Mary  Koren RN, Ph.D.

Title: Associate Professor and Area Co-ordinator
Division: Nursing & Health Studies
Unit: Nursing
Office Location: Nursing 190A
Office Phone: (815) 753-0469
Office Fax: (815) 753-0814
Email: mkoren@niu.edu

Office Hours

Fridays, 1pm to 3pm.

Courses Taught

• NURS 613: Section 1 Scientific Inquiry, 3 cr.
• NURS 301: Section 1 Research in Nursing, 3 cr.
• NURS 320: Clinical Development II, 2 cr.
• NURS 346: Section 1 Concepts, Issues and Interpersonal Strategies in Professional Nursing, 3 cr.
• NURS 429: Section 1 Seminar in Professional Nursing, 3 cr.
• NURS 310: Section 2 Clinical Development I, 2 cr.
• NURS 300: Section 1 Introduction to Professional Nursing, 2 cr.

Education

Ph.D., Rush University, Chicago, Illinois
M.S.N., Loyola University, Chicago,Illinois
B.S.N., Saint Xavier College, Chicago, Illinois

Research Interests

Nursing care of the older adult, spirituality of the nurse, curricular implications of portfolio assessment. 

Research Projects

Alexian Brothers Medical Center (Fall, 2007). Koren, M.E., Czurylo, K.,Gattuso, M.,Stark, B., Zastrow, P. & Epsom,R.,  Assessing the Work Environment and Spiritual Well-Being of Staff Nurses at Suburban Community Hospital. Requested $849.75. Received $849.75.  

Sarah Fuller Scholarship Fund (Spring, 2006). Koren, M. E., Coyer, S. Dentro, C.  Assessing the Spirituality of Staff Nurses at a Suburban Community  Hospital. Requested $400.00. Received $200.00 

Sigma Theta Tau, Beta Omega Chapter, (Spring, 2003). Hertz, J., Ehrlich-Jones, L., Berent, G., Plonczynski, D., Koren, M.E., Munroe, D.,Robertson, J., & Rossetti, J., Learning Needs and Attitudes of Nursing Faculty and Students toward Older Adults. Requested $2240. Received $1300. 

Selected Publications

Koren, M.E., & Papadimitriou, C. (2013). Spirituality of staff nurses: Application of the Modeling and Role Modeling Theory. Holistic Nursing Practice. 27(1), 37-44.
 
Rossetti, J., Robertson, J. A., Oldenburg, N. L., Coyer, S., Koren, M. E., & Musker, K. M., (2012). Creating a culture of evidence in nursing education using student portfolios. International Journal of Nursing Educational Scholarship.9(1), 1-14.

Marks, N, Koren, M.E., & Yao,P. (2011). The presence of nursing students in the Hospital and their impact on patient care. Chart, 109(3), 17-22.

Koren, M.E., Czurylo, K., Epsom, R., Gattuso, M., Stark, B., Zastrow, P., & Basu, S.   (2009). Nurses’ work  environment and spirituality: A descriptive study. International Journal of Caring Sciences, 2(3), 118-125.

Koren, M. E., Hertz, J., Munroe, D., Rossetti, J., Robertson, J., Plonzynski, D. Berent, G., & Ehrlich-Jones,L.    (2008). Assessing students’ learning needs and  attitudes: Considerations for gerontology curriculum planning. Gerontology and  Geriatric Education, 28(4), 39-56.

Hertz, J., Koren, M. E.,Rossetti, J.,  & Robertson, J. F. (2008). Early identification of  relocation risk in older adults with critical illness. Critical Care Nursing Quarterly,  31(1), 59-64.

Koren, M. E., & Hertz, J. (2007). Older women’s breast screening behaviors: What nurses need to know. MedSurg Nursing, 16(2), 80-85.

Hertz, J., Rossetti, J., Koren, M. E., & Robertson, J. F. (2007). Evidence-based guidelines: Management of relocation in cognitively intact older adults. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 33(11), 12-18.

Plonczynski, D., Ehrlich-Jones, L., Robertson, J., Rossetti, J., Munroe, D. Koren, M.E., Berent, G., & Hertz, J. (2007).  Implications of faculty attitudes and knowledge of gerontology for nursing education. Nurse Education Today. 27, 113-121.

Hertz,.JE.,Rossetti,J.,.Robertson, J. F. & Koren,M.E (2005). A Research Based Protocol on the Management of Relocation of Older Adults. Gerontological  Nursing Interventions ResearchCenter, Research Dissemination Core, The University of  Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.

Koren, M.E., Bartel, J. & Corliss, J. (1994). Interventions to improve patient appointments in an ambulatory care facility. Journal of Ambulatory Care  Management. 17(3), 86-90.

Funded Grants

Great Journeys Assistantship, (Spring, 2012), Koren, M.E. Interventions to sustain the spiritual self- care of health care providers. Awarded graduate assistant for one academic year. Competitive internal grant.

Society for the Advancement of Modeling and Role Modeling, Helen Erickson Grant (Spring, 2010). Koren, M.E. & Papadimitriou, C. Spirituality of the Staff Nurse: Application of the Modeling and Role Modeling Theory. Requested $820.00, Awarded $820.00.