Victoria J Morrison

Victoria J Morrison

Professional Details

Title: Associate Professor
Office: HB-218
Phone: 978-542-7149
Email: victoria.morrison@salemstate.edu

Spring Courses

Cat. # Term Course # Title
2967 05 NUR105 Nursing in the 21st Century II
3653 01 NUR601H Honors Program: Nursing Research I

Professional Biography

PhD in Nursing (Health Policy) University of Massachusetts Boston  Boston, MA

M.P.A. (Health Services Mgmt) Golden Gate University  Phoenix, AZ

B.S.N. University of Alabama in Birmingham  Birmingham, AL

Certification in Infection Control

Certified Nurse Educator

Professional Interests

Infection control and epidemiology; emergency preparedness; qualitative research; smallpox preparedness; health policy

Responsibilities

Clinical Placement Coordinator

Salem State University Committees: Academic Policies, Scholarship/Financial Aid

School of Nursing Committees: Program Evaluation (Chair), Curriculum, Scholarship Committee (Chair), Undergraduate Evening Nursing Program, Nursing Advisory Board 

Selected Publications

Larkin, M., Cierpial, C., Stack, J., Morrison, V., Griffith, C. (March 31, 2008) Empowerment Theory in Action: The Wisdom of Collaborative Governance. Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 13(2).

Morrison, Victoria J. (2005). A Contemporary Analysis of the Smallpox Vaccination Program. Dissertation Abstracts International, (UMI No. 3172761)

Zachary, K.C., Bayne, P.S., Morrison, V.J., Ford, D.S., Silver, L.C., & Hooper, D.C. (2001), Contamination of gowns, gloves, and stethoscopes with vancomycin-resistant enterococci. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 22(9), 560-564.

Bilodeau, ML., Morrison V., Nardini J., Tolkoff-Rubin N. (2001). Culturing the CVVH circuit: Does the yield justify the practice? Nephrology Nursing Journal, Apr.

Platt, R., Yokoe, D.S., Sands, K.E., & the CDC Eastern Massachusetts Prevention Epicenter Investigators*. (2001). Automated Methods for Surveillance of Surgical Site Infections. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 7(2), 212-216.

Selected Presentations

Griffith CG, Larkin ME, Cierpial CL, Morrison VJ, O'Malley C, Capasso V. (2007, May). MGH Nursing Research Committee (NRC) Develops Innovative Subcommittee Structure for Succession Planning to Ensure Leadership Development and Sustain Initiatives. Poster session presented at Massachusetts General Hospital Nurses Week, Boston, MA.

Griffith CG, Larkin ME, Cierpial CL, Morrison VJ, O'Malley C, Capasso V. (2007, April). MGH Nursing Research Committee (NRC) Develops Innovative Subcommittee Structure for Succession Planning to Ensure Leadership Development and Sustain Initiatives. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Nursing Research Society Magnet Session, Providence, RI.

Morrison, V. (2006, May). A Contemporary Analysis of the Smallpox Vaccination Program. Poster presented at Massachusetts General Hospital Nurses Week, Boston,MA.

Personal Interests

reading, choir, volunteer work