Dianne McAdams-Jones Ed.D, RN, GNE
Assistant Professor of Nursing
School of Science and Health
Utah Valley University
Orem, Utah 84058
Office Address Home Address
MATC 203Y
Lehi, Utah 84043
3176 West Willowbend
801 863-8197
801-380-0723
Dianne.mcadams-jones@uvu.edu
http://mcadamsjoneseportfolio.com
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DIANNE MCADAMS-JONES,
ED.D, RN, GNE
Professional Memberships
American Nurses Association
American Association of
Critical Care Nurses
National League for Nurses
Utah Nurses Association
Sigma Theta Tau International
Professional Certifications:
Graduate Nurse Educator
Armed Services Major, United States Army Nurse Corps, Active Duty 7 years (1979-1986);
Currently Reservist
Peer Reviewer NLN Nursing Perspectives Journal (2 columns)
Ambassador NLN
Research Council, member, Utah Valley Regional Medical Center, Provo, Utah.
Sigma Theta Tau International, board member, treasurer, Brigham Young University Chapter
at large.
Education
Ed.D : Health Care Professions, College of Saint Mary, Omaha Nebraska July 2010
Master of Nursing Education: Westminster College, Salt Lake, Utah (2008)
Master of Education: Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama (1977)
Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing: Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama (1973)
Record of Employment
Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, School of Science and Health, Utah Valley
University, 2006-present
Clinical Nurse, Utah Valley Regional Medical Center, Provo Utah, PRN Float Pool 2004present
Adjunct Professor, Scranton University, Scranton, Pennsylvania, 2003-2004
Nursing Supervisor, White Haven Office of Mental Retardation, White Haven, Pennsylvania
2000-2003
Nursing Supervisor, Cape Fear Valley Regional Medical Center, Fayetteville, North Carolina
1996-2000
Child Bearing Hiatus, 1990-1996
Director of Nursing Services, Beverly Enterprises, Seattle, Washington, 1986-1990
Military Career, Major, United States Army Nurse Corps, 1980-1986 (active duty), 1986
To present, United States Army Reserves
Assistant Professor, Saint Louis Municipal School of Nursing, Saint Louis Missouri,
1978-1980
Assistant Professor, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1975-1978
Staff Nurse, Veteran’s Administration, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1973-1975
Military Schools and Decorations
Army Officer Basic Course, 1980
Army Advanced Officer Training Course, 1982
Army Nurse Manager Course, 1981
Army Commendation Medal, 1985
Army Commendation Medal, First Oak Leaf Cluster, 1986
Research Funding
Music as Pedagogy, Utah Valley University, Scholarly Activities Grant, $3,000
Student Involvement in Curriculum: What are the benefits? Presidential Scholars $2,000
Student Involvement in Curriculum: What are the benefits? Center for Engaged Learners
$2,000
Scholarly Grants
Simulation Lab, Perkins Grant, written with Susan Rasmussen, Department of Nursing,
$53,000
Automated External Defibrillators, Merit Grant for simulation and Athletic Department,
$1600
Hydraulic Stretcher, Merit Grant, for Lab simulation, $2000
Automated External Defibrillators, Perkins Grant, for simulation and Athletic Department
$4500
Simulation in Families, Perkins Grant, for Simulation lab, $23,000
Patient Weighing Scales, Merit Grant, for simulation lab, $2000
Student Response System, Perkins Grant, for classroom lecture, $4500
Medi Dose Dispenser (electronic robot med dispenser) $20,000
Center for Engaged Learning, Body Worlds, for classroom teaching, $315
Fellowships
Research Fellowship, Utah Valley University, $1000
Graduate Studies Fellowship, Westminster College, 10,000
Podium Presentations
Organ Transplants: Revisiting Incentives, The Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters
Southern Utah University, April 2007
Organ Transplants: Revisiting Incentives, Utah Valley University, Ethics in the Professions
Symposium, January 2007
The Right to Choose Life vs. The Right to Decide Death, The Annual Ethics
Symposium,
Utah Valley University, Ethics in the professions Symposium, January 2007
Comparison of Effective Teaching in Education and Clinical Practice/Poster,
In collaboration with Marianne Craven, MSN and Jenny Faulk, MSN
Oregon Health and Sciences University, Oregon, June, 2007
The Utah Nurses Association, Breckenridge, Colorado, October, 2007
Summer Symposium the Ultimate GPA Motivating the Adult Learner
Utah Valley University, Heber Campus, June 2007
Advanced Directives: Do You Have One? Utah Law Changes after 23 Years, Utah
Valley University, Bio-Ethics Symposium, January 2008
Human Organ Procurement for Transplantation: Some Ethical Issues, in collaboration withRuhul
Kuddus, Ph.D and Islam Farrid, Ph.D., Utah Valley University, Bio-Ethics
Symposium, January 2008.
5th International Integrated Social Sciences: Music as Pedagogy, United Kingdom, Cambridge
University, August 2-8, 2010 Funded by Scholary Activities Grant
11 Annual Evidenced Based Conference: Music as Pedagogy, Arizona State, Tucson Arizona,
June 2010 Funded by Center for Engaged Learning Grant
Annual Conference on the State of Higher Education: Student Involvement in Curriculum: what
are the benefits?, Washington DC June 2010 Funded by Scholarly and Creative Activities
Program. Student Nurse Melinda Lewis assisted with development of this research.
Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, (UCUR), National Conference on Undergraduate
Research (NCUR). 2010. Student Involvement in Curriculum: what are the benefits? Southern
Utah University, Cedar City, Utah. Student Nurse Melinda Lewis assisted with the
development and data collection in this research partially funded by the Scholarly and
Creative Activities Council.
Poster Presentations
5th International Integrated Social Sciences: Music as Pedagogy, United Kingdom, Cambridge
University, August 2-8, 2010 Partially funded by Scholarly Activities Grant.
University of Texas Health Science Center Conference: Student Involvement in Curriculum:
what are the benefits?, San Antonio, Texas July 6-7, 2010. Funded by Scholarly and Creative
Activities Program. Student Nurse Melinda Lewis assisted with development of this
research.
University of Texas Health Science Center Conference: Music as Pedagogy. San Antonio, Texas
July 6-7, 2010. Funded by Center for Engaged Learning Grant.
Research Published
5th International Integrated Social Sciences: Music as Pedagogy, United Kingdom, Cambridge
University, August 2-8, 2010 Partially funded by Scholarly Activities Grant.
Research Presented
University of Texas Health Science Center Conference: Evidence Based Practice. Student
Involvement in Curriculum: what are the benefits?, San Antonio, Texas July 6-7, 2010. Funded
by Scholarly and Creative Activities Program. Student Nurse Melinda Lewis assisted with
development of this research
5th International Integrated Social Sciences: Music as Pedagogy, United Kingdom, Cambridge
University, August 2-8, 2010 Partially funded by Scholarly Activities Grant.
University of Texas Health Science Center Conference: Evidenced Based Practice. Music as
Pedagogy. San Antonio, Texas July 6-7, 2010. Funded by Center for Engaged Learning Grant.
Publications
McAdams, J. (1977). Perceptions of care expected by clients and the care delivered by the ,
Graduate Thesis, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee Alabama, May 1977
Islam, F., Kuddus, R., & Mcadams-Jones, D. (2007). Organ Transplants: Revisiting Incentives,
Ethics in the Professions, Proceedings of the 8th Annual Utah Valley University
Conference by the Faculty of Utah Valley University.
McAdams-Jones, D. (2007). The Right to Choose Life or Death: A Nurse’s Perspective, Ethics
in the Professions, Proceedings of the 8th Annual Utah Valley University Conference by
the Faculty of Utah Valley University.
Islam, F., Kuddus, R., & McAdams-Jones, D. (2008). Organ Transplants: Revisiting Incentives,
The Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters. Southern Utah University, April 2007
Islam, F., Kuddus, R., & Mcadams-Jones, D. (2008). Human Organ Procurement for
Transplantation: Some Ethical Issues, Bio-Ethics, Proceedings Of the 9th Annual Utah
Valley University Conference by the Faculty of Utah Valley University.
McAdams, J., Williams-Schultz, L. (2008). Leaving your comfort zone: Immersion in English
for the foreign born, NLN Perspectives.
McAdams-Jones, D. (2008). Reversing SIADH, The American Nurse Today. Vol 3 (9).
McAdams-Jones, D. (2008).Thyroid Storm, The American Nurse.Vol 3 (12).
McAdams-Jones, D. (2009). TRALI, The American Nurses Association (2009). The American
Nurse Today. Vol 3 (9).
McAdams-Jones, D., Bacon, M., Williams-Schultz, L.(2010). Using music as pedagogy while
engaging students in learning. The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social
Sciences. Common Ground 2010.
Chen, H., McAdams-Jones, D. (2010) Cultural Diversity. The Journal of Cultural Diversity.
Under Review.
McAdams-Jones, D., Sundar, K. (2010). Aspiration Pneumonia. American Association of Critical Nurses.
Under Review American Association of Critical Care Nursing.