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Education

• BSN: ºÚÁÏÌìÌÃ
• MSN: Executive Nursing Administration, ºÚÁÏÌìÌÃ
• DNP: Executive nursing Administration, ºÚÁÏÌìÌÃ

Specialized Training & Certification

• Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
• TeamSTEPPS Master Trainer
• Nurse Executive, Board Certified
• Asthma Educator-Certified
• Certified Pediatric Nurse
• Certified Pediatric Oncology Nurse
• Certified APHON Chemotherapy & Biotherapy Provider Instructor
• Certified Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Instructor
• AHA BLS Instructor

Research 

• Community & Academic Partnerships in Education
• Improving the Culture of Safety in Healthcare
• Quality Improvement
• Translating Evidence-Based Research into Practice
• Nursing Education

Publications

• Buckner, E. B., Copeland, D. J., Miller, K.S., & Op’tHolt, T. (2018). School-based interprofessional asthma self-management education program for middle school students: A feasibility trial. [Community Policy Brief]. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action, 12(Special Issue 2018). 9.

• Buckner, E. B., Copeland, D. J., Miller, K.S., & Op’tHolt, T. (2018). School-based interprofessional asthma self-management education program for middle school students: A feasibility trial. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action, 12(Special Issue 2018). 45-59. 

• Copeland, D., Miller, K., Moore, B., Clanton, C. Op’tHolt, T. (2019). Creation of an Interprofessional Evidence-Based Practice Council for Collaborative Practice. Ochsner Journal, 19(1).  [abstract].

• Copeland, D., Miller, K., Moore, B., Clanton, C. Op’tHolt, T. (2019, February). Implementation of an interprofessional evidence-based practice council to enhance patient outcomes and empower frontline staff. Virginia Henderson e-Repository, Creating Healthy Work Environments Conference, 2019 (CHWE19PST12). https://sigma. nursingrepository.org/handle/ 10755/16810 P

• Copeland, D. (2019). Spotlight on leadership: Targeting the fear of safety reporting on a unit level. Journal of Nursing Administration, 49(3), 121-124. doi: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000000724

• Lampron, S. & Copeland, D. (2019). Spotlight on clinical care: Using a sleep protocol to limit sleep interruptions on a medical-surgical unit. Journal of Nursing Administration, 49(7/8), 350-353.  

• Copeland, D., Miller, K., & Clanton, C. (2020). Spotlight on leadership: The creation of an interprofessional evidence-based practice council. Journal of Nursing Administration, 50(1), 12-15.

Teaching

Graduate Courses Taught

• Data Management and Decision Making in Health Care Systems
• Evidence-based Practice and Quality Improvement in Healthcare
• Healthcare Policy & Finance
• Organizational and Systems Leadership
• Project Planning
• Managing Healthcare Personnel
• Nursing Administration Concepts & Theories
• Nursing Administration Finance
• Nursing Administration Field Study
• Nursing Administration Internship
• Nursing Administration Seminar
• Executive Administration Project Planning & Development
• Executive Administration Residency I
• Executive Administration Residency II
• Executive Administration Residency III

Honors and Awards

• Excellence in Practice Award, 2001
• President List/Dean’s List, 1997-2001
• Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society, 2000-2005, 2015
• Alpha Theta Chi Honor Society, 2000-2005
• Golden Golden Key Honor Society, 2000, 2015
• Phi Kappa Phi Honnor Society, 2000
• Silver Medal Award for Respect, USACWH 2016
• Christie Miree Award Nominee, 2016
• Beacon of Light Award (Employee of the Month) April 2016
• Lizzie Whetsell Award (Roy Conference), June 2016
• New Faculty Scholar’s Program, 2017
• ºÚÁÏÌìÌà Faculty Development Council (USAFDC) Grant. February 2016-February 2017