CURRICULUM VITA Ahlam Sh Al- Natour. PhD(C), MSN, RN DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION Work Address Jordan University of Science and Technology, College of Nursing Department of Community and Mental Health Nursing Po. Box. 3030 e. Mail: asalnatour@just.edu.jo alnatoas@mail.uc.edu ahlamnatour@yahoo.com FORMAL EDUCATION University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio 09-2009 to 06-2012 Doctorate of Philosophy, 2012 Focus: Intimate Partner Violence, Nursing Research THESIS TITLE: Jordanian Nurses Barriers to Screening for Intimate Partner Violence Jordan University of Science and Technology, 09-2000 to 03-2003 Master of Community Health Nursing THESIS TITLE: " The Lived Experience of Abuse Jordanian Women Undergoing Intimate Partner Violence" Jordan University of science and Technology 09-1990 to 06-1994 Bachelor degree in nursing
WORK EXPERIENCE Chairperson /Department of Community and Mental Health Nursin Jordan University of science and Technology/ College of Nursing 09-2012 to present Assistant Professor Jordan University of science and Technology College of Nursing 09-2012 to present Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant University of Cincinnati College of Nursing, Cincinnati, Ohio 09-2009 to 06-2012 Teacher Assistant Al al -Bayet University Collage of Nursing Jordan, Al- Mafraq Sept 2003- Sept 2007 Staff Nurse - UNRWA (United Nation Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugee in the Near East) Jordan, Irbid Jan 1997- March 2001 Staff Nurse J.U.S.T (Jordan University of Science and Technology) health center Jordan, Irbid Oct 1994 Jan 1997 PUBLICATIONS 1. Oweis, A., Gharaibeh, M., Al-Natour, A., & Froelicher, E. (2009). Violence against Women: Unveiling the suffering of women with a low income in Jordan. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 20(1), 69-76. doi: 10.1177/1043659608325848 2. Gillespie, G. L., Al-Natour, A., Marcum, M., & Sheehan, H. (2010). The prevalence of
seatbelt use among pediatric hospital workers. AAOHN Journal, 58(11), 483-486. doi:10.3928/08910162-20101018-02 3. Gillespie, G. L., Gates, D. M., Mentzel, T., Al-Natour, A., & Kowalenko, T. (2013). Evaluation of a comprehensive ED violence prevention program. Journal of Emergency Nursing, 39(4), 376-383. doi:10.1016/j.jen.2012.12.010 4. Al-Natour, A., Gillespie, G. L., Felblinger, D., & Wang, L. (2014). "A Comparison of Intimate Partner Violence between Jordanian Nurses and Jordanian Women". JFN, March 2014 - Volume 10 - Issue 1, 13-19 5. Al-Natour, A., Gillespie, G. L., Felblinger, D., & Wang, L. (2014). Jordanian Nurses' Barriers to Screening for Intimate Partner Violence. Violence Against Women DOI: 10.1177/1077801214559057. 6. Al-Natour, A., Qandil, A., & Gillespie, G. L. ( 2015). Intimate Partner Violence Screening as Perceived by Jordanian Nurses : A Qualitative Descriptive Study. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 5(9), 11-16. DOI: 10.5430/jnep.v5n9p11 EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH FUNDING Jordanian Nurses Barriers to Screening for Intimate Partner Violence Funded by Sigma Theta Tau International in the amount of $4,844 Funding period: 06-2011 to 05-2012 Principal Investigator: Ahlam Al-Natour Co-investigators: Gordon Lee Gillespie, Dianne Felblinger, & Leigh Wang Topic: investigate the barriers inhibiting nurses in from conducting intimate partner violence screening Culture Care Meanings of Jordanian Arab Muslim Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence. The 37th Annual Conference of the Transcultural Nursing Society, Las Vegas, NV. Funded by: College of Nursing& Graduate Student Governance Association (GSGA) in the amount of $ 900 Funding period: October, 2011 Principal presenter: Ahlam Al-Natour, PhD(C), RN. Co- presenter: Edie Morris, PhD, RN. CONFERENCES PARTICIPATIONS 1. National Conference for Workplace Violence Prevention & Management in Healthcare Settings. May 11-13, 2012; Cincinnati, Ohio. Paper presentation: Intimate Partner violence against Jordanian Nurses.
2. 37th Annual Conference Transcultural Nursing Society. Exploring the World of Transcultural nursing: Coming together to Transformation Health Care. Las Vegas, NV, (October, 20-22, 2011). Poster presentation: Culture care meanings of Jordanian Arab Muslim women experiencing intimate partner violence. 3. Professional Leadership development conference (May, 6, 2011). University of Cincinnati. 4. Professional Leadership development conference (May, 7, 2010). University of Cincinnati. 5. The Seventh International Middle East Nursing Conference (May, 8-9, 2002). Jordan University of Science and Technology. J.U.S.T University. Participated in a presentation (The Lived Experience of Abused Jordanian Women). 6. The Third International Nursing Conference (Nov 18-19, 1997). University of Jordan. 7. The Third International Middle -East Nursing Conference (April, 24-25, 1994). Jordan University of Science and Technology. J.U.S.T University. 8. The Second International Middle- East Conference (April, 27-28, 1992). Jordan University of Science and Technology (J.U.S.T). POSTER PRESENTATION 1. Mentzel, T., Gates, D., Gillespie, G., Kowalenko, T., Al-Natour, A. (2012, 11-13, May). An Intervention for Reducing Violence against Healthcare Workers. National Conference for Workplace Violence Prevention & Management in Healthcare Settings. Cincinnati, OH 2. Gates, D., Al-Natour, A., Mentzel, T., Gillespie, G., Kowalenko, T. (2012, 11-13, May). Evaluation of a Comprehensive Violence Prevention Program in Emergency Departments. National Conference for Workplace Violence Prevention & Management in Healthcare Settings. Cincinnati, OH. 3. Gates. D., Gillespie, G.L., Kowalenko, T., Al-Natour, A., Mentzel, T. (2012, 17-20 April). Reducing Violence against Emergency Department Workers: An Academic-Hospital Partnership. International Forum on Quality and Safety in Health Care. Paris, France. 4. Al-Natour, A., & Morris, E. (October 19-22, 2011). Culture care meanings of Jordanian Arab Muslim women experiencing intimate partner violence. Accepted for poster presentation at the 37th Annual Conference of the Transcultural Nursing Society, Las Vegas, NV.
WORKSHOPS 1. Preventing and Managing Health Worker Exposure to Occupational Violence in Health Care Institutions. (May 25-27, 2015). American university of Beirut/ faculty of health science. 2. Scientific day: Toward Creativity and Excellence in Nursing. (April 2 nd, 2015). Al- Zaytoonah University/College of Nursing 3. Scientific day: the Role of health care providers in family violence. (April 21 st, 2013). Jordan University/College of Nursing 4. Scientific day: nursing education and practice: Challenges and suggested Remedies. (April 11 th, 2013), Al-Isra University/College of Nursing 5. Preventing Harassment. (February 27, 2012). University of Cincinnati. 6. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Roundtables: QSEN principles and Implications on Nursing Education. (November 7, 2011). University of Cincinnati/ College of Nursing. 7. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Roundtables: Copyrights Law and Education: Avoiding Violation of Intellectual Property Rights in the Academic Setting. (April 4, 2011). University of Cincinnati/ College of Nursing. 8. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Roundtables: Contenting Education: Teaching Large Classes. (February 7, 2011). University of Cincinnati/ College of Nursing. 9. Facilitating Health Behavior Change: Using Self-Determination Theory to Guide Research & Clinical Scholarship. Conducted by: Daryl Sharp, PhD. (November 9, 2010). University of Cincinnati/ College of Nursing. 10. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Roundtables: IRB Considerations in SoTL Research. (November 1, 2010). University of Cincinnati/ College of Nursing. 11. Peer review of Teaching: How to Make it Meaningful. Conducted by: Terry Berry, PhD, RN. (May 3, 2010). University of Cincinnati/ College of Nursing. 12. Community-Based Participatory Research: Partnership Approach to health Research and Intervention. (April 20, 2010). University of Cincinnati/ College of Nursing. 13. The Presence and Absence of Cultural Diversity in the Nurse Education Curriculum. Conducted by: Roger Collins, PhD. (April 5, 2010). University of Cincinnati/ College of Nursing. 14. Practice Based Research in Cincinnati: New Directions, New Collaborations. (March 13, 2010). Cincinnati Children Hospital Medical Center/ Cincinnati Children Hospital. 15. Comprehensive Approaches to Reduce Workplace Violence in Health Care. Conducted by Corinne Peek-Asa, PhD, MPH. (March 10, 2010). University of Cincinnati/ College of Nursing. 16. Kids These Days: Using Theory to Explain The Ever Evolving Student. (February 1, 2010). University of Cincinnati/ College of Nursing. 17. Mixed Method: Principles, Purpose and Practice. Conducted by: Janice Morris, PhD, RN. (October 26, 2009). University of Cincinnati/ College of Nursing.
18. Mentorship of nursing students: train the trainer program (April 25-29, 2004). Sponsored by the Jordanian Nursing Council. 19. Counseling regarding reproductive health (Oct, 1-2, 2003). Sponsored by the USAID. 20. Qualitative Research Methodology (Jun, 10-13, 2002). Sponsored by the Applied Science University. 21. Network Building and the Reproductive Health Policy Process. (Nov, 11-13, 2001). Sponsored by the Queen Zein Al Sharaf Institute for Development. NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL NURSING MEMBERSHIP Jordanian Nursing Council Date: 06-2004 to present Sigma Theta Tau International Date: 04-2010 to present Transcultural Nursing Society Date: 10-2011 to present UC COLLEGE OF NURSING MEMBERSHIP Violence & Trauma Research Interest Group Date: 09-2010 to present Trans-cultural Research Interest Group/ Cincinnati/ Ohio Date: 03-2011 to present COMMITTEES: 2012-2015: Committee member : College of Nursing Journal Club - Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST) 2012-2015: Committee member: department committee membership/ College of Nursing Research Evaluation Committee for Faculty and Master s students JUST.
2014-2015: Committee member: College of Nursing Research Evaluation Committee for Faculty and Master s students JUST. 2012-2015 May, 2012: May, 2011 May, 2010 Committee member: National Conference for Workplace Violence Prevention & Management in Healthcare Settings. University of Cincinnati, Ohio. Committee member: Professional Leadership development conference. University of Cincinnati. Committee member :Professional Leadership development Conference. University of Cincinnati. Research membership Bodor Bader, RN, MSN Activity: thesis internal examiner thesis title: workplace violence among Kuwait nurses Date: 01-2013 Sharaf al Momani, RN Activity: master program/ major advisor thesis title: the relationship between Spirituality and Quality of Life of Jordanian women diagnosed with Breast Cancer Date: 02-2013 to 05-2015 Khaled al Omary, RN Activity: master program/ major advisor Thesis title: the relationship between marital violence and physical and mental health of female Jordanian nurses Date: 02-2013 to 05-2015 Fatima Alzyoud, RN Activity: master program/ co-advisor Thesis title: Jordanian women exposure to verbal abuse and neglect during childbirth Date: 02-2013 to 04-2015 Muna Al-Batarneh, RN
Activity: master program/ co-advisor Thesis title: Violence against Jordanian infertile women: prevalence and risk factors Date: 11-2014 to present Samar Al-Ostaz, RN Activity: master program/ Major advisor Thesis title: Violence against Jordanian Syrian refugees women: the lived experience Date: 02-2015 to present REFERENCES Gordon Lee Gillespie, PhD, RN University of Cincinnati College of Nursing 3110 Vine St. Cincinnati, OH 45221-0038, USA e-mail: gillesgl@ucmail.uc.edu Phone: +1 (513) 558-5236 Shambley-Ebron, Donna, PhD, RN-CTN-A Associate Professor Director, PhD Program University of Cincinnati College of Nursing 3110 Vine St. Cincinnati, OH 45221-0038, USA e-mail :shambldz@ucmail.uc.edu Phone: +1 (513) 558-5248 Raeda Abu ALRub, RN, DNS, Dean Faculty of Nursing Jordan University of Science and Technology
Director of WHO Collaborating Center Po Box 3030, Irbid 22110, Jordan Phone: +962 2 720 1000, 23606 e-mail: arwa@just.edu.jo