Education

The Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) Fellowship
DNP, Indiana University, 2016
Graduate Certificate (Teaching in Nursing), Indiana University
MSN, Indiana University, 1984
BSN, Indiana University. 1980

Specialties and Expertise

Awards and Honors

Sequoia Award, 2023
Dean's Award for Innovation, 2023
Dean's Award for Innovation, 2022
Elite Graduate Student Award
Sigma Theta Tau honor society
Rising Star for Research - Sigma Theta Tau

Biography

LaMothe has 28 years of practice as APRN, PNP at Riley Children’s Hospital, working with children with special healthcare needs and children and adolescents with obesity. She was the project manager for IUSON /IU Health Interprofessional Collaborative Practice (IPCP) model implementing IPCP in acute care and ambulatory care settings. LaMothe is a TeamSTEPPS Master trainer and was the project manager of the evidence-based training. She was the recipient of the Inclusive Inquiry with Impact grant, which built the infrastructure for evidence-based practice using multi-modal system-wide RN training strategies.

Dr. LaMothe is a Clinical Associate Professor and the Assistant Dean of Community and Health Systems Department at the Indiana University School of Nursing. Her areas of research include pediatric obesity, interprofessional collaborative practice, TeamSTEPPS implementation, evidence-based practice, and healthcare transition of youth with special health care needs.

External Funding

2021-2022. Learning environments grant. (PI). Center for teaching and Learning.

“Wearable Sensors for Modeling and Assessing Non-Technical Skills in Surgery. Deliver TeamSTEPPS Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Safety Training to Surgeons.” (Co-PI). AHRQ.

Publications

LaMothe, J., Kent, K., Hill, C., Morton, B. (5/2023). Addressing Health Care Transition Competencies in Nurse Practitioner Education. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners. 19 (5),104580, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2023.104580.

NAPNAP Childhood Obesity Special Interest Group, Roettger, L., Shreve, M., Yeager, L., Karp, S., Mahoney, M., Garner, D., Marshall, B., Hedge, V., Rodriquez, J., LaMothe, J., Owusu, W., Kilanowski, J., Northrup, A. (7/2021) Position Statement on the Identification and Prevention of Overweight and Obesity in the Pediatric Population. Journal of Pediatric Health Care 35(4). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedhc.2021.03.001

LaMothe, J., Hendricks, S., Halstead, J., Taylor, J., Lee, E., Pike, C., Ofner, S. (8/2021) Developing interprofessional collaborative practice competencies in rural primary health care teams. Nursing Outlook 69, (3),447-457. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2020.12.001

Lee, B., Hendricks, S., LaMothe, J., Draucker, C., Wright, L. (11/2020) Coaching Strategies Used to Support Interprofessional Teams in Three Primary Care Centers. Clinical Nurse Specialist: The Journal for Advanced Nursing Practice. 34(6),263-269. https://doi.org/10.1097/NUR.0000000000000557

Pittman, J., Cohee, A., Storey, S., LaMothe, J., Gilbert, J., Bakoyannis, G., Ofner, S., Newhouse, R. (6/2019) A Multi-Site Health System Survey to Assess Organizational Context to Support Evidence-Based Practice. World Views on Evidence-Based Nursing.1-10 https://doi.org/10.1111/wvn.12375

LaMothe, J., Kent, K., Hill, C., Morton, B. (2023) Children with Special Care Needs: Principles of Management, Chapter. COVID-19 Impacts on Child Health. A Holistic Framework for Pediatric Supportive Care. Springer Publishing, (Sept 2023 date).

LaMothe, J. (2023). Pediatric Obesity, Chapter 34. Pediatric Primary Care, Practice Guidelines for Nurses, 5th Edition. Beth Richardson. Jones & Bartlett Learning, ISBN: 9781284248302

LaMothe, V. J., (2017). Pediatric Obesity, chapter 34. Pediatric Primary Care: Practice Guidelines for Nurses, 4th Edition. 20. Virginia Richardson. Jones and Bartlett Learning ISBN: 1284149420

LaMothe, V. J., (2011) Pediatric Obesity, Chapter 33. Pediatric Primary Care Practice Guidelines for Nurses, 2nd Edition, Virginia Richardson. Jones and Bartlett Learning. ISBN 10: 1449600433 / ISBN 13: 9781449600433

LaMothe, V. J. (1990). Developed Pediatric Assessment Module for the Centre for Professional Development in Health Sciences N.S.W Department of Health North Coast Region University of New England, Northern Rivers Lismore, Australia