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                Sandra I. Austin, EdD, RN

                                                        Associate Professor

Education

                                     Doctor of Education (Leadership in Schooling), UMass Lowell
                                     Master of Science (Nursing), University of California, Los Angeles
                                    Bachelor of Science (Nursing), University of Virginia.
EXPERIENCE
1997 – present:      Framingham State College, Nursing Department,  Associate professor. Teaching responsibilities: 54.460 Nursing Leadership, 54.440 Nursing Research, and 54.325 Nursing Informatics;  Responsible for planning all course content and for clinical planning and supervision. Includes the introduction of student computer laboratory requirements in all courses.  These requirements include the use of the internet, email, spreadsheets, word processing, and the production of multimedia visual aids for use in formal oral presentations.  Classes in all courses are presented to students through the use of fully multimedia PowerPoint presentations and an LCD projector.
1995 - 1996:           Fitchburg State College, Department of Nursing, part-time faculty member.  Teaching responsibilities: Lecture content: maternal/newborn; clinical supervision of community health promotion activities; laboratory supervision of basic skills practice and physical assessment skills practice
1989 - 1995:          Fitchburg State College, Department of Nursing, full-time faculty member.  Teaching responsibilities involved students in a four -year program leading to Bachelor of Science degree in nursing.   Clinical areas of expertise: In-hospital obstetrics/newborn nursing experiences, community-based maternity clinical nursing experiences, community health promotion clinical nursing experiences, and medical-surgical nursing clinical skills. Responsible for lecture content in obstetrics/newborn nursing and for clinical supervision in that area as well as in basic medical-surgical clinical nursing skills.  Planned and implemented clinical nursing experiences for students in community health promotion and clinical laboratory experiences in basic medical-surgical nursing skills.  Also planned and implemented laboratory practice in physical assessment skills.
1973 - 1989:          Fitchburg State College, Department of Nursing, part-time clinical faculty member.  Responsible for in-hospital clinical experiences in obstetrics/newborn nursing, as well as implementation of clinical laboratory experience in basic medical-surgical nursing skills.  Responsible for clinical conferences, seminars, evaluations, research papers, term papers.

 

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS  
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Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses  http://www.awhonn.org/
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Sigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society in Nursing (Epsilon Beta Chapter) http://www.nursingsociety.org/
- Chair, Induction Committee 1993-1995
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Pi Lambda Theta, International Honor Society in Education (Gamma Eta Chapter) http://www.pilambda.org/
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Association of Critical Care Nurses http://www.aacn.org/
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National League for Nursing http://www.nln.org
- Council of Nursing Informatics
- Awards Committee: 2000-2002
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Massachusetts Teachers Association, higher education
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National Education Association
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American Educational Research Association
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Framingham State College Nursing Honor Society http://www.frc.mass.edu/sconrad/honor_society.htm
     - Chair, Eligibility Committee
     - Chair, Steering Committee, 1998
     -  Faculty Counselor/Advisor, 1998-2002
     -  President, 1999 – 2002
     -  Newsletter editor, 2000 - 2002
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Rho Phi Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International

                - President, 2002 - present

                 - Faculty counselor/advisor, 2002 - present

                 - Newsletter editor, 2002 - present

 

HONORS
1995:           HBO Nurse Scholar  (nursing informatics)
1996:           Research grant (dissertation research), Epsilon Beta, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society in Nursing
1997:           The 1997 Outstanding Graduate Student Award, College of Education, University of Massachusetts Lowell
1999 - present:  Who’s Who of American Women, 21st Edition (Marquis Publication)
2000 - present:  Who’s Who in America, 54th Edition (Marquis Publication)
PUBLICATIONS
Austin, S., Chapman, J. and Shaw, E. (1993). Nursing process with the well client: Skills laboratory workbook.  Fitchburg, MA: FSC Press.
Austin, S. & Catalano, A.M. (1994).  Baccalaureate nursing education responds to the challenge of changing trends in perinatal nursing care:  A pilot project to provide a community-based maternity clinical experience. Abstract published in conference proceedings. Poster session presented at AWHONN and Mosby Annual Conference: Today’s Challenges and Tomorrow’s Practices, Baltimore, MD.
Austin, S. and Catalano, A. M. (1994). Community-based maternity clinical orientation manual.  Fitchburg, MA: FSC Press.
Austin, S. & Catalano, A.M. (1996). Research results:  A pilot project to provide a community-based maternity clinical experience.  Abstract published in conference proceedings.  Poster session .  National Maternal-Child Nursing Convention, New Orleans, LA.
Austin, S. (1997).  Self-reported competency in computer literacy skills for nursing among baccalaureate nurse educators and self-reported integration of these skills into the curriculum through teaching practice. Ann Arbor, MI: UMI.
Austin, S. (1998).  Competency in computer literacy skills for nursing among baccalaureate nursing faculty and curriculum integration of these skills through teaching practice.  Abstract published in conference proceedings.  Paper presented at 14th National Conference of the Council for Research in Nursing Education, Atlanta, GA.
Austin, S. (1998).  Computer literacy skills for nursing among baccalaureate nursing faculty and curriculum integration of these skills through teaching practice.  Abstract published in conference proceedings.  Poster session presented at the 25th Anniversary International Conference of the American Academy of Nursing, Acapulco, Mexico.
Austin, S. (1998).  Baccalaureate nursing faculty performance of nursing computer literacy skills and curriculum integration of these skills through teaching practice.  Abstract published in conference proceedings.  Poster session at the 35th Biennial Conference, Sigma Theta Tau International, San Diego, CA. 
Austin, S. (1999). Baccalaureate nursing faculty performance of nursing computer literacy skills and curriculum integration of these skills through teaching practice. Journal of Nursing Education , 38(6), 256-262.
Austin, S. (2000). Computer literacy skills for nursing among baccalaureate nursing faculty and curriculum integration of these skills through teaching practice.  Abstract published in conference proceedings.  Poster session presented at the National League for Nursing Biennial Education Summit in Nashville, TN.