Regina S. Eddie, MS, RN
Assistant Clinical Professor
School of Nursing
Northern Arizona University
Regina.eddie@nau.edu
(928)523-5437
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
PhD Program, College of Nursing
Robert Wood Johnson Nursing and Health Policy Fellow
May 2011 to present
NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY
Masters of Science in Nursing, 2006
NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, 1995
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Assistant Clinical Professor
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
January 2007- Present
 Teach public health nursing and family case management clinical courses
 Mentor Native American students
 Project Director/Principal Investigator for a grant funded program, Native Journey to
Academic Success, supporting Native American health profession students
 Mentor health profession students under Visionary Interprofessional Health Science
Training in Arizona grant between Arizona’s tri-universities and a rural community on
the Navajo reservation
Junior Researcher
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
2010-2011
 Researcher for National Institutes of Health funded, Hopi Pilot Cancer Prevention
Project in collaboration with University of Arizona and Hopi Tribe. Participated
in the development of a culturally appropriate survey instrument to assess
knowledge, behavior, and attitudes of cancer among Hopi tribal members.
Home Health Nurse
Coconino County Health Department, Flagstaff, AZ
2006-2007
 Provided nursing care to homebound chronically ill patients 60 years of age and older
 Coordinated community-based care with multi-disciplinary team
School Nurse
Flagstaff Unified School District, Flagstaff, AZ
2005-2007
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Provided school-based care for approximately 400 elementary students, faculty and staff
Coordinated care and health education for students, families, and staff
Provided case management services for students with acute and chronic illnesses
Director, Public Health Nursing
Winslow Indian Health Care Center, Winslow, AZ
2001-2005
 Directed delivery of public health nursing services to Native American patients, families
and communities, including supervision of public health nursing staff
 Developed and implemented program policies and procedures in accordance with public
health and nursing standards
 Member, Executive Management committee
 Member (ex-officio), Board of Directors
Public Health Nurse
Winslow Indian Health Service, Winslow, AZ
1996-2001
Clinical Nurse (Medical-surgical nursing)
Phoenix Indian Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ
1995-1996
LICENSURE
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Registered Nurse, Arizona License # RN090868
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
SERVICE
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Member, Sigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society of Nursing
Member, American Public Health Association
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CHHS Native Journey to Academic Success (NJAcS), Project Director
Commission for Native Americans, Member
CONFERENCES/WORKSHOP
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American Academy of Nursing 39th Annual Meeting and Conference Nursing,
Washington, DC, October 2012
Western Institutes of Nursing, Anaheim, CA, April 2013
National Health Disparities Conference, Albuquerque, NM, April 2013
PRESENTATIONS
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Poster presentation, Concept Analysis: Wellness in American Indian Youth, Western
Institutes of Nursing, Portland, OR, April 2012
Poster presentation, Native American Perspectives of Health, Western Institutes of
Nursing, Anaheim, CA, April 2013
DOCTORAL COURSEWORK
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Dissertation, 2013- present
N693, Mixed Methods Research, 2013
N649, Health Policy Field Placement, 2013
N702, Advanced Concepts of Vulnerable Populations, 2012
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N691, Health Policy Independent Study, 2012
N648, Intro to Health Policy Field Placement, 2012
N608: Nursing Environment, 2012
PH560: Community-Base Participatory Research, 2012
N606: Quantitative Methods in Nursing Research, 2012
N607: Qualitative Methods in Nursing Research, 2012
N620: Advanced Health Care Statistics I, 2011
N621: Advanced Health Care Statistics II, 2011
N640: Evidence, Policy, and Politics, 2011
N641: Health Disparities and Policy, 2011
N642: Applied Health Economics, 2011
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