Ardith L. Sudduth, PhD

  • Associate Professor
    University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    College of Nursing & Allied Health Professions
    P. O. Box 43810
    Lafayette, LA 70504
  • PHONE: (337)-482-5637
    EMAIL: als0524@louisiana.edu

Education

  • Ph.D. University of Nebraska
  • M.A. University of Nebraska
  • M.S. The University of Michigan
  • B.S. Nebraska Wesleyan University

Post-Graduate/Specialty Training

  • Post Masters University of Texas, Houston

Licensure and Board Certifications

  • FNP American Nurses Credentialing Center,Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice Nursing Licenses:  Family Nurse Practitioner, Louisiana

Academic Positions

  • Associate Professor University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Honors & Awards

  • Nominated Outstanding Researcher to Louisiana State Nurse’s Association Nightingale Awards.
  • Distinguished Professor University of Louisiana Lafayette.
  • Summer Sabbatical College of Nursing and Allied Health Profession, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
  • Nominated for UL Lafayette Distinguished Professor Award from College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions.
  • Mentoring program sponsored by Fellows of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. 
  • Summer Research Award, by College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions, University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
  • Nominated NLN committee by NLN Nominations committee.
  • Nominated for UL Lafayette Distinguished Professor Award from College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions.
  • Tenure, University of Louisiana at Lafayette. 
  • Hamilton Endowed Professorship. 
  • University of Texas at Houston William Randolph Hurst Foundation Scholarship plus in-state tuition.
  • Acadiana Celebrates Nursing : One of 25 nurses selected by Louisiana State Nurses’ Association, District IV.   
  • Hamilton Endowed Professorship. 
  • University of Texas at Houston William Randolph Hurst Foundation Scholarship.
  • Acadiana Celebrates Nursing.
  • Col. Jean Migliorino and Lt. Col. Philip Piccione Commemorative Endowed Nursing Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence.
  • Outstanding Volunteer. Lafayette Community Health Care Center. 

Professional Affiliations

  • Covenant United Methodist Board of Trustees, Member & Secretary
  • Louisiana Nurse Practitioner Association
  • Louisiana State Nurses Association
  • Sigma Theta Tau International & Delta Beta Delta.

Areas of Research Interest

  • Cultural care service learning.

Selected Publications & Presentations

  • Sudduth, A., Wills,E., & Laroussini, J.  Cultural Dynamics and Tensions within Service-Learning in a Community Health Nursing Course. N. Webster & T. Stewart (Eds.) Exploring cultural dynamics and tensions within service-learning.
  • Neiheisel, M, & Sudduth, A. Endocrine Problems and Nutrition in the Aged. (2009) In M. Bernstein and A.  Luggen (Eds). Nutrition for the older adult.  Boston:  Jones and Bartlett Publishers.   
  • Sudduth, A. (2008) Policy Evaluation. In J. Milstead (Ed). The policy process for advanced practice nurses (3nd ed.,) Boston: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.   
  • Leigh, G., Laroussini, J., Patel, S. & Sudduth, A. (2006)  From Dancing with Hurricanes to Regaining our Balance:  A New Normal.  Annual review of nursing education
  • Sudduth, A. & Patel, S. (2010).  Depression:  An Undiagnosed Problem in the Working Poor Seen in a Free Clinic. Poster presentation accepted for American Psychiatric Nurses Association 24th Annual Conference, October 13-16, 2010.  Unable to attend due to lack of funding.
  • Sudduth, A. & Broussard, B., Recruitment And Retention Of Advanced Practice Prepared Nurses Into Nursing Education.  Accepted for presentation at the 24th National Conference of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Nashville, TN June 16—20, 2009.
  • Guilbeau, J. & Sudduth, A. MRSA: A Threat on College Campus. Poster Presentation  American    Academy of Nurse Practitioners 23rd National Conference for Nurse Practitioners, June 20-24, 2008
  • Sudduth, A. & Guilbeau.  Mentoring Experience.  Poster Presentation American Academy of Nurse Practitioners 23rd National Conference for Nurse Practitioners, June 20-24, 2008
  • Sudduth, A. & Patel, S (2007).  Perceived stress of nursing students following hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Poster  presentation at Louisiana State Nurses Association 2007 Convention and link at the     legislature.  April 23-24, 2007.
  • Sudduth, A. & Guilbeau (2007). Crisis on Campus:  A meningococcal outbreak.  Poster presentation at American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Indianapolis, IN June 20-24

Selected Funded Projects and Research

  • Sudduth, A. & Laroussini, J.  Heart Math.. Instructional improvement mini-grants.
  • Borazjani, J., & Sudduth, A. Enhancing simulation with personal recorders. Instructional improvement  minigrant.
  • Sudduth, A. & Borazjani. Using Simulation to Help Nursing Students Develop Empathy.  STEP grant. 
  • Sudduth, A., Harris, S., & Laroussini, J. Expanding student nurses knowledge of community through a simulation game.  Instructional mini grant.
    Neiheisel, M. and Sudduth, A. Student Nurses Improve Health Education in Wellness Wednesday.  Instructional Mini grant. 
  • Sudduth, A. & Savoie, D. Competitively selected to attend the American Academy of Colleges of Nursing and Hartford sponsored Faculty development project:  Enhancing gerontology in senior-level undergraduate courses.
  • Sudduth, A. & Harris, B.  Instructional Minigrant.  Enhancing student’s patient teaching skills through use of DVD-formatted patient teaching materials and a portable DVD player.  
  • Sudduth, A. & Savoie, D. Instructional Minigrant:  Learning about older adults through classic movies.