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consultant to the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Pro- Nursing was established in her honor in 1997 at the
gram at University of Michigan and University of University of Texas at Austin. The biennial lectureship
Michigan Hospitals—Adult Care. highlights international holistic nursing leaders.
Erickson’s academic career began as Assistant Erickson consults on research with the Modeling
Instructor in the RN Studies Program at the University and Role-Modeling Theory and presents seminars,
of Michigan School of Nursing, and later as Chairper- conferences, and papers on the theory nationally and
son of the Undergraduate Program and Dean for internationally. She consults on implementation of
Undergraduate Studies. She was Assistant Professor at the theory in practice at the University of Michigan
the University of Michigan from 1978 to 1986. In Medical Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital in
1986, she moved to the University of South Carolina Boston, Oregon Health Science University Hospital in
College of Nursing, where she served as Associate Portland, and the University of Pittsburgh hospitals.
Professor, Assistant Dean for Academic Programs, She consults with faculty members on use of the the-
and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. In 1988, she ory into their curricula and practice in schools of
became Professor of Nursing, Chair of Adult Health, nursing and service agencies. Humboldt University
and Special Assistant to the Dean, Graduate Programs, School of Nursing in Arcata, California, was first
at the University of Texas School of Nursing in Austin. to use the Modeling and Role-Modeling Theory as
In 1997, she became Emeritus Professor at the Uni- a conceptual curriculum base. Metropolitan State
versity of Texas at Austin. She has maintained an University at St. Paul adopted the Modeling and
independent nursing practice since 1976. Role-Modeling Theory for RN, baccalaureate, and
Erickson is a member of the American Nurses master’s programs. St. Catherine’s College in St. Paul,
Association, American Nurses Foundation, the Charter Minnesota, and the Joanne Gay Dishman Depart-
Club, American Holistic Nurses Association, Texas ment of Nursing at Lamar University have adopted it
Nurses Association, Sigma Theta Tau, and the Institute for their associate degree program.
for the Advancement of Health. She served as Presi- Erickson has been invited to speak at many
dent of the Society for the Advancement of Modeling national and international conferences. She has
and Role-Modeling from 1986 to 1990; as chairperson been involved in activities of the American Holistic
of the First National Symposium on Modeling and Nurses’ Association, served as a content expert for
Role-Modeling in 1986; and on the planning boards certification curricula, and was included in a book
for many national biannual conferences. featuring nurse healers (H. Erickson, personal com-
Erickson was in Who’s Who Among University munication, July 1992). Although retired from the
Students and is a member of Phi Kappa Phi. She University of Texas at Austin, Erickson continues to
received the Sigma Theta Tau Rho Chapter Award be actively involved in the promotion of holistic
of Excellence in Nursing in 1980 and the Amoco nursing, serving as Chair for the Board of Directors
Foundation Good Teaching Award in 1982. She was of the American Holistic Nurses’ Certification Cor-
accepted into ADARA (a University of Michigan poration (AHNCC) from 2002 to 2012, and she
honor society for women in leadership) in 1982. In remains involved and committed to the work of the
1990, she received the Faculty Teaching Award from AHNCC. She provides consultation, educational
the University of Texas School of Nursing, a Founders programs nationally and internationally, and is
award from the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor actively involved in the Society for the Advance-
Society in Nursing. She also received the Excellence ment of Modeling and Role-Modeling (H. Erickson,
in Education Award from the Epsilon Theta Chapter personal communication, June 10, 2000).
in 1993 and the Graduate Faculty Teaching Award
from the University of Texas School of Nursing in Evelyn M. Tomlin
1995. Erickson was inducted as a Fellow into the Evelyn M. Tomlin’s nursing education began in
American Academy of Nursing in 1996. She received Southern California. She attended Pasadena City
the Distinguished Faculty citation from Humboldt College, Los Angeles County General Hospital
State University in California in 2001. The Helen School of Nursing, and the University of Southern
Erickson Endowed Lectureship in Holistic Health California, where she received her bachelor of science