Contact Information
Name: Dr. Mia Alcala-Van Houten
Title: Assistant Professor
Office Location: Folsom Hall 2025
Email: l.alcala-vanhouten@csus.edu
Office Phone: (916) 278-4570
Mailing Address: Sacramento State - School of Nursing 6000 J Street Sacramento, CA 95819-6096
Professional Degrees
- D.N.P., California State University, Northern California Consortium, 2018
- M.S. UC San Francisco, 2005
- B.S.N., California State University, Los Angeles, 1994
Certifications and Credentials
- California Registered Nurse, 1995
- Clinical Nurse Specialist, 2005
- Adult Education 2005
- Public Health Nurse, 2012
- Certified Emergency Nurse, 2018
- BLS, PALS, PEARS, ACLS
Courses
- NURS 123 – Nursing Family Complex Illness
- NURS 232 – Advance Physical Assessment
- NURS 293 - Practicum in Organizational and Systems Leadership
Research Interests
- Improving critical thinking and education for nurses in the acute care Hospital
- Improving the transition of newly graduated Nursing students to the acute care setting
- Improving healthcare access and outcomes for the Hispanic population
- Health policy and the insured individual
- The importance of culture in nursing care
- Community health
Publications
- Clark, N. J., Alcala-Van Houten, L., & Perea-Ryan, M. Transitioning from Clinical Practice to Academia: University Expectations on the Tenure Track. Nurse Educator
- Hodge, M., Martin, C., Tavernier, D., Perea-Ryan, M., & Alcala-Van Houten, L. Integrating Simulation across the Curriculum. Nurse Educator 2008, 33(5):210-214 (Peer Reviewed)
Poster Presentations
- “Food Dudes” Increasing Children’s Fruit and Vegetable Consumption. “Network for a Healthy California Conference” Accepted for Feb. 8, 10. Sacramento, Ca
- Childhood Obesity and the “Food Dudes”: A Research and Pedagogic Collaboration Council of Social Work Education, Nov. 7, 09, San Antonio, TX.
- “Food Dudes”: Increasing fruit and Vegetable Consumption in a second grade Dual Immersion Class, Wellness Coalition of Riverbank, Oct. 09
- “Food Dudes”: Increasing fruit and Vegetable Consumption in a second grade Dual Immersion Class, RSCA Week, Oct. 7, 09
- “Food Dudes”: Increasing fruit and Vegetable Consumption in a second grade Dual Immersion Class, power point presentation, Nutrition and Fitness Council Sep. 24, 09, Modesto, CA