Faculty Profile for Nate Rodrigues

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Nate Rodrigues
Associate Professor — Department of Respiratory Care
WILW 220
phone: (512) 716-2688

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Rodrigues, N. A., Farmer, T. A., Morley, R. H., Chacon, I. D., Hudgins, A. M., Russian, C. J., … Dekowski, S. A. (2021). Rest and Readiness in Unit-Based Specialty Care Perinatal Transport Team Clinicians: A Pilot Study. Neonatal Intensive Care, 34.
  • Rodrigues, N. A., Farmer, T. A., Chacon, I. D., & Hudgins, A. M. (2020). Sleep and Fatigue in Specialty Care Transport Team Personnel: Essential Concerns and Future Obligations. Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine, 9(3).
  • Rodrigues, N. A., Smith, K. S., Selber, S. K., & Russian, C. J. (2019). Identifying Sleep as a Health Need in Student Veterans. Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine, 8(7), 531–546. Retrieved from https://www.ecronicon.com/ecprm/pdf/ECPRM-08-00414.pdf
  • Hudgins, A. M., Desireddi, J., Rodrigues, N. A., & Ari, A. (2022). A Single-Center Comparison of Introducing an Inhaled Nitric Oxide Initiation and Weaning Protocol into the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Respiratory Care, 67(10).
  • Trahan, M. H., Morley, R. H., Nason, E. E., Rodrigues, N. A., Huerta, L., & Metsis, V. (2021). Virtual reality exposure simulation for student veteran social anxiety and PTSD: A case study. Clinical Social Work Journal, 49(2), 220–230. https://doi.org/https:/doi.org/10.1007/s10615-020-00784-7

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Nationally Recognized Clinical Preceptor, American Association for Respiratory Care. 2024 - 2025
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Research Presentation Award, College of Health Professions, Texas State University. April 11, 2024
  • Award / Honor Nominee: Teaching Award of Honor, Texas State University. 2022
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Research Presentation Award, International Biomedical. May 6, 2022
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Excellence in Scholarly and Creative Activities, College of Health Professions, Texas State University. 2021

Selected Service Activities

Board Member
U.S Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Funded TexVet Legacy Grant Team Community Advisory Board
September 1, 2024-Present
Board Member
Texas Medical Board, Board of Respiratory Care, Discipline & Ethics
March 2024-March 2030
Member
Round Rock Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Round Rock
January 1, 2022-December 31, 2022