CURRICULUM VITAE Janice Bell Meisenhelder, D.N.Sc., R.N. Professor, Emmanuel College 400 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115 E-mail: meisenhelderj@Emmanuel.edu Education 1980-1984
Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts Doctor of Nursing Science
1975-1976
Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts Master of Science, Medical-Surgical Nursing
1969-1973
Wagner College, Staten Island, New York B.S. in Nursing, Cum Laude
Professional Experience 2013-Present
Professor, Emmanuel College, Nursing Department, Boston, MA
2010-2012
Professor, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA
1994-2010
Associate Professor, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA
1988-1994
Director, Center for Nursing Research, New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, MA
1988-1995
Assistant Professor, Northeastern University, Boston, MA
1979-1982
Instructor, Boston University School of Nursing, Boston, MA
1976-1979
Unit Teacher, Cardiac Step-Down and Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
1973-1976
Staff Nurse, General Surgical & Medical Intensive Care Units, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Research All grants listed as PI represent seed funding, less than $10,000.00. 2008-present. Principal Investigator. "Spiritual Coping with Cancer: A case study." Co-Investigator: Charae Spuler, MSN, RN, Instructor. Qualitative analysis of a teenager's prayer journal. Data analysis completed, dissemination in process.
2 2002-2004. Principal Investigator. "Stress and Religious Outcomes in a Church Sample." CoInvestigator: John Markum, Ph.D., Director of National Panel of Presbyterian Church USA, Funded in part by Presbyterian Church, USA. Completed. 2001-2002. Principal Investigator. "A Comparison of Three Measures of Spirituality as Related to Mental Health." Co-Investigator: Edwin Cassem, M.D. Funded in part by the Faculty Seed Grants, MGH Institute of Health Professions. Completed. 2001-2002. Principal Investigator. "The Relationship of Faith to Mental Health in an Oncology Population." Co-investigators: J. Younger, M.D., N. Schaeffer, MSN, RN. Funded in part by Theta Chapter of the National Nursing Honor Society, Sigma Theta Tau. Completed. 2000. Principal Investigator. "A Typology of Prayer and Prayerful Coping Related to Mental Health." Co-Investigator: Carolyn Schwartz, Sc.D. Funded IHP Faculty Seed Money Award. Completed. 1999. Principal Investigator. "Frequency of Prayer and Health Outcomes in a Presbyterian Church Population." Grant submitted to Louisville Institute, Louisville, KY. Not funded. 1997-1999. Principal Investigator. "Spirituality and Health Outcomes Among Members and Clergy of the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A." Co-Investigator: Emily Chandler, Ph.D. Completed. 1997-1999. Principal Investigator. "Spiritual Well-Being and Reports of Health in the Elderly." CoInvestigator: Emily Chandler, Ph.D. Funded in part by the Geriatric Education Fund, MGH Institute of Health Professions. Completed. 1994-1995. Co-Investigator. "Assessment and Interventions for Pain Management at New England Deaconess Hospital." P.I.: Judy Dyer, MSN, RN. Funded by Mayday Fund ($48,600). Completed. 1992-1994. Principal Investigator. "Evaluating Interventions for Fear of Contagion." Co-P.I.: Louise Rice, AIDS Action Committee, Boston. Funded by AIDS Action Committee and Deaconess Hospital. Completed. 1993. Principal Investigator. "Fear of Contagion and Concerns Over Occupational Exposure to HIV in Intravenous Nurses." Funded by NIH #RR05591. Completed. 1992. Principal Investigator. "Fear of Contagion and Concerns Over Occupational Exposure to HIV in Registered Nurses." Funded by NIH #RR05591. Completed. 1989. Principal Investigator. "Fear of Contagion in Registered Nurses: A Statewide Survey." Funded by Sigma Theta Tau, Theta Chapter of the National Nursing Honor Society. Completed. 1987. Principal Investigator. "Childbearing Over Thirty: Description and Satisfaction with Mothering." Co-Investigator: Patricia Meservey, MSN, RN. Funded by Sigma Theta Tau, Theta Chapter of National Nursing Honor Society. Completed. 1985. Principal Investigator. "The Affect of Sex-Role Orientation on Adjustment to Parenting." Funded by Sigma Theta Tau, Theta Chapter of the National Nursing Honor Society. Completed.
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3 1984. Principal Investigator. "Self-Esteem in Women: The Influence of Employment and Perception of Husband's Appraisals." Dissertation Abstracts, 1984. Completed.
Publications: Refereed Articles (*Data Based) *Meisenhelder, J.B., Schaeffer, N.J., Younger, J., Lauria, M. (2011). Faith and mental health in an oncology population. Journal of Religion and Health. DOI 10.1007/s10943-011-9497-1. *Meisenhelder, J.B. & Cassem, E. (2009). Terrorism, posttraumatic stress, spiritual coping and mental health. Journal of Spirituality and Mental Health, 11(3), 218-230. *Meisenhelder, J.B. & Marcum, J. (2009). Terrorism, posttraumatic stress, coping strategies, and spiritual outcomes. Journal of Religion and Health, 48(1), 46-57. DOI 10.1007/s10943-0089192-z. *Meisenhelder, J.B. & Marcum, J. (2004). Responses of clergy to 9/11: Posttraumatic stress, coping, and spiritual outcomes. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 43(3), 547-554. *Meisenhelder, J.B. (2003). Gender differences in spirituality and functional health in the elderly. Geriatric Nursing, 24(6), 1-6. *Schwartz, C.E., Meisenhelder, J.B., Yunsheng, M. & Reed, G. (2003). Altruistic social interest behaviors are associated with better mental health. Psychosomatic Medicine, 65,778-785. Meisenhelder, J.B. (2002). Anniversary responses to terrorism: Reoccurrence of posttraumatic stress response. American Journal of Nursing, 102, 24AA-24EE. Meisenhelder, J.B. (2002). Terrorism, posttraumatic stress, and religious coping. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 28, 771-782. *Meisenhelder, J.B. & Chandler, E.N. (2002). Spirituality and health outcomes in the elderly. Journal of Religion and Health, 41, 243-252. *Meisenhelder, J.B. & Chandler, E.N. (2001). Frequency of prayer and functional health in Presbyterian Pastors. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 40, 323-329. *Meisenhelder, J.B. & Chandler, E.N. (2000). Prayer and health outcomes in church lay leaders. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 22, 706-716. *Meisenhelder, J.B. & Chandler, E.N. (2000). Prayer and health outcomes in church members. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, 6, 37-41. *Meisenhelder, J.B. & Chandler, E.N. (2000). Faith, prayer, and health outcomes in elderly Native Americans. Clinical Nursing Research, 9, 191-203.
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4 *Meisenhelder, J.B. (1998). Accidental occupational exposure of intravenous nurses to Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Anticipating the consequences. Journal of Intravenous Nursing, 21, 215-220. *Meisenhelder, J.B. (1997). Anticipated outcomes of accidental occupational exposure to HIV. Clinical Nursing Research, 6, 291-299. *Meisenhelder, J.B., Kalinoski, J., & Saunders, J.M. (1995). Perceived Barriers to Getting Published: Results of the JANAC Survey. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 6, 57-62. *Meisenhelder, J.B. & Rice, L. (1994). Evaluating an intervention for fear of contagion. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 5, 48-55. *Meisenhelder, J.B. (1994). Contributing factors to fear of HIV contagion in registered nurses. Image: Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 26, 65-69. Meisenhelder, J.B. (1994). Cultivating scholarship in the clinical setting. Journal of Nursing Staff Development, 10, 87-90. Meisenhelder, J.B. (1993). Health care reform: Opportunity for evaluation research. Nursing Scan in Research, 6, 1-3. *Meisenhelder, J.B. (1991). Fear of contagion in home health aides: A community survey. Journal of Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 2, 31-35. Meisenhelder, J.B. (1990). Essential ingredients for research in the clinical setting. Nursing Scan in Research, 3, 1-3. Meisenhelder, J.B. & LaCharite, C. (1989). Fear of contagion: The public response to AIDS. Image: Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 21, 7-9. Meisenhelder, J.B. & LaCharite, C. (1989). Fear of Contagion: A Stress Response to AIDS. Advances in Nursing Science, 11, 29-38. *Meisenhelder, J.B. & Meservey, P.M. (1987). Childbearing over thirty: Description and satisfaction with mothering. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 9, 527-541. Meisenhelder, J.B. (1987). Anxiety: A Block to Clinical Learning. Nurse Educator, 12, 27-30. *Meisenhelder, J.B. (1986). Self-Esteem: The Influence of Employment and Spouse. Image: Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 18, 8-14. Meisenhelder, J.B. (1985). Self-Esteem: A Closer Look at Clinical Interventions. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 22, 127-135. Meisenhelder, J.B. (1982). Networking and Nursing. Image: Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 14, 7780.
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Meisenhelder, J.B. (1982). Clinical Evaluation—An Instructor's Dilemma. Nursing Outlook, 30, 348351. Meisenhelder, J.B. (1982). A Firsthand View of the Unit Teacher Role. Nurse Educator, 7, 17-20. Reprinted with permission from Journal of Nursing Administration. Meisenhelder, J.B. (1982). Boundaries of Personal Space. Image: Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 14, 16-19. Meisenhelder, J.B. (1982). A Firsthand View of the Unit Teacher Role. Journal of Nursing Administration, 12, 35-39. Meisenhelder, J.B. (1981). New Graduate Socialization. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 12, 16-22. Publications: Books Meisenhelder, M.B. & Meisenhelder, J.B. (2007). Melissa’s prayer journal: the power of prayer in the face of cancer. Wellesley, MA: MBM Publishers. Meisenhelder, J.B. & LaCharite, C. (Eds.) (1989). Comfort in Caring: Nursing the Person with HIV Infection, Glenview, IL: Scott, Foresman/Little, Brown. Publications: Chapters Meisenhelder, J.B. (2006). An example of personal knowledge: Spirituality. In L.C. Andrist, P.K. Nicholas, & K.A. Wolf (Eds.), A History of Nursing Ideas (151-155) Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett. Meisenhelder, J.B. (1994). Caring for the Caregivers, In P. Kelly, S. Holzemer, S. Holman, & R. Rothenberg. (Eds.) Primary Care of Women and Children with HIV Infection, Boston: Jones & Bartlett. Meisenhelder, J.B. (1990). Home Health Care for Persons with HIV Infection, In J.Mukand (Ed.) AIDS and Rehabilitation Medicine, New York: McGraw-Hill. Meisenhelder, J.B. (1989). Role of the Health Care Provide: An Overview, In Massachusetts Hospital Association’s HIV/AIDS Patient Care, Burlington, MA. Publications: Invited Articles Meisenhelder, J.B. (February 16, 2010). Publishing: Opening New Worlds. Scrubs Magazine.
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6 URL: http://scrubsmag.com/why-this-rn-published-her-daughters-diary/ Meisenhelder, J.B. (August, 2008). Letters to God. YW Magazine. Chisari, R.G. & Meisenhelder, J.B. (2001). Organizational strategies for clinical teaching. Nurse Educator, 26(1), 32, 38. Meisenhelder, J.B. (1992). Guest Editorial: Hidden messages. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 3, 9. LaCharite, C. & Meisenhelder, J.B. (1989). Zidovudine: Flawed Champion Against AIDS. RN, (1), 35-38. Awards 2010 - Nursing Spectrum Excellence Awards, Finalist in Teaching Category 2010 - Partners in Excellence Award, Partners HealthCare System 2009 - Partners in Excellence Award, Partners HealthCare System 2007 - Partners in Excellence Award, Partners HealthCare System 2006 - Partners in Excellence Award, Partners HealthCare System 2004 - Partners in Excellence Award, Partners HealthCare System 2002 - Nursing Research Award, Theta Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau 2000 - Partners in Excellence Award, Partners HealthCare System 1998 - Nancy T. Watts Award for Excellence in Teaching, MGH Institute of Health Professions 1996 - Partners in Excellence Award, Partners HealthCare System 1991 - Research Recognition Award from the Massachusetts Nurses Association for contributions to nursing science 1989 - Nursing Research Award, by Sigma Theta Tau, Theta Chapter 1986-1992 - Who's Who in American Nursing, The Society of Nursing Professionals 1981 - Nursing Research Award, by Sigma Theta Tau, Theta Chapter Professional Presentations: National and Regional
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7 Meisenhelder, J.B. & D’Ambra, C.S. (2013). “Journaling as an Intervention: A Case Study of Spiritual Coping.” Poster presentation, 25th Annual Scientific Sessions of the Eastern Nurses Research Society, Boston, Mass. April 18, 2013. Sullivan, S. & Meisenhelder, J.B. (2009). “Promoting Competency and Compassion in Clinical Faculty Nurturing the Nurturers.” Poster presentation, 17th Annual Conference for Nurse Educators in Practice Settings and Schools of Nursing, Falmouth, Mass., June 1-3, 2009. Meisenhelder, J.B., Schaeffer, N.J., Young, J. (2004). “The Relationship of Faith to Mental Health in an Oncology Population.” Invited Speaker at the 2004 Mayo Spiritual Care Research Conference, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, M.N., November 4, 2004. Meisenhelder, J.B. (2004). “Terrorism, Stress, coping, and Spiritual Outcomes: A Comparison of Three Samples.” Invited Speaker at the 2004 Mayo Spiritual Care Research Conference, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, M.N., November 4, 2004. Meisenhelder, J.B., Schaeffer, N.J., Young, J. (2004). “The Relationship of Faith to Mental Health in an Oncology Population.” Invited Speaker at the 16th Annual Scientific Sessions of the Eastern Nurses Research Society, Boston, Mass., April 3, 2004. Meisenhelder, J.B. & Schwartz, C. (2001). "A Typology of Prayer and Prayerful Coping Related to Mental Health.” Poster presentation at the 13th Annual Scientific Sessions of Eastern Nurses Research Society, Atlantic City, N.J., April 3, 2001. Meisenhelder, J.B. (1996). “Fear of Contagion and Concerns over Occupational Exposure to HIV in Registered Nurses.” Invited Speaker at the American Nurses Association’s Council of Nurse Researchers: 1996 Scientific Session, Washington D.C., June 14, 1996. Meisenhelder, J.B. (1995). “Expressed Concerns Over Intravenous Exposure to HIV in Nurses: A Qualitative Study.” Invited Speaker Association of Nurses in AIDS Care Eighth Annual Conference, Boston, Mass., September 17-20, 1995. Meisenhelder, J.B. (1995). “Evaluating Interventions for Fear of Contagion.” Poster Presentation, Association of Nurses in AIDS Care Eighth Annual Conference, Boston, Mass., September 1720, 1995. Meisenhelder, J.B. (1994). “Evaluating Interventions for Fear of Contagion.” Poster Presentation, 15th Annual Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Boston, Mass., April 16, 1994. Meisenhelder, J.B. (1993). “Evaluating Interventions for Fear of Contagion.” Poster Presentation, Sigma Theta Tau International Region 5 Assembly, Boston, Mass. April 16-17, 1993. Meisenhelder, J.B. (1993). “Fear of Contagion and Concerns Over Occupational Exposure to HIV in Registered Nurses.” Poster Presentation, Sigma Theta Tau International Region 5 Assembly, Boston, Mass. April 16-17, 1993.
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Meisenhelder, J.B. (1993). “Evaluating Interventions for Fear of Contagion.” Paper Presentation, Eastern Nurses Research Society 5th Annual Scientific Sessions, Boston, Mass., April 1-2, 1993. Meisenhelder, J.B. (1993). “Fear of Contagion and Concerns Over Occupational Exposure to HIV in Registered Nurses.” Paper Presentation, Eastern Nurses Research Society 5th Annual Scientific Sessions, Boston, Mass., April 1-2, 1993. Professional Membership 1976-Present Sigma Theta Tau, Theta Chapter 1987-Present Eastern Nursing Research Society 1989-2001
Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
1976-2003; 2010-Present American Nurses Association Member # 01476222 1988-1995 1989
ANA Council of Nurse Researchers Nominating Committee
Editorial Activities 2012
Peer Review for Journal of Research and Health
2001
Peer Review for Journal of Scientific Study of Religion
1990-1997
Member of Editorial Board of Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care.
1990- 1995
Member of Editorial Board of The Nursing Research Scan
1993
Assistant Editor, Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
1987- 1990
Provide abstracts and critiques of research studies for publication in each issue for The Nursing Research Scan.
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