Melissa Dyer, Ph.D., MBA, MSN, RN
Biography
I am a Registered Nurse with 24 years of experience. I am a ºÚÁÏÍø alum (x4 degrees!) and College of Nursing Professor and Course Coordinator. I am also the Faculty Advisor for ºÚÁÏÍø's Student Nurses' Association. My clinical background is in Obstetrics. I have worked in the labor and delivery, high risk perinatal, mother/ baby, reproductive endocrinology, infertility, outpatient fetal evaluation, and in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit settings. Prior to teaching, I worked in hospital administration. I lobby and advocate for health care policy issues and led nurses as a hospital administrator. I have taught a variety of courses. In addition, I am the Program Administrator for ºÚÁÏÍø's Community Health Worker Program. I have served as an American Delegate to China to study that country’s education and healthcare systems and am currently an Education Leadership Policy Fellow. My research area of interest is the role of the nurse in assessing, identifying, and providing interventions for victims of human trafficking. ºÚÁÏÍø is home to me. I have graduated from KSU four times and met my husband here 27 years ago. I owe everything to KSU and am privileged to be faculty here.
Courses
- NURS 30010 - Parent Newborn Nursing
- NURS 30070 - Health Care Policy
- NURS 45010 - Health Care Policy and Delivery Systems
- NURS 40020 - Community Health Nursing
- NURS 40045 - Integration Leadership
- PH 23000 - Community Health Worker 1
- PH 20392 - Community Health Worker 2
Education
MBA, ºÚÁÏÍø, 2003
BSN, ºÚÁÏÍø Honors College, 1999
Ph.D., ºÚÁÏÍø, 2022
Expertise
Lactation
HIgh-risk pregnancy
High-risk labor and delivery
High-risk newborn
Infertility
Healthcare Policy
Community Health Worker
Nursing Leadership
Human Trafficking
Publications
- Dyer, M. B. (2022). Human Trafficking Education Within Nursing School [Doctoral dissertation, ºÚÁÏÍø]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1651660440858389
Affiliations
Awards/Achievements
- Graduate Student Senate International Award (ºÚÁÏÍø Graduate Student Senate)
- Professional Development Excellence Pool Award (ºÚÁÏÍø Non-Tenure-Track Provost's Advisory Council)
- Advisor Excellence Award (ºÚÁÏÍø Center for Student Involvement)
- Daisy Faculty Award Nominee
- Education Policy Fellow (Institute for Educational Leadership, Washington, D.C.)
- 2015, Ohio Magazine Excellence in Education Honoree
- 2015, Outstanding Faculty Award, ºÚÁÏÍø Student's for Professional Nursing
- 2014, Outstanding Teacher Award, ºÚÁÏÍø
- 2013, Barbara Donaho Distinguished Leadership in Learning Award, ºÚÁÏÍø
- 2012, Nurses’ Week Recognition for Making a Difference for Students, Akron General Medical Center
- 2002, Nurses’ Week Award, Akron General Medical Center
- 2000, 2001, Service Award for Outstanding Customer Service, Akron General Medical Center
- 2000, Who's Who Among Nurses
- 1999, ºÚÁÏÍø School of Nursing Award for Academic Excellence
- 1999, Service League Scholarship, Akron General Medical Center
- 1997, Kent Connection Scholarship Award
- 1997, Honors Academic Achievement Award