Susan Dunn, Chairperson of Department

PhD, RN
dunns@hope.edu

Room 1148 of Science Center
616-395-7424 (office)
616-395-7163 (fax)

Education:

• PhD: Michigan State University
• MSN: Grand Valley State University
• BSN: University of Michigan
• ADN: Grand Rapids Junior College

Specialty:

• Cardiovascular nursing
• Acute care of the adult
• Critical care nursing
• Nursing research

Professional Experience:

• Hope College Nursing Department : 1997-present
• Cardiovascular Research Consultant: 1997- 1998
• Grand Valley State University, Kirkhof School of Nursing: 1997
  Clinical instructor
• Butterworth Hospital: 1985-1997
  Positions held included Cardiovascular Research Clinical Nurse Specialist, Cardiac Rehabilitation Coordinator, Medical Critical Care Clinical Coordinator and Medical Critical Care Staff Nurse
• Grand Rapids Community College: 1992-1993
  Clinical Nursing Instructor
• Vernon Wendt, MD: 1983-1985
  Cardiovascular Clinical Nurse
• St. Joseph Mercy Hospital: 1982-1983
  CCU Charge Nurse and Staff Nurse
• Bronson Methodist Hospital: 1980-1982
  Step-down CCU Charge Nurse and Staff Nurse
• Blodgett Hospital: 1980
  Neuroscience Charge Nurse and Staff Nurse

Research Interests:

• Cardiovascular nursing
• Cardiac rehabilitation
• Hopelessness
• Depression
• Exercise participation
• Physical Functioning

Grants:

• 2010 Hope College-Howard Hughes Medical Institute Faculty Development Grant for Interdisciplinary Research
  Co-Investigators: Susan Dunn and Nathan Tintle
• 2010 The Great Lakes Colleges Association (GLCA) New Directions Initiative Grant
  “ Home Exercise, Cardiac Rehabilitation Exercise, and No Exercise and Their Relationship with Hopelessness and Depression in Individuals with Coronary Heart Disease”
  Investigator: Susan Dunn
• 2009 Hope College Jean Mason Debbink Faculty Development Grant Investigator: Susan Dunn
• 2007 Hope College-Howard Hughes Medical Institute Faculty Development Grant for Interdisciplinary Research
  Co-Investigators: Susan Dunn and Nathan Tintle
• 2003-2005 National Institute of Nursing Research of the National Institute of Health
  Pre-doctoral National Research Service Award
  Investigator: Susan Dunn
• 2003-2005 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation Student Award Program Grant
  Investigator: Susan Dunn
• 2002 Kappa Epsilon Chapter-at-Large of Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Research Grant
  Investigator: Susan Dunn
• 2001 Lilly Foundation Planning Grant
  Co-Investigators: Susan Dunn and Steve Hoogerwerf
• 2000 Hope College-Howard Hughes Medical Institute
  Faculty Development Grant for Curriculum Development
  Co-Investigators: Susan Dunn, Mary Scheerhorn, Debra Sietsema
• 1995-1996 American Heart Association of Michigan Nursing Research Grant Principle Investigator: Susan Dunn

Recent presentations:

• 2011 "The Implementation of a Partnership Model for Doctoral Education: Accelerated BSN to PhD" (Susan Dunn, Barbara Given, Mary Mundt) Poster presentation AACN Doctoral Conference San Diego, California
• 2010 “Increased Hopelessness Levels in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease 6 Months After Hospitalization and After Attending a Phase Two Cardiac Rehabilitation Program”
  Paper presentation Midwest Nursing Research Society Annual Nursing Conference Kansas City, Missouri
• 2010 “Increased Hopelessness Levels in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease 6 Months After Hospitalization and After Attending a Phase Two Cardiac Rehabilitation Program”
  Poster presentation American Heart Association, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism Scientific Sessions 2010
  San Francisco, California
• 2009 "Development and Testing of a New State-Trait Hopelessness Tool for Use with Patients with Coronary Heart Disease "Poster (Dunn, Tintle, Dykstra, Hulst, Mulder)
  Kappa Epsilon Chapter-at-Large of Sigma Theta Tau Research Event Grand Rapids, MI
• 2008 "Development and Testing of a New State-Trait Hopelessness Tool for Use with Patients with Coronary Heart Disease "Oral paper (Dunn, Tintle, Dykstra, Hulst, Mulder)
  23rd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR)
  Indianapolis, Indiana
• 2007 "Back to the Future: Hopelessness and Heart Disease"
  Oral paper Spectrum Health Emerging Concepts in Cardiovascular Care Conference Grand Rapids, MI
• 2006 "Hopelessness and its Effect on Cardiac Rehabilitation Exercise Participation Following Hospitalization for Acute Coronary Syndrome" Oral paper Sigma Theta Tau International Research Congress Montreal, Quebec
• 2005 "Depression and Hopelessness as Psychological Predictors of Exercise and Physical Functioning in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome" Oral paper Family Practice Research Conference XXVIII Michigan State University, East Lansing MI
• 2004 "Depression and Hopelessness as Psychological Predictors of Exercise and Physical Functioning in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome "Oral paper American Heart Association Scientific Sessions New Orleans, LA
• 2003 "Hopelessness and Depression in Myocardial Infarction" Poster Presentation Midwest Nursing Research Society Conference Grand Rapids, MI
• 2001 "The Development of an Unique Baccalaureate Nursing Program" Poster presentation American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Baccalaureate Conference Washington DC
• 2000 "Role Clarification and the Myocardial Infarction Patient's Primary Support Person" Poster presentation 50th Anniversary Homecoming "Celebration of Nursing "Michigan State University College of Nursing Lansing, Michigan

Professional Activities:

• 2010- present: Manuscript reviewer, Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
• 2010 - present: Research abstract reviewer, Midwest Nursing Research Society Annual Conference
• 2011: Reviewer, Healthcare Safety and Quality Improvement Study Section, Extramural Research, Education and Priority Populations, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
• 2009-2010: Reviewer, Health Systems Research Study Section, Office of Office of Extramural Research, Education and Priority Populations, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Professional Memberships:

• American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
• American Heart Association
  -Kent County Board Member 1994-1996
• Midwest Nursing Research Society
• Student Nurses Association www.nsna.org
  -Hope-Calvin Faculty Advisor 1999-2003
• Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
• Sigma Theta Tau International, Kappa Epsilon Chapter-At-Large
  -Vice President 1996-1998
  -Hope-Calvin Faculty Counselor 2000-2002

Publications

• Dunn, S., Shattuck, S., Baird, L., Mau., J., & Bakker, D. (2011). Developing a nursing model of care? Try focus groups. Nursing Management, 42(8), 24-26.
• Dunn, S., Stommel, M., Corser, W., & Holmes-Rovner, M. (2009). Hopelessness and its effect on cardiac rehabilitation exercise participation following hospitalization for acute coronary syndrome. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, 29(32-39)
• Holmes-Rovner, M., Stommel, M., Corser, W., Olomu, A., Summers-Holtrop, J., Siddiqi, A., & Dunn, S. (2008). Does outpatient telephone coaching add to hospital quality improvement following hospitalization for acute coronary syndrome? Journal of General Internal Medicine, 23(9), 1464-1470.
• Dunn, S., Corser, W., Stommel, M., & Holmes-Rovner, M. (2006). Hopelessness and depression in the early recovery period after hospitalization for acute coronary syndrome. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, 26(3), 153-159.
• Corser, W., Hanak, M., Stommel, M., Olomu, A., Yang, Z., Dunn, S., & Holmes-Rovner, M. (2006). Association of cardiac drugs with depression after acute coronary syndrome. Journal of Pharmacy Technology, 22(6), 319-325.
• Dunn, S. (2005). Hopelessness as a response to physical illness. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 37(2), 1-7.

Awards and Honors

• 2009 Excellence in Nursing Education
  Sigma Theta Tau, Kappa Epsilon-at-Large Chapter
• 2008 New Investigators Award
  American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR)
• 2006 Excellence in Nursing Research Award
  Sigma Theta Tau, Kappa Epsilon-at-Large Chapter
• 2005 Best Research Presentation by a Practitioner
  Family Practice Research Conference XXVIII
  Michigan State University
• 2005 Outstanding PhD Graduate
  College of Nursing
  Michigan State University
• 2000-2004 Gilbert and Leona Schumann Scholarship, Michigan State University
• 2000-2003 Mildred B. Erickson Fellowship, Michigan State University
• 2000 Health Research Service Award Fellowship, Michigan State University
• 1997 Award for Excellence in Nursing Research at Kirkhof School of Nursing, Grand Valley State University Presented by Butterworth Hospital
• 1997 GRAMEC Best Nursing Research Award Presented by Grand Rapids Area Medical Education Center (GRAMEC)