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Susan Dunn, Chairperson of Department

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

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

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:

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

Dunn, S., Stommel, M., Corser, W., & Holmes-Rovner, M. (accepted for publication). Hopelessness and its effect on cardiac rehabilitation exercise participation following hospitalization for acute coronary syndrome. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation.
Holmes-Rovner, M., Stommel, M., Corser, W., Olomu, A., Summers-Holtrop, J., Siddiqi, A., & Dunn, S. (accepted for publication). Does outpatient telephone coaching add to hospital quality improvement following hospitalization for acute coronary syndrome? Journal of General Internal Medicine.
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.

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

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)