Contact Information:

Office: UUG 214H
Phone: 901-759-0029 ext. 135
E-mail: ltate@uu.edu
Snail Mail: Box UUG, 1050 Union University Drive, Jackson, TN 38305-3697

Bio:

Dr. Tate grew up in Cleveland, Mississippi, a lovely college town in the heart of the delta. She decided at the age of six that she wanted to be a nurse and that never changed. Family members were encouraging and nurses at the local hospital mentored her. Because of this strong support, Dr. Tate believes that she has a responsibility to encourage and mentor others in the profession of nursing.

When Dr. Tate taught her first course in nursing she knew that she had found her passion and her calling. She taught maternal-newborn and leadership courses at Baptist Memorial Hospital School of Nursing for fifteen years. During that time she helped to develop and facilitatd the LPN-RN fast-tract program.She has also taught at Itawamba Community College and Bevill State Community College.

Dr. Tate and her husband, James, have moved to Stillmeadow Farm in north Alabama where they raise Tennessee Walking Horses. They are active in their church and Dr. Tate continues to teach part-time for Union University on the Germantown campus.

Education:

• Ed.D., University of Memphis
  
• M.S.N., The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Emphasis: Maternal-Newborn Nursing
  
• B.S.N., Memphis State University
  

Credentials:

• Maternity Nursing Certification (RNC)

Professional Affiliations & Awards:

• Sigma Theta Tau International, Beta Theda at Large
• Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)
• American Nurses Association
• Parish Nurses Association, Florence, Alabama

Scholarly Activities:

• Presentation  2005
  "Writing Across the Nursing Curriculum" at University of North Alabama
• Presentation  2004
  "First Year Students: Getting them on Track Early" at Bevill Community College
• Presentation  2004
  "Teaching Strategies in Nursing Education to Promote the Development of Critical Thinking" at Itawamba Community College

Courses Taught:

• NUR 303 - Introduction to Professional Nursing
• NUR 318 - Nursing of Childbearing Families
• NUR 355 - Spiritual Care in Nursing
• NUR 419 - Issues in Professional Nursing
• NUR 499 - Senior Seminar