Vicki Brooks
vicki.mccauley@tcu.edu817-257-7368Annie Richardson Bass Building 3124
Program Affiliations
Education
- Texas Woman’s University, Dallas, Doctor of Nursing Practice
- University of Texas at Arlington, Master of Science Degree, Family Nurse Practitioner
- Texas Christian University, Bachelor of Science Degree, Registered Nurse
Courses Taught
- DNP FNP Practicum Primary Care: Adult - Gerontology I NAPN 84213
- DNP FNP Practicum Primary Care Adult - Gerontology II NAPN 84382
- DNP FNP Practicum Primary Care of the Young Family NAPN 84392
- DNP FNP Practicum Primary Care of the Family NAPN 84385
- DNP Diagnostic Methods and Procedures NAPN 84222
- DNP Project I, II, III, IV NAPN 88072
- DNP Promoting Health and Wellness in Primary Care NAPN 84202
- DNP Health Innovation and Complexity NAPN 81113
Areas of Focus
Family Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care, Urgent Care, Rural Health, Climate Health, Population Health
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Alexander,G.K., Brooks, V., Williams,T. (2024, July). Advocacy for Equitable Access to Nature and Outdoor Recreation. Journal of Nursing Education, 2024;0(0):1–4. Published Online: July 23, 2024 https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20240424-04
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Brooks, V. Rural Health Nursing. Health Care Delivery Systems (Chapter 2), 2022. ISBN 978-1-60595-157-7, February 2022.
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Alexander, G.K., Bashore, L., & Brooks, V. (2021). Improving food literacy among young adult cancer survivors. Cancer Nursing.
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Alexander, G.K., & Brooks, V. (2021). Nature-based therapeutics: A collaborative research agenda promoting equitable access and environmental stewardship. Collegian.
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Brooks, V.D. (2017) Gout An Old Disease in a Young College Athlete. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.
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Brooks, V.D. (2011) Accept the call to action and become involved. Texas Nurse Practitioner News.
Alexander, G. K., & Brooks, V. (2021, November). Nature through a public health and primary care lens: Promoting equitable access to nature and conservation education. Cross Timbers Master Naturalist chapter meeting. TAMU AgriLife/Texas Parks & Wildlife. Fort Worth, TX.
Brooks, V., Swint, C. & Sanford, M. (2022, April) A Tool Kit to Integrate Health Policy Throughout the DNP Curriculum. NONPF Annual Conference. Minneapolis, MN.
Brooks, V. (2022, June) A Prescription: Transitioning the Novice BSN to DNP into Future Leaders. American Association of Nurse Practitioner’s (AANP) Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.
Poster Presentation: Bridge to Health Mobile Clinic
HRSA Federal Rural Health Outreach Grant
Washington, D.C. 2003, 2004
Poster Presentation: Japanese Nursing Post Atomic Bomb
American Association of History of Nursing
Dublin, Ireland 2015
Poster Presentation: Pilot Study for Prevention of Holiday Weight Gain
North Texas Nurse Practitioner Conference, Dallas, TX 2016
Texas Nurse Practitioner Conference, Austin, TX 2016
American Association of Nurse Practitioners, Las Vegas, NV 2017
Sigma Theta Tau International, Healthy Work Environments, New Orleans, 2019
- Texas Nurse Practitioner Legacy Member, past board member.
- Legislative Ambassador for TX Senator Pat Fallon 2020 and TX Senator Drew Springer 2021/2022
- National Rural Health Association Fellow 2021
- National Climate Health Organizing Fellows Program 2022
- American Association of Nurse Practitioner Fellow inducted 2022
- American Association of Nurse Practitioners Texas State Representative Liaison 2023- 2027
- Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society Member
- American Nursing Credentialing Center
- Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner (ANCC)
- Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
- Prescriptive Authority DEA License
- Texas Board of Nurse Examiners RN
- Texas Nurse Practitioner Association
- American Association of Nurse Practitioners
- American Nurses Credentialing Center
- International Nurses Association
- Sigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society for Nursing
- Rural Nurse Organization
- American Association of College of Nursing
- American Nurses Association
- Texas Nurses Association
- National Rural Health Association
Integra Urgent Care, 2014-current
Family Nurse Practitioner
Family Practice Center
Private Physician Practice, Family Nurse Practitioner
Bridge to Health Mobile Clinic, Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto General Hospital
Rural Health Clinic Family Nurse Practitioner
Emergency Department Director, Mineral Wells, TX
Care Flight, Harris Methodist Fort Worth, TX
Primary Flight Nurse RN
Cook Children’s Hospital, Fort Worth, TX
Emergency Department Staff RN/Paramedic
Last Updated: September 18, 2025