MASTERS THESES
D. Regional Presentations
“A Qualitative Study of Forensic Nursing”, International Association of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing, 10th Scientific Assembly, Minneapolis, MN, April 2002. (#*)
"Forensic Nursing in the United States". International Association Forensic Nurses, 9th Scientific Assembly, Orlando, FL, October 2001. (#*)
"ECI: Effective Community Integration for Every Correctional Institute". International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing. Phoenix, AZ, April, 2001. (#*)
"Using Creative Arts to Build Coping Skills to Reduce Domestic Violence in the Lives of Female Juvenile Offenders". Author: Emerson & Shelton. 2nd Annual Conference, International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses, Miami, April, 2000. (#*)
"Estimates of Emotional Disorder in a Committed and Detained Youthful Offender
Population". 11th Annual Conference, System of Care for Children’s Mental Health, Tampa, March 1998. (#*)
"A Historical Perspective on Multisystem Youth and Patterns of Institutional Care". 9th Annual Florida Mental Health Institute Conference, A System of Care for Children's Mental Health, Tampa, Fla., Feb., 1996. (#*)
"The Impact of Alternative Funding Mechanisms Upon Rural and Urban Seriously
Emotionally Disturbed Youth", Annual AHSR & FHSR Conference, Chicago, Illinois, June 1995.
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“Residential and Day Schools for Children with Severe Emotional Disorders: Effects of Ownership and Other Administrative Characteristics". 7th Annual Florida Mental Health Institute Conference, A System of Care for Children’s Mental Health, Tampa, Florida, 1994. (#*)
"Integrative Literature Review of Nursing Cost-Effectiveness Studies", 2nd National Nursing Research Conference, Charleston, West Virginia, October 1993. (#*)
"A Study of Patient Characteristics Related to the Outcome of Hospitalization", Oregon State Mental Health Department, Western Psychological Association Convention, Anaheim, CA.
1981. (#*)
D. Regional Presentations
“Effectiveness of a Co-Pay System In a Correctional Environment”. Poster. Presented with Glick, A., Ehret, M. Shelton, D., & Banfi, V. Frontiers in Science. UCONN Honors
Program. (#*)
“Incarceration of the elderly in West Virginia”. Poster presented with C. Bailey at the 18th Annual West Virginia Section of the American Association for Dental Research: WVU School of Dentistry Research Day, March 12, 2012, Health Sciences Center, Morgantown, WV.
Invited.
“Development of a biopsychosocial vulnerability-stress model of mental illness among a prison population”. Presented with D. Panosky. University of Connecticut, School of Nursing Groundbreaking, April 13, 2011. (#*)
“Development of a biopsychosocial vulnerability-stress model of mental illness among a prison population”. University of Connecticut, School of Nursing ATHENA Research
Conference, April 16, 2009. (#*)
“Competencies for Connecticut Correctional Nurses”. Authors: Panosky & Shelton.
University of Connecticut, School of Nursing ATHENA Research Conference, April 16, 2009.
(#*)
“Health Literacy Project: Longitudinal Design with Undergraduate Nursing Students”.
Connecticut Nursing Research Alliance, 12th Annual Research Conference, Hartford, CT.
October 3, 2008. Poster (#*)
“Factors in Psychotherapy Adherence in Offenders. Poster. 3rd Annual CT Center for Eliminating Health Disparities among Latinos (CEDHL) conference. May 13-15, 2008. (#*)
"Compañeros Por Salud: Partners in Health" – A Community Participatory Research Process Poster. 3rd Annual CT Center for Eliminating Health Disparities among Latinos (CEDHL) conference. May 13-15, 2008. (#*)
“Companeros Por Salud: Partners in Health”. Crossroads II: Community-based Collaborative Research for Social Justice. Hartford, CT. June 7-9, 2007. Poster. (#*)
“Ecomaps: Social Support Networks of Juvenile Offenders”. Authors: Messer, Pearson, Shelton. ATHENA Nursing Research Conference, University of Connecticut, April 19, 2007.
(#*)
“Care of Youth at the Interface of Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Systems”.
University of Massachusetts, Boston. February, 2007. (#)
“Community-based Participatory Research-Partnering to reduce mental health disparities in Windham County, CT”. UConn School of Nursing Doctoral Student brown bag. October 2006.
“Community-based Participatory Research: Creating Partnerships, Improving Health”.
University of Connecticut, On-line: http://outreach.uconn.edu/info/Helpline_01.ppt. August, 2006.
“Nursing Education: Evidence Collection in Cases of Domestic Violence”. CT Nursing Research Alliance conference. Poster. October 2006, Hartford, CT. (#*)
“Leadership, Education Achievement and Development: a prevention strategy for juvenile offending”. Poster. Scholars Day, April 14, 2005. University of Connecticut, School of Nursing.
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“Nurse-Managed Clinics: A Collaborative Nursing Model to Address the Gap in Primary Mental Health Care”. Howard University, Division of Nursing, 10th Annual Research
Conference, March 2004. (#)
“LEAD- First Year Outcomes”, The Eastern Shore Taskforce Annual Conference, Cambridge, MD, July 2003. (#)
“Forensic Nursing: Implications for Practice and Education”, 7th Annual Research Day, Howard University, March, 2002.
"Disproportionate Juvenile Minority Confinement: A survey of health care provider biases". 7th Annual Research Conference, Howard University, Washington, DC. March 2001. (#)
"Focus on Positive Community Partnerships: Addressing Juvenile Disproportionate Minority Confinement". 2nd Annual TEST, Inc. Conference. Wye Mills, MD. November, 2000.
"Mental Health Needs of Rural Juvenile Offenders". 4th Annual Conference, Eastern Shore Area Health Education Center, Nursing Caucus, Maryland, July, 2000.
"Child, Family and Community Antecedents of Juvenile Offending". Author: Preski, Shelton. 6th Annual Research Day, Howard University, March, 2000. (#)
"Costs and Treatment Patterns for Youthful Offenders with Mental Disorders". 6th Annual Research Day, Howard University, March, 2000. (#)
"Issues in Correctional Health Delivery", Chesapeake States Chapter of the American Correctional Health Services Association Annual Convention, Ocean City, November 1999. (#*)
"Health Care Needs of Youthful Offenders", Juvenile Justice Summit III, Maryland Department of Juvenile Justice, October, 1998. (#)
"Educational Needs Assessment of Nurses in Corrections and Forensics Settings", Maryland Nurses’ Association Annual Convention, October, 1998. (#*)
“Multisystem Youth: The Interface of Mental Health and Juvenile Justice". Maryland Criminal Justice Association Conference, The Criminal Justice Professional: Survival Skills for the 21st Century. Ocean City, MD. October, 1997. (#*)
"Multisystem Youth: Serving Emotionally Disturbed Youth in the Maryland Juvenile Justice System". 6th Annual Virginia Beach Conference, October, 1996. (#*)
E. Workshops and Institutes Presented. Invited
“Correctional Nurse Competencies: Clinical Nurse Educator Development”. UCONN School of Nursing. May 5, 2015.
“The Ethics of Constrained Choice”. CCHNet co-hosted with Research Program on Global Health and Human Rights at the Human Rights Institute. April 1, 2015; UCONN Student Union.
“CT Correctional Research Science Café”. UCONN School of Nursing. April 10, 2015.
“CCHNet- Opportunities for interprofessional research”. UCONN School of Nursing, Athena Research Day, March 25, 2014.
“Correctional Nurse Competencies: Clinical Nurse Educator Development”. UCONN School of Nursing. January 13, 2014.
“The Road to Correctional Nursing Workforce Development: A discussion regarding nursing competencies in the US”. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. October 3, 2013. (#).
“Correctional Nurse Competencies: Clinical Nurse Educator Development”. UCONN School of Nursing. August 6, 2013.
“Strategies for Theory Construction”. University of Connecticut Health Center, Department of Public Health. Graduate Student Seminar. March 16, 2011.
“Earning the public’s trust: A CBPR experience in community public health”. University of Connecticut Health Center. Human Subjects Protection Office Brown Bag, March 15, 2010.
“Transitional Services: Correctional Managed Health Care”. Cheshire Field House.
Cheshire, CT. August 27, 2009.
“Psychotropic Medication Adherence Patterns in Corrections”. Presented with S. Wakai
& M. Ehret, M. Occupational Medicine Colloquium. Farmington, Connecticut. April 2, 2009.
“Community-based Research”. Helpline. UConn Office of Sponsored Programs. March