University of Southern Maine

Judith A. Spross

Office: 125 Masterton Hall

(207) 780-4144
jspross@usm.maine.edu
College of Nursing and Health Professions
University of Southern Maine
96 Falmouth St
PO Box 9300
Portland, ME 04104

Credentials, degrees schools attended:

PhD in nursing, Boston College

MS in nursing, Medical College of Virginia at Virginia Commonwealth University

BSN, Villanova University

Areas of interest

Advanced practice nursing, holistic health, pain management including integrative therapies, evidence-based practice, leadership and institutional change

Scholarship (selected)

Edited Books

Hamric, A.B., Spross, J.A. & Hanson, C.M. (editors) (2009). Advanced Practice Nursing: An Integrative Approach. 4th  edition. St. Louis: Elsevier Saunders.

          Chapters authored in this text             

• Spross, J.A. & Lawson, M.T. (2009). Conceptualizations of advanced practice nursing. pp. 33-74. 

• Spross, J.A. (2009). Expert coaching.and guidance. pp. 159 -190. 

• Spross, J.A.  & Hanson, C.M. (2009). Clinical, professional and systems leadership. pp. 249-282.  

• Hanson, C.M. & Spross, J.A. (2009). Collaboration. pp. 283-314.

• Hamric, A.B., Spross, J.A. & Hanson, C.M. (editors) (2005). Advanced Practice Nursing: An Integrative Approach. 3nd edition. St. Louis: Elsevier Saunders. 

Peer Reviewed Publications

Richeson, N., Spross, J.A., Lutz, K. & Peng, C. (In review). A Pilot Study of the Use of Reiki in Community Dwelling Older Adults. Research in Gerontolgoical Nursing.

Dawson, R., Sellers, D.E., Spross, J.A., Jablonski, E.S., Hoyer, D.R.,Solomon, M.Z. (2005). Do patients’ beliefs act as barriers to effective pain management behaviors and outcomes in cancer patients with cancer-related or non-cancer related pain? Oncology Nursing Forum. 32: 363-374. (pain management and institutional change)

Other Publications

Spross, J.A., Gerard, P. S. & France, N. (2006). Directory  of Clinical Nurse Specialist Programs in the United States, 2005. Clinical Nurse Specialist. 20 (1): 1-15. (advanced practice)

Hamric, A.B., Spross, J.A., and Hanson, C.M. (2005). Preface.  Advanced Practice Nursing: An Integrative Approach. 3nd edition. St. Louis: Elsevier Saunders, pp. xi-xv.

Stanley, J.A., Spross, J.A., Hamric, A.B., Hall, G., Minarik, P.A., and Sparacino, P.S.A., (2004).  Working paper comparing the Clinical Nurse Leadertm and the Clinical Nurse Specialist: Similarities, Differences, and Complementarities. American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Washington, DC. Published on-line at

http://www.aacn.nche.edu/CNL/pdf/CNSComparisonTable.pdf  (advanced practice and institutional change)

Service (selected)

University/College/Department

2006-2009  USM Research Council

2003-2007  Graduate Admission, Curriculum and Advancedment, School of Nursing

2005-2009  DNP Committee

2004-2008  Faculty Advisor, Student Nurse Organization

American Nurses Association

2007-2008  AACN Representative to National Panel on Clinical Nurse Specialist Competencies

National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists                   

Member, Education Committee  Co-chair, 2006-2007

Other Service

2006 - Consultant British Columbia Cancer Agency on Advanced Practice and                    Interdisciplinary collaboration, Vancouver, British Columbia

2005 - Reviewer, Japan Journal of Nursing Science

Teaching

Courses Taught

NUR 604 Nursing Research

NUR 606 Health Policy, Ethics, and Change (co-taught)

NUR 644 Advanced Practice Adult Health Nursing I

NUR 646 Clinical Practicum and Seminar I

NUR 645 Advanced Practice Adult Health Nursing II

NUR 648 Clinical Practicum and Seminar II

NUR 647 Advanced Practice Adult Health Nursing III

NUR 649 Clinical Practicum and Seminar III 

Practice areas (prior experience)

I have over 25 years experience as an oncology and pain management clinical specialist in academic medical centers, rehabilitation, and hospice settings. I am also a Reiki II practitioner. Prior to coming to USM, I was at Education Development Center, Inc. (www.edc.org)  where I served as co-investigator and project manager on federally and privately funded grants in health services research aimed at changing institutional and clinical practice.