Martha Todd, PhD, APRN-NP

Professor

Nursing

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Faculty - Nursing
College of Nursing
Graduate School
Nursing Post-Graduate (Post-Graduate Certificate)
Nursing MSN (Master of Science)
Nursing Practice (Doctorate)
CRISS II - Criss 2

Martha Todd, PhD, APRN-NP

Professor

Nursing

Dr. Martha Todd is an Associate Professor in the  College of Nusing.  She received her PhD in Nursing from South Dakota State University. She is a Family Nurse Practitioner and teaches in the Doctorate of Nursing Practice program.  She is the track lead for the Family Nurse Practitioner program track. Dr. Todd is passionate about working with underserved populations.  She opened a free clinic in North Omaha (Laura and Dan Monen Healthcare Clinic at Heart Ministry Center) in 2009.  The clinic has expanded into a nurse-led interprofessional clinic staffed by nursing, pharmacy, social work, OT, and PT faculty and students. Dr. Todd and her colleagues are known for their work in student assessment in clinical and simulated environments.  She is one of the developers of the Creighton Competency Evaluation Instrument (C-CEI) used extensively in nursing throughout the United States and several countries.  

Teaching Interests

  • Family Nurse Practitioner

Position

Professor

Books

  • Maio Anna, Introducing Collaborative Care: Teaching Basics of Interprofessional Education in an Online Environment [Book Chapter] 2016
  • Public Health : Improving Health via Inter-Professional Collaborations
    Doll Joy, Building inter-professional cultural competence [Book Chapter] 2014

Publications

  • Nursing (Jenkintown, Pa.)
    Hadenfeldt Cindy, Medical respite post-hospitalization for adults experiencing homelessness
    53:3, p. 47 - 52 2023
  • Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice
    Johnson Lisa A., Development and implementation of violence across the lifespan (VAL) interprofessional education modules for health sciences students addressing human trafficking, child maltreatment, and intimate partner violence
    29 2022
  • Journal of Allied Health
    Begley Kimberley J., Student Perceptions of an Interprofessional Short Course Designed to Increase Awareness of Human Trafficking
    51:2, p. e53 - e57 2022
  • Clinical Simulation in Nursing
    Manz Julie A., Assessing Competency
    66, p. 66 - 75 2022
  • Nursing Education Perspectives
    Manz Julie A., Assessing Student Performance in a Dedicated Education Unit
    43:3, p. 184 - 186 2022
  • Journal of Interprofessional Care
    Iverson Lindsay, The development of an instrument to evaluate interprofessional student team competency, p. 1 - 8 2018
  • Health and Interprofessional Practice
    Laughlin Ann M., Preparing Students for Team-Based Care for Vulnerable Populations
    2:4, p. - 2015
  • International Public Health Journal
    Doll Joy D., Building interprofessional cultural competence: Reflections of faculty engaged in training students to care for the vulnerable
    7:1, p. 131 - 138 2015
  • Clinical Simulation in Nursing
    Parsons Mary E., Improvement in Scoring Consistency for the Creighton Simulation Evaluation Instrument©
    8:6, p. e233 - e238 2012
  • Journal of Nursing Education
    Adamson Katie, Anne, Reliability and Internal Consistency Findings from the C-SEI
    50:10, p. 583 - 586 2011
  • Journal of Nursing Education
    Hawkins Kim, A unique simulation teaching method
    47:11, p. 524 - 527 2008
  • International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship
    Todd Martha, The development of a quantitative evaluation tool for simulations in nursing education
    5, p. 1 - 17 2008

Presentations

  • Hadenfeldt, C., Todd, M. & Hamzhie, C. (2023, November 15). Health care gaps post -hospitalization for adults experiencing homelessness. [Virtual presentation] CHI Nursing Grand Rounds, 2023
  • Hamzhie, C., Hadenfeldt, C., & Todd, M. (2023, October 5-7). Health care gaps post-hospitalization for AEH. [Poster presentation] American Academy of Nursing, 2023. Health Policy Conference, Washington, DC 2023
  • Weltin, A., Paramesh, C., Todd, M., Manz, J., Gedney-Lose, A., & Carrico, C. (2023, April 26-30). Collaborating across institutions: Combining competency-based educational strategies with competency-based assessment. (Oral symposium presentation]. National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties, 49th Annual Conference, Momentum and Sustainability in Advancing NP Education, Orlando, FL. 2023
  • Rowell, J. & Todd, M. (2023, April 19-20). Implementation of routine ASCVD scoring and patient education in primary care. [Poster presentation]. 30th National Evidence-Based Practice Conference, Coralville, IA 2023
  • Manning, L., Todd, M., Manz, J., Ball, S., Hawkins, K., & Iverson, L. (2022, October 27-29). Impact of Creighton Competency Instruments. [Poster presentation]. American Academy of Nursing. 2022 Health Policy Conference, From Reflection to Impact: Positioning Nursing's Future. Washington, DC. 2022
  • Todd, M., Manz, J., Ball, S., Manning, L., Hawkins, K., & Iverson, L. (2022, October 19-22). Competency assessment: Balancing rigor with adaptability. [oral presentation]. 8th International Nurse Education Conference, Transforming nursing and midwifery education, Sitges, Spain. 2022
  • Manz, J., Todd, M., Ball, S., Manning, L., Hawkins, K., & Iverson, L. (2022, October 19-22). Competency-based assessment in dedicated education units. [Poster presentation]. 8th International Nurse Education Conference, Transforming nursing and midwifery education, Sitges, Spain 2022
  • Begley, K., Ryan Haddad, A., Pick, A., Johnson, L., Patterson, A., & Todd., M. (2022, July 24). Developing an engaging interprofessional short course to help students identify and refer victims of human trafficking. [National roundtable presentation]. Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting. 2022
  • Hadenfeldt, C. & Todd, M. (2022, March 30-April 2). Health care service gaps post -hospitalization for adults experiencing homelessness. [Podium presentation]. Midwest Nursing Research Society, Schaumburg, Illinois 2022
  • Stanko, K., & Todd, M. (2022, February 16-17). ASCVD risk estimator plus utilization: A quality improvement project. [Poster presentation]. 31st Annual Nebraska Nurse Practitioner Education Conference, Lincoln, NE. 2022
  • Aden, M., Begley, K., Fuji, K., Pick, A., Ryan Haddad, A., Johnson, L., Patterson, A., & Todd, M. (2021, November 17-24). Student perceptions of an interprofessional course designed to increase awareness of human trafficking. [Poster presentation, virtual]. Creighton University 2021 Virtual Assessment Symposium, Omaha, NE. 2021
  • Aden, M., Begley, K., Fuji, K., Johnson, L., Patterson, A., Ryan Haddad, A., & Todd, M. (2021, July 19-22). Student perceptions of an interprofessional course designed to increase awareness of human trafficking. [Poster presentation, virtual]. Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting. 2021
  • Patterson, A., Johnson, L., Ryan Haddad, A., Begley, K., Todd, M., & Sedillo, T. (2021, March 18-20). Multidisciplinary approach to educating future interprofessional healthcare providers on interpersonal violence [Podium presentation]. 2021 National Academies of Practice (NAP) Annual Meeting & Forum, Virtual. 2021
  • Todd, M., Johnson, L., Patterson, A., Ryan Haddad, A., Begley, K., Pick, A., & Sedillo, T. (2020). Preparing nurse practitioner students for collaborative clinical practice in interpersonal violence: An interprofessional approach. National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties 46th Annual Conference: Envisioning a new era for NP education. Chicago, IL. April 22-26. 2020
  • Schlage, D. and Todd, M. (2020). Addressing childhood obesity in rural primary care clinics. 27th National Evidence-Based Practice Conference. University of Iowa Health Care. April 15-16, 2020 2020
  • Meyer, H. and Todd, M. (2020). Screening, testing, and referral for prediabetes in a family practice clinic. 27th National Evidence-Based Practice Conference. University of Iowa Health Care. April 15-16, 2020 2020
  • Bakri, S. & Todd, M. (2020). Increasing HPV vaccination rates in a rural clinic setting. Global Health Conference Midwest. Omaha, NE, 02/15/2020. 2020
  • Manz, J., Hawkins, K., Packard, K., Doll, J., Todd, M., Iverson, L., Laughlin, A., Begley, K., & Ryan Haddad, A. (2019). Innovative assessment of interprofessional student team competency. The development of the Creighton Interprofessional Collaboration Instrument (C-ICE). AACN Baccalaureate Education Conference. American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Orlando, FL.11/22/2019. 2019
  • Manz, J., Hawkins, K., Todd, M., Iverson, L., Tracy, M. & Hercinger, M. (2019). Assessing student performance in a dedicated education unti: Validity and reliability of the Creighton Competency Evaluation Instrument (C-CEI). AACN Baccalaureate Education Conference, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Orlando, FL. 11/22/2019. 2019
  • Manz, J., Hawkins, K., Todd, M., Iverson, L., Tracy, M., & Hercinger, M. (2019). Assessing student performance in a dedicated education unit: Validity and reliability of the Creighton Competency Evaluation Instrument (C-CEI). Creighton University Assessment Symposium, Omaha, NE. 10/25/2019 2019
  • Johnson, L., Patterson, A., Ryan Haddad, A., Begley, K., Todd, M., Pick, A., & Sedillo, T. (2019). Violence across the lifespan: An initiative to prepare health science faculty: Successes and Challenges. Collaborating Across Borders VII, Indianapolis, IN. October 20-23, 2019. 2019
  • Johnson, L., Patterson, A., Ryan Haddad, A., Begley, K., Pick, A., Todd, M., & Sedillo, T. (2019). Violence across the lifespan: A multidisciplinary approach. 2019 International Conference on Forensic Nursing Science and Practice. New Orleans, LA. 09/14/2019. 2019
  • Hamzhie, C. & Todd, M. (2019). Implementing food insecurity screenings and self-care assessments among people with diabetes in a safety net clinic. American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE19). Houston, TX. 08/10/2019. 2019
  • Carpenter, D. & Todd, M. (2019). Implementation of a standardized diabetes assessment tool in the primary care setting. American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE19). Houston, TX. 08/10/2019. 2019
  • Todd, M., Cosimano, A., Schoening, A., and Hadenfeldt, C. (2018). Hunger and healthcare in Sub-Sahran Africa. Caring in a Complex World: Making Global Connections. Creighton University, Omaha, NE. 09/14/2018 2018
  • Ryan Haddad, A., Begley, K., Todd, M., Packard, K., Laughlin, A., Yee, J., Doll, J., Hawkins, K., Iverson, L., Manz, J., and Tracy, M. (2017). The Creighton Interprofessional Collaborative Evaluation (C-ICE): An Instrument to Assess Student Interprofessional Team Interactions. Collaboration Across Borders, VI. Banff, Alberta, Canada. October 3, 2017. 2017
  • Todd, M & Johnson, L. (2017). Interprofessional education at Creighton: Meeting our mission through IPE at an Omaha free clinic. Caring in a Complex World: Interprofessional Education and Practice. September 15, 2017. 2017
  • Paschal, K., Doll, J., Todd, M., Jergensen, D., Maio, A. (2016). The IPE passport:An innovative model for interprofessional education. Education Leadership.The Pursuit of Excellence in Physical Therapy Education, October 8. 2016
  • Begley, K., Ryan Haddad, A., Packard, K., Pick, A., Coover, K., Johnson, K., O'Brien, K.,Castillo, Todd, M. (2016). Development and implementation of interactive interporfessional telehealth activities. Center for Academic Innovation Teaching and with Technology Showcase: A Celebration of Mission, Technology, and Teaching. Creighton University, April 29. 2016
  • Todd, M. (2016). The profession of nursing in the United States. Hebei Medial Center Symposium, Shijiazhuang, China. 2016
  • Harris, B., Yee, J., Laughlin, A., Begley, K., Ryan Haddad, A., Todd, M., Packard, K., & Doll, J. (2015). IPE 413: Developing care for a vulnerable population: An interprofessional collaborative approach to health promotion. University Assessment Symposium 2015:Making Purposeful Change, Creighton University, Omaha, NE, November 12. 2015
  • Todd, M. (2015). Simulated clinical experiences: Using simulation as an educational tool for students and staff. Hebei Medical Center Symposium, Shijiazhuang, China. 2015
  • Packard, K., Ryan Haddad, A., Laughlin, A., Todd, M., Begley, K., Yee, J., Doll, J., & Harris, B. (2015). A comparison of two instruments to assess students in an interprofessional health promotion course for a vulnerable population. Collaborating Across Borders V., September 28-30, 2015, Roanoke, Virginia 2015
  • Paschal, K., Doll, J., Potthoff, M., Hugget, K., Bothmer, J., Burke, J., Jergensen, D., Maio, A.,Packard, K., Ryan Haddad, A., & Todd, M. (2015). The IPE passport: Innovations for Interprofession Education, Michigan, September. 2015
  • Begley, K., Packard, K., Todd, M., Yee, J., Laughlin, A., Harris, B., Doll, J., Ryan Haddad, A.,(2015). Students reflection of an interprofessional health promotion course for a vulnerable population, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, July. 2015
  • Begley, K., Ryan Haddad, A., Todd, M., Doll, J., Laughlin, A., Packard, K., Yee, J., & Harris,B. (2014). Community based interprofessional hypertension prevention and education program. NABP/American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy 77th Annual Meeting. August 15. Deadwood, South Dakota. 2014
  • Ryan Haddad, A., Packard, K., Begley, K., Doll, J., Laughlin, A., Todd, M., Yee, J., & Harris B. (2014). Development of an interporfessional health promotion course for a vulnerable population. American Association of College os Pharmacy. 7/27-28, 2014. 2014
  • Ryan Haddad, R., & Todd, M. (2014). Build It and They Will Come: An Interprofessional and Student-Run Free Clinic. All Together Better Health VII, Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania, June 6-8, 2014. 2014
  • Begley, K., Ryan Haddad, A.,Todd, M., Doll, J., Laughlin, A., Packard, K., Yee, J., & Harris, B. (2014). Educating the Interprofessional Team for Vulnerabilies Course Preparing Students for Working with Vulnerable Populations. All Together Better Health VII, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, June 6-8, 2014. 2014
  • Hercinger, M., Manz, J., Parsons, M. Todd, M, & Hawkins, K. (April 7-10, 2013). Creighton simulation evaluation model. ATI National Nurse Educator Summit, Las Vegas, NV 2013
  • Parsons, M., Hercinger, M., Hawkins, K., Todd, M., Manz, J., & Fang, X. (2012). An innovative strategy for improving consistency in assessment of student performance during simulated clinical experiences. 39th Annual National Conference on Professional Nursing Education and Development, 10/25-10/28, 2012. 2012
  • Todd, M., Parsons, M.E., Manz, J., Hawkins, K., & Hercinger, M. (2011). Development and use of the Creighton tool. 2011 Midwest Conference for excellence in clinical simulation. Lincoln, Nebraska (invited speaker). 2011
  • Parson, M., Todd, M., Manz, J., Hawkins, K., & Hercinger, M. (2011). Quantitative evaluation in simulation clinical experiences: The Creighton Simulation Evaluation Instrument. 2011 Summer Initiative for Teaching Excellence in the Health Sciences (SITE), Creighton University (Invited speaker). 2011
  • Begley, K., Laughlin, A., Bunger, J., Todd, M., harris, B., Doll, J., Gould, K., & Phalen, J. The Heart Ministry Health Center. All Things Ignatian Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska 2011
  • Hawkins, K., Manz, J., Todd, M., Parsons, M., & Hercinger, M., (2011). Update on tools for simulation evaluation. International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare. New Orleans, Louisiana (Invited speaker for expert panel). 2011
  • Rusch, L., Todd., M., Oertwich, P.A., Woods, S., Hercinger, M., & Manz, J. (2011). Preceptor perceptions of student readiness for preceptorship; Innovations in curriculum evaluation. PNEG Nursing Education Conference, Baltimore, Maryland. 2011
  • Invited for Roundtable Discussion on Tool Development: 9th Annual International Nursing Simulation/Learning Resource Centers Conference. Las Vegas, June 16-19, 2010. 2010
  • Todd, M., (2010). Restored Hope Project. A Community Forum for Nursing. Chronic Illness and the Underserved: Nursing's Healthcare Agenda. April 27, 2010. Sioux Fall, South Dakota. 2010
  • Hercinger, M., Hawkins, K., Parsons, M., Manz, J., & Todd, M. (2010). Student Performance Across the Curriculum. Medical Education Technologies, Inc., Human Patient Simulation Network Conference, Tampa, Florida, March 2-4, 2010. 2010
  • Hercinger, M., Todd, M., Manz, J., Hawkins, K., & Parsons, M. (2010). Student performance across the curriculum. Human Patient Simulation Network Conference, Tampa Florida, March 1-4, 2010 2010
  • Hercinger, M., Todd, M., Hawkins, K., Manz, J., & Parsons, M. (2007). Quantitative evaluation in nursing education: The Creighton Simulation Evaluation Tool. Baccalaureate Education Conference, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, New Orleans, 11/29-12/2, 2007 2007
  • Schoening, A., Sittner, B., & Todd, M. (2006). Nursing education of the future: Clinical simulation. Creative Teaching for Nurse Educators, Memphis, Tennessee, 3/12-3/14/06. 2006
  • Price, H. & Todd, M. (2006). And you thought you couldn't act: Innovative approaches to role-playing in simulation. Medical Education Technologies, Inc., Human Patient Simulation Network Conference, Tampa, Florida, March 1-3, 2006 2006