Nursing Faculty and Staff

 

 

Judith E. Calhoun, PhD, ARNP
Associate Professor, Department Chair
E-mail: jcalhoun@emporia.edu

• Academic Preparation:
  PhD, University of Kansas, 1996
  MN, Wichita State University, 1987
  BSE, Emporia State University, 1980
  Diploma, Newman Hospital School of Nursing, 1965
  
• Teaching Focus:
  Nursing Research
  Leadership and Management
  Gerontology
  Clinical Human Sexuality
  
• Research Interests:
  Quality of Life
  Camp Nursing
  Education Issues
  Reversal Theory
  
• Service:
  American Cancer Society, High Plains Division, Board of Directors, Immediate Past Chair
  American Cancer Society, National Assembly, Member
  American Cancer Society, Camp Hope Executive Committee, Chair
  American Cancer Society Camp Hope Volunteer (a camp for children with cancer)
  Presbyterian Manor Advisory Committee, Member
  
• Honors/Memberships:
  Sigma Theta Tau
  Kansas State Nurses' Association
  National League for Nursing
  Phi Kappa Phi 
  
  

Jean M. DeDonder, PhD, ARNP
Associate Professor
E-mail: jdedonde@emporia.edu

• Academic Preparation:
  PhD in Nursing, University of Kansas, 1991
  MN, University of Kansas, 1979
  BSN, Marymount College, 1976
  
• Teaching Focus:
  Community/Public Health Nursing
  Nursing History and Theory
  
• Research Interests:
  Community Health Assessment
  Academic Advising
  Emergency Management
  
• Service:
  Trustee, Sadie Jones Trust
  Kansas State Nurses' Association
  
• Honors/Memberships:
  Kansas State Nurses' Association
  2007 KSNA Nurse Educator of the Year
  Sigma Theta Tau - Delta Chapter
  Phi Kappa Phi

Emily Dieker, MSN, RN, ARNP
Assistant Professor
E-mail: edieker@emporia.edu

• Academic Preparation:
  MSN, Wichita State University, 2005
  BSN, Emporia State University, 1995
  Diploma, Newman Hospital School of Nursing, 1992
  
• Teaching Focus:
  Medical-Surgical Nursing - Adult Health
  Fundamentals of Nursing
  Health Assessment
  Pathophysiology
  
• Research Interests:
  Palliative Care
  Community Health
  
• Service:
  LIFE Project, Pain Task Force (member)
  
• Honors/Memberships:
  Sigma Theta Tau - Epsilon Gamma Chapter
  Kansas State Nurses' Association, District XI (Treasurer)
  Hospice and Palliative Care Nurses' Association
  
  

Joan P. Grother, MSN, ARNP-C
Instructor
E-mail: jgrother@emporia.edu

• Academic Preparation:
  Diploma RN, Newman Hospital School of Nursing, 1988
  BSN, Missouri Western State University, 1998
  MSN, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2003
  
• Teaching Focus:
  Integration of simulator use throughout the curriculum
  Fundamentals of Nursing
  Medical-Surgical Nursing Practicum
  Health Assessment
  
• Research Interests:
  School Nurse Volunteer
  Breastfeeding
  Childbirth Education
  Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevention
  
• Service:
  St. Rose of Lima in Council Grove, KS, Member, Religious Education Teacher
  
• Honors/Memberships:
  Sigma Theta Tau member
  American Association of Nurse Practitioners

Kari Hess, BSN, RN
Instructor
E-mail: khess@emporia.edu

• Academic Preparation:
  BSN, Emporia State University, 1996
  
• Teaching Focus:
  Family Nursing
  Maternal-Infant Nursing
  Women's Health
  
• Research Interests:
  Community Health
  Health Promotion
  
• Service:
  American Cancer Society, Camp Hope Volunteer
  Lyon County Tobacco-Free Coalition, Member
  
• Honors/Memberships:
  Kansas State Nurses Association, District XI Board Member
  Emporia State University Chi Omega Alumni Advisory Board
  Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)
  Sigma Theta Tau - Delta Chapter
  
  

Mary Mitsui, PhD, ARNP
Assistant Professor
E-mail: mmitsui@emporia.edu

• Academic Preparation:
  PhD, University of Kansas, 2004
  MSN, Wichita State University, 1989
  BSN, University of Kansas, 1986
  Diploma, Newman Hospital School of Nursing, 1981
  
• Teaching Focus:
  Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
  Complementary Therapies
• Honors/Memberships:
  Kansas State Nurses Association
  Sigma Theta Tau
  Pi Lambda Theta

Cathy J. Pimple, MS, RN, CHPN
Assistant Professor
E-mail: cpimple@emporia.edu

• Academic Preparation:
  MS, University of Kansas
  BSN, Emporia State University
  
• Teaching Focus:
  Medical-Surgical Nursing - Adult Health
  Fundamentals of Nursing
  Palliative Care
  Physical Assessment
  
• Research Interest:
  Palliative Care
  Community Health
  
• Service:
  LIFE Project, Pain Task Force (Co-Chair)
  Caring Communities (Board Member)
  
• Honors/Memberships:
  Sigma Theta Tau, Delta Chapter
  Kansas State Nurses Association, District XI
  Hospice and Palliative Care Nurses' Association

Lynnette Schmidt, RN, MSN
Assistant Professor
E-mail: lschmidt@emporia.edu

• Academic Preparation:
  MSN, Wichita State University, 1996
  BSN, University of Texas-Arlington, 1988
  
• Teaching Focus:
  Pediatric Nursing, Young Families
  Camp Nursing for Children
  Palliative Care
  Family Nursing
  
• Research Interests:
  Palliative Care
  Education
  
• Service:
  School Nurse Volunteer, St. Joseph School
  Camp Nurse Volunteer, Camp Wood YMCA, Elmdale KS
  
• Honors/Memberships:
  Kansas State Nurses' Association, District XI Board Member
  Sigma Theta Tau
  Phi Kappa Phi
  National League for Nursing

Amanda Steffes, RN, MSN
Assistant Professor
E-mail: asteffes@emporia.edu

• Academic Preparation:
  MSN, Wichita State University, 2005
  BSN, Emporia State University, 2001
• Teaching Focus:
  Medical-Surgical Nursing - Adult Health
  Physical Assessment
  Fundamentals of Nursing
• Research Interests:
  Rural Health Issues
  Nursing Leadership
• Service:
  Kansas State Nurses' Assocation, District XI, President
  Newman Nursing Alumni Association
• Honors/Memberships:
  Sigma Theta Tau - Epsilon Gamma Chapter
  
  

Sarah Tidwell, MS, RN
Assistant Professor
E-mail: stidwell@emporia.edu

• Academic Preparation:
  MS, University of Kansas, 1987
  BSN, Marymount College, 1977
  
• Teaching Focus:
  Critical Care
  Leadership
  Adult Nursing Care
  
• Research Interests:
  Nursing Leadership
  Legality in Nursing
  
• Service:
  Kansas State Nurses' Association, Legislative Lobbyist
  
• Honors/Memberships:
  Sigma Theta Tau
  Phi Kappa Phi
  
  

Linda Wendling, PhD, MSN, MBA, RN, CNAA
Associate Professor
E-mail: ladamswe@emporia.edu

• Academic Preparation:
  PhD, University of Kansas, 2005
  MSN, Clarkson College, 1998
  MBA, Avilla College, 1990
  BSN, Grandview College, 1985
  ADN, Des Moines Area Community College, 1977
  Practical nursing diploma, Iowa Western Community College, 1974
  
• Teaching Focus:
  Gerontology/Adult Health
  Leadership/Management
  
• Research Interests:
  Outcome Research: Staffing and Quality in LTC
  Nursing Administration
  Systems and Administration of Nursing
  Quality Indicators in Long-Term Care
  Care Planning and Nursing Home Integrity NINR Study
  
• Service:
  American College Health Care Administrators
  Certified Nursing Administration
  Certified Nursing Home Administrator
  Kansas State Nurses' Association
  Gerontological Nurses Association
  
• Honors/Memberships:
  Fellow: American College Health Care Administrators
  Sigma Theta Tau, Omnicron Epsilon and Delta Chapter

Staff

Cindy Phillips, Administrative Secretary
E-mail: cphilli1@emporia.edu

Brenda Wiggins, Coordinator
E-mail: bwiggins@emporia.edu

Kate Wise, Librarian
E-mail: nurselib@emporia.edu

Regina Blaser, Librarian
E-mail: nurselib@emporia.edu

 

 

Last Updated October 19, 2007