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Marianne Adam
PhD, RN, FNP (retired), CNE

Teaching Professor

Classroom Building, C- 002A, Penn State Schuylkill

Phone: 570-385-6061

Email: mta133@psu.edu

Adam is a teaching professor of Nursing at the Penn State Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing and Director of Undergraduate Nursing Education at Penn State Schuylkill. Adam has been a nurse educator for over 30 years in diploma, undergraduate and graduate programs, joining  the Nese College of Nursing in 2014.

Education

• PhD, Penn State
• Post Masters Certificate Family Nurse Practitioner, Allentown College
• MSN, Adelphi University
• BSN, State University of New York College of Technology
• AAS, State University of New York Farmingdale

Teaching

Courses Taught

• NURS 200W: Principles of Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice, NURS 250: Professional Role Dev I: Intro to Professional Issues in Nursing Practice and Nursing Informatics
• NURS 296: Independent Studies
• NURS 357: Introduction to Nursing Informatics
• NURS 390: Transition and the Professional Nursing Role, NURS 417- Family and Community Health Concepts
• NURS 468: Client Education Strategies for Nurses and Other Health Care Providers
• NURS 499: Foreign Study, Nursing – Honduras
• PSU 008: First-Year Seminar

Clinical Expertise and Areas of Specialization

• Family practice
• Homecare
• Medical surgical

CERTIFICATIONS:

• CRNP – retired 2020
• CNE

Research

Research & Publications

Research Interests and Areas of Expertise

Research foci include individuals experiencing chronic disease such as heart failure, type 2 diabetes and substance use disorder. The projects involved difficult conversations; surrounding reaction to diagnosis, challenges surrounding self-care, experiences for family members, registered nurses and stigma in substance use disorder. Other research interests include faculty mentoring and professional identity development in nursing students.

Presentations and Conference Involvement

• Podium presentation- invited. (July 2024). Sigma’s 35th International Nursing Research Congress, Singapore. “Registered Nurses Perspectives of Working with People with Substance Use Disorder”. Co-author, co-presenter, Erin Kitt-Lewis.
• Podium presentation- invited. (March 2024). Beta Sigma Virtual Research Day, Beta Sigma Chapter, STTI, Pennsylvania (virtual). “Registered Nurses Perspectives of Working with People with Substance Use Disorder”. Co-author, co-presenter, Erin Kitt-Lewis.
• Podium presentation- invited. (February 2024). International Nurses Society on Addiction, South Carolina. “Mapping Key Components of Substance Use Disorder Stigma Awareness/Reduction Education: A Scoping Review”. Co-author, co-presenter, Erin Kitt-Lewis.
• Poster presentation- invited. (February 2024). International Nurses Society on Addiction, South Carolina. “Registered Nurses Perspectives on Working with People with Substance Use Disorder”. Co-author, co-presenter, Erin Kitt-Lewis.
• Podium presentation- invited. (September 2023). Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Summit (SoTL), Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL): Center for Engaged Learning, Elon University, N.C., (virtual). “Towards an Inclusive Pedagogy of Professional Identity Formation in the Health Professions”. Co-authors, co-presenters, Paula Kustenbauder, Chelsea Mellett, Amy Higgins, Beth Ann White, Laura Cruz, and Diane Berish.
• Podium presentation- invited, (April 2023). ATI Nurse Educator Summit, San Antonio, Texas “Mentoring: A Step Toward a Positive Nursing Education Culture”, Co-author, co-presenter, Elizabeth Gatchell.
• Podium presentation- invited, (July 2022). Sigma’s 33rd International Nursing Research Congress, Edinburgh, Scotland, “Systems Theory Approach: Reframing Substance/Opioid Use Disorder.” Co-author, co-presenter, Erin Kitt-Lewis.
• Poster- invited, (March 2022, Beta Sigma Research Day, Beta Sigma Chapter STTI, Penn State University, “Systems Theory Approach: Reframing Substance/Opioid Use Disorder.” Co-author, co-presenter, Erin Kitt-Lewis.
• Podium presentation- invited, (November 2021). Sigma 46th Biennial Convention, “Gathering Information to Inform Substance/Opioid Use Disorder Treatment for a Loved One.” Co-author, co-presenter, Erin Kitt-Lewis, presented virtually.
• Podium presentation- invited, (July 2021). Sigma’s 32nd International Nursing Research Virtual Congress, “Examining Factors That Influence Substance Use and the Disorder Continuum to Advocate Prevention and Treatment.” Co-author, co-presenter, Erin Kitt-Lewis.
• Oral presentation- invited. (February 2021). Center for Geriatric Nursing Excellence & Center for Nursing Research Collaborative Seminar on Medications, Penn State College of Nursing, University Park, PA. “Update–Programs & Initiative to Combat Substance Abuse Epidemic”.
• Oral presentation- invited. (December 2020). Annual Addiction Symposium, Penn State Addiction Center for Translation, Title “Families Forging a Path to Treatment for Opioid Addiction”. Co-author Erin Kitt-Lewis.
• Oral presentation- invited. (September 2020). National League for Nursing, (scheduled for Orlando, FL; conference transitioned to virtual), Title “Strategies for Threading Sustainability into the Culture and Curriculum: Cultivating a Generation of Nurse Leaders in Sustainability” Co-authors & presenters Erin Kitt-Lewis, Darlene Clark, Kristal Hockenberry & Janet Knott.
• Oral presentation- invited. (February 2020). Webinar Penn State Agriculture Extension, University Park, PA. Title “The Lived Experience of a Family Member Dealing with an Opioid Addicted Loved One.” Co-author & co-presenter Erin Kitt-Lewis.

Research Funding and Grants

• October 2022 to December 2023.
  Research project Title: “Substance Use Disorder: The Experience of Caring for Patients and Families a Registered Nurse’s Perspective”. Penn State University, Fred J. Wiest Faculty Research Award at Penn State Schuylkill ($2445.00).
• May 2019 to December 2020.
  Research project Title: “Families Forging a Path to Treatment for Opioid Addiction”. Penn State University, University Park, Social Sciences Research Institute- Commonwealth Campuses & Shared Facilities & Collaboration Development Program ($10,000.00).

Publications and Scholarly Work

• Article (November 2024), Adam, M. & Kitt-Lewis, E., Nurses’ perspective of challenges and treatment when caring for patients with substance use disorder and their families, Journal of Addictions Nursing.
• Article (July 2024) Adam, M., Mellett, C., White, B., Cruz, L., Kustenbader, P. & Nagy, A., Becoming a nurse: The changing intersection between career motivation, belonging, and professional identity for pre-licensure nursing students. Nurse Educator.
• Chapter revision Adam, M. (published October 2021). Assessment of digestive and gastrointestinal function. In Hinkle. J & Cheever, K. (Eds). Brunner & Suddarth’s textbook of medical-surgical nursing (15th Ed). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer.
• Article (July 2020, published on-line), Adam, M & Kitt-Lewis, E. Family Members Lived Experience with an Opioid Addicted Loved One, Journal of Addictive Diseases.
• Article (March 2020), Kitt-Lewis, E., Adam, M. Clark, D., Buckland, P., Hockenberry, K., Jankura, D. & Knott, J. Creating a Generation of Sustainable Nurses: Sustainability Efforts in Nursing Education, Nursing Clinics of North America 55(1), 1-10.

Editorial and Peer Review Roles

• Journal of Addictive Diseases- 7 reviews July 2020 to August 2022

Service

Community and Policy Engagement

• Schuylkill County – REACH, County Taskforce – Public Health Infrastructure, Substance Use & Addiction
• Child Development Inc., Board member
• Master Watershed Steward, Penn State Extension
• Maiden Creek Watershed Association, member

Professional Organization Involvement and Fellowships

• Sigma (Beta Sigma – Board member)
• ANA/PSNA