Timian M Godfrey

Interests

Research

Health behavior and promotion for vulnerable populations, health policy, social determinants of health.

Teaching

Advanced practice nursing, interprofessional collaboration, health promotion and behavior, evidence-based practice, population health, nursing leadership, health policy.

Courses

Scholarly Contributions

Journals/Publications

• Garcia, D. O., Sun, X., Shea, K. D., Sanderson, P. R., Barra, K., Villavicencio, E., & Godfrey, T. M. (2022). Advancing Liver Cancer Prevention for American Indian Populations in Arizona: An Integrative Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(6), 1.
• Melton, F., Jones, D., Godfrey, T. M., Cordova-marks, F. M., & Breathett, K. (2022). Metabolic Syndrome Among American Indian and Alaska Native Populations: Implications for Cardiovascular Health.. Current hypertension reports. doi:10.1007/s11906-022-01178-5
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  The latest national data reports a 55% prevalence of metabolic syndrome in American Indian adults compared to 34.7% of the general US adult population. Metabolic syndrome is a strong predictor for diabetes, which is the leading cause of heart disease in American Indian and Alaska Native populations. Metabolic syndrome and associated risk factors disproportionately impact this population. We describe the presentation, etiology, and roles of structural racism and social determinants of health on metabolic syndrome..Much of what is known about metabolic syndrome in American Indian and Alaska Native populations comes from the Strong Heart Study as there is scant literature. American Indian and Alaska Native adults have an increased propensity towards metabolic syndrome as they are 1.1 times more likely to have high blood pressure, approximately three times more likely to have diabetes, and have higher rates of obesity compared with their non-Hispanic White counterparts. Culturally informed lifestyle and behavior interventions are promising approaches to address structural racism and social determinants of health that highly influence factors contributing to these rates. Among American Indian and Alaska Native populations, there is scarce updated literature evaluating the underlying causes of major risk factors for metabolic syndrome, and progression to cardiometabolic disease. As a result, the actual state of metabolic syndrome in this population is not well understood. Systemic and structural changes must occur to address the root causes of these disparities.
• Shurson, L., Godfrey, T. M., Flamm, K. L., Bertsch, M., Broughton, E., & Prettyman, A. (2021). Utilizing Academic Service Partnerships to Advance the Care of Veterans. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners.
• Schallmo, M., Godfrey, T. M., Dunbar, D., Brown, K., Coyle, A., & D'Aoust, R. (2019). Is it time for the 4th P in nurse practitioner education? Physical assessment, pathophysiology, pharmacology, and procedures: A systematic review.. Journal of American Association of Nurse Practitioners. doi:DOI:10.1097/jxx.0000000000000206

Presentations

• Godfrey, T. M., Ute, W., & Freddie, A. (2023, July).  Our Journeys: Nursing and Healthcare
  
  . Our Land, Our Health, Our Education.
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  Invited podium presentation 
• Godfrey, T. M., Busby, K., & Buchda, V. (2022, February). What’s being done to Address the Nursing Shortage for Rural and Tribal Communities. Arizona Rural and Public Health Policy Forum. Virtual format: Arizona State Office of Rural Health.
• Godfrey, T. M., Chen, A. C., & Mun, C. J. (2022, April). The Impact of COVID-19 on the Quality of Life of Native American Nurses. Western Institute of Nursing Annual Conference. Portland, OR: Western Institute of Nursing.
• Godfrey, T. M., Joyce, A., Palmieri, S., Rainbow, J., Lacasse, C. L., Rishel, C. J., Wofford, K., Newson, L., Kent, E., & Sweeney, C. (2022, March). Why Meaningful Recognition Matters: Helping Nursing Faculty Bloom During a Pandemic. Creating Healthy Work Environments National Conference. Washington D.C.: Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.
• Garcia, D. O., & Godfrey, T. M. (2021, October). Interdisciplinary Approaches to Advance Liver Cancer Prevention for Arizona Mexican-origin and Indigenous Communities. 2021 Arizona Health Equity Conference. Phoenix, Arizona: Arizona Health Equity Coalition.
• Godfrey, T. M. (2021). Picture a Scientist. University of Arizona Research Cancer Center speaker series. Virtual format.
• Godfrey, T. M. (2021, June). Advancing Nursing Workforce Diversity Impact Summit, Holistic Admissions Impact Panel. Diversity Impact Summit. Virtual formart: American Association of Colleges of Nursing.
• Godfrey, T. M. (2021, May). You Have Your DNP Degree…What’s Next?. Improving Health Outcomes through Translational Scholarship Symposium. Virtual format: Johns Hopkins School of Nursing.
• Godfrey, T. M., & Barajas, J. (2021, October). Culture and Aging: Considerations in Care for Indigenous Elders. The National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence Leadership Conference. Virtual format: National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence.
• Godfrey, T. M., & Russell, K. (2021, November). Coming Together to Grown Our Own. Native American Heritage Month Speaker Series. Virtual format: University of Arizona Health Science Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.
• Godfrey, T. M., & Shukri, J. (2021, June). Creating Symbiosis During the COVID-19 Pandemic Through Academic Service Partnerships and Community Engagement. 47th Annual Arizona Rural Health Conference. Flagstaff, Arizona: University of Arizona Center for Rural Health.
• Godfrey, T. M., Ikner, L., Valencia, C., & Ditzler, G. (2021, September). Inclusive Engagement Panel. Arizona's Science, Engineering & Math Scholars (ASEMS) Program Conference. Virtual format: University of Arizona.
• Godfrey, T. M., Kiser, L. H., Fong-Jablonski, A., Harper, B., Dalessio, S., Shukri, J., Hallenbeck, S., DeWolfe, L., Francisco, M., & Gaines, K. (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.
• Godfrey, T. M., Langley, C., & Bliss, S. (2021, February). Nursing is Political: How to Use Your Voice and Advocate for the Future. Arizona Nurses Association RN Advocacy Day. Virtual format: Arizona Nurses Association.
• Gallagher, S. P., Shurson, L., Godfrey, T. M., Love, R. A., & Dupont, L. A. (2019, April). The deliberate use of the DNP Essentials: A framework for educational practice. 46th Annual NONPF National Conference. Chicago, IL: National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties.
• Godfrey, T. M., Begay, R., Saltclah, S., & Allison-Burbank, J. (2019, April). Integrating Cultural Humility into Clinical, Research, and Prevention Practices with Indigenous People. 8th Annual AZ AHEC Interprofessional Rural Health Program Conference. University of Arizona: Arizona AHEC.
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  The adoption of cultural humility into research and health science professional practice promotes healthy collaboration and improved outcomes in American Indian/Alaska Native populations. Skillful development of practices utilizing Western-based knowledge enhanced with cultural consideration offers an innovative approach to addressing health disparities existing in tribal communities. The importance of incorporating cultural humility into clinical, research, and prevention practices with Indigenous people will be explored through the lens of a multi-disciplinary professional Indigenous panel.
• Godfrey, T. M., Begay, R., Saltclah, S., & Allison-Burbank, J. (2020, April). Integrating Cultural Humility into Clinical, Research, and Prevention Practices with Indigenous People. 8th Annual AzAHEC Interprofessional Rural Health Conference. Tucson, AZ: Arizona AHEC.
• Godfrey, T. M., Shurson, L., & Sweeney, C. (2020, September). Elevating and Celebrating Compassionate Nursing Practice: A Leadership Imperative. National League for Nursing Education SummitNational League for Nursing.
• Brown, K., Coyle, A., Dunbar, D., Godfrey, T. M., Schallmo, M., & D'Aoust, R. (2018, July). “Is it Time for the 4th P in Nurse Practitioner Education – Physical Assessment, Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, and Procedures?”. American Association of Nurse Practitioners 2018 National Conference. Denver, CO: American Association of Nurse Practitioners.

Poster Presentations

• Scheid, A., Godfrey, T. M., & Goldsmith, M. M. (2022, April). Amplifying the Voices of Underrepresented Students in Nursing Education. Western Institute of Nursing Annual Conference. Portland, OR: Western Institute of Nursing.
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  First author is a student mentee.
• Davis, M., Littzen-Brown, C., Sogge, C., & Godfrey, T. M. (2021, February). Pronoun Recognition for Inclusive Excellence Across the University of Arizona College of Nursing. 3rd Annual UAHS LGBTQ+ National Symposium. Virtual format: University of Arizona Health Sciences LGBTQ+ Interest Group.
• Lacasse, C. L., Godfrey, T. M., Perez, L. J., Perez, L. J., Godfrey, T. M., & Lacasse, C. L. (2021, June). The Arizona Nursing Inclusive Excellence Program: Shifting the education paradigm. Diversity Impact Summit. Virtual format: American Association of Colleges of Nursing.
• Munoz, J., & Godfrey, T. M. (2021, June). Integrating Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion into Organizational Structure. Diversity Impact Summit. Virtual format: American Association of Colleges of Nursing.
• Newton, T., Godfrey, T. M., Prettyman, A., Sogge, C., & Kennedy, L. (2021, February). A Safe Zone for Doctor of Nursing Practice Program. 3rd Annual University of Arizona Health Sciences LGBTQ+ National Symposium. Virtual format: University of Arizona Health Sciences LGBTQ+ Interest Group.
• Perez, L. J., Godfrey, T. M., & Lacasse, C. L. (2021, October). Cultivating and Supporting Diversity in the Future Nursing Workforce. Arizona Nurses Association. Phoenix: AzNA.
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  This poster presentation discussed how our ANIE program is meeting the need to continue comprehensive support structures for admission and retention of under-represented students in the profession and workforce to meet the needs of our increasing diverse patient populations in the nation.
• Gallagher, S. P., Shurson, L., Godfrey, T. M., Dupont, L. A., & Love, R. A. (2019, Fall). The deliberate use of the DNP Essentials: A framework for educational practice.. Western Institute of Nursing Conference. Portland, OR: Western Institute of Nursing.
• Godfrey, T. M., Schallmo, M., Dunbar, D., & D'Aoust, R. (2019, March). “Time for the 4th P in Nurse Practitioner Education.”. Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Education Research Conference. Washington, D.C.: Sigma Theta Tau.
• Koithan, M. S., Perez, L. J., Godfrey, T. M., & Pool, N. M. (2020, December). Maintaining Academic Enrichment During A Pandemic: A Virtual Summer Intensive for Underrepresented Students. AACN DIversity Symposium. Virtual: AACN.
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  Poster Demonstration of the virtual summer intensive experience for underrepresented students under the ANIE HRSA Grant. An explanation of how this very effective in person intensive was transitioned to a successful virtual intensive.
• Dunbar, D., Godfrey, T. M., Schallmo, M., & D'Aoust, R. (2019, August). “Is it Time for the 4th P in Nurse Practitioner Education – Physical Assessment, Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, and Procedures?”. National Doctor of Nursing Practice Conference 2019. Washington, D.C.: Doctors of Nursing Practice.
• Godfrey, T. M., & McIltrot, K. (2019, May). Quality improvement project: The Effect of a Diabetes Self-Management Education Program within American Indian Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Identified in the Emergency Department.. Improving Health Outcomes through Translational Scholarship Symposium. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University.

Reviews

• Godfrey, T. M. (2023. Peer reviewer for the Journal of the American Medical Association.
• Godfrey, T. M. (2020. COVID-19 Impacts to Health and Wellness among Native American, Native Hawaiian, Alaska Native Peoples, and Indigenous Groups throughout the World.

Others

• Godfrey, T. M. (2023, May).

  “Go For Broke”- Honoring a Rich AAPI History

  . Tribal Times Newsletter.
• Godfrey, T. M. (2020, December). Community Mental Health Journal.
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  Peer reviewer
• Godfrey, T. M. (2020, November). Health justice begins with acknowledgement. Johns Hopkins Nursing. https://magazine.nursing.jhu.edu/2020/11/health-justice-begins-with-acknowledgement/
• Godfrey, T. M., & Kahn-John, M. (2020, November). How UArizona Nursing’s Land Acknowledgement Honors the Traditional Homelands of Tribal Nations.. University of Arizona College of Nursing. https://www.nursing.arizona.edu/news/how-uarizona-nursing’s-land-acknowledgement-honors-traditional-homelands-tribal-nations