Cynthia A. Chatham, D.S.N. Associate Professor University of Southern Mississippi August 1988

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1 Cynthia A. Chatham, D.S.N. Associate Professor University of Southern Mississippi August 1988 EDUCATION D.S.N., University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 1988, Major: Maternal-Child Health, Minor: Education M.S.N., University of Alabama in Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 1972, Major: Maternal-Infant Nursing, Minor: teaching B.S.N., University of Mississippi, Jackson, MS 1969 PRESENT POSITION Associate Professor, The University of Southern Mississippi, College of Nursing, Gulf Park Campus PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Associate Professor, The University of Southern Mississippi, Gulf Park Campus, August 1988-present Staff Nurse (PRN) Pediatrics, Memorial Hospital at Gulfport, Gulfport, MS, 1992-present Staff Nurse (PRN) Nursery and NICU, Memorial Hospital at Gulfport, Gulfport, MS, October 1982-present Staff Nurse Neonatal Transport Team, Memorial Hospital at Gulfport, Gulfport, MS, June Acting Coordinator, The University of Southern Mississippi, Gulf Park Campus, August 1995-August 1997 Acting Assistant Director, The University of Southern Mississippi, Gulf Park Campus, August 1989-July 1991 Graduate Research Assistant Neonatal Grant, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, September 1987-June 1988 Medical Center Fellowship, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, September 1986-August 1987 Graduate Research Assistant Levels V and VI, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, September 1985-August 1986 Assistant Professor, The University of Southern Mississippi, Gulf Park Campus, August 1982-August 1985 Head Nurse, Nursery, Memorial Hospital at Gulfport, Gulfport, MS, 1979-July 1982 Clinical Nurse Specialist, Memorial Hospital at Gulfport, Gulfport, MS, In-service Education Director, Memorial Hospital at Gulfport, Gulfport, MS, Instructor, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, LA, August 1972-May 1974 Staff Nurse, Medical-Surgical Units, Memorial Hospital at Gulfport, Gulfport, MS, January 1970-June 1971 Chatham Vita Revised 1/26/2012 1

2 Staff Nurse, Labor and Delivery, University Hospital, Jackson, MS June January 1970 PUBLICATIONS Refereed National Coyne, M.L., Reinert, B., Cater, K., Dubuisson, W., Smith, J. F., Parker, M.M., Chatham, C. (1999). Nurses knowledge of pain assessment, pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic interventions. Clinical Nursing Research, Mignor, D., & Chatham, C. (1998). Nursing faculty: positions, recruitment, and retention in NLN accredited associate degree schools of nursing. Nursing Educator (23), 5, 5. State Mignor, D., Moorer, L. & Chatham, C. (1992). Differences in student anxiety. The Mississippi RN, 54(3), 6, 15. Non-refereed National Maternal-Neonatal Nursing Made Incredibly Easy! (2004). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins: Philadelphia (Cynthia Chatham listed as contributor.) Springhouse Review for NCLEXRN (5 th ed). (2002). Springhouse: Springhouse. (Cynthia Chatham listed as a contributor.) Ferguson, H. W. & Hisley, S. M. (1999). Maternal0Newborn Nursing (2 nd ed). Nurse-Test: A Review Series. Springhouse: Springhouse. (Cynthia Chatham listed as a contributor.) Chatham, C. (1982). Mandatory CE; Is Mississippi ready? Mississippi RN, 44 (2), 19. Chatham, C. (1978). What is continuing education? Mississippi RN, 40(3), 3. RESEARCH Completed Studies Coyne, M, and Chatham, C. A Descriptive Study of the Knowledge of Pain Assessment and Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacolgoic Pain Management Strategies Among Medical and Surgical Nurses From a Community Based Hospital. Chatham, C. Male Nursing Students, 1996 Chatham, C. Patients Reaction to Male Nurses, 1996 Chatham, C., Mignor, D. Nursing Faculty Shortage, 1996 Chatham, C. Feasibility Study for Developing a Critical Care Major in the Master s Program at The University of Southern Mississippi, 1990 Chatham, C. Differences in Coping Between Parents of Mentally Handicapped Children and Parents of Nonhandicapped children, 1988 Chatham, C. Maternal-Infant Nursing Research: A Selected Review of Conceptual/Theoretical Frameworks, 1988 Chatham, C. The Effect of Touch on the Intrapartal Patient, 1972 Chatham Vita Revised 1/26/2012 2

3 Current Study Chatham, C. Foreign language requirement proficiency in nursing schools. GRANTS Team Member. RN-BSN Online e-learning Enhancement Grant. Eagle Learning Online Program Development Program. University of Southern Mississippi. Awarded: December 14, Funded: $15,179. Chatham, C. Folic Acid Education Program, March of Dimes, $10.000, Chatham, C. & Mignor, D. Sigma Theta Tau, Gamma Lambda Chapter, Nursing Faculty Shortage, 1996 $500 PRESENTATIONS Chatham, C. Folic Acid Education Program, Mississippi Nurses Association Convention, Biloxi, MS, October 2003 (Paper) Chatham, C. Folic Acid Education Program, Mississippi Association of Student Nurses Convention, Biloxi, MS, October 2003 (Paper) Chatham, C. & Mignor, D. Nursing Faculty Shortage, Sigma Theta Tau, Gamma Lambda Chapter, Hattiesburg, MS, April 1996 (Paper) Chatham, C. Differences in Coping Between Parents, Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Research Conference, Columbus, Ohio, May 1992 (Poster) Chatham, C. Differences in Coping, Southern Nursing Research Society Conference, Austin, Texas, February 1989 (Poster) Chatham, C. Differences in Coping Between Parents, Alabama State Nurses Association Research Council s Spring Conference, Birmingham, AL, July 1988 (Paper) Chatham, C. Differences in Coping Between Parents, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, May 1988 (Paper) PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION American Nurses Association 1969 to present Mississippi Nurses Association 1969 to present AWHONN, The Association for Women s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses 1973 to present Neonatal Nurses Association 1986 to present PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Mississippi Nurses Association Member, Research Committee, Member, Convention Planning Committee Consultant, MNA/MASN Chair, Nominating Committee , Member, Continuing Education Committee (Approval Unit) Chair, Scholarship and Awards Committee Member, Scholarship and Awards Committee Chatham Vita Revised 1/26/2012 3

4 Chair, Continuing Education Committee Member, Continuing Education Committee Member, Nursing Practice Committee Mississippi Nurses Association, DNA #5 2 nd Vice President Treasurer President Chairperson, Nurse of the Year Award Committee nd Vice President Secretary Editor, Newsletter st Vice President Chair, Careers Committee Sigma Theta Tau, Gamma Lambda Chapter Secretary 2000 to 2005 Counselor 2006-present Sigma Theta Tau International Grant and abstract reviewer 2010-present Nurse Leader Review Team 2010-present AWHONN (National) Member, Program Review Committee NAACOG (National) Item writer for Low Risk Neonatal Nursing Certification Examination 1986 Reviewer for Neonatal Network Reviewer for Mississippi RN Reviewer for Sigma Theta Tau International (abstract and grant) reviewer 2010-present ACADEMIC COMMITTEES University Member, Faculty Senate Member, Graduate Council 2011-present Member, Academic Council 2009-present Elections Committee Member Bylaws Committee Member Member, Academic Council 2001 to 2004 Campus-Gulf Park Member, Gulf Coast Faculty Council Member Scheduling Committee, 2010 Member, Committee to Name Gulf Park Streets 2008 Member, Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Committee 2008-present Member, USM-Long Beach Pilot Task Force Member, Coast Lecture Series Committee Chatham Vita Revised 1/26/2012 4

5 Member, Grade Review Council Member, Faculty Association Legislative Committee 1998 Member, Executive Council Member, Academic Learning Center Committee Member, Committee on Student Government Association Member, Computer Committee Member, Academic Policies Committee Member, Enrollment Committee Member, Facilities Committee School of Nursing Chair, Graduate Committee Member, Graduate Committee Chair, Graduate Admission, Progression, Retention Committee Member, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee 2010-present Chair 2011-present Chair, Interview Committee for New Organizational Positions 2010 Member, Organizational Chart and Roles Committee 2010 Member, Admission, Progression, Retention Committee Member, School of Nursing 40 th Anniversary Committee Member, Personnel Committee Chair, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Member, Curriculum Committee Chair, Curriculum Committee Member, Faculty Appointment and Evaluation Committee Member, Tenure and Promotion Committee 2003-present College of Nursing Member, Curriculum Committee 2001 to 2003, Co-Chair, Curriculum Committee , Member, RN-BSN Curriculum Revision Committee, Member, Task Force for Curriculum Revision Co-chair, Task Force for Curriculum Revision Chair, Section III , Chair, Faculty Appointment Evaluation Committee , summer 2003 Member, Faculty Appointment Evaluation Committee 1997 to 2003 Member, CCNE Task Force 2001 to 2003 Member, On line Ad Hoc Committee Chair, NCLEX Committee 1997 Member, Committee to Develop Leadership Courses for Ph.D. program Member, Personnel Committee Chair, Personnel Committee Chatham Vita Revised 1/26/2012 5

6 Chair, Faculty Practice Committee 1996 Secretary, Admission, Progression, Retention Recruitment Committee Member, Tenure and Promotion Committee Member, Admission, Progression, and graduation Committee Chair, Evaluation and Long Range Planning Committee Chair, Task Force on RN Curriculum Revision College of Health Member, Curriculum Committee Member, College Advisory Committee Member, Curriculum Committee College of Health and Human Sciences Member, Search Committee for Director of School of Nursing 1996 Member, Faculty Affairs Committee Member, Search Committee for Director of School of Nursing HONOR SOCIETIES AND AWARDS Sigma Theta Tau 1972 to present Omicron Delta Kappa 1988-present Sigma Xi 1992 to 2004 Who s Who Among America s Teachers 1998 Advisor of the Year, Mississippi Association of Student Nurses 1996 Nurse Educator of the Year, Category 1, Mississippi Nurses Association 1996 Educator of the Month, Long Beach Chamber of Commerce 1994 Who s Who in American Nursing 1991 Nurse Researcher of the Year, Mississippi Nurses Association 1990 Who s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges 1987 Outstanding Young Women of America 1981 SPECIALIZED EXPERTISE Certification, (NCC) Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing 1981, recertified 2011 Member, Citizens Crisis Team American Heart Association Basic Life Support Instructor 1998 to present Neonatal Resuscitation Certification 1994-present Pediatric Advanced Life Support Instructor 1993 to 2004 Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certification 2006, 2008 Emergency Nurses Association Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course Instructor 1998 to present Chatham Vita Revised 1/26/2012 6