Michelle Mattice Dancer has been an instructor for Ball State University’s School of Nursing since January 2004.  Even though women's health and the childbearing family is her primary interest, she also enjoys opportunities to help beginning students develop their physical assessment and critical thinking skills.  Michelle has worked in orthopedics, labor & delivery, postpartum care, and nursery as a registered nurse.  As a Certified Nurse Midwife, she practiced at a local free-standing birthing center, Expectations, providing women’s healthcare.

Education:

Publications/Creative Endeavors:

Development of th eVirtual Obstetrical Clinical Lab using high-fidelity simulators, robotic childbirth, and conventional instruction.

Bantz, D., & Mattice Dancer, M., Hodson-Carlton, K. Van Hove, S. (2007). A Day-long Clinical Laboratory: From Gaming to High Fidelity Simulators. Nurse Educator, 32(6), 274-277.

Professional Organizations / Memberships / Certifications:

• Certified Nurse-Midwife
• American College of Nurse-Midwives
• National League for Nurses

Courses Taught:

• NUR 101 – Medical Terminology (on-line)
• NUR 103 - Cultural Diversity (on-line)
• NUR 201 - Complementary and Alternative Health Modalities (on-line)
• NUR 230 - Health Appraisal Across the Lifespan; Course & Clinical instructor
• NUR 301 - Sexual Health:  Significance for Nursing (on-line)
• NUR 401 -  Applied Nursing Concepts; RN to BSN program (on-line)
• NUR 404 - Community Health Nursing; clinical instructor
• NUR 406 – Nursing of Childbearing Families; clinical instructor