Volunteer Highlight: deborah volker and Mary Lou Adams

     

The NOEP staff is honored to work with two remarkable nursing professionals who were recently inducted as Fellows in the American Academy of Nursing. Both have been dedicated supporters of NOEP for over 20 years, and continue to guide our efforts as active members of our Steering Committee.

Debbie Volker, PhD, RN, AOCN, FAAN is an Associate Professor of Nursing at The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing. Her research interests center on ethical dilemmas and decisions that adults with cancer, their families, and nurses experience within the context of terminal illness. Teaching interests include bioethics, theories of adult health nursing and qualitative research methods. Dr. Volker's commitment to students extends to mentoring first-time undergraduate researchers. Prior to this current appointment, she served as Director of Nursing Education and an adjuvant clinical ethicist at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. 

Mary Lou Adams, PhD, RN, CS, FNP, FAAN is an Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing at The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, and the lead faculty for the Family Nurse Practitioner Tract. She has done considerable work in the area of health promotion and illness prevention for underserved and minority populations, including breast, cervical, and prostate cancer screening projects.  Dr. Adams developed a community-based model for enhancing outreach and breast cancer screening for underserved women which resulted in more than 8,000 African American women being screened over five years. For over 20 years, Dr. Adams has served on numerous community boards and health organizations at the state and national level.

 

The NOEP Volunteer Network is an extension of our staff and vital to our success! 

We count every 15 minutes of time you give to NOEP that advances our mission to educate nurses (even if you are being compensated by another company). This includes sharing emails, distributing material, preparing/traveling/speaking, reviewing CNE, or helping with events. All those minutes add up! Click here to quickly log your volunteer time.

Membership

You don't have to be a nurse! Anyone interested in NOEP's mission of educating nurses on cancer prevention, detection, treatment and survivorship is encouraged to join the Network. Just send your name, location, and area of interest to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . We'll email you when opportunities arise, and you can choose when and how much to participate.

Opportunities

• Review cutting edge nursing program content
• Contribute articles, photos or other items for NOEP publications
• Assist with conference logistics in your area
• Help staff a NOEP exhibit booth for an hour or two at a regional event
• Help in the registration area for an hour or two at a nursing conference
• Be an Ambassador to schools of nursing and provide faculty with resources
• Help gather data from nurses in your area to determine specific education needs
• Share NOEP press and marketing materials with your colleagues

 

Internships

NOEP offers semester-long, non-paid internships to students interested in gaining experience in a nonprofit setting. Interns work directly with NOEP team members in: Administration, Marketing & Communications, and Program Evaluation. Undergraduate and graduate level students, as well as recent graduates, are eligible to apply.

Internship applicants must:

• Have an interest in learning about the workings of a non-profit organization
• Be available to work 10-20 hours per week at the NOEP office in Austin, Texas
• Be able to provide their own housing and transportation
• Have strong verbal and written communication skills, working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs, as well as competency with the Internet and e-mail

 Get Started.

Interested applicants should submit a resume and cover letter detailing the internship objectives to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .