LIFETIME VITAE
2006
Margaret Mary Kosowski
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
1993 Ph.D. Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia
Major: Nursing
Focus: Nursing Education
1979 M.S.N. State University of New York
Buffalo, New York
Major: Child Health Nursing
Focus: Ambulatory Care/Education
1970 B.S.N. D'Youville College
Buffalo, New York
Major: Nursing
Minor: Philosophy
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
August 2005 Professor of Nursing
to University of West Georgia
Present Carrollton, Georgia
Courses taught:
Nursing 6501
Nursing 3245
Nursing 3122
September, 1986 Professor of Nursing
to Kennesaw State University
2005 Kennesaw, Georgia
Courses taught:
¨ Nursing 200, Nursing 201,
¨ Nursing 208, Nursing 314,
¨ Nursing 315, Nursing 316,
¨ Nursing 400 Nursing 4401,
¨ Nursing 4402, Nursing 4412
¨ Nursing 4413,Nursing 4415,
¨ Nursing 4417, Nursing 4425,
¨ Nursing 7720, Nursing 7740
September, 1984 Assistant Professor of Nursing
to Brenau College
June, 1986 Gainesville, Georgia
Courses taught:
¨ Nursing 212, Nursing 213,
¨ Nursing 311, Nursing, 312
¨ Nursing 313
TEACHING EXPERIENCE - continued
September, 1981 Assistant Professor of Nursing
to D'Youville College
June, 1984 Buffalo, New York
Courses taught:
¨ Nursing 401, Nursing 402,
¨ Nursing 409, Nursing 410
January 1978 Instructor of Nursing
to D'Youville College
June 1981 Buffalo, New York
Courses taught:
¨ Nursing 202
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE IN TEACHING
Winter, 1996 Course Coordinator:
to Nursing 7720
Present Kennesaw State University
Winter, 1991 Course Coordinator:
to Nursing 208
Present Kennesaw State University
Winter, 1988 Course Coordinator:
Nursing 201
Kennesaw State University
Winter, 1990 Course Coordinator:
Nursing 200
Kennesaw State University
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
IN TEACHING – continued
Fall, 1989 Course Coordinator:
to Nursing 4401
Present Kennesaw State University
Spring, 1987 Course Coordinator:
to Nursing 316
1999 Kennesaw State University
Fall, 1984 Coordinator of Child Health
to Clinical Learning Experiences:
Spring, 1986 Brenau College
Gainesville, Georgia
Fall, 1981 Faculty Liaison for Evening
to Baccalaureate Nursing Program
Spring, 1984 D'Youville College
Buffalo, New York
Team Leader: Nursing 401, 402, 409,410:
D'Youville College
Buffalo, New York
Fall, 1979 Faculty Liaison: Clinical Skills Laboratory
to D'Youville College
Spring, 1981 Buffalo, New York
PROFESSIONAL AND MILITARY EXPERIENCE
1972 to 1977 Staff Nurse/Charge Nurse
Pediatric Acute Care Unit
Our Lady of Victory Hospital
Lackawanna, New York
1971 to 1972 Staff Nurse/Charge Nurse
Pediatric Acute Care Unit
Nashoba Community Hospital
Nashoba, Massachusetts
1970 to 1971 Lieutenant, Junior Grade United States Navy
Staff Nurse/Charge Nurse
Pediatric Acute Care Unit
Pediatric Ambulatory Clinic
United States Naval Hospital
Chelsea, Massachusetts
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL AND HONOR SOCIETIES
1978 to Present American Nurses' Association
1978 to Present National League for Nursing
1982 to 1992 Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of
Nursing, Zeta Nu Chapter
1984 to Present Georgia Nurses' Association
Membership Committee Member
1986 to 1996 Georgia Council for the Children, Inc.
1988 to 1992 The Kennesaw State College Nursing Honor Society
1988 to Present The International Association for Human Caring
1992 to Present Sigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society of Nursing,
Mu Phi Chapter
1993 to 1995 Mentorship Program, Mu Phi Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, International
Honor Society of Nursing
1994 to Present Eligibility Committee, Mu Phi Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau,
International Honor Society of Nursing.
1994 to Present International Transcultural Nursing Society, Member
1996 to Present Executive Committee, Mu Phi Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, International
Honor Society of Nursing. Chair: Heritage Committee
1996 to 2003 Epsilon Alpha Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International
Honor Society of Nursing. Chair: Research Committee
HONORS AND SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS
2005 Recipient of Senior Nursing Class award for “Most Supportive and Caring Faculty.”
2004 Recipient of the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Mu Phi Chapter, Appreciation of Nursing Students Support Award
2003 Recipient of the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Mu Phi Chapter, Outstanding Mentor of the Year Award
HONORS AND SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS – continued
2003 Invited keynpote speaker in celebration of Nurses’ Week at Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta, GA, May 8, 2003.
2002 Invited speaker, Pi Gamma Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Georgia Baptist College of Nursing at Mercer University, Atlanta, GA, October 12, 2002.
2002 Invited keynote speaker in celebration of Nurses’ Week at Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta, GA, May 8, 2002
2002 Invited presenter at the Georgia Baptist College at Mercer University, Sigma Theta Tau 100th Birthday Celebration, October 10, 2002.
2001 Nominated for the Kennesaw State University Distinguished Scholar Award
2001 Grant Reviewer for Epsilon Alpha Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society
2000 Recipient of the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Mu Phi Chapter, Outstanding Mentor of the Year Award
2000 Recipient of the 2000 College of Health and Human Services Distinguished Scholar Award
1999 Nominated for the Kennesaw State University Distinguished Teacher Award
1999 Nominated for the Kennesaw State University Distinguished Scholar Award
1998 Invited Consultant: Implementing a Caring Curriculum in a Nursing Program,, San Diego City College, January, 1998.
1998 Recipient of the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Mu Phi Chapter, Outstanding Mentor of the Year Award
1998 Finalist for the Kennesaw State University Distinguished Scholar Award
1997 Awarded Certificate of Appreciation for Service as Chair of Heritage Committee, Mu Phi Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society.
1996 Invited Candidate for Nominating Committee, International Association for Human Caring
1995 Invited to serve as Honors’ Faculty, Kennesaw State University
1995 Invited Consultant: Successful Creation of Caring Groups for Nursing Students, Brenau College, Gainesville, Ga., November 17, 1995.
HONORS AND SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS – continued
1995 Nominated for the 1995 Distinguished Teaching Award, Kennesaw State College, Marietta, GA.
1995 Invited Speaker, Graduate Qualitative Research Course, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
1988 Invited to join the Nursing Honor Society, Kennesaw State College, based on professional and community leadership.
1986 Distinguished Faculty Speaker, Entry Into Professional Practice Ceremony, Brenau College (Selected by the Brenau College Nursing Class of 1986).
1982 Invited to join Sigma Theta Tau, Zeta Nu Chapter, on the basis of professional and community leadership in nursing.
PUBLICATIONS
Blake, B., Kosowski, M., and Reed, B. A hermeneutic analysis of women’s experiences of facing HIV. Submitted for peer review in The Journal of Public Health Nursing. January 2006.
Kosowski, M. M., Wilson, C. and Grams, K (2004). Completing the Circle of Caring: Faculty Stories of Facilitating Caring Groups. The International Journal for Human Caring,8 (1), 29-36.
Kosowski, M.M. and Roberts, V. W. (2002). When protocols are not enough: Intuition as essential knowing for advanced nursing practice. Journal of Holistic Nursing, 21(1)36-51.
Kosowski, M.M., Grams, K., Taylor, G., and Wilson, C. (2001). They took the time . . . They started to care: Stories of African-American nursing students in intercultural caring groups. Advances In Nursing Science, 23(3), 11-27.
Hughes, L., Kosowski, M., Grams, K., and Wilson, C. (1998). Caring interactions among nursing students: A descriptive comparison of 2 associate degree nursing programs. Nursing Outlook, 46(4), 176-181.
Kosowski, M., Grams, K., and Wilson, C. (1997). Transforming cultural boundaries into caring connections. Journal of Nursing Science, 2(5-6), 83-96.
Wilson, C., Grams, K., and Kosowski, M. (1997). Caring groups in nursing education: Creating caring connections in nursing practice. The International Journal for Human Caring, 1(3), 22-31.
Grams, K., Kosowski, M., & Wilson, C. (1997). Creating a caring community in nursing education. Nurse Educator, 22, 10-16.
Gray, P., Grams, K., Kosowski, M., Davis, S., Dorman, G., Pless, B., Sims, G., (1996). “Spiral processes of becoming: Women's experiences within the context of doctoral education.” Journal of Nursing Education, 36(2), 60-66.
PUBLICATIONS – continued
Kosowski, M., Grams, K., & Wilson, C. (1996). Enhancing caring for diverse communities: An innovative approach. NLN Research & Policy: Prism, 4(1), 3-4.
Kosowski, M., (1995). Clinical learning experiences and professional nurse caring: A critical phenomenological study of female baccalaureate nursing students. Journal of Nursing Education,34(5), 235-242.
Kosowski, Margaret M. (1993). Radical reflections on tears. Revolution: The Journal of Nurse Empowerment,3(4), 56-58.
Gunby, S., Chally, P., Dorman, R., Grams, K., Kosowski, M., & Pless, B. (1991). Alice in wonderland: A metaphor for professional nursing education. In Curriculum revolution: Community building and activism (pp. 63-75). New York: National League for Nursing.
Kosowski, M., Grabbe, L., Grams, K., Lobb, M., Willoughby, D., Davis, S., & Sims, G. (1990). An interactive model of leadership. Nursing
Administration Quarterly, 15(1), 36-43.
Bremner, M., Crutchfield, A., Kosowski, M., Perkins, J., & Williams, G. (1990). Doctoral preparation of nursing faculty. Nurse Educator, 15(2), 12-15.
Bennett, D., Chally, P., Dorman, G., Himot,L, Kosowski, M., Lewis-Lemarr, T., Perkins, J., & Roberts, V. (1989). Initiating a curriculum revolution: Faculty development through a departmental conference. Reaching Through Teaching, 3(1), 2-3.
Kosowski, M., & Sopczyk, D. (1985). Feeding hospitalized children with developmental disabilities. American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing, 10, 190-194.
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
Paper Presentation: “Women’s Perceptions of Living with HIV.” Co-presented at the Annual Conference of the International Association for Human Caring, King’s Beach, CA, June 2005.
Paper Presentation for the Mentor-Protégé Program: “ Curriculum Development, Program and Course Objective Development, Teaching Cultural Competence, Socialization Into the Role of Professional Nurse.” Co-presented at the Kennesaw State University, School of Nursing Workshop, December 16, 2004.
Research Presentation: “Women’s Perceptions of Facing HIV” Accepted for presentation at the 26th Annual International Association for Human Caring Research Conference, Montreal, CA,June, 2004.
Research Presentation: “When Protocols Are Not Enough: Intuition As Essential for Clinical Decision Making By Nurse Practitioners” Co-Presented at the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 3/ 20/04.
Research Presentation: “Women’s Perspectives on HIV Testing and Healthcare Services.” Co-presented at the Sixteenth Annual Association of Nurses in AIDS Care Research Conference, New York City, NY, 11/22/03
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS – continued
Research Presentation: “Completing the Circle of Caring: Faculty Stories of Facilitating Caring Groups.” Co-presented at the Annual Research Conference of the International Association for Human Caring, Boulder, CO, June 1-4, 2003
Research Presentation: “Faculty Stories of Facilitating Caring Groups in Nursing Education.” Co-presented at the Summer Institute of the Chicago Institute for Nursing Education, Chicago, IL, June 19-21, 2003.
Research Presentation: “When Protocols Are Not Enough: Intuition As Essential for Clinical Decision Making By Nurse Practitioners” Co-Presented at the Southern Nursing Research Society Conference, San Antonio, TX, February 14, 2002.
Research Presentation: “Transforming Cultural Boundaries Into Caring Connections: Co-presented at the International Transcultural Nursing Society Conference, Pittsburg, PA, October 13, 2001.
Research Poster: “When Protocols Are Not Enough: Intuition As Essential for Creating Caring Nurse Practitioner Communities.” Presented at the Georgia League for Nursing Annual Nursing Education Conference, Jekyll Island, Georgia, April 19-20, 2001.
Research Paper: “When Protocols Are Not Enough: Intuition As Essential for Creating Caring Nurse Practitioner Communities.” Co-presented at the Annual Research Conference, Mu Phi Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society, Kennesaw, Georgia, March 21, 2001.
Research Paper: “Transforming Cultural Boundaries Into Caring Connections.” Co-presented at the Cultural Competence in Practice Research Conference, Kennesaw State University, October 27, 2000.
Research Paper: “When Protocols Are Not Enough: Intuition As Essential for Creating Caring Nurse Practitioner Communities.” Co-presented at the 22nd International Association for Human Caring Research Conference, Boca Raton, FL, July 3, 2000.
Research Paper: “Stories of African American Nursing Students in Intercultural Caring Groups.” Co-presented at the Georgia League for Nursing Annual Education Meeting, Pine Mountain, GA, April 14, 2000.
Research Paper: “Stories of African American Nursing Students in Intercultural Caring Groups.” Co-presented at the 10th Annual International Critical and Feminist Perspectives in Nursing Conference, Williamsburg, VA, 1999.
Research Paper: “Stories of African American Nursing Students in Intercultural Caring Groups.” Co-Presented at the Chicago Institute for Nursing Education, Chicago, Il, July 21, 1999.
Research Paper: “ Stories of African American Nursing Students in Intercultural Caring Groups: Co-Presented at the 21st International Nursing Caring Conference, Cultural Diversity in the New Millennium, San Antonio, TX, April 19, 1999.
Research Paper: “Transforming Cultural Boundaries Into Caring Connections” Co-presented at the Chicago Institute for Nursing Education, Chicago, IL, July 19, 1998.
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS - continued
Research Paper: “Transforming Cultural Boundaries Into Caring Connections” Co-presented at the International Association for Human Caring Conference, Philadelphia, PA, April 23, 1998.
Research Paper: “Transforming Cultural Boundaries Into Caring Connections” Co-presented at the9thInternational Nursing Research Congress, Sigma Theta Tau International, Vancouver, British Columbia, June 21, 1997.
Research Poster: “Evaluation of an Experiential Learning Strategy to Promote Caring Among Nursing Students” Presented at the 9th International Nursing Research Congress, Sigma Theta Tau International, Vancouver, British Columbia, June 20-21, 1997.
Research Paper: “Changing Cultural Boundaries Into Caring Connections” Accepted for paper presentation at the8th Annual International Critical and Feminist Perspectives in Nursing Conference, Whistler, British Columbia, June 11-15, 1997.
Research Paper: “Connecting Conversation: Gathering the Voices of Nursing Education, Research and Practice” Co-presented at the Carson-Newman College and Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee Conference: Connecting Conversation; Gathering the Voices of Nursing, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, April 18, 1997.
Research Paper: "Caring Connections - Education and Practice" Co-Presented at the 18th International Association for Human Caring Conference, Mayo Medical Center, Rochester, Minnesota, April 29, 1996.
Research Poster: “Evaluation of an Experiential Learning Strategy to Promote Caring Among Nursing Students” Co-Presented at the Georgia League for Nursing Annual Meeting, Macon, Georgia, February 13-14, 1997.
Research Paper: "Teaching Caring Behavior in a Group Setting: A Practical Approach to Experiential Learning" Co-presented at the National League for Nursing's Council of Associate Degree Programs Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Ga, April 11, 1996.
Research Paper:
"Students' Perspectives of Being in a Caring Group". The Politics of
Caring III Conference: Creating Safe and Healing Environments, November 10-12,
1995.
Research Paper: "Nursing Students' Journeys Into Caring", Co-presented at the International Critical and Feminist Perspectives in Nursing Conference, Portland, Maine, October 15, 1995.
Paper: "Toward Liberalizing Nursing: Stories of Faculty Development". Co-presented at the International Critical and Feminist Perspectives in Nursing Conference, Portland, Maine, October 14, 1995.
Research Poster: "The Lived Experience of Being in a Caring Group: Student Perspectives." International Association of Human Caring Conference, Charlottesville, Virginia, April 30 and May 1&2, 1995.
Research Paper: "Transformational Learning Experiences: The Significance of Transcultural Nursing Care Theory for Nursing Students" Co-presented at the 20th Annual Transcultural Nursing Society Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, September 31, 1994.
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS – continued
Research Paper: "Clinical Learning Experiences and Professional Nurse Caring: A Critical Phenomenological Study of Female Baccalaureate Nursing Students". Presented at the Fifth Annual Critical and Feminist Perspectives in Nursing Conference, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, March 12, 1994.
Research Paper: "How Baccalaureate Nursing Students Learn Caring: A Critical Phenomenological Study. Presented at the Mu Phi Research meeting of Sigma Theta Tau, Atlanta, GA, November 18, 1993
Workshop: "Explicating and Integrating the Concept of Caring Within A Baccalaureate Nursing Program". Co presented at the Faculty Development Colloquium, Kennesaw State College, Marietta GA: February 2, 1993
Research Paper: "An Interactive Model of Nursing Leadership" Co-presented at the Helen T. Milian Lectureship and Nursing Research Conference, Columbus College, Columbus, GA: March 6, 1992.
Research Paper: "Intersections of Feminist and Qualitative Inquiry," Co-presented at the Critical and Feminist Perspectives in Nursing Conference, University of Ohio, Toledo, OH: March 21, 1992.
Research Paper: "Gender, Race and Class Issues in the Nursing Curriculum Revolution: Obscured or Illuminated?" Presented at the Critical and Feminist Perspectives in Nursing Conference, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, OH: March 21, 1992.
Research Paper: "Gender, Race and Class Issues in the Nursing Curriculum Revolution: Obscured or Illuminated?" Accepted for Presentation at the Feminism in Nursing: Exploring our Diversities Conference, University of Colorado, Denver, CO: June 5-6, 1992. (Unable to attend due to budgetary restrictions)
Workshop: "Emancipatory Educational Approaches" Research Presented at the Faculty Development Colloquium, Kennesaw State College, Marietta, GA: February 24, 1992.
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Poster: "Caring In A Curing Society" Presented at the Politics of Caring II Conference, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, November 6-9, 1992.
Research Paper: "Women's Experiences of Being A Doctoral Student." Co-presented at the Eleventh Annual Florida Veterans’ Administration Nursing Research Conference: Nurses' Ways of Knowing: Qualitative Research, Gainesville, Florida, September 26-27, 1991.
Poster: "Caring in a Curing Society." Presented at the Thirteenth International Association for Human Caring Conference, Nursing, The Caring Practice: Being There, Rochester, New York, April 28-30, 1991.
Research Poster: "An Interactive Model of Leadership." Accepted for presentation at the Nursing conference entitled Moving into the Mainstream: Developing the Nurse of the Future. Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, April 18, 1991 (Unable to attend due to budgetary restraints).
Paper: "Alice in Wonderland: A Metaphor for Nursing Education." Co-presented at the Seventh Annual National League for Nursing Conference on Nursing Education: Curriculum Revolution: Community Building and Activism, Scottsdale, Arizona, December 6, 1990.
Paper: "Alice in Wonderland: A Metaphor for Professional Nursing Education." Co-presented at West Georgia College, Department of Nursing, Carrollton, Georgia, May 14, 1990.
Paper: "Alice in Wonderland: A Metaphor for Professional Nursing Education." Co-presented at the Faculty Colloquium, Department of Nursing, Kennesaw State College, Marietta, Georgia, January 22, 1990.
Paper: "Alice in Wonderland: A Metaphor for Professional Education." Co-presented at the Eleventh Annual International Bergamo Conference: Curriculum Theorizing and Classroom Practice, Dayton, OH, 10/ 21/.
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Research Paper: "A Regional Survey of Doctoral Preparation of Nursing Faculty." Co-presented at the Research Conference of Zeta Alpha Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, TN, April 7, 1989.
Workshop: "Pediatric Assessment Update." Co-presented for the Gwinnett County Community Health Nurses (sponsored by the Georgia Department of Human Resources), Brenau College, Gainesville, GA, January 18, 1986.
Research Paper: "The Rogerian Conceptual System: Analysis and Application to Nursing." Presented at The Annual Research Conference, D'Youville College, Buffalo, New York, May 10, 1983.
Workshop: "Hospital Day” and "P.J.'s Visit to the Hospital: An Audio-visual Presentation." Presented at the West Seneca Nursery School, West Seneca, New York, October 12-15, 1978.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: PARTICIPATION AT MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES
The Southern Nursing Research Society, Atlanta, GA, February, 2005.
The International Association for Human Caring Annual Research Conference, King’s Beach, CA, June 2005.
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Gamma Omicron Chapter, “Changing Practice Through Discovery: Celebrating 25 years of Scholarship From Theory to Action, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, March 18-20, 2004.
The International Association for Human Caring Annual Research Conference, Boulder, CO, June 1-4, 2003.
The Annual National Institute on Nursing Education, Chicago, IL, June 19-21, 2003.
The National Institute of Health Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration, Louisville, KY, June 5-8, 2002.
The Southern Nursing Research Society Conference, San Antonio, TX, February 14, 2002.
The International Transcultural Nursing Society Conference, Pittsburg, PA, October 13, 2001.
The Georgia League for Nursing Annual Nursing Education Conference, Jekyll Island, Georgia, April 19-20, 2001.
The Annual Research Conference, Mu Phi Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society, Kennesaw, Georgia, March 21, 2001.
East vs. West: A Cultural Perspective of Chinese Medicine, Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society, Mu Phi Chapter Conference at Kennesaw State University, Kenn esaw GA, November 14, 2000.
PARTICIPATION AT MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES – continued
The Cultural Competence in Practice Research Conference, Kennesaw State University, October 27, 2000.
The 22nd International Association for Human Caring Research Conference, Boca Raton, FL, July 3, 2000.
The Annual Education Meeting for the Georgia League for Nursing, Pine Mountain, GA, April 13-14, 2000.
The 10th Annual International Critical and Feminist Perspectives in Nursing Conference, Williamsburg , VA, October 14-17, 1999.
The 21st International Nursing Caring Conference: Cultural Diversity in the New Millennium, San Antonio, Tx, April 18-20, 1999.
The Chicago Institute for Nursing Education, July 20-23, 1999.
Issues in Action Nursing Workshop, Addison-Wesley Nursing Conference, Jefferson State College, Birmingham, AL, October 16-17, 1998.
The Chicago Institute for Nursing Education, July 16-19, 1998, Chicago: IL
The International Association for Human Caring Conference, April 21-14, 1998, Philadelphia , PA.
Technology in Nursing Education: Challenges and Demonstration Workshop, May 20-21, 1998, Kennesaw, GA.
The 9th International Nursing Research Congress, Sigma Theta Tau International, Vancouver, British Columbia, June 20-22, 1997.
The 18th International Association for Human Caring Conference, Mayo Medical Center, Rochester, Minnesota, April 27-30, 1996
The Annual Meeting of the National League for Nursing Council of Associate Degree Programs, Atlanta, GA, April 10-11, 1996.
The Politics of Caring III Conference: Creating Safe and Healing Environments, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, November 10-12, 1995.
International Critical and Feminist Perspectives in Nursing Conference, Portland, Maine, October 12-15, 1995.
International Association of Human Caring Research Conference, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, April-May, 1995.
Exploring Interpretive Nursing Research: Our Stories, Ourselves. Presented by Nancy Diekelmann, Kennesaw
State College, April 12, 1995.
Restructuring Health Care Delivery: Nurse Manager/Nurse Executive Institute, Jekyll Island, Ga, April 26-28, 1995.
Cultural Diversity in Nursing, Kennestone Hospital, Marietta, GA, January 25, 1995.
PARTICIPATION AT MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES-continued
National League for Nursing Accreditation for the 21st Century, Cincinnati, OH: November, 1994.
Transcultural Interfaces in Nursing and Health Care: The 20th Annual Transcultural Nursing Society Conference, Atlanta, GA: September, 1994.
The Fifth Annual Critical and Feminist Perspectives in Nursing Conference, University of Washing, Seattle , WA: March 11-13, 1994.
National League for Nursing Accreditation: Using Educational Outcome Measures, New York, NY: Nov., 1993.
The National Council's Regional Workshop on Computerized Adaptive Testing for the NCLEX Examination, Atlanta GA: January, 1993.
The Annual Critical And Feminist Perspectives in Nursing Conference, Atlanta, GA: March 19-21, 1993.
The Third Annual
Critical and Feminist Perspectives in Nursing Conference, Research Presenter,
Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, OH: March, 1992.
Georgia League for Nursing Annual Education Program: Health Reform: Implications for Nursing Practice and Nursing Education", Atlanta, GA: February 27-28, 1992.
The Politics of Caring Conference, Emory University, Atlanta, GA: December, 1992.
The Eleventh Annual Florida VA Nursing Research Conference: "Nurses' Ways of Knowing", Co-Presenter of Qualitative Research Study, Gainesville, Florida, September 26-27, 1991.
The Thirteenth National/International Caring Conference, "Nursing, The Caring Practice: Being There", Poster Presenter, Rochester, New York, April 28-30.
The National League for Nursing's Seventh National Conference on Nursing Education: "Curriculum Revolution: Community Building and Activism." Co-presenter, Scottsdale Arizona, December 5-8, 1990.
The Annual Nursing Education Conference of Kennesaw State College: "The Curriculum Revolution: Theories, Progress and Realities." Program Committee Member, Atlanta, Georgia, October 4-5, 1990.
The Georgia Nurses’ Association Meeting: ”Ethics and Nursing Practice," Atlanta, GA, November 12, 1990.
The National League for Nursing's Sixth National Conference on Nursing Education: "Curriculum Revolution; Re-defining the Student-Teacher Relationship." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. December 6-9, 1989.
The First Annual Nursing Education Conference of Kennesaw State College: "A Vision for Nursing Education: Shaping Our Future." Program Committee Member, Atlanta, Georgia, October 5-6, 1989.
The International Conference on Curriculum Theorizing: The Bergamo Conference", Presenter, Dayton Ohio, October 18-22, 1989.
PARTICIPATION AT MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES-continued
"A Collage of Feminism", Presenter, Georgia State University/Medical College of Georgia Doctoral Forum, Atlanta, GA, September 12, 1989.
"The Recovering Nurse." Georgia Nurses' Association, Atlanta, Georgia, January 9, 1989.
"Caring: A
Theoretical Basis for Nursing Education and Practice." Participant. Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, April 18-19, 1989.
The National League for Nursing’s Fifth National Conference on Nursing Education: "Curriculum Revolution: Reconceptualizing Nursing Education", Chicago, Illinois, December 4-7, 1988.
"A New Curriculum for a New Age", Coastal Georgia Center for Continuing Education, Savannah, Georgia, November 14, 1988.
INSTITUTIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
Caring for Faculty Committee, Member
Mentorship for Faculty, Mentee
Graduate Committee Member for multiple Master’s in Nursing students
Served as Ambassador and Guide for Kennesaw State University International Alliance for Invitational Education for R. Tempelton, Assistant Chief Executive for the East Coast Area Health Board of Ireland, October, 2004.
Served as Mentor for two new faculty members, SON Mentor/Protégé Program, 2004-2005.
Dean’s Appointment: College of HHS Representative to the Program Committee for the 2004-2005 Southern Nursing Research Society Conference, Atlanta, GA
Dean’s Appointment: College of HHS Doctoral Program Steering Committee
University Honors Faculty, 1999-Present.
Baccalaureate Degree Program’s Promotion and Tenure Committee, 2001-Present.
Baccalaureate Degree Program’s Library Committee, 2001-Present.
College of Health and Human Services Promotion and Tenure Committee, 1998-2000.
School of Nursing Promotion and Tenure Committee, 1990-1998.
School of Nursing Faculty Development Committee, Chair: 1990-1999.
University Institutional Review Board, Chair:1997-98; Member:1995-1996.
Dean’s Appointment to the University’s Academic Priorities and Redirection Committee, 1996-98.
School of Nursing Technology Committee, 1995-1997.
Primary Care Program Admissions Committee, 1995-1998.
Primary Care Program’s Self Study Committee, 1996-1997.
Baccalaureate Degree Program, Self Study Committee, Chair: 1994-1996.
School of Nursing’s Ad Hoc Committees: Transition to School, Alternative Clinical Experiences and Faculty Workload Document, 1994-1995.
Baccalaureate Degree Program’s Committee to Revise Clinical Evaluation Tool, Chair: 1993-1994.
School of Science Curriculum Committee, Chair: 1991-1992; Member1988-1991.
Baccalaureate Degree Program’s Public Relations Committee, Chair: 1991-1992; Member1989-1991.
Baccalaureate Degree Program’s Community Advisory Committee, 1988-1992.
School of Nursing Planning Committee for Nursing Education Conference, 1990-1991.
Baccalaureate Degree Program’s Committee to Develop Nursing Honors Program, 1990-1991.
Baccalaureate Degree Program’s Committee to Develop Agency Evaluation Form, 1990-1991.
Community Advisory Board for Sprayberry High School, 1986-1991.
Baccalaureate Degree Program’s Admissions Commity1990-1991.
Baccalaureate Degree Program’s Committee to Develop Student Employment Policy, 1988-1989.
Evaluation Committee for Self Study, Chair, 1986-1988.
Prospective Faculty Committee, 1986-1988.
By-Laws Committee, 1986-1988.
Committee to Develop Policy on Terminal Degree in Nursing, 1986-1988.
College Faculty Committee, 1984-1986.
School of Nursing Curriculum and Evaluation Committee, Chair, 1984-1986.
School of Nursing Research Committee, 1984-1986.
Committee to Establish local chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society, 1984-1986.
Faculty Council of the College Assembly, 1981-1984.
Student Affairs of the Faculty Council, 1981-1984.
Nursing Students’ Concerns Committee, Chair: 1981-1984.
Nursing Curriculum Committee, 1981-1984.
Planning Committee for National Induction into Sigma Theta Tau, Zeta Nu Chapter, 1981-1984.
Admissions, Promotion and Retention Committee, 1981-1984
Divisional Chair Search Committee and Faculty Recruitment Committee, 1982-1984.