Background
Hinds, Pamela Sue was born on March 19, 1951 in Bellows Falls, Vermont, United States. Daughter of Albert J. and Rita R. Hinds.
Hinds, Pamela Sue was born on March 19, 1951 in Bellows Falls, Vermont, United States. Daughter of Albert J. and Rita R. Hinds.
Bachelor of science in nursing magna cum laude, U. Vermont, 1973; MSN in Psychiatric Nursing summa cum laude, U. Arizona, 1974; Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Nursing Research, U. Arizona, 1985.
Unit charge nurse, St. Mary's Hospital, Tucson, 1973-1974;
clinical specialist, La Frontera Mental Health Clinic, Tucson, 1973-1978;
intake director, Arizona Children's Home, Tucson, 1976-1978;
team leader, Tahoe-Forest Hospital, Truckee, California, 1978-1980;
instructor psychiatric nursing, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1980-1981;
research associate College Nursing, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1981-1985;
nurse clinician adolescent care unit, Tucson General Hospital, 1982-1985;
coordinator nursing research, clinical specialist, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, since 1985;
associate director research for behavioral medicine, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, since 1994. In-service consultant Nevada Urban Indians, Inc., Reno, 1979-1980. Instructor psychiatric nursing U. Nevada, Reno, 1978-1980.
Assistant professor of University Tennessee College Nursing, Memphis, 1985-1988, associate professor, 1988-1991. Active Institutional Review Board, 1987-1994, Science Review Board, since 1993. Reviewer numerous grants in field.
Presenter numerous professional groups and conferences.
Deacon Idlewild Presbyterian Church, Memphis, since 1995. Fellow American Orthopsychiatric Association. Member ANA (certified clinical specialist in child/adolescent mental health nursing, member committee county nurse researchers), Oncology Nursing Society (core member research committee 1986-1988, chairpersonedn. committee 1989-1993, member task force on advance practice certified 1990, core member certified research committee since 1995, National Cancer Institute conference fellow 1986), National Cancer Institute (project grant reviewer 1987-1992, nursing predoctoral grant applications reviewer 1987-1991), Tennessee Nurses Association (member research committee 1986-1992, Research Poster award 1988, 89, 91, 92), Arizona Nurses Association (chairman nominating committee 1983-1985, program committee 1984-1985, co-chairman peer support group 1980-850, Association Pediat.
Oncology Nurses (member research committee since 1987, co-chairperson task force on specialty certified 1988-1991, research grantee 1988, 91, 93), Memphis Area Council for Ambulatory Nursing(chairman 1985-1986, conference coordinator 1986), Sigma Theta Tau, Sigma Xi (treasurer 1989-1991).
Married Ronald R. Griffin, October 4, 1975. Children: Benjamin, Adam.