About The School of Nursing

Professional Experience

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

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Consultations & Professional Service

• St. Elizabeth's Hospital of Belleville, Consultant to Practice Council, Research Council and Education Council, 2006 - 2007.

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Honors & Awards

• SIUE Faculty Technology Fair, Best Traditional Poster, "Graduate Students' Perceptions of Online Teaching and Relationship to Preferred Learning Styles," Edwardsville, IL, 2005
• National AMSN, Annual Convention, Blue Ribbon Award for Best Education Research Poster,  "Graduate Students' Perceptions of Online Teaching and Relationship to Preferred Learning Styles," Chicago, IL, 2004
• Illinois Nurses' Association, Nurse Educator Award, 2003
• AMSN Convention, Blue Ribbon Award for Best Poster in Research Category,  "Prostate Screening Health Beliefs and Practiced of African American Men," Kansas City, KS, 2001
• Sigma Theta Tau, Epsion Eta Chapter, Writing for Publication Award, 2001
• Sigma Theta Tau, Epsilon Eta Chapter, Grant award for prostate cancer research, 1999
• National AMSN, Blue Ribbon Award, Best Education Research Poster, "Nursing Student Perceptions of a Clinical Experience with Elderly Residents of a Public Housing Development" at the Annual Convention in Phoenix, AZ, 1997
• AORN, Best Clinical Article of the Year, Moore, S., Gaehle, K. Newton, M., & Claymann, R. (1994). Staging of prostate cancer via laproscopic pelvic lymphadenectomy. AORN, 58(4), 1995

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Memberships and  Related Activities

• Membership In Professional Organizations (Position Held: Member, Chair Etc)
  • Sigma Theta Tau
  • Association of Medical Surgical Nursing, AMSN
  • Who's Who in American Nursing
  • Who's Who in College Teaching
• Appointments/Elections In Professional/Community Organizations
  • AMSN Wordshop Planning Committee, Member, 2006 - 2007
  • Sigma Theta Tau, Epsilon Eta Treasurer, 2004 - 2006
  • Sigma Theta Tau, Epsilon Eta 25th Anniversary Celebration Committee, Member, 2004 - 2005
  • INA National Convention, Delegate Alternate, 2004
  • Epsilon Eta Awards Committee, Member, 2003 - 2007
  • INA 10th District, Board of Directors Member, 2003 - 2005
  • 2003-2004 Member of INA Nominating Committee, Member 2003 - 2004
  • INA 10th district, State INA Convention Delegate, 2003
  • INA 10th District INA, , Program Chair, 2002 - 2003
  • Human Rights Authority, Chair, 2002 - 2003
  • INA Awards Committee, Member, 2000 - 2002
  • INA Nominating Committee, State level, Member, 1998 - 2000
  • Vice chair of the Human Rights Authority, Vice Chair, 2001 - 2002
  • Human Rights Authority, under the Guardianship and  Advocacy Commission of the State of Illinois, Member, 1997 - 2001
  • Sigma Theta Tau, Epsilon Eta Chapter, Eligibility Chair Board of Directors, 1995 - 1997
  • Bethany Place, Board of Directors (Aid-Service Organization), 1992 - 1995
• Organizations (Position Held:  Member, Chair, Etc.,)
  • Epsilon Eta Awards Committee, Member, 2003 - 2007
  • INA Program Committee, Chair, 2002-2004
  • INA 10th District Board of Directors Member, 2001 - 2004
  • INA Membership Involvement Committee, Member, 1998 - 1999
  • INA l0th district INA Nominating Committee, Chair, 1998 - 1999
  • Epsilon Eta Key Award Ad Hoc, Member, 1997 - 1999
  • Sigma Theta Tau, Epsilon Eta Chapter Eligibility Counselor, 1995 - 1999
  • MLN Education Committee, Member, 1989 - 1993
  • MLN Scholarship Committee, Member. 1989 - 1993
• SIUE Committee/Task Force/Special Committees Assignments For The Past 5 Years
  • Member
    • Dean’s 4 years Evaluation Committee, 2006 - 2007
    • Nurse Educator Task Force, 2005 - 2006
    • Acute NP Taskforce. 2005 - 2006
    • Chairs’ Evalution Taskforce, Chair, 2005 - 2006
    • Faculty Appointment Promotion & Tenure, FAPT, Member, 2004 - 2006
    • Academic Integrity Taskforce, Member, 2005
    • Thesis/Project Day Taskforce, Member, 2004 - 2005
    • Reorganization Ad hocCommittee, 2003
    • Asynchronous Learning Committee, 2002 - Present
    • Research and Grant Committee, 2002 - Present
    • Graduate Ad hoc Curriculum Committee, 2002 - Present
    • Faculty Appointment Promotion & Tenure, FAPT, Vice Chair,1999-2000; Chair, 2000-2001
    • Undergraduate Curriculum Revision Ad Hoc, 1999 - 2000
    • Graduate Advisory, (Member as Medical Surgical Program Coordinator), 1997 - 2003
    • NLN Resources and Facilities Criterion Ad Hoc, 1997 - 1998
    • Graduate Program Terminal Objectives Ad hoc, 1996
    • Nursing Arts Lab Ad hoc, 1995 - 1996
    • NLN Communication Criteria Ad hoc, 1995 - 1996
    • Graduate Program Core Revision Ad Hoc, 1995
    • Operating Policy Ad hoc, 1993 -1996
    • Research Committee, 1993 - 1996
    • Expanded Baccalaureate Education, 1993 - 1996
    • Math Ad Hoc, 1993 - 1994
    • Alumni and Community Relations Committee, 1993
  • Elected Member
    • Committee on Committee, Member, 2006 - 2007; Chair, 2007 - 2008
    • Graduate Student Affairs, Member, 2005 - 2007
    • Faculty Appointment, Promotion & Tenure (FAPT), alternate, 2005 - 2006
    • Chair's Evaluation Taskforce, Member 2005 - 2006
    • Thesis/Project Day Ad hoc Committee, Member, 2004 - 2005
    • FAPT Committee, Alternate, 2003 - 2005
    • Peer Review Committee, 2002 - 2003
    • Ad Hoc Workload Commitee, (Annual), 2001
    • FAPT Committee, Member, 2000 - 2001
    • Dean's Evaluation Committee (Annual), 2000
    • Dean's Advisory Committee, 1997 - 1998
    • Graduate Advisory Committee, 1995 - 1996
    • Ad hoc Workload Committee, 1994 - 1995
  • University Activities
    • Member
      • Arts and Issues Board, Chair, 2000 - 2005
      • Teaching Excellence Committee, 2000 - 2003
      • Distinguished Service and Honorary Degree, 1996 -1997; Co-Chair, 1995, 1996
      • Distinguished Service and Honorary Degree, 1994 - 1995
    • Community Service
      • Graduate Student Nurses's Organization, Faculty Advisor, 1997-2001
      • Metro East Human Rights Authority, Member, 1996 - 2003
      • Bethany Place, Board of Directors, Policy Committee, Chair, 1994 - 1995
      • Bethany Place, Search Committee for Executive Director, Member 1994
      • Bethany Place, Board of Directors, an AIDS Service Organization, Secretary/Treasurer, 1993-1994
      • Rittenour School District Immunization project participation, Member, 1992 - 1993
      • Miami Dade Community College Nursing Students, Organizer of Relief Drive, 1992

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Presentations

• Presentations
  • "The Quality Advantage", Educational Presentation, Barnes, 1991
  • "Clinical pathways" Tool for managed care, Presentation to the local Medical Surgical Nursing Organization, 1998
  • "Breast Health Beliefs and Practices of Caucasian, Elder Women. (With S. Lambert). Illinois Rural Health Association, Springfield, IL, 1998
  • "Breast Health Beliefs and Practices Of Elderly and Middle-aged, Low-income African American Women," 8th International Congress on Women's Health Issues with S. Lambert and M. de Meneses, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, 1997
  • "Hypertension", Presentation to Head Start Staff of SIU East St. Louis Center, East St. Louis, IL, 1997
  • "Concerns Of Hospice Patients' Caregivers", Research Presentation with S. Lambert to Tip of Illinois Hospice Nursing Coordinators, Sparta, IL, 1997
  • "Non-insulin Dependant Diabetes Mellitus", Presentation to the Homemaker Staff of the Services To Older Adults Program at Neighborhood House, Lessie Bates Neighborhood House, East St. Louis, IL, 1996
  • "Oncology into Next Century" West Michigan Cancer Center Conference, with M. de Meneses and &. Lambert, 1996
  • "Mammography Utilization Among African American Women. " Kalamazoo, MI, 1996
  • "Professional Image: Enhanced or Inhibited by Attire", Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing, Research Potpourri, Research presentation with J. Chaney, Quincy, IL, 1995
  • "Clinical Pathways" Education Presentation, Memorial Hospital, Belleville, IL, 1994
  • "Faculty Evaluation Tool", Educational Presentation, Barnes College, St. Louis, MO, 1992
• Posters
  • “Identification of Weight Loss Success Motivators and Maintaining Weight Loss in Adults,” Martha Welsch Research Day, SIUE, Edwardsville, IL, 2006
  • Nurse Educator Graduate Students’ Mentoring of Undergraduate Nursing Students.”  Martha Welsch Research Day, SIUE, Edwardsville, IL, 2006
  • “Nurse Educator Graduate Students’ Mentoring of Undergraduate Nursing Students.” At AMSN Annual Convention, Las Vegas, NV, 2005
  • “Graduate Students Perceptions of Online Learning and Relationship to Learning Style” at Faculty Technology Fair, SIUE, Edwardsville, IL, 2005
  • “Graduate Students Perceptions of Online Learning and Relationship to Learning Style” at SIUE Research Day, Edwardsville, IL 2004
  • “Graduate Students Perceptions of Online Learning and Relationship to Learning Style” at AMSN Annual Convention, Chicago, IL, 2004
  • “Putting the Pieces Together:  A Syntheis Experience for NE Graduate Experience” at SIUE Teaching, Learning & Technology Fair.” Edwardsville, IL, 2003
  • “Prostate Health Beliefs and Practices of African American Men” at Martha Welsh Gateway Research Conference, Edwardsville, IL, 2002
  • “Prostate Health Beliefs and Practices of African American Men” at the AMSN 10th Annual Convention. Kansas City, KS, 2001
  • “Prostate Health Beliefs and Practices of African American Men” at INA 76th Convention. Chicago, IL, 2001
  •  "Prostate Health Beliefs and Practices of Men Aged 50 and     Older. Fourth Nursing Academic International Congress. McClean, VA, 2000
  • Nursing Students' Perceptions of a Clinical Experience with Elderly Residents of a Public Housing Development." Martha Welch Research Day. SIUE, 1999
  • "Nursing Students' Perceptions of a Clinical Experience with Elderly Residents of a Public Housing Development.” AMSM 8th Annual Convention. Phoenix, AZ, 1999
  • Illinois Rural Health Association Annual Meeting with S.Lambert & M. deMeneses: "Breast Health Beliefs and Practices Of Elderly and Middle-aged, Low-income African American Women." Effingham" IL, 1997
  • MNRS 21st Annual Research Conference with S. Lambert and M. deMeneses: "Breast Health Beliefs and Practices Of ElderLy and Middle-aged, Low- income African American Women." Minneapolis, MN, 1997
  • MNRS 21st Annual Research Conference: "Health-Promoting Lifestyles of Baccalaureate Nursing and Non-nursing Students." Minneapolis, MN, 1997
  • Annual Gateway Martha Welsh Nursing Research Conference with S. Lambert and M. deMeneses: "Breast health Beliefs and Practices Of Elderly and Middle-aged, Low-income African American Women." Edwardsville, IL, 1997
  • Annual Gateway Martha Welsh Nursing Research with S. Lambert: "Concerns of Hospice Patient Caregivers." Edwardsville, IL, 1997
  • Illinois Nurses Association 74th Biennial Convention with A. Fearing and B. Martin: "Nursing Students' Perceptions of Clinical Experience with Elderly Residents of a Public Housing Development” Chicago, IL, 1997
  • Illinois Rural Health Conference with M. DeMeneses & S. Lambert, "Mammography Utilization Among African American Women", Effingham, IL, 1996
  • 20th Annual MNRS Research Confernce with M. deMeneses, S.Lambert:"Mammography Utilization Among African American Women." Detroit, MI, 1996
  • SlUE and Epsilon Eta Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau     Research Day: "Health Promotion Effects on Nursing Student nurses’ Lifestyle." Edwardsville, IL, 1996
  • SlUE and Epsilon Eta Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau Research day with M.  DeMeneses and S.Lambert: "Mammography Utilization Among African American Women." Edwardsville, IL, 1996
  • American Public Health Association meeting with M. deMeneses and Lambert:"Mammography Utilization Among African American Women." New York, NY, 1996
  • 20th Annual MNRS Research Conference:” Effects of a Health Promotion Experience on Student nurses' Health Promoting Lifestyle". Detroit, MI, 1995
  • 19th Annual MNRS Research Conference:Nursing's Image: Enhanced or Inhibited by Attire", Kansas, City, MO, 1995
• Local
  • “A Fresh Look at Clinical Learning and Evaluation”  sponsored by NLN & MLN, February 24, 2006
  • AMSN 14 th annual Convention, (10 contact hours) Las Vegas, NV, Oct 26-30, 2005
  • “Recruiting Nurses: Experiences and Difficulties”  sponsored by 10th district INA, Collinsville, IL, March 18, 2004
  • “Human Simulator Training” sponsored by SIUE, (2.4 Contact Hours), Edwardsville, IL, February 9, 2004
  • “Exploring the New Pedagogies:  Developing the Science of Nursing Education” sponsored by NLN, Minneapolis, MN, (6 contact hours), April 4-5, 2003
  • “Curriculum and Test Construction” sponsored by SIUE, SON, Edwardsville, Il., (7.5 contact hours), May 16, 2003
  • “Fibromyalgia:  What We Know-What We Don’t Know” sponsored by INA 10th district, (1.2 Contact hours) O’Fallon, IL, November 20, 2003
  • “Legislative Update” sponsored by 10th District INA (1.2 contact hours), Collinsville, IL, Sept. 8, 2003
  • “Moving to WebCt Course in Nursing” at Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis, IN, June 3-6, 2002.
  • “Preparing for Bioterrorism,” St. Louis, MO, May, 21, 2001
  • “Third Nursing Academic International Congress”  Sponsored by George Mason University, September 17-20, 2000.
  • "Concerns of hospice patients' caregivers. (With S.    Lambert). Illinois Rural Health Association Annual Meeting~ Springfield, IL, 1998
  • "Annual Gateway Martha Welsh Research Conference: "Research Utilization", sponsored by SIU, SON. September 18, 1997.
  • "Second Nursing Academic International Congress" Sponsored by the University of Kansas, School of Nursing, (15 CEU's) Kansas City, MO, September 16-18, 1996
  • "A Time for Collaboration for Further Research" Sponsored by SlUE School of Nursing and Epsilon Eta Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International, September 19, 1996.
  • "Legislation, Nursing and Health Care" sponsored by INA,  Collinsville, IL, (1.2 CEU's) September 12, 1996
  • "11th Annual American Cancer Society Symposium" sponsored by the American Cancer Society, Illinois Chapter, Belleville, IL (4.2 CEU's), April 25,1996
  • "Moving from Acute Care to Home Care" sponsored by SIUE, School of   Nursing, Edwardsville, IL, (87. CEU's), May 17, 1996

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Professional Experience

1993 to Present

1998 to 2001

1989 to 1993

1986 to 1989

1984 to 1986

1983 to 1984

1982

1979 to 1982

1979

1976 to 1979

Staff Nurse
Memorial Hospital of Belleville
Belleville, IL

1974 to 1976

1973 to 1974

Publications

Chapters

         Newton, M. & Rice, R. (1996) Immunology Overview in Pinnell, N. Nursing Pharmacology, Orlando:  W.B. Saunders.

         Newton (Riley), M. (1996). Legal Aspects of Medication Administration in Pinnell, N. Nursing Pharmacology. Orlando: W.B. Saunders.

Refereed Journal Articles

         Fearing, A., Riley (Newton), M.  (2005).  Graduate students' perceptions Of online teaching and relationship to preferred learning styles.  AMSN, 14, 382-389.

         Lambert, S. Fearing, A., Bell, D. & Newton, M. (2002).  A comparative study of prostate screening health beliefs and practices between African American and Caucasian men.  ABNF,  13, 61-63.

         Newton, M., Bell, D., Lambert, S. & Fearing, A. (2002).  Concerns of hopice patient caregivers.  ABNF, 13(6), 140-144.

         Fearing, A., Bell, D., Newton, M. & Lambert, S. (2000).  Prostate screening health beliefs and practices of African American men. ABNF, 11, 141-144.

         Martin, B., Fearing, A. & Newton, M. (1999).  A nursing student community health experience with public housing elderly.  Gerontolgy and Geriatrics in Education, 19(4), 57-66.

         Newton, M., Lambert, S. & DeMeneses, M. (1998). Barriers to mammography in older, low-income African-American women. J. Of Multicultural Nursinq, 4(2), 16-19.

          Newton, M. & Chaney, J. (1996). Professional image: Enhanced or inhibited by attire. Journal of Professional Nursing, 12(4).

         Newton, M., Grant, E., Ciotola, J. & Shea, L. (1996), Critical pathway's effect on cyctectomy outcomes. Journal of Urological Nursinq, 15(1).

         Newton, M., Grant, E. & Moore, S. (1995). Care Paths: Keeping patients on the right track. Nursing  '95, 57.

         Moore, S., Gaehle, K. Newton, M., & Claymann, R. (1994). Staging of prostate cancer via laporscopic pelvic lymphqdenectomy. AORN, 58(4).

         Moore, S., Newton, M., Keech, s. & Grant, E. (1993). Bladder cancer update. AJN, 93(5).

         Newton, M., Moore, S., & Yancey, R. (1993) Irrigation of nephrostomy tubes. AJN, 93(7), 63-67.

Non-Refereed Journal Articles

         Fearing, A. & Riley, M. (2006).  Identification of Weight Loss Success Motivators and Maintaining Weight Loss in Adults. Chart, 103 (3), 11. 

         Newton, M. (1992). Book review of Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration. (1989) AORN, 56(5), 1992.

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Research & Grants

• Research Activities
  • "Graduate Student of Online Teaching and Relationship to Learning Styles." (With A. Fearing).  SIUE IRB Approval June 14, 2005, Co-investigator, 2005
  • "Graduate Students: Online Mentoring of Undergraduate Nursing Students." (With A. Fearing)  SIUE IRB approval July 8, 2003.  Data Collection in progress, Co-investigator, 2003
  • "Students Perceptions of Online Teaching and and Relationship to Preferred Learning Styles," (With A. Fearing) SIUE IRB approval on June 14, 2005   Data collection in progress, Co-investigator, 2002
  • "Prostate Health Beliefs and Practices of Middle-aged and Elderly Men." (With A. Fearing, D. Bell & S. Lambert).  Approved by SIUE IRB January 1999.  A small grant was received from Sigma Theta Tau.  The results have been disseminated at several research conferences and two data based articles have been published, Co-investigator, 1999
  • "Nursing Students' Perceptions of Clinical Experience with Elderly Residents of a Public Housing Project." (With A. Fearing and B. Martin). Approved by IRB on January 16, 1997. Completed and poster and paper presentations and done and data based article published, Co-investigator, Research Study, 1997
  • "Problems and Concerns of Caregivers Hospice Patients" (with S. Lambert). SlUE, Office of Research and Projects. Approved by IRB on December 6, 1995. Completed and presentations done and data based article published in 2002, Co-investigator, Research Study, 1996
  • "Breast Health Beliefs and Practices of Southern Illinois Women." (With S. Lambert, M. de Meneses and M. Scovitch).  Co-investigator, Research Study: Approved by IRB on July 29, 1996.  Completed and presentations done and data based article published, 1996
  • Principal Investigator, Research Study: "A comparison of Nursing And Nursing Student Health Promoting Lifestyle Profiles." SlUE, Office of Research and Projects. Approved for FUR of $769. Completed and presentations done, 1995
  • "Effects of Health Promotion Activity on Student Nurses' Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile." SlUE, Office of Research and Projects Approved for three Hours of release time in Spring Semester of 1995. Completed and presentations done for dissemination, Principal Investigator, Research Study, 1995
  • "Faculty's Stages of Concern Regarding a  Curriculum Innovation," Doctoral Dissertation, St. Louis University, St. Louis MO, 1994
  • "Professional Image: Enhanced or Inhibited by Attire" (with J. Chaney). SlUE, Office of Research and Projects approved for New Faculty Research Award-$3000. Completed and presentations done and data based article published, Co-Investigator, Research Study, 1993
  • "A Longitudinal Study of Nursing Graduates'  Values," Master's Thesis in Nursing, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO, 1989
• Grant Activities
  • EGE proposal for graduate curriculum revision faculty development, funded for $5000, 2004 - 2005
  • EGE proposal for graduate curriculum revision faculty development, funded for $5000, 2003 - 2004
  • US Department of Health and Human Services Nurse Educator grant, 2004
  • US Department of Health and Human Services Nurse Educator grant, 2002
  • IDPH Breast Cancer Fund Grant. Not funded, 1998
  • Member of committee that prepared Helene Fuld Grant for monies for equipment for the Nursing Arts Lab, 1995 - 1996
  • EUE Proposal for videos for teaching nursing psychomotor Skills, Funded for $2847, 1995
  • Member of the Expanded Baccalaureate Education Grant-SIUE, 1993 - 1996
  • Helene Fuld Grant for Computer Lab- Funded, BKSN, 1989
  • Helene Fuld Grant for Nursing Arts Lab- Funded BHSN, 1987

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