Victoria Morrison


Professional Details

Title Associate Professor Emeritus
Department Healthcare Studies
Office Harrington Building 122
Email victoria.morrison@salemstate.edu
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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

Teach freshman and junior level nursing courses.

Director, Bachelor of Healthcare Studies program

 

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

Morrison, VJ. (2013, Apr). An Ocean Apart: Nursing in Liberia. Presentation for Eta Tau Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau. Salem, MA.

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

Volunteer with Salem Main Street, reading mysteries, travel