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Brenda Matzke

Brenda MatzkeBrenda Matzke, PhD, RN 

Assistant Professor
Texas A&M Health Science Center
College of Nursing

217-SRPH Administration Building
MS-1266
College Station, TX 77843-1266
Email: matzke@tamhsc.edu


Education

  • Ph.D. Louisiana State University

  • M.S. Southeastern Louisiana University

  • B.S. University of Texas at Austin

Post-Graduate/Specialty Training

  • Queri Qualitative Research and Training, Baltimore, MD, Fall 2008

  • Technology in Teaching, Center for Excellence in Teaching. Georgia Southern University, Fall 2007

Licensure and Board Certifications

  • Registered Nurse in Texas and Georgia

  • Basic Life Support, (BLS)

  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support, (ACLS), 2003-2008

  • Certified Nurse, Operating Room, (CNOR), 1990-1995

Academic Positions

  • Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, Texas A & M Health Science Center

  • Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Georgia Southern University

  • Instructor, School of Nursing, Southeastern Louisiana University

Honors & Awards

  • Sigma Theta Tau International

  • National League of Nursing, NLN Foundation for Nursing Education Award

  • Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society

Professional Affiliations

  • Phi Kappa Phi - National Honor Society

  • Sigma Theta Tau International

  • American Association of Colleges of Nursing

  • Southern Nursing Research Society

  • Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science

  • Georgia Association of Nurse Educators

  • American Nurses Association and Texas Nurses Association

  • National League for Nursing

  • Society for Simulation in Healthcare

Areas of Research Interest

  • Health literacy

  • Rural community health issues

  • Preferred methodology: Qualitative

  • Nursing education

Selected Blind Refereed Publications and Presentations

  • Machtmes, K., Deggs, D., Johnson, E., Fox, J., Burke, M., Harper, J., Matzke, B., Arcemont, L., Hebert, L., Tarifa, T., Reynaud, A., Aguirre, R. & Brooks, C., (March, 2009). Teaching qualitative research methods through service-learning. The Qualitative Report, 14(1), 155-164.

  • Matzke, B., Machtmes, K., & Johnson, E. (in press). A phenomenological approach to examining the meaning of health literacy by southern rural Registered Nurses. The Qualitative Report.

  • Matzke, B., Marshall, E., Melton, B., & Chopak, J. (2009). Health literacy knowledge and perceptions among college students. 23rd Annual Conference of Southern Nursing Research Society, Baltimore, MD.  http://www.snrs.org/annualconf/2009/start.htm

  • Matzke, B., Eagle Techxpo 08, Tomorrow's Technology Today, CPS: Making Learning Click, Georgia Southern University, November 2008.

Selected Funded Projects and Research

  • Matzke, B., Marshall, E. S., Melton, B., & Chopak-Foss, J. (2008). Health literacy knowledge and perceptions among college students. Office of Research Services & Sponsored Programs, Georgia Southern University, $10,000.

  • Matzke, B. (2008). SRII External Mentorship Program. College of Health and Human Sciences, $3000.

  • Matzke, B. (2008). Project: Development of Community Focused Nursing Simulation Lab. FY 2007-08 Faculty Development Summer Award. Center for Excellence in Teaching. Georgia Southern University, $3000.

  • Matzke, B. (2008-2009). Faculty Grants for Professional Travel. Faculty Development Committee. Center for Excellence in Teaching. Georgia Southern University, $2500.

  • Matzke, B., Marshall, E., & Houston, S. (2009). Evaluation of a health and wellness education intervention in a rural intermediate and middle school. #H09159. Georgia Southern University.

  • Matzke, B., Marshall, E. S., Melton, B., & Chopak-Foss, J. (2008). Health literacy knowledge and perceptions among college students. #H08255. Georgia Southern University.

Research Review

  • Reviewer, The American Journal for Nurse Practitioners



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