Ann Hershberger

Ann Graber Hershberger has worked in family health, community health, international health and nursing education since 1976. Ann and her husband Jim, a pastor, have spent 10 years in church sponsored service in Central America. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Virginia; her dissertation was “A case study of relationships between Nicaraguan non-governmental health organizations, communities served, donor agencies, and the Ministry of Health.” She spent the 1999-2000 academic year in Nicaragua researching the project. She has been a consultant for a Nursing School in Nicaragua, and has been chair of MCC (Mennonite Central Committee) East Coast since 1997. Mother of two daughters in college and one high school son, she enjoys speaking Spanish, reading and sitting on her porch.

B.S.N., Eastern Mennonite University 1976
Certificate Spanish Language Institute, Costa Rica 1977
M.S.N., University of Virginia 1983
Ph.D., University of Virginia 2001

Hershberger, A.(2005). A Living Faith Response to
Abortion. Connections. Virginia Mennonite
Conference. Harrisonburg.
Hershberger, A. 2005. Godless medicine. [Review of the
book Godless Medicine]. Family and Community
Health,28(1).96.
Hershberger, A. 2005. Delivering health care in America:
A systems approach.[Review of the book Delivering
health care in America: A systems approach]. Family
and Community Health,28(1).97-8.
Hershberger, A., 2004. Missionary Nursing: Dispelling the
Myths. Journal of Christian Nursing(21)1, 4-9.
Hershberger, A. (2004). The Leaving. College Faith 2: 150
Christian Leaders and Educators Share Faith Stories
from Their Student Days. 16. Andrews University
Press.
Hershberger, A. (2004). Carrying Tortillas into the Ivory
Tower and Theories into Mud Houses; Connecting
Competing Realities Along the Path of Service. In
Development to a Different Drummer. 85-96. Good
Books.
Hershberger, A. (2004) Enhancing our Mentoring Culture:
A position statement and strategic plan for Student
Advising and Mentoring at Eastern Mennonite
University. Written for the Lilly Project Mentoring
workshops.
Hershberger, A., 2003. Mennonite Nurses in WWII:
Maintaining the Thread of Pacifism in Nursing.
Nursing History Review(11)147-166.

The Last Taboo: Sexually Transmitted Diseases in the Church. (With Jan Butcher and Pearl Hoover.) School for Leadership Training. Eastern Mennonite Seminary. January 2008.
Primary Health Care: Revival of the Alma Ata Declaration. Presentation at American Public Health Association annual meeting, Washington , DC. November, 2007
Collaboration between National NGOs and International Donors: Possibilities and Pitfalls. International Rural Development conference. Messiah College. February, 2007
Voices from the Field: Guided interview with Matt Gnagey in Banda Acheh, Indonesia. International Rural Development conference. Messiah College. February, 2007
Integrating Study Abroad into the General Education Curriculum.Council for International Education Exchange. Seville, Spain. November, 2005
Partnership Challenges: Relationships among Health
Organizations, Communities, and Donor Agencies. Global Heath Council Annual Conference (peer reviewed). Washington, DC.June 3. 2005,
Challenges in Education: Developing a Nursing Conceptual
Framework Consistent with the Mission of a Christian University. Co-presented with Arlene Wiens. Doctoral Alumni Scholarship Day, University of Virginia.March, 2005.
Four session series on Medical Ethics.Beldor Mennonite Church, Elkton, VA. July and August, 2005.
Planned and organized Workshop for EMU Global Village Shared Curriculum Teaching Teams. August 2005.
A Sacred Covenant: Nursing in the context of Micah 6:8. Co-presented with Don Tyson. Mennonite Health Assembly, San Francisco, 2004.
Sharing the Journey: Faith based University/Community partnerships as a strategy to improve health.. Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Society Scholarship conference. James Madison University. April 2004.
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Church/Church related service
2008. Led morning reflection with Jim Hershberger on Strategic Plan for staff of Virginia Mennonite Mission Board.
2008. Led orientation session with Jim Hershberger for mission group to Nicaragua of Harrisonburg Mennonite Church.
2008. Led evening session on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder with Jim Hershberger for Dayton Mennonite Youth Group.
2001-present. Beldor Mennonite church . Member, SS teacher, Women’s Group leader.
2008- . Mennonite Central Committee U.S. Chairperson.
1996-2008. Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) East Coast. Chairperson; Chaired Strategic Plan committee 2003-2005, Executive Director search 2006-07.
1996-2005. MCC US Executive Committee. Chaired Evaluation 2003, member Strategic Planning Committee, Executive Director Search, 2000.
2006-present. MCC Binational Executive Committee.
Local Community Service
2001-present. Harrisonburg Rockingham Health Community Council (HCC). 2002-2004 – Member of subcommittee to shape the indicators and determine follow-up for the Community Assessmen; 2006- 2007. Present. Member of Summit planning committee and Health Access task force
2003-05, 2006-07. Nursing Honor Society Sigma Theta Tau. Vice President for Program
2005. Perdue Inc. Consultant regarding community needs assessment in the process of setting up an onsite clinic in the Bridgewater plant.
2005- present. Lineweaver Apartments of Harrisonburg Housing and Development. Initiated and coordinate screening outreach from EMU nursing department at.
2005. Lay Health Promoters Course teacher. (Spanish)
Yearly guest speaker in sociology classes at Eastern Mennonite High School.
Occasional translating for local agencies (ie EMHS, Patchwork Pantry)
Regional/National Professional Service
2008. Pi Mu Chapter Nursing Honor Society. Vice President from EMU. Abstract review and selection, Co-Coordinated scholarship day.
2007. Culturally Competent Care. 3 hour workshops presented to Virginia State Public Health Department staff in Central Shenandoah District (Verona) and Lord Fairfax District (Winchester).
2007. Article reviewer for Meta analysis of child health studies for the Community Based Primary Care Special Interest Group of the American Public Health Association.
August, 2005. IVOVA Provided materials and consulting to employee in Northern Virginia starting a Lay Health Promoter program.
International Professional Service
2000- present. Volunteer consultant with the School of Nursing at the Polytechnic University in Managua, Nicaragua relative to their research center, outreach clinic, and masters program.

EMU summer Teaching/Research grants 2001, 2003, 2004,2008
Phyllis J. Verhonick dissertation Award for 2001, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
Brodie Scholars Endowment Award, University of Virginia, October 2000.
John Horsh Mennonite History Essay contest, 1st place in Seminary or Graduate division for paper, “ Other ways in which we can serve: Mennonite nurses in World War II” . 2001.
Miller Erb Fund Study Grant, Mennonite Health Association, 1997-98, 1998-99.
First Place, Doctoral Nursing Student Poster, “Other Ways We Can Serve: Mennonite Nurses and World War II” American Public Health Association. Fall 1998.

Registered Nurse. Commonwealth of Virginia
CPR certified.

American Public Health Association
Association of Community Health Nurse Educators
Christian Community Health Fellowship
Christian Connections for International Health
Mennonite Nurses Association/ Mennonite Health Association
Sigma Theta Tau, Nursing Honor society

2008. American Public Health Association. Washington, D.C.
2007. International Rural Development conference. Messiah College, Grantham, PA.
2002-2008. Virginia Nurses Association Legislative Day. Richmond, VA.
2006. Council for International Education Exchange. Seville, Spain.

2006-07. Member of Micah Think Tank
2005-2008. Treasurer, Shenandoah Anabaptist Science Society. Assisted with initial grant for founding of SASS.
2006. Co-led Central America Cross Cultural Semester with 21 students.
2006. LEAP country leader for Nicaragua. Led 2 week trip for High School youth
2006-2008. Faculty Status committee
2002-2005 Global Village Curriculum Committee chair; facilitated GVC conceptual model, GVC general education Shared Curriculum Plan, web site development, developed 10 year assessment plan.
2004-05. Interim Dept chair
2001-2005. Cross Cultural committee
2003. Campus Pastor Search committee
2002 Martin House Advisor 2001-02
2001 Wrote General Education and Community Learning sections for the Lilly Grant
Advising 15-20 students yearly
Mentor- students in special projects or post graduation direction.
1976 Class President. Organize every 5 year reunions.