Angela McNelis, PhD
- Associate Professor, Department of Environments for Health
Education
- PhD, Indiana University
- MSN, Indiana University
- MS, Indiana University
- BSN, DePauw University
External Funding
2007. Evaluator. Fairbanks Foundation Establishing a School of Nursing Learning Consortium to Promote Faculty Development in Simulation Technology. $1,008,705
2008, April. PI. Richard & Diane Billings Faculty Award, Assessment of the Indiana University School of Nursing Baccalaureate Admissions Process. $2,500
2008. Co-PI. Health Resources & Services, APN Distance-Accessible Mental Health Programs. $712,114
2008, May. Co-PI. Richard and Diane Billings Award, Assessment of the Indiana University School of Nursing Baccalaureate Admissions Process. $2,500
2008, May. PI. University College Faculty Fellowship, Predictors of Nursing success. $5,000
2008, June. PI. National League for Nursing, Building Partnerships and Skills for Innovative Clinical Nursing Education. $11,000
2008, June. Co-PI. National League for Nursing, National Survey on Clinical Education in Nursing. $69,082
Biosketch
Dr. Angela McNelis has more than 20 years experience conducting research. During her career, she has been involved in NIH funded, multi-site, multi-state, and multi-disciplinary projects examining adaptation to childhood epilepsy. Most recently, she has been conducting research elated to best practices in teaching and learning and has received funding to develop and evaluate innovative approaches to utilize in the classroom and in online teaching. She is currently the evaluator on a multi-site study on simulations in nursing. She has functioned as a PI, co-PI, Project Manager, and research assistant throughout her research career and is well prepared to conduct the proposed study.
Dr. McNelis has been the co-investigator on an NIH funded study, principal investigator on five studies, and co-PI on two studies. She has expertise in study design, curriculum devleopment, use of technology and innovative strategies, data collection and analysis (including expertise in SPSS statistical software), and most importantly, in evalution.
Recent Publications
McNelis, A. M., Musick, B., Austin, J. K., Larson, P., & Dunn, D. W. (2007). Psychosocial care needs of children with recent-onset asthma. Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing, 12(1), 3-12.
McNelis, A. M., Dunn, D. W., Johnson, C. S., Austin, J. K., & Perkins, S. M. (2007). Academic performance in children with new-onset seizures and asthma: A prospective study. Epilepsy and Behavior, 10(2), 311-8.
McNelis, A. M., Buelow, J., Myers, J., & Johnson, E. A. (2007). Concerns and needs of children with epilepsy and their parents. Clinical Nurse Specialist, 25(4), 195-202.
McNelis, A. M., & Horton-Deutsch, S. (accepted for publication 2008). Access and creativity in psychiatric nursing education at a distance. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association.
McNelis, A. M., Wellman, D. S., Krothe, J. S., & Hrisomalos, D. D. (submitted June 2008).
Revising the Indiana University School of Nursing Baccalaureate Admissions Process Part 1:
Lessons learned. Journal of Professional Nursing.
McNelis, A. M., McElveen, J. L., South, R. J., & Krothe, J. S. (submitted June 2008). Revising the Indiana University School of Nursing Baccalaureate Admission Process Part 2: Evaluation of the first admission cycle. Journal of Professional Nursing.
