Lauren Anne Acosta

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Journals/Publications

• Williams, D., Bouchard, L., Giraldo, I., Carstensen, G., Kiser, L., Acosta, L., Buxbaum, S., Wong, A., & Taren, D. (2024). Burnout Reduction Strategies Using Mobile-Based Applications: The Creation and Development of the SANE Well App. Journal of forensic nursing.
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  Sexual assault nurse examiners (SANEs) provide specialized medical forensic care to survivors of sexual assault, often working in stressful conditions, with routine exposure to the traumatic experiences of their patients. SANEs experience high levels of both vicarious trauma and burnout.
• Morris McEwen, M., & Acosta, L. A. (2022). Post-Rape Experiences of Undocumented Mexican Women in the U.S.–Mexico Border Region: A Critical Ethnography. Hispanic Health Care International, 154041532211027. doi:10.1177/15404153221102797

Presentations

• Acosta, L. A. (2024). Increasing survivor access to care following sexual assault.. University of Arizona Health Sciences –Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Speaker Series.
• Acosta, L. A., Overgaard, P. M., & McGuckin, N. E. (2024, June). In the patient's shoes: Exploring the social and structural determinants of health through fieldwork immersion. ACHNE 2024 Annual Institute. Chicago North Shore, Illinois: The Association of Community Health Nurse Educators.
• Overgaard, P. M., & Acosta, L. A. (2024, June). Using concept mapping to explore health equity and SDoH. ACHNE Annual Institute. Chicago North Shore, Illinois: The Association fo Community Health Nurse Educators.
• Acosta, L. A., & McGuckin, N. E. (2023, June). Teaching policy development through simulation. ACHNE Institute. San Diego, California: Association of Community Health Nursing Educators & Association of Public Health Nurses.
• Lindstrom-Mette, A. M., & Acosta, L. A. (2023, July). Surviving Burnout with Yoga. . Nurse Educator Conference in the Rockies. Breckenridge, CO.
• Williams, D. K., Giraldo-Vasquez, I., Acosta, L. A., & Taren, D. L. (2023, September). Burout reduction strategies using mobile-based applications: The creation and development of the SANE Well App.. International Association of Forensic Nurses Annual Conference. Phoenix, Arizona: International Association of Forensic Nurses.
• Acosta, L. A., & Lindstrom-Mette, A. M. (2022, July). Team building: The magic of developing a faculty team. Nurse Educators Conference. Breckenridge, Colorado: Centennial Area Health Education Center.
• Acosta, L. A., & Overgaard, P. M. (2022, January). Trustworthiness by design: Developing a clear research purpose. The Qualitative Report Conference. Virtual Synchronous Workshop.
• Acosta, L. A., & Overgaard, P. M. (2022, May). Ready, set, go: A stepwise approach to developing research proposals in the ambulatory healthcare setting. The American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nurse Annual Conference. Las Vegas, NV.
• Acosta, L. A., & Overgaard, P. M. (2021, January). What are qualitative questions?. The Qualitative Report Conference. Virtual Synchronous Workshop.
• Acosta, L. A., Young, J. E., & Lange, J. M. (2021, September). Out of the shadows: Caring for undocumented survivors of sexual violence. International Conference on Forensic Nursing Science and Practice. Asynchronous Virtual Presentation.
• Freese, E., & Acosta, L. A. (2021, August). UArizona SANE Program. Rural Women’s Health Symposium. Synchronous Virtual Presentation.

Poster Presentations

• Overgaard, P. M., & Acosta, L. A. (2024). Universal Determinants of Health Model: A Comprehensive Model to Explore Health Equity. AZ Health Equity Conference. Phoenix, AZ.
• Overgaard, P. M., Duran, W., & Acosta, L. A. (2024, July). Peer coaching as a collabortive learning strategy. Nurse Educators Conference in the Rockies. Breckenridge, Colorado: Centennial Area Health Education Center.
• Swartout, M., Clark, M., Goligoski, M., Rudee, H., Overgaard, P. M., & Acosta, L. A. (2024). Using artificial intelligence to address equity in determinants of health. AZ Health Equity Conference. Phoenix, AZ.
• Overgaard, P. M., & Acosta, L. A. (2023, July). QUERY: A framework for developing an evidence-based practice project. Nurse Educators Conference in the Rockies. Breckenridge, Colorado: Centennial Area Health Education Center.
• Young, J. E., & Acosta, L. A. (2023, April). Better together: Benefits of team-based learning in skills lab. The Western Institute of Nursing Conference. Tucson, Arizona: The Western Institute of Nursing.
• Acosta, L. A., & Overgaard, P. M. (2022, Spring). Using online survey software to collect visual data for qualitative research. The Western Institute of Nursing Conference. Portland, OR.
• Acosta, L. A., Kiser, L. H., & Freese, E. (2022, April). A trauma informed approach to training sexual assault nurse examiners. The Western Institute of Nursing Conference. Portland, OR.