Sheri Matter
PhD, MSN, MBA, MHA, BSN, NEA-BC
Assistant Dean of Graduate Nursing Professional Programs, Associate Teaching Professor
Graduate Professional Programs, University Park
Phone: 717-582-6221
Email: sxm1898@psu.edu
Matter worked in healthcare administration for over 30 years. 15 of those years were as a chief nurse. She led her organization to the first Magnet designation and first re-designation. During that time she promoted shared governance. She took the organization from a dependence of agency nursing to no agency nurses through a systematic approach. This included international recruitment, local programs to increase the number of nurses at the bedside and focused on retention of the her current nurses. Mentoring of new nurse leaders has been a life long action of Matter.
Her clinical interests include women’s health, cardiac nursing and oncology nursing. During her time as a leader she worked in these areas as a leader as well as clinically. Her time in nursing leadership serves as her compass for her teaching. Matter brings to her coursework real life system leadership.
Education
- BSN, Wilkes University,
- MSN, University of Wilmington
- MHS & MBA, University of St. Francis,
- PhD, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Awards and Honors
- Janet Williamson Award in Teaching Excellence, The Pennsylvania State University
- Harrisburg YWCA Woman of Distinction Award
- Professional Achievement Alumni Award University of St Francis
- Nightingale of Pennsylvania award winner for Nursing Administration
Teaching
Courses Taught
- NURS590: Colloquium
- NURS832: Leadership I
- NURS833: Leadership II
- NURS834: Practicum
- NURS835: Practice Project Course
- NURS836: Healthcare Informatics
- NURS845: Healthcare Economics and Policy
- NURS846: Leadership Concepts and Theories for Nurse Administrators
- NURS898: Synthesis and Application of the Nurse Administrator Role
Clinical Expertise and Areas of Specialization
- Cardiac care
- Leadership
CERTIFICATION:
- NEA-BC
- Nurse Executive
Mentorship
- MSN Current 12 Graduated 32
- DNP Current 9 Graduated 8
Research
Research Interests and Areas of Expertise
- Leadership and Mindfulness
Publications and Scholarly Work
- Matter, S. and Wolgast, K. (2020) Making good use of your limited time: Supporting novice nurses, Nursing Clinics of North America.
Service
Community and Policy Engagement
- Perry County Health Coalition
Professional Organization Involvement and Fellowships
- Sigma Theta Tau Member
- AONL Member
- Phi Kappa Phi Member
- Fellow of the Healthcare Advisory Board
Clinically-oriented Conference Presentations and Clinical Publications
- Healthcare Presentations on Informatics at the bedside
- Nursing Informatics Helsinki, Finland Summer 2009
- Magnet National Conference Fall 2008 and 2010
- Siemens National Users Group Conference Summer 2008 and 2007
- University of Maryland Information Technology Symposium Summer 2008 and 2011
- Zynx Users Group Conference, Spring 2007 and 2006
- Boston Area Nursing Informatics Conference Spring 2006
- American Medical Informatics Conference Spring 2006
- Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform Spring 2006
Social Media
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Last updated 8/24/2025
