Student Well-Being 31st Annual Conference on Research in Medical Education New Orleans, Louisiana.
Rutledge, C. M. (April , 1992). Determinants of Delayed Pregnancy Testing Among Adolescents NAPCRG Conference Richmond, VA.
Rutledge, C. M. (March , 1992). Empowering Medical Students through a Family Physician Advisor Program Family in Family Medicine Conference Amelia Island, FL.
Rutledge, C. M. (May , 1991). Psychological and Health-Care Determinants of Psychological Well-Being in HIV Infection 24th Annual Spring Conference of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Rutledge, C. M. (November , 1990). Spiritual Adaptation to Stress in Parents of Chronically Ill Children Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Virginia Beach, VA.
Rutledge, C. M. (November , 1990). Well-Being and Primary Care in HIV Infection Southeastern Regional Conference of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Greenville, North Carolina.
Rutledge, C. M. (May , 1990). Primary Care Research in HIV Infection 23rd Annual Spring Conference of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Seattle, WA.
Rutledge, C. M. (May , 1988). Stress Adaptation Scale for Parents with Chronically Ill Children Annual Sigma Theta Tau Conference Virginia Beach, Virginia.
  • 2014: ODU Nominee, The Governor's Award for Public Service
  • 2014: Top 15 NP faculty in the country,
  • 2014: Outstanding Faculty Award in Virginia, State Council of Higher Education (SCHEV)
  • 2013: Outstanding Faculty Award top 10 Finalist, SCHEV
  • 2013: First Place Poster, Aromatherapy for Prevention of Chemotherapy Induced Nausea
  • 2013: Second Place Poster, Nurse-Led Clinics: What Factors Impact a Nurse Practitioners Perspective and Success?
  • 2012: Outstanding Faculty Award Nominee to the State of Virginia from Old Dominion University, SCHEV
  • 2011: Doctoral Mentoring Award, Old Dominion University
  • 2011: Second Place Poster, Effectiveness of Prescription Labeling in Spanish on Medication Adherence and Patient Satisfaction
  • 2011: Third Place Poster, The Impact of an Early Breastfeeding Protocol in a Pediatric Setting
  • 2007: Gene W. Hirschfeld Faculty Excellence Awards, College of Health Sciences, Old Dominion University
  • 2006: "Rising Star" Outstanding Faculty Awards Nominee , Old Dominion University
  • 2004: School of Nursing Faculty Award, Old Dominion University
  • 2004: First Place Poster, Educating Culturally Competent Nurse Practitioners in Virginia

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