Professional Bio

Educational Preparation:

Master's in Humanities, University of Colorado Denver, 2004

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, University of Texas Arlington, 1995

Professional Memberships:

American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH)

Clinical Expertise & Certifications

Clinical Expertise/Certifications:

Health Care Ethics

Critical Care

Pediatric Nursing

Research & Scholarship

Research Interests:

  • International Comparative Health Care Ethics
  • Ethics in Pediatric Critical Care
  • Health Policy

Recent Presentations:

McCurdy, J., and Fitzgerald, H. (April 27, 2012) Ethics Nurse Liason Committee at Children's Hospital Colorado, Colorado Health Care Ethics Forum Conference 2012, Denver, CO.

McCurdy, J. Panel Moderator (2009) "Public Policy: from Triage to Treatment to Transition", Annual Children's Hospital Colorado Ethics Conference, Aurora, CO.

McCurdy, J. (2009) "Predicting Outcomes of Traumatic Brain Injury in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit", Society of Pediatric Nursing National Conference, Atlanta, GA.

McCurdy, J. (2008) "Health Care and Immigration", Society of Pediatric Nursing National Conference, Denver, CO.