1. Kathleen M. Hernlen
456 Creekwalk Drive
Martinez, GA 30907
706-721-3554
khernlen@yahoo.com
EDUCATION
Brenau University Gainesville, Georgia
Master of Business Administration June 1996
Georgia Regents University Augusta, Georgia
(Formerly Augusta State University) December 1991
Bachelor of Business Administration
Augusta Technical College Augusta, Georgia
Certificate- Respiratory Therapy Technician September 1983
EXPERIENCE
Georgia Regents University Augusta Georgia
College of Allied Health Sciences
Department of Clinical and Environmental Health Sciences
Associate Professor July 1, 2013 – present
Assistant Professor July 1, 2003- June 30, 2013
Instructor July 1, 1999- June 30, 2003
Online Program Director – Respiratory Therapy March 2014- present
Other Duties at GRU
Director of Admissions- Respiratory Therapy July 2002- present
Augusta Area Asthma Camp- Director July 2012-present
Select Specialty Hospital Augusta, Georgia
Respiratory Therapy Manager and Safety Officer March 1998-June 1999
University Hospital Augusta, Georgia
Respiratory Care Team Leader October 1991- March 1998
Critical Care Therapist October 1985- 1991
PRN Respiratory Therapist February 2000- July 2001
Medical College of Georgia Hospital Augusta, Georgia
Senior Respiratory Therapist October 1983-1985
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
GRU
GRU Community Service Committee 2013-2014
FAST (Faculty Advising for Students in Transition) 2013- present
Academic Mission Strategic Planning Session- 2014

2. SPRINT Team for Transitional Students- 2004
Professional Forum Committee 2000-2001
OEDD Peer Review Committee 2003- 2004
SAHS Restructuring Committee 2003- 2004
Catalogue Committee 2003
John F. Beard Award for Compassionate Care Committee 2001
Physical Master Planning Committee-Academic Program Committee 2001
GRU CAHS
School of Allied Health Sciences Faculty Affairs Committee 1999-2004
Chair- 2002- 2003
Chair elect 2001-2002
Faculty Awards Sub-committee 1999-2002
Chair- Faculty Awards Sub-committee 2000-2002
College of Allied Health Sciences Faculty Council
Chair- 2004
Chair elect- 2003
Department Representative 2003- 2004, 2010-2013
CAHS Review Body October 2012- Chair
CAHS Beard Award Committee 2013
Alpha Eta- 2007- present
President elect- 2008
President 2009
Department Representative 2007- 2014
Health Sciences Organization- Faculty Advisor – 2014-present
CAHS Promotion and Tenure Committee 2013 – 2014
HMI, MLIR and RT Department Chair Search Committee 2013- present
B.S in Health Sciences Proposal Committee (chair) 2013- present
MPH Accreditation Committee 2013- 2014
University Success Coordinating Council 2013- 2014
ASU/GHSU FYAS Course Development Committee 2012 - present
CAHS Research Faculty Search Committee 2012 - present
Health Sciences Advising Oversight Committee 2012- 2014
College of Allied Health Sciences Marketing Committee 2011 – present
Catalogue Committee 2003
OEDD Peer Review Committee 2003- 2004
SAHS Restructuring Committee 2003- 2004
SPRINT Team for Transitional Students- 2004
AHEC Careers Academy Planning Committee 2003- present
Department of Clinical and Environmental Health
Coordinator- Department of Respiratory Therapy Senior Banquet April
2013Department of Coordinator- Department of Respiratory Therapy

3. Homecoming Conference “Celebrating 33 Years of Respiratory Care,” Augusta,
GA April 2010
Coordinator- Department of Respiratory Therapy Homecoming Conference
“Critical Care and Diagnostics”, Augusta, GA April 2008
Coordinator- Department of Respiratory Therapy Homecoming Preceptor
Workshop in
Augusta, Georgia, April 2007, April 2009 April 2011
Coordinator- Family Day Activities for Respiratory Therapy 2005- 2013
Respiratory Therapy Admissions Committee 1999-present
Chair- 2002-present
Coordinator Respiratory Therapy Student Orientation 2005- 2014
Member, Health Career Opportunity Program Committee 2003-2004
Member, Search Committee for Respiratory Care Faculty 2005, 2008, 2011
Member, Search Committee for Respiratory Care Department Chair- 2001
LICENSURE Respiratory Care Professional
Composite State Board of the Medical Examiner
Georgia License
No. 00197, 1987- present
BOARD CERTIFICATION Registered Respiratory Therapist
National Board for Respiratory Therapy
No. 34605, June 1989
Certified Respiratory Therapist Technician
National Board for Respiratory Therapy
November 1983
AWARDS/HONORS
Fellow- CAHS Dean’s Leadership Fellowship 2014-2015
IAQ Collaborative Design Challenge School District Award by EPA 2011
Member of the Richmond County School System IAQ Team which received the award
Web CT Exemplary Course by WebCT, Inc. - July 25, 2002
RESEARCH AND TRAINING GRANTS
Augusta Area Asthma Camp- W.G. Raoul Foundation 2014 PI $10,000
Unrestricted grant for the Augusta Area Asthma Day Camp. Community Foundation for the
CSRA. $15,000. 2012
Augusta Area Asthma Day Camp. W. G. Raoul Foundation. Principle Investigator. $27,500.
2012

4. Clear the Air: Medical College of Georgia Pediatric Asthma Project. W. G. Raoul Foundation.
Principle Investigator. $30,000 2011
Clean Schools Healthy Kids- Georgia Department of Human Resources, East Central Health
District of Georgia Primary Investigator. $8939.30 2009
CLEAN MY R.I.D.E. - A Coalition to Reduce Inhalation of Diesel Exhaust at Schools- Georgia
Department of Human Resources, East Central Health District of Georgia Principle Investigator
$6405 2008
Tobacco Use Prevention Grant- Georgia Department of Human Resources, East Central Health
District of Georgia $9,500 2001-2002
American Biosystems Incorporated Educational Grant- American Biosystems Inc
$20,000 March 2001
PUBLICATIONS IN REFEERED JOURNALS
Mishoe, SC, Hernlen, KM. Teaching and Evaluating Critical Thinking in Respiratory Care.
Respiratory Care Clinics of North America (11) 3: 477-488. 2005 Elsevier
ABSTRACTS
Hernlen, KM, Johnson, S, Baker, RR,. An Evaluation of the Peak Performance USA Asthma
Education Program. Respiratory Care 57(10):1754. October 2012
Hernlen, KM, Johnson, S, Baker, RR, The Results of an Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Policy
Change on Elevated CO2 Levels in School. Respiratory Care 57(10):1720. October 2012
Hernlen, KM, Johnson, S, Baker, RR, The Implementation of an In-School Education Program
for Children with Asthma Developed by Respiratory Therapy Students. Respiratory Care
57(10):1710. October 2012
Hernlen, KM, Baker, RR, Whiddon, S, Implementing Asthma Strategies in Schools through
Developing Community Partnerships Respiratory Care 56(11) 2011
Hernlen, KM, Baker, RR, Whiddon, S, Implementation of an Indoor Air Quality Assessment for
Three Schools. Respiratory Care 56(11) 2011
Hernlen, KM, Baker, RR, Stern, R, Massingale, J, Ackonchong, B. Clean My R.I.D.E. (Reduce
Inhalation of Diesel Exhaust) Phase Two. Respiratory Care 55 (11)2010
Hernlen, KM,Baker,RR. A Needs Assessment for Developing School Asthma Management
Programs in the East Central Health District of Georgia. Respiratory Care 55(11)2010

5. Hernlen, KM, Baker RR. Clean My R.I.D.E. (Reduce Inhalation of Diesel Exhaust) Phase 1:
Assessment of Diesel Particulate Exposure in School Children. . Respiratory Care 54(11):1571.
November 2009.
Hernlen, KM, Baker, RR, Collins, P. Retention of Asthma Knowledge in School Personnel.
Respiratory Care 54(11):1528. November2009.
Baker RR, Mishoe SC, Taft AA, Hall CR, Dennison, FD, Reyes, JJ, Hernlen KM, Lambert,
AM. A Model for Faculty Practice: Addressing Education and Clinical Challenges. Respiratory
Care 49(11): 1381. November 2004
Hall CR, Reyes JJ, Taft AA, Dennison, FH, Hernlen KM, Baker, RR Development,
Implementation and Evaluation of a Computerized Competency Program in an Undergraduate
Allied Health Science Program. Respiratory Care 49(11): 1381. November 2004
Baker RR, Hall CR, Mishoe SC, Taft AA, Dennison FD, Reyes JJ, Hernlen K, Lambert AM,
Clinical Productivity of Faculty While Precepting Students- A One-Year Experience.
Respiratory Care 49(11): 1381. November 2004
Hernlen KM, Billman CC, Baker RR, Development of an Online Problem- Based Learning
Course. Respiratory Care 48(11): 1066. November 2003
Taft AA, Baker RR, Reyes J, Hall CR, Hernlen KM, Dennison FH, Dias J. The Importance of
Definitions in Estimating the Prevalence of Smoking Behavior in Adolescents. Respiratory Care
48(11): 1125 November 2003
Baker,RR, Taft AA, Reyes J, Hall CR, Hernlen KM, Dennison FH, Dias, J. Predictors of
Smoking Behavior Among Adolescents. Respiratory Care 48(11): 1126. November 2003
Hernlen KM, Taft AA, Baker RR, Billman CC, Dias J Comparison of Learning Outcomes in
an Ethics Course Using Traditional And Web-based Instructional Technologies. Respiratory
Care 49(11): 1380. November 2004
Dennison FH, Hernlen KM, Hall CR, Taft AA, Hunter J. August 2000.
Effects of impedance to mechanical ventilation resistance measurements. Respiratory Care
45(8): 1013.
BOOKS AND CHAPTERS
Mishoe, S., Hernlen, KM. (2011). Health Care Trends and Revolving Roles of Respiratory Care
Professionals. In Hess D.R., Macintyre N.R., Mishoe S.C., Galvin W.F., Adams A.B.,
Saposnick A.B., (Ed), Respiratory Care: Principles and Practice. (pp. 1182-1201) Jones and
Bartlett Publishers.
Mishoe, S., Hernlen, KM. (2002). Health Care Trends and Revolving Roles of Respiratory Care
Professionals. In Hess D.R., Macintyre N.R., Mishoe S.C., Galvin W.F., Adams A.B.,

6. Saposnick A.B., (Ed), Respiratory Care: Principles and Practice (pp.28-48). Jones and Bartlett
Publishers.
Hernlen, KM Carroll, C. (2002). Ethics in Health Care Delivery. In Hess D.R., Macintyre N.R.,
Mishoe S.C., Galvin W.F., Adams A.B., Saposnick A.B., (Ed), Respiratory Care: Principles and
Practice (pp. 63-78). Philadelphia: Harcourt Health Sciences Publishers.
Hernlen, K.M. (2001).Health Care Delivery Systems and Respiratory Therapists Across the
Continuum of Care. In Mishoe S.C., Welch, M.A. (Ed.), Critical Thinking in Respiratory Care
Practice: A Problem-Based Learning Approach (pp. 121-158). New York: McGraw-Hill
Publisher.
PROFESSIONAL EXHIBITS AND AUDIOVISUAL PROGRAMS
Hernlen, KM Module One: Theories of Ethical Decision Making. American Association of
Respiratory Care Online Ethics Course available at
http://services.aarc.org/scriptcontent/ethics_course/ethics_course.cfm
Distributed by AARC Customer Service. Irving Texas. (2009- present)
Hernlen, KM Module One: Theories of Ethical Decision Making. American Association of
Respiratory Care Online Ethics Course available at
http://services.aarc.org/scriptcontent/ethics_course/ethics_course.cfm
Distributed by AARC Customer Service. Irving Texas. January 2006- 2009
PRESENTATIONS AT NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND STATE MEETINGS
Webinar “Strategic Collaborations for Effective Asthma Managements in Schools” sponsored by
the Environmental Protection Agency. September 12, 2012
“Asthma in Our Schools” presented at the EPA Region Four Healthy Schools Conference,
Athens, GA February 23, 2012.
“Asthma and Indoor Air Quality” presented to the Richmond County School System
Maintenance and Physical Plant Departments, Augusta GA, March 31, 2011
“Results of the Clean my R.I.D.E. Project” presented at the East Central Georgia Health District
Asthma Community Symposium in Augusta, Georgia, June 26, 2009.
“Demonstration of Breathing Techniques, Peak Flow Testing and Inhalers” presented at the
American Lung Association’s Asthma Educator Institute in Augusta, Georgia, May 1, 2009.
“Questioning Techniques: Verbal and Non-verbal” presented at the Department of Respiratory
Therapy Homecoming Preceptor Workshop in Augusta, Georgia, April 25, 2009.

7. “Results of the Clean My R.I.D.E. Project” presented to the Richmond County Board of
Education, in Augusta, Georgia March 17, 2009
“Ethics in Therapy” presented at the Georgia Occupational Therapy Association- Augusta
Chapter in Augusta, Georgia, May 8, 2007
“Demonstration of Breathing Techniques, Peak Flow Testing and Inhalers” presented at the
American Lung Association’s Asthma Educator Institute in Marietta, Georgia, March 14, 2008.
“Solving Problems in Learner/Preceptor Relationships” presented at the Department of
Respiratory Therapy Homecoming Preceptor Workshop, in Augusta, Georgia, April 27, 2007.
“Principles of Adult Learning” presented at the Department of Respiratory Therapy
Homecoming Preceptor Workshop in Augusta, Georgia, April 26, 2007.
“Questioning Techniques: Verbal and Non-verbal” presented at the Department of Respiratory
Therapy Homecoming Preceptor Workshop in Augusta, Georgia, April 26, 2007.
“Ethics in Health Care” presented at the Health Occupations Society of America State Meeting
in Augusta Georgia, February 27, 2004
“Web CT Exemplary Course” presented at the Medical College of Georgia Technology Fair
March 2003.
“A Comparison of a Traditional Versus Online Ethics Course” presented at the American
Association for Respiratory Care Summer Forum in Orlando, Florida, July 26, 2003.
“Development of an Online Problem- Based Learning Course” presented at the 49th American
Association for Respiratory Care International Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, December 8,
2003.
“Ethical Issues and Respiratory Care” presented at the Georgia/South Carolina Societies for
Respiratory Care Region VI Respiratory Care Conference in Charleston, South Carolina, May
2002.
“Medical Ethical Scenarios: An Interactive Approach” presented at the Georgia/South Carolina
Societies for Respiratory Care Region VI Respiratory Care Conference at Unicoi State Park,
May 2001.
“Ethics for Health Care Professionals- A Web CT Class” presented at the Web CT Users Forum
at the Medical College of Georgia, October 2001
“Psychological Care of the Ventilator Patient” presented at the Symposium on Clinical
Respiratory Care at the Medical College of Georgia, April 2000.

8. POSTER PRESENTATIONS
“The Implementation of an In-School Asthma Education Program for Children with Asthma
Developed by Respiratory Therapy Students” presented at GRU Education Day, Augusta GA
April 2013
“An Evaluation of Peak Performance USA Education Program” presented at the American
Association for Respiratory Care, New Orleans, Louisiana November 11, 2012
“The Results of an Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Policy Change on Elevated CO2 Levels in School”
presented at the American Association for Respiratory Care, New Orleans, Louisiana November
11, 2012
“The Implementation of an In-School Asthma Education Program for Children with Asthma
Developed by Respiratory Therapy Students” presented at the American Association for
Respiratory Care, New Orleans, Louisiana November 10, 2012
“Implementation of an Indoor Air Quality Assessment for Three Schools in the East Central
Health District of Georgia” presented at the American Association for Respiratory Care, Tampa,
Florida November 9, 2011.
“Implementing Asthma Strategies in Schools through Developing Community Partnerships”
presented at the American Association for Respiratory Care, Tampa, Florida November 5, 2011.
“Retention of Asthma Knowledge in School Personnel” presented at the Medical College of
Georgia Homecoming Continuing Education Conference, Augusta, GA April 22, 2010
“Clean My R.I.D.E (Reduce Inhalation of Diesel Exhaust)Phase 1: An Assessment of Diesel
Particulate exposure in School Children” presented at the Medical College of Georgia
Homecoming Continuing Education Conference, Augusta, GA, April 22, 2010
“Clean My R.I.D.E (Reduce Inhalation of Diesel Exhaust)Phase 1: An Assessment of Diesel
Particulate exposure in School Children” presented at the International Congress of the American
Association for Respiratory Care, San Antonio, Texas December 8, 2009.
“A Needs Assessment for Developing School Asthma Management Programs in the East Central
Health District of Georgia” presented at the International Congress of the American Association
for Respiratory Care, Las Vegas, Nevada, December 8, 2010.
“Retention of Asthma Knowledge in School Personnel” presented at the International Congress
of the American Association for Respiratory Care, San Antonio, Texas, December 5, 2009

9. SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
Georgia Society for Respiratory Care 1995-present
District Six Representative 1997-2000
Membership and Public Relations Committee 2000- 2002
American Association for Respiratory Care 1995-present
Subcommittee on Ethics & Professional Behavior 2004- 2012
American Lung Association 2002- present
Augusta Gala Committee 2008- 2010
Asthma Walk Committee 2003
Champ Camp Committee 2006- 2007
Lung Health Network 2006-2010
COMMUNITY SOCIETIES
Glenn Hills High- School Based Clinic Planning Committee 2012
Richmond County School System IAQ Leadership Team 2010- present
Burke County Early Head Start
Health Services Advisory Committee 2011- present
Richmond County Asthma Health Care Task Force 2009-2010
CSRA Asthma Coalition 2006- present
Chair 2007-2009
Lung Health Network 2006-2010
OTHER CERTIFICATIONS
GAMES Instructor
American Lung Association
Certification
March 2013
CPR Instructor
American Safety and Health Institute
2008- 2012
First Aid Instructor
American Safety and Health Institute
2005-present
Asthma 101 Instructor
American Lung Association
Certification

10. November 2006- present
Asthma 101 Trainer
American Lung Association
Certification
March 2007- present
Community Emergency Response Team
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Certification
August 2004
CPR Instructor
American Heart Association
1993- 2008