Chronic Illness: Impact and Intervention

Dr. Larsen has been a certified rehabilitation nurse and a nursing educator and administrator for nearly 25 years in a university setting, currently serving as Associate Dean and Professor at the Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing at the University of Wyoming. Her passion in chronic illness began as a staff nurse in a neurological unit in the late 1970's. During her masters degree program in the early 1980's, her plan of study focused on oncology and Hospice. She has past federal training grants in rehabilitation and geriatric rehabilitation, and her publications focus on the clinical issues of chronic illness and the older adult. Dr. Larsen is a Fellow in the National Gerontological Nursing Association (NGNA). She currently is serving NGNA as Vice-President as well as being Chair of the Rehabilitation Nursing Foundation of the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses.