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    • Rebecca Lash

    Rebecca Lash, PhD, RN, MPP, CEN

    Assistant Professor

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    260-257-6803
    Email:
    rslash@iu.edu
    Department:
    IU School of Nursing
    Campus:
    IU Fort Wayne
    Liberal Arts Building Room 303B
    2101 E Coliseum Blvd
    Fort Wayne, IN 46805

    Biographical Statement

    Professor Lash joined the IUSONFW faculty in 2020. She completed an entry-level MSN degree at the University of Virginia in 2008 and began her clinical career at the Santa Monica-UCLA Hospital Emergency Department. With a passion for health policy, research, and emergency nursing, she completed her Ph.D. from the University of California, Davis in 2015. Dr. Lash has worked in nursing professional development, education, and research promoting clinical inquiry and clinical excellence among nurses in both community hospital and academic medical center settings. Her research is focused on health services research and particularly ED utilization among oncology patients. She remains an active member of the Emergency Nurses Association and currently serves on several national workgroups within the organization.

    Education

    University of California, Davis

    • PhD, Nursing Science and Healthcare Leadership, 2015

    University of Virginia

    • Master of Science in Nursing- Clinical Nurse Leader, 2008

    Georgetown University

    • Master of Public Policy, 2006

    University of Southern California

    • Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, 2003

     

    Professional Memberships and Certifications

    • Emergency Nurse Association, member 2006-present
    • Honors Society of Nursing Sigma Theta Tau International, 2006-present
    • Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN)
    • Certified Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL)
    • Certificate Holder, The Fundamentals of Magnet, American Nurses Credentialing Center

     

    Publications

    Lash R, Bell J, Bold R, and Joseph J. “Emergency Department Use among Oncology Patients in California” Journal of Community and Supportive Oncology. 2017;15(2): 95-102

     

    Lash R, Bell J, Reed S, Poghosyan H, Rodgers R, Kim K, Bold R, and Joseph J. “Systematic Review of Emergency Department Use among U.S. Cancer Patients” Cancer Nursing. 2017; 40(2): 135–144.

     

    Whitney R, Bell J, Reed S, Lash R, Bold R, Kim K, Davis A, Copenhaver D, and Joseph J. “Predictors of Financial Difficulties and Work Modifications among Cancer Survivors in the United States.” Journal of Cancer Survivorship. 2016; 10(2): 241–250.

     

    Moyce S, Lash R, and Siantz ML. “Migration Experiences of Foreign Educated Nurses: A Systematic Review of the Literature.” Journal of Transcultural Nursing. 2016; 27(2):181-188

     

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