Lucy Graham
I have been a registered nurse for 34 years and have clinical experience in critical care, emergency, HIV, and public health nursing. Since 2016, I have worked at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, Colorado teaching in both undergraduate and graduate nursing programs. I am currently an Associate Professor of Nursing and the Director of the Department of Health Sciences.
I worked in an integrated, nurse-led, federally funded clinic for people living with HIV for 23 years serving a 22-county region of western Colorado. I completed my PhD in nursing science from the University of Colorado in 2016, studying predictors of viremic control for people living with HIV in rural areas. Current research and projects focus on care for people experiencing homelessness, predictors of success for undergraduate nursing students, and academic-practice partnerships to support student learning. Partnering with a neuroarts practitioner to explore potential benefits of related interventions for nursing students to support well-being and decrease burnout is of particular interest as we work to combat the nursing shortage crisis.