Anna Goddard

Accomplishments

Awards

• Presidential Commendation, National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, June 2026

  Fellow, American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), June 2023

  Honorable Mention Poster Award, National School-Based Health Alliance, “2020-21 National Survey of School-Based Health Centers: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic.” June 2022

  Rising Star Award, National School-Based Health Alliance, June 2020

  Kelly Reed Advanced Practice Community Impact Award, Pediatric Nursing Certification Board, April 2020

  First Place, Poster Presentation, “Show me the money…Saved!” National School-Based Health Alliance, June 2019

  Second Place, Poster Presentation, “Take Action on Asthma.” National School-Based Health Alliance, June 2018

  Centennial Fellowship Recipient, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, 2011-2013

  Sigma Theta Tau, International Nursing Honorary, Induction at Vanderbilt University (2011) & Yale University (2004)

  National Service Award Recognition, Pediatric Nursing Certification Board, 2013

  >Consumer Publication Award, National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, 2011

  Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Advocacy Award, Pediatric Nursing Certification Board, 2010

Talks

• Goddard, A. (2026, Oct). Trauma and Stressor Related disorders, Abuse, and Neglect. The Ohio State University. College of Nursing. Columbus, OH.

  Goddard, A., & Peck, J. (2026, March). Compassion in Action: Trauma-Informed Care Through Patient and Student Voices. National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP), 47th National Conference on Pediatric Health Care, Pittsburgh, PA.

  Goddard, A. (2024, Nov). APRN Clinical Leadership & Role Transition. Iona College, Department of Nursing, Brooklyn, NY. (Invited)

  Borkoski, V., Goddard, A. (2023, Nov). School-Based Health Centers Collaboration to Address Social Determinants of Health. The CASBHC 2023 Annual Conference: School-Based Health Centers – Promising Futures. Southbury, CT.

  Borkoski, V., Goddard, A. (2023, July). School-Based Health Center and School Nurse Collaboration to Address Social Determinants of Health. National Association of School Nursing 55th Conference Building for the Future: Health, Advocacy, and Leadership. Orlando, FL.

  Goddard, A. (2023, April). Quality Improvement: Basics, Tools, and Speaking with Data. Leadership Training Academy, Child & Family Agency, New London, CT. (Invited)

  Goddard, A. (April 25, 2023). Everything you need to know about creating a Capstone. Leadership Training Academy, Child & Family Agency, New London, CT. (Invited)

  Goddard, A., Cushing, K., & Fields, P. (2022, October). The Role of Community-sponsored School-Based Health Services as School Partners in Providing Trauma Informed Care. Podium presentation at 2022 Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health, Virtual. (Invited)

  Goddard, A., & Cushing, K. (2022, June). Providing Trauma Informed Care & Building Resilient Providers in a School-Based Health System.  Podium presentation at 2022 SBHA Annual Conference Achieving Health Equity through School-Based Health Care. (Invited)

  Goddard, A. (2022, Feb). The Resilient Practitioner. Taking Care of Yourself, so that you can take care of others. Sacred Heart University, Davis & Henley College of Nursing, Fairfield, CT. (Invited)

  Soleimanpour, S., Cushing, K., Goddard, A., Even, M., Geierstanger, S., Green, A., Brey, L. (2022, Oct). 2020-21 National Survey of School-Based Health Centers: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Poster presentation at the 2022 SBHA Annual Conference Achieving Health Equity through School-Based Health Care. Virtual. (Invited)

  Jones, R., Goddard, A. (2021, Sept). Building Blocks to Student Resilience: Trauma-Informed Education. Podium presentation at the 2021 National League for Nursing Education Summit. Washington, D.C.

  Goddard, A., Janick, E. (2021, Feb). Adverse Childhood Events, Trauma-Informed Care, and School-based Health Center Considerations for Screening. State-wide Teaching Assistance Workshop, Maternal Child Health Bureau, HRSA Grant Professional Development. Connecticut Department of Public Health. (Invited)

  Jones, R., Goddard, A. (2021, Feb). Course Redesign to Embed Trauma-Informed Care of the Nurse in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Clinical Nurse Leaders 2021 Summit. Innovative Education/Learning Initiative Project. American Association of Colleges of Nursing. Virtual. 

  Goddard, A. (2020, Sept). EHR Modifications and Billing/Coding for SBIRT. Project ECHO SBIRT-in-SBHCs. National School-based Health Alliance. National Webinar. Virtual. (Invited)  

  Goddard, A. (2020, Nov). Training, Assessing, & Supporting Providers for Screening-Brief Intervention – Referral to Treatment. Project ECHO SBIRT-in-SBHCs National School-based Health Alliance. National Webinar. Virtual. (Invited)

  Goddard, A. (2020, Oct). Pediatric Resiliency. Vanderbilt University, School of Nursing, MSN-PNP Program, N7011 Health Promotion of Behavior and Development: Birth through Adolescence. Virtual, Recorded. (Invited)

  Goddard, A. (2020, Sept). Adverse Childhood Experiences & Trauma Informed Care. Vanderbilt University, School of Nursing, MSN-PNP Program, N7011 Health Promotion of Behavior and Development: Birth through Adolescence. Virtual, Recorded. (Invited)

  Goddard, A. (2020, June). Pediatric Behavioral Health Disorders. Sacred Heart University, Davis & Henley College of Nursing, Guest Speaker. Virtual. (Invited)

  Goddard, A. (2020, May). Training, Assessing, & Supporting Providers for SBIRT. Project ECHO SBIRT 3.0. National School-based Health Alliance. National Webinar. Virtual. (Invited)

  Stichfield, K., Fields, P., & Goddard, A. (2019, Nov). Quality Counts: Promoting National Quality Indicators through SBIRT and Depression Screening in School Health. National Convention of Advancing School Mental Health. Austin, Texas.

  Goddard, A. (2019, Nov). Social Media in Academics & Twitter Crash Course 101. Sacred Heart University, Davis & Henley College of Nursing, Guest Speaker. (Invited)

  Goddard, A. (2019, Dec). Electronic Health Record Support and Modifications and Billing/Coding for SBIRT. Project ECHO SBIRT 3.0. National School-based Health Alliance. National Webinar. Virtual. (Invited)

  Stichfield, K., Goddard, A., Borkowski, V., Soleimanpour, S. (2019, June). Providing SBIRT-in-SBHCs. Administrative, Provider, & Evaluator Perspectives. School-Based Health Alliance Convention. Washington, D.C. (Invited)

  Goddard, A., Konesky, A., Borkowski, V., Bennhoff, A. (2019, June). Show me the money…. Saved!. Cost-savings from Acute Asthma Care in the SBHC. 2019 National School-Based Health Alliance Convention. Washington, D.C.

  Goddard, A., Konesky, A., Borkowski, V., Robbenhaar-Fretz, M., Bennhoff, A. (2018, June). Improving and sustaining your SBHC practice through QI: Taking Action on Asthma. 2018 National School-Based Health Alliance Convention. Indianapolis, Indiana.

  Goddard, A., Konesky, A., Borkowski, V., Bennhoff, A. (2018, May). Show me the money…. Saved!. Quality Improvement Asthma Seat Time Study. Connecticut Association of School-Based Health Centers Conference: A Force of Change. Southbury, CT.

  Goddard, A. (2018, May). Decreased ER Utilization from Treatment of Asthma Exacerbations in the School-Based Health Center. Connecticut Hospital Association Conference. A Closer Look at Asthma: Innovation and Strategies for the Future. Guest Speaker. Wallingford, CT. (Invited)

  Fields, P., Goddard, A. Frese-White, J. (March 2018). National Quality Initiative (NQI) Quality Counts in Connecticut. Connecticut School-Based Health Alliance Collaborative Technical Assistance Training. North Haven, CT. Guest Speaker. (Invited)

  Goddard, A., Konesky, A., Borkowski, V., Bennhoff, A. (March 2018). Show me the money…. Saved!. Continuous Quality Improvement Asthma Seat Time Study. Connecticut Association of School-Based Health Centers and JSI Research Institute QI Collaborative. North Haven, CT. (Invited)

  Ayers-LaFave, L., Goddard, A., Christine-Bournaki, M. C. (2017, May). Improving and Sustaining Your SBHC Practice: Taking Action on Asthma. The Connecticut Association of School-Based Health Centers, Protecting a Vulnerable Population Conference, Southbury, CT.

  Tielsch-Goddard, A. (2017, Jan). Making CoIIN Work for You. National School Based-Health Alliance, CoIIN Learning Session, National Webinar. Invited. (Invited)

  Tielsch-Goddard, A. (2016, Nov). Plan-Study-Do-Act: Nutrition & Physical Activity Counseling National Quality Improvement Metrics. School-Based Health Alliance, CoIIN Learning Session, National Webinar. (Invited)

  Tielsch-Goddard, A. and Gilmer, M.J. (2013, Sept). Role and impact of animals in pediatrics in animal assisted therapy. Greater Texas Chapter, National Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Association 2013 State Conference. Dallas, TX.

  Tielsch-Goddard, A. and Gilmer, M.J. (2012, Jan). Animal-assisted therapy: the role and impact of animals in pediatrics. Vanderbilt Kennedy Center. Nashville, TN.

  Thompson, D. and Tielsch-Goddard, A. (2011, March). Supporting Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Children’s Medical Center. Plano, TX. (Invited)

Publications

• Goddard, A., & Etcher, L. (2026). Acid reflux. In K. Maynard (Ed.), Case Studies in Advanced Pathophysiology, Physical Examination, and Pharmacology for Nurse Practitioners. Elsevier.

  Griffin, S. O., Lin, M., Scherrer, C. R., Naavaal, S., Hopkins, D. P., Jones, A. A., Alexander, T., Black, V. A., Clark, E., Cofano, L. K., Garcia, R. I., Goddard, A., Grover, J., Kansagra, S. M., Kottke, T. E., Lense, E. C., Zokaie, T., & The Community Preventive Services Task Force. (2025). Effectiveness of school fluoride delivery programs: A Community Guide systematic review. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 69(1), 107633. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2025.04.003

  Yu-Brillhart, M., Goddard, A., & Stinchfield, P. (2025). Non-pharmacologic interventions: Developmental considerations for pandemic preparedness. In M. Yu-Brillhart (Ed.), COVID-19 impacts on child health: A holistic framework for pediatric supportive care (pp. 79–117). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-80369-7

  Igoe, A., Keller, S., Stallings, M., Goddard, A., Van Graafeiland, B., Roney, L. N., & Peck, J. (2025). Trauma-informed care: Practical application for pediatric-focused advanced practice registered nurses. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 39(2), 265–275. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedhc.2024.10.008

  Miller, K., Goddard, A., & Cushing, K. (2023). Exploratory qualitative focus group analysis of school-based health center policy issues: Insights from state leaders. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 37(6), 626–635. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedhc.2023.06.006

  Soleimanpour, S., Geierstanger, S., Goddard, A., Cushing, K., Fields, P., & Love, H. (2023). Developing national standardized performance measures for school-based health centers: The National Quality Initiative. The Journal of School Health, 93(2), 97–106. https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.13236

  Larkin, M., Bode, S., Schumacher, H., Dooley, D., O’Leary, S., & Goddard, A. (2023). Commentary from the Council on School Health: School-based health centers and pediatric practice. Pediatrics.

  Borkowski, V., Goddard, A., & Gaffney, B. (2022). School-based health centers: A concept analysis. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 37(5), 269–278. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedhc.2022.11.005

  Goddard, A., Jones, R. W., Esposito, D., & Etcher, L. (2022). Trauma-informed education in nursing: A concept analysis. Journal of Nursing Education, 61(6), 296–302. https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20220404-15

  Goddard, A., Jones, R., & Etcher, L. (2022). Trauma-informed care in nursing: A concept analysis. Nursing Outlook, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2021.12.010

  Goddard, A., Janicek, E., & Etcher, L. (2022). Trauma-informed care for the pediatric nurse. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 62, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2021.11.003

  Goddard, A., & Esposito, D. (2022). Clinical prevention, population health & emergency preparedness. In S. DeNisco (Ed.), Role Development for the Nurse Practitioner (2nd ed.). Jones & Bartlett.

  Goddard, A., & Jakub, S. (2022). Primary care and mental health: A critical intersection. In S. DeNisco (Ed.), Role Development for the Nurse Practitioner (2nd ed.). Jones & Bartlett.

  Sullivan, E., Goddard, A., Fields, P., & Mackey, S. (2021). Telehealth in school-based health centers supporting continuous care during COVID-19. Health Technology, 5, 11. https://dx.doi.org/10.21037/ht-20-30

  Goddard, A., Jones, R., Esposito, D., & Janicek, E. (2021). Trauma-informed education in nursing: Call to action. Nurse Education Today, 101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2021.104880

  Soleimanpour, S., Cushing, K., Goddard, A., Even, M., Green, A., Geierstanger, S., & Brey, L. (2021). 2020–21 National Survey of School-Based Health Centers: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Washington, DC: School-Based Health Alliance.

  Goddard, A. (2020). Neurology. In M. Meadows-Oliver (Ed.), Pediatric Nursing Made Incredibly Easy (3rd ed., pp. 209–267). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

  Goddard, A. (2020). Weight loss in an adolescent. In L. Neal-Boylan (Ed.), The Family Nurse Practitioner Clinical Case Studies (2nd ed., pp. 115–118; 371–375). Wiley.

  Goddard, A. (2020). Drug use in an adolescent. In L. Neal-Boylan (Ed.), The Family Nurse Practitioner Clinical Case Studies (2nd ed., pp. 113–114; 365–370). Wiley.

  Patterson-Janicek, E., & Goddard, A. (2020). Pediatric trauma. In L. Neal-Boylan (Ed.), The Family Nurse Practitioner Clinical Case Studies (2nd ed., pp. 241–243; 533–537). Wiley.

  Jakub, S., & Goddard, A. (2020). Suicidal ideation and self-harm. In L. Neal-Boylan (Ed.), The Family Nurse Practitioner Clinical Case Studies (2nd ed., pp. 231–233; 519–524). Wiley.