Professional Bio

Degrees

Post-Masters Certificate, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, University of Colorado

M.S., Leadership in Healthcare Systems-Education Focus, Regis University,

Graduate Certificate, Health Care Education, Regis University

BSN, Marquette University

Professional Memberships

  • National League for Nursing (NLN)
  • Alpha Sigma Nu Jesuit Honor Society (ASN)
  • Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society (STT), Regis University Faculty Counselor
  • American Nurses’ Association (ANA)
  • Colorado Nurses Association (CNA)
  • National Association of Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)
  • National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculty (NONPF)
  • National Organization of Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Faculty (NOPNPF)
  • Colorado Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (CAPNP), Education Committee
  • Society of Pediatric Nurses (SPN), National Education Committee Member
  • American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)
  • National Student Nurses Association (NSNA), Sustaining Member
  • Nurses Christian Fellowship (NCF)
  • Pediatric Nurse Leadership Group (PNLG), Program Committee
  • Friends of Nursing

Clinical Expertise & Certifications

  • Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner- Primary Care (CPNP-PC)
  • Certified Pediatric Nurse (CPN)
  • Certified Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN)
  • Certified Nurse Educator (CNE)
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
  • Basic Life Support (BLS)

Research & Scholarship

Research Interests

  • Sports-related concussion in the adolescent population
  • Sport supplement use in the adolescent population
  • Pre-Participation Examinations (sports physicals) in the adolescent population
  • Best practices and teaching strategies for positive student outcomes
  • Ignatian Pedagogy
  • Curriculum design and development

Presentations

Snedden, T. (April 19, 2012) Concussion: A Concept Analysis, Western Institute of Nursing (WIN) Conference, Portland, OR.

Snedden, T., Buhring, A., Lauber, M. (April 19, 2012) A Grounded Theory Study of Stress Self-Management in Nursing Students, Western Institute of Nursing (WIN) Conference, Portland, OR.

Pennington, K.; Crewell, J.; Snedden, T.; & Mulhall, M. (September 2011). Ignatian Pedagogy: Transforming Nursing Education. Podium Presentation at 2011 NLN Education Summit, Orlando, FL.

Snedden, T. (April 2011). Adolescent Athletes: Update on Concussions and Sports Supplements. 2011 Podium presentation at Pediatric Nurse Leadership Group Annual Conference, Denver, CO.

LeDuc, K., Berg, B., Snedden, T., & Zenoni, L. Snedden, T. (April 2011). Community of Inquiry Model (CoI): Validating Evidence in Interprofessional Online Learning. Poster Presentation at 44th Annual Western Institute of Nursing Communicating Nursing Research Conference. Las Vegas, NV.

Snedden, T. (September 2008). Congenital Heart Defects…Back to the Basics. Podium Presentation at Annual O’Neil Pediatric Clinical Update, The Children’s Hospital, Denver, CO.

Snedden, T. (July 2008). High Student Learning Outcomes on a Low Simulation Budget. Poster Presentation at Rocky Mountain Nurse Educator Conference, Breckinridge, CO.

Publications

Carlon, S., Bennett-Woods, D., Berg, B., Claywell, L., LeDuc, K., Marcisz, N., Mulhall, M., Noteboom, T., Snedden, T., Whalen, K., Zenoni, L. (2012). The community of inquiry instrument: Validation and results in online health care disciplines. Computers & Education, 59(2), 215–221.

Awards & Recognition

2011: Recipient of University of Colorado –College of Nursing Alumni Scholarship

2010: Recipient of Henrietta Loughren Scholarship- Alpha Kappa Chapter-at-Large, Sigma Theta Tau International

2008: Nightingale Nominee, Denver, CO

2007: Instructor of the Year (Education Affiliates-Denver School of Nursing)