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Tina M. Volz , PhD, MSN, BSN
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EDUCATION:                                           

• Doctoral Degree in Nursing Science — University of Cincinnati (2007)
  Dissertation: Decision-Making Regarding Participation in Randomized Controlled Trials
• Master of Science Degree in Nursing (MSN) — University of Cincinnati (1994)
  Emphasis on medical surgical nursing
• Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing — Bowling Green State University (1976)
  

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• St. Elizabeth Medical Center — Edgewood, KY
  • Director, Nursing Research
  • Chair of the Nursing Research Council
    
• Research Coordinator — St. Elizabeth Medical Center — Edgewood, KY
• Research Assistant — University of Cincinnati College of Nursing — Cincinnati, OH
• PRN Staff Nurse — Bethesda North Hospital — Cincinnati, OH
• Staff Nurse — Akron City Hospital — Akron, OH
• Staff Nurse — The Christ Hospital — Cincinnati, OH

Faculty Positions

Northern Kentucky University — Highland Heights, KY 41099
Taught Masters’ level nursing research course

College of Mount St. Joseph — Cincinnati, OH 45233
Taught didactic classes in pharmacology, statistics, and masters’ level medical-surgical nursing.

Xavier University — Cincinnati, OH
Clinical instructor for the MIDAS students.

Xavier University College of Nursing — Cincinnati, OH
Evaluated junior and senior nursing students in their clinical experience on medical-surgical units and the telemetry unit

University of Cincinnati College of Education — Cincinnati, OH
Taught an introductory statistics course for graduate students in the College of Education

St. Thomas Hospital — Akron, OH
Taught both didactic as well as clinical instruction on medical-surgical nursing in a diploma program.

Publications in Refereed Journals:

Reigle, B. S., Stevens, K. R., Belcher, J. V., Huth, M. M., McGuire, E., Mals, D., & Volz, T. (2008). Evidence-based practice and the road to magnet status. The Journal of Nursing Administration, 38(2), 97-102.

Sommers, M.S., Dyehouse, J.M., Howe, S.R., Volz, T., & Manharth, M. (2000). Validity of self-reported alcohol consumption on non-dependent drinkers with unintentional injury. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 24, 1406-1413.

Sommers, M.S., Dyehouse, J.M., Howe, S.R., Lemmink, J., Volz, T., Wekselman, K., & Manharth, M. (1997). Self-reported alcohol consumption following alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes: A validity study in non-dependent drinkers. Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, 41, 47-61.

Abstracts:

Sommers, M.S., Dyehouse, J. M., & Volz, T. M. (1996). Accuracy of self-reported alcohol use in seriously injured trauma patients (abstract). American Journal of Critical Care, 5(3), 246.

Presentations: Invited/Accepted Papers:

Sommers, M.S., Dyehouse, J.M., Howe, S., Lemmink, J., Volz, T., Wekselman, K. & Manharth, M. Self-reported alcohol consumption following alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes: A validity study. 41st Annual Conference, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, Orlando, FL, November 12, 1997.

Sommers, M.S., Dyehouse, J.M., Howe, S., Volz, T., & Manharth, M. Gender differences in self-reported alcohol use prior to alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes. 14th International Conference on Alcohol, Drugs, and Traffic Safety, International Council on Alcohol, Drugs, and Traffic Safety, Annecy, France, September 25, 1997.

Sommers, M.S., Dyehouse, J.M., Volz, T., & Howe, S. Validity of self-reported alcohol use following alcohol-related unintentional injury. Research Society on Alcoholism, Washington, D.C., June 25, 1996.

Sommers, M.S., Dyehouse, J.M., Howe, S.R., & Volz, T. Validity of self-reported alcohol use in victims of alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes. Midwest Nursing Research Society, Detroit, MI, April 2, 1996.

Accepted Posters:

Sommers, M.S., Dyehouse, J.M., Volz, T.M., & Howe, S. Self-reported alcohol
consumption following unintentional injury: A validity study. Eastern Society for the Surgery of Trauma, Orlando, FL, January 16, 1997.
 
Sommers, M.S., Dyehouse, J.M., Howe, S.R., & Volz, T. Accuracy of self-
reported alcohol use in seriously injured trauma patients. National Teaching Institute of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses, Anaheim, CA, May 21, 1996.

Books:

Author of four chapters in Sommers, M.S. & Johnson, S. A. (Eds). (1997). Davis’s manual of nursing therapeutics for diseases and disorders. Philadelphia: F. A. Davis Company

Professional Memberships:                                

Sigma Theta Tau (Beta Iota Chapter & Rho Theta)