Mary Catherine Gebhardt PhD, RN, MSN

Assistant Professor

Office:  962 Urban Life
Phone:  404-413-1161
Fax:  404-413-1205
Email:  mgebhardt@gsu.edu
 
Comments
I love nursing. I don’t think there is any other profession where you can have such a positive impact on people’s lives. Nursing Education allows me to exponentially affect lives through the students I teach.

Education
PhD  2005  Health Promotion and Human Behavior
College of Public Health, (formally the College of Education)
University of Georgia, Athens, GA

Master of Science in Nursing    1982
St. Louis University St. Louis, MO 
      
Bachelor of Science in Nursing    1980
St. Louis University St. Louis, MO 

Diploma       1978
De Paul Hospital School of Nursing  St. Louis, MO

Clinical Expertise
I am a certified Rehabilitation Nurse with an interest in neurology and orthopedic nursing. I functioned as a Director of rehabilitation and surgical nursing for over 6 years in the Atlanta area.
 
Research Interests
I am interested in qualitative research. I currently have a project funded by the Association of Rehabilitation nurses examining the hopes and expectations of care givers and nurses of acquired brain injury patients.  My dissertation involved examining the lived experiences of rehabilitation nurses in respect to providing spiritual care for their patients.
 
Scholarship publications, funding, podium presentations for past 2-3 years

PUBLICATIONS

• Gebhardt, M. C. & DuFour, L. (Accepted for publication) The role of the nurse academician in promoting evidence based practice on a brain injury rehabilitation unit. 
  Journal of Neuroscience Nursing. 
• Gebhardt, M. C. and Wilson, S. (2002, March). Nursing schools address shortage of critical care nurses. The Atlanta Journal Constitution: Pulse for the Health Care Professional, 13(3), 13-13.
• Gebhardt, M., Clifford, B., & Bates, T. (2006). What's an Educator to Do?. American Journal of Nursing, 106(10), 13-13.

FUNDED RESEARCH

• 2007 “Caregiver and Nurse Expectation Regarding the Recovery of the Patient with Acquired Brain Injury”  C. Gebhardt, Principal Investigator.  Funded by the Rehabilitation Nursing Foundation.   $10,000. 
• 2006 “Caregiver and Nurse Expectation Regarding the Recovery of the Patient with Acquired Brain Injury”. C. Gebhardt, Principal Investigator. Funded Intramural  grant by the College of Health and Human Services, Georgia State University.  $5,000. 
• 2003 “Rehabilitation Nurses Use of Spiritual Interventions”.  C. Gebhardt, Principal Investigator.  Funded by: Epsilon Alpha Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau.  $750. 

PRESENTATIONS

2006 “Rehabilitation Nurses Use of Spiritual Interventions” Data based research paper presentation at the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses 32nd Annual educational conference. Chicago, IL October 6th 2006 

Professional Service Activities

• University Senate       2005-present
• Student Life and Development Subcommittee of the Senate 2005-present
• Admission and Standards Subcommittee of the Senate 2005-present
• CHHS Student Appeals Committee    2001-present
• Chair         2005-present
• CHHS Student Services Committee    2001-present
• BFLSONCoordinator of the Adult Health CNS/NP track 2006-present
• Member of Undergraduate Program Committee   2000-present
• Member of the Graduate Program Committee   2006-present
• NSGS Advisor       2001-present

Awards and Honors
Royal Flame Advisor of the Year, Georgia State University, 2006
Outstanding Georgia Association of Nursing Students, Advisor of the Year, 2007