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Marilyn Ryan

Professor of Nursing Associate Director of Graduate Program

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School of Nursing
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306

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Marilyn Ryan, Ed.D., R.N. is a professor of nursing and the Associate Director of the graduate program. Marilyn joined the School of Nursing in 1979 and taught undergraduate courses in leadership/management. She assumed the leadership of the master's program in 1987. Since then she has taught graduate courses in nursing theory, research, administration, and concepts of chronic illness. She has assisted with the development of the distance education master's program and teaches on-line classes.

Marilyn has conducted research on on-line education. Another research area of interest is transcultural nursing. She has pursued cultural diversity issues in education through research and in service. She has consulted on curriculum and administration in several countries. Her research has been supported by numerous grants.

Currently, Marilyn is involved with an interdisciplinary college project for orientation of new faculty on-line.

Education:

Degree	Year	Major/Minor	University
Ed.D.	1985	Ed Administration	Ball State University
M.S.	1976	Nursing	University of Colorado
M.A.	1972	Psychology	University of Northern Colorado
B.S.N.	1967	Nursing	Loyola University, Chicago

Publications:

Thomas, C., & Ryan, M. (2007). Women’s perceptions of the divorce experience: A qualitative study. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage (in press).
Hodson-Carlton, K., Ryan, M., Ali, N., Kelsey, B. (2007). Integration of global health concepts in nursing curricula: A National study. Nursing Education Perspectives, 28(3), 124-129.
Ryan M., Hodson Carlton, K., & Ali, N. (2005). A Model for faculty teaching online: Confirmation of a dimensional Matrix. Journal of Nursing Education, 44(8), 357-365.
Twibell, R.Ryan,M., & Hermiz,M. (2005). Faculty perceptions of critical thinking in student clinical experiences. Journal of Nursing Education. 44(2),71-79
Ali, N., Hodson Carlton K., Ryan M., Flowers,J., Rose,A.M., Wayda,V. (2005) Online nursing education: Needs assessment for faculty development. Journal of continuing Education in Nursing. 36(1),32-38.
Ali, N., Hodson Carlton, K., & Ryan M. (2004). Students' perceptions of online learning: Implications of teaching. Nurse Educator 29(3),111-115.
Ryan, M., Ali, N.,& Hodson Carlton, K. (2004). Reflections on the role of faculty in distance learning and changing pedagogies. Nursing Education Perspectives, 25(2),73-80
Ryan, M., Ali, N., & Hodson Carlton, K. (2002). Community of Communities: An electronic link to integrating cultural diversity in nursing curriculum. Journal of Professional Nursing, 18(2), 85-92.
Ali, N., Hodson Carlton, K., & Ryan, M. (2002). Web-based professional education for advanced practice nursing: A consumer guide for program selection. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 33 (1), 33-38.
Ryan, M., & Twibell, R. (2002). Outcomes of a transcultural nursing immersion experience: Confirmation of a dimensional matrix. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 13(1), 30-39.
Ali, N., Ryan, M., & Hodson Carlton, K. (2002). The social aspects of the online learning. In D. Billings (Ed.), Conversations in E-Learning (pp. 163-167). Pensacola, FL: Pohl Publishing, Inc.
Hodson Carlton, K., Ali, N., & Ryan. M. (2002). Creating and managing an online community. In D. Billings (Ed.), Conversations in E-Learning (pp. 159-162). Pensacola, FL: Pohl Publishing, Inc.
Ryan, M., Hodson Carlton, K., & Ali, N. (2002). The online learning community. In D. Billings (Ed.), Conversations in E-Learning (pp. 155-158). Pensacola, FL: Pohl Publishing, Inc.
Ryan, M., Twibell, R., Brigham, C., & Bennett, P. (2000). Learning to care for clients in their world not mine. Journal of Nursing Education, 39(9), 401-408.
Ryan, M., Hodson Carlton, K., & Ali, N. (2000). Transcultural nursing concepts and experiences in nursing curriculum. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 11(4), 300-307.
Ryan, M., & Twibell, R. (2000). Concerns, values, stress, coping, health and educational outcomes of college students who studied abroad. International Journal of Intercultural Relation, 24, 404-435.
Ryan, M., Hodson Carlton, K., & Ali, N. (1999). Comparison of traditional classroom teaching methods with course delivery via WWW. Journal of Nursing Education 38(6), 272-277.
Ryan, M., Campbell, N., & Brigham, C. (1999). Continuing professional education and interacting variables affecting behavioral change in practice: Instrument development and administration. Journal of Continuing Education, 30(4), 168-175.
Hodson-Carlton,K., Ryan,M., & Siktberg, L. (1998). Instructional program delivery via the WWW: Combining an advanced practice conceptual framework with a continuum of electronic tools. Nurse Educator, 23(3), 1-6.

Professional Organizations / Memberships / Certifications:

Sigma Theta Tau International, Beta Rho Chapter
American Nurses Association(ISNA)
Midwest Nursing Research Society
Partners for the Americas
Transcultural Nursing Society

Courses Taught:

NUR 603 Nursing Theory
NUR 604 Research
NUR 614 Concepts 3
NUR 672 Administration
RES 697 Research Paper