About The School of Nursing

Professional Experience

• Honors & Awards
• Memberships & Related Activities
• Presentations
• Professional Experience
• Publications
• Research & Grants

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Honors & Awards

• Teaching Recognition Award, SIUE, ($500), 2001
• Writing for Publication Award, Epsilon Eta Chapter ($100), 1994
• Joan Hrubetz Doctoral Student Award ($1,000), 1994
• Liesel M. Hiemenz Scholarship ($3,900), 1992-1993
• National Student Nurses' Association Award ($600), 1992-1993
• Outstanding Faculty Award, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, Alumni Association, 1990
• Esther Ott Estes Award for Academic Achievement, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, 1977
• Graduate Special Award, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, 1976

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Memberships and  Related Activities

• Membership In Professional Organizations (Position Held: Member, Chair Etc)
  • American Association for the History of Nursing
  • Missouri Nurses Association, 3rd District
  • Sigma Theta Tau, International Nursing Honor Society, Epsilon Eta and Delta Lambda Chapters
• Appointments/Elections In Professional/Community Organizations
  • Elected Member, State Board of NAMI, 1997-2003; Secretary 2001-2002
  • Collinsville Friends of the Library, Vice-President 1995-1997; President 1997-1998
  • Missouri-Illinois Nursing Consortium for Research in Practice; President-elect, 1996-1997; President, 1997-1999
  • Sigma Theta Tau, Epsilon Eta Chapter, Faculty Advisor, 1987-1991; Secretary, 1994-1997; President, 2001-2003. Chapter Key Award, 2001-2003 Biennium
• Organizations (Position Held: Member, Chair Etc)
  • NAMI of Southern Madison County, Member 1993-2003; Newsletter editor 1995-1998
  • Metropolitan St. Louis NAMI, Member, 1993-2004
• Regional/National Committees (Position Held: Member, Chair Etc)
  • NAMI-IL Planning Committee for 2000 Annual Conference
  • MOCAMI Program Planning Committee for 1998 Annual Conference
• National Leadership Activities  (Position Held: Member, Chair Etc)
  • Sigma Theta Tau International Library Committee, 1997-1999
• Advisory Boards (Position Held: Member, Chair Etc)
  • Community Advisory Council, Provident Counseling, 1988-1990, Member
  • Volunteer Camp Nurse, YMCA Camp Lakewood, August 1989 and August 1990; Camp Wyman, May 1994
• Siue Committee/Task Force/Special Committee Assignments
  • Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, Member, 2002-Present
  • Faculty Development Council, Co-chairperson, 2005-2006; Chair, 2006 - 2008
  • School of Nursing Faculty Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure Committee, Chairperson, 2005-2006; Member, 2007 - 2008
  • Member BRIDGE Committee for revision of General Education Program, 2005-2006
  • Faculty Senator 2005-2008
  • Chairperson of National Search for Dean, School of Nursing, 2003
  • Faculty Roles and Responsibilities Committee, Chair 2001-2002

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Presentations

• National and International
  • International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses, Second Annual Conference, Miami, FL. The Relationship Between Insight and Clinical Factors for Persons with Schizophrenia, April 29, 2000
  • Sigma Theta Tau International Region 2 Conference, Oklahoma City. Wired for Success: Making the Best Use of Available Resources via Electronic Communication, December 5, 1998
  • SERPN Conference, Washington, DC. Conceptualization and Measurement of Insight for Persons with Schizophrenia, November 6, 1997
  • University of Washington, Seattle, Department of Psychosocial Nursing, National Conference, Public Sector Psychosocial Nursing in Institutions. Parolee Group Therapy, May 18, 1990
  • University of Washington, Seattle, Department of Psychosocial Nursing, National Conference, Public Sector Psychosocial Nursing in Institutions. Co-presenter with K. Snider. Water Intoxication, May 17, 1990
• Regional
  • The Inequity of Civil War Nurses’ Pensions. Paper presented at11th Annual Research Day, Blessing Rieman College of Nursing, Quincy, IL, November 4, 2005
  • Robinson, M., DeShay, E., Owens, K., Lasar,K., Baier, M., Peterson, K., Bland, R.S. Karen A. Rieder Nursing Research Poster Session, 107th Annual Meeting of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States, Las Vegas, NV. The Relationship between Insight and Clinical Factors for Persons with Schizophrenia, November 6, 2000
  • Ruth L.E. Murray and Marjorie Baier. Pathways of Excellence: Working Together in a Changing Health Care Environment. National Conference for Nursing Leaders Sponsored by the Detroit Medical Center and Wayne State University College of Nursing. Detroit, MI. Factors Contributing to Restraint Use by Psychiatric Nurses, November 4, 1994
  • Patricia L. Demuth, Margie Edel, Ruth L.E. Murray, & Marjorie Baier. Forty-fifth Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. Washington, DC. Restraint Use as Perceived by Nurses from the Practice Areas of Medical-Surgical, Psychiatric and Gerontological Nursing, November 20, 1992
  • Midwest Nursing Research Society, Minneapolis, MN. Insight and Meaning Within Persons with Schizophrenia, April 8, 1997
  • Marjorie Baier, Karen Bess, Marguerite Newton and Betty Walker. Region 2 Assembly, Sigma Theta Tau, St. Louis. History of Epsilon Eta Chapter, November 8, 1996
  • University of Southern Indiana School of Nursing. Innovations in Teaching Conference. Interdisciplinary Nursing Research Class, October 15, 1996
  • Midwest Nursing Research Society, Milwaukee, WI. The Uncertainty of Illness for Persons with Schizophrenia, April 12, 1994
  • Ruth L.E. Murray and Marjorie Baier. Second Annual Nursing Research Conference. Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing, Quincy, IL. Psychiatric Nurses' Decisions about Restraint Use, December 3, 1994
  • Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing, Quincy, IL. Second Annual Nursing Research Conference. A  Qualitative Study of the Uncertainty Associated with Schizophrenia, December 3, 1994
  • Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing, Quincy, IL. First Biennial Research Day. Measurement of Restraints Used: Using a Theoretical Model and Testing the Tool, December 4, 1993
  • Ruth L.E. Murray and Marjorie Baier. Southeastern Conference of Clinical Specialists in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing. Lexington, KY. Outcomes of Transitional Living Program: Program Evaluation by Record Review, September 23, 1992
  • Mobile County Mental Health Association, Alabama. Case management, November 24, 1987
  • Eighth Southeastern Regional Conference for Clinical Specialists in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing, Hilton Head, SC. Case management as a treatment modality with the chronically mentally ill, September 6, 1986
  • Illinois Nurses' Association Spring Research Conference, Chicago. The image of nursing:  A comparison of the public's view and the nurse's view, April 21, 1978
• Local
  • Marjorie Baier and Sharon Grider. Forty-Year History of SIUE School of Nursing. Poster Presentation, Edwardsville Illinois, April 22, 2006
  • Civil War Nurses’ Pensions as Public Policy. Paper presented at Epsilon Eta Chapter and SIUE School of Nursing Research Day, Edwardsville, IL, September 29, 2005
  • The cult of true womanhood: Payment, pensions, and perceptions of femininity among Civil War nurses. Paper presented at the meeting of the Tenth District llinois Nurses Association, O’Fallon, Illinois, May 19, 2005
  • Faculty Summer Institute-SIUE. Preparing Quizzes using WebCT, June 19, 2001
  • Faculty Summer Institute-SIUE. Teaching with WebCT Using Student Presentation Site, June 19, 2001
  • Saint Louis University School of Nursing 27th Annual Research Day. The Relationship Between Insight and Clinical Factors for Persons with Schizophrenia, October 13, 2000
  • Robinson, M., DeShay, E., Owens, K., Lasar,K., Baier, M., Peterson, K., Bland, R.S. Epsilon Eta Chapter Research Day. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The Relationship between Insight and Clinical Factors for Persons with Schizophrenia, September 21, 2000
  • St. Louis VA Medical Center. Nursing Inservice. Tardive dyskinesia, May 5, May 12, 1999
  • Saint Louis University School of Nursing. Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing CS Certification Review. Role of Nurse Researcher, June 5, 1998
  • Epsilon Eta Chapter Annual Meeting. Collinsville, IL.  Insight and Meaning Within Persons with Schizophrenia, February 26, 1997
  • Saint Louis University School of Nursing. Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing CS Certification Review. Role of Nurse Researcher, May 30, 1997
  • Saint Louis University School of Nursing 23rd Annual Research Day. The Process of Developing Insight for Persons with Schizophrenia, October 18, 1996
  • Marjorie Baier. Epsilon Eta Chapter Research Day. Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. Developing Insight and Finding Meaning for Persons with Schizophrenia, September 19, 1996
  • Saint Louis University School of Nursing. Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing CS Certification Review. Role of Nurse Researcher, June 7, 1996
  • Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Policy and Procedure Committee. Research Utilization in Nursing, April 23, 1996
  • Saint Louis University School of Nursing. Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing CS Certification Review. Research Methodology in Nursing, May 12, 1995 Epsilon Eta Chapter Research Day, SIUE. The Uncertainty of Illness for Persons with Schizophrenia, June 10, 1994
  • Adapt of Missouri, Fall Quarterly Institute. Water Intoxication, October 23, 1992
  • St. Louis University School of Nursing, Research Colloquium. King's Theory of Goal Attainment Applied to Evaluation of a Transitional Living Program, October 12, 1992
  • Sigma Theta Tau, Epsilon Eta Chapter, Research Conference. King's Theory of Goal Attainment Applied to Evaluation of a Transitional Living Program, April 24, 1992
  • St. Louis University School of Nursing, Research Colloquium. Co-presenter with P. Demuth, M. Edel, R. Murray. Nurses' Perceptions and Use of Restraints, February 17, 1992
  • Veterans Administration Medical Center, Jefferson Barracks, Nursing Division, St. Louis.  Schizophrenia: Teaching patients signs and symptoms of relapse, November 17, 1987

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Professional Experience

2002 to Present

1996 to 2002

1993 to 1996

1991 to 1993

1984 to 1992

1991

1989

1987

1986

1977 to 1984

1974 to 1975

1972 to 1974

Publications

• Book Chapters

          Baier, M. (2006). Stress and coping. In P. Potter & A. Perry (Eds.), Basic Nursing (6th ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.

          Baier, M. (2005). Stress and coping. In P. Potter & A. Perry (Eds.), Fundamentals of Nursing (6th ed., pp. 595-616). St. Louis: Mosby.

          Baier, M. (2003). Stress and coping. In P. Potter & A. Perry (Eds.), Basic nursing: Essentials for practice (5th ed., pp. 491-504). St. Louis: Mosby.

          Murray, R., & Baier, M. (2005).  Care of people who are homeless and mentally ill. In M.A. Boyd (Ed.), Psychiatric Nursing ( 3rd ed., pp. 711-727). Philadelphia: Lippincott.

• Refereed Journal Articles

          Baier, M., DeShay, E., Owens, K., Robinson, M., Lasar, K., Peterson, K., & Bland, R.S. (2000).The relationship between insight and clinical factors for persons with schizophrenia. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 14, 259-265.

          Baier, M., & Murray, R.L.E. (1999). A descriptive study of insight into illness reported by persons with schizophrenia. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing, 37(1), 14-21.

          Baier, M., Murray, R.L.E., & McSweeney, M. (1998). Conceptualization and measurement of insight. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 12, 32-40.

          Murray, R., Baier, M., North, C., Lato, M., & Eskew, C. (1997). One-year status of homeless mentally ill clients who completed a transitional residential program. Community Mental Health Journal, 33, 43-50.

          Baier, M., Murray, R., North, C., Lato, M., & Eskew, C. (1996). Comparison of completers and non-completers in a transitional residential program for homeless mentally ill. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 17, 337-352.

          Murray, R. & Baier, M. (1996). King's conceptual framework applied to a transitional living program. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 32(1), 15-19.

          Murray, R.B., Baier, M., North, C., Lato, M., & Eskew, C. (1995). Components of an effective transitional residential program for homeless mentally ill clients. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 9, 152-157.

          Murray, R.B., & Baier, M. (1995). Evaluation of a transitional residential program for the homeless chronically mentally ill. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 2, 3-8.

          Murray, R., & Baier, M. (1995). Clinical Update: Use of restraint in a psychiatric setting. Nursing Times, 91(9), 12.

          Baier, M. (1995). Uncertainty of illness for persons with schizophrenia. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 16, 201-212.

          Murray, R.B., & Baier, M. (1993). Use of therapeutic milieu in a community setting. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing, 31(10), 11-16.

          Baier, M., & Welch, M.J. (1992). An analysis of the concept of homesickness. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing,6, 54-60.

          Baier, M., & Gaertner, J. (1991). Target weight procedure: Preventing water intoxication. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing, 29(11), 5-9.

          Baier, M., Robinson, M., DeShay, E., & Snider, K. (1989). Issues in the management of patients with water intoxication. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 3, 338-343.

          Baier, M. (1988). Why research doesn't yield treatment. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing, 26(5), 19-23.

          Baier, M. (1987-88). The holiday blues as a stress reaction. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 24, 64-68.

          Baier, M. (1987). Case management with the chronically mentally ill. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 25(6), 17-20.

          Baier, M. (1982). Group therapy with parolees in a community mental health center. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 20(2), 26-30.

• Non-Refereed Journal Articles

          Baier, M. (2005, November/December, 2006, January). Obtaining military pensions for nurses in the nineteenth century. The Illinois Nurse, 2, 22.

          Stanley, M., Baier, M., & Quinn, C. (2001). Use of primary trait analysis to develop research prospectus guidelines. Nurse Educator, 26. 156-161.

          Baier, M., & Mueggenburg, K. (2001). Using the internet for clinical instruction. Nurse Educator,26, 3.

          Behm, K., & Baier, M. (1998). Evaluating online literature searches. Nurse Educator, 23(2), 9-10.

          Baier, M. Stubblefield, C., & Hoechst, L. (1997). Interdisciplinary research class. Journal of Allied Health, 26, 76-79.

          Baier, M. (1989). Case management of the chronically mentally ill. In J.T. Maurin (Ed.), Chronic Mental Illness. Thorofare NJ: Slack.

          Baier, M., & McFarland, M.A. (1987) Literature searches by computer [Letter to the editor]. Image: Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 19, 159.

• Encyclopedia Entries

          Baier, M. (2006). Clara Barton. In B.F. Shearer  (Ed.), Americans at war: A biographical dictionary of Americans on the home front. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

          Baier, M. (2006). Mary Ann Bickerdyke. In B.F. Shearer  (Ed.), Americans at war: A biographical dictionary of Americans on the home front. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

          Baier, M. (2006). Dorothea Dix. In B.F. Shearer  (Ed.), Americans at war: A biographical dictionary of Americans on the home front. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

          Baier, M. (2006). Annie Etheridge. In B.F. Shearer  (Ed.), Americans at war: A biographical dictionary of Americans on the home front. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

          Baier, M. (2006). Annie Goodrich. In B.F. Shearer  (Ed.), Americans at war: A biographical dictionary of Americans on the home front. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

          Baier, M. (2006). Agatha Hodgins. In B.F. Shearer  (Ed.), Americans at war: A biographical dictionary of Americans on the home front. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

          Baier, M. (2006). Dita Kinney. In B.F. Shearer  (Ed.), Americans at war: A biographical dictionary of Americans on the home front. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

          Baier, M. (2006). Catherine Lawrence. In B.F. Shearer  (Ed.), Americans at war: A biographical dictionary of Americans on the home front. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

          Baier, M. (2006). Anita Newcomb McGee. In B.F. Shearer  (Ed.), Americans at war: A biographical dictionary of Americans on the home front. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

          Baier, M. (2006). Mary Jane Safford. In B.F. Shearer  (Ed.), Americans at war: A biographical dictionary of Americans on the home front. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

          Baier, M. (2006). Susie Baker King Taylor. In B.F. Shearer  (Ed.), Americans at war: A biographical dictionary of Americans on the home front. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

          Baier, M. (2006). Louisa Tompkins. In B.F. Shearer  (Ed.), Americans at war: A biographical dictionary of Americans on the home front. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

          Baier, M. (2006). Lillian Wald. In B.F. Shearer  (Ed.), Americans at war: A biographical dictionary of Americans on the home front. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

• Book and Video Reviews

          Baier, M. (in press). Children and autism. Time is brain. [Review of the video Children and Autism. Time is Brain]. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing.

          Baier, M. (2003). [Review of the book Herbs for the mind: What science tells us about nature=s remedies for depression, stress, memory loss, and insominia]. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing, 41(9), 56.

          Baier, M. (2002). [Review of the book The Hatherleigh Guide to Psychiatric Disorders, Part II]. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing, 40(8), 17.

          Baier, M. (2000). [Review of the book Life to death: Harmonizing the transition]. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing, 38(11), 50-51.

          Baier, M. (2000). [Review of the book Psychotherapeutic Interventions for Adults with Brain Injury or Stroke: A Clinician's Treatment Resource]. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing, 38(8), 50.

          Baier, M. (2000). [Review of the book Problem-Solving Therapy: A Social Competence Approach to Clinical Intervention (2nd ed.)]. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing, 38(3), 45.

          Baier, M. (2000). [Review of the book Gender Loving Care]. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing, 38(1), 41.

          Baier, M. (2000). [Review of the book Problem solving therapy: A social competence approach (2nd ed.)]. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing, 38(1), 41.

          Baier, M. (1999). [Review of the book Infertility & involuntary childlessness: Helping couples cope]. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing, 37(7), 46.

          Baier, M. (1997). [Review of the book Foundations of Mental Health Nursing]. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing, 35(12), 40.

          Baier, M. (1998). [Review of the book Meeting the challenge: Living with Chronic Disease]. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing, 36(3), 43.

• Thesis & Dissertation

          Baier, M. (1977). The Image of Nursing: A Comparison of the Public's View and the Nurse's View. Unpublished master's thesis. Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville.

          Baier, M. (1995). The process of developing insight and finding meaning within persons with schizophrenia. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Saint Louis University.

• Chapters/ Books Reviewed

          Reviewed book, Lagerquist, S. Psychiatric Mental Health, Core content at-a-glance. Lippincott, August, 2001

          Reviewed two chapters. Fontaine, K.L. Mental Health Nursing, (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, August, 2001

          Reviewed book proposal, Concerning Technology, Caring, and Nursing, Jones and Bartlett Publishers, May, 1998

          Reviewed chapter, Community Mental Health and Home Care, Fortnash, K., & Holoday-Worret, P.  Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing. St. Louis: Mosby, October, 1995

          Reviewed chapter, Water intoxication: The elusive syndrome, Psychiatric Nursing: Integrating the Behavioral and Biomedical Sciences. W.B. Saunders Co, January, 1994

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Research & Grants

• Summer Research Fellowship, Use of structured communication skills to improve insight. Funded by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ($6000), Summer 2001.
• Software from Research Equipment and Research Tools competition. SIUE Graduate School ($725). June 1999.
• Excellence in Graduate Education Project, Development of N 580, Research in Nursing Course for the Internet, With Margaret Beaman and Mickey Stanley (.3 Month salary), Fall, 1998.
• Summer Research Fellowship, Insight and severity of illness for persons with schizophrenia. Funded by Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville ($6000), Summer 1998.
• Dissertation research proposal, The process of developing insight and finding meaning within persons with schizophrenia, submitted to Jewish Hospital Nursing Research Committee. Received Ruth & Al Koplow Nursing Research Award ($500), May, 1995.
• Research proposal, The uncertainty of illness for persons with schizophrenia, submitted to Sigma Theta Tau, Epsilon Eta Chapter. Received Research Grant Award ($500), May 21, 1993.

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