Dr. Janet Houser is retired from her position as Provost at Regis University in Denver, Colorado. Prior to her appointment, she was Dean of the Rueckert-Hartman College for Health Professions and the Vice Provost for Resource Planning. Dr. Houser has a BSN, an MN in maternal-child health, an MS in healthcare administration, and a Ph.D. in applied statistics and research methods. She has taught nurses, administrators, pharmacists, and physical therapy students from undergraduate through doctoral level, primarily in the subjects of research methods, biostatistics, and quantitative methods. Prior to her academic career, Dr. Houser spent 20 years in healthcare administration with the Mercy Health System. Her last position was as regional director for Professional Practice and Clinical Research for Mercy Health Partners in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she was responsible for professional practice and clinical research in 29 facilities. Dr. Houser has published seven books; Clinical Research in Practice: A Guide for the Bedside Scientist; Nursing Research: Reading, Using, and Creating Evidence, which is in its sixth edition; and Evidence-Based Practice: An Implementation Guide. She has more than 30 peer-reviewed publications in journals and has presented her research at regional, national, and international conferences.
Dr. Lisa Chism is clinical director of the Center for Breast Health, Oakland Macomb OBGYN and Associates in Rochester Hills, Michigan. She has been a registered nurse for over 30 years and a certified nurse practitioner for 26 years. Dr. Chism is also a Certified Menopause Practitioner through the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) and a certified sexuality counselor. Dr. Chism is also adjunct Volunteer Faculty, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, and an Adjunct Assistant Professor, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Chism completed a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree in December, 2007 at Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan. Her interests breast, menopause, and sexual health. Dr. Chism’s middle-range nursing theory entitled “Chism’s Middle-Range Spiritual Empathy Theory” is referenced nationally and internationally. She has presented many poster and podium presentations regarding the DNP degree, menopause and sexual health locally and nationally, as well as guest lectured at various universities. In June, 2011, Dr. Chism was inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. She was also selected as Menopause Practitioner of the Year by the North American Menopause Society, September, 2011. She resides in Woodhaven, Michigan with her husband Bruce, daughter Isabel, their poodle, Lucy, and Devon Rex Tiffany.
