Jane Tuttle, PhD, APRN, BC, FNP, CPNP

(Pronouns: She/her/hers)

Professor Emerita
Professor of Clinical Nursing

Education

Ph.D. in Family Studies, 1992. University of Connecticut. Storrs, CT
M.S. in Primary Care Nursing (FNP), 1984. University of Rochester. Rochester, NY
B.S. in Nursing, 1979. University of Rochester. Rochester, NY
Certificate in Pediatric Nurse Associate/Practitioner, 1976. State University of N.Y. Buffalo. Buffalo, NY
A.A.S. (with distinction) in Nursing, 1974. Monroe Community College. Rochester, NY

Bio

A distinguished educator and clinician with more than 40 years of experience as a nurse practitioner, Jane Tuttle joined the School of Nursing faculty in 1993 after a stint teaching at Yale University, and took over as specialty director of the Family Nurse Practitioner program a year later.

Passionate about adolescent health issues, she was nursing discipline coordinator for the HRSA-funded Leadership Education in Adolescent Health (LEAH) program from 1997-2015 and has served in the same role for the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) program from 2000-2017.

President of Region 2 of The Nurse Practitioner Association, New York State, she is also a longtime member and has served in various leadership roles with the Epsilon Xi chapter of Sigma Theta Tau. She has been honored as Nurse Practitioner of the Year by New York State and the Connecticut Nurse Practitioners Group, and inducted as a Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.

At the UR School of Nursing, she has been named a Faculty Hero, Outstanding Scholarly Practitioner, and a Distinguished Alumnae. She earned her bachelor's and master's degree from the UR School of Nursing, her NP certificate at the University at Buffalo, and her PhD from the University of Connecticut.

Current Focus

Jane continues to teach the family theory course for FNP students and provides other support for the school of nursing, including interviewing applicants, advising, and strategic planning.

Professional Experience

Professor,: University of Rochester (Clinical Nursing and Pediatrics), Rochester, NY, US. 2005 - Current
Interim Nursing Disciple Coordinator,: University of Rochester (HRSA funded program), Rochester, NY, US. 2000 - Current
Director of the Family Nurse Practitioner Program,: University of Rochester School of Nursing, Rochester, NY, US. 1999 - Current
Advanced Nurse Practitioner,: University of Rochester Medical Center (Pediatric Nursing), Rochester, NY, US. 1994 - Current
Nursing Discipline Coordinator,: University of Rochester (HRSA funded program), Rochester, NY, US. 1997 - 6/2012
Associate Professor,: University of Rochester (Clinical Nursing and Pediatrics), Rochester, NY, US. 2001 - 2005
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics,: University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, Rochester, NY, US. 1994 - 2001
Assistant Professor,: University of Rochester School of Nursing (Nursing), Rochester, NY, US. 1993 - 2001
Assistant Professor,: Yale University (Family Nurse Practitioner Concentration), New Haven, CT, US. 1987 - 1993
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (part-time),: Guilford Pediatrics (Primary care of children and adolescent), Guilford, CT, US. 1985 - 1993
Program Instructor,: Yale University (Family Nurse Practitioner Program), New Haven, CT, US. 1985 - 1987
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner,: Monroe County Department of Health (Community Health), Rochester, NY, US. 1984 - 1985
Registered Nurse (part-time),: University of Rochester Medical center (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit), Rochester, NY, US. 1982 - 1984
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner,: Kaiser-Georgetown Community Health Plan, Washington, DC, US. 1980 - 1982
Pediatric Nurse Clinician,: Genesee Valley Group Health Association, Rochester, NY, US. 1979 - 1980
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner,: City School District (Pre-school Special Education and Diagnostic Outreach Team), Rochester, NY, US. 1976 - 1978
Registered Nurse,: University of Rochester Medical Center (School-aged Pediatric Inpatient Unit), Rochester, NY, US. 1974 - 1976

Awards

Nancy McIntyre Nurse Practitioner of the Year: The NPA New York State, 2008
Faculty Hero: UR SON, 2006
Nursing Educator Award: Genesee Valley Nurses Association, 2002
Outstanding Scholarly Practitioner: University of Rochester School of Nursing, 2001
Mentorship Award: NAPNAP - Upstate NY Chapter, 1998
Annie Goodrich Teaching Award: Yale School of Nursing, 1991
Distinguished Alumnae: University of Rochester School of Nursing, 1991
Nurse Practitioner of the Year: Connecticut Nurse Practitioner Group, 1990
Louise Wilson Haller Memorial Award: University of Rochester School of Nursing, 1984
Inducted Member: Sigma Theta Tau, Epsilon Xi Chapter, 1983
Outstanding Nurse of the Year: Virginia Nurses Association, District 8, 1982
Mary Reding Eckl Award: University of Rochester School of Nursing, 1979

Presentations

Nurse Practitioners' Independent Billing and Economic Implications for the Healthcare System: American Public Health Association, 2012; San Francisco, California
Nurse Practitioners as Primary Care Providers: Creating Favorable Work Environments in Massachusetts and New York State: The Michigan Symposium on Effectiveness and Implementation Research, 2012; Ann Arbor, Michigan
Perceptions of Experiences of Students and Program Personnel in a Post-secondary Transition Program: conference, National Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2012; Charlotte, North Carolina
Barriers to Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment among Deaf Young Adults: American Heart Association, 2012
"It's Really Soul-Destroying": Adolescents' & Parents' Perceptions of Educational Transition Planning for Youth with Disabilities: Nursing Research SIG, Society for Adolescent Medicine, 2008; Greensboro, North Carolina
Positive Adolescent Life Skills for High Risk Teens- Findings from a Group Intervention Study: annual meeting, Society for Adolescent Medicine, 2005; Los Angeles, California
Positive Adolescent Life Skills for High-Risk Teens: Findings from a Group Intervention Study: annual meeting, Eastern Nursing Research Society, 2005; New York City, New York
Substance Abuse Workshop: KySS Institute, 2004; Rochester, New York
Teen Club Intervention for Children of Substance Abusing Parents: Research and Leadership conference, Genesee Valley Nurses' Association, 2003; Rochester, New York
Family Support, Adolescent Individuation, and Substance Abuse: meeting, Society for Adolescent Medicine, 2003; Chicago, Illinois
Teen Club Research Update: Intervention for Children of Substance Abusing Parents: annual meeting, Society for Adolescent Medicine, 2003; Seattle, Washington
Teen Club Intervention for Children of Substance Abusing Parents: Eastern Nursing Research Society, 2003; New Haven, Connecticut
Results of a concept study of a Teen Club intervention for children of substance abusing families: annual meeting, Society for Adolescent Medicine, 2002; Boston, Massachusetts
Teen Club Nursing Intervention for adolescent children of substance abusing parents: A study of five-year outcomes: Research and Leadership conference, GVNA and local honor societies, 2001
Teen Club Nursing Intervention for adolescent children of substance abusing parents: A study of five-year outcomes: ViaHealth Nursing Research Forum, 2000
Teen Club Intervention for adolescent children of substance abusing parents: A study of five-year outcomes: meeting, International Family Nursing, 2000; Chicago, Illinois
The evolving role of the Nurse Practitioner in the Rochester area: NP Special Interest Group, Genesee Valley Nurses' Association, 1999; Rochester, New York
Teen Club Nursing Intervention for adolescent children of substance abusing parents: A study of five-year outcomes: NYSNA, 1999; Lake Placid, New York
Teen Club intervention for adolescent children of substance abusing parents: A study of five-year outcomes: meeting, Society for Adolescent Medicine, 1999; Los Angeles, California
Adolescent Development and Behavior: Orientation for Residential Assistants, Eastman School of Music, 1998; Rochester, New York
A Teen Club Nursing Intervention for Inner-City Adolescent: NYSNA, 1997; Rochester, New York
Health Promotion for Adolescent: Young Families program, University of Rochester, Susan B. Anthony Center, 1997; Rochester, New York
Reducing risky behavior and improving well-being of poor, minority, inner-city adolescents: A Teen Club nursing intervention: Society for Adolescent Medicine, 1997; San Francisco, California
Link-Individual Family Empowerment: A Model for Reducing Women's Sexual Risk-Taking: Women's Health Conference, American Psychological Association, 1996; Washington, District Of Columbia
Development of a Family Theory-Based Intervention for High Risk Young Women: Eastern Nursing Research Society, 1996; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The Efficacy of a Family Theory-based Group Intervention for High Risk Adolescents: National Primary Care NP Symposium, 1995; Keystone, Colorado
Adolescent Health: Reading Between the Lines: Pediatric Nursing Conference, University of Rochester Medical Center, 1995; Rochester, New York
Family Influences on Health Behavior: An Exploratory Study: Society for Adolescent Medicine, 1995; Vancouver, Canada
The Family Context of Adolescent Risk Behavior: Research Exchange, University of Rochester, 1994; Rochester, New York
Intergenerational Family Relations and Women's Sexual risk-Taking: conference: ...preventing and adapting to HIV/AIDS, NIMH, 1994; Chantilly, Virginia
Adolescent Substance Abuse: Family Context of Prevention: "Advocating for Children", Yale School of Nursing, 1992; Cromwell, Connecticut

Publications

Tantillo, M., Starr, T., & Kreipe, R. (2020). The recruitment and acceptability of a project ECHO® eating disorders clinic: a pilot study of telementoring for primary medical and behavioral health care practitioners. Eating Disorders. PMID: 30829141 DOI: 10.1080/10640266.2019.1580125
Tantillo, M., Sanftner McGraw, J., McGregor Lavine, H., Brasch, J., & Le Grange, D. (2019). A pilot study of multifamily therapy group for young adults with anorexia nervosa: Reconnecting for recovery. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 52 (8), 950-955. PMID: 31150141 DOI: 10.1002/eat.23097
Tuttle, J. (2018). Stewarding the nurse practitioner role in interdisciplinary education. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 30 (7), 364-365. PMID: 29979292 DOI: 10.1097/JXX.0000000000000074
Xue, Y., Tuttle, J. (2017). Clinical productivity of primary care nurse practitioners in ambulatory settings.. Nurs Outlook, 65 (2), 162-171. PMID: 27773346 DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2016.09.005
Schneider, J., Tantillo, M., Tuttle, J., Poleshuck, E. (2015). African and Latino Adolescents' Experience with Mental Health Services. Nursing Research, 64 (2), E:50.
Hetherington, S.A., Durant-Jones, L., Johnson, K., Nolan, K., Smith, E., Taylor-Brown, S., & Tuttle, J. (2010). The Lived Experiences of Adolescents with Disabilities and Their Parents in transition Planning. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities.. .
Tantillo, M., & Sanftner, J. L. (2010). Measuring Perceived Mutuality in Women With Eating Disorders: The Development of the Connection-Disconnection Scale. Journal of Nursing Measurement, 18 (2), 100-119. PMID: 20806652 DOI: 10.1891/1061-3749.18.2.100
Campbell-Heider, N., Tuttle, J., & Knapp, T.R (2009). The effect of positive adolescent life skills training on long term outcomes for high-risk teens. Journal of Addictions Nursing, 20, 6-15.
Tuttle, K., Campbell-Heider, N., & David, T.M. (2006). Positive adolescent life skills training for high risk teens. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 20 (3), 184-191.
Tuttle, J., Landau, J., Stanton, M.D., King, K.U., Frodi, A. (2004). Intergenerational family relations and sexual risk behavior in young women. MCN The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing, 29 (1), 56-61.
Tanitillo, M. (2004). The Therapist's Use of Self-Disclosure in a Relational Therapy Approach for Eating Disorders. Eating Disorders, 12 (1), 51-73. PMID: 16864304 DOI: 10.1080/10640260490267760
Melnyk, B.M., Moldenhauer, Z., Tuttle, J., Veenema, T., Jones, D., Novak, J. (2003). Improving child and adolescent mental health: An evidence-based approach. Advance for Nurse Practitioner, 11 (2), 47-52.
Campbell-Heider, N., Tuttle, J., Bidwell-Cerone, S., Richeson, G., & Collins, S. (2003). The buffering effects of connectedness: A Teen Club intervention for children of substance abusing families. Journal of Addictions Nursing, 14 (2), 175-182.
Tuttle, J., Melnyk, B., & Loveland-Cheery, C. (2002). Adolescent drug and alcohol use: Strategies for assessment, intervention, and prevention. Nursing Clinics of North America, 37 (3), 443-460.
Melnyk, B., Feinstein, N.F., Tuttle, J., Moldenhauer, Z., Herendeen, P., Veenema, T., Brown, H., Gullo, S., McMurtrie, M., Small, L. (2002). Mental health concerns, worries, and communication of children, teens and parents in the year of the nation's terrorist attack: Findings from the National KySS Survey. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 16 (5), 222-234.
Tuttle, J., Campbell-Heider, N., Bidwell-Cerone, S., Richeson, G., & Collins, S. (2001). Teen Club intervention for adolescent children of substance abusing parents: A study of five-year outcomes. Adolescent and Family Health, 2 (1), 47.
Melnyk, B.M., Moldenhauer, Z., Veenema, T., Gullo, S., McMurtrie, M., O'Leary, E., Small, L., Tuttle, J. (2001). The KySS (Keep your children/yourself Safe and Secure) Campaign: A national effort to reduce psychosocial morbidities in children and adolescents. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 15 (2), 31A-34A.
Landau, J., Cole, R., Tuttle, J., Clements, C.D., Stanton, M.D. (2000). Family connectedness and women's sexual risk behaviors: Implications for the prevention/intervention of STD/HIV infection. Family Process, 39 (4), 461-475.
Tuttle, J., Bidwell-Cerone, S., Campbell-Heider, N., Richeson, G., & Collins, S. (2000). Teen Club: A nursing intervention for reducing risk-taking behavior and improving well-being in African-American female adolescents. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 14 (3), 103-108.
Flanagan, C., Jones, A., & Tuttle, J. (1999). Prescribing Zyban for a teen. Advance for Nurse Practitioner, 7 (2), 18.
Tuttle, J.; J. Schulenberg, J.L. Maggs, & K. Hurrelmann (eds.) (1998). Book review: Health Risks and Developmental Transitions During Adolescence. Journal of Adolescence - invited, 21 (3), 349.
Tuttle, J. (1995). Family support, adolescent individuation, and drug and alcohol involvement. Journal of Family Nursing, 1 (3), 303-326.
Tuttle, J.; S.L. Feetham, S.B. Meister, J.M. Bell & C.L. Gilliss (eds.) (1994). Book review: The Nursing of Families. Family Systems Medicine - invited, 12, 215-217.
Tuttle, J. (1993). Adolescent substance abuse: Psychosocial factors. Journal School Nursing, 9 (3), 18, 20, 22-25.
McCool, W., Tuttle, J., & Crowley, A. (1992). An overview of contemporary families. Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, 4 (4), 549-558. PMID: 1288577
Tuttle, J. (1991). Menstrual disorders during adolescence. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 5 (4), 97-203.
Adams, B., McAnarney, E., Panzarine, S., & Tuttle, J. (1990). Successful contraceptive behavior among adolescent mothers: Are there predictors?. Journal of Health Care, 11 (4), 319-325.
Tuttle, J. (1988). Adolescent pregnancy: Factoring in the father. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 2 (5), 240-244.
Tuttle, J. (1987). The horse as a member of the therapeutic team. Rehabilitation Nursing, 12 (6), 334-335.