I have 30 years of experience, and specialize in the field of nursing, with specific knowledge in the areas of obstetrical, medical-surgical, and nursing education. I have published on such topics as online education in nursing, integration of informatics into nursing education, and retention and remediation in nursing education. Under my guidance, my school of nursing became known as a leader in the use technology in undergraduate nursing education in Southern california, including the first in the region to use online computerized testing, the first to implementation the use of human patient simulators, and the first to integrate academic electronic medical records into nursing education.