Curriculum Vitae Stephanie Ann Plummer
Stephanie Ann Plummer DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, FNP University of Tennessee Health Science Center
College of Nursing
Assistant Professor, Primary Care and Public Health Department 877 Madison Avenue, 6th Floor
Memphis, TN 38163 Toll free: 800-733-2498 Fax: 901-448-4121
splummer@uthsc.edu
EDUCATION:
USAF Medic 1984 Community College of the Air Force
Shepherd Air Force Base Wichita Falls, Texas Vocational Nursing Diploma 1986 Simi Valley Adult School
Vocational Nursing Program Simi Valley, California Associate of Arts Degree 1991 Los Angeles Pierce College
General Studies
Woodland Hills, California Associate Degree of Nursing 1993 Los Angeles Pierce College
Allied Health - Nursing Woodland Hills, California Bachelor of Science in Nursing 1997 College of Nursing
California State University Dominguez Hills Carson, California
Master of Science in Nursing 2000 School of Nursing
University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, California
Post-Master Certification 2005 College of Nursing
California State University Long Beach Long Beach, California
Doctor of Nursing Practice 2010 College of Nursing
University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis, Tennessee 38163
EMPLOYMENT:
1984-1987 United States Air Force Medical Service Specialist Lackland Air Force Base Air Evacuation Medic Shepherd Air Force Base 90210-90290
Edwards Air Force Base Honorable Discharge 1987-1991 United States Air Force Reserves Air Evacuation Medic 90290
Channel Islands Air National Persian Gulf deployment 11/90-4/91
Guard Base Honorable Discharge
1987-1994 Southern California Kaiser Senior Licensed Vocational Permanente Medical Group Nurse, Emergency, Urgent Care, Woodland Hills, CA Same Day Surgery
1993-2000 Greater Los Angeles Veterans Urology Nurse Consultant Healthcare System Urology Service Coordinator West Los Angeles, CA Registered Nurse, Emergency 2000-2001 Greater Los Angeles Veterans Family Nurse Practitioner
Healthcare System Primary Care
West Los Angeles, CA Urgent Care
2001-2006 Southern California Kaiser Family Nurse Practitioner & Permanente Medical Group Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse
Lancaster, CA Practitioner
2005-2006 Mental Health America Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse The Village-Long Beach, CA Practitioner
Rural Outreach Lancaster, CA
2006-2009 Jack C. Montgomery VAMC Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Tulsa Outpatient Mental Health Practitioner
Clinic, Tulsa, OK
2009-present Veterans Healthcare System of Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse the Ozarks, Fayetteville, AR Practitioner/Administrator Based at the Jay, OK, Rural
Community Based Clinic
2010-present University of Tennessee Assistant Professor – Faculty Health Science Center College of Nursing – Primary Care
BOARD CERTIFICATION:
American Nurses Credentialing Center
Family Nurse Practitioner APRN-BC 2000-2010 Adult Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 2005-present
LICENSURE:
Licensed Vocational Nurse California 1986-1994 Registered Nurse California 1993-present Registered Nurse Tennessee 2013-present Public Health Nurse California 1998–present Nurse Practitioner California 2000-present Nurse Practitioner Tennessee 2014-present Nurse Practitioner Furnishing California 2000-present Drug Enforcement Agency National 2001-present
UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE APPOINTMENTS:
University of Tennessee Assistant Professor 2010- present Health Science Center
College of Nursing
University of California Assistant Clinical Professor 2005-2013 Los Angeles (without salary)
School of Nursing
OTHER CERTIFICATIONS:
1995-2015 American Heart Association, Certified Instructor, Basic Cardiac Life Support 1994-1999 Society of Urological Nurses, Certified Urological Registered Nurse
OTHER CERTIFICATIONS CONTINUED:
1984 United States Air Force Dental Assistant Specialist Certificate 1984 United States Air Force Basic Military Training Diploma
1984-present American Heart Association BCLS Healthcare Provider Certified COMMITTEES AND OFFICES:
2015-present APNA Dementia Capable Care
2015-present APNA Complementary & Alternative Advanced Practice PMH Nursing 2015-present APNA Advanced Practice Nursing Business Operations
2014-present APNA Ethics in Mental Healthcare
2014-present APNA Advisory Panel for Adolescent Mental Health 2014-present Advisory Panel for the APNA Addictions Council.
2014–present American Heart Association, Integris Grove Hospital Affiliate, Oklahoma
2011-present American Psychiatric Nurses Association, Recovery Council
2011-present American Psychiatric Nurses Association, Recovery Steering Committee 2010-present Health Policies & Procedures Committee, VA - VISN 16
2010-present Mentor for Psychiatric DNP students from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Nursing; Memphis, TN. Advanced Practice Education and Guidance 2010-present Mentor for Psychiatric DNP students from Texas Woman’s University, Institute of
Health Sciences; Houston, TX. Advanced Practice Education and Guidance 2010-present Nursing Professional Standards Board, Fayetteville VAMC - VHSO
2009-2015 American Heart Association, Fayetteville VAMC Affiliate, Arkansas 2009-present Peer Review Committee Fayetteville VAMC - VHSO
2009-present Ethics Committee Fayetteville VAMC - VHSO
2007-2009 Combined Federal Campaign Fundraising Coordinator for Tulsa VA Behavioral Medicine Clinic — created and developed fund raising activities in the clinic to assist in the BMS fundraising goal for 2007 – 2009, goals were achieved.
COMMITTEES AND OFFICES CONTINUED:
2007-2009 Tulsa, Oklahoma Mayor Kathy Taylor's Veteran Advisory Council: Healthcare Committee Chair; Primary focus is to Coordinate efforts between the VA, State of OK, and City/County of Tulsa, for:
1. Improving access to VA Benefits for Veterans not currently enrolled 2. Informing all Veterans of their Benefit Entitlements
3. Improving the Health and Welfare of all Veterans in our Service Region 2007-2009 Jack C. Montgomery VAMC — Mental Health Consumer Council Board Member 2006-2009 Peer Review Committee Behavioral Medicine Service — Jack C. Montgomery VAMC 2001-2005 Peer Review Committee-Kaiser Permanente, Lancaster, CA
2000-2001 Mid-Level Provider Quality Care Review Board, West LA VAMC
1996-1999 Coordinator for Volunteers in Surgical Service, West LA VAMC
1995-1999 Volunteer BCLS/First Aid Instructor, West San Fernando Valley Area Search & Rescue 1994-2001 HIV-AIDS Prevention, Awareness and Education Task Force, Sepulveda VAMC 1992-1993 President: LVN to RN Group, Los Angeles Pierce College
1985-1986 Vice-President: LVN Class, Simi Valley Adult School BOOKS AND BOOK CHAPTERS
Plummer, S.A. (Editor) (2015). Chisholm–burns, pharmacotherapy principle and practice (Rev. ed.). McGraw Hill Publishing.
Plummer, S.A. (Editor) (2014) Psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner certification
review/continuing education course manual (Rev. ed.). West Hollywood: Barkley & Associates
Plummer, S.A. (2012). The relationship of psychopharmacology to neurotransmitters, receptors, signal transduction, and second messengers (Chapter 1). In Rhoads, J. & Murphy, P.J.M. (Eds.), Nurses’ clinical consult to psychopharmacology (1st ed) (pp.1-4). Springer Publishing Company, LLC.
PRESENTATIONS:
Plummer, S., Harris, T., Oakley, S. (April, 2014) Wiping the stigma of mental health disorders out of the
minds of healthcare workers. Podium Presentation to the Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
LPN to RN Student Group, Grove, OK (2 hours).
Plummer, S. (March, 2014) As we move forward into the dsm-5. Podium Presentation to the
Brookhaven Psychiatric Hospital Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Advanced Practice Nursing, and Social Work Staff, Tulsa, OK (2 sessions/2 hours each).
Plummer, S. (February, 2014) Yep, we have to list it that way now: getting used to the dsm-5. Podium Presentation to the Rolling Hills Psychiatric Hospital Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Advanced Practice Nursing, and Social Work Staff, Tulsa, OK
(3 sessions/2 hours each).
Plummer, S. (October, 2013) Substance use disorders in the returning veteran with ptsd.
Podium Presentation to the Laureate Psychiatry Clinic and Hospital; Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Staff, Tulsa, OK (90 minutes).
Plummer, S. (September, 2013) The new listing for post-traumatic stress disorder within the
dsm-5. Podium Presentation to the Grove, OK Free Clinic Staff, Grove, OK (2 hours).
Plummer, S. (August, 2013) The depersonalization and derealization of dissociative episodes in
post-traumatic stress disorder. Podium Presentation to the Veterans Healthcare System
of the Ozarks Mid-Level Psychiatry Staff, Fayetteville, AR (2 hours). Plummer, S. (July, 2013) Moving forward to dsm-5. Podium Presentation to the
Jack C. Montgomery VAMC Mid-Level Psychiatry Staff, Muskogee, OK (2 hours). Plummer, S. (June, 2013) What happened to the multi-axial? Podium Presentation to the
Jack C. Montgomery VAMC Mid-Level Psychiatry Staff, Muskogee, OK (2 hours). Plummer, S. (May, 2013) From dsm-iv to dsm-5: the who, where, what, how and why?
Podium Presentation to Veterans Healthcare System of the Ozarks Mid-Level Psychiatry Staff, Fayetteville, AR (2 hours).
Plummer, S. (April, 2013) Psychopharmacology in primary care. Presentation to Integris Hospital Staff, Grove, OK (2 hours).
Plummer, S. (November, 2012) Sleep hygiene: Efforts in improving sleep quality and quantity. Podium Presentation to Integris Hospital Staff, Grove, OK (2 hours).
Plummer, S. (September, 2012) Psychopharmacology in primary care. Podium presentation to the Grove, OK Free Clinic Staff, Grove, OK (2 hours).
PRESENTATIONS CONTINUED:
Plummer, S. & Cunningham, P. (October, 2011). What’s going on in there? The truth about drug-drug
interactions. Podium presentation during the annual American Psychiatric Nurses Association
Conference. Anaheim, CA.
Cunningham, P., Jordan, I., & Plummer, S. (August, 2011). Antidepressant therapies: from response to
remission. Presentation to the Louisiana Chapter of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association,
Baton Rouge, LA.
Plummer, S. & Cunningham, P. (May, 2011). Tele-mental health primer. Presentation to DNP/PMH Faculty at the University of Tennessee, College of Nursing. Memphis, TN.
Jordan, I.L, Plummer, S., Cox, L.M., & Cunningham, P.D. (October, 2010). Educating primary care
clinicians about medication therapy and care for adults with depressive illnesses in primary care.
Poster presentation at the American Psychiatric Nurses Association’s (APNA) 24th Annual Conference, Louisville, KY.
Jordan, IL, Plummer, S., Cox, L., Cunningham, P.(October, 2010). Depression: An evidence based
process for the systematic evaluation and treatment of depression in the primary care setting at
the American College of Nurse Practitioners (ACNP) annual conference in Tampa, FL. Plummer, S. (July, 2007). Identifying, diagnosing and treating depression in the 21st century. UCLA School of Nursing: Neuro-Psychiatric Subspecialty program for NP students
July 17, 2007 (4 hours).
Plummer, S. (July, 2007). The differences in mood presentations between the genders: Birth through
puberty, young adulthood, middle age and the elder years. UCLA School of Nursing:
Neuro-Psychiatric Subspecialty program for NP students. July 16, 2007 (4 hours). Plummer, S. (July, 2007). Demystifying mental health disorders through a closer look at the human
genome project. UCLA School of Nursing: Neuro-Psychiatric Subspecialty program
for NP students. July 13, 2007 (4 hours).
Plummer, S. (March, 2007). Alcohol abuse & dependence: Identification, genetic factors, brain effects,
and the multidisciplinary treatment approach. UCLA School of Nursing:
Neuro-Psychiatric Subspecialty program for NP students. March 16, 2007 (2 hours).
Plummer, S. (July, 2005). Gender differences and depression in primary care. UCLA School of Nursing: Neuro-Psychiatric Subspecialty program for NP students. July 6, 2005 (3 hours). Plummer, S. (January, 2005). Personality disorders and forensic psychiatry: Differentiating the disorders
PRESENTATIONS CONTINUED:
Plummer, S. (October, 2004). Obsessive compulsive disorder and obsessive compulsive personality
disorder: Differentiating the two. California State University, Long Beach: Psychiatric Mental
Health Nurse Practitioner program. October, 15, 2004 (3 hours).
Plummer, S. (September, 2004). Suicide. California State University, Long Beach: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program. September, 15, 2004 (3 hours).
Plummer, S. (July, 2004). Mood disorders in primary care. UCLA School of Nursing: Neuro- Psychiatric Subspecialty program for NP students. July 19, 2004 (3 hours).
Plummer, S. (July 2004). Males and females: A different presenting picture with depression. UCLA School of Nursing: Neuro-Psychiatric Subspecialty program for NP students. July 18, 2004 (3 hours).
Plummer, S. (September, 2003). Picking out mental health disorders in the primary care visit. Kaiser Permanente: Primary Care Nurse Practitioners. Lancaster, CA. September 19, 2003 (2 hours) . Plummer, S. (2003). Differentiating it down to depression in the primary care setting. UCLA
School of Nursing: Neuro-Psychiatric Subspecialty program for NP students. July 21, 2003 (3 hours).
GRANTS:
Cunningham, P.D. (Principle Investigator) & Jordan, I. (Co-Principle Investigator). Enhancement of
Mental Health/Substance Use (MH/SU) Education & Practice in an Advanced Education Doctor of Nursing Practice Program: A Continuation of the Comprehensive Advanced Education Psychiatric Nursing Program grant (D09HP07324). Division of Nursing (DN), Bureau of Health Professions (BHPr),
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Advanced Education Nursing (AEN) Grant for $770,710. Project Period: July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2012. The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN.
(Grant received national recognition in August 2010 as an exemplar)
Cunningham, P.D. (Principle Investigator). Using Telehealth for the Enhancement of Mental
Health/Substance Use (MH/SU) Education & Practice in an Advanced Education Doctor of Nursing Practice Program. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and
Human Services (DHHS), ARRA – Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals (EETHP) – Advanced Education Nursing (AEN) Grant for $84,000. Project Period: September 1, 2010 – December 31, 2011. The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN.
RESEARCH:
1996-1998 Study Coordinator for TAP M95-296 Prostate Cancer Study, West LA VAMC
1995 Developed, designed and implemented new urology computerized progress notes, West LA VAMC, allowed Urologists to see more Veterans in a timely fashion
1994 Developed a new program to identify Veterans with elevated Prostate Specific Antigen levels who were not already being followed by Urology or Oncology, West LA VAMC 1993 Developed a Urological Health Summary in order to obtain pertinent lab and x-ray
results in a time efficient manner, West LA VAMC PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
2010-present Northeast Oklahoma NP/PA Association
2006-present Oklahoma Advanced Practice Nurses Association of Tulsa 2005-present Neuroscience Education Institute
2001-2006 Antelope Valley NP/PA Association 2001-present American Psychiatric Nurses Association 1999-present California Association of Nurse Practitioners
1995-present American Heart Association, BLS Instructor Network 1997-present Sigma Theta Tau, Gamma Tau
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS CONTINUED: 1993-1999 Society of Urological Nurses and Associates
1986-1991 Non-Commissioned Officers Association of the United States Air Force 1985-present American Nurses Association
PROFESSIONAL HONORS:
2008-2010 Recipient of the National Nursing Education Initiative Scholarship Award towards Doctorate of Nursing Practice
1997-present Member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Gamma Tau Chapter, University of California, Los Angeles
COMMUNITY SERVICE:
2011-present Boy Scouts of America, First Aid/BLS/CPR Instructor, Grove, OK 2010-present Mental Health Consultant to the Grove, OK Free Clinic
2010-present Mental Health Consultant to Grand Lake Mental Health Oklahoma 2009-present Northeast Oklahoma Friends of American Veterans
2009-present Volunteer Community BLS Instructor for the Lay Person
1995-1999 Volunteer BCLS/First Aid Instructor, West San Fernando Valley Area Search & Rescue 1991-1994 Assistant Brownie Troop leader, Troop 405, Granada Hills, CA
