Glenda Dexter-Brown

Curriculum Vitae

Glenda Dexter-Brown
MSN, RN, Clinical Coordinator
Classes - website
Dunes Med / Prof Bldg 3115

(219) 980-6619

Education

• MSN - Nursing Administration, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, December 1990.
• BSN - University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, March 1982.
• Diploma - Nursing, Mennonite Hospital School of Nursing, Bloomington, Illinois, May 1979.

Academic Appointments:

• 2003 to Present - Clinical Coordinator, Indiana University School of Nursing, Northwest Campus, 3400 Broadway, Gary, IN 46408, (219) 980-6600.
• 1999 to Present - Lecturer, Indiana University School of Nursing, Northwest Campus, 3400 Broadway, Gary, IN 46408, (219) 980-6600.
• 1996 to 1999 - Part-time Clinical Instructor, Purdue University North Central, 1401 S. US 421, Westville, IN 46391 (219) 785-5200.

Professional Licensure and Certifications

• Registered Nurse, Indiana #28090882 (active)
• Registered Nurse, Illinois #041-193282 (active)
• Certified to administer, read, and record Mantoux tuberculin skin tests by the Indiana
• State Department of Health and the American Lung Association of Indiana, 12/11/02
• Completed “Teaching and Learning in Web-Based Courses” Certificate Program offered by the Indiana University School of Nursing, April 2005

Fields of Competence

• Community Health Nursing, Nursing Management, Adult Health Nursing

Professional Memberships:

• American Nurses’ Association
• Indiana State Nurses’ Association (ISNA), District 10
• Sigma Theta Tau, Alpha Lambda Chapter
• National League for Nursing

Honors, Grants, Fellowships, Awards:

• Outstanding Didactic Educator,” bestowed by BSN graduating class 2005
• Outstanding Faculty Member,” bestowed by BSN graduating class 2002
• Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nursing

Teaching Assignments (proceeding two years):
*Course Chair

Professional Service:

Division:

• Chairperson, Recognition and Ceremonies Committee, Fall 2006-present
• Clinical Coordinator, Spring 2003-present
• Chairperson , Curriculum Committee, Fall 2002-present
• Member, Recognition and Ceremonies Committee, Fall 2004-present
• Member, Local Council of Nursing Faculty, 1999-present
• Member, Curriculum Committee, 1999-present
• Member , Task Force responsible for revising student clinical absence policy and health requirements policy, 2003
• Member, Search and Screen Committee for Nursing Faculty Positions, Fall 2003
• Course Chair , S472, A Multi-System Approach to the Health of the Community, 2000-present
• Course Chair , S473, A Multi-System Approach to the Health of the Community: Practicum, 2000-present
• Course Chair, S483, Clinical Nursing Practice Capstone, 2001-present
• Course Chair, S484, Research Utilization Seminar, Spring 2004
• Course Chair, S485, Professional Growth and Empowerment, Spring 2003

University School of Nursing:

• Member, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, Fall 2002-present

Indiana University Northwest Campus

• Member, AQIP Outcome 4 Valuing People Committee, Fall 2006-present
• Appointed toGoverning Board, Center for Sustainable Regional Vitality, 2004
• Member, Advisory Board , Center for Regional Excellence Sustainable Regional Vitality, 2004-present
• Member, Indiana University Northwest Wellness Team, 1999-present
• Coordinator, Annual Health Fair for faculty, staff, students, and the community
• Coordinator, Student Nurses Association and IU Northwest Alumni Association, Blood Drive , 10/17/06 and 11/6/06
• Coordinator, School of Nursing and Student Nurses Association Blood Drive, 2/13/06

Professional Service/Practice:

• PRN Staff Nurse, Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice of Porter County, Valparaiso, Indiana
• Member, Board of Directors, Gary Community Health Center, May 2001-present
• AppointedChairperson of the Quality Improvement Committee, 2005
• ElectedSecretary and Member of Executive Committee, 2003
• Member, Ad Hoc Committee, responsible for reviewing educational materials for Crossroads Clinic at health center, 2003
• Member, Board of Directors, C.L.A.S.S. Health Center at East Chicago Central High School, December 2001-present
• Member, Nursing NOW Committee, responsible for planning nurse shadows days for local high school students at Lake and Porter County hospitals, 2004-2005
• Participant, Open Door Adolescent Health Center and the Michigan City Area
• Schools Health Service’s “8 th Annual Teen Health and Social Service Fair” on 5/4/06
• Participant, NorthShore Clinic’s Health Fair at Portage High School on 4/8/06
• Consultant, Visiting Nurse Association of Porter County, April to October 2006
• Developed interview guide for nurses, nursing skills competency checklist, nursing skills evaluation checklist, physical assessment review, evaluation form for applicant’s home observation visits, and educational principles/guidelines for preceptors.
• Consultant, Visiting Nurse Association of Porter County, Nursing Department.
• Presented an in-service on “Health Education” on 3/15/05 and 3/17/05.
• Consultant, Visiting Nurse Association of Porter County, Home Health Aide Department. Presented an in-service on “Vital Signs” on 3/19/03.

Conferences/Workshops/Courses Attended:

• New Dimension in Nursing Research: Impacting Patient Outcomes Through Research, The Northwest Indian Nursing Research Consortium, 11/10/06, Merrillville, Indiana.
• Entering the Blogosphere: Web Logs and University Life, Indiana University Northwest, 10/13/06, Gary, Indiana.
• Mary E. Culbertson Symposium, Indiana University School of Nursing, 8/20-8/21/06, Indianapolis, Indiana.
• Healthcare Disparities, Annual Women’s Studies Undergraduate Research Conference, 3/7/06, Gary, Indiana.
• Mary Mahoney Lecture Series: Eliminating Disparities in Healthcare, Indiana University School of Nursing Northwest Campus, 3/2/06, Gary, Indiana.
• Teaching and Learning: Growth, Resilience, and Change, The Teaching Professor,Conference, 5/21/05-5/22/05, Schaumburg, Illinois.
• Waiting for and Living With an Organ Transplant, Indiana University School of Medicine Northwest Center, 4/29/05, Gary, Indiana.
• Practicum—The Development of a Web-Based Course (20 contact hours), fourth course in Teaching and Learning in Web-Based Courses: A Professional Web-Based Certificate Program, Indiana University School of Nursing, 3/21/05-4/18/05, Indianapolis, Indiana.
• Teaching and Study Strategies to Increase the Long-Term Recall of Professional Level Students, Indiana University School of Medicine Northwest Center, 2/25/05, Gary, Indiana.
• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Disorders of Extreme Stress, Indiana University School of Medicine Northwest Center, 2/18/05, Gary, Indiana.
• Mary Mahoney Symposium, Indiana University Northwest, 10/29/04, Gary, Indiana.
• Teaching and Evaluation in Web-based Courses (20 contact hours), third course in
• Teaching and Learning in Web-Based Courses: A Professional Web-Based Certificate Program, Indiana University School of Nursing, 7/6/04-7/12/04, Indianapolis, Indiana.
• Designing Web Pages for Web Courses (17.6 contact hours), second course in
• Teaching and Learning in Web-Based Courses: A Professional Web-Based Certificate Program, Indiana University School of Nursing, 6/21/04-6/27/04, Indianapolis, Indiana.
• Getting Started: An Introduction to Choosing and Using Web Course Management Software (10 contact hours), first course in Teaching and Learning in Web-Based Courses: A Professional Web-Based Certificate Program, Indiana University School of Nursing, 6/7/04-6/13/04, Indianapolis, Indiana.
• Northwest Indiana Healthcare Summit, The Center of Workforce Innovations, 5/5/04,Chesterton, Indiana.
• Teaching in a Culturally Diverse Classroom, Indiana University Northwest, 2/20/04, Gary, Indiana.