UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES

1 Curriculum Vitae Cynthia A, Chatham, DSN Associate Professor The University of Southern Mississippi College of Nursing (228-861-1906) cynthia.chatham@usm.edu EDUCATION: I. UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES 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 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: I. ACADEMIC 1988-present Associate Professor The University of Southern Mississippi August 1995-August 1997 Acting Coordinator, The University of Southern Mississippi, Gulf Park Campus, August 1989-July 1991 Acting Assistant Director The University of Southern Mississippi, Gulf Park Campus, September 1987-June 1988 Graduate Research Assistant Neonatal Grant University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL September 1986-August 1987 Medical Center Fellowship University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL September 1985-August 1986 Graduate Research Assistant Levels V and VI University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL August 1982-August 1985 Assistant Professor The University of Southern Mississippi, Gulf Park Campus August 1972-May 1974 Instructor Louisiana State University, New Orleans, LA

NON-ACADEMIC PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 2010-present Staff Nurse (PRN) Mother Baby Unit Memorial Hospital at Gulfport, MS 1998-2010 Staff Nurse Neonatal Transport Team Memorial Hospital at Gulfport, Gulfport, MS, 1982-2010 Staff Nurse (PRN) Nursery and NICU, Memorial Hospital at Gulfport, Gulfport, MS 1992-2006 Staff Nurse (PRN) Pediatrics Memorial Hospital at Gulfport, Gulfport, MS, 1979-July 1982 Head Nurse, Nursery Memorial Hospital at Gulfport, Gulfport, MS, 1977-1979 Clinical Nurse Specialist Memorial Hospital at Gulfport, Gulfport, MS 1973-1977 In-service Education Director Memorial Hospital at Gulfport, Gulfport, MS January 1970-June 1971 Staff Nurse, Medical-Surgical Units Memorial Hospital at Gulfport, Gulfport, MS, June 1969-January 1970 Staff Nurse, Labor and Delivery University Hospital, Jackson, MS SCHOLARSHIP I. BOOKS Chapters in Books I. REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES 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, 153-156. 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. V. 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, 2

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) VII. PROPOSALS Team member, HRSA Grant, VBSN Career Ladder Pathway: Expanding Career Advancement Opportunities for Veterans with Military Medical Experience, $1,195,138 requested, grant approved but not funded. Submitted 6-7-13 Team Member. RN-BSN Online e-learning Enhancement Grant. Eagle Learning Online Program Development Program. University of Southern Mississippi. Awarded: December 14, 2010. Funded: $15,179. Chatham, C. Folic Acid Education Program, March of Dimes, $10.000, 2002-2003 Chatham, C. & Mignor, D. Sigma Theta Tau, Gamma Lambda Chapter, Nursing Faculty Shortage, 1996 $500 OTHER 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 Current Study Chatham, C. Foreign language requirement proficiency in nursing schools. 3 VIII. PROFESSIONAL AWARDS AND HONORS 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 4 SERVICE: I. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE National Committee Member Sigma Theta Tau International Grant and abstract reviewer 2010-present Nurse Leader Review Team 2010-present Selected as an inaugural reviewer for Virginia Henderson International Nursing Library s online research repository AWHONN (National) Member, Program Review Committee 1989-1995 NAACOG (National) Item writer for Low Risk Neonatal Nursing Certification Examination 1986 Reviewer for Neonatal Network 1986-1996 Reviewer for Mississippi RN 1988-1993 State/Local Officer Mississippi Nurses Association, DNA #5 2nd Vice President 2008-2010 Treasurer 1992-1996 President 1990-1992 2nd Vice President 1980-1982 Secretary 1980-1981 Editor, Newsletter 1977-1980 1st Vice President 1976-1977 Sigma Theta Tau, Gamma Lambda Chapter Secretary 2000 to 2005 Counselor 2006-present State Committee Member Mississippi Nurses Association Member, Research Committee, 2002-2004 Member, Convention Planning Committee 1999-2001 Consultant, MNA/MASN 1993-1997 Chair, Nominating Committee 1979-1981, 1989-1991 Member, Continuing Education Committee (Approval Unit) 1988-1993 Chair, Scholarship and Awards Committee 1984-1985 Member, Scholarship and Awards Committee 1981-1985 Chair, Continuing Education Committee 1977-1981 Member, Continuing Education Committee 1976-1981 Member, Nursing Practice Committee 1975-1977 Chairperson, Nurse of the Year Award Committee 1990 Mississippi Nurses Association, DNA #5

Chairperson, Nurse of the Year Award Committee 1990 Chair, Careers Committee 1974-1976 II. UNIVERSITY SERVICE College-Wide Committee, Elected Member, Faculty Senate 2010-2011 Member, Graduate Council 2011-present Member, Academic Council 2009-2012 Elections Committee Member Bylaws Committee Member Member, Academic Council 2001 to 2004 Member, Personnel Committee 1997-1999 Chair, Personnel Committee 1994-1995 Member, College of Health Advisory Committee 2003-2005 Member, Curriculum Committee 2009-2011 Member, Curriculum Committee 2003-2006 College of Health and Human Sciences Member, Search Committee for Director of School of Nursing 1996 Member, Faculty Affairs Committee 1988-1990 Member, Search Committee for Director of School of Nursing 1989-1990 Campus-Gulf Park Member, Gulf Coast Faculty Council 2009-2011 Member, Grade Review Council 1999-2001 School Committee, Elected Member, CCN Department Personnel Committee, 2012-present Member, CCN Department Tenure & Promotion Committee, 2012-present Member College Advisory Committee, 2012-present College Committee, Appointed Member, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee 2001 to 2003, 1996-1998, 2012-present Chair, 2012-present Co-Chair, Curriculum Committee 1998-1999, 2002-2003 Member, RN-BSN Curriculum Revision Committee, 2002-2003 Member, Task Force for Curriculum Revision 1999-2000 Co-chair, Task Force for Curriculum Revision 1998-1999 Chair, Section III 2001-2003, 1997-1999 Chair, Faculty Appointment Evaluation Committee 1999-2001, summer 2003 Member, Faculty Appointment Evaluation Committee 1997 to 2003 Member, CCNE Task Force 2001 to 2003 Member, On line Ad Hoc Committee 2001-2003 Chair, NCLEX Committee 1997 Member, Committee to Develop Leadership Courses for Ph.D. program 1997-1998 Chair, Faculty Practice Committee 1996 Secretary, Admission, Progression, Retention Recruitment Committee 1994-1996 Member, Tenure and Promotion Committee 1994-2003 Member, Admission, Progression, and graduation Committee 1988-1991 5

Chair, Evaluation and Long Range Planning Committee 1991-1994 Chair, Task Force on RN Curriculum Revision 1988-1989 Academic Advisor to Student Groups: Graduate Students, Coast Campus 1992-2007 Perspective students, Coast Campus 1988-2002 III. COMMUNITY-PROFESSIONAL SERVICE 6 Other, Professional Organizations 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 Other Academic and Community Service: Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Committee Member, 2006-present Volunteer, Long Beach Food Pantry 2009-2013 Thrivent Financial for Lutherans MS Gulf-Northshore LA Chapter Secretary of Board 2009-1013 TEACHING I. Courses As I have been employed by USM since August 1988, I cannot list all courses I have taught in Graduate, RN-BSN, and Undergraduate Programs on Hattiesburg Campus and Coast Campus Course Assignments and Loads, College of Nursing: 2013 Only NUMBER SPRING SEMESTER YEAR 2013 TITLE YOUR ASSIGNED CREDIT HOURS COORD TEAM TAUGHT ENROLLMENT NSG 464 Leadership and Management 4 Y N 13 NSG 464 Leadership and Management 4 Y N 13 NSG 441 Senior Seminar in Leadership 3 Y N 36 SUMMER SEMESTER YEAR 2013 NUMBER TITLE YOUR ASSIGNED CREDIT HOURS COORD TEAM TAUGHT ENROLLMENT

NSG 319 Professional Communication 3 Y N 15 NSG 400 Introduction to Research and 3 Y N 23 Theory in Nursing 7 FALL SEMESTER YEAR 2013 NUMBER NSG 416 NSG 416L NSG 426 TITLE Nursing Care of Childbearing Women and Families Nursing Care of Childbearing Women and Families Laboratory (G001) Child/Family Health Nursing YOUR ASSIGNED CREDIT HOURS COORD TEAM TAUGHT ENROLLMENT 3 Y N 31 2/4 Y N 11 3 Y N 32