- Assistant Professor
- Southeastern Louisiana University, Baton Rouge Center
- Baton Rouge, LA 70809, 4849 Essen Lane
- PHONE:(225) 765-2324
- EMAIL:jharper@selu.edu
Education
- Ph.D Louisiana State University
- M.S.N Southeastern Louisiana University
- B.S Southeastern Louisiana University
Post-Graduate/Specialty Training
Licensure and Board Certifications
- Registered Nurse in Louisiana
Academic Positions
- Assistant Professor SLU School of Nursing, Baton Rouge Center
- Adjunct Faculty (Graduate) Loyola University, Baton Rouge Center
Honor & Awards
- Class Mentor SLU School of Nursing
- Instructor of the Year SLU School of Nursing Student Nurses’ Association
Professional Affiliations
- Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nursing – Rho Zeta Chapter
Areas of Research Interest
- Jeannie Harper and Dr. Donna Hathorn - The Experience of Students, Faculty, and Graduates from a Second Degree Baccalaureate Nursing Program, Qualitative Research in collaboration with Dr. Susan Pryor’s study on Second Degree Students in Nursing
- Jeannie Harper and Dr. Karen Moody, Literature Review and Proposal presently being developed on health belief practices and knowledge of nursing students relating to the prevention of cervical cancer and the Gardisil Vaccine
- Qualitative Research - Preceptor Effectiveness for New Graduate Nurses – Presently conducting literature review – follow-up from dissertation research
Selected Publications & Presentations
- Machtmes, K., Deggs, D., Johnson, E., Fox, J., Burke, M., Harper, J., Matzke, B., Arcemont, L., Hebert, L., Tarifa, T., Reynaud, A., Aguirre, R. & Brooks, C., (in press). Teaching qualitative research methods through service-learning. The Qualitative Report.(2009)
- Harper, J. & Burke, M. (2009). I’ve arrived in cyberspace--Now, where’s my lecture? Manuscript submitted for publication.
- Harper, J., & Tillman, K. (2009). New GraduateBaccalaureate Nurses and Acute Care HospitalUnits: Can This Marriage Be Saved? Manuscript submitted for publication.
- Reviewed Maternal Child Chapters of NCLEX review book; Dr. Louise Plaisance, primary author (Prentiss Hall Publications)
- In progress – Presently co-authoring psyc/mental health nursing chapter for NCLEX review book with Michele Ellis. Dr. Louise Plaisance, primary author (Prentiss Hall Publications) Estimated publication date – 2009
- Jeannie Harper - Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy; Presentation for Safe Solutions to High Risk Pregnancies; Woman’s Hospital, Baton Rouge, LA, February 2009
- Jeannie Harper – Multiple Sclerosis and Pregnancy; Woman’s Hospital, Baton Rouge, LA, April 2009
- Jeannie Harper – Southeastern La. University Simulation Workshop – presenter
- Jeannie Harper and Mary Burke – Innovative Technology in New Faculty Orientation, Drexel University Conference for Educational Technology, Hilton Head, South Carolina, March, 2008
- Jeannie Harper and Mary Burke – MRSA in Community Settings, Presentation for Louisiana Department of Sanitation, Baton Rouge, LA, November 2007
- Jeannie Harper and Mary Burke – I’ve Arrived in Cyberspace…Now Where’s my lecture; Accepted for poster presentation at Drexel University 2009 Nursing education conference; declined due to budget cuts.
- Jeannie Harper - The Lived Experience of New Graduate Baccalaureate Registered Nurses Working in an Acute Care Hospital Setting, Drexel University Conference for Nursing Education, Miami, FL, June, 2007
Selected Funded Projects and Research
Research Review