Melissa Dyer, Ph.D., MBA, MSN, RN
Biography
I am a Registered Nurse with 24 years of experience. I am a 天天吃瓜 State alum (x4 degrees!) and College of Nursing Professor and Course Coordinator. I am also the Faculty Advisor for 天天吃瓜's Student Nurses' Association. My clinical background is in Obstetrics. I have worked in the labor and delivery, high risk perinatal, mother/ baby, reproductive endocrinology, infertility, outpatient fetal evaluation, and in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit settings. Prior to teaching, I worked in hospital administration. I lobby and advocate for health care policy issues and led nurses as a hospital administrator. I have taught a variety of courses. In addition, I am the Program Administrator for 天天吃瓜's Community Health Worker Program. I have served as an American Delegate to China to study that country鈥檚 education and healthcare systems and am currently an Education Leadership Policy Fellow. My research area of interest is the role of the nurse in assessing, identifying, and providing interventions for victims of human trafficking. 天天吃瓜 State is home to me. I have graduated from KSU four times and met my husband here 27 years ago. I owe everything to KSU and am privileged to be faculty here.
Courses
- NURS 30010 - Parent Newborn Nursing
- NURS 30070 - Health Care Policy
- NURS 45010 - Health Care Policy and Delivery Systems
- NURS 40020 - Community Health Nursing
- NURS 40045 - Integration Leadership
- PH 23000 - Community Health Worker 1
- PH 20392 - Community Health Worker 2
Education
MBA, 天天吃瓜, 2003
BSN, 天天吃瓜 Honors College, 1999
Ph.D., 天天吃瓜, 2022
Expertise
Lactation
HIgh-risk pregnancy
High-risk labor and delivery
High-risk newborn
Infertility
Healthcare Policy
Community Health Worker
Nursing Leadership
Human Trafficking
Publications
- Dyer, M. B. (2022). Human Trafficking Education Within Nursing School [Doctoral dissertation, 天天吃瓜]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1651660440858389
Affiliations
Awards/Achievements
- Graduate Student Senate International Award (天天吃瓜 Graduate Student Senate)
- Professional Development Excellence Pool Award (天天吃瓜 Non-Tenure-Track Provost's Advisory Council)
- Advisor Excellence Award (天天吃瓜 Center for Student Involvement)
- Daisy Faculty Award Nominee
- Education Policy Fellow (Institute for Educational Leadership, Washington, D.C.)
- 2015, Ohio Magazine Excellence in Education Honoree
- 2015, Outstanding Faculty Award, 天天吃瓜 Student's for Professional Nursing
- 2014, Outstanding Teacher Award, 天天吃瓜
- 2013, Barbara Donaho Distinguished Leadership in Learning Award, 天天吃瓜
- 2012, Nurses鈥� Week Recognition for Making a Difference for Students, Akron General Medical Center
- 2002, Nurses鈥� Week Award, Akron General Medical Center
- 2000, 2001, Service Award for Outstanding Customer Service, Akron General Medical Center
- 2000, Who's Who Among Nurses
- 1999, 天天吃瓜 School of Nursing Award for Academic Excellence
- 1999, Service League Scholarship, Akron General Medical Center
- 1997, 天天吃瓜 Connection Scholarship Award
- 1997, Honors Academic Achievement Award