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, 20(4). doi:10.1097/JFN.0000000000000509
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  Introduction: 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. Purpose: The purpose of this article was to describe the development of a SANE support application, accessible to all SANEs, that utilizes self-care and positive coping strategies to enhance SANE resilience and thereby reduce burnout. Methods: The conceptual framework for the SANE support application was psychological first aid, an evidence-informed, manualized intervention to assist individuals in the immediate aftermath of exposure to potentially traumatic events. Focus groups with SANEs informed the content of the application named “SANE Well.” Result: SANE Well delivers these helpful coping elements within an easy-to-use, mobile platform, at no cost. User testing during two SANE clinical skills laboratory trainings revealed the app had smooth and efficient functionality and meets its intended goals without unnecessary complexities. Conclusion: There is an urgent need for SANEs to protect their well-being while they care for individuals who have experienced sexual assault. The SANE Well application offers a novel way to provide and encourage positive coping strategies for nurses to reduce burnout.
• 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
• Acosta, L., Overgaard, P., Pool, N., Renz, S., & Crist, J. (2019). You learn when you teach: A narrative pedagogy for faculty and doctoral-level student teaching assistants. Qualitative Report, 24(11).
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  The purpose of this study was to understand the meaning of online co-teaching for PhD faculty and teaching assistants (TAs). Narrative pedagogy underpinned the inquiry, which was designed to advance the discourse on mentorship of PhD future faculty. A faculty member and TA authors kept concurrent weekly journals or after-the-fact written reflections. The authors analyzed data as a team using a five-phase interpretive phenomenological analysis process to interpret the meaning of co-teaching for faculty and TAs. Lines of inquiry, central concerns, exemplars, shared meanings, and paradigm cases supported the overall interpretation, “You Learn When You Teach.” Co-mentorship should be a requirement for nursing faculty preparation programs. Five strategies for ensuring success of PhD nursing students’ development as professional nurse scholars are recommended. Doctoral programs (e.g., PhD; DNP) would benefit from a unified approach to faculty preparation, guided by theories such as narrative pedagogy.

Presentations

• Acosta, L. A., Overgaard, P. M., & Young, J. H. (2025, June).

  Harnessing the power of AI to enhance nursing education

  . Nurse Educators Conference in the Rockies. Breckenridge, CO: Centennial Area Health Education Center.
• 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

• Acosta, L. A., Overgaard, P. M., Kiser, L. H., Wong, A., Williams, D. K., Taren, D., & Bouchard, L. A. (2025, August).

  Reproductive Health Teaching Associates: A survivor centered approach for SANE trainings with standardized patients

  . International Association of Forensic Nurses Annual Conference. Omaha, NE: International Association of Forensic Nurses.
• 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.