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CURRICULUM VITAE

Stacee Lerret PhD
Professor Hybrid
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Gastroenterology

OFFICE ADDRESS:
Children’s Wisconsin - Specialty Clinics Building
8915 W Connell Court
Milwaukee, WI 53226

EDUCATION:
08/1995 - 05/1999 B.S., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
05/1999 - 05/2002 M.S.N., Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
08/2006 - 12/2010 Ph.D., Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI

HOSPITAL AND CLINICAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
09/2000 - 05/2002 Registered Nurse (Part-time), Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
05/2002 - 10/2006 Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (Full-time), Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
10/2006 - 07/2011 Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (Full-time), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
07/2011 - 07/2017 Assistant Professor, (Full-time) Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
07/2017 - Present Associate Professor (Full-time), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
07/2022 - Present Professor, Pediatrics, Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Medical College of Wisconsin

HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES:
08/2002 - Present Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, 9000 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226

SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION:
Board Certified
Issue DateExpiration
Pediatric Nursing Certification Board:Primary Care
09/15/2003
02/28/2023
PNCB: Acute Care
08/01/2007
02/28/2023
American Board of Transplant:Clinical Transplant Coordinator
11/01/2009
12/31/2024
   
Certificates
Issued By Issue DateExpiration
CPR
AHA
09/1996
10/2022
PALS
AHA
05/2001
10/2022
    

Licensure
Number Issue DateExpiration
Wisconsin License: Registered Nurse
08/01/2000
02/28/2024
Wisconsin License: Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber
09/15/2003
09/30/2022
    

AWARDS AND HONORS:
10/2005 Poster of distinction at Association of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Nurses Annual Conference. Poster by: Lerret, S., Skelton, J., Kilway, D., & Telega, G., Salt Lake City UT
10/2006 Poster of distinction at Association of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Nurses Annual Conference. Poster by: Lerret, S., Skelton, J., Kilway, D., Noel, R., & Telega, G. , Orlando FL
2007 - 2008 Federal Nurse Traineeship Award Recipient, Marquette University, PhD Program
2008 - 2009 Federal Nurse Traineeship Award Recipient, Marquette University, PhD Program
2009 - 2010 Federal Nurse Traineeship Award Recipient, Marquette University, PhD Program
2012 Julie Lathrop Nursing Research Award, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
2013 - 2015 Accepted to Clinical Research Scholars Program, Supported by the National Center for Research Resources and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institute of Health through Grant Number 8UL1TR000055
2016 Outstanding Student Teacher, Medical College of Wisonsin
2016 Expert Clinician, Medical College of Wisconsin
2018 Excellence in Professionalism, Children's Specialty Group
2020 Julie Lathrop Research Award, Children's Wisconsin

MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
05/2000 - Present National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners (NAPNAP)
05/2001 - Present Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society
11/2001 - Present Metro Milwaukee Nurse Practitioners
06/2003 - Present American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)
11/2003 - Present NATCO The Organization for Transplant Professionals
10/2004 - Present The Association of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Nurses (APGNN)
03/2008 - Present Wisconsin Chapter International Transplant Nursing Society (ITNS)
08/2008 - Present International Transplant Nursing Society (ITNS)

EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS:
Editorial Board
01/2010 - Present World Journal of Hepatology
Journal Review
10/2008 Annals of Medicine
09/2009 Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management
02/2010 World Journal of Hepatology
12/2010 Pediatrics International

NATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
12/2002 - 12/2004 American Liver Foundation - Wisconsin Chapter Education Board Member
12/2002 - 12/2004 American Liver Foundation - Wisconsin Chapter Medical Advisory Board Member
09/2003 - Present Publication and Presentation Committee for Studies of Pediatric Liver Transplantation (SPLIT)
09/2005 - 09/2006 Chair Elect for Studies of Pediatric Liver Transplantation (SPLIT) Coordinator Group
10/2005 - 10/2006 North American Transplant Coordinators Association (NATCO) Liver/Intestine Ad Hoc Committee for Professional Practice
09/2006 - 09/2007 Chair for Studies of Pediatric Liver Transplantation (SPLIT) Coordinator Group
09/2008 - 09/2010 Chair for Studies of Pediatric Liver Transplantation (SPLIT) Coordinator Research Group
01/2009 - 01/2010 Clinical co-chair of the Awards Committee for NATCO
05/2009 - Present Symposium for Advanced Transplant Professionals, Conference Co-Chair, NATCO
09/2009 - Present Wisconsin ITNS Chapter Board Member
02/2010 - 02/2011 International Transplant Nursing Society Abstract Reviewer

RESEARCH GRANTS/AWARDS/CONTRACTS/PROJECTS:
Active
Peer Review
Title:
Transition from Hospital to Home Post Solid Organ Transplant
Source:
Consortium for Pediatric Nursing
Role & Effort:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
10/2008 - 10/2011
Direct Funds:
$5,000 (total for all years)
  
Title:
Parents of Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: Transition From Hospital to Home and Chronic Illness Care
Source:
Children's Research Institute
Role & Effort:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
07/2010 - 07/2011
Direct Funds:
$23,000 (total for all years)
  
Prior
Peer Review
Title:
The Transition from Hospital to Home in Parents of Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Source:
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
Role & Effort:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
07/01/2009 - 12/01/2010
Direct Funds:
$4,995 (total for all years)
  

INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
National
Lerret, S. Pediatric Obesity and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Association of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Nurses National Conference. Orlando, FL, 10/2006
Lerret, S. The SPLIT Experience: Pediatric to Adult Transition. Annual Studies of Pediatric Liver Transplantation Meeting. St. Louis, MO, 10/2008
Lerret, S. Transition: The Adult Coordinator Perspective. SPLIT Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA, 09/2009
Lerret, S., Coleman, L, & Hoy, H. Changing Practice Based on Evidence: How It Improved Our Practice. NATCO Symposium for Advanced Transplant Professionals. Fort Lauderdale, FL, 01/2010
Lerret, S. Adolescent Transplantation: No One Said It Would Be Easy. NATCO Symposium for Advanced Transplant Professionals. Fort Lauderdale, FL, 01/2010
Lerret, S., Abdelnour, T., & Ryan, K. What's New in Donation and Transplantation Literature. NATCO Symposium for Advanced Transplant Professionals. Hollywood, FL, 01/2011
Lerret, S. Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Patients: When to Worry and What to Do. NAPNAP 32nd Annual Conference on Pediatric Health Care. Baltimore, MD, 03/2011
 
Regional
Lerret, S. Anemia in the Pediatric Liver Transplant Patient. United Network for Organ Sharing Region 7 Educational Forum. Milwaukee, WI, 10/2003
 
Local
Telega, G. & Lerret, S. Crossroads on Medicine, Ethics, Law and Social Science. Medical College of Wisconsin, Multi-Dimensional Education Program. Milwaukee, WI, 01/2004
Lerret, S. Obesity and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: When to Worry and What to Do. Pediatric Critical Care Nurse Practitioners Lunch and Learn Lecture Series at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. Milwauke, WI, 02/2004
Lerret, S. Pediatric Liver Transplantation: A Staff Education Program. Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Pediatric Intensive Care Nurses. Milwaukee, WI, 04/2006
Lerret, S. Pediatric Liver Transplantation: A Staff Education Program. Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Nursing Staff. Milwaukee, WI, 01/2008
Lerret, S. Pediatric Liver Transplantation: A Staff Education Program. Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Nursing Staff. Milwaukee, WI, 03/2008
Lerret, S. Pediatric Liver Transplantation: A Staff Education Program. Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Nursing Staff. Milwaukee, WI, 05/2008
Lerret, S. Pediatric Liver Transplantation: A Staff Education Program. Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Nursing Staff. Milwaukee, WI, 07/2008
Lerret, S., & Waggoner, S. Immunosuppression in the Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Recipient. Creating a Caring Practice Pediatric Nursing Conference. Waukesha, WI, 11/2008
Weiss, M., Johnson, N., Lang, C., Sherburne, E. & Lerret, S. Readiness for Discharge for Parents of Hospitalized Children. Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Nursing Grand Rounds. Milwaukee, WI, 12/2008
Lerret, S. Discharge Readiness: Are Patients Truly Ready? International Transplant Nursing Society Wisconsin Chapter: 2nd Annual Meeting. Madison, WI, 10/2009
Lerret, S. Pediatric Liver Transplantation: A Staff Education Program. Children's Hospital of Wisconsin PICU Nursing Staff. Milwaukee, WI, 10/2009
Lerret, S. Adolescents and Transplantation. Marquette University Graduate Students. Milwaukee, WI, 02/2010
Lerret, S., & Ohlendorf, J. Getting Funded for your Doctoral Work. Marquette University College of Nursing Doctoral Forum. Milwaukee, WI, 02/2010
Lerret, S. Solid Organ Transplant Patients in Primary Care: When to Worry and What to Do. WNA APN Forum 24th Annual Pharmacology and Clinical Update. Wisconsin Dells, WI, 04/2010
Lerret, S. EBV and Post Transplant Proliferative Disease in Pediatrics. International Transplant Nursing Society Wisconsin Chapter: 3rd Annual Meeting. Milwaukee, WI, 10/2010
Lerret, S. Transition from Hospital to Home: Parents of Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Recipients. Sigma Theta Tau Delta Gamma Chapter. Milwaukee, WI, 12/2010
Lerret, S. Adolescents and Solid Organ Transplant. Marquette University Graduate Students. Milwaukee, WI, 02/2011
 

PEER REVIEWED WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
International
Skelton, J., Kilway, D., Lerret, S., & Telega, G. High Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Children Seen in a Weight Management Program. North American Association for the Studies of Obesity. Toronto, Canada, 10/2005
 
National
Lerret, S., Skelton, J., Kilway, D., & Telega, G. Predictors of Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis in Overweight Children. Poster presentation at both North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition and the Association of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Nurses poster sessions, Salt Lake City, UT, 10/2005
Telega, G., Lerret, S., Kilway, D., & Skelton, J. Epidemiology of Abnormal Transaminases in Overweight Children. North American Society for Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition national conference in Salt Lake City, UT, 10/2005
Francolla, K., Margolis, D., Lerret, S., & Telega, G. Consideration of Bone Marrow Transplant as Treatment for Liver Transplant-Associated Graft-Versus-Host. North American Society for Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Annual Conference. Orlando, FL, 10/2006
Lerret, S., Skelton, J., Kilway, D., Noel, R., & Telega, G., Large Reduction in Serum Alanine Aminotransferase Level with Slight Decrease in Body Mass After Participation in Lifestyle Modification Program. North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition and the Association of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Nurses Annual Conference. Orlando, FL, 10/2006
Lerret, S., Skelton, J., Kilway, D., Noel R. & Telega G., Large Reduction in Serum Alanine Aminotransferase Level with Slight Decrease in Body Mass After Participation in Lifestyle Modification Program., Association of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Nurses Annual Conference. Orlando, FL, 10/2006
Frenn, M. & Lerret, S. Challenge with Care: Reflections on Teaching Excellence. National League for Nursing Education Summit. San Antonio, TX, 09/2008
Frenn, M. & Lerret, S. Challenge with Care: Reflections on Teaching Excellence. Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science. Washington, DC, 10/2008
Lerret, S., Banda, J., Biank, V., & Telega, G. Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Chronic Liver Disease: One Center's Experience. North American Society for Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Annual Conference. San Diego, CA, 11/2008
Banda, J., Lerret, S., Biank, V., & Telega, G. Congenital Intrahepatic Arterioportal Fistulas: Indication for Liver Transplant. North American Society for Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Annual Conference. San Diego, CA, 11/2008
Lerret, S. Transitioning from Pediatric to Adult Care: Who's Doing What? NATCO 34th Annual Meeting. Las Vegas, NV, 08/2009
Lerret, S. Transition from Hospital to Home: Parents of Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Recipients. Midwest Nursing Research Society. Kansas City, MO, 04/2010
Lerret, S. The Adult Coordinator Perspective: Transitioning from Pediatric to Adult Care. NATCO 35th Annual Meeting. Fort Lauderdale, FL, 08/2010
 
Regional
Lerret, S., Skelton, J., Kilway, D., & Telega, G. Predictors of Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis in Overweight Children. 8th Annual Southeastern Wisconsin Nursing Research Conference. Milwaukee, WI, 05/2006
Lerret, S., Skelton, J., Kilway, D., Noel, R., & Telega, G. Large Reduction in Serum Alanine Aminotransferase Level with Slight Decrease in Body Mass After Participation in Lifestyle Modification Program., 9th Annual Southeastern Wisconsin Nursing Research Conference. Milwaukee, WI, 05/2007
Lerret, S. & Frenn, M. Challenge with Care: Reflections on Teaching Excellence. 32nd Annual Midwest Nursing Research Society Conference. Indianapolis, IN, 03/2008
Lerret, S. Transition from Hospital to Home in Parents of Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Recipients. Midwest Nursing Research Society. Columbus, OH, 03/2011
 

COMMITTEE SERVICE:
Hospital
12/2004 - 12/2006 Advanced Practice Nurse, Credentialing Committee
07/2009 - Present Advanced Practice Nurse, APN Council
 

MCW TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
Resident and Fellow Education
Informal teaching of GI Fellows and Pediatric Residents
 

EXTRAMURAL TEACHING:
Medical Student Education
05/2002 - 08/2003 Marquette University College of Nursing, Clinical Instructor, Undergraduate pediatric clinical course
09/2004 - 07/2006 University of Wisconsin Milwaukee College of Nursing, Lecturer, Instructor for undergraduate seminar and clinical sections
 
Graduate Student Education
01/2011 - Present Marquette University College of Nursing, Part-Time Faculty, Instructor for graduate course on the advanced nursing care of children and families
 

PROGRAMMATIC DEVELOPMENTS:
Educational Programs
Student
03/2008 Preceptor for Marquette University College of Nursing Graduate Student
03/2010 Preceptor for Marquette University College of Nursing Acute Care Graduate Students
09/2010 Preceptor for Marquette University College of Nursing Acute Care Graduate Students
Fellow
Informal teaching of fellows
Resident
Informal teaching of residents
 
 
 
 

COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES:
05/2010 American Liver Foundation. Fundraising and participation in Wisconsin ½ Marathon. Kenosha, WI
 


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. Lerret, S. & Skelton, J. (2008). Pediatric Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Gastroenterology Nursing, 31(2), 115-119.
2. Lerret, S. (2009). Discharge Readiness: An Integrative Review Focusing on Discharge Following Pediatric Hospitalization. Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing, 14(4), 245-255.
3. Lerret, S. & Frenn, M. (In press). Challenge with Care: Reflections on Teaching Excellence. Journal of Professional Nursing.
4. Weissberg-Benchell, J., Zielinski, T. E., Rodgers, S., Greenley, R. N., Askenazi, S. L., Goldstein, S. L., Fredericks, E. M., McDiarmid, S., Williams, L., Limbers, C. A., Tuzinkiewicz, K., Lerret, S., Alonso, E. M., Varni, J. W. (2010). Pediatric Health Related Quality of Life: Feasibility, Reliability and Validity of the PedsQL Transplant Module. American Journal of Transplantation, 10, 1686-1694.
5. Lerret, S., Garcia-Rodriguez, L., Skelton, J., Biank, V., & Telega, G. (Accepted). Predictors of Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis in Overweight Children, Gastroenterology Nursing.
6. Lerret, S & Weiss, M. (Accepted). How Ready Are They? Parents of Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Recipients and the Transition from Hospital to Home, Pediatric Transplantation.