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Associate Professor, BSN Program Director

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	Associate Professor, University of Texas at Tyler ‐ Nursing
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Nursing

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Nursing education, self-directed learning, critical thinking, Chronic illness, and Spiritual Care

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Excellence in Teaching Award, College of Nursing and Health Science - 2014-2015
Outstanding Distance Learning Faculty, Northeast Texas Consortium of Colleges and Universities - 2015
Certified Nurse Educator, National League for Nursing – 2014
Alpha Chi Outstanding Faculty Member, College of Nursing top ten percent of nursing majors – 2013
J. Burns Brown Fellowship of Excellence – 2013
Alpha Chi Outstanding Faculty Member, College of Nursing top ten percent of nursing majors – 2012
Faculty Senate Distinguished Faculty Award, Faculty Senate – 2012
"Medical Special Needs Shelter Orientation: Just in Time" online training website, Journal of Nursing Education's Top Teaching Tools – 2010
Alpha Chi Outstanding Faculty Member, College of Nursing top ten percent of nursing majors – 2000
Certified Emergency Nurse, Emergency Nurses Association – 1980
Registered Nurse, Texas State Board of Nurse Examiners – 1978

Courses

NURS 3310: Health Assessment
NURS 3312: Health Assessment for Registered Nurses
NURS 4212: Gerontological Nursing
NURS 5327: Nursing Education Curriculum Development
NURS 5328: Evaluation in Nursing Education
NURS 5329: Nurse Educator Role Strategies and Practicum
NURS 6360-6660: Dissertation

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2008	Ph.D., Texas Woman's University ‐ Nursing
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1990	M.S.N., University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ‐ Nursing
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Research Works (22)

A Faculty-Friendly Framework for Improving Teaching and Learning through Service-Learning (Belinda Deal, Melinda Hermanns, Colleen Marzilli, et al.) Nursing Faculty Publications and Presentations (2020)

This manuscript highlights benefits of service-learning (SL) as a promising pedagogical approach to improving teaching and learning in college classrooms. Drawing on the collective experiences of integrating SL projects in university courses, the authors share ...

Spiritual Perspectives, Spiritual Care, and Knowledge of Recovery Among Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses: (Melissa Neathery, Zhaomin He, Elizabeth Johnston Taylor, et al.) Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (2019)

Constructive Feedback Teaching Strategy: A Multisite Study of Its Effectiveness. (Gerry Altmiller, Belinda Deal, Nancy Ebersole, et al.) Nursing education perspectives (2018)

Gamifying Education: Motivation and the Implementation of Digital Badges for Use in Higher Education (Julie A. Delello, Harmonie Hawley, Rochell R. McWhorter, et al.) International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies (2018)

This article describes how gamification in education through the use of digital badges has emerged as a means to motivate and reward student learning. This exploratory, multi-case study looked at the motivations and perceptions of ...

Using an "Escape Room" toolbox approach to enhance pharmacology education (Melinda Hermanns, Belinda Deal, Ann M. C, et al.) Nursing Faculty Publications and Presentations (2017)

Background: Faculty are encouraged to use a variety of teaching/learning strategies to engage nursing students. While simulation and games are now common, there were no reports in the nursing literature using an “escape room” concept. ...

Nurse Educator Perceptions of Faith-Based Organizations for Service-Learning (Rebecca Power, Amy R. Toone and Belinda Deal) Nursing Faculty Publications and Presentations (2016)

Knowledge about service-learning for nursing students in faith-based organizations (FBOs) is limited. This descriptive study explored the perceptions of nurse educators about using FBOs for service-learning clinical sites. Participants (N=112) relayed specific benefits and barriers ...

Using Technology Immersion to Promote Student Engagement (Jerri L. Post and Belinda J. Deal) International Journal on Recent and Innovation Trends in Computing and Communication (2016)

This article describes the transformation a graduate nursing education course using new teaching strategies aimed at student engagement. These technology based initiatives include the use of e-portfolios, Prezi presentations, a digital conceptual framework poster, a ...

A dual conversation about mentoring: Undergraduate student and faculty perspectives (Belinda J. Deal and Jennifer Grimes) Imprint, The Professional Magazine for Student Nurses (2016)

The Five-Phase Mentoring Relationship Model by Cooper and Wheeler (2010) was used to explore a two-year commitment between an undergraduate nursing honors student and a faculty member. The student and the faculty member used the ...

Nurse Educator Perceptions of Faith-Based Organizations for Service-Learning (Rebecca Fountain, Amy R Toone and Belinda Deal) Journal of Christian Nursing (2016)

Knowledge about service-learning for nursing students in faith-based organizations (FBOs) is limited. This descriptive study explored the perceptions of nurse educators about using FBOs for service-learning clinical sites. Participants (N=112) relayed specific benefits and barriers ...

Faculty experience of flipping the classroom: Lessons learned (Melinda Hermanns, Jerri L. Post and Belinda Deal) Nursing Faculty Publications and Presentations (2015)

"Flipping the classroom" is gaining in popularity. The flipped classroom permits active learning and student engagement whereby the traditional class time is transformed into an active learning experience in which students can apply knowledge and ...

Implementation of a flipped classroom: Nursing students’ perspectives (Jerri L. Post, Belinda J. Deal and Melinda Hermanns) Journal of Nursing Education and Practice (2015)

The need to update nursing curriculum has prompted the development of new pedagogies designed to engage students and help them develop clinical reasoning skills. This descriptive phenomenological study explored student experiences of “flipping the classroom” ...

Part I: an educational journey toward disaster nursing competencies: a curriculum in action. (Danita Alfred, Jennifer Chilton, Della Connor, et al.) Nurse Education in Practice (2015)

In the last decade, natural and man-made disasters around the world have increased in both frequency and severity. Health care providers and nurses in particular have expressed the need and desire for a better understanding ...

Part II: collaborative learning in community health nursing for emergency preparedness (Janice Hensarling, Dell Connor, Jennifer Chilton, et al.) Nurse Education in Practice (2015)

This article presents a collaborative disaster simulation in multiple communities that served as a clinical experience for nursing students from two universities in Southern Texas. With the history of occurrences of life altering disasters members ...

The Lived Experience of Giving Spiritual Care: A Phenomenological Study of Nephrology Nurses Working in Acute and Chronic Hemodialysis Settings (Belinda Deal and Jane S. Grassley) Nephrology Nursing Journal (2012)

The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experiences of nephrology nurses giving spiritual care in acute and chronic hemodialysis settings. Ten nurses were interviewed. Five themes were identified: a) drawing close, b) ...

Biopsychosocial and Spiritual Aspects of Parkinson Disease: An Integrative Review (Melinda Hermanns, Belinda J. Deal and Barbara K Haas) Journal of Neuroscience Nursing (2012)

The purpose of this study is to systematically examine the scientific literature and report the biopsychosocial and spiritual aspects of persons with Parkinson disease and their adaptation to the disease, to discuss methodological challenges associated ...

Community-Based FitSTEPS for Life Exercise Program for Persons With Cancer: 5-Year Evaluation (Barbara K Haas, Gary Kimmel, Melinda Hermanns, et al.) Journal of Oncology Practice (2012)

Purpose: To determine the effects of a community-based program of exercise on quality of life (QOL) of persons with cancer over time. Methods: Participants were referred by their physician to participate in an individualized program of ...

Think Globally, Learn Locally: Multimedia Conferencing Between Two Schools of Nursing (Carol S Sternberger, Belinda Deal and Rebecca Fountain) Nursing Education Perspectives (2011)

Three nurse educators, who met at the American Nurses Association Nursing Care in Life, Death, and Disaster Conference, collaborated on a multimedia conferencing project to teach nursing students about disaster response. This case study examines ...

Finding Meaning in Suffering (Belinda Deal) Holistic Nursing Practice (2011)

Nurses commonly encounter pain and suffering, and alleviation of pain and suffering is a focus of the nurse's job. Spirituality and religion may assist patients who are suffering, and understanding the relationship between spiritual influences ...

A Pilot Study of Nurses' Experience of Giving Spiritual Care (Belinda Deal) The Qualitative Report (2010)

Using spiritual and religious resources gives patients and families strength to cope during a crisis, but nurses often do not offer spiritual care (Kloosterhouse & Ames, 2002). The purpose of this phenomenological study was to ...

Educational Opportunities: A Nursing School Model for Medical Special-Needs Sheltering (Belinda J. Deal, Danita Alfred, Rebecca Fountain, et al.) Nurse Educator (2010)

The devastation of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina increased the awareness of persons who were unable to self-evacuate because of physical and/or mental disabilities. From that awareness, plans emerged to provide a safe haven for ...

Case Report: Challenges and Opportunities of Nursing Care in Special-Needs Shelters (Melinda Hermanns and Belinda Deal) Disaster Management & Response (2006)

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita forced many individuals along the coast of Texas and Louisiana to seek shelter inland. Among the evacuees were residents with special needs and residents of nursing homes and group homes caring for mentally retarded and physically disabled persons. ...

How animal-assisted therapy affects discharge teaching: A pilot study (Melinda Hermanns and Belinda Deal) Nursing Management (2003)

Examines the impact of animal-assisted therapy during discharge teaching for post-open-heart surgical patients with a median sternotomy incision. Benefits from animal-assisted therapy; Presence of anxiety in patients undergoing postoperative median sternotomy dischargeteaching; Evaluation of retention of discharge teaching.

Presentations (28)

Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning by James Lang An Overview Part III: Inspiration (Belinda J. Deal) Workshop for Center For Excellence in Teaching and Learning, CETL (2019)

Hunting for Small Teaching Strategies to Transform Your Classroom (Belinda J. Deal) The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler (2019)

The Impact of Text Messaging on Baccalaureate Nursing Students’ Physical Activity: Single Case Design. (R. A. Shizhu, Belinda J. Deal, B. K. Haas, et al.) American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting/ World Congress on Exercise is Medicine (2019)

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