Background

Dr. Granger brings with her a diverse and extensive background in nursing education. Having taught in both online and on ground nursing programs at all levels (associate, undergraduate, master’s and doctoral), Dr. Granger is most passionate about working to form genuine connections with students and helping them to achieve their full potential.

In her decades of experience, Dr. Granger has done many course and program revisions at colleges and universities across the nation. She is also passionate about interprofessional collaboration. In her most recent position, she was on faculty at the University of Southern California where she helped to develop the nation’s first online family nurse practitioner program housed in a school of social work.

As a family nurse practitioner, Dr. Granger has worked extensively with the adolescent and young adult homeless population in King County and on Whidbey Island. She has a heart for adolescents and young adults struggling to find identity and purpose in their lives.

Certifications

Family Nurse Practitioner, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Publications

Semborski, S., Redline, B., Madden, D., Granger, T., & Henwood, B. (2021). Housing interventions for emerging adults experiencing homelessness: A scoping review. Child & Youth Services Review. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2021.106081

Granger, T.A., Cook, P.F., & Ramos, G. (2019). Adolescent peer and parent relationships into emerging adulthood. Western Journal of Nursing Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/0193945919848439

Schneiderman, J.U, Kennedy, A.K., Granger, T.A., & Negriff, S. (2019). Predictors and correlates of unstable housing experiences among a child welfare-involved sample. Journal of Public Child Welfare. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1080/15548732.2019.1590288

Granger, T., Zappas, M., & Walton-Moss, B., & O’Neill, S.P. (2018). A patient panel of case studies to teach across the FNP curriculum. Journal of Nursing Education, 57(8), 512.

Zappas, M., & Granger, T. (2017). Managing adolescents with type II diabetes mellitus. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 13(4), e171-e176.

Granger, T. (2014). Teaching social justice principles in nursing: An active learning community assessment exercise. Journal of Nursing Education, 53(9), 544.

Granger, T.A. (2011). Exploring the effect of poor relationships on behavior during the adolescent transition to emerging adulthood. Dissertation Abstracts International, (UMI No. 3467216).

Granger, T. (2007). In Sigma Theta Tau, Daybook for nurse leaders and mentors (p. 35, 125, 139, 156, 159). Indianapolis, IN: Sigma Theta Tau International.

Barton, A.J., Gilbert, L., Baramee, J., & Granger, T. (2006). Cardiovascular risk in Hispanic and non-Hispanic preschoolers. Nursing Research, 55(3), 172-179.

Granger, T. (2006). Mentoring: Leading the way toward positive change. Reflections on Nursing Leadership, 32(3).

Presentations

Granger, T., Rodman, M., & Snyder, Q. (2023, May). Developing a School of Ministry Program. Poster and materials presented at the Western WA & Alaska Regional Conference. Oak Harbor, WA.

Lewis, J., Goodman, K., Granger, T., and Zappas, M. (2019, April). Grand rounds: Building collaborative relationships between nursing and social work. How to manage substance abuse and co-occurring disorders in a young, homeless mother. University of Southern California, Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work.

Zappas, M., & Granger, T. (2019, June). Managing adolescents with Type II DM: A social determinants of health perspective. Podium presentation at the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners 2019 Annual Conference. Indianapolis, IN.

Evans,Y.N., Granger, T., & Wisk, L.E. (2019, March). Career tips: Positioning yourself for personal and professional success. Workshop presentation at the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine Annual Meeting. Washington, D.C.

Granger, T., & Zappas, M. (2018, April). Guided inquiry learning in online graduate courses: The cycle of learning. Poster presentation at the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties 44th Annual Conference. Indianapolis, IN.

Granger, T. (2018, April). Complementary alternative medicine approaches to treating common illnesses. University of Southern California, Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work’s Departments of Adult Mental Health and Wellness and Nursing Virtual Wellness Fair. University of Southern California, Virtual Academic Center

Granger, T. (2018, September). Integrative Behavioral Health: Guest speaker. Workforce Development of Integrated Behavioral Health Practitioners to Serve Medically Underserved and Rural Populations on the West Coast. University of Southern California, Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, Los Angeles, CA

Granger, T., Zappas, M., & Schilperoort H. (2018, November). Integrative health interventions for the treatment of adult major depressive disorder: A review of literature. Poster presented at the 3rd Annual Institute for Integrative Health Conference. University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.

Schneiderman, J.U., Kennedy, A.K., Granger, T.A., & Negriff, S. (2017, January). Maltreated and comparison adolescents’ reports of unstable housing: Relationship to delinquency. Oral presentation at the Society for Social Work and Research Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

Granger, T., Zappas, M., Walton-Moss, B., & O’Neill, S. (2017, April). Using a patient panel of case studies to teach across the FNP curriculum. Podium presentation at the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties 43rd Annual Conference. Washington, D.C.

Granger, T. & Cook, P. (2017, April). Secondary analyses in nursing: Exemplars from the Add Health database. Poster presented at the Western Institute of Nursing 2017 Regional Conference. Denver, CO

Zappas, M., & Granger, T. (2017, June). The importance of Integrative Health in primary care: Western medicine will only take you so far! Podium presentation at the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners 2017 National Conference. Philadelphia, PA.

Becker, K., Granger, T., Goodman, K., & Cederbaum, J. (2017, October). Social determinants of health: The intersection of social work and nurse practitioner education. Presentation at the Collaborating Across Borders VI Conference. Banff, Canada

Granger, T., Redline, B., & Henwood, B. (2017, November). A systematic review of housing-led interventions for homeless youth: Preliminary findings. Presentation at the West Coast Convening VIII, Seattle, WA.

Schneiderman, J.U., Kennedy, A.K., Granger, T.A., & Negriff, S. (2016, November). Relationship between unstable housing and delinquency in maltreated and comparison adolescents. Poster presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Denver, CO

Granger, T. & Hymes-Davis, L. (2014, Nov). Maintaining best practice: A community-based research project between Seattle University and the King County Juvenile Detention Center. Community-Engaged Scholarship Symposium, Seattle University, Seattle, WA.

Granger, T. (2013, April). Seattle’s P3 project: A qualitative secondary analysis of the voyager journey. Poster presented at the Western Institute of Nursing 46th Annual Communicating Nursing Research Conference, Anaheim, CA.

Granger, T. (2013, April). Guided inquiry learning in nurse immersion courses: A pilot project. Poster presented at the Western Institute of Nursing 46th Annual Communicating Nursing Research Conference, Anaheim, CA.

Recommended Reading

• The Bible
• Notes on nursing: What it is, and what it is not by Florence Nightingale
• The making of a leader by Frank Damazio
• How people grow by Henry Cloud and John Townsend
• Leadership pain: The classroom for growth by Samuel Chand
• Faith encounters: Learning to walk with Jesus daily by Martha Rodman

Hobbies

• Cooking, food preservation, raising ducks, small space decorating

Interests

• Interprofessional learning and collaborative education
• Pedagogical innovations to improve critical thinking and course outcomes
• Program development
• Adolescent and young adult homelessness
• Young adult high risk behavior