Don Tyson

Don Tyson has been teaching at EMU since August 1999. During the summer, he works at Rockingham Memorial Hospital in the post-anesthesia care unit on a prn basis. He has previous experience in a variety of clinical and administrative nursing roles related to critical care, post-anesthesia care, and quality improvement. He graduated from Goshen College in 1979 and from the Univeristy of Virginia in 1986. He is currently a doctoral student at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA, During the the academic year 2007-2008 he completed the majority of his course work while on sabbatical. He enjoys singing in the choral society, baseball, gardening and camping.

*Currently enrolled at George Mason University in the PhD in Nursing program.
*M.S.N. University of Virginia, 1985
*B.S., Goshen College, 1979

Investigating Perceptions of Needs and Assets Relative to Healthcare Access in Prince William County. February 2008 to Northern Virginia Healthcare Safety Net, Fairfax VA & April 2008 to Pi Mu Scholarship Conference, Harrisonburg, VA
Cultural ways of knowing influencing research and health care in the African Experience April 2006. Presentation at Pi MU, Sigma Theta Tau scholarship conference. Harrisonburg, VA

Nursing exchange with Africa. Poster presented at Micah Think Tank conference at EMU. March 2007.

Chairperson, Strategic Planning Committee, Lindale Mennonite Church. Led the development of new vision statements and strategic plan 2004 to present.
Treasurer, District 9 of Virginia Nurses Association. Sept 2003 to present.
Co-Chairperson, Building Committee for the lower level of Lindale Mennonite Church in order to house Eastern Mennonite Elementary school. Feb to August 2005.
Chairperson, Council of Ministries, Lindale Mennonite Church, Sept 2003 to Sept 2005.

Founders Award for Scholarship in Evidence-Based Practice. April 2008. Awarded by Pi Mu Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, Harrisonburg, VA for research related to the uninsured in Prince William County VA.
Epsilon Zeta Chapter Inducted into the George Mason University chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International nursing honor society.
VA Doctoral Loan Repayment Program. May 2007. Received $25,000 loan/scholarship for funding PhD course work through State Council for Higher Education in Virginia for use during academic year 2007-2008 at George Mason University.

*Licensed as an RN in the state of Virginia
*Advanced Cardiac Life Support through the American Heart Association. January 2008

American Nurses Association
Virginia Nurses Association Treasurer for District 9 of VNA
Mennonite Nurses Association
American Society of Pain Management Nurses
Sigma Theta Tau International Inducted April 2008

EMU Faculty Senate Member as of May 2008.
Strategic plan for Nursing.Developed a strategic plan for the Nursing Department, Fall 2006 as part of course work for GMU.
Hurricane Katrina relief. Led group of Nursing students to Mississippi, September 2005, for 2 weeks to work with the American Red Cross in relief efforts after Hurricane Katrina.
Crosscultural.Co-led cross cultural group to Kenya and Zimbabwe, Summer 2003 with Krista Martin.