Dr. Mary Dyck PhD, RN, NHA
Director of Graduate Studies
Mennonite College of Nursing
- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Research
Biography
Dr. Dyck is an experienced gerontological nurse researcher with experience in teaching, clinical care, and service in nursing homes. Her six years as a nursing home administrator provide passion for her work. The focus of her research agenda is nursing home quality.
Current Courses
NUR 565.091 Changing Health Care Systems: Quality Science And Outcomes
NUR 453.091 Organizational Behavior In Health Care Systems
NUR 599.002 Dissertation
NUR 326.002 Gerontological Nursing
NUR 483.001 Nursing Leadership Synthesis Experience
NUR 530.001 Research Colloquium
NUR 401.002 Theoretical Foundations Of Nursing And Health Care
NUR 401.091 Theoretical Foundations Of Nursing And Health Care
Research Interests & Areas
Nursing Home Quality, Leadership and Administration, quality improvement, gerontological nursing.
Nursing Leadership Interventions and Weight Loss in Nursing Homes
John A. Hartford Foundation Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity Post-Doctoral Fellowship
Mentors: Dr. Marilyn Rantz (University of Missouri-Columbia) & Meridean Maas (University of Iowa)
Ph D Gerontological Nursing Research
University of Iowa College of Nursing
Iowa City, IA
Other Medical-Surgical Nursing
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
Other Nursing
Goshen College
Goshen, IN
Distinguished Educator in Gerontological Nursing
National Hartford Center for Gerontological Nursing Excellence
2022
Outstanding College Researcher
Mennonite College of Nursing
2020
Meridean Maas Faculty Research Mentor Award
Mennonite College of Nursing
2017
University Service Award nominee
Illinois State University
2016
University Teaching Award Category 1, Nominee
Illinois State University
2015
Graduate Program Teaching Award, Finalist
Mennonite College of Nursing at Illinois State University
2014
University Teaching Award Category 1, Nominee
Illinois State University
2014
Graduate Program Teaching Excellence, Finalist
Mennonite College of Nursing at Illinois State University
2013
Meridean Maas Faculty Mentoring Award
Mennonite College of Nursing
2010
University Research Initiative Award
Illinois State University
2009
Grants & Contracts
The PROUD Program: Increasing Undergraduate Diversity. HRSA. Federal. (2019)
Dissertation Completion Grant. Illinois State University Graduate School. Other. (2015)
MCN Doctoral Research Grant. Illinois State University Mennonite College of Nursing. Illinois State University. (2015)
University Research Grant. Illinois State University. Illinois State University. (2015)
Education and Learning Needs Assessment for Nursing Home Nurses. William E. and Nancy Froelich Endowment for Long Term Care. Illinois State University. (2011)
Journal Article
*Stockmann, C., Adelman-Mullally, T., Willett, J., & Dyck, M. (2024). Implementation of a mental health Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) using standards of best practice. Nursing Education Perspectives, 45(5), 313-315. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001302. Times cited (1).
Dyck, M. J., Novotny, N. L., Blakeman, J., Bricker, C., Farrow, A., Loverde, J., Nielsen, S., & Johnson, B. (In Review). Collaborative Student-Faculty Research to Support PhD Research Education. Journal of Professional Nursing.
Dyck, M., Novotny, N.L., Blakeman, J., Bricker, C., Farrow, A., LoVerde, J. Nielsen, S. D. & Johnson, B. (2020). Collaborative student-faculty research to support PhD research education. Journal of Professional Nursing, 36(3), 106-110. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2019.11.002
Magazine/Trade Publication
Dyck, M. How Do We Keep Our Brains Healthy?. Healthy Cells (2013)
Dyck, M. How do I choose a nursing home?. Healthy Cells (2013)
Dyck, M. What is assisted living?. Healthy Cells (2012): 18.
Dyck, M. Confusion: Is it always dementia?. Healthy Cells (2011)
Manuscript
Johnson, B., Dyck, M., Hovey, S., & Shropshire, M. Gerontological Nursing Competencies: A crosswalk with the 4Ms framework of the Age-Friendly Initiative. Gerontology & Geriatrics Education (2021): 1-8.
Watkins, S., Astroth, K., Kim, M., & Dyck, M. Are Medicare Wellness Visits Improving Outcomes? A Systematic Literature Review. Kim Curry (EDs). Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners Online (2020)
Watkins, S., Astroth, K., Kim, M., & Dyck, M. Effects of Medicare Wellness Visits on Health Promotion Outcomes. Kim Curry (EDs). Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners Online (2020)
Other
Dyck, M., & Kim, M. Continuing Education Preferences, Facilitators, and Barriers for Nursing Home Nurses. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing 49.1 (2018): 26-33.
Dyck, M., & Novotny, N. Exploring reported practice habits of Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses at Illinois nursing homes. Journal of Nursing Regulation 9.2 (2018): 18-30.
Emmerling, S., Astroth, K., Woith, W., Kim, M., & Dyck, M. A comparative study of social capital and hospital readmission in older adults. Elsevier (EDs). Gereatric Nursing (2018): 6.
Emmerling, S., Astroth, K., Woith, W., Dyck, M., & Kim, M. Social capital, health, health behavior, and utilization of healthcare services among older adults: A conceptual framework. Nursing Forum 53.4 (2018): 416-424.
Hovey, S., Dyck, M., Kim, M., & Reese, C. The Effects of First Clinical Assignments on Prelicensure Nursing Students’ Attitudes Toward Older People: An Observational Study. Taylor & Francis (EDs). Contemporary Nurse 54.2 (2018): 139-149.
Presentations
The scope of LGBTQI health content in pre-licensure nursing curricula. NLN Nursing Education Summit. National League for Nursing. (2021)
Research as pedagogy: Collaborative faculty-student research. American Association of Colleges of Nursing Doctoral Education Conference. (2019)
Research as pedagogy: Collaborative faculty-student research. Doctoral Education Conference. AACN. (2019)
Research as pedagogy: Collaborative faculty-student research. AACN Doctoral Conference. American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (2019)
Dyck, M. J., & Novotny, N. L. (2019). Why won't they come? Why won't they stay? Registered Nurses in long-term care. Leading Age Illinois, April 2, 2019, Schaumburg, IL.
Dyck, M. J., Novotny, N. L., Blakeman, J., Bricker, C., Farrow, A., Loverde, J., Nielsen, S., & Johnson, B. (2019). Research as pedagogy: Collaborative faculty-student research. AACN Doctoral Conference, January 17, 2019, Coronado, CA.
Effects of Primary Care Medicare Wellness Visits on Health Promotion Outcomes. Midwest Nursing Research Symposium. Turner. (2018)
Effects of Primary Care Medicare Wellness Visits on Health Promotion Outcomes. 2018 Midwest Nursing Research Society. (2018)
Effects of Primary Care Medicare Wellness Visits on Health Promotion Outcomes. MCN Scholars Symposium. MCN. (2018)
Medicare Population Health Promotion Outcomes Research. American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing (AAACN) Annual Conference. AAACN. (2018)