Associate Professor of Nursing
Cowell Hall 208
Telephone:
(415) 422-6592
Email: torkelsond@usfca.edu
Education
Diploma, Swedish Hospital School of Nursing (MN); B.S.N.,
University of Texas at Arlington; M.S.N., University of Texas at
Arlington; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin.
Teaching Areas
Community and Mental Health Nursing; Health Care Management and Clinical Systems Management.
Research Areas
Patient Rights of People with Serious and Persistent Mental
Illness; Nursing Interventions that foster and maintain hope in people
with serious and persistent mental illness.
Clinical Interests
Adult Psychiatry; Addiction Services
