Delaine Smith
Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
Area of Specialty: Graduate Faculty
- Contact
- Petro Allied Health CenterRoom 203N1700 SW College AveTopeka, KS 66621-1117785.670.1525
- Degrees & Certifications
- Baker University, Bachelor of Science
- Washburn University, Bach of Science in Nursing
- Univ of Alabama in Birmingham, Master of Science in Nursing
- Medical Univ/South Carolina, Master of Science in Nursing
- Univ of Alabama in Birmingham, Doctor of Nursing Practice
- Teaching
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- NU 859 DXA, Adv Psych Nurs Spec Focus Prac
- NU 859 DXB, Adv Psych Nurs Spec Focus Prac
- NU 859 DXC, Adv Psych Nurs Spec Focus Prac
- Career Accomplishments
- Dr. Smith is currently an Assistant Professor at Washburn University School of Nursing. Dr. Smith previously taught full time at the University of Alabama in Birmingham for 2 years and inaugurated the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program. He taught in several different courses at UAB including Advanced Health Assessment, Role Development, Issues and Translating Evidence into Practice. He served 21 years in the United States Air Force and retired in 2006 earning the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. His first MSN is from UAB as a Psychiatric Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist. He earned his second MSN from Medical University of South Carolina as an Adult Nurse Practitioner and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. He completed his doctoral studies at UAB in 2012. Dr. Smith has taught in several different course within WU SON. He is engaged in part time practice in a community based mental health clinic, serving primarily an indigent and SPMI population. His research interests include the integration of psychiatric services into ambulatory care settings, patient centered medical home models, suicide prevention and patient’s readiness to engage in initial psychiatric services.
