BSN - Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan

MSN - Adelphi University, Garden City, New York

EdD - Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan

2005 - Elected as a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing

2005 - Co-authored volume Florence Nightingale Today Selected as the American Journal of Nursing book of the year

Selected Presentations

February 5, 2008 - The Mystery of Nursing’s History. Keynote Presentation for the ‘Terrific Ten’ Speaker Series, Oakwood Health System, Dearborn, MI.

May 3, 2008 - Notes from Nightingale: The Legacy and the Vision. Keynote Presentation. University of Phoenix 25th Anniversary Celebration, Sacramento, California.

May 8, 2008 - Reflections on Nursing. Keynote Presentation – MeritCare Health Care System Nurse’s Week Celebration, Fargo, North Dakota.

June 6, 2008 - Nursing, professionalization and modernity: The development of nursing and the 1893 Columbian Exposition. Paper Presentation for The Canadian Association for the History of Nursing International Conference, Toronto, Canada.

July 16, 2010 - Lake, K, & Crane, P. Nightingale in Training: The Harley Street Experience. Podium presentation for the centennial Nightingale Conference, Embley Park, Wiltshire, England.

February 4, 2011 - Making history work for you. Podium presentation for the State Convention of the Nursing Students’ Association. Grand Rapids, MI.

April 27, 2011 - Understanding Nightingale as a 21st Century Visionary Keynote Presentation for Leadership Development series for the Southern California Kaiser Permanente Leadership Meeting, Anaheim, CA.

April 27, 2011 - The Power of One. Leadership Development series for the Southern California Kaiser Permanente Leadership Meeting, Anaheim, CA.