Cindy Little, RNC, MSN, WHNP

Senior Lecturer

ACADEMIC PREPARATION:

PhD Nursing, May 2008
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA   
         
Post Master's Women's Health Nurse Practitioner Certificate, August 1998
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 
    
MSN , August 1994
Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA

BSN, August 1977        
Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA

AD in Nursing, 1974
DeKalb Community College,  Clarkston, GA

CLINICAL SPECIALIZATION/CERTIFICATIONS:

Certification - Women's Health Nurse Practitioner

Certification - Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist

Certification - Inpatient Obstetrics

Certification - Part 1 of 2 Adult Adolescent Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Coordinator, Women's Health Nurse Practitioner Program, Old Dominion University
Currently teaching courses and overseeing clinical in the Family and Women's Health Nurse Practitioner Program.  Coordinator of the Women's Health NP program which began Fall 2002.  Previously coordinated and taught the Obstetrics and Pediatrics courses and clinical, Women's Health elective and Health Promotion elective in undergraduate nursing program.

RESEARCH/OTHER INTERESTS:

Dissertation: Maternal Adaptation in Women Whose Babies are Diagnosed with a Genetic Anomaly or Birth Defect
Research Interests: Maternal Adaptation, Women's Health, and Psychosocial and Ethical Issues in Genetics

AWARDS & RECOGNITION:

1998  Most Inspiring Faculty Member
2001  Excellence in Teaching Award, College of Health Sciences
2006  Sigma Theta Tau, Epsilon Chi Chapter Individual Investigator Research
  Award: $2000
2006  Stokes Doctoral Fellowship for Dissertation Support (Virginia
  Commonwealth University): $11,000