Curriculum Vitae Gretchen Schumacher PhD, GNP-C,, NP-C 1.0 DEMOGRAPHIC & CONTACT INFORMATION Nurse Practitioner Program Coordinator Assistant Professor, Health Programs College of Nursing Michigan State University 1355 Bogue Street A108 Life Science Building East Lansing, MI 48824 Phone: (517)353-2183 E-mail: gretchen.schumacher@hc.msu.edu 2.0 EDUCATION 2008 University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Geriatric Nurse Practitioner 2006 Duquesne University of Pennsylvania PhD/ Nursing Dissertation: Culture Care Meanings, Beliefs and Practices of Rural Dominicans in a Rural village of the Dominican Republic: An Ethnonursing Study Conceptualized within the Culture Care Theory 2004 Duquesne University of Pennsylvania Post Masters Certificate/Transcultural Nursing 1998 Clarion/ Edinboro and Slippery Rock Universities of PA MSN Nursing/Family Nurse Practitioner 1995 Slippery Rock University, PA 1993 Butler County Community College Associate Degree/Nursing 2.1 LICENSE & CERTIFICATION 2008-present Nurse Practitioner/ Michigan Active #4704265270 2008-present American Nurses Credentialing Center Active/ GNP specialty 1998-present American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Active/ specialty
1998-2010 Nurse Practitioner/ Pennsylvania Inactive 3.0 PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT 2014-prsent Michigan State University College of Nursing Assistant Professor/Health Professions 2008-2010 Grand Valley State University Kirkhof College of Nursing Assistant Professor 2006-2008 Duquesne University School of Nursing Assistant Professor 2005-2006 Mercyhurst College of PA Clinical Adjunct faculty 2002-2005 Slippery Rock University of PA Instructor/ program Coordinator 1997-2001 Butler County Community College Clinical Instructor/ ADN 4.0 RESEARCH FUNDING 2007-08 Duquesne University Faculty Development Grant (PI) $9763 (awarded) The Effect of Structures Group Reminiscence Photo Therapy On Depression in Rural Elderly Long Term Care Residents: A Pilot Study 2007-09 Duquesne University Presidential Scholarship Award (PI) $5000 (awarded) Writing and publication of Culture Care Meanings, beliefs and Practices of rural Dominicans in a rural village of the Dominican Republic: An ethnonursing study conceptualized within the Culture care Theory in the Journal of Transcultural Nursing 2007-08 Epsilon Phi Research Award (PI) $1000 (awarded) The Effect of Structures Group Reminiscence Photo Therapy On Depression in Rural Elderly Long Term Care Residents: A Pilot Study 2006-08 Transcultural Nursing Society Research and $1000 (awarded)
Scholarship Award (PI) Culture Care Meanings, beliefs and Practices of rural Dominicans in a rural village of the Dominican Republic: A pilot ethnonursing study conceptualized within the Culture care Theory in the Journal of Transcultural Nursing 5.0 PROGRAM FUNDING 2009 Pew Faculty Teaching and Learning/ GVSU $3000 (awarded) Expansion of DXR clinician web based clinical simulation Cases to include geriatric and diversity 2005 Sigma Theta Tau International Lamda Tau/Mu Xi Chapters $1750 (awarded) Medical supplies/ medications for medical outreach and Clinical practicum for and RN- students/ Dominican Republic 2005 Slippery Rock University International Initiatives Dept $9000 (awarded) Student sponsorship/funding for medical outreach and Clinical practicum for and RN- students/ Dominican Republic 6.0 PUBLICATIONS IN REFEREED JOURNALS Schumacher, G. (2010) Culture care meanings, beliefs, and practices in rural Dominican Republic. The Journal of Transcultural Nursing 21(2), 93-103. Schumacher, G., Risco, K. & Conway, A. (2008) The Schumacher Model: Fostering scholarship and excellence In nursing and for recruiting/grooming new faculty. The Journal of Nursing Education, 47 (12), 571-575. Schumacher,G., & Thurkettle, M. (2007) Camtasia Studio: A teaching tool for academicians and clinicians. CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 25(3), 130-134. Schumacher, G., Conway,A. & Sparlin, J. (2006) Incorporating genetics into a full program. Nurse Education in Practice 6(3), 169-174. Ciesielka, D., Schumacher, G., Conway, A. & Penrose, J. (2005) Implementing and evaluating a culturally-focused Curriculum in a collaborative graduate nursing program. International Journal of Nursing Education and Scholarship, 2(1), Article 6. Schumacher, G, & Risco, K. (2005) The archived webcast: Adding a face to your distance education course. Nurse Educator, 30(1), 6-8. 7.0 OTHER PUBLICATIONS 8.0 PRESENTATIONS-REFEREED
2009 Camtasia Studio: An innovative teaching TOOL for decreasing course NONPF 35 th Preparation and bridging generations and learning styles in NP Annual Meeting education (podium) Portland, OR 2008 Faculty Preceptorship: A recruitment strategy to increase NP practice NCGNP Annual in rural long term care (poster) Education Conference & Business Meeting St. Louis, MO 2008 Using faculty preceptorship to raise the next generation of nurse NONPF 34 th Practitioners to care for rural long term care residents (poster) Annual Meeting Louisville, KY 2008 Preparing the NP as a would care specialist: A Geriatric curriculum NONPF 34 th Essential and beyond (poster) Annual Meeting Louisville, KY 2008 Assessing clinical decision making and learning outcomes in NP NONPF 34 th students (podium) Annual Meeting Louisville, KY 2007 Culture care meanings, beliefs and practices of rural Dominicans in 33 rd Annual Conference the Dominical Republic (podium) of the Transcultural Nursing Society London, UK 2007 Culture care meanings, beliefs and practice of rural Dominicans in a MEC Annual Research Rural village of the Dominican Republic: An ethnonursing study Conference conceptualized within the Culture Care Theory (podium) Howard University Washington, DC 2007 Tales from the field: the NP as Change Agent to promote evidence Greater Pittsburgh based practice in a rural long term care setting (podium) 19 th Annual research Conference Pittsburgh, PA
2007 Bringing up the next generation of nurse leaders in rural long term SW PA Organization care: A faculty-student empowerment model (poster) of Nurse Leaders Chester, WV 2007 The Dominican Republic: A visual diary of an international Sigma Theta Tau Preceptorship for graduate and undergraduate nursing student Epsilon Phi (podium) Pittsburgh, PA 2007 International preceptorship: A collaborative effort between 3 Sigma Theta Tau STT chapters, 1 university and local physicians to serve International 39 th Students and rural villagers in the Dominican Republic (podium) Biennial Convention Baltimore, MD 2007 The use of video conferencing inside and outside the classroom Blackboard Users To support the academic endeavor (poster) Conference Pittsburgh, PA 2007 Using Camtasia Studio to add a face to your distance educational course Blackboard Users (podium) Conference Pittsburgh, PA 2007 Building an online community of scholars in a small research ENRS Intensive university (symposium) Scientific Session Providence, RI 2007 Online learning environments for the global nursing community International Council (symposium) of Nursing Yokohama, JAPAN 2005 NONPF guidelines in action: A short term cultural immersion in the NONPF 31 st Annual Dominican Republic (podium) Meeting Chicago, IL 2005 Culture care meanings, beliefs and practices of Dominicans in a International Nursing
Rural barrio of the Dominican Republic: An ethnonursing study Conference Conceptualized within the culture care theory (podium) Transcultural Nursing Society New York, NY 2005 Celebrating differences-recognizing strengths: A leadership NLN Summit Model for nursing faculty (podium) Baltimore, MD 2005 Teaching with Webcasting: Introduction and demonstration NLN summit (podium) Baltimore, MD 2005 Acquiring skills for teaching pedigree analysis to advanced NONPF 31 st practice nursing students (poster) Annual Meeting Chicago, IL 2005 Assessing and measuring cultural competence in NP students NONPF 31 st (poster) Annual meeting Chicago, IL 2004 Teaching and learning in a distance learning environment RECAP (podium) Philadelphia, PA 2004 Integrating the cultural and genetic construct into an already NONPF 30 th Packed program (podium) Annual Meeting San Diego, CA 2004 Teaching with webcasting: Introduction and demonstration PA Ed and Tech (podium) Conference Expo Hershey, PA 2003 Organizing technology to support the pedagogy of learning RECAP Via interactive television (podium) Philadelphia, PA 9.0 INVITED PRESENTATIONS 2014 NP Legislative Update/ Senate Bill 2 MICNP, Lansing Chapter 2014 NP Legislative Update/ Michigan
Goshen College, Indiana 2010 & 2012 Basis Suturing Workshop MICNP State Conference 2010 Keynote speaker West MI Nursing Advisory Council Gala 10.0 HONORS AND AWARDS 2011 Celebrating Excellence Work Group Award, Kelsey Rehab and Nursing Center/ Spectrum Health 2010 Young Alumni Award, College of Health and Environmental Sciences/ Slippery Rock University 2008 Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy top Reviewer Award 2008 Dorothy E. Freeman Award for Outstanding Effort in Global Nursing Care/ GVSU 2004 Nominated by department peer faculty for university-wide Excellence in Teaching award/ SRU 11.0 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS 2008-present Michigan Council for Nurse 2006-present Sigma Theta Tau International 2004-present National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties 2001-2008 Transcultural Nursing Society 2003-present American Academy of Nurse Practitioners 12.0 EDITORIAL BOARD/REVIEWER 2014 Psychology for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals: Invited Book Reviewer Applying Theory to Practice, 2 nd Ed. (Doody) 2014 Nurse as Educator: Principles of Teaching and Learning Invited Book Reviewer For Nursing Practice, 4 th Ed. (Doody) 2007-2010 Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy Manuscript Reviewer 2007 Nix: Williams Basic Nutrition and Therapy (Elsevier) Invited Chapter Reviewer Food Habits and Cultural Patterns 13.0 CONSULTATIONS 14.0 SERVICE
14.1 NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND OFFICES 2009-2010 Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurse Association / Practice Committee 14.2 STATE & REGIONAL PROFESSIONAL 2010-2012 Michigan Council for Nurse Practitioners Grand Rapids Chapter President 2012-2013 Michigan Council for Nurse Practitioners Political Action Committee Chair 2007-2009 Sigma Theta Tau Epsilon Phi Chapter President 14.3 LOCAL 2013-present Annual Walk to End Alzheimer s Williamson Family Med team Team Coordinator 2008-2010 Central Division Western MI Ski Patrol Certified ski patroller 2007-2008 YMCA of Corry, PA Board 2006-2008 US Ski Patrol, New York Certified Patroller 14.4 UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE 2014 Michigan State University College of Nursing/ Practice Committee 2010 GVSU Advisory Committee/ Computing 2008-2010 GVSU College of Nursing Strategic Planning Committee 2008-2010 GVSU College of Nursing Evaluation Committee 2006-2008 Duquesne University Nursing Faculty Development Committee 2006-2008 Duquesne University International Initiatives Committee
2006-2007 Duquesne University NLN Center for Excellence ad hoc Committee 2006-2007 Duquesne University PhD program Evaluation Sub-Committee (Student/ Program Evaluation) 2007-2008 Duquesne University DNP exploration committee 15.0 TEACHING UNDERGRADUATE Level II Complex Med/ Surg Level II Critical Care/ Clinical Level II Nursing Trends and Issues Level II Long Term Care, Geriatrics, Respiratory Level II VNA, Home Health Transcultural Nursing and Healthcare Assessment Fundamentals Nursing Research Nursing Role Practicum Service Learning Case Management in Nursing Self Health and Wellness GRADUATE Clinical Decision Making Transcultural Nursing and Healthcare Capstone/practicum/ Internship Graduate Nursing Research NP Role Seminar Practicum I, II, III Independent Studies Organizational Leadership ADN ADN ADN ADN ADN /Second Degree Pre-nursing MSN MSN PhD DNP 16.0 PRACTICE 2010-prsent Williamson Family Medicine, Rockford, MI /GNP 2010-2012 Lakeview Family Medicine/ Rural Health Clinic /GNP 2009-2010 BC/BS of MI geriatric Medicare community assessments GNP 2006-2008 Corry Manor Long Term Care, Carry, PA
GNP 2006-2008 Medical Group of Corry, PA 2005-2008 County of Chautauqua, NY Sub School Nurse 1999-2004 Slippery Rock Family Medical Center 1999-2005 Butler Emergency Physicians/ Butler Hospital of PA ED 1993-1996 Butler Memorial Hospital of PA Staff nurse/ Med Surg/ ED