Susana J Calderon PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
Mennonite College of Nursing
About
Biography
Dr. Susana Calderon is an Assistant Professor at Mennonite College of Nursing, Illinois State University. Dr. Calderon holds a bachelor's and master's degree in nursing from Millikin University and a doctorate in nursing from Illinois State University. She conducted her postdoctorate on children's oral health, focusing on oral microbiology and caries prevention at Drs. Jeffrey Banas and David Drake's laboratory at the University of Iowa, College of Dentistry, Iowa Institute of Oral Health Research. She is a veteran of the United States Air Force. Dr. Calderon is recognized for her research focused on children's oral health—particularly using early social media and dietary intervention to shape children's oral microbiome to reduce the risk for dental caries and obesity—and her mentorship to undergraduate and graduate nursing students.
Teaching Interest
Dr. Calderon teach the innovative clinical portion of Nursing Care of the Children, and Public Health Nursing called "America Promise" and Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing.
Research Interest
My research interests are in the area of children and adult oral health and oral microbiome, particularly in caries and obesity prevention.
Education
Post-Doc
University of Iowa, Iowa Institute of Oral Health Research
Iowa City, Iowa
Ph D Nursing
Illinois State University
Commissioned Officer Training
Unites States Air Force
MSN Nursing
Millikin University
BSN Nursing
Millikin University
Arts
Richland Community College
BBA
Universidad Latino Americana
Awards & Honors
IBHE Nurse Educator Fellowship
Illinois Board of Higher Education
2024
Interdisciplinary Civic Engagement Award
Illinois State University
2022
PRIDE-CVD
SUNNY Downstate Health Science University
2022
AADR Mind of the Future Award
American Association of Dental Research
2021
Research Initiative Award
Provost, Illinois State University
2021
RISE to the COVID Challenge Recognition
2021
Early Career Research Award
Illinois State University, Mennonite College of Nursing
2020
Associate Member
National Institute of Nursing Research Center for Advancing Multimorbidity Science (CAMS)
2019
Bell Ringer 2018
Illinois State Univeristy
2018
Nursing Education Scholarship
Illinois Department of Public Health
2015
Dissertation Completion Grant
Illinois State University
2014
Johnson & Johnson/AACN Minority Nurse Faculty Scholar
2012
Workforce Investment Solutions of Macon-DeWitt County Award
State of Illinois
2008
Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF)/Lilly Endowment Inc. Scholar
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
2003
James Millikin Theory and Practice of Nursing Award
Millikin University
2002
Research
Publications
A cross-sectional study of Hispanic and Latina/o/x/e individuals’ acute coronary syndrome symptom knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs
Journal Article
Heart & Lung
Compassionate interprofessional and interagency community: palliative care
Journal Article
Hospice & Palliative Medicine International Journal
2023
A Social Media Intervention for Promoting Oral Health Behaviors in Adolescents: A Non-Randomized Pilot Clinical Trial
Journal Article
Oral MDPI
2023
Internet of Things and Smart Technologies in Oral Health: A Systematic Mapping Study
Conference Proceeding
International Institute for Applied Knowledge Management
A Proposal on How to Use Blockchain to Secure Communications in 5G Ecosystem
Journal Article
International Journal of Future Computer and Communication
2023
A Proposal on How to Use Blockchain to Secure Communications in 5G Ecosystem
Conference Proceeding
International Conference on Software Engineering and Information Management (ICSIM 2023).
2023
The Translational Science Conundrum for Junior Investigators
Journal Article
JDR Clinical & Translational Research
2023
Innovation Strategies With Emergency Applications : A Systematic Review
Journal Article
Research Society & Development
2022
Children tooth brushing behavior and oral microbiota: A pilot study
Journal Article
MPI Oral
2021
Implementation of a Standardized Oral Care Protocol to Decrease Nonventilator Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia
Journal Article
MEDSURG Nursing
2020
Look at My Pearly White Teeth: Exploring Adolescents’ Oral Health Behavior
Journal Article
Public Health Nursing
2019
Parental Consent and Access to Oral Health Care for Adolescents.
Journal Article
Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice
2017
A Systematic Review of Oral Health Behavior Research in American Adolescents
Other
Journal of School Nursing
2015
Grants
Effects of digital health literacy on diabetes knowledge among older adults in the United States: Cross-sectional study
Sigma Xi Pi chapter
January 30 2024
Feasibility of Children yogurt intervention and oral and gut microbiomes
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
December 31 2023
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs Related to Acute Coronary Syndrome Symptoms and Perceived Acute Coronary Syndrome Risk in Spanish-Speaking and English-Speaking Hispanic and Latinx Individuals in the United States
University Research Grant
June 2022
National Institute of Health T90 training grant 2019-2020
University of Iowa
December 31 2020
A Healthy Lifestyle Intervention for Adolescence Oral Health
Proctor and Gamble Company
December 31 2019
New Faculty Start-Up Support Award
Research and Sponsored
September 15 2019
Children Oral Symptoms: A feasibility Study of the Beneficial Role of the Oral Microbiota
Sigma Theta Tau International Research Grant Opportunities
May 31 2019
Mennonite College of Nursing Internal Research Grant
Mennonite College of Nursing
March 1 2019
Educational Diversity Enhancement Program
Office of the Provost
Summer Research Fellowship
Illinois State University - Mennonite College of Nursing
August 2018
Discovering Adolescents’ Oral Health Behaviors, Dissertation Completion Grant
Graduate School
Presentations
Vaping and College Students’ Oral Microbiome
VIII Congresso Internacional do Conhecimento Científico (VIII CICC) ISECENSA
September 18 2024
Digital health literacy on diabetes self-care for community-dwelling older adults in the United States
Sigma 35th International Research Congress
August 6 2024
A Cross-Sectional Study of Hispanic and Latina/o/e/x Individuals' Acute Coronary Syndrome Symptom Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs
Mennonite College of Nursing Scholarship Symposium
March 2024
Effects of digital health literacy on diabetes knowledge among older adults in the United States: Cross-sectional study
Mennonite College of Nursing Annual Research Innovation Symposium
March 28 2024
Vaping and oral health among young college students
MNRS Annual Research Conference
February 2024
Prioritization and decision-making among school nurses: A scoping review
Midwest Nursing Research Society
March 31 2023
Exploring Hispanic and Latina/o/x Individuals’ heart attack symptom knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs
Mennonite College of Nursing Scholarship Symposium
March 2023
Vaping and Oral Health among College Students
2023 AADOCR/CADR Annual Meeting
March 15 2023
A Proposal on How to Use Blockchain to Secure Communications in 5G Ecosystem
The 6th International Conference on Software Engineering and Information Management
February 1 2023
Collective action for school-wellness: An ecological example
AIESEP World Congress
February 2022
What can nurses do to help improve children oral health?
MIND of the Future Mentoring Network
September 13 2021
Improve toothbrushing in adolescents using SMS social media
IADR/AADR/CADR General Session & Exhibition
July 22 2021
Internacionalizacao e Covid-19 - Central Illinois
13a Semana de Enfermagen da UFSJ Mudanca, Inovacao, e Tecnologia O Futuro da Enfermagen atenca a saude
May 14 2021
A Social Media Intervention for Improving Dental Health in Adolescents: A Pilot Clinical Trial
MNRS 45th Annual Research Conference
March 25 2021
A pilot clinical trial to improve toothbrushing in adolescents using social media
MCN Virtual Scholarship Symposium: Research, Evidence-Based Practice and Innovation
March 18 2021
An innovative text message intervention to improve dental health in adolescents and beyond
44 Annual Research Conference MNRS
April 3 2020
A social media intervention for improving dental health in adolescents: A Pilot Study
NIH NIDCR Trainee Research Day
March 17 2020
A social media intervention for dental health in adolescents
Iowa AADR 2020
February 2 2020
Linking Tooth Brushing Behavior in Children and Oral Microbiota
Sigma's 45th Biennial Convention
November 23 2019
A social media intervention strategy for improving dental health in adolescents
Semifinalist Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
July 10 2019
Summer 2019 "America Promise Panama Clinical Experience"
Universidad de Panama, Escuela de Enfermeria
May 27 2019
Children’s Tooth Brushing Behavior: The Beneficial Role of the Oral Microbiome
McDowell Stafford Conference
April 04 2019
The Mouth Connection: Happiness, Health and Well Being
McDowell Stafford Lectureship Series
April 3 2019
Toothbrushing behavior: Beneficial Role of the Oral Microbiota
Midwest Nursing Research Society 43rd Annual Research Conference 2019
March 27 2019
Children Oral Health Symptoms: A Preliminary Study on the Beneficial Role of the Oral Microbiota
Illinois Oral Health Conference 2018
October 02 2018
Children Oral Symptoms: A feasibility Study of the Role of the Oral Microbiota
NINR Precision Health: Smart Technologies, Smart Health Symposium
July 23 2018
Children Oral Symptoms: A feasibility Study of the Beneficial Role of the Oral Microbiota
29th International Nursing Research Congress
July 19 2018
Children Oral Symptoms: The Beneficial Role of the Oral Microbiota and Oral Health Behaviors
29th International Nursing Research Congress
July 19 2018
Exploration of Transcultural Nursing America Promise in Panama
June 25 2018
A feasibility Study Preliminary finding of the Beneficial Role of the Oral Microbiota.
Midwest Nursing Research Society 42th Annual Conference
April 15 2018
Children Oral Symptoms: The Beneficial Role of the Oral Microbiota and Oral Health Behaviors (preliminary results)
2018 Annual Conference
April 12 2018
Beyond Adolescents' Oral Health Behavior
Mennonite College of Nursing Scholars Symposium
April 5 2018
Discovering Adolescents' Oral Health Behavior: Look At My Pearly White Teeth
Scholars Symposium
Discovering Adolescents' Oral Health Behavior: Look At My Pearly White Teeth
University Research Symposium
Look at My Pearly White Teeth:Exploring Adolescents? Oral Health Behaviour
2017 Margaret Scott Wright Research Day
November 3 2017
Discovering Adolescents'Oral Health Behavior: Look at My Pearly White Teeth
Midwest Nursing Research Society Annual Conference
April 2017
Dissertation Discovering Adolescents’ Oral Health Behavior Preliminary Findings
University Research Symposium
Discovering Adolescents’ Oral Health Behavior Preliminary Findings
Midwest Nursing Research Society Annual Conference
April 6 2016
A Systematic Review of Oral Health Behavior in Adolescents
The National Association of School Nurse's 45th Annual Conference
Self-Perceived Prenatal Nutritional Needs of Mexican-American Women
Research and Evidenced base practice day
Self-Perceived Prenatal Nutritional Needs of Mexican-American Women
The 20th Annual Conference for Teaching for Nursing Practice
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