
Erica Hooper, DNP, RN, PHN, CNS, CNL
Assistant Professor
Biography
Erica Hooper has nursing experience working in the areas of geriatrics, pediatrics, primary care, public health, leadership, program development, and education. She has a BSN and DNP in Health Care Systems Leadership from the University of San Francisco. She also has an MSN in Advanced Community Health and International Nursing with a minor in Education from the University of California San Francisco. She has been teaching nursing at the University of San Francisco since 2005. At USF she serves as faculty lead for the Joint Venture Health Initiative, which is a clinical option designed to prepare nursing masters’ students for nursing roles in primary care. She is a Caritas Coach® and has a passion for alternative healing practices as well as promoting the health and wellness of vulnerable populations. She has an expertise working with juvenile justice system-involved youth.
Appointments
- Faculty Lead, Puebla Healthcare Immersion
- Faculty Lead, SONHP Joint Venture Health Initiative
- Chair, FASONHP Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
- Faculty Advisor, Black Nursing Students Association
- Vice-Chair, Alameda County Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention Commission
Education
- DNP-University of San Francisco
- MSN-University of California, San Francisco
- BSN-University of San Francisco
Awards & Distinctions
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University of San Francisco School of Nursing Dean’s Medal, 2002
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University of San Francisco School of Nursing Mother Mary Baptist Russell Award, 2002
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University of San Francisco Spirit of Saint Francis Award, 2002
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University of San Francisco SKILL Team Award for Nursing Students’ Association, 2002
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University of San Francisco Archbishop Oscar Romero Society Award, 2002
Selected Publications
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Clinical Training Innovation for Prelicensure Graduate Nursing Students to Expand Roles in Primary Care, 2019
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Lessons Learned from a Multidisciplinary Collaborative Supporting Juvenile Reentry, 2019
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The Role and Impact of Public Health Nurses in Meeting the Health Needs of Youth in the Juvenile Justice System — Chapter in book titled Social Equity in a Time of Change: A Critical 21st Century Social Movement by Dr. Richard Greggory Johnson III, 2017
Additional Information
Certifications
Public Health Nurse
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Clinical Nurse Leader
Health Coach Trainer
Certified HeartMath Trainer
Certified Massage Practitioner
Appointments
Faculty Lead, Puebla Healthcare Immersion
Faculty Lead, SONHP Joint Venture Health Initiative
Chair, FASONHP Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
Faculty Advisor, Black Nursing Students Association
Vice-Chair, Alameda County Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention Commission
Research Interests
Juvenile Justice System-Involved Youth
Public Health Nursing
Primary Care Training for Interdisciplinary Health Professions' Students
Alternative Medicine
Publications
Clinical Training Innovation for Prelicensure Graduate Nursing Students to Expand Roles in Primary Care, 2019
Lessons Learned from a Multidisciplinary Collaborative Supporting Juvenile Reentry, 2019
The Role and Impact of Public Health Nurses in Meeting the Health Needs of Youth in the Juvenile Justice System--Chapter in book titled Social Equity in a Time of Change: A Critical 21st Century Social Movement by Dr. Richard Greggory Johnson III, 2017
Presentations
Cura Personalis for the Juvenile Justice Population: Transforming Hopelessness through Caring; presented at USF Alumni Dons Talks, 2019
The Role and Impact of Public Health Nurses in Meeting the Health Needs of Youth in the Juvenile Justice System; presented at Contra Costa County Public Health Nurse All-Staff Meeting, 2017
Addressing the Health Needs of Incarcerated Youth; presented at USF Social Equity Conference, 2016
Juvenile Incarceration: Hope versus Despair; presented at Bay Area Black Nurses Association Flo Stroud Conference, 2016
Juvenile Incarceration; presented at USF Committee on Children and Youth Symposium, 2015
USF Awards
University of San Francisco School of Nursing Dean’s Medal, 2002
University of San Francisco School of Nursing Mother Mary Baptist Russell Award, 2002
University of San Francisco Spirit of Saint Francis Award, 2002
University of San Francisco SKILL Team Award for Nursing Students’ Association, 2002
University of San Francisco Archbishop Oscar Romero Society Award, 2002
Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges Award, 2001
University of San Francisco SKILL Team Award for ASUSF Senate, 2000
University of San Francisco SKILL Team Award for Nursing Student Council, 2000
Grants Awarded
Juvenile-Justice Youth Performing Arts Events-Kenneth Rainin Foundation ($10k), 2018
Juvenile-Justice Youth Leadership Camp-East Bay Community Foundation ($1k), 2018
Professional Memberships
Sigma Theta Taut International Nursing Honor Society, Beta Gamma Chapter
National Black Nurses Association
Bay Area Black Nurses Association
Previous USF Student Memberships
Tri Gamma Nursing Sorority
Alpha Phi Omega National Service Fraternity
National Student Nurses' Association
Alpha Sigma Nu Jesuit Honor Society