Lisa Heidi Kiser

Interests

Teaching

Women's health, human sexuality, cultural awareness, interprofessional education

Research

Migration, sexual assault nurse examiner training, gun violence prevention

Courses

Scholarly Contributions

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.
• Kiser, L. H., Bouchard, L. A., Williams, D. K., Freese, E., & Taren, D. (2021). Promoting professional quality of life and resiliency in sexual assault nurse examiners. Journal of Forensic Nursing.
• Slebodnik, M. B., Kiser, L. H., Williams Gilbert, W., Enslow, E., & Sheeran, B. (2021). Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Training: A Review of Literature and Implication for Nursing Education and Service to Rural Communities. Journal of Forensic Nursing.
• Taren, D., Freese, E., Kiser, L. H., Williams, D. K., & Bouchard, L. A. (2022). Promoting professional quality of life and resiliency in sexual assault nurse examiners. Journal of Forensic Nursing.
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  Bouchard, Williams, D., Kiser, L., Freese, E., & Taren, D. (2022). Promoting Professional Quality of Life and Resiliency in Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners. Journal of Forensic Nursing, 18(1), 13–20. https://doi.org/10.1097/JFN.0000000000000350
• Landau, A., Sanchez, B., Kiser, L., De Zapien, J., Hall-Lipsy, E., Pina Lopez, D., Ingram, M., & Ahumada, J. (2021). Health Sciences Interprofessional Collaborative: A Perspective on Migration, COVID-19, and the Impact on Indigenous Communities. Frontiers in Sociology, 6, 618107.
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  At the United States-Mexico border, the impacts of immigration policy are dynamic with political, humanitarian, and health outcomes. This article highlights the experiences at the Casa Alitas migrant shelter in Tucson, Arizona. Casa Alitas aims to meet the needs of the im/migrants it serves, including the unique needs of indigenous asylum-seekers from Central America. We highlight the importance of community-based humanitarian response to support asylum-seekers in a way that acknowledges our shared humanity and implements specific approaches (e.g., language justice and trauma informed care). The effort at Casa Alitas is unique because in addition to other partnerships, Casa Alitas established an interprofessional collaboration between the University of Arizona Health Sciences Colleges and the Arizona State University School of Social Work. The interprofessional collaboration encourages mutual education amongst our professions and the use of our extended networks to meet the needs of im/migrants and asylum seekers in our community and the United States. We recommend the development of best practices in asylum health care, the importance of creating border-wide networks to build on local resources, and highlight the importance of exposing future health practitioners to trauma informed and culturally and linguistically appropriate care.
• Kiser, L. H., & Butler, J. (2020). Improving Equitable Access to Cervical Cancer Screening and Management. American Journal of Nursing, 120(11), 58-67.
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  Each year, 13,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with cervical cancer and 4,000 die from it. Moreover, 8 million women 21 to 65 years of age haven't had a Pap test in five years. Hispanic women have the highest incidence of cervical cancer and are less likely to be screened or return for care. Migrant women can face additional barriers to cervical cancer screening, including federal prohibitions against their participation in public health insurance exchanges and nonemergency Medicaid.
• Kiser, L. H. (2018). Women, migration, and the challenges of health care on the US-Mexico border.. Quickening, 49(3), 36.

Presentations

• Kiser, L. H. (2024, April). Migration is a Human Right: Women's Healthcare in the Borderlands.. Border Health: Information for Action Conference. Nogales, Sonora.
• Kiser, L. H., McGrew, S. B., & Holland, M. (2024, May). Holland, M., Kiser, L., & McGrew, S. (2024). La Mesa Redondo: Rol de la Enfermera-Partera de Practica Advanzada y El Uso de Investigación (Panel Presentation:  Role of the Advance Practice Nurse-Midwife and the Use of Research).  May 3rd, 2024, . III Congreso Internacional IIESS. San Carlos, Sonora, MX..
• Kiser, L. H. (2023, April). Migration is a human right: Women's Healthcare in the Borderlands. American College of Nurse-Midwives Region VI Seminar Series. Online: American College of Nurse-Midwives Region VI.
• Kiser, L. H. (2023, February). Midwifery and Community Resiliency. American College of Nurse-Midwives Arizona Winter Summit. Tucson, AZ: American College of Nurse-Midwives Arizona Affiliate.
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  Facilitator of panel on community resiliency
• Kiser, L. H. (2023, March). Dismantling racism and creating a more just future: Nurses as transformative change leaders.. University of Arizona Diversity and Inclusion Symposium. Tucson, AZ.
• Kiser, L. H., & Herring, C. (2023, May). Experiencia de enfermería de práctica avanzada en EUA-Arizona. II Congreso Internacional del Instituto Interamericano de Educación Superior para la Salud,. Guaymas, MX: Sonora Nursing Assopciation.
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  Presentation ont he role of the nurse practitioner in the United States
• Gaines, K., Francisco, M., DeWolfe, L., Hallenbeck, S., Shukri, J., Dalessio, S., Harper, B., Fong-Jablonski, A., Kiser, L. H., & Godfrey, T. M. (2021, April). Gallup Indian Medical Center COVID-19 Relief Project: A Service-Learning Immersion. Arizona AHEC 9th Annual Interprofessional Rural Health Professions Program Conference. Virtual format: Arizona Area Health Education Center.
• Kiser, L. H., & Coyle, C. (2021, 12/21). Migration is a Human Right: Offering Welcoming and Inclusive Care in the Borderlands. UAHS EDI Speaker Series: Universal Human Rights Month.
• Hall-Lipsy, E. A., Guernsey De Zapien, J. E., Ingram, M., Kiser, L. H., Koch, B. D., Landau, A., Lebensohn, P., Ahumada, j., Lopez, d., Sanchez, B., & Tucker, K. (2020, March). Developing and implementing an interprofessional training program in the midst of a border crisis: Milagros. Teaching Prevention 2020. San Antonio, TX: Association for Prevention Teaching and Research.
• Tucker, K., Sanchez, B., Lopez, D. P., Ahumada, J., Lebensohn, P., Koch, B. D., Kiser, L. H., Ingram, M., Guernsey De Zapien, J. E., Landau, A., & Hall-Lipsy, E. A. (2020, October). Academic-community partnerships to empower students to address the migrant crisis. APHA 2020: Annual Meeting and Expo. Virtual.
• Kiser, L. H. (2019, May). Caring for the Women Who Care for Us: Increasing Access to Healthcare for Uninsured Migrant Women in Tucson, AZ.. Border Health: Information for Action Conference.. Nogales, MX: University of Arizona College of Nursing and College of Public Health.
• Kiser, L. H. (2018, August 24th). Providing Culturally Sensitive Care for Childbearing Women and their Families. Tucson Neonatal and Perinatal Nurses Conference. Tucson, Arizona.
• Kiser, L. H. (2018, Fall). Quien Es Mi Vecino: Global Health Issues in the Border Between Mexico and the United States. Rotary International District Five Conference. Tucson, AZ: Rotary International, District Five.
• Kiser, L. H. (2018, Fall). Quien Es Mi Vecino: La Salud Es Un Derecho Humano En La Frontera Entre De México y Los Estados Unidos. National and International Nursing Conference, College of Sonoran Nurses. Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico: Colegio Sonorense de Enfermeras, A.C..
• Kiser, L. H. (2018, March). Applying Integrative Nursing Techniques. Third International Nursing Conference. Hermosillo, MX: Universidad de Sonora.
• Kiser, L. H., & Bowman, N. (2018, Fall). Arizona Nurses Address the Gun Violence Epidemic. Nurses-Arizona Superheroes: 2018 Arizona Nurses Association Convention. Phoenix, AZ: Arizona Nurses Association.
• Kiser, L. H., & Perez, L. J. (2018, March). Integrative Nursing and Transforming Nursing Education. Third International Nursing Conference. Hermosillo, MX: Universidad de Sonora.
• Hom, S., O'Conniell, M., Kiser, L. H., Goldsmith, M. M., Carlson, R. E., & Miller, C. S. (2017, April 2017). Developing Integrative Nurses of the Future: Transforming Entry Nursing Education. 2nd Annual International Integrative Nursing Symposium. Tucson, AZ: Internation Integravie Nursing.
• Kiser, L. H. (2017, May). Panel Discussion on the Impact of Gun Violence and the Role of Nurses. Tucson Nurses Week Foundation Showcase. Tucson, Arizona: Tucson Nurses Week Foundation.
• Kiser, L. H. (2017, May). The Role of Nursing in Addressing the Gun Violence Epidemic. Tucson Nurses Week Foundation Showcase. Tucson, Arizona: Tucson Nurses Week Foundation.

Poster Presentations

• 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.
• Kiser, L. H., & Williams, D. K. (2021, 08/29/21-9/01/21). Increasing access to sexual assault nurse examiner training: An innovative DNP student training program. International Council of Nurses NP/APN Network Conference (Virtual). Virtual: International Council of Nurses.
• Kiser, L. H. (2017, 4/14). Gun Violence Prevention, Rural Health, and Vulnerable Populations: A Call to Action. Interprofessional Rural Health Professions Conference. Tucson, Arizona: University of Arizona Area Health Education Centers.
• Kiser, L. H. (2016, November). The Role of the Nurse Practitioner in Addressing the Gun Violence Epidemic in the United States. The Southern Arizona Advanced Practice Nurse-Nurse Practitioner Society Annual Conference. Tucson, AZ: The Southern Arizona Advanced Practice Nurse-Nurse Practitioner Society.