Karen A. Karlowicz, EdD, RN

Assistant Professor of Nursing
Coordinator, Nursing Educator MSN Role Option

Academic Preparation

Piedmont Hospital School of Nursing and Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia
           Diploma in Nursing, June 1977

The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
           Bachelor of Science, May 1986

The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.
           Master of Science in Nursing, February 1989
           Major Area: Nursing of Adults (Focus on urologic diseases and disorders)
           Role:  Staff Development/Adult Continuing Education

Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Doctor of Education, April 30, 2002
 Specialization area: Health Care Education

Clinical Specialization

Urinary incontinence
Gerontology

Responsibilities

Teaching responsibilities as Role Coordinator for the Nurse Educator MSN Program

NURS 634 Nurse Educator/Faculty Internship I: Classroom Instruction
NURS 636 Instructional Methods in Nursing Education
NURS 645 Curriculum Development and Course Design in Nursing Education
NURS 649 Nurse Educator/Faculty Internship II: Clinical Instruction
NURS 654 Assessment and Evaluation in Nursing Education

Additional courses in the Nurse Educator Curriculum for which I have oversight include:

NURS 644 Clinical Teaching Methods for the Nurse Educator
NURS 676 Professional, Ethical, and Legal Concepts of Nursing Education

Research

Impact of incontinence experiential learning on nurses' knowledge, attitude, belief and practice
Development and testing of a bladder distention monitor
Portfolio evaluation in nursing education
Methods of instruction in nursing education

Awards and Recognitions

AUAA President's Trophy - In recognition for outstanding contributions to the AUAA. Awarded May 10, 1992.

Arthur T. Evans Lectureship Award - For an outstanding presentation at the SUNA 30th Annual Conference by a certified member of SUNA.  Presentation title: Basic Assessment of Urinary Incontinence.  $500 award presented June 2, 1999.

Research Excellence Award - For research practicum titled "Development of a Strategic Plan for Continuing Nursing Education for Old Dominion University School of Nursing".  Awarded by Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.  July 2001

Research Excellence Award - For research practicum titled "Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Portfolio Evaluation Tool."  Awarded by Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.  July 2002.

Best Faculty Poster/Research Day 2003 - For "Correlation of Baccalaureate Nursing Student Portfolio Evaluation Scores with Other Measures of Academic Performance."  Awarded by the College of Health Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA.

John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing/American Association of Colleges of Nursing 2006 Award for Baccalaureate Education in Geriatric Nursing - Infusion of Geriatrics into the Baccalaureate Curriculum. Application submitted and award accepted on behalf of the faculty at Old Dominion University School of Nursing at AACN Fall Semiannual Meeting, Washington, DC, October 29, 2006.

Teaching Excellence Award, College of Health Sciences, Old Dominion University, April 2008.

Excellence in Technology-Based Teaching Award, College of Health Sciences, Old Dominion University, April 2008.