CURRICULUM VITAE of ELLA SUE HARMEYER

ELLA SUE HARMEYER

CURRICULUM VITAE

18487 South Cypress Circle South Bend, IN 46637 574-273-5352 [email protected]

PRESENT POSITION:

Faculty, Saint Mary’s College, Department of Nursing, 1984 – present

EDUCATION:

Master of Science: Awarded in 1984 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Attended the Department of Nursing, School of Public Health, Fall, 1982 through August, 1984.

Graduate study: Attended Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, 1979 through 1981. Nine (9) credit hours in education.

Bachelor of Science in Nursing: Awarded in 1977 from Indiana University. Attended Indiana University at Bloomington, 1973-1974; Indiana University at Indianapolis, School of Nursing, 1974-1977. Minor in Psychology.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS:

Chair & Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana; 2003 - 2005.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES:

Staff nurse: Memorial Hospital of South Bend, Indiana. Normal Newborn Nursery, primary nursing care to newborns, 24-40 hours per week, Summer, 1989.

Outreach nurse: South Bend Community Health Center, South Bend, Indiana. Outreach to migrant farm workers in north central Indiana, 5 county area. Spent 20 hours per week in the migrant farm camps providing health assessment, health education, and referral information. Summer, 1985.

Staff nurse: (Full time and part time) North Carolina Memorial Hospital, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Primary nursing care to premature infants. February, 1982 through August, 1984.

1 Assistant supervisor (5 months), Liason nurse (10 months), Staff nurse (2 years): Health and Hospital Corporation, Division of Public Health, Bureau of Public Health Nursing, Marion County, Indianapolis, Indiana. May, 1978 through December, 1981.

Staff nurse: Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana. Neurology rehabilitation unit. Primary nursing care to patients experiencing cerebral hemorrhages, charge nurse responsibilities.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

American Nurses' Association: 1978-present Elected to attend House of Delegates, June, 2008, Washington DC Attended Center for American Nurses, June, 2008, Washington, DC (as ISNA President) Attended Constituent Assembly June, 2008, Washington, DC (as ISNA President) Attended Constituent Assembly, November, 2007, Washington, DC (as ISNA President) Asked to attend Constituent Assembly representing the ISNA President, April, 2007, Chicago, IL Elected to attend House of Delegates, 1990-1991 Washington, DC & Kansas City, MO Attended public policy conference, Washington, DC, Feb. 1991

Indiana State Nurses' Association: 1978-1982, 1984-present President: 2007 – 2009 (elected, asked to run for office) Vice-President: 2005-2007 (elected, asked to run for office) Elected to Board of Directors: 1989-93, & 1993-97 Elected to Board of Directors: 2001-2004 Elected Vice President: 2005 - present Coordinated the ISNA contributions and support for the Nursing on the Move Campaign for ANA's move to Washington, DC, Fall, 1991 Attended Legislative Conference: 1991 through present. Attended Meeting of the Members: 2003 through 2007 Attended Clinical Sessions: 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002 Attended Conventions: 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001

North Carolina State Nurses Association: 1982-1984

North Central Chapter (North Region/ District #7) ISNA Association: Membership Committee Co-chair: 1995-97 Elected Board of Directors, District #7: 1991-5

ISNA Nurse PAC: 1995 - present 2 Board of Directors: 2003-2005 (appointed by ISNA Board of Directors to represent ISNA Board) Board of Directors: 1995-1999 (elected)

Indiana Nurses' Foundation: 1989-1995, Board of Directors, (appointed)

American Public Health Association: 1982-present.

Association of Community Health Nursing Educators: 1986-2000.

Nursing Research Consortium of North Central Indiana: 1985-present.

Nu Omicron Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nurses: 1991-present President: 1996-98 President-elect: 1994-96

Minority Health Coalition of Saint Joseph County: 1996-present

Indiana Health Centers, Inc.: Board of Directors, 1987-1993. President: 1990

Healthy Babies Project of Saint Joseph County: 1988-2000, 2003 - present Steering committee: 2003 - present Revitalization committee, 2003 Research & education subcommittee, Chair, 1995-2000. Evaluation subcommittee, Chair, 1988-1995. Future Planning Committee, 1989-1992.

Adolescent Support and Parenting Project: 1991-1997. Member of the steering committee.

Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition: 1990-1997.

Infant Mortality Case Review Committee: 1996-97.

Every Child by Two: 1996-99.

Nurses for Political Action: 1990-present. Founding member.

National Down Syndrome Congress: 1998-2005

B.A.B.E. Advisory Council: 2000-2007

3 RECOGNITION RECEIVED:

Partners in Prevention Award: 1993, Healthy Babies Coalition, Saint Joseph County Search for Excellence Award: 1992, Indiana State Nurses' Association Faculty Mini-grants: 1990, Saint Mary’s College Research grant: 1986, Nursing Research Consortium of North Central Indiana Research Grant Faculty Mini-grants: 1985, Saint Mary’s College Blee-Hay Leadership Award: 1984 from the Department of Public Health Nursing, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

RESEARCH and PUBLICATION

RESEARCH

Faculty Research Grant: 1997, Community Collaboration to Enhance Clinical Experience: Families of Children with Special Needs, Saint Mary’s College

Community Partners Grant: 1999, Maternal Child Home Visit Project, March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, Indiana Chapter

COSTAR grant: 2001, Assessing the Respite Needs of Families with Children with Special Needs Living in Elkhart and Saint Joseph County, Saint Mary’s College, with Jayne Kendle.

President’s message. August, 2008, Indiana State Nurses’ Association Bulletin President’s message. April/May 2008, Indiana State Nurses’ Association Bulletin President’s message. December, 2007, Indiana State Nurses’ Association Bulletin

Harmeyer, E.S. (1998, Spring). Healthy Babies: Planning for the Future. In The Source Magazine.

Harmeyer, E.S. (1986). Environmental content in community health nursing texts: An annotated bibliography. In Environmental health self-study program for community health nurses. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC: DHHS.

4 PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

Building Community Partnerships, August, 2007, presentation. Many Voices, One Vision Conference, sponsored by the Indiana Government Criminal Justice Institute, Indianapolis, IN. With Julie Sellers. Competitive proposal selected.

Alcohol, Tobacco, and Pregnancy, August, 2007, presentation. Many Voices, One Vision Conference, sponsored by the Indiana Government Criminal Justice Institute, Indianapolis, IN. With Julie Sellers. Competitive proposal selected.

Pediatric Respite Care. November, 2003, Paper presentation. Sigma Theta Tau International Conference, Toronto, Canada. Kendle, J. & Harmeyer, E.S. Submitted abstract, competitive selection.

Pediatric Respite Care: A Unique Service Learning Experience for Nursing Students. June, 2003, Paper presentation. The 5th Annual Summer Institute of the Chicago Institute for Nursing Education, Chicago, IL. Kendle, J. & Harmeyer, E.S. Submitted abstract, competitive selection.

Assessing Respite Needs of families with Children with Special Needs. November, 2002, Paper presentation. 10th Annual Research Conference, Merrillville, IN. Kendle, J. & Harmeyer, E.S. Submitted abstract, competitive selection.

Community based clinical: Families of Children with Special Needs. April, 1999. Oral presentation, Cleveland State University, Nursing conference on community based clinical, Cleveland,OH. Submitted abstract, competitive selection.

Community Collaboration to Enhance Clinical Experiences: Families of Children with Special Needs. January, 1999, Poster Presentation. MCP Hahnemann University Nursing Education Conference, Orlando, FL. Submitted abstract, competitive selection.

Make your spring break one to remember. March 1, 1998, Oral presentation. Regina All Hall Event, Saint Mary’s College. Invited.

School Health Triad project. October 25-27, 1997, Poster presentation, Nursing educational conference entitled Educating for a new century of nurses. Submitted abstract, competitive selection,

ISNA Nurse PAC. January 20, 1997. Oral presentation at ISNA Legislative Conference, Indpls, IN. Invited.

Nurses and Politics, Spring,1994, Oral presentation, Bethel College. Guest lecturer.

5 Nurses and Politics. Spring,1993, Oral presentation, Bethel College. Guest lecturer.

Health care: Why the crisis? February, 1993. Panel member, Stapleton Lounge, Saint Mary’s College.

High school students' knowledge of infant mortality, February, 1989. Presentation to the Healthy Babies Community Council of Saint Joseph County. Invited.

Homeless health care: A team approach. November, 1988. Paper presentation. American Public Health Association annual meeting, Boston, MA. Abstract submitted and selected.

AIDS risk assessment. June, 1988. Paper presentation. National Association of Community Health Centers Clinical Conference, Atlanta, GA. Solicited.

Homeless health care: A migrant framework. June, 1988. Paper presentation, National Association of Community Health Centers Clinical Conference, Atlanta, GA. Abstract submitted and selected.

Community focused functions in public health nursing practice. June, 1987. Paper presentation, Nursing Research Consortium of North Central Indiana. Invited.

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: What is it? April, 1987. Presentation, Saint Mary's College, Sexuality Education Council sponsored program. Invited.

AIDS: How the Saint Mary's College community may be effected. September, 1986, Panel presentation. Saint Mary's College, Student Affairs Division inservice. Invited.

AIDS: New developments. October, 1986, Presentation. Indiana State Nurses' Association Clinical Sessions, Indianapolis, Indiana. Invited.

Optimism: The worst contraceptive. Spring, 1986. Presentation, Saint Mary's College, Sexuality Education Council sponsored program. Invited.

Community focused functions in public health nursing practice. November, 1985. Paper presentation, American Public Health Association, Washington, D.C. Abstract submitted and selected.