Nursing Faculty and Staff

Susan Sterrett MSN, MBA, EdD ssterrett@chatham.edu Chatham Faculty Assistant Professor Hometown : Pittsburgh, PA Joined Chatham : 2008 Academic Areas of Interest Interprofessional education, leadership, community health Personal Areas of Interest Reading history and fiction, gardening, knitting, Southern Virginia history Biography Susan E. Sterrett is Assistant Professor of Nursing at Chatham University, Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Sterrett received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing (1975), her Masters of Science in Nursing (1992), and her Masters of Business Administration (1994) from Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA. In 2008, she completed her EdD in Higher Education Administration from the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Sterrett has 10 years experience in acute care nursing and six years as a visiting nurse. Her experience in teaching and educational administration includes four years full time at Carlow University and three as the graduate program director. Her research interest is in interprofessional education, having completed a qualitative dissertation of the experience of participants in IP learning experiences. She is interested in the development of interprofessional communities of practice. She is active in the following organizations: Sigma Theta Tau, and the Association of Integrative Studies. She presently teaches in the RN-BSN and the DNP programs and coordinates clinical experiences for RN-BSN students.

Education • 1975 Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Duquesne University • 1992 Master of Science in Nursing, Duquesne University • 1994 Master of Business Administration, Duquesne University • 2008 Doctor of Education, Higher Education Management, University of Pittsburgh Publications • Bednarek, M., Gorezny, A., Hawkins, S., Hertwick, M., Schreiber, J., Sterrett, S. (Accepted for publication) "Attitudes Toward Interprofessional Education: Comparing Physician Assistant and Other Health Care Professions Students," Journal of Physician Assistant Education. • The Leadership journey: From belief to reality. (2010). Gazza, E. & Sterrett, S. Teaching and Learning in Nursing • Becoming an interprofessional community of practice: A Qualitative study of an interprofessional fellowship, (2010) Journal of Research in Interprofessional Education and Practice and education,1(3) • • “Nursing case management” P. N. A. Vital Signs, 1997 • “What is nursing case management?” Hospital News, 1997 Awards • Community Leaders Award, Sigma Theta Tau, Epsilon Phi, 1990 • Enid Goldberg Research Award, Sigma Theta Tau, Eta Chapter 1991 Organizations • American Interprofessional Health Collaborative • American Association of University Professors • Southwest Pa. Organization of Nurse Leaders • Center for the Advancement of Interprofessional Education • National League for Nursing (NLN) • Association of Integrative Studies • Sigma Theta Tau, Epsilon Phi Achievements • Adjunct Faculty Prescott College, PhD Mentor 2010 - Present • Instructor, Carlow University August 2000 - May 2004 • Assistant Professor Chatham University, October 2008 - current • Graduate Nursing Program Director, Carlow University, August 2000 - August 2003 Presentations • "Collaborating Across Borders II" International Conference on Interprofessional Education, May 2009. • Sterrett, S. (1993). Case management modules. Presentation for Pennsylvania League for Nursing District 6 Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA. • Sterrett, S. (1992). Peer review evaluation. Presented at Sigma Theta Tau Research Day, Penn State University, University Park, PA • Sterrett, S. & Reiser, L. (2002). The Master of Nursing Leadership: A collaborative approach to educating nursing leaders. Poster presentation at the National League for Nursing Education Summit, Anaheim, CA. • Sterrett, S. (2007). Forming Communities of Practice. Presentation at Collaborating Across Borders, University of Minnesota • Sterrett, S. (2007). Forming Communities of Practice. Guest speaker at Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine conference on interprofessional health education