Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
Nursing Program Faculty

Online Nursing Masters Degree Program

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Mansfield University of Pennsylvania's online nursing masters degree program is designed to give you the flexibility you need to balance your academic coursework with your professional career, unlimited by geography. Initially, this program arose to fulfill a need for nursing faculty in Pennsylvania nursing schools and in schools in the surrounding area.

Our nursing faculty team represents a broad range of interests including: nursing education, nursing education research, clinical expertise, evaluation research, rural health interest.

The online nursing masters degree program is led by supportive and caring faculty members who combine strong academic qualifications with extensive real-world practical experience. The program is designed to develop competent well prepared nursing educators.

Find out more about the online nursing faculty members by clicking on their name.

Janeen Sheehe, Department Chairperson
Helen Biblehimer
Jamie Klesh
Michele Materese
Jane McGuire
Denise Seigart

Degree(s) & Granting Institutions
Doctor of Philosophy (Nursing) - Widener University
Masters of Science (Nursing) - Syracuse University
Masters of Science in Education - Elmira College
Bachelors of Science (Nursing) - Alfred University
Bachelors of Science in Education- Mansfield State College

Educational Specialty

• Nursing Education
• Nursing Theory Development
• Nursing Research
• Nursing Education Administration
• Medical-Surgical Nursing
• Education
• Nursing
• Education/Public School Nursing

Nursing Education & Research Experience

Teaching Experience:

• Mansfield University of Pennsylvania, 15 years in baccalaureate nursing education, 12 years as department chair
• Alfred University 5 years in baccalaureate nursing education
• St. Joseph's Hospital 13 years in diploma nursing education

  Research Experience:

• The Relationships Among the Marginal Situation, Self-Esteem and Scholarship in Nurse Faculty. Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation
• National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission - Program Site Visitor
• Primary Trait Analysis and its use in clinical conference

Helen Biblehimer, Ph.D., RN
Full Professor
Email: hbiblehi@mansfield.edu

Degree(s) & Granting Institutions
Ph.D., Nursing & Health Care - Pennsylvania State University
Master of Science (Nursing) - Pennsylvania State University
Bachelor of Science (Nursing) - Pennsylvania State University

Educational Specialty

• Health Promotion, Health Care Systems
• Adult & Community Health Education
• Nursing
  

Nursing Education & Research Experience

Teaching Experience:

• Mansfield University of Pennsylvania, 13 years, baccalaureate nursing education
• Temple University, 2 years, baccalaureate nursing education
• Pennsylvania College of Technology, 5 years, associate degree nursing education

  Research Experience:

• Loss/Grief Reactions to Smoking Cessation, Unpublished Doctoral Thesis
• A Phenomenological Study of Smoking Cessation, Unpublished Masters Thesis
• Impressions of Immortality in the Terminally Ill Client, Unpublished Independent Research

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Jamie Klesh, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
Email: jklesh@mansfield.edu

Degree(s) & Granting Institutions
Doctor of Philosophy (Nursing) - Binghamton University
Master of Science (Family Nurse Practitioner)) - Binghamton University
Bachelor of Science (Nursing) - Mansfield University

Teaching Experience

• Mansfield University of Pennsylvania, four years in baccalaureate education, two years in Masters education

Michele Materese, Ph.D, RN
Assistant Professor
Email: mmateres@mansfield.edu

Degree(s) & Granting Institutions
Doctor of Philosophy (History) - Binghamton University
Master of Science (Nursing) - Binghamton University
Bachelors of Science (Nursing) - SUNY Binghamton University
Bachelors of Science (Biology) - LeMoyne College

Educational Specialty

• Women's History
• Nursing
• Community Health Clinical Nurse Specialist
• Nursing
• Biology

Nursing Education & Research Experience

Teaching Experience:

• Mansfield University of Pennsylvania, 15 years, baccalaureate nursing education

  Research Experience:

• Master's Thesis
• Doctoral dissertation

Jane McGuire, Ph.D., RN
Associate Professor
Email: jmcguire@mansfield.edu

Degree(s) & Granting Institutions
Doctor of Philosophy - Cornell University
Master of Science (Nursing) - Binghamton University
Bachelor of Science (Nursing) - Boston University

Educational Specialty

• Adult Education
• Curriculum Development
• Women's Studies
• Clinical Nurse Specialist, Community Gerontology Emphasis
• Nursing

Nursing Education & Research Experience

Teaching Experience:

• Mansfield University of Pennsylvania, 15 years, baccalaureate nursing education
• Mansfield University of Pennsylvania, 8 years, assistant chairperson, coordinator & advisor for RN to BSN students
• Binghamton University, 8 years, baccalaureate nursing education
• Broome Community College, 5 years, associate degree nursing education

  Research Experience:

• Rural Elder Women Living Alone: A Descriptive Narrative Study, Unpublished doctoral dissertation

Denise Seigart, Ph.D., RN
Associate Professor
Email: dseigart@mansfield.edu

Degree(s) & Granting Institutions
Doctor of Philosophy (Human Service Studies) - Cornell University
Master of Science (Nursing) - Binghamton University
Bachelors of Science (Nursing) - Niagara University

Educational Specialty

• Program Evaluation (major)
• Adult Education (minor)
• Public Policy (minor)
• Community Health (major)
• Maternal-Child Health (minor)
• Nursing Education (minor)

Nursing Education & Research Experience

Teaching Experience:

• Mansfield University of Pennsylvania, 11 years in baccalaureate nursing education, 2 years as Women's Studies Program Chair
• Union Institute-Doctoral Committee member for Donna Podems 2001 - present
• Binghamton University, 5 years baccalaureate and graduate nursing education

  Research Experience:

• Participatory Evaluation and Community Learning: Sharing Knowledge about School-Based Health Care. Unpublished doctoral dissertation

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