DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SCIENCES

Faculty

Education

Completing Doctor of Education (in research portion of dissertation)
Adult Education       
Oklahoma State University, Tulsa, OK

M.S., Nursing
Child Health Nurse Practitioner/Clinical Specialist
University of South Alabama College of Nursing, Mobile, AL
1999

B.S., Nursing (Cum Laude)
University of South Alabama College of Nursing, Mobile, AL
1998

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Certificate
University of Alabama in Birmingham College of Nursing, Birmingham, AL
1976

Diploma of Nursing
St. Margaret’s School of Nursing, Montgomery, AL
1974

Employment

2009-present
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Department of Health Sciences
Rogers State University, Claremore, OK

2005-2009
Associate Director of Human Subjects Research
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa, OK

1999-2005
Institutional Review Board Administrator
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa, OK

2002-present
Adjunct Nursing Faculty
Bacone College, Muskogee, OK

03/99-08/99
Adjunct Nursing Faculty and Occupational Health Nursing
PRN Nursing, Mobile, AL

1998-1999
School Nurse
Infirmary Health System, Inc, Mobile, AL

03/98-08/98
PRN Education Position
University of South Alabama Knollwood Park Hospital, Mobile, AL

1991-1998
EPSDT Department Head
University of South Alabama Hospitals, Mobile, AL

19881991
Clinical Faculty Appointment
Department of Pediatrics
University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Mobile, AL

1987-1988 (part time)
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Lowndes County Health Services, Hayneville, AL

1987-1988 (part time)
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Department of Medical Genetics
University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL

1986-1987 (part time)
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Private Practice
Dr. D.J. Angnos, Montgomery, AL

1984-1986
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Private Practice
Dr. A.Z. Holloway, Montgomery, AL

1988-1984
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Monsky Developmental Center, Montgomery, AL

1981-1983
Staff Nurse
St. Margaret’s Hospital, Montgomery, AL

1979-1981
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
National Health Service Corps, Montgomery, AL

1976-1979
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Montgomery Housing Authority, Montgomery, AL

1974-1975
Staff Nurse
St. Margaret’s Hospital, Montgomery, AL

Honors and Awards

• Post Baccalaureate Nursing Scholarship from the Alabama Board of Nursing, 1998
• Professional Nurse Traineeship Grant, 1998
• Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society, 1998
• University of South Alabama’s College of Nursing’s Undergraduate Leadership Award, 1998
• Sigma Theta Tau Scholarship Recipient, 1997
• Dean’s List, 1996-1999

Professional Affiliations

• Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research
• The National Association of IRB Managers

Licensure/Certification

• Registered Nurse, Oklahoma Board of Nursing
• Certified IRB Manager, The National Association of IRB Managers
• Certified IRB Professional, Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research

Publications

Bycroft, T.C., O’Conner, T., Hoff, C., & Bohannon, A. (2000). Choosing a less painful injectable penicillin for treatment of Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis. Pediatric Emergency Care, 16 (6), 398-400.

Presentations

Bycroft, Theresa C. (2006, November). Why you need to register your research with ClinicalTrials.gov and how to do it. Grand Rounds Oklahoma State University Medical Center. Tulsa, OK.

Bycroft, Theresa C. (2006, August). Registering your research with ClinicalTrials.gov. Presentation at the Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences’ Research Symposium, Developing Tomorrow’s Research Today. Tulsa, OK.

Nichols-Sharpe, Sallie, Bycroft, Theresa, Woodard, Chris, & Foster, Vickie (2003,October). Reading habits and preferences of educational cohort groups in Oklahoma. Paper presented at the meeting of the Rocky Mountain Educational Research Association, Edmond, OK.

Nichols-Sharpe, Sallie, Bycroft, Theresa, Woodard, Chris, & Foster, Vickie (2004, January). Reading habits and preferences of educational cohort groups in Oklahoma. Paper presented at the meeting of the Oklahoma Educational Studies Association, Stillwater, OK.

Immunizations in a Managed Care Environment

• Alabama State Nurses Association Convention, October 1999