Susan A. Johnson, PhD, RN

 

Program Director & Associate Professor

College of Mount St. Joseph

5701 Delhi

Cincinnati, OH 45233-1672

 

513-244-4503

 

susan_johnson@mail.msj.edu


Curriculum Vitae

 

 

EDUCATION

 

1991-1998    Ph.D. Nursing   University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

 

1989-1990    B.S. Nursing   The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL

 

1980-1982    A.S. Nursing   Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, IL

 

1978-1980    M.A. Counseling  Governors State University, Park Forest, IL

 

1973-1977    B.S. Psychology  Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL

 

 

CURRENT & PREVIOUS POSITIONS

 

Position: Program Director

Location: College of Mount St. Joseph

Dates Employed: 8/02 – currently employed

 

 

Position: Associate Professor

Location: College of Mount St. Joseph

Dates Employed: 12/01 – currently employed

 

 

Position: Instructor, Assistant Professor

Location: College of Mount St. Joseph

Dates Employed: 8/92 – 12/01 (promoted 12/01 to Associate)

 

 

Position: Registered Nurse

Location: Mercy Anderson Hospital, Cincinnati, OH

Dates Employed: 10/90 – 6/97

 

 

Position: RN/Charge Nurse

Location: West Alabama Hospital, Northport, AL

Dates Employed: 12/86 - 8/90

 

 

Position: Childbirth Educator

Location: West Alabama Hospital, Northport, AL

Dates Employed: 12/87 - 7/90

 

 

Position: RN/Charge Nurse

Location: Carle Hospital, Urbana, IL

Dates Employed: 8/82 - 5/86

 

 

Position: House Supervisor

Location: Chicago Heights Terrace, Chicago Heights, IL

Dates Employed: 6/81 - 6/82

 

 

Position: Mental Health Technician

Location: Chicago Heights Terrace, Chicago Heights, IL

Dates Employed: 8/80 – 6/81 (promoted to House Supervisor)

 

 

Position: Day Treatment Therapist

Location: New Horizons, Harvey, IL

Dates Employed: 8/79 - 8/80

 

 

Position: Group Leader

Location: SPEED Alternate School

Dates Employed: 8/77 - 11/79

 

 

SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS

 

Awarded a competitive Graduate Assistantship at Governors State University 9/79-5/80

 

Awarded a competitive Research Assistantship at Governors State University 10/78-5/79

 

 

DISTINCTIONS, HONORS, AND AWARDS

 

Member of Sigma Theta Tau, Omicron Omicron, inducted 5/98

 

Member of Sigma Theta Tau, Beta Iota, inducted 5/19/95

 

1994/95 - Who's Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges

 

Earned a 4.0 cumulative GPA in Master's level nursing courses at the University of Cincinnati

 

1993 - Featured as a distinguished alumni in the Capstone College of Nursing, University of Alabama

 

Graduated from The University of Alabama with a cumulative GPA of 4.0 (4.0 scale)

 

Graduated from Prairie State College with a cumulative GPA of 3.6 (4.0 scale)

 

Graduated from Western Illinois University with Honors

 

 

BOOKS

 

 

Sommers, L. & Johnson, S. A. (2002). Davis's Manual of Nursing Therapeutics for Diseases and Disorders (2nd ed.), Philadelphia: F.A. Davis.

 

Sommers, L. & Johnson, S. A. (1997). Davis's Manual of Nursing Therapeutics for Diseases and Disorders, Philadelphia: F.A. Davis. 

 

 

REFEREED PUBLICATIONS

 

Johnson, S.J., Kishman, M., Johnson, L.J. (in progress) Female adolescents’ knowledge of sexually transmitted diseases: Implications for school nurses. To be submitted to the Journal of School Nursing.

 

Johnson. L.J., Kai Yung Tam, B., Zorn, D., LaMontagne, M., Johnson, S. (Winter, 2003). Factors that Inhibit or Promote Successful Interagency Collaborations: Views from Critical Stakeholders. Exceptional Children.

 

Johnson, S. A., & Johnson, L.J. (2002). The 4 Cs: A model for teaching dosage calculation. Nurse Educator. Accepted for publication March/April, 2002.

 

Johnson, S. A., Graham, M., Workman, D. (2000). Caring moments with communities: Implementation of Community-based nursing education at the College of Mount St. Joseph. Implementing Community-based Education in the Undergraduate Nursing Curriculum, Proceedings of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing and Helene Fuld Health Trust.

 

Johnson, S. A. (1992). Applying a Decision-Making Model to an Ethical Dilemma When a Patient Refuses a Life-Saving Cesarean Section. The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing,

 

17(3), 121-125.

 

 

CHAPTERS

 

Johnson, S. A. (2001). Providing Care and Support during Labor & Delivery. In P. Matteson, Collaborating with Women and their Families: Providing Nursing Care Grounded in Community (pp. 512-587). St. Louis: Mosby.

 

Johnson, S. A. (1997). Abruptio Placentae. In L. Sommers and S. Johnson (Eds.), Davis's Manual of Nursing Therapeutics for Diseases and Disorders (pp. 16-20). Philadelphia: F.A. Davis.

 

Johnson, S. A. (1997). Cystocele, Rectocele. In L. Sommers and S. Johnson (Eds.), Davis's Manual of Nursing Therapeutics for Diseases and Disorders (pp. 308-311). Philadelphia: F.A. Davis.

 

Johnson, S. A. (1997). Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation. In L. Sommers and S. Johnson (Eds.), Davis's Manual of Nursing Therapeutics for Diseases and Disorders (pp. 346-350) Philadelphia: F.A. Davis.

 

Johnson, S. A. (1997). Ectopic Pregnancy. In L. Sommers and S. Johnson (Eds.), Davis's Manual of Nursing Therapeutics for Diseases and Disorders (pp. 361-364). Philadelphia: F.A. Davis.

 

Johnson, S. A. (1997). Herpes Simplex Virus. In L. Sommers and S. Johnson (Eds.), Davis's Manual of Nursing Therapeutics for Diseases and Disorders (pp. 474-477). Philadelphia: F.A. Davis.

 

Johnson, S. A. (1997). Intrauterine Fetal Demise. In L. Sommers and S. Johnson (Eds.), Davis's Manual of Nursing Therapeutics for Diseases and Disorders (pp. 597-601). Philadelphia: F.A. Davis.

 

Johnson, S. A. (1997). Placenta Previa. In L. Sommers and S. Johnson (Eds.), Davis's Manual of Nursing Therapeutics for Diseases and Disorders (pp. 819-823). Philadelphia: F.A. Davis.

 

Johnson, S. A. (1997). Postpartum Hemorrhage. In L. Sommers and S. Johnson (Eds.), Davis's Manual of Nursing Therapeutics for Diseases and Disorders (pp. 850-854). Philadelphia: F.A. Davis.

 

Johnson, S. A. (1997). Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension. In L. Sommers and S. Johnson (Eds.), Davis's Manual of Nursing Therapeutics for Diseases and Disorders (pp. 854-859). Philadelphia: F.A. Davis.

 

Johnson, S. A. (1997). Premature Rupture of Membranes. In L. Sommers and S. Johnson (Eds.), Davis's Manual of Nursing Therapeutics for Diseases and Disorders (pp. 859-863). Philadelphia: F.A. Davis.

 

Johnson, S. A. (1997). Preterm Labor. In L. Sommers and S. Johnson (Eds.), Davis's Manual of Nursing Therapeutics for Diseases and Disorders (pp. 863-867). Philadelphia: F.A. Davis.

 

Johnson, S. A. (1997). Spontaneous Abortion. In L. Sommers and S. Johnson (Eds.), Davis's Manual of Nursing Therapeutics for Diseases and Disorders (pp. 12-16). Philadelphia: F.A. Davis.

 

 

UNREFEREED PUBLICATIONS

 

Johnson, S. (1997). Instituting a Pregnancy Mentoring Program in the Avondale Community: A Final Grant Report. Submitted to the University of Cincinnati Institute for Community Partnerships.

 

Johnson, S., Beasley, C., Dudley, N., Hayden, C., Hunter, S., Montgomery, P., Patterson, T., Pennekamp, S., & Schubert, J. (1997). CoMMPPOP Resource Manual, University of Cincinnati & Avondale Community Council. 

 

Johnson, S. (1996). Prenatal Teaching in a Clinic Waiting Room: A Final Grant Report. Submitted to the University of Cincinnati Institute for Community Partnerships.

 

 

DISSERTATION

 

Comparison of Variables Affecting Pregnancy Outcomes of Younger and Older Teens in a Resource Mom Program. UMI Number 9904073.

 

 

SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS at PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES

 

6/03 Generational Diversity in Nursing, abstract accepted at the National AWHONN Convention, Milwaukee, WI

 

3/03 The 4 C’s of Dosage Calculation, invited to the Ohio League for Nursing Educational Summit, Columbus, OH

 

6/02 Essential Maternity Clinical Experiences for Nursing Students, Round Table Facilitator at the AWHONN National Convention, Boston, MA

 

9/01 Thinking Upstream about Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Trends, Treatment & Prevention Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) Cincinnati Section Meeting, Cincinnati, OH

 

4/01  Adolescent Females’ Knowledge of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 11th Annual Regional Perinatal & Women’s Health Conference, Newport, KY

 

3/01 Adolescent Females’ Knowledge of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, KY OH AWHONN Conference, Dayton, OH

 

12/99 Fostering Success and Self-Sufficiency in Young Pregnant and Parenting Mothers and Children. Division for Early Childhood International Conference on Children with Special Needs, Washington, DC

 

6/99 Comparison of Variables Affecting Pregnancy Outcomes of Younger and Older Teens in a Resource Mom Program, National AWHONN Convention, Chicago, IL

 

6/99 The Resource Mom Program: Using Community Resources to Respond to the Needs of Pregnant Teens and Their Children. National AWHONN Convention, Chicago, IL

 

4/99 Comparison of Variables Affecting Pregnancy Outcomes of Younger and Older Teens in a Resource Mom Program: Implications for the Young Families Project, Young Families Coalition, Covington, KY

 

9/97 Weaving Critical Thinking into Maternity Courses, District V AWHONN Conference, Louisville, KY

 

8/97 Adolescent Pregnancy: Developmentally Appropriate Nursing Care, College of Mount St. Joseph Nursing Honor Society, Cincinnati, OH

 

4/97 Grant Writing for School Nurses, Kentucky School Nurses Association State Spring Convention, Florence, KY

 

6/96 Boldly Going Where Obstetric Clinical Education has not Gone Before, National AWHONN Convention, Anaheim, CA

 

 

INVITED LECTURES

 

12/99 Family Planning and Healthy Sexuality during the Teenage Years, Covington Independent School District, Covington, KY.

 

 

11/98 Nine Months is Not Enough or How to Communicate With Adolescent Mothers, Chapman Development Center, Covington, KY 

 

8/96 Managing High Risk Pregnancy at Home, Clermont County Early Head Start Program, Batavia, OH

 

3/94 Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

 

3/93 Medical Concerns of Young Children, Northern Kentucky University

 

 

GRANTS

 

7/01  Grant from the Center for Healthy Communities for $2000; the grant provided monies to support a childbirth education program for pregnant adolescents at Holmes High School in Covington, KY (Role: I wrote the proposal, and am the primary investigator of the project in charge of planning, implementing, evaluating, and reporting the project.)

 

2/97 Grant from the University of Cincinnati Institute for Community Partnership for $3500; the grant provided monies to institute a pregnancy mentoring program in the Avondale community.

(Role: I wrote the proposal, supervised a UC master’s student and MSJ nursing students in developing a manual and training a community mentor, and submitted the final report.) 

 

1/96 Grant from the University of Cincinnati Institute for Community Partnership for $2,840; the grant provided monies to institute prenatal education sessions in the Avondale Community

(Role: I wrote the proposal, purchased teaching aids with the grant money (tv/vcr, slide projector, various portable flip charts, videos, etc. for the DON); supervised students doing prenatal teaching in a high risk clinic in Avondale, and submitted the final report.)

 

Multimedia Lab for the Health Science Proposal. $250,000. Provided documentation to the Board of Directors for utilization of funds allotted to the Multimedia Lab.

(Role: I assisted in the development of the budget and rationale for expenditure of the allotted funds to be used towards this lab.) 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS/OFFICES HELD

 

4/01-4/02  Chair of the Planning Committee for the 2002 KY OH AWHONN Section Conference

 

1/01-present Appointed Ohio Membership Coordinator for AWHONN

 

6/00-3/01 Member of the Planning Committee for the 2001 KY OH AWHONN Section Conference

 

5/96-5/98 Elected Counselor of the College of Mount St. Joseph Nursing Honor Society

 

6/94  Appointed to the Hospitality Committee for the 1994 National AWHONN Convention

 

6/90-present Association of Women's Health, Obstetrical, and Neonatal Nurses, active member

 

 

ADDITIONAL CIVIC SERVICE

 

2/03  Presented Cardiovascular Health for Women at Bayley Place, Delhi, OH

 

10/02  Presented Menopausal and Cardiovascular Health for Women at Westwood Presbyterian Church, Harrison, OH

 

02-03  Provided a series of prepared childbirth classes to pregnant teens at Holmes High School

 

01-02  Provided a series of prepared childbirth classes to pregnant teens at Holmes High School

 

Provided a series of prepared childbirth classes to pregnant teens at Holmes High School, Covington, KY, utilizing MSJ junior nursing students, part of the Young Families Project

11/00  Provided childbirth classes to pregnant teens at the Price Hill Community Center

 

11/99  Facilitated student participation in the St. Dominic’s Health and Wellness Fair, Delhi, OH

 

99-00  Provided a series of prepared childbirth classes to pregnant teens at Holmes High School, Covington, KY, utilizing MSJ junior nursing students, part of the Young Families Project

 

4/99  Facilitated the Student Nurse’s Association Food Drive to support the Parish Nurse Program of Tri-Health

 

1/99  Provided a series of prepared childbirth classes to pregnant teens at Holmes High School, Covington, KY, utilizing MSJ senior nursing students

 

5/98  Presented "Nursing as a Career" to 8th graders at Milford Junior High School

 

9/97-9/00 Chair of the Evaluation Team of the Covington Young Families Project Resource Mom Program

 

3/97  Implemented the Community Mentor Moms Producing Positive Outcomes in Pregnancy Program (CoMMPPOP) in the Avondale community

 

8/96  Developed data collection forms for the Clermont County Early Start Program

 

7/96  Provided consultation to the Covington Resource Mom's Program on data collection forms

 

1/96 - 4/96 Provided prenatal education to Avondale teens and indigent moms utilizing nursing students

 

12/94  Provided consultation to Healthy Moms and Babies concerning development of documentation forms

 

8/94  Taught class to 4th graders at Boyd E. Smith Elementary School, Milford, OH; topic was "How the Human Brain Works"

 

2/94  Taught class to 2nd graders at Boyd E. Smith Elementary School, Milford, OH; topic was "The Healthy Heart"

 

4/93  Taught during "Career Week" at Boyd E. Smith Elementary School, Milford, OH; topic was "Nursing as a Career"

 

3/93  Provided consultation to the Lebanon County Early Intervention Program to develop strategies to identify children at risk for developmental delays

 

2/92  Presented "The Healthy Heart" to after school Extended Day Program at Boyd E. Smith Elementary School, Milford, OH

 

 

ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

 

3/02   Guest reviewer on women’s health articles for Critical Care

 

8/99 – present  Serve as a guest reviewer for the journal, Teacher Education and Special Education; review health care-oriented articles that are submitted for publication 

 

 

CURRENT PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE/LICENSURE

 

National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses, June, 1982, Chicago, IL

 

(licensed in Ohio and Kentucky)

 

Basic Cardiac Life Support