Dr. Theresa Adelman-Mullally Phd, RN, CNE
Associate Professor
Office
EDW Edwards Hall 111h
Office Hours
By Appointment
Office Phone
Email
- About
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- Awards & Honors
- Selected Research
Biography
Dr. Theresa Adelman-Mullally’s professional career has been varied. She became a Commissioned Officer in the US Army Nurse Corp and taught periodically at the US Army LPN School. After military service, she pursued Emergency Nursing and later, Organ Recovery Coordination. Dr. Adelman-Mullally has taught nursing since 2004, but joined Mennonite College of Nursing in August 2018. Her research focuses on Recovery from Alcohol Use Disorder and Nursing Student Education. Her teaching passions are Fundamentals, Mental Health Nursing, and courses related to Leadership. Dr. Adelman-Mullally received her BSN (1993) from Mennonite College of Nursing in Bloomington, IL, her MSN in 2004 from Mennonite College of Nursing at Illinois State University in Normal, IL, and her PhD (2017) from Mennonite College of Nursing at Illinois State University in Normal, IL. Dr. Adelman-Mullally is also a Certified Nurse Educator.
Current Courses
NUR 599.004 Dissertation
Teaching Interests & Areas
Classes taught at MCN in the undergraduate program are Fundamentals of Nursing Skills Theory and Lab, Mental Health Nursing Clinical, Simulation Specialist, Nursing Leadership Clinical, and Contemporary Professional Nursing. She has also taught Theoretical Foundations of Nursing and HealthCare in the graduate program and serves on multiple dissertation committees.
Research Interests & Areas
Recovery from Substance Abuse Disorder, Andragogy Improvement
Ph D Nursing
Mennonite College of Nursing at Illinois State University
Normal, IL
MSN Nursing Systems Administration
Mennonite College of Nursing at Illinois State University
Normal, IL
Other
U.S. Army
USA
BSN
Mennonite College of Nursing at Illinois State University
Normal, IL
Guest Speaker, "Hope for Heroes-Red Dress Gala
Epsilon Sigma Alpha
2024
Outstanding University Teacher Award: Teaching Initiative Award
ISU
2024
Guest Alumni Speaker: Stethoscope Ceremony
MCN
2023
Guest Speaker, "Hope for Heroes-Red Dress Gala
Epsilon Sigma Alpha
2023
2020 Impact Award
Illinois State University
2020
Key Note Speaker for the Alpha Delta Nu Honor Society Induction Ceremony
Alpha Delta Nu Honor Society at Illinois Central College
2019
Guest Speaker for the White Coat Ceremony
Bradley University
2018
Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Dissertation Award
MCN
2017
25 Women in Leadership Award
2017
Maggie Reichelderfer Professional Service Award
Epsilon Epsilon Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International
2017
Guest Speaker for the White Coat Ceremony
Bradley University
2017
Guest Speaker for the White Coat Ceremony
Bradley University
2016
100 Inspiring Nursing Professors to Watch in 2014
2014
Distinguished Alumni Award
2009
Excellence in Teaching Award
2008
Selected as a Protégé (nationally competitive)
NLN/Johnson & Johnson Faculty Leadership and Mentoring Program
2008
College-Bound Nurse Excellence Program Mentor of the Year
2007
Outstanding New Clinical Assistant Professor
2005
Outstanding Graduate Student Practicum Leadership Award
Xi Pi
2004
The Army Commendation Medal
1996
Student Nurse Leadership Award
1993
Grants and Contracts
Methamphetamine, opioids & fentanyl in rural Illinois: An ethnographic exploration of current and emerging issues
Joshua Stout, Kate Sheridan, Theresa Adelman- Mullally, Frank Dwight Beck, Cherrill Stockmann, Anjelica Dominguez, Ralph Weisheit, Christopher Brewer, Kim.
Illinois State University. 2025 - 2026
Retaining Future Nurses: A Retrospective Longitudinal Cohort Analysis of BSN Student Retention
Patricia Pence, Janet LoVerde, Denise Hammer, Teresa Novy, Theresa Adelman- Mullally, Mark Zablocki.
Illinois State University. June 2025
Impact of a Dedicated Education Unit Clinical Model versus Traditional Clinical Model for Accelerated Bachelors Nurses
Denise Hammer, Teresa Novy, Theresa Adelman- Mullally.
Sigma Theta Tau International Epsilon, Epsilon Chapter Research Grant. May 2023 - September 2023
Impact of a Dedicated Education Unit Clinical Model versus Traditional Clinical Model for Accelerated Bachelors Nurses
Theresa Adelman- Mullally, Denise Hammer, Teresa Novy.
Sigma Theta Tau International, XI PI Chapter. April 2023 - September 2023
Methamphetamine, Opioids & Fentanyl in rural Illinois: An ethnographic exploration of current and emerging issues.
Theresa Adelman- Mullally, Kate Sheridan, Ralph Weisheit, Christopher Brewer, Cherrill Stockmann, Frank Dwight Beck, Doris Houston, Joshua Stout.
Advancing Research and Creative Scholarship. August 2023
A Mental Health Objective Structured Clinical Exam for Undergraduate Nursing Education
Theresa Adelman- Mullally, Cherrill Stockmann, Joanna Willett.
Mennonite College of Nursing Research Grant.. - May 2023
Alcohol Abstinence Self-Efficacy and recovery using Alcoholics Anonymous: An integrative review of the literature.
Theresa Adelman- Mullally.
Summer Research Fellowship, MCN. - August 2020
Development of a mental health Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) for undergraduate nursing education.
Theresa Adelman- Mullally, Cherrill Stockmann, Joanna Willett.
University Research Grant. - May 2024
Planned Change in Modern Hierarchical Organizations: A Three-Step Model.
Theresa Adelman- Mullally.
Summer Research Fellowship, MCN. - August 2022
Journal Article
Clinical Competence and Satisfaction With Virtual Reality Versus Live Simulation
Theresa Adelman- Mullally, Joanna Willett, Agnes Mang'erere, Seon Yoon Chung.
Nurse Educator, 100 (0), (2025), 10.1097/NNE.0000000000002069
A mental health Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) to evaluate undergraduate nursing students’ clinical competence.
Cherrill Stockmann, Theresa Adelman- Mullally, Joanna Willett.
Nursing Education Perspectives, (10-1097), (2024)
From disbelief to belief as a result of simulation.
Theresa Adelman- Mullally.
Simulation in Healthcare: The Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, 19 (4), 2, (2024)
Implementation of a mental health Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) using standards of best practice.
Cherrill Stockmann, Theresa Adelman- Mullally, Joanna Willett, Mary J. Dyck.
Nursing Education Perspectives, 45 (5), 3, (2024)
Three-step model of planned change for nursing curricular revision.
Theresa Adelman- Mullally, Sandy Nielsen, Carolina Ford, Kim M. Astroth, Seon Yoon Chung.
Journal of Professional Nursing, 53, 6, (2024)
Virtual reality simulation integration in a nursing undergraduate program: Lessons learned.
Joanna Willett, Theresa Adelman- Mullally, Holly Ng, Seon Yoon Chung.
Nurse Educator, 10-1097, (2024)
Planned change in modern hierarchical organizations: A three step model
Theresa Adelman- Mullally, Sandy Nielsen, Seon Yoon Chung.
Journal of Professional Nursing, 46, 1-6, (2023), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2023.02.002
Comment on the Status of HB 6065-The Care of the Student with Diabetes Act
Theresa Adelman- Mullally.
The Illinois Nurse, 6 (4), 4, (2010)
Alcohol Abstinence Self-Efficacy and recovery using Alcoholics Anonymous: An integrative review of the literature.
Theresa Adelman- Mullally, Cynthia Kerber, Erin Reitz, MyoungJin Kim.
Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, in press (in press)
Evaluation of undergraduate nursing students’ clinical competence using a mental health Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE).
Cherrill Stockmann, Theresa Adelman- Mullally, Megan Rappleyea, .
Nursing Education Perspectives
Other
The clinical nurse educator as leader
Theresa Adelman- Mullally.
Nurse Education in Practice, 13 (1), 29-34, (2013)
Textbook, Revised
Nursing Care of Clients Experiencing Trauma and Shock
Theresa Adelman- Mullally.
(2007), Chapter 10, Medical-surgical nursing: Critical thinking in client care 4th Edit.
Nursing Care of Clients with Musculoskeletal Trauma
Theresa Adelman- Mullally.
(2007), Chapter 16, Medical-surgical nursing: Critical thinking in client care, 4th Edit
Presentations
Self-care lessons from NCFDD: An essential to enhance student resilience.
Theresa Adelman- Mullally, Denise Hammer.
Center for Integrated Professional Development Teaching-Learning Symposium, Normal IL, April, 2024
Research in the Making
Theresa Adelman- Mullally, Teresa Novy, Denise Hammer.
Epsilon Epsilon Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International, Annual Meeting, Bradley University, Peoria IL, April, 2024
The Faculty Success Program: Learning to thrive as an academic.
Theresa Adelman- Mullally, Susan Hildebrandt, Eric Godoy, Beth L. MacDonald.
The Center for Integrated Professional Development Teaching-Learning Symposium, Normal IL, April, 2024
Methamphetamine, Opioids & Fentanyl in rural Illinois: An ethnographic exploration of current and emerging issues.
Theresa Adelman- Mullally, Kate Sheridan, Ralph Weisheit, Frank Dwight Beck, Christopher Brewer, Cherrill Stockmann, Marta Carbajal Dominguez, Cj Hamilton.
University Research Symposium, Normal IL, April, 2024
Virtual reality simulation integration lessons learned
Theresa Adelman- Mullally, Joanna Willett, Holly Ng, Seon-Yoon Chung.
Nurse Educator, Online, March, 2024
Virtual reality simulation integration lessons learned
Theresa Adelman- Mullally, Joanna Willett, Holly Ng, Seon-Yoon Chung.
Nurse Educator, Online, March, 2024
Research in the Making: DEU
Theresa Adelman- Mullally, Teresa Novy, Denise Hammer.
Xi Pi Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International, new member induction, Mennonite College of Nursing, Normal IL, April, 2023
A mental health Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) to evaluate undergraduate nursing students’ clinical competence.
Theresa Adelman- Mullally, Cherrill Stockmann, Joanna Willett.
Midwest Nursing Research Society 46th Annual Research Conference, Des Moines, IA, March, 2023
"Putting on the (Skills) Blitz!"
Theresa Adelman- Mullally, Teresa Novy.
Sunshine State Teaching and Learning Conference, ONLINE/Digital Presentation, January 29, 2021
"You(R) First"
Theresa Adelman- Mullally.
"Renew, Refresh, Restore" Nurse Leadership Virtual Retreat, Online (organization in Normal IL), January 8, 2021
Trends in Mental Health
Theresa Adelman- Mullally.
MCN DEU CE Event "Mind-full-ness", Normal IL, March 10, 2020
Welcome to Alpha Delta Nu National Honor Society for ADN Nurses
Theresa Adelman- Mullally.
Alpha Delta Nu National Honor Society of ADN Nurses Induction Ceremony, Peoria, IL, April 18, 2019
"Therapeutic Communication and Verbal De-escalation Training"
Theresa Adelman-Mullally.
Family Shelter Staff meeting, Peoria, Illinois, March 19, 2019
"Therapeutic Communication and Verbal De-escalation Training"
Theresa Adelman- Mullally.
Safety Net Staff meeting, Sylvia Fites Family Center, December 12, 2018
Exploring the Relationship Between Working the 12-steps and Alcohol Abstinence Self-Efficacy in Members of Alcoholics Anonymous: A Mixed Methods Investigation
Theresa Adelman- Mullally.
2017 Annual Conference of the International, Online, October 19, 2017
Exploring the Relationship Between Working the 12-steps and Alcohol Abstinence Self-Efficacy in Members of Alcoholics Anonymous: A Mixed Methods Investigation
Theresa Adelman- Mullally.
Bradley University College of Education and Health Sciences Research Forum, Peoria, IL, November 3, 2016
Hearing Distressing Voices: A Learning Simulation for NUR 315: Psychiatric/Mental Health Practicum
Theresa Adelman- Mullally.
Bradley University Fall Forum, Peoria, IL, August 22, 2016
Exploring the Relationship Between Working the 12-steps and Alcohol Abstinence Self-Efficacy in Members of Alcoholics Anonymous: A Mixed Methods Investigation
Theresa Adelman- Mullally.
Annual Meeting of Epsilon Epsilon Chapter of STTI, Online, February 6, 2016
The Impact of Gambling Disorder on Older Adults
Theresa Adelman- Mullally.
ICBA, Budapest, Hungary, March 18, 2015
Preparing for the Comprehensive Exam: The Student Perspective
Theresa Adelman- Mullally, Lori Fitton.
OnlineOctober 3, 2014
The Impact of Pathological Gambling on Older Adults
Theresa Adelman- Mullally.
MNRS 36th Annual Research Conference, Online, April 14, 2012
Meaningful Mentorship: Outcomes of the NLN/Johnson & Johnson Faculty Development Cohort 2008-2009
Theresa Adelman- Mullally.
NLN Education Summit 2010, Online, October 1, 2010
Reflections on leadership: The clinical nurse educator
Theresa Adelman- Mullally.
NETNEP 2010 3rd International Nurse Education Conference, Sydney, Australia, April 13, 2010
The Clinical Nurse Educator as Leader
Theresa Adelman- Mullally.
NLN Education Summit 2009, Online, September 25, 2009
Performing and Using Item Analysis to Guide Decision Making
Theresa Adelman- Mullally.
OnlineJanuary 29, 2007