Sharon A. Nazarchuk, PhD, MA, MHA, RN
301 Foote Avenue
Duryea, PA. 18642
Home Phone: (570) 457-0676
E-mail: sharonanazarchuk@verizon.net
OVERVIEW
TEACHING
PHILOSOPHY
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Dedicated educator with consistently superior student evaluations.
Brings real-world experience to the classroom.
Convincing communicator with effective presentation, interpersonal and mentoring skills.
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My educational philosophy is based on principles that emphasize the search for meaning,
freedom of choice, personal responsibility, self-awareness and compassion directed toward
self and others.
I believe that education is a process that prepares each individual to deal with life and to
search for meaning. Education is a continuous, life long process of evolution—aimed at the
development of intellectual, aesthetic, and professional interests that advance the learner
toward personal and professional goals. Quality teaching is accomplished through a dialogue
with the learner whereby “teacher” and “learner” pose questions and explore choices in
action.
EDUCATION
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Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology (PhD) (2001)
State University of New York, New York
 Concentration: World Historical Sociology
 Dissertation: The Cost and Care of Elderly in Long-Term Facilities in the United
States.
Master of Arts in Sociology (MA) (2000)
State University of New York, New York
 Major: Comparative Sociology
 Area of Inquiry: Health Care of African Americans in the United States and the
Health Care of Africans in South America.
Master of Health Administration (MHA) (1997)
Wilkes University, Pennsylvania
 Thesis: Use of Chemical and Physical Restraints in Nursing Homes.
Bachelor of Science (BA) (1994)
Wilkes University, Pennsylvania
 Major: Sociology
Diploma in Professional Nursing (Diploma) (1972)
Mercy Hospital School of Nursing, Pennsylvania
TEACHING
EXPERIENCE
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Adjunct Faculty (2000- 2009)
University of Scranton, Scranton, Pennsylvania
 Teach selected courses in undergraduate program.
 Teach courses using asynchronous technologies.
Adjunct Faculty (2000- 2012)
Marywood University, Scranton, Pennsylvania
 Teach selected courses in undergraduate programs
 Developed on-line course Introduction to Sociology
Full time Faculty (2001- present)
Trident University International
 Teach selected courses in undergraduate degree completion program using
asynchronous technologies.
 Served as a member of the dissertation committee for doctoral candidates.
 Currently serving as Faculty Lead in the College of Health Sciences
Full Professor and Chair of Department (2007)
Lackawanna College, Scranton, Pennsylvania
• Serving as chair of the Department of Social Sciences
• Teach selected courses in undergraduate programs
• Interview and hire professors as needed
• Serve as mentor to all new faculty in this department
COURSES
TAUGHT
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Introduction to Sociology
Social Problems
Sociological Theory
Exploring Society Telecourse
American Minorities
Cultural Anthropology
Introduction to Gerontology
Aging and the Life Cycle
Aging Around the World
Death and Dying
Health and Aging
Adulthood and Aging
Psychosocial Aspects of Aging
Cultural & Cross-Cultural Perspectives
Deviant Behavior
Marriage and the Family
Introduction to Psychology
Psychology of Adjustment
Ethics in Health Care
Quantitative Research
Drugs and Behavior
Topics in Health Care Policy
Management and Organizational Behavior
Scientific Reporting
Scientific Writing
Capstone in Clinical Research Administration
Clinical Research Regulations
Epidemiology
Principles of Epidemiology
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Human Trials I
Management of Health Programs
Human Resource Management
Issues in Long Term Care
Topics in Health Care Policy
Hospital Administration
Race and Ethnic Relations
Health Care Delivery Systems
Intro. to Quality Assurance
Qual. Assurance in Hosp./ Hlth care Org
Quality Assurance in Managed Care
Q.A. in Long Term Care/ Nursing Homes
Hospital Administration
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EXPERIENCE
Regional Director of Professional Development (2002- 2007)
Beverly Health Care, Scranton, Pennsylvania
 Administrative supervision of professional development activities in 5 skilled nursing
facilities within the Northeast Pennsylvania Region.
 Developed on-line training modules for all levels of staff on topics related to
Gerontology and Cultural Diversity.
 Resource person to social work staff for matters related to diversity.
 Chair of regional Diversity in the Workplace committee.
Administrative Director of Community Services (1997- 2001)
TNR Health Services, Inc., Taylor, Pennsylvania
 Initially contracted as consultant to conduct feasibility study for need for
comprehensive community health services agency.
 Upon successful launch of this subsidiary of Taylor Nursing & Rehabilitation
Incorporated, was recruited to serve as Administrative Director answering directly to
Board of Directors.
 Coordinated services (nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech
therapy, respiratory therapy, medical social workers, nurse practitioners, and home
health aides) received by clients in their home setting with the overarching goal of
“aging in place”.
 Supervised a staff of 60 professional & paraprofessional individuals.
Hospital Liaison, Director of Marketing (1990 through 1998)
Aurora Borealis Home Health, Pittston, Pennsylvania
 Coordinated home care services for medically needy individuals with inadequate
support systems.
 Participated in long-term strategic planning activities.
 Developed and implemented marketing campaign, expanding patient visits to over
10,000 visits per month.
Trident University (2013-Present)
Faculty Lead in the College of Health Sciences
 Currently serving as secretary of the Policy Committee
PROFESSIONAL
CONSULTING
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Consultant (1999- present)
Gerontological and Behavioral Health Consultants, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
 Provision of educational, regulatory and human resource consultative services to
assigned clients.
 Provided numerous workshops related to law and regulation affecting long term care
facilities in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Consultant (1996- 1999)
New Health Management Systems, Inc., Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
 Provided administrative consultative services to assigned clients in Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Kansas and Missouri.
SELECTED
PUBLICATIONS
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Legg, T. J. & Nazarchuk, S. (2012). Nursing home profit status, FTE activity staff
compliment and citation scope/severity at F-248 in United States nursing homes.
American Journal of Recreation Therapy.
Legg, T. J. & Nazarchuk, S. (2012). Professional association membership: Does it impact the likelihood of deficiency
citations at F-248 in skilled nursing facilities in the United States. American Journal of Recreation Therapy..
 Legg, T. J., Nazarchuk, S. A. (2012). Turning a blind eye to the rules that we
establish: When surveyor's fail to cite facilities that fail to employ a qualified activity
director in skilled nursing facilities in the United States.
 Legg, T. J., Nazarchuk, S. A. (2012). Professional characteristics of deficiency
citations at F-248 in skilled nursing facilities in the United States. American Journal
of Recreation Therapy,
 Legg, T. J., Adelman, D. A., &Nazarchuk, S. A. (2011). Decrease survey
deficiencies: An educational intervention. Long Term Living, 60(2), 45-47.
 Legg, T. J., Adelman, D. A., & Nazarchuk, S. A. (2011). Avoiding a disaster:
Working with cognitively impaired residents during a disaster: The role of the
recreation professional in the skilled nursing facility. Activity Directors Quarterly for
Alzheimer's & Other Dementias.
 Legg, T. J., Nazarchuk, S. A., & Adelman, D. A. (2010). The Recreation therapist
versus the certified activity director: Which professional receives fewer deficiencies
in long term care facilities? American Journal of Recreation Therapy, 9(1), 9-14.
 Nazarchuk, S. A. & Legg, T. J. (2010). Protecting administrators from the layer in
between: Should administrators be subject to legal action and licensure discipline for
deficiencies for wrongful decisions made by “layer in between” management? Long
Term Living, 59(8),43-46.
 Legg, T. J., & Nazarchuk, S. A. (2008). The layer in between. Nursing Homes and
Long Term Care Management, Online full-text.
 Adelman, D. S. & Legg, T. J. (2008). Chapter 16: Bioterrorism: The use of
biologicals. In D. S. Adelman & T. J. Legg, Disaster nursing: A handbook for
practice. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett.
 Nazarchuk, S. A. & Legg, T. J. (2008). Chapter 7: Cultural considerations in a
disaster. In D. S. Adelman & T. J. Legg, Disaster nursing: A handbook for practice.
Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett.
CLINICAL
EXPERIENCE
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PROFESSIONAL
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Staff Nurse (RN) (1972-1990)
Mercy Hospital, Scranton, Pennsylvania
 Provision of nursing care to assigned patients on a busy 35 bed medical/surgical unit.
MEMBERSHIPS
Alpha Kappa Delta-International Sociology Honor Society
American Sociological Association
American Association of University Professors
American College of Healthcare Executives
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Sheriffs Association
General Federation of Professional Woman’s Club
Association for Practitioners in Infection Control
COMMUNITY
SERVICE
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American Cancer Society, Volunteer, 2002-2006
Alzheimer’s Association, Volunteer, 2002-2006
College Misericordia, Student Mentor, 2005-2014
American Heart Association, First Aid instructor, 1999-2014
American Heart Association, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Instructor, 1998-2014
St. Anthony’s Shelter, Health Care Volunteer, 1994-1997
United Way of Lackawanna County, Loaned executive alumnae, 1990