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ELLEN LONG-MIDDLETON, PHD, RN FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER E-Mail: elongmiddleton@mghihp.edu

EDUCATION BACKGROUND:

Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02167 Doctor of Philosophy 1995-2001

Major: Nursing

University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195 Master of Nursing 1980-1982

Major: Family Nurse Practitioner Specialty

University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05401 Bachelor of Science cum laude 1972-1976

Major: Professional Nursing

ADDITIONAL EDUCATION:

Post-Doctoral Fellow, HIV/AIDS Nursing Care and Prevention, University of California San Francisco, School of Nursing, 2 Koret Way, San Francisco, CA 94143-0608, September 1, 2010-August 31, 2011. Participation through application

acceptance.

Evidence-Based Practice Mentorship Program, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, September 11-15, 2006. Participation through application acceptance.

Developing Nurse Scientists Workshop, National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health, July 16-19, 2002. Participation through abstract acceptance. Nursing Fellow, Leadership Education in Adolescent Health Fellowship, Department of

Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, 1999-2000. Participation through application acceptance.

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05/23/2011 Page 2 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2009-Present Clinical Associate Professor and Coordinator Family Nurse Practitioner Specialty

School of Nursing

MGH Institute of Health Professions 36 1st Avenue

Boston, MA 02129

2001-2009 Assistant Professor and Coordinator Family Nurse Practitioner Specialty

School of Nursing

MGH Institute of Health Professions 36 1st Avenue

Boston, MA 02129

2002-Present Family Nurse Practitioner

Family Health Center of Worcester

26 Queen Street

Worcester, MA 01610

1998- 2001 Research Project Co-Director

MassHealth Workforce Development Project University of Massachusetts Medical School

55 Lake Avenue North

Worcester, MA 01655

2000-2001 Assistant Professor

Graduate School of Nursing

University of Massachusetts Medical School

55 Lake Avenue North

Worcester, MA 01655 1995-2001 Doctoral Student Boston College School of Nursing Cushing Hall 202 140 Commonwealth Avenue Chestnut Hill, MA 02167-3807

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05/23/2011 Page 3 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: (continued)

1994-1997 Instructor Boston College School of Nursing Cushing Hall 202 140 Commonwealth Avenue Chestnut Hill, MA 02167-3807 1992-2000 Associate Faculty/Instructor

Graduate School of Nursing

University of Massachusetts Medical School 55 Lake Avenue North

Worcester, MA 01655-0403 1990-2001 Family Nurse Practitioner

UMass Memorial Health Care

55 Lake Avenue North

Worcester, MA 01655-0403

1990-1994 Nursing Director Family Health Services UMass Memorial Health Care

55 Lake Avenue North

Worcester, MA 01655-0403

1988-1990 Nursing Director

(Joint position with Admission Evaluation Center

University of Pennsylvania) Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Ravdin One

3400 Spruce St

Philadelphia, PA 19104

1988-1989 Childbirth Educator

Health Insurance Plan of New Jersey 165 Old Marlton Pike, Route 70

Medford, New Jersey 08055

1986-1988 Nurse Practitioner/Coordinator (Joint position with Primary Care Services for Medicaid Clients University of Pennsylvania) Emergency Department

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

3400 Spruce Street

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05/23/2011 Page 4 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: (continued)

1985-1989 Lecturer

School of Nursing

University of Pennsylvania

Nursing Education Building/S2

Philadelphia, PA 19104

1984-1985 Family Nurse Practitioner Summer 1988 Omnicare HMO

7 SE Blvd

Vineland, NJ 08360

1982-1984 Nurse Practitioner/Colposcopy Coordinator Planned Parenthood of Northern New England

23 Mansfield Avenue

Burlington, Vermont 05401

1982-1984 Family Nurse Practitioner

Thomas Chittenden Health Center

Williston, Vermont 05495

1980-1982 Graduate Student

University of Washington

Seattle, Washington 98195

1978-1980 Community/Public Health Nurse

Visiting Nurses Association

25 Prim Road

Colchester, Vermont 05446

1978-1980 Staff Nurse

(On-call status) Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit

Fletcher Allen Health Care

111 Colchester Avenue

Burlington, Vermont 05401

Summer 1978 Camp Nurse

Girl Scout Council of the Pacific

1717 Akahi Street

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05/23/2011 Page 5 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: (continued)

1977-1978 Staff Nurse

Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit

Fletcher Allen Health Care

Colchester Avenue

Burlington, Vermont 05401

1976-1977 Staff Nurse, Medical Unit

University of Utah Medical Center

50 North Medical Drive

Salt Lake City, Utah 84132

HONORS AND AWARDS:

Graduation Marshall, MGH Institute of Health Professions, School of Nursing, 2004, 2006, 2007 & 2009

Dorothy A. Jones Becoming Award, Boston College Graduate School of Nursing, 2001 Recipient of PEO (Philanthropic Educational Organization) Scholarship 1999-2000 Recipient of the Vera Crossley Condon Scholarship, Boston College 1997-1998 University Fellow, Boston College 1995-1998

Who's Who in American Nursing

Membership in Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society of Nursing Graduated cum laude, University of Vermont

Who's Who among Students in American Colleges & Universities GRANTS:

Young Women: Mastery, Self-Esteem & HIV Prevention. National Research Service Award. National Institute of Nursing Research at National Institutes of Health, Funded from 1997-2000.

DISSERTATION & THESIS:

Long-Middleton, E. (2001). PhD Dissertation: “HIV Risk Reduction Behaviors in

Adolescent Females: The Influence of Mastery and Self-Esteem”. Chestnut Hill: Boston College.

Long, E.R. (1982) Master's Thesis: "A Description of Emergency Care

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05/23/2011 Page 6 PUBLICATIONS:

Long-Middleton, E., Burke, P. & Blanchard, L. (2003). "Motivations for Abstinence among Adolescent Females" [Abstract]. Journal of Adolescent Health. Volume

32, Number 2, 156.

Lemay, C., Cashman, S., Savageau, J., Fletcher, K., Kinney, R. & Long-Middleton, E. (2003). "Under-Diagnosis of Obesity at a Community Health Center". Journal of

the American Board of Family Practice. Volume 16, Number 1, 14-21.

Shindul-Rothschild, J., Long-Middleton, E. & Berry, D. (1997). 10 Keys to Quality Care. American Journal of Nursing, Volume 97, Number 11, 35-43.*

Shindul-Rothschild, J., Berry, D. & Long-Middleton, E. (1997). Where Have All the Nurses Gone? Final Results of Our Patient Care Survey. Maternal/Child

Nursing, Volume 22, January/February, 33-47.

Shindul-Rothschild, J., Berry, D. & Long-Middleton, E. (1996). Where Have All the Nurses Gone? Final Results of Our Patient Care Survey. American Journal of

Nursing, Volume 96, Number 11, 25-39.

Middleton, E.L. & Whitney, F.W. (1993). "Primary Care in the Emergency Room: A Collaborative Model". Nursing Connections, Volume 6, Number 2, 29-40.

PRESENTATIONS:

Long-Middleton, E. “Providing Primary Care for the Sexually Abused Woman.” Podium presentation, Current Clinical Issues Primary Care Meeting  PriMed, Harvard Medical School and Columbia University Medical Center, New York City, New York, June 18, 2011.

Long-Middleton, E. “Adolescent Sexual Behavior: Raising Responsibility and Reducing Risk.” Podium presentation, Current Clinical Issues Primary Care Meeting  PriMed, Harvard Medical School and Columbia University Medical Center, New York City, New York, June 17, 2011.

Long-Middleton, E. “Providing Primary Care for the Sexually Abused Woman.” Podium Presentation, Current Clinical Issues in Primary Care Meeting  PriMed, Harvard Medical School and Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, Anaheim, California, April 30, 2011.

Long-Middleton, E. “End-of-Life Care: Listening to the Patient.” Podium presentation, Current Clinical Issues in Primary Care Meeting  PriMed, Harvard Medical School and David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, Anaheim, California, April 30, 2011.

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05/23/2011 Page 7 PRESENTATIONS: (continued)

“End-of-Life Care: Listening to the Patient.” Podium presentation, Current Clinical Issues in Primary Care Meeting  PriMed, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, November 21, 2010.

Long-Middleton, E. “Common Content Teaching: Maximizing Faculty Strengths & Educational Efficiency.” Poster presentation, National Organization of Nurse Practitioners Faculties 36th Annual Meeting, April 17, 2010.

Long-Middleton, E. “Adolescent Sexual Behavior: Raising Responsibility and Reducing Risk.” Podium presentation, Current Clinical Issues in Primary Care Meeting  PriMed, Harvard Medical School and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, March 5, 2010.

Long-Middleton, E. “Nourishing our Future: Promoting Breastfeeding in the Primary Care Setting.” Podium presentation, Current Clinical Issues in Primary Care Meeting  PriMed, Harvard Medical School and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, March 4, 2010.

Long-Middleton, E. “Adolescent Sexual Behavior: Raising Responsibility and Reducing Risk.” Podium presentation, Current Clinical Issues in Primary Care Meeting  PriMed, Harvard Medical School and University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 12, 2010.

Long-Middleton, E. “Nourishing our Future: Promoting Breastfeeding in the Primary Care Setting.” Podium presentation, Current Clinical Issues in Primary Care Meeting  PriMed, Harvard Medical School and Johns Hopkins Medicine Continuing Medicine Education, Baltimore, Maryland, December 5, 2009.

Long-Middleton, E. “Adolescent Sexual Behavior: Raising Responsibility and Reducing Risk.” Podium presentation, Current Clinical Issues in Primary Care Meeting  PriMed, Harvard Medical School and Johns Hopkins Medicine Continuing Medicine Education, Baltimore, Maryland, December 4, 2009.

Long-Middleton, E. “Adolescent Sexual Behavior: Raising Responsibility and Reducing Risk.” Podium presentation, Current Clinical Issues in Primary Care  PriMed, Boston, Massachusetts, November 15, 2009.

Long-Middleton, E. “International Partnerships in Primary Care Nursing Education.” Cahill Lawrence, C., Sokhela, N., Ladd, E., Magenuka, S., Long-Middleton, E. & Nonkelela, N. Symposium, International Council of Nurses, 24th Quadrennial Congress, Durban, South Africa, July 1, 2009.

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05/23/2011 Page 8 PRESENTATIONS: (continued)

Long-Middleton, E. “HIV Risk Reduction in Adolescent Females: The Influence of Mastery and Self-Esteem,” Podium presentation, International Council of Nursing, 24th Quadrennial Congress, Durban, South Africa, June 30, 2009. Long-Middleton, E. “Nourishing our Future: Promoting Breastfeeding in the Primary

Care Setting Meeting” Podium presentation, Current Clinical Issues in Primary Care  PriMed, Harvard Medical School and Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, Anaheim, California, May 9, 2009. Long-Middleton, E. “Adolescent Sexual Behavior: Raising Responsibility and Reducing

Risk.” Podium presentation, Current Clinical Issues in Primary Care Meeting  PriMed, Harvard Medical School and Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, Anaheim, California, May 9, 2009.

Long-Middleton, E. “Adolescent Sexual Behavior: Raising Responsibility and Reducing Risk.” Podium presentation, Current Clinical Issues in Primary Care Meeting  PriMed, Harvard Medical School and Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, March 6, 2009.

Long-Middleton, E. “Nourishing our Future: Promoting Breastfeeding in the Primary Care Setting.” Podium presentation, Current Clinical Issues in Primary Care Meeting  PriMed, Harvard Medical School and Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, March 5, 2009.

Long-Middleton, E. “Nourishing our Future: Promoting Breastfeeding in the Primary Care Setting.” Podium presentation, Current Clinical Issues in Primary Care Meeting  PriMed, Harvard Medical School and University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 14, 2009.

Long-Middleton, E. “Nourishing our Future: Promoting Breastfeeding in the Primary Care Setting.” Podium presentation, Current Clinical Issues in Primary Care Meeting  PriMed, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, November 7, 2008.

Long-Middleton, E. “Nourishing our Future: Promoting Breastfeeding in the Primary Care Setting.” Podium presentation, Current Clinical Issues in Primary Care  PriMed, Harvard Medical School PriMed conference, Columbia University Medical Center, New York City, New York, October 3, 2008.

Long-Middleton, E. “Evidence-Based Practice  Making the Case.” Presentation at MGH School of Nursing Alumnae Continuing Education Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, April 20, 2007.

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05/23/2011 Page 9 Long-Middleton, E. “A Parent’s Perspective-Meaning of a Wish.” Presentation at

Make-A-Wish Foundation ® of Massachusetts Fundraiser, Hingham, Massachusetts, July 17, 2006.

Long-Middleton, E. “Differences in Mastery & Self-Esteem in Culturally Diverse Adolescent Females.” Podium presentation, International Evidence-Based Conference, Sigma Theta Tau Research Congress, Waikoloa, Hawaii, July 13, 2005.

Long-Middleton, E., Burke, P. & Blanchard, L. "Motivations for Abstinence among Adolescent Females.” Podium presentation, 5th Annual Evidence-Based Practice Conference, University of Rochester, Buffalo, NY, June 4-5, 2004.

Long-Middleton, E. & Chisholm, M. “Educational Collaboration between Medical and Nurse Practitioner Students.” Podium presentation, Symposium on Collaborative Education to Enhance Outcomes, National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties 30th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, April 22-25, 2004.

Long-Middleton, E., Burke, P. & Blanchard, L. "Motivations for Abstinence among Adolescent Females." Poster presentation, Massachusetts General Hospital Nursing Research Day, May 7, 2003.

Long-Middleton, E., Burke, P. & Blanchard, L. "Motivations for Abstinence among Adolescent Females." Poster presentation, Society of Adolescent Medicine Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, March 19-20, 2003.

Long-Middleton, E. "HIV Risk Reduction Behaviors in Adolescent Females: The Influence of Mastery and Self-Esteem." Poster presentation, MGH Institute of Health Professions 25th Anniversary, Boston, Massachusetts, June 15, 2002. Long-Middleton, E. "HIV Risk Reduction Behaviors in Adolescent Females: The

Influence of Mastery and Self-Esteem." Podium presentation at the University of Rochester Evidence-Based Practice Conference, Rochester, New York, December 7, 2002.

Long-Middleton, E. "HIV Risk Reduction Behaviors in Adolescent Females: The Influence of Mastery and Self-Esteem." Poster presentation, Massachusetts General Hospital Nursing Research Day, May 8, 2002.

Long-Middleton, E. "HIV Risk Reduction Behaviors in Adolescent Females: The Influence of Mastery and Self-Esteem." Poster presentation, Eastern Nursing Research Society Annual Meeting, State College, Pennsylvania, March 21-23, 2002.

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05/23/2011 Page 10 PRESENTATIONS: (continued)

Long-Middleton, E. "HIV Risk Reduction Behaviors in Adolescent Females: The Influence of Mastery and Self-Esteem." Poster presentation, Harvard Center for AIDS Research Symposium, Boston, Massachusetts, March 4, 2002.

Hale, J., Cashman, S., Reidy, P. & Long-Middleton, E. “Perceptions and Performance of Physicians and Nurse Practitioners on Collaborative Interprofessional Teams at a Family Health Center: A Two-Year Longitudinal Study,” 28th Annual NONPF Meeting, Keystone, Colorado, April 11-14, 2002.

Long-Middleton, E. "HIV Risk Reduction Behaviors in Adolescent Females: The Influence of Mastery and Self-Esteem." Podium presentation, Sigma Theta Tau 36th Biennial Convention, Indianapolis, Indiana, November 10-13, 2001.

McMullen, M., Savageau, J., Cashman, S., Long-Middleton, E., Kinney, R. & Hanson, A. "Assessing the Health Status of Low-Income Vulnerable Populations in Community Health Centers." Poster presentation, Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, June 10-12, 2001. Kinney, R., Savageau, J., LeMay, C., Cashman, S., Long-Middleton, E., McMullen, M.

& Hanson, A. "Factors Related to the Failure to Keep Appointments in an Underserved Population at a Federally Funded Community Health Center." Poster presentation, Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, June 10-12, 2001.

McMullen, M., Long-Middleton, E., Cashman, S., Savageau, J. & Hanson, A. "Using the SF-12: Assessing Health Status in a Community Health Center." Podium presentation, 34th Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Conference, Denver, Colorado, April 28-May 2, 2001.

Lemay, C., Kinney, R., Savageau, J., Cashman, S., Long-Middleton, E. & Hanson, A. "Under Diagnosis of Obesity at Family Practice Residency Program." Poster presentation, 34th Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Conference, Denver, Colorado, April 28-May 2, 2001.

Kearney, M., Long-Middleton, E., Cashman, S., Ferguson, W., Barron, A. & Hanson, A. "In Search of True Collaboration: A Cross-Disciplinary Analysis of the Essences of Medical and Nursing Practice." Podium presentation, Advances in Qualitative Methods Conference, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, February 22-24, 2001.

Long-Middleton, E., Cashman, S., Kearney, A., Ferguson, W, Barron, A. & Hanson, A. "Physicians and Nurse Practitioners: Complements or Competitors." Poster presentation, American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, November 15, 2000.

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05/23/2011 Page 11 PRESENTATIONS: (continued)

Cashman, S., Long-Middleton, E., Kinney, R., Lemay C. & Hanson, A. "Developing Integrated, Collaborative Multidisciplinary Practice Teams in Primary Care." Poster presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, November 15, 2000.

Cashman, S., Long-Middleton, E., Lemay, C., Kinney, R. & Hanson, A. "Developing Integrated, Collaborative Multidisciplinary Practice Teams in Primary Care." Podium presentation, Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Northeast Region Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 22, 2000.

Long-Middleton, E., Cashman, S., Kearney, M. & Hanson, A. "Developing Integrated, Collaborative Multidisciplinary Practice Teams in Primary Care." Podium presentation, 22nd Annual Interdisciplinary Health Care Team Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, September 26, 2000.

Shindul-Rothschild, J., Long Middleton, E. & Berry, D. A "Comparison of Qualitative Responses of Registered Nurses to Factors Related to Nursing Care in 1989 and 1984." Poster presentation, Eastern Nursing Research Society Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, April 15, 1996.

Long-Middleton, E. "Perspectives on Advanced Practice Nursing: Past Present & Future." Reaction panelist to keynote address by Loretta Ford. University of Massachusetts Graduate School of Nursing, Worcester, MA, September 30, 1994. Long-Middleton, E. "Identifying Patients Who Need Us Most-Which Ambulatory

Patients Need a Nurse?" Presented at the Bay State Health Systems, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, and University of Massachusetts Medical Center Ambulatory Focus, Springfield, MA, October 17, 1992.

Long-Middleton, E. & Whitney, F. "Changing the Face of Practice" Presented at the American Academy of Nursing, Nursing Faculty Practice Symposium, Tuscon, Arizona, January 9, 1987.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

Harvard Medical School Department of Continuing Education

Course Development Committee Member/Lead Nurse Planner Current Clinical Issues in Primary Care

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05/23/2011 Page 12 PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: (continued)

Walter Sisulu University School of Nursing

Taskforce to develop clinical primary care master’s program in collaboration with the Walter Sisulu University School of Nursing, Mthatha, South Africa

2007-2010 Quality of Life Research

Journal Reviewer 2003 Nursing Spectrum

Advisory Board Member 2000  Present

American Nurses Credentialing Center

Member, Role Delineation Study Committee 1993-1994

Member, Board on Certification 1992-1993

Member, Family Nurse Practitioner Test Development Committee 1991-1994

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: American College of Nurse Practitioners

Massachusetts Association of Registered Nurses Massachusetts Coalition of Nurse Practitioners National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing Vermont Nurse Practitioner Interest Group, Northern Chapter Vice President, 1983-1984

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS:

Certification by the American Nurses Credentialing Center-Family Nurse Practitioner State of Massachusetts RN/NP licensure

Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers

Childbirth Educator 1990 Renewal pending need Basic Life Support Instructor 1987 Renewal pending need Advanced Cardiac Life Support 1983 Renewal pending need Emergency Medical Technician 1980 Renewal pending need Advanced First Aid Provider 1979 Renewal pending need

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05/23/2011 Page 13 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS:

Christian Education Committee Member West Acton Baptist Church, Acton, MA 2002-2005

Missions Committee Member

West Acton Baptist Church, Acton, MA 1998-2000 Teaching Parish Committee Member West Acton Baptist Church, Acton, MA 1995-1996 Christian Education Committee Member 1991-1997 West Acton Baptist Church, Acton, MA 2000-2001 Youth Group Advisor

West Acton Baptist Church, Acton, MA 1990-1993

Youth Group Advisor 1985-1988

First Baptist Church, Haddonfield, NJ 1982-1984 First Baptist Church, Burlington, VT 1977-1980 Family Selection Committee Member

Metropolitan Camden Habitat for Humanity, Camden, NJ 1986-1990 Board Member

Women's Health Associates-Nurse Midwifery Service, Philadelphia, PA 1984-1990

Christian Education Board Member

First Baptist Church, Haddonfield, NJ 1988-1989 Board of Deacons Member

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