last name: Smyer

first name: Tish

middle initial: M.

department: Nursing

mail code:

email address: tish.smyer@unlv.edu

phone: 895-5952

expertise: Problems of the elderly

Quality education (all levels)

Racial and ethnic disparities

Security and safety

other quality of life issues: Subset of security and safety: elderly prisoners.

publications: Smyer, T. & Stenvig, T. (Under review). Health Care for American Indian Elders: An Overview of Cultural Influences and Policy Issues. Home Health Care Management and Practice.
Smyer, T. & Gragert, M. (2006). Health Issues of the Aging Offender. In Burbank, P.
(Ed) Vulnerable Older Adults. New York: Springer. 2006 AJN Book of the Year
Gerontology.
Smyer, T. & Gragert, M. (2006). Aging Offender: Strategies for Health Care. In
Burbank, P. (Ed) Vulnerable Older Adults. New York: Springer. 2006 AJN Book of
the Year Gerontology.
Smyer, T. & Graham, M. (2003). Mental Health Problems. In Uphold, C. & Graham,
M. (Eds). Clinical Guidelines in Child Health. Gainesville, Florida: Barmarrae
Books.
Smyer, T. & Graham, M. (2003). Mental Health. In Uphold C., & Graham,
M. (Eds). Clinical Guidelines in Family Practice. Gainesville, Florida: Barmarrae
Books.
Smyer, T. & Graham, M. (2003). Mental Health. In Uphold C., & Graham,
M. (Eds). Clinical Guidelines in Adult Health. Gainesville, Florida: Barmarrae
Books.
Bassett, S. & Smyer, T. (2003). Health screening practices in rural long-term care
facilities. Journal of Gerontological Nursing. 29 (4), 42-49.
Smyer, T. (2000). The aging offender. In D. Mercer, T. Mason, M. McKeown & G.
MacCann (Eds), Forensic mental health care: A case study approach (pp. 235-240). London, England: Churchill Livingston.
Smyer, T. & Powers, P. (2000). Antisocial Personality Disorder: Symptom expression
and aging. Corrections Compendium, 25 (3).
Yurkovich, E. & Smyer, T. (2000). Health maintenance behaviors of severely an
persistently mentally ill individuals in a State Prison. Journal of Psychosocial
Nursing and Mental Health Services, 38 (6), 21-31.
Yurkovich, E., Smyer, T., & Dean, L. (1999). Maintaining Health: Proactive client oriented community day treatment centers for the chronic ill. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 6, 61-69.

courses taught:

committees_boards_organizations: American Nurses Association, Nevada Nurses Association, Member, 2006-present Nevada Organization of Nurse Leaders, Member, 2006-present Midwest Nursing Research Society, Member, 1998-present .
American Psychiatric Nurses Association, Member, 1998-present.

grants_gifts: Collaborative Approach to Expanding RN to BSN Education, Department of Health and Human Services, HRSA, Nurse Education, Practice and Retention (NEPR). $711,000 (over three years). Project Director, Submitted November 2006-PENDING.
New PhD Nursing Program, Department of Health and Human Services, HRSA,
Advanced Education Nurse Practice grant (AENP). Team leader writer
FUNDED $697,798 (over three years) 2005-2008 Role: Project Manager
Professional Nurse Traineeship Grant, Department of Health and Human Services
(AENTP). Smyer FUNDED 2005-2006 $37,626 Role: Project Director Federal Nurse Loan Program, Department of Health and Human Services, HRSA, FNLP
Smyer (funded). 2005/2006 $27,000 Role: Project Director
Healthcare Career Lattice, T. Smyer and R. Olson, Department of Labor through Good
Samaritan Society, $320,000 funded August 2004-2006 2 years. (co PI) The Wokunze Project, Indian Health Service Grant, PD Tom Stenvig, Program Manager,
T. Smyer - South Dakota State University Funded August 2003-2008 $1,500,000.
(co- writer)
Professional Nurse Traineeship Grant, Department of Health and Human
Services. South Dakota State University. (2004-2005). (AENTP) Powers &
Smyer Funded $36,549.
Native American/Rural Nursing Grant, HRSA, Project Director (12-2001-present),
Program Director and Curriculum Specialist (2000-12/2001) South Dakota State
University. Funded 9/2000 renewed funding 2001 and 2002 and 2003.
$615,000. (co writer)
Professional Nurse Traineeship Grant, Department of Health and Human Services.
South Dakota State University (1999). Smyer (AENTP) Funded $48,993.

Grants (writer)
Statewide Partnership to Prepare Nurse Educators, Department of Health and Human
Services, HRSA, Nurse Education, Practice and Retention Grant (NEPR) Hegge and
Smyer (co writer). FUNDED 2005-2008 $715,812 Professional Nurse Traineeship Grant, Department of Health and Human
Services. South Dakota State University. (2005-2006). (AENTP) Bunkers/Smyer
(co-writer) Funded

student_participation: 10

interest_join: 10

last name: Word

first name: Jessica

middle initial: K. A.

department: Public Administration

mail code: 456026

email address: jessica.word@unlv.edu

phone: 895-2684

expertise: Social services

other quality of life issues: Nonprofit Management and community capacity

publications:

courses taught: PUA 770 - Nonprofit Management PUA 774 Community Outreach and Volunteerism PUA 775 Strategic Planning and Program Evaluation for Nonprofits PUA 776 Development for Nonprofit Managers

committees_boards_organizations:

grants_gifts:

student_participation: 7

interest_join: 7

last name: Alpert

first name: Patricia

middle initial: T

department: School of Nursing

mail code: 3018

email address: patricia.alpert@unlv.edu

phone: 5-3810

expertise: Problems of the elderly

Problems of youth

Racial and ethnic disparities

other quality of life issues:

publications: : Emerging Theories of Heart Disease The Effects of Jazz Dance on Balance, Cognition and Mood in Older Women (in press) Motivating Children to Promote Physical Exercise Methabolic Disease, Considerations for Asians AIDs in India (in press)

courses taught: N749: Primary Care of Families I
N769: Primary Care of Families III
N731:Advanced Pediatric Assessment
N734: Primary Care in Pediatrics: The Well Child

committees_boards_organizations: UMC Research Committee Nevada Nurses Association
NNA: Special Interest Group

grants_gifts: Center for Excellence in Women's Health, School of Nursing, UNLV, $20,000

student_participation: 8

interest_join: 10

last name: Maldonado

first name: Cecilia

middle initial:

department: Educational Leadership

mail code: 3002

email address: cecilia.maldonado@unlv.edu

phone: 5-3410

expertise: economic growth

Immigration

Quality education (all levels)

Quality of labor and labor supply

Racial and ethnic disparities

other quality of life issues:

publications: Maldonado - Daniels, C., Daniels, I. & Vazquez, F. (2005). Latinos and language in the workplace: A deadly problem. Workforce Education Forum. 21(1), 58-70. Also available online at http://voc.ed.psu.edu/projects/publications/books/Spring2005/ index.html

Maldonado, C. (2006). Does generation status matter? An examination of Latino college completers. The Online Journal for Workforce Education and Development, 2(1). Available at http://www.wed.siu.edu/Journal/volInum5.php

Maldonado, C. (2006). A closer look at Hispanic college completers: An analysis of the National Education Longitudinal Study (NELS):2000 cohort. International Journal of Vocational Education & Training. 14(2), 77-91.

Maldonado, C. & Farmer, E. I. (2007). Examining Latinos involvement in the workforce and postsecondary technical education in the United States. Journal for Career and Technical Education, 22(2). 26-40.
Available at http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JCTE/v22n2/pdf/v22n2.pdf

courses taught: EDW 714: Policies & Practices in Workplace Learning and Performance

committees_boards_organizations: East Las Vegas Community Development Corporation Si Se Puede Foundation

grants_gifts:

student_participation: 3

interest_join: 8

last name: kwak

first name: chanyeong

middle initial:

department: school of Nursing

mail code: 3018

email address: chanyeong.kwak@unlv.edu

phone: 895-1230

expertise: Problems of the elderly

other quality of life issues:

publications: Long term care delivery system in Korea. In L. Zhan (ed.), Asian Voices: Asian and Asian American Health Educators Speak Out: (2nd ed., 269-282). Boston: Jones & Bartlett Publishers.

courses taught:

committees_boards_organizations:

grants_gifts: 2004 Principal Investigator: Racial difference in use of long term care services. University of Connecticut
2. Principal Investigator: Racial/ethnic disparities in long-term care needs among Nevada seniors

student_participation: 8

interest_join: 8

last name: Louis

first name: Margaret

middle initial:

department:

mail code:

email address: margaret.louis@unlv.edu

phone:

expertise: affordable housing

air quality

cultural enrichment

economic growth

envirmonment policy

Hazardous wastes and materials

Parks and Recreation

Problems of the elderly

Problems of youth

Public health and quality of healthcare

Public spaces and land use

Quality education (all levels)

Quality of labor and labor supply

Recycling and reuse

Security and safety

Social services

Sustainable sources of energy (solar, hydrogen, wind, etc.)

Traffic and transportation

Urban ecology/ecosystems (vegetation, wildlife, soils, horticulture, etc.)

Water supply, quality, and efficiency of water use

other quality of life issues:

publications:

courses taught:

committees_boards_organizations:

grants_gifts:

student_participation: 6

interest_join: 10

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last name: Candela

first name: Lori

middle initial: L

department: Nursing

mail code: 3018

email address: lori.candela@unlv.edu

phone: 895-2443

expertise: Public health and quality of healthcare

Quality education (all levels)

other quality of life issues:

publications: Chronic illness across the lifespan (book in final draft stages)

courses taught: Tertiary Prevention in the Community Community Health Teaching and Learning Curriculum Development

committees_boards_organizations: SNHD-MRC NNA

grants_gifts:

student_participation: 5

interest_join: 10

last name: Kowalski

first name: Susan

middle initial:D.

department: Nursing

mail code: 3018

email address: Susan.Kowalski@unlv.edu

phone: 895-3404

expertise: Problems of the elderly

other quality of life issues:

publications: Pending publication: Physiological and Psychological Symptoms of Grief in Widows

courses taught: NURS 308

committees_boards_organizations: none regarding this area

grants_gifts: $6,000 from Dept of Ed (through Women's Health Center) for research on widows

student_participation: 1

interest_join: 4

last name: Dwyer

first name: Michael

middle initial: F

department: Environmental Studies

mail code: 454030

email address: mdwyer@unlv.nevada.edu

phone: 702-858-9971

expertise: envirmonment policy

Public spaces and land use

other quality of life issues: Urban-wildland interface, Public Lands

publications: Assessing the effect of group model building on stakeholder teams developing urban growth strategies (Dissertation, May 2007) A Group Model Building Process to Integrate Land Use, Transportation, and Air Quality Planning in Las Vegas (with Stave, 2005 System Dynamics Conference) Natural Resource Management and America's Fastest Growing City: Some Preliminary Thoughts on the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (with S. Parker, 2002 WSSA Conference)

courses taught: Land Use Management (ENV 430)

committees_boards_organizations: Lied Institute for Real Estate Studies Advisory Board

grants_gifts:

student_participation: 1

interest_join: 10

last name: Bondmass

first name: Mary

middle initial: D

department: School of Nursing

mail code: 3018

email address: mary.bondmass@unlv.edu

phone: 702-895-3418

expertise: Quality education (all levels)

Racial and ethnic disparities

other quality of life issues: Chronic Health issues and evidence-based praced

publications: Bondmass, M., Bolger, N., Castro, G., & Avitall, B. 1999). The effect of physiologic home monitoring and telemanagement on chronic heart failure outcomes. Internet Journal of Advanced Nursing Practice, 3(2), http://www.ispub.com/ostia/index.php?xmlFilePath=journals/ija/vol4n2/chf.xml

Bondmass, M., Bolger, N., Castro, G., & Avitall, B. (2000) The Effect of Home Monitoring and Telemanagement on Blood Pressure Control Among African Americans. Telemedicine Journal, 6, 15-23.

Bondmass, M.D. (2002). Outcomes of home management methods for chronic heart failure. Doctoral dissertation. University of Illinois at Chicago, Health Sciences Center.

Bondmass, M.D. (2007) Improving Outcomes for African Americans with Chronic Heart Failure: A Comparison of Two Home Care Management Delivery Methods. Home Health Care Management & Practice (In Press Oct 07)

courses taught:

committees_boards_organizations: American Heart Association Nevada Nurses Association (Board of Director)

grants_gifts:

student_participation: 1

interest_join: 10