Karen Clark, EdD, RN
Dean and Assistant Professor of Nursing
Education
Doctorate of Education, (Adult and Community Education), Ball State University, Munice, Indiana, 2004
Dissertation title: A Qualitative Study of Faculty/Student Perceptions of RN to Baccalaureate Nursing Curricula and Instructional Needs Through Focus Groups and Follow-up Interviews.
MSN, Ball State University, Munice, Indiana, 1989
BSN, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana 1984
ASN, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana 1981
Content/Interest Areas
Community Health/Public Health Nursing, Nursing Research, Cultural Diversity/Navajo Health, Nursing Education
Professional Service
Sigma Theta Tau International, Alpha Chapter
Association of Community Health Nursing Educators
National League for Nursing/Indiana League for Nursing
Indiana League for Nursing, Board of Directors & Scholarship Committee Chairperson
Community Service
Reid Hospital & Health Care Services Board of Directors
- Quality Committee
- Social Responsibility Committee
- Strategic Planning Committee
- Human Resources Committee
IVY Tech Region 09, Nursing Advisory Board
Galileo Charter School Wellness Committee
Youth as Resources Board of Directors
- Grant screening committee
Publications
Clark, K. (2004). A qualitative study of faculty/student perceptions of RN to baccalaureate nursing degree curricula and instructional needs through focus groups and follow-up interviews.
Dissertation Abstracts International, 65(06). (UMI No. 3135840).
Clark, K. & Raines, J. (2000). NLNAC self study reprot. Indiana University East: Richmond, Indiana
Presentations (Jury/External Review/Invitation)
Clark, K. (2007, August). A Qualitative Study of Faculty/Student Perceptions of RN to Baccalaureate Nursing Degree Curricula and Instructional Needs Through Focus Groups and Follow-up Interviews. Poster Presentation & Discussion. Evidenced-Based Teaching: Aligning Academic and Clinical Classrooms. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Nursing, Cincinnati, OH.
Clark, K. (2007, February). A Qualitative Study of Faculty/Student Perceptions of RN to Baccalaureate Nursing Degree Curricula and Instructional Needs Through Focus Groups and Follow-up Interviews. Poster Presentation. Boot Camp of Nurse Educations Conference. Albuquerque, NM.
Clark, K. 92006, November). Second and Third Hand Smoke. The Economic Impact of Tobacoo in the Workplace. Richmond, IN.
Clark, K. Stanforth, D. & Humphries, P. (2005). Teaching UndergraduateNursing Research: A Collaborative Approach. Nursing Research Conference: Celebrating the Practice of Nursing. Terre Haute, IN.
Shepherd, N., Hatch, R., Shepherd, E., Hengstler, S., Ward, M. J., & Clark, K. (2004). Ah...The Power of Youth. Search Institute National Conference. Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN.
Clark, K., Humphries, P. & Standforth, D. (2004, June). Teaching Undergraduate Research. Poster Presentation at the 10th Annual Council on Undergraduate Research Conference Meeting. La Crosse, WI.
Jerzak, P., Ludlum Foos, C., Blakefield, M., Clark, K., & Harper, J. (2004, June). Creation of an Office of Community-Based and Applied Research at Indiana University East. Poster Presentation at the 10th Annual Council on Undergraduate Research Conference Meeting. La Crosse, WI.
Grants, Fellowships, and Awards
Mid American Public Health Leadership Institute (MARPHLI) Fellow, 2007-2008.
Helen Lees Award for Excellence in Teaching, Indiana University East, April 2007.
Faculty Colloquium on Excellence in Teaching (FACET) award, Indiana University, 2006.
Hayden, J., Clark, K., & Goldbach, E. (2005). Federal Public Charter School Program Implementaion Grant. U.S. Department of Education. Funded $154,000.
Champion of Education: Community Member Award. Communities In Schools of Wayne County, 2005.
American Association of Colleges of Nursing's (AACN) Leadership for Academic Nursing Fellowship, 2005.
Hayden, J., Clark, K., Kaufman, R. & Goldbach, E. (2005). Federal Public Charter School Program Planning Grant. U.S. Department of Education. Funded $63,000.
