Contracts, Grants, and Sponsored Research

Fellowship

• Megan L. Rappleyea,

  RN, MSN, OCN, CNE

  Rappleyea, M. (Principal), “Nurse Educator Fellow,” Sponsored by Illinois Board of Higher Education, State, $10,000 (July 1, 2023-June 30, 2024).

Grants

• Theresa A. Adelman-Mullally,

  Ph.D., RN, CNE
  Assistant Professor

  Hammer, D. (Co-Principal), Novy, T. (Co- Principal), Adelman-Mullally, T. (Co-Principal), “Impact of a Dedicated Education Unit Clinical Model versus Traditional Clinical Model for Accelerated Bachelors Nurses,” Sponsored by Sigma Theta Tau International Epsilon, Epsilon Chapter Research Grant, Other, $500. (May 2023-September 2023)

  Adelman-Mullally, T. (Co-Principal), Hammer, D. (Co-Principal), Novy, T. (Co-Principal), “Impact of a Dedicated Education Unit Clinical Model versus Traditional Clinical Model for Accelerated Bachelors Nurses,” Sponsored by Sigma Theta Tau International, XI PI Chapter, Other, $1,761. (April 2023-September 2023)

• John R. Blakeman,

  Ph.D., RN, PCCN
  Associate Professor

  Blakeman, J.R. (Principal), Eckhardt, A.L. (Co- Principal), Kim, M.J. (Co-Principal), “A cross- sectional, descriptive study of the lay public’s conception of the term chest pain,” Sponsored by University Research Grant, Illinois State University, $3,540. (July 2022-June 2023)

• Susana J. Calderon,

  Ph.D., RN
  Assistant Professor

  Calderon, S. (Principal), “Feasibility of children yogurt intervention and oral and gut microbiomes,” Sponsored by The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Federal, $11,485.70. (September 22, 2022-December 31, 2023)

• Denise L. Hammer,

  DNP, RNC-NIC
  Associate Professor

  Hammer, D. (Co-Principal), Novy, T. (Co- Principal), Adelman-Mullally, T. (Co-Principal), “Impact of a Dedicated Education Unit Clinical Model versus Traditional Clinical Model for Accelerated Bachelors Nurses,” Sponsored by Sigma Theta Tau International Epsilon, Epsilon Chapter Research Grant, Other, $500. (May 2023-September 2023)

  Adelman-Mullally, T. (Co-Principal), Hammer, D. (Co-Principal), Novy, T. (Co-Principal), “Impact of a Dedicated Education Unit Clinical Model versus Traditional Clinical Model for Accelerated Bachelors Nurses,” Sponsored by Sigma Theta Tau International, XI PI Chapter, Other, $1,761. (April 2023-September 2023)

• Jung Eun Kim,

  Ph.D., RN
  Assistant Professor

  Kim, J.E. (Principal), “Effects of digital health literacy on diabetes knowledge among older adults in the United States: Cross- sectional study,” Sponsored by Sigma Xi Pi chapter, Illinois State University, $1,995 (January 1, 2024-January 30, 2024).

• Myoung Jin Kim,

  Ph.D.
  Professor

  Blakeman, J. (Co-Principal), Kim, M. (Supporting), Eckhardt, A.L. (Co-Principal), Rueda-Acedo, A. (Supporting), “Development and testing of the Chest Pain Conception Questionnaire–Spanish version,” Sponsored by University Research Grant, Illinois State University, $4,000 (July 1, 2024-June 2025).

• Teresa K. Novy,

  DNP, GERO-BC, CNEcl, CWON
  Assistant Professor

  Hammer, D. (Co-Principal), Novy, T. (Co- Principal), Adelman-Mullally, T. (Co-Principal), “Impact of a Dedicated Education Unit Clinical Model versus Traditional Clinical Model for Accelerated Bachelors Nurses,” Sponsored by Sigma Theta Tau International Epsilon, Epsilon Chapter Research Grant, Other, $500 (May 2023-September 2023).

  Adelman-Mullally, T. (Co-Principal), Hammer, D. (Co-Principal), Novy, T. (Co-Principal), “Impact of a Dedicated Education Unit Clinical Model versus Traditional Clinical Model for Accelerated Bachelors Nurses,” Sponsored by Sigma Theta Tau International, XI PI Chapter, Other, $1,761 (April 2023-September 2023).

• Patricia L. Pence,

  Ed.D., MSN, RN, CNE
  Associate Professor

  Pence, P., “SoTL University Research Grant,” Sponsored by Illinois State University, Illinois State University, $2,500 (October 19, 2022-2023).

• Michele D. Shropshire,

  Ph.D., MSN, RN
  Associate Professor

  Shropshire, M. (Principal), Şengün, S. (Co- Principal), “Gamification: A Learning Tool in Gerontological Nursing Education,” Sponsored by Illinois State University, $3,879 (January 17, 2023-2024).

Intellectual Contributions

• John R. Blakeman,

  Ph.D., RN, PCCN
  Associate Professor

  Blakeman, J., DeVon, H.A., Stapleton, S.J., Kim, M., Eckhardt, A.L. (2024). Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Emergency Department Triage Nurses’ Response to Patients with Potential Acute Coronary Syndrome. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing.

  Blakeman, J., Zegre-Hemsey, J.K., Mirzaei, S., Kim, M., Eckhardt, A.L., DeVon, H.A. (2024). Emergency nurses’ recognition of and perceptions of sex differences in acute coronary syndrome symptoms. Journal of Emergency Nursing.

  Blakeman, J.R., Kim, M., Eckhardt, A.L., Stapleton, S.J., DeVon, H.A. (2024). A nationwide study of emergency nurses’ triage decisions for potential acute coronary syndrome. Journal of Emergency Nursing.

  Blakeman, J.R., Eckhardt, A.L. (2023). Cardiovascular Disease in Women: An Update for Nurses. Nursing Clinics of North America. Blakeman, J.R., Eckhardt, A.L., Kim, M. (2023). Initial Development of the Chest Pain Conception Questionnaire. Heart & Lung.

• Susana J. Calderon,

  Ph.D., RN
  Assistant Professor

  Calderon, S., Silva, R.C., Fonseca, M.R.A., Vilas-Boas, V.A., Misko, M., Monsano- Schlosser, T.C. (2023). Compassionate interprofessional and interagency community: palliative care. Hospice & Palliative Medicine International Journal, 6(3), 81-82.

• Sheryl D. Henry,

  Ph.D., ACNP, APN
  Professor

  Hubbell, A., Astroth, K.M., Jenkins, S., Woith, W.L. (2023). Influences on Long-Term Physical Activity in African American Women: A Scoping Review. Western Journal of Nursing Research.

• Annette Hubbell,

  Ph.D., RN, MSN, CNS
  Assistant Professor

  Hubbell, A., Astroth, K.M., Jenkins, S., Woith, W.L. (2023). Influences on Long-Term Physical Activity in African American Women: A Scoping Review. Western Journal of Nursing Research.

• Jung Eun Kim,

  Ph.D., RN
  Assistant Professor

  Kim, J.E., Dee, V. (2024). Utilization of Orem’s self-care deficit nursing theory in Korean immigrants with diabetes. Theory and Research for Nursing Practice, 38(1), 91-104.

  Min, E., Shin, J., Jung, S., Kim, J.E. (2023). Related Factors on hospitalization of nursing home residents in Korea using quasi-Poisson regression. The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) 2023 Annual Scientific Conference.

  Min, E., Shin, J., Jung, S., Kim, J.E. (2023). Utilization of LASSO and Poisson regression dealing with count variables in nursing home research. The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) 2023 Annual Scientific Conference.

  Shin, J., Dee, V., Kim, J.E. (2023). Factors Affecting COVID-19 Incidences and Deaths of Geriatric Hospital Patients in Korea. Research in Gerontological Nursing, 1-10.

  Kim, J.E. (2023). Factors Related to Diabetes Self-Care among Immigrants in the United States: A Scoping Review. Research in Community and Public Health Nursing, 34(2), 171-182.

  Kim, J.E., Jiang, Y., Dee, V. (2023). Implications on Self-Care Behaviors Among Older Korean Immigrants Diagnosed with Diabetes Residing in the United States:A Path Analytical Approach. Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders.

  Kim, J.E., Jiang, Y.H., Dee, V. (2023). Psychometric Properties of General Self- Efficacy (GSE) Scale Korean Version for Older Korean Immigrants with Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study in the United States. Nursing Reports, 13, 844–854.

• Myoung Jin Kim,

  Ph.D.
  Professor

  Blakeman, J., DeVon, H.A., Stapleton, S.J., Kim, M., Eckhardt, A.L. (2024). Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Emergency Department Triage Nurses’ Response to Patients with Potential Acute Coronary Syndrome. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing.

  Blakeman, J., Zegre-Hemsey, J.K., Mirzaei, S., Kim, M., Eckhardt, A.L., DeVon, H.A. (2024). Emergency nurses’ recognition of and perceptions of sex differences in acute coronary syndrome symptoms. Journal of Emergency Nursing.

  Blakeman, J.R., Kim, M., Eckhardt, A.L., Stapleton, S.J., DeVon, H.A. (2024). A nationwide study of emergency nurses’ triage decisions for potential acute coronary syndrome. Journal of Emergency Nursing.

  Blakeman, J.R., Eckhardt, A.L., Kim, M. (2023). Initial Development of the Chest Pain Conception Questionnaire. Heart & Lung.

• Sandy D. Nielsen,

  Ph.D., RN-BC
  Assistant Professor

  Cossio, A., Cobb, W., Fugit, A., Nielsen, S., Hesson-McInnis, M., Prasun, M. (2024). Examination of Nursing Staffs’ Perceptions of the COVID-19 Vaccine Using the Health Belief Model. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 46(3), 229-235. Mennonite College of Nursing.

• Marilyn A. Prasun,

  Ph.D., CCNS, CNL, CHFN, FAHA
  Professor

  Cossio, A., Cobb, W., Fugit, A., Nielsen, S., Hesson-McInnis, M., Prasun, M. (2024). Examination of Nursing Staffs’ Perceptions of the COVID-19 Vaccine Using the Health Belief Model. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 46(3), 229-235. Mennonite College of Nursing.

Media Contributions

• Denise L. Hammer,

  DNP, RNC-NIC
  Associate Professor

  Magazine interviewee
  Illinois State University Redbird Scholar, Spring 2023.

Presentations Given

Keynotes/plenary addresses

• John R. Blakeman,

  Ph.D., RN, PCCN
  Associate Professor

  Blakeman, J. (Author and Presenter), Keynote Address for Memorial Health’s 27th Annual Nursing Research Conference, “My Research Road Trip: From Apples to Hearts,” Memorial Health, Springfield, Illinois (April 2024).

• Jung Eun Kim,

  Ph.D., RN
  Assistant Professor

  Kim, J.E., Xi Pi chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, “Effect of digital health literacy on diabetes knowledge among older adults with diabetes in the U.S.,” Illinois State University Mennonite College of Nursing, Normal, Illinois (April 9, 2024).

Lecture/oral

• Kate M. Peterson,

  Ph.D.(c), RN, CPN, CNE
  Instructional Assistant Professor

  Peterson, K., Ford, N., Stockmann, C., 2024 International Association for Human Caring (IAHC) Virtual Journal Club, “Nursing Faculty Well-Being: A Qualitative Study,” International Association for Human Caring, Online (May 2024).

Poster presentations

• John R. Blakeman,

  Ph.D., RN, PCCN
  Associate Professor

  Blakeman, J. (Author), Calderon, S. (Presenter), Watkins, S. (Other), Kim, M. (Author), Peterson, K. (Author), Prasun, M. (Author), Mennonite College of Nursing Scholarship Symposium, “A Cross-Sectional Study of Hispanic and Latina/o/e/x Individuals’ Acute Coronary Syndrome Symptom Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs,” Mennonite College of Nursing, Online (March 2024).

  Blakeman, J. (Author and Presenter), Kim, M. (Author), Eckhardt, A.L. (Author), Mennonite College of Nursing Scholarship Symposium, “A Nationwide Study of the Lay Public’s Conceptions of Heart Attack- Related Chest Pain,” Mennonite College of Nursing, Online (March 2024).

  Blakeman, J.R., Kim, M. (Author), Eckhardt, A.L. (Author), Stapleton, S.J. (Author & Presenter), DeVon, H.A. (Author), Emergency Nurses Association’s “Emergency Nursing 2023” Conference, “A nationwide study of emergency nurses’ triage decisions for potential acute coronary syndrome,” Emergency Nurses Association, San Diego, California (September 2023).

• Susana J. Calderon,

  Ph.D., RN
  Assistant Professor

  Blakeman, J. (Author), Calderon, S. (Presenter), Watkins, S. (Other), Kim, M. (Author), Peterson, K. (Author), Prasun, M. (Author), Mennonite College of Nursing Scholarship Symposium, “A Cross-Sectional Study of Hispanic and Latina/o/e/x Individuals’ Acute Coronary Syndrome Symptom Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs,” Mennonite College of Nursing, Online (March 2024).

  Calderon, S. (Author & Presenter), Finan, L. (Author), Dahl, J.-U., MNRS Annual Research Conference, “Vaping and oral health among young college students,” Minneapolis, Minnesota (February 2024).

• Jung Eun Kim,

  Ph.D., RN
  Assistant Professor

  Kim, J.E., Mennonite College of Nursing Annual Research Innovation Symposium, “Effects of digital health literacy on diabetes knowledge among older adults in the United States: Cross-sectional study,” Illinois State University Mennonite College of Nursing, Normal, Illinois (March 28, 2024).

  Kim, J. E. (Author and Presenter), NHCGNE 2023 Annual Conference, “Related factors on Self-Care Activities among Older Korean Immigrants with Diabetes in the United States: A Path Analysis NH,” NHCGNE Hartford Geriatric Foundation, Online (October 2023).

• Myoung Jin Kim,

  Ph.D.
  Professor

  Blakeman, J. (Author), Calderon, S. (Presenter), Watkins, S. (Other), Kim, M. (Author), Peterson, K. (Author), Prasun, M. (Author), Mennonite College of Nursing Scholarship Symposium, “A Cross-Sectional Study of Hispanic and Latina/o/e/x Individuals’ Acute Coronary Syndrome Symptom Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs,” Mennonite College of Nursing, Online (March 2024).

  Blakeman, J. (Author and Presenter), Kim, M. (Author), Eckhardt, A.L. (Author), Mennonite College of Nursing Scholarship Symposium, “A Nationwide Study of the Lay Public’s Conceptions of Heart Attack- Related Chest Pain,” Mennonite College of Nursing, Online (March 2024).

  Blakeman, J.R., Kim, M. (Author), Eckhardt, A.L. (Author), Stapleton, S.J. (Author & Presenter), DeVon, H.A. (Author), Emergency Nurses Association’s “Emergency Nursing 2023” Conference, “A nationwide study of emergency nurses’ triage decisions for potential acute coronary syndrome,” Emergency Nurses Association, San Diego, California (September 2023).

  Pence, P., Brodersen, L. (Author), Chung, S. Y. (Author), Moran, V. (Author), Kim, M. (Author), 34th International Nursing Research Congress. Sigma International, “A Pilot Study on Nurse Educators’ Preparedness to Teach and Assess Next Generation NCLEX,” Sigma International, NA (August 2023).

• Patricia L. Pence,

  Ed.D., MSN, RN, CNE
  Associate Professor

  Pence, P., Brodersen, L. (Author), Chung, S. Y. (Author), Moran, V. (Author), Kim, M. (Author), 34th International Nursing Research Congress. Sigma International, “A Pilot Study on Nurse Educators’ Preparedness to Teach and Assess Next Generation NCLEX,” Sigma International, NA (August 2023).

• Kate M. Peterson,

  Ph.D.(c), RN, CPN, CNE
  Instructional Assistant Professor

  Blakeman, J. (Author), Calderon, S. (Presenter), Watkins, S. (Other), Kim, M. (Author), Peterson, K. (Author), Prasun, M. (Author), Mennonite College of Nursing Scholarship Symposium, “A Cross-Sectional Study of Hispanic and Latina/o/e/x Individuals’ Acute Coronary Syndrome Symptom Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs,” Mennonite College of Nursing, Online (March 2024).

• Marilyn A. Prasun,

  Ph.D., CCNS, CNL, CHFN, FAHA
  Professor

  Blakeman, J. (Author), Calderon, S. (Presenter), Watkins, S. (Other), Kim, M. (Author), Peterson, K. (Author), Prasun, M. (Author), Mennonite College of Nursing Scholarship Symposium, “A Cross-Sectional Study of Hispanic and Latina/o/e/x Individuals’ Acute Coronary Syndrome Symptom Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs,” Mennonite College of Nursing, Online (March 2024).

• Watkins, Susie, M.,

  Ph.D., CCNS, CNL, CHFN, FAHA
  Associate Dean for Academics, Mennonite College of Nursing

  Blakeman, J. (Author), Calderon, S. (Presenter), Watkins, S. (Other), Kim, M. (Author), Peterson, K. (Author), Prasun, M. (Author), Mennonite College of Nursing Scholarship Symposium, “A Cross-Sectional Study of Hispanic and Latina/o/e/x Individuals’ Acute Coronary Syndrome Symptom Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs,” Mennonite College of Nursing, Online (March 2024).