My Interview Subjects

Project 2 has started and I'm feeling unprepared as usual. On the bright side, I've chosen my interviewees and I've even already conducted an interview! Here's some background information on them:

Interview Subject #1: Professor Rene Love

Professor Rene,
via nursing.arizona.edu

Where does she work?

• She's the DNP (Doctor of Nursing Practice) Director and a Clinical Associate Professor at the UofA, but she's technically a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.
• She also does research for different journals, but there isn't one journal she consistently researches for. 

Where did she study?

• Professor Rene received her BSN (Bachelor of Science in nursing) from Valdosta State University, and a MSN (Masters of Science in nursing) and a DNP (Doctor of Science in nursing) from Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. She later received her PhD from the UofA.

How many years has she worked as a nurse?

• Professor Rene has been working as a nurse for 31 years, since she received her BSN in 1985.

Where can I find more information on Professor Rene?

• Here's the link to her professional page on UofA's nursing college website: Professor Rene's page. 

My interview with Professor Rene was last Wednesday (2/24) at 9:00 am in her office in the College of Nursing. 

I already conducted my interview but a few of the questions I specifically asked her:

• Can you tell me about the kind of research you do? 
• What is the process of conducting research like?
• What is it like to work with a group of people on a single piece of literature?
• How do you establish credibility in your work?
• When you write for journals, do you want to reach the general audience or a specific one?
• How is writing for journals different than writing on social media for example?
• At what point in your career did you begin research?
• How has writing and creating changed over the time that you've been a nurse?

Interview Subject #2: Kaylyn Grammater 

Kaylyn Grammater, via LinkedIn

Where does she work?

• Kaylyn is a grad student from the UofA, and is now an Pediatric RN at Tucson Medical Center and a TA here at UofA.

Where did she study?

• As I mentioned above, Kaylyn graduated from UofA with a BSN and MSN.

How many years has she worked a nurse?

• Kalyn just recently graduated in 2014, so she will soon complete her second year as nurse.

Where can I find more information on Kaylyn?

• Here's a link to Kaylyn's LinkedIn page: Kaylyn's Profile. 

My interview with Kaylyn was originally Friday (2/26) at 12:15 pm in the College of Nursing, but she is now sick and had to reschedule for next week. I'm waiting on a specific date and time from her. 

A few of the questions I'm going to be asking are:

• What kinds of writing do you do now that you've officially entered the field
• Are the types of writing you do what you expected when you were a student?
• What kinds of things that you learned in nursing school especially prepared you for the writing you would do in the field?
• Do you find yourself writing more on digital platforms than traditional, or vice versa?
• Is the kind of writing you do as a pediatric nurse different from what you would have done if you chose another field?
• As someone who just entered the field, are there any ways you can imagine the way you write changing?
• Do you see yourself starting research any time soon?
• If so, how do you think you would start that process?

Going in to be my first interview, I was pretty nervous and not really sure how Professor Rene would respond to my questions. The interview ended up going great and I'm actually excited to get Kaylyn's different perspective.