
Carol Gertrude Cutler, PhD, PMHCNS-BC
Clinical Assistant Professor
Contact Information VCU School of Nursing |
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Education
| 2006 | PhD | The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC |
| 1981 | MSN | University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA |
| 1963 | BSN | University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA |
| Certification | American Nurses' Association: Specialist in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing | |
| 1963-2000 | Licensure as Registered Nurse and Clinical Nurse Specialist in Virginia |
Postdoctoral Training or Special Experience
Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Nursing, Richmond, VA
Collateral Assistant Professor, 2001 - Present
James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
Assistant Professor, 1997 – 2001
Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.
Teaching Assistant, 1990 – 1992
Wytheville Community College. Wytheville, VA
Instructor of Nursing, 1972 – 1974
Western State Hospital. Staunton, VA 1995 – 1997
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 1990 – 1992; 1993 – 1995
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 1992 – 1993
Southwestern Virginia Mental Health Institute, Marion, VA 1984 – 1990
Memberships in Professional Organizations
American Nurses’ Association
American Psychiatric Nurses’ Association
International Society of Psychiatric – Mental Health Nurses
National League for Nursing
Sigma Theta Tau
Society for Education and Research in Psychiatric Nursing
Virginia Nurses’ Association, District 7
Representative Presentations
Poster Presentation - April 9 - 12, 2008 at the International Society of Psychiatric Nurses Conference in Louisville, KY entitled "Using Simulation to Evaluate Competencies in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing."
Poster Presentation - May 22, 2007 at the AACN Hot Issues Conference in Denver, CO entitled "Using Simulation in Psychiatric Nursing."
Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 2005, Vol. 11, No. 5. Self-efficacy and Social Adjustment of Patients with Mood Disorder.
Issues in Mental Health Nursing, March 2003, Vol. 24, 2, pp. 199-211: Assessing Patients Perception of Self-Care Agency in Psychiatric Care.
Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, Vol. XV, No. 1, 2001: Self –Care Agency and Symptom Management.
Poster Presentation, June 2 – 4, 2000, at the Nursing Education Conference in Washington, D.C. (MCP Hahnemann University Conference): Use of Webboard Technology in Classroom
Poster Presentation, April 24 – 26, 2000, at the Psychiatric-Geriatric Nursing Update in Philadelphia, PA: The Relationship of Self-Care Agency, Self-Efficacy, and Social Support to Post Hospitalization Adjustments of Patients With a Mood Disorder
Poster Presentation at the Shenandoah Nursing Honor Society in Harrisonburg, VA at the research symposium meeting in 1998, 1999, and 2000 and at the annual meeting of the Mental Health Coalition in April, 2000
Chapters in Books
Published chapter book Theonomy and Autonomy (1984) (edited by John J. Carey), Macon, GA: Mercer Press: Tillich’s Multidimensional View of Health: A Message of Holistic Healing, pp. 171 – 189.
Journal Review
Reviewer for peer reviewed journal. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing. 2006 - 2008.
