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Janice Bridges Flynn, DSN, RN
Associate Director WSON
Undergraduate Programs
HS 2305
Kennesaw State University
WellStar School of Nursing
1000 Chastain Road, #1601
Kennesaw, GA 30144-5591
Telephone: (770)499-3213
email: jflynn@kennesaw.edu |
Academic Degrees
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DSN |
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University of Alabama at Birmingham |
2001 |
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MN |
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Emory University |
1974 |
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BSN |
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Northwestern State University of Louisiana |
1970 |
Teaching Experience
2002-Present |
Kennesaw State University, School of Nursing, Associate Professor |
| 1993-2002 |
Kennesaw State University, School of Nursing, Assistant Professor |
| 1989-93 |
DeKalb College, Department of Nursing, Assistant Professor |
| 1975-83 |
Emory University, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
- Assistant Professor, 1980-83
- Instructor in Nursing, 1977-1980
- Emory Community Nursing Service, Assistant Director and Instructor in Nursing 1975- 1977
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Professional Practice Experience
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1981 -90 |
Examiner for Regents College Degree Program, The University of the State of New York, Southern Performance Assessment Center, Georgia Nurses Association |
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1992-96 |
West Paces Medical Center, PRN Clinical Staff Nurse |
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1982-90 |
Shallowford Hospital and Physicians and Surgeons Hospital, PRN Clinical Staff Nurse |
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1974-75 |
St. Joseph's Infirmary, Atlanta. Cardiovascular Clinical Specialist |
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1972-73 |
St. Helena Parish Hospital, Louisiana. Head Nurse |
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1971-72 |
Boston University Hospital. Cardiac Surgical ICU Nurse |
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1971 |
Green Cove Summer Camp, North Carolina. Camp Nurse, Summer |
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1970-71 |
Oschner Foundation Hospital, New Orleans. Staff Nurse |
Administrative Experience
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2008-Present |
Associate Director WellStar School of Nursing for Undergraduate Program |
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1990-05 |
Clinical Associate (Examination Supervisor) for Excelsior College, Health Assessment and Teaching Performance Examination, 1991-2005. |
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1990-93 |
Faculty-Liaison, Dekalb College Department of Nursing, to Northside Hospital, Scottsdale Senior Citizens' Center, and South DeKalb Senior Citizens' Home. |
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1975-77 |
Emory Community Nursing Service, Assistant Director |
Professional Activities
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Professional Appointments |
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2011 |
Georgia Board of Nursing, President |
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2008-2011 |
Georgia Board of Nursing, Member |
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2007-Present |
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education Site Evaluator |
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Certifications |
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2007-2012 |
Quality Matters Online Peer Reviewer |
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2003-Present |
Certified Cancer Genetics Educator, Oncology Nursing Society, National Coalition for Health Professional Education in Genetics (NCHPEG). |
Recent Research
2007-2009 |
Flynn, J.B. & Chen, E (2007) Characterization of Molecular Variation in Mitochondrial Genes and Public Knowledge about Genetic Influence on Health and Disease in Latino Populations: A Pilot Study. Co-investigators. |
| 2007 |
Flynn, J.B. (2007) Predictors of Perceived Susceptibility to BRCA 1 and BRCA 2 in Women Who Have Not Been Diagnosed with Breast Cancer |
| 2001 |
Flynn, J.B (2001) Health Beliefs About Inherited Breast Cancer and Genetic Testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2 who Have Never Been Diagnosed With Breast Cancer and Use Mammography Services. (Doctoral dissertation). |
| 2000 |
Horne, C. Flynn, J. Farnsworth, B & Robley, L. (2000) The Experience of Baccalaureate Nursing Students in a Virtual Classroom. CETL |
| 2000 |
Horne, C. Flynn, J. Farnsworth, B Student Characteristics, Satisfaction and Success: A Comparison Between On-Ground and On-line Students in a Baccalaureate Degree Program, Georgia Board of Regents Research Award Grant & matching funds Kennesaw State University Technology Award. |
Publications
For full listing of publications, presentations and research, please request full length Curriculum Vitae from Dr. Flynn
RECENT REFERRED PUBLICATIONS
Robley, L. Farnsworth, B., Flynn, J., & Horne, C. (2004). This new house: Building knowledge through online learning. Journal of Professional Nursing, 20:5, 333-343.
Farnsworth, B., Flynn, J., Horne, C., & Robley, L. (2004). Lessons Learned in the WellStar School of Nursing Online Learning Course Option. Teaching Notes, 1:2, 3.
Flynn, Janice B. (2002). Health beliefs about inherited breast cancer and genetic testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2. [Abstract] Oncology Nursing Forum, 29:2.
RECENT BOOK CHAPTER
Flynn, J. & Long, J (2011). Sample quantitative research proposal: Effect of video based education on knowledge and perceptions of risk for breast cancer genes, BRCA 1 &
BRCA 2 in Urban Latino Population in Caring for the Vulnerable, de Chesnay. (Ed.), Jones & Bartlett: Sudbury, Massachusetts.
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
Flynn, J. (2010). Nursing Education in the United States. Invited lecture at Woosong University Daejeon, South Korea, November 4, 2010.
Flynn, J. (2009). Changing Faces of Nursing. Keynote address, Georgia Student Nurse Convention in Athens, GA in November 2009.
Flynn, J (2007). Predictors of Perceived Susceptibility to BRCA 1 and BRCA 2 in Women Who Have Not Been Diagnosed with Breast Cancer. Sigma Theta Tau International 39th Biennial Convention, Baltimore, MD, November 3, 2007.
Flynn, J (2007). The Human Genome: Application to Nursing Education, Wellstar School of Nursing Faculty Development, October 15, 2007
Flynn, J., Horne, C., & Farnsworth, B. (2006) Student Characteristics, Satisfaction and Success: A Comparison Between On-Ground and On-line Students in a Baccalaureate Degree Program. 24th Annual Conference on Computers and Technology in Nursing, Toronto, Canada, May 26, 2006.
Horne, C., Flynn, J., Farnsworth, B., & Robley, L.(2005).The Pros and Cons of Online Nursing Education: Qualitative and Quantitative Findings. Georgia Association for Nursing Education, February 10, 2005
Horne, C. & Flynn, J. (2005). Best Pedagogical Practices for On-Line Teaching. Invited keynote address for University of Florida College of Nursing Conference: Building Knowledge Through Online Teaching, Gainesville, July 8, 2005.
VanBrackle, L., Flynn, J., Hill, W., Rugg, E., & Whittlesey, V. (2005) Assurance of Learning and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Vancouver, BC, October 15, 2005
Robley, L., Farnsworth, B., Flynn, J. & Horne, C. (2004) This New House: Building New Knowledge Through Online Learning”. 11th Georgia Conference on College and University Teaching, February 6-7, 2004
Flynn, J. (2002) Health Beliefs About Inherited Breast Cancer and Genetic Testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2. Poster presented at the Oncology Nursing Society 7th Research Conference on Cancer Nursing, San Diego, February 7, 2002.
Flynn, J. (2002). Health Beliefs About Inherited Breast Cancer and Genetic Testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2. Northside Hospital Women’s Breast Health Center. February 12, 2002.
Flynn, J., Farnsworth, B., & Horne, C. (2001) Development of Online Courses in Nursing Schools: How to Get Started. Two session workshop presentation. Medical College of Pennsylvania & Hahnemann University’s Nursing Education 2001 Conference. Orlando, FL, January 3-7.
Flynn, J., Farnsworth, B., & Horne, C. (2001) Creating a Virtual Classroom: The Essential Elements. Two session workshop presentation with C. Horne and B. Farnsworth . Medical College of Pennsylvania & Hahnemann University’s Nursing Education 2001 Conference. Orlando, FL, January 3-7, 2001.
Flynn, J., Horne, C. &, Farnsworth, B. (2001) Evaluation: An Integral Component in Designing and Implementing the Nursing Virtual Classroom. Paper presentation with Beverly Farnsworth and Christina Horne. Computers on Campus National Conference. Myrtle Beach, SC, November 12, 2000.
Flynn, J., Farnsworth, B., & Horne, C. (2001) Evaluation: An Integral Component in Designing and Implementing the Nursing Virtual Classroom. Innovative Education for the New Century. American Nurses Association Annual Education Conference. St. Louis, Missouri, October 28, 2000.
Farnsworth, B., Flynn, J., & Horne, C. (2000) Assessing Learning Communities in Cyberspace: An Online Pilot Project. Paper presentation with Beverly Farnsworth and Christina Horne. Eighteenth Annual International Nursing Computer and Technology Conference. Arlington, Virginia, July 10, 2000.
HONORS AND AWARDS
2005 Kennesaw State University Foundation Prize for, This new house: Building knowledge through online learning. Journal of Professional Nursing, 20:5, 333-343, with L. Robley, B. Farnsworth & C. Horne.
2002 University System of Georgia Regents’ Research in Undergraduate Education Award for Department, with Christina Horne and Beverly Farnsworth, University System of Georgia
2002 Kennesaw State University Nominee for the Regents’ Research in Undergraduate Education Award for Department, with Christina Horne and Beverly Farnsworth.
2002 Semi-finalist for Distinguished Teaching Award, Kennesaw State University
2001 Kennesaw State University Nominee for the Regents’ Research in Undergraduate Education Award for Faculty, with Christina Horne and Beverly Farnsworth.
2000 Semi-finalist for Distinguished Teaching Award, Kennesaw State University
2000 Distinguished Teaching Award for the College Of Health and Human Services, Kennesaw State University
RECENT COURSES TAUGHT WSON
BIOL 3313 Human Pathophysiology (online and on ground)
NURS 4414 Complex Health Nursing
NURS 4428 Survivorship: The Cancer Model (online and on ground)
Professional Organization Memberships
Sigma Theta Tau International
Mu Phi Chapter
American Nurses Association
Georgia Nurses Association
Oncology Nursing Society
Genetics Special Interest Group
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