1992 Sigma Theta Tau International - Treasurer for Delta Kappa Chapter; Member of the National Rural Health Association - Fellow, 2014-2015; Ambassador for the National Health Service Corps
Courses Taught
- NURS 794: SpcTop/Health Sys Pol
- NURS 810: Families in Health & Illness
- NURS 844: Population Health
- NURS 902: Advanced Physical Assessment
- NURS 911: Diagnosis & Management
- NURS 912: Avd Pharm & Thera
- NURS 914: Adv Health Assessment Lifespan
- NURS 915: Leadership Role Collaboration
- NURS 916: Hlth Promo Theory & Pop Hlth
- NURS 917: Biostats and Epidemiology
- NURS 918: Foundations of Evidence Based
- NURS 920: FNP Health Mgmt I - Didactic
- NURS 924: FNP Health Mgmt III - Didactic
- NURS 935: FNP Health Mgmt I - Didactic
- NURS 937: Primary Care of Families II
- NURS 938: Prim Care of Families II Pract
- NURS 939: Sem & Prac Prim Care of Fam
- NURS 940: FNP Hlth Mgmt III - Clin
- NURS 944: Hlth Promo Theory & Pop Hlth
- NURS 969: Hlth Sys Pol, Eco & Fin Plan
Research Interests
- Nursing
- Rural Health
Selected Publications
Sharp, D., Pare, J., & Petersen, P. (2025). Rural Healthcare and the pandemic challenges solutions and future needs. San Diego: Cognella Academic Publishing.
Pare, J., Petersen, P., & Sharp, D. (2022). Understanding the Lived Experiences of the Rural Bedside Nurse: A Global View. In C. Winters (Ed.), Rural Nursing: Concepts, Theory and Practice (6 ed.). New York, New York: Springer.
Petersen, P., Sharp, D., & Pare, J. (2022). Developing and Sustaining the Rural Nursing Workforce Through Collaborative Eductional Models. In C. Winters (Ed.), Rural Nursing: Concepts, Theory and Practice (6th ed.). New York, New York: Springer.
Sharp, D. B., Pare, J., & Peterson, P. (2018). Developing and Sustaining the Rural Nursing Workforce through Collaborative Educational Models. In C. Winters, & H. Lee (Eds.), Rural Nursing: Concepts, Theory and Practice (5th ed.). New York, New York: Springer Publishing.
Sharp, D. B., Pare, J., & Peterson, P. (2018). Understanding the Lived Experiences of the Rural Bedside Nurse. In C. Winters, & H. Lee (Eds.), Rural Nursing: Concepts, Theory and Practice (5th ed.). New York, New York: Springer Publishing.
Sharp, D. B., Pare, J., & Peterson, P. (n.d.). A story of emergent leadership: Lived experiences of nurses in a critical access hospital. Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care, 17(2). Retrieved from http://rnojournal.binghamton.edu/index.php/RNO/article/view/454/409
Sharp, D. B., & Monsivais, D. (2014). Decreasing barriers for nurse practitioner social entrepreneurship.. J Am Assoc Nurse Pract, 26(10), 562-566. doi:10.1002/2327-6924.12126
Sharp, D. B., Santos, L. A., & Cruz, M. L. (2009). Fatty liver in adolescents on the U.S.-Mexico border.. J Am Acad Nurse Pract, 21(4), 225-230. doi:10.1111/j.1745-7599.2009.00397.x
Pare, J., & Petersen, P. (n.d.). Developing and Sustaining the Rural Nursing Workforce Through Collaborative Eductional Models. In C. Winters (Ed.), Rural Nursing: Concepts, Theory and Practice (6 ed.).
Sharp, D. (2018, August 29). Decreasing Barriers for Nurse Practitioner Social Entrepreneurship. In 10th International Council of Nurses Advance Practice Network Biennial Conference. Rotterdam, The Netherlands.