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Linda Delunas
PhD, RN, CNE, Associate Dean
College of Health and Human Services
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Dunes Med / Prof Bldg 3109

(219) 980-6643

Education

• Certificate, Distance Education. School of Continuing Studies, Indiana University, March 2003.
• PhD, Nursing Sciences, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. Major area of study was in cardiovascular disease and quality of life within a stress context. Dissertation: Hostility, heart disease threat appraisal and quality of life after treatment for heart disease, May, 1997.
• MS, Adult Health Nursing, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, Indiana, May 1987.
• BSN, Family Nurse Practitioner Program, Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, Indiana, May 1984.
• Diploma, Nursing, Parkview-Methodist School of Nursing, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, May 1976.

Academic/Administrative Appointments:

• 2008 - present Associate Dean, College of Health and Human Services
• 2003-present: Associate Professor, School of Nursing, Indiana University Northwest
• 2008-present Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine--Northwest
• 2006- 2008 Faculty Assistant to the Chancellor, Interim Organizing Coordinator, College of Health and Human Services, Indiana University Northwest.
• 2003-2006: Associate Dean, School of Nursing and Health Professions, Indiana University Northwest
• 2001-2003: Curriculum Coordinator, School of Nursing, Indiana University Northwest
• 1999-2001: Coordinator of Clinical and Community Affiliations, School of Nursing, Indiana University Northwest
• 1997-2003: Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Indiana University Northwest
• 1989-1997: Lecturer, Division of Nursing, Indiana University Northwest
• 1984-1986: 1987-1989: Adjunct Lecturer, Division of Nursing, Indiana University Northwest

Professional Licensure and Certifications:

• RN, Indiana (active)
• RN, Illinois (active)
• CNE (Certified Nurse Educator), National League for Nursing (current)

Fields(s) of Competence:

• Stress, Quality of life, Nursing Research, Adult Health Nursing, Cardiovascular Nursing

Professional Memberships:

• American Nurses Association
• Indiana State Nurses Association (ISNA), Northwest Region
• National League for Nursing
• Indiana League for Nursing
• Sigma Theta Tau Alpha-at-large Chapter

Honors / Grants / Fellowships / Awards:

Grants

• Travel and Conference Attendance Grant: Selected to attend the Relationship Centered Care Immersion Conference, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, April 2008. 
• Travel and Conference Attendance Grant:  Co-author with Dr. Patrick Bankston and Dr. Robin Hass Birky: Public Health and Liberal Education at Indiana University Northwest. (July 2008)  Application accepted to send an IU Northwest team to the AACU Health and Liberal Education, Faculty Leadership and Institutional Change Conference. 
• Intensive Writing Course Development Grant, Indiana University Northwest Office of Academic Affairs, $1,000, May 2007
• Delunas, L. AHEC grant for 5 Dell Computers for the Nursing Learning Resource Center, $5,000, December 2005
• Delunas, L . AHEC grant for production (with Professor Josy Petr) of instructional DVD and workbook on Dimensional Analysis; $1,700, August 2005
• Delunas, L. AHEC grant for collaboration with Methodist Hospitals for new nurse graduate orientation in the IUN NLRC, $1,100 June 2005.
• Secured in-kind donation of two cardiac/hemodynamic monitors for NLRC from Datascope Corporation; $20,000; June 2005.
• Delunas, L . AHEC grant for purchase of student supplies, $15,000, June 2004.
• Rooda, L. & Delunas, L. Enhancing the Academic Success of Minority andEducationally Under-prepared Nursing Students; IU Office of Diversity/ IUN Office of Academic Affairs; June 2003; $16,000
• Delunas, L . and Hobson, C. Indiana University Northwest Grant-in-Aid ($1,500), March 2000. For continued work on program of research Assessment of stress in the United States utilizing the Social Readjustment Rating Scale-Revised (SRRS-R).
• Hobson, C. and Delunas, L. Indiana University Northwest, Internal Research Grant ($6,000); Assessment of stress in the United States utilizing the Social Readjustment Rating Scale-Revised (SRRS-R), November 1999.
• Indiana University Overseas Conference Fund Travel Support Award ($700), 1999.
• Summer Faculty Fellowship ($5,000) for development of an ASN program competency/content grid to assist in the implementation of new ASN curriculum; IU Northwest, 1998

Honors and Awards

• Elizabeth M. Lion Award for Distinquished Service to the University, Indiana University School of Nursing, August 2008
• W. George Pinnell Award for Outstanding Service, Indiana University, April, 2006.
• Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Outstanding Service Activity Award, Indiana University Northwest, Spring, 2006.
• Outstanding Educator Award, bestowed by RN-BSN graduating class, 2005.
• Best Conference Paper Presentation -- Hobson, C., Delunas, L., Rosetti, D. Identifying “at-risk” individuals for stressful life-events as a function of four primary demographic factors. National Business and Economics Society Fifth Annual Conference. March 10, 2004; Honolulu, Hawaii.
• Excellence in Education Award, Sigma Theta Tau, Alpha Chapter, 2003.
• FACET Award/Member, Indiana University, 2001.
• Trustees Teaching Award, Indiana University Northwest, 2001.
• Finalist, Indiana University Northwest Founder’s Day Award, 2001.
• Outstanding Instructo, bestowed by BSN graduating class 2001.
• Outstanding Instructr, bestowed by ASN graduating class 2000.
• Outstanding Instructor, bestowed by ASN graduating class 1999.
• Teaching Excellence Recognition Award, IU Northwest, 1999.
• Outstanding Instructor, bestowed by ASN graduating class 1998.
• Teaching Excellence Recognition Award, IU Northwest, 1998.
• Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nursing.
• Who’s Who in American Nursing.
  

Teaching Assignments (proceeding five years):

Professional Service:

School:

• Ambassador , National League for Nursing
• Member, Search and Screen Committee for Faculty Position, School of Nursing and Health Professions, 2002; 2003; 2005; 2006
• Faculty Advisor , Student Nurses’ Association, 2000-2005.
• Secretary, BSN Curriculum Subcommittee, 1999-2000.
• Chair, Search and Screen Committee; Coordinator of Nursing Student Services Position, 2000
• Chair, Search and Screen Committee for Nursing Faculty Position, 1998; 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004; Member in 2006.
• President , Local Council of Nursing Faculty, Spring 1997-1999.
• Member , Local Council of Nursing Faculty 1989-present.
• Member , Search and Screen Committee for Division of Nursing Dean position, 1997-98.
• Member , Recruitment, Admission, Progression and Graduation Committee, 1997-1999.
• Member , Curriculum Committee, 1996-present.
• Division representative (all-campus initiative), National Conference on Student Retention, New Orleans, LA, 1998
• Division Representative to National League for Nursing Council of Associate Degree Programs Annual Meeting, Atlanta Georgia, 1996

College:

• Member, College Promotion and Tenure Committee 2007 - present
• Member, Nothwest Indiana Research Consortium Institutional Review Board 2007-2008

University System School of Nursing :

• President , University Nursing Faculty, 2005-2007
• Member, Search and Screen Committee for University System School Dean, July 2002-2003
• Chair , Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, 2001-2004
• Member , Governing Council, University Council of Nursing Faculty, 1999-2004
• Member, University Council of Nursing Faculty Bylaws Task Force on Development of UCNF structure and function to reflect “Evolving as a System School,” 1998.
• Member , University Council of Nursing Faculty Executive Committee, Sp. 1997-1999.
• Member , University Council of Nursing Faculty Affairs Committee, 1998-1999.
• Member , University Council of Nursing Faculty Bylaws Committee, 1997-2003
  (ad hoc 1999-2003)
• Member , University Council of Nursing Faculty Bylaws Task Force on Representative Governance, December 1997
• Member, Graduate Curriculum Committee, 1998-present
• Member , Nursing of Adults Department, 1990-present
• Member , BSN Program Clinical Grading Task Force, 1998
• Member , ASN Program Course Development Task Force, Care of the Individual: Alterations in Nutrition, Metabolic and Elimination Functions, 1996-1997
• Member , ASN Program Course Development Task Force, Care of the Individual: Alterations in Activity and Exercise Functions, 1996-1997
• Member , ASN Program Math Competency Task Force, 1991-1992

Indiana University Northwest Campus:

• Faculty Assistant to the Chancellor, 2006-present
• Co-chair, Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP) Steering/Coordinating Committee 2005-present
• Oncourse Faculty Mentor, 2005-present
• Member , General Education/Assessment Committee, 2005-present
• At-large Member , Faculty Organization Executive Committee, 2005-present
• Member, Classroom Technology and Distributed Education Committee 2007 - present
• (Founding) Member, Advisory Board, IUN Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, 2002-present
• Member , Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects, 1997-present
• Member, Strategic Planning Team, 2002-2005; 2006-present
• Member, College of Health and Human Services Task Force, 2006-present
• Member , Executive Committee, Faculty Organization, 2000-2004 (SONHP representative)
• Member, Survey and Curriculum Committee, 1997-present
• Member, Campus Promotion and Tenure Committee 2003 -2006
• Member, Strategic Outcomes 1 and 6 Committees, 2005
• Chair/Sponsor , Strategic Outcome 1 Committee, 2004
• Member, Facilities Planning Committee, June 2002-2005
• Member, Trustees Teaching Award Committee, 2002.
• Judge, Science Olympiad, Indiana University Northwest, March 2002
• Member, Community Relations Task Force, 2000-2001
• Member, Campus Assessment Committee, 1999-2000
• Participant, Shared Vision Round One, Round Two.
• Member , Shared Vision Task Force on Health and Well-being Service Project
• Member, Search and Screen Committee, Dir. of Marketing and Communication 1998-99
• Member , Freshman Year Experience Planning Committee, 1998-99
• Chair , Survey and Curriculum Committee, 1997-98, 2007-2008
• Member , Faculty Affairs Committee, 1996-1997

Indiana University:

• Member , Graduate Faculty, 1998-present
• Member, Oncourse Priorities Committee, 2005-present
• Member, “Enhancing Minority Attainment” self study and peer review project for IU Northwest

Professional Service/Practice:

• Member, Institutional Review Board, Northwest Indiana Medical Research Consortium, 2007-
• Ambassador , National League for Nursing; 2007-present
• Member, Scholarship Committee, Indiana League for Nurses, 2005, 2006, 2007
• Reviewer (ad hoc), Journal of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2004-2005
• Reviewer , Journal of Women’s Health and Gender-Based Medicine, 1999
• Reviewer (Nursing texts, various projects), Delmar Publishers 1997-2000
• Member, Board of Directors , Indiana State Nurses’ Association, District 2, 1997-2000
• Delegate , District 2, Indiana State Nurses’ Association Biennial Convention, 1997; 1999
• Chair , Planning Committee, Northwest Indiana Nursing Research Consortium Sixth Annual Nursing Research Conference, 1998
• Chair , Planning Committee, Northwest Indiana Nursing Research Consortium Fifth Annual Nursing Research Conference, 1997
• Member , Abstract Review Committee, Northwest Indiana Nursing Research Consortium Fifth Annual Nursing Research Conference, 1996-1998
• Member , Midwest Alliance in Nursing (MAIN) Research Task Force, 1998-1999
• Member , Quality End of Life Care Program Advisory Board, Methodist Hospitals, Inc. 1997-1999
• Member , Quality End of Life Care Program, Comfort and Care Liaison Team,
• Methodist Hospitals, Inc., 1997-1999
• Member , Methodist Hospitals, Inc. Nursing Research Committee, 1996-2000
• Member , Methodist Hospitals, Inc. Nursing Research Subcommittee on Spirituality and Nursing, 1996-1997
• Member , Planning Committee, Northwest Indiana Nursing Research Consortium Fourth Annual Nursing Research Conference, 1996

Community and Public Service:

• Volunteer Statistician (Quality Improvement Data), Gary Community Health Center,
  2005-present
• Member, Board of Directors, Hospice of the Calumet, 2005-present
• Member, Quality Management Committee, Hospice of the Calumet, 2005-present
• Member , Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement Committee, St. Mary Medical Center 2002-present
• Member, Board of Directors , Healthy East Chicago, 2002-2004
• Consultant, Nursing Student Extern Program Evaluation, Methodist Hospitals, 2002
• Member , Board of Directors, Visiting Nurses Association of Northwest Indiana,
• 2001-2004
• Member, Board of Directors , American Cancer Society, Lake County Unit, 2000-2002
• Member, Board of Directors , Gary Community Health Center, 2000-2001
• Secretary , Board of Directors , Lake Central Education Foundation, 1999-2000
• Member , Board of Directors, Lake Central Education Foundation, 1996-2000

Presentations(* refereed):

• *Petr, J. & Delunas, L. It’s Not Just the Students: A Multifaceted Approach to Improving NCLEX-RN Pass Rates. National League for Nursing Education Summit: New York, New York; September, 2006.
• *Delunas, L. & Bergland, B. Growing Pains: The Introduction of Continuous Planning in a Maturing Institutio n. Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities Conference : Miami, Florida, October, 2006.
• Delunas, L. “Preparing a case for excellence in teaching: Tenure and Promotion.”IU Northwest Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, 2004, 2005, 2006.
• *Hobson, C., Delunas, L., Rosetti, D. Identifying “at-risk” individuals for stressful life-events as a function of four primary demographic factors. National Business and Economics Society Fifth Annual Conference. March 10, 2004; Honolulu, Hawaii.
• Delunas, L. “Using Oncourse.” IU Northwest Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, October 2002.
• Delunas, L. Teaching and Technology. New Faculty Orientation , IU Northwest, August 2001.
• Delunas, L. Teaching ‘teaching'. Poster Presentation, FACET Poster Session, Indiana University Northwest. (April 2001).
• Delunas, L. Thoughts on Leadership. Keynote Address, Induction Ceremony, Sigma Theta Tau, Alpha Chapter. Indianapolis , IN. (April, 2001).
• *Delunas, L. Gender differences in life events stress utilizing an updated Social Readjustment Rating Scale: Results from a large-scale sample of the U.S. population. Midwest Nursing Research Society 25 th Annual Research Conference , Cleveland, Ohio (March, 2001).
• Delunas, L. A Healthcare Executive’s Worst Nightmare OR Where Have All the Nurses Gone? Invited presentation, Student Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Indiana University Northwest. (March 2001).
• *Delunas, L. Mood and functioning in patients prior to coronary angiography. Northwest Indiana Nursing Research Consortium Eighth Annual Nursing Research Conference, Merrillville, IN. (November 2000).
• Delunas, L. Health Promotion through Activism. Keynote Address, Indiana Association of Nursing Students Annual Convention. Indianapolis , IN. (February 2000).
• *Hobson, C., Delunas, L., and Kesic, D. A new Stressful Live Events Questionnaire for use in employee training. Applied Business Research Conference , Denver, CO. (August 1999).
• *Nardi, D. and Delunas, L. Development and use of the Parenting Tracking Form in perinatal addiction treatment. 38th International Congress on Alcohol, Drugs and other Dependencies, Vienna, Austria (August, 1999).
• Delunas, L. Collaboration for increasing dissemination of research findings. Indiana University School of Nursing, Mary E. Culbertson Symposium. Indianapolis, Indiana (February, 1999).
• *Delunas, L. Hostility, threat appraisal and quality of life after treatment for heart disease. Midwest Nursing Research Society 22 nd Annual Research Conference ; Columbus, Ohio (March, 1998).

Professional Publications

Refereed Publications:

• Delunas, L . (1990). Prevention of elder abuse: Betty Neuman Health Care Systems approach. Clinical Nurse Specialist, 4, 54-58.
• Delunas, L. (1996). Beyond Type A: Hostility and heart disease. Implications for research and practice. Rehabilitation Nursing, 21, 196-201.
• Delunas, L . and Potempa K. (1999). Adaptation after treatment of heart disease: Preliminary examination with a stress appraisal context. Heart and Lung, 28, 186-194.
• Nardi, D. and Delunas, L. (2000). Development, preliminary testing and use of the Parenting Tracking Form in perinatal addiction treatment. Addiction Research, 8, 399-412.
• Jordan , M. and Delunas, L. (2001). Quality of life and patterns of non-traditional therapy use by patients with cancer. Oncology Nursing Forum, 28, 1107-1113.
• Hobson, C., Delunas, L., and Kesic, D. (2001). Compelling evidence of the need for corporate work-life balance initiatives: Results from a national survey of stressful life-events. Journal of Employment Counseling, 38, 38-44.
• Hobson, C., Kesic, D. and Delunas, L. (2001). A framework for redesigning or fine-tuning your benefit package: Results from a national survey of stressful life-events. Benefits Quarterly, 17(3), 46-50.
• Hobson, C. and Delunas, L. (2001). National Norms and life-events frequencies for the Revised Social Readjustment Rating Scale. International Journal of Stress Management, 8, 299-314.
• Hobson., C. Kesic, D., Rosetti, D. Delunas, L. & Hobson, N. (2004). Motivating employee commitment with empathy and support during stressful life events. International Journal of Management, 21. 332-337.
• Delunas, L., and Bergland, B.(2007). The introduction of continuous planning in a maturing institution. Metropolitan Universities, 18,16-25.
• Invited Contributing Author (test items), Billings, D. (Ed.) (2008): Lippincott’s Content Review for NCLEX-RN, 1E. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA.
• Delunas, L. & Rooda, L. (accepted).  A model for clinical instruction of undergraduate nursing students.  Nursing Education Perspectives.
• Hobson, C. and Delunas, L. (accepted). Efficacy of different techniques for reducing stress:  A study among business students in the United States.   International Journal of Management (scheduled to appear August 2009, vol. 26, no. 2).

Other:

• Invited Contributing Author, Rayfield, S. and Manning, L. (Eds) (2001): NCLEX-RN 101: How to pass! (4 th Edition). ICAN Publishers, Shreveport, LA.
• Delunas, L. (2004). Instructor Power-Point Slides to Accompany Trochim, W. (2005). Research methods: The concise knowledge base. Atomic Dog Publishing, Cincinnati, OH.
• Petr, J. & Delunas, L. (2005). Dimensional Analysis student DVD and workbook (in-house production; supported by AHEC grant, 2005).