MSUCON/ Schumacher/CV/8/2014
Curriculum Vitae
Gretchen Schumacher PhD, GNP-C, FNP, 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 BSN
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/ FNP specialty
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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/ FNP 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
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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 FNP and RN-BSN students/ Dominican Republic 2005 Slippery Rock University International Initiatives Dept
$9000 (awarded)
Student sponsorship/funding for medical outreach and Clinical practicum for FNP and RN-BSN 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 FNP 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
MSUCON/ Schumacher/CV/8/2014
2009 Camtasia Studio: An innovative teaching TOOL for decreasing course NONPF 35th 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 34th 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 34th
Essential and beyond (poster) Annual Meeting
Louisville, KY
2008 Assessing clinical decision making and learning outcomes in NP NONPF 34th students (podium)
Annual Meeting Louisville, KY
2007 Culture care meanings, beliefs and practices of rural Dominicans in 33rd 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) 19th Annual research
Conference Pittsburgh, PA
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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 FNP
International 39th 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 31st Annual Dominican Republic (podium) Meeting
Chicago, IL
2005 Culture care meanings, beliefs and practices of Dominicans in a International Nursing
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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 31st practice nursing students (poster)
Annual Meeting Chicago, IL
2005 Assessing and measuring cultural competence in NP students NONPF 31st
(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 30th Packed FNP 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
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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, 2nd Ed. (Doody)
2014 Nurse as Educator: Principles of Teaching and Learning Invited Book Reviewer For Nursing Practice, 4th 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
MSUCON/ Schumacher/CV/8/2014
14.1 NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND OFFICES
2009-2010 Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurse Association Member/ 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 Member
2006-2008 US Ski Patrol, New York Certified Patroller
14.4 UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE
2014 Michigan State University College of Nursing/ Practice Committee Member
2010 GVSU Advisory Committee/ Computing Member
2008-2010 GVSU College of Nursing Strategic Planning Committee Member
2008-2010 GVSU College of Nursing Evaluation Committee Member
2006-2008 Duquesne University Nursing Faculty Development Committee Member
2006-2008 Duquesne University International Initiatives Committee Member
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2006-2007 Duquesne University NLN Center for Excellence ad hoc Committee Member
2006-2007 Duquesne University PhD program Evaluation Sub-Committee Member
(Student/ Program Evaluation)
2007-2008 Duquesne University DNP exploration committee Member
15.0 TEACHING
UNDERGRADUATE
Level II Complex Med/ Surg ADN Level II Critical Care/ Clinical ADN Level II Nursing Trends and Issues ADN Level II Long Term Care, Geriatrics, Respiratory ADN Level II VNA, Home Health ADN Transcultural Nursing and Healthcare BSN
Assessment Fundamentals BSN/Second Degree
Nursing Research BSN
Nursing Role Practicum BSN
Service Learning BSN
Case Management in Nursing BSN
Self Health and Wellness Pre-nursing GRADUATE
Clinical Decision Making FNP
Transcultural Nursing and Healthcare MSN Capstone/practicum/ Internship FNP
Graduate Nursing Research MSN
NP Role Seminar FNP
FNP Practicum I, II, III FNP
Independent Studies PhD
Organizational Leadership DNP
16.0 PRACTICE
2010-prsent Williamson Family Medicine, Rockford, MI FNP/GNP
2010-2012 Lakeview Family Medicine/ Rural Health Clinic FNP/GNP
2009-2010 BC/BS of MI geriatric Medicare community assessments GNP
MSUCON/ Schumacher/CV/8/2014 GNP
2006-2008 Medical Group of Corry, PA FNP
2005-2008 County of Chautauqua, NY Sub School Nurse
1999-2004 Slippery Rock Family Medical Center FNP
1999-2005 Butler Emergency Physicians/ Butler Hospital of PA ED FNP
1993-1996 Butler Memorial Hospital of PA Staff nurse/ Med Surg/ ED