Jean Sheerin Coffey, Ph.D., CPNP

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Office: 203 Rowell
Email: Jean.Coffey@uvm.edu

Education

Ph.D., University of Connecticut School of Nursing, 2006
Certificate of Advanced Study, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Northeastern University, 1999
M.S., University of Vermont, Nursing, 1996
B.S., Norwich University, Nursing, 1992
A.S., University of Vermont, Nursing, 1977

Research

• The Experience of Puerto Rican Families Who Take Their Child To The Emergency Room for Asthma Care, Doctoral Dissertation, University of Connecticut, March 2006
• Pediatric Office Emergencies and Emergency Preparedness, Funded by the Children's Miracle Network, $10,000 grant
• Family Asthma Program Enhances Asthma Knowledge, Masters Thesis, University of Vermont, May 1996

Publications

Coffey, J., Cloutier, M., Meadows-Oliver, M., Terrazo, C. The Experience of Puerto Rican Families Who Bring Their Children to the ED for Asthma Care. Journal Pediatric Health Care, September/October 2012 Volume 26, No. 5

Coffey, Jean. Parenting a Child with a Chronic Illness: A Meta-synthesis. Pediatric Nursing, January/ February, 2006

Coffey, Jean. in Ordinary Miracles in Nursing, ( 2006). Winstead Fry, P, & Labovitz, D, Jones & Bartlett, New York

Recommendations for the Management of Asthma for the Child in School, Sponsored by a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and the Vermont Department of Health, 2003

Heath, B., Coffey, J., Malone, P. & Courtney, J. 2000. Pediatric Office Emergencies and Emergency Preparedness in a Small Rural State, Pediatrics, 106(6) 1391-1396 (Abstract)

Selected Presentations

• The Experience of Puerto Rican Families Who Bring Their Children to the Emergency Department for Asthma Care, Poster Presentation National Hispanic Medical Association, Washington D.C; Ziegler Research Forum, University of Vermont and Qualitative Health Research Conference, University of Alberta Canada, 2012
• Vermont Nurse Practitioner Association Conference, Asthma Education for NPs, 2012
• American Lung Association Asthma Educators Conference, Burlington, VT, 2010

Selected Honors & Awards

Anabel Sharp Nursing Scholarship, University of Connecticut, 2004
Outstanding Research Award, Innovations in Primary Care XIII, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 1999
Glaxo Wellcome National Community Award Recipient, 1999
American Lung Association of Vermont: Asthma Volunteer Award , 1996

Selected Professional Affiliations

American Heart Association PALS instructor
National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
Sigma Theta Tau International; Kappa Tau Chapter
Vermont Department of Health Asthma Advisory Panel
Vermont Lung Association, Board of Directors, 1990-1999, President 1995-1997
Vermont State Nurses Association, 1989-2004