Department of Nursing Faculty

Mary Ann Burnam, Ph.D., RN
MBurnam@otterbein.edu
614-823-1526
Areas of interest: education and teaching, women's health, nursing history, women's history and education, qualitative research, curriculum development and teaching.

Susan Butz, MSN, RN, CCRN
sbutz@otterbein.edu
614-823-1353
Areas of interest: critical care, emergency room care, nursing education and women's health.

Sharon Carlson, Ph.D., RN
SCarlson@otterbein.edu
614-823-1539
Areas of interest: families; quantitative and qualitative research (stress/adaptation); human development (adult, aged, elder abuse); mental health; community health (health promotion); teaching.

Aimee Cerney, BSN, RN, Nursing Arts Laboratory Assistant

Ruth Chavez, MSN, RN
RChavez@otterbein.edu
614-823-1539
Areas of interest: child health, medically fragile child, developmental disabilities and clinical immersion experiences.

Barbara Cornett, Ph.D., RN
BCornett@otterbein.edu
614-823-1388
Areas of interest: computers and health care, patient education, staff development, nursing education, mental health, public health.

Dorothy Crider, MS, RN, LMT, Nursing Advisor
dcrider@otterbein.edu
614-823-3210

Jackie Haverkamp, MSN, RN, NHA
jhaverkamp@otterbein.edu
614-823-1678
Areas of interest: assessment and management of clinical problems in medical-surgical nursing, emergency nursing, gerontology, hospice and related oncology care, nursing education and nursing service administration.

Patricia Keane, Ph.D., RN
PKeane@otterbein.edu
614-823-1678
Areas of interest: qualitative research, women's health, violence against women (physical abuse, rape, etc.), maternal-infant research.

Cindi Levering, MA, MEd, RN, CNS, SANE
clevering@otterbein.edu
614-823-1326
Areas of interest: diabetes, cardiovascular health, disease prevention, wellness, children's health issues, eldercare and sexual abuse.

Mary McKelvey, Ph.D.
MMcKelvey@otterbein.edu
614-823-1433
Areas of interest: stress and coping in minority (e.g. Black and Hispanic) families, economic concerns of women in the U.S., psychological adaptation (e.g. depression, feeling of well-being, self-esteem) to stressors (e.g. divorce).

Eda Mikolaj, Ph.D., RN
EMikolaj@otterbein.edu
614-823-1894
Areas of interest: administration, nursing education, staff development, advanced practice nursing roles, conflict and stress, adult women students.

Joan Pryor-McCann, Ph.D., RN
JPryor-McCann@otterbein.edu
614-823-1230
Areas of interest: nursing theory (grand-middle range-micro), medical-surgical topics, especially pulmonary/cardiac, legal and ethical issues, research.

Alicia Ribar, MS, RN
ARibar@otterbein.edu
614-823-1253
Areas of interest: pediatric and women's health, qualitative research, diabetes education, maternal-infant research and lactation education.

Barbara Schaffner, Ph.D., RN, Department Chair
BSchaffner@otterbein.edu
614-823-1735
Areas of interest: research on nursing interventions, child health, alternative therapies; primary care (pediatric practitioner).

Dr. Ann Teske, Visiting Associate Professor
annteske@sbcglobal.net
614-459-0418

Margie Vogt, Ph.D., RN
MVogt@otterbein.edu
614-823-1426
Areas of interest: quantitative/qualitative research, children with chronic illness, diabetes, oncology, camp nursing, nursing administration, pediatric practitioner.