Inez Tuck, RN, PhD, MBA, MDiv
Professor
Contact Information VCU School of Nursing |
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Education
| 2008 | MDiv | Virginia Union University, Richmond, VA: Theology |
| 1995 | MBA | University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee: Business Administration |
| 1980 | PhD | University of North Carolina, Greensboro, North Carolina: Child Development and Family Relations |
| 1972 | MN | University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida: Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing |
| 1970 | BSN | Agricultural & Technical State University, Greensboro, North Carolina: Nursing |
Recent Academic Appointments
2007-2008 Professor of Nursing, Department of Adult Health and Nursing Systems, School of Nursing, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia.
2001-2007 Professor and Chair, Department of Integrative Systems (Department Chair, 1997-2007, LOA 7/05-12/050), Associate Dean of Doctoral Program and Research, 2002-2004, School of Nursing, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia.
1997-2001 Associate Professor (Tenured) and Chair, Department of
Integrative Systems, Associate Dean of Graduate Programs (MS and PhD, 2000-2002), School of Nursing, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia.
1990-1997 Associate Professor (Tenured), Coordinator of Mental Health Concentration, Graduate Program (1990-1997), Director of MSN Program (1993-1995), College of Nursing, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Knoxville, Tennessee.
1988-1990 Associate Professor and Coordinator of Student Development, Department of Nursing, North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina.
Research Funding/External Funding
Externally Funded Projects:
Project Title: Families Living with the Homicidal Death of a Family Member. Pilot partially funded by Gamma Omega Research Grant, Gamma Omega Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau, January 2005, $500, Principal Investigator, Department of Integrative Systems research support for recruitment. Longitudinal project completed 2008.
Project Title: PNI-based Stress Management in Early Breast Cancer. R01 funded by National Cancer Institute; September 2004 – August, 2009, $3,590,212. Principal Investigator, Dr. Nancy McCain (R01114718), Co-investigator 20% effort, 10% effort in 2007-2008, 5% effort in 2008-2009.
Project Title: Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship Program. Submitted to Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), November, 2003, Funding June 2004-2005, $111,091, Project Director.
Project Title: Nursing Administration and Leadership Curriculum, Funded by Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Health Professions, Advanced Education Nursing Grant, $1,047,145. September 2003-July 2006, Project Director (25% effort), no-cost extension to June 30, 2007.
Project Title: Alternative Stress Management Approaches in HIV Disease (R01 AT00331). Funded by National Institutes of Health, Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, $2,762,000. Principal Co-investigator funded for 25% effort for Spiritual Intervention. Dr. Nancy McCain, Principal Investigator. Funded - August 2000-2005. No cost extension year 2005-2006 for publications.
Project Title: Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship Program. Submitted to Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), November, 2002, Funded June 2003-2004, $111,000. Project Director.
Intramural Funding
Project Title: The PATS© Spiritual Intervention with Persons Diagnosed with Terminal Cancer. Principal Investigator. 2003-2007. Research Assistant support provided for one year by School of Nursing, Virginia Commonwealth University.
Project Title: Acceptability and Feasibility of a Spiritual Growth Group for Healthy Adults. Principal Investigator. July 2001-2004. Research Assistant support provided for data analysis by School of Nursing, Virginia Commonwealth University.
Project Title: Spiritual Intervention with Persons Living with HIV - A Pilot Study. Principal Investigator. Project funded by A.D. Williams Trust Funds, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1998 - 2000, $9,582.
Project Title: The Relationship between the Spiritual Perspective of Parish Nursing and their Self-Reported Spiritual Care Interventions. Principal Investigator. School of Nursing, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1998, Non-competitive funding of $2,250 for Research Assistant.
Project Title: Family Caring for Chronically Mentally Ill Family Members. Co-Investigator. SARIF Summer Graduate Research Assistantships, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Office of Research Administration, 1995, $3,000 for Research Assistant.
Current Grant Proposals
Project Title: Healing Retreat for Families Experiencing the Homicidal Death of a Loved One. Submitted to the Department of Defense, October 18, 2007, Principal Investigator, 20% effort for three years. Amount requested - $446,869. Proposal in revision. Resubmission spring 2009.
Project Title: Complementary Interventions for Families Experiencing a Death by Homicide. Submitted to the Department of Defense, October 18, 2007, Principal Investigator, 25% effort for four years. Amount requested - $1,901,776. Proposal in revision. Resubmission spring 2009.
Professional Activities/Scholarship
Recent Invited Seminars/Speaking Engagements
Tuck, I. Promoting Spiritual Well-being: A Holistic Approach to Nursing Care. Presented to 86 3rd year students at Boromarajonani College of Nursing, Songkhla, Thailand, July 16, 2008.
Tuck, I. Papers presented at conference for faculty, students, and nursing staff of three schools of nursing and local hospitals sponsored by Boromarajonani College of Nursing, Songkhla, Thailand, July 16, 2008. The conference was entitled: Spirituality: Concept and Application. Titles of papers and conference sessions: Spirituality: Concepts and its Application for Practice, Research and Education; the Essence of Spirituality: Implications for Nursing; and Promoting Spiritual Well-being: A Holistic Approach to Nursing Care (70 attendees).
Tuck, I. On the Edge: Spirituality as a Resource for Health Promotion and Stress Reduction. Selected for the Working Conference: Spirituality: The DNA of Law Enforcement Practice (Beyond Survival: Wellness Practices for Wounded Warriors), Federal Bureau of Investigation, National Conference Center, Lansdowne, VA, June 15-20, 2008.
Tuck, I. Healing the Spirit after Cancer, Cancer Survivors Symposia Series II, VCU Massey Cancer Center and Susan G. Komen for the Cure Richmond, Richmond, VA, November 29, 2007.
Tuck, I. Spirituality and the Elderly, Taking care of the Caregiver, Virginia Association for Non-profit Homes for Aging, Richmond, VA, July 22, 2005.
Recent Review Activities
Abstract Reviewer for paper and poster presentations, Region 11, Sigma Theta Tau International, 2008.
Grant proposal reviewer, Research Grant Opportunities, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society, 2007, 2008.
Invited Grant reviewer, DHHS, HRSA, BHPr, Advanced Education Grants, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008.
Abstract reviewer for Fourth International Evidenced-Based Nursing Preconference and International Nursing Research Congress, Sigma Theta Tau International, 2006, 2007.
Abstract reviewer for international conference, Sigma Theta Tau International, 2007
Invited reviewer, Journal of Women’s Health, 2006, 2008
Member, Panel of Reviewers for Research and Theory for Nursing Practice, 2001-Present.
Member, Editorial Board of Review for the Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 1990-1991, 1999-Present.
Member, Panel of Reviewers for Journal of Holistic Nursing, 2002-Present.
Invited reviewer, Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 2005, topic religions factors and HIV.
Judge, Dissertation Awards, Sigma Theta Tau International, 2005.
Invited Reviewer, Spirituality Proposal, Health Foundation, London, England, 2004.
Invited Reviewer, Manuscript for Journal of Health Disparities, 2004
Judge, Pinnacle Regional Dissertation Award, Sigma Theta Tau International, 2004.
Member, Panel of Reviewers, Graduate Student Poster Session, Southern Nursing Research Society, 2003-2004.
Reviewer, Print and Public Media Award Subcommittee, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society, 2002-2003.
Publications in Refereed Journals (*denotes data based publications)
*McCain, N. L., Gray, D. P., Elswick, R. K., Robins, J. W., Tuck, I., Walter, J. M., Rausch, S. M., Ketchum, J. M. (2008). A Randomized Clinical Trial of Alternative Stress Management Interventions in Persons with HIV Infection, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 76 (3), 431-441.
*Baliko, B. & Tuck, I. (2008) Perceptions of Survivors of Loss by Homicide: Opportunities for Nursing Practice, Journal of Psychosocial Nursing, 46(5), 26-34.
*Tuck, I. & Thinganjana, W. (2007). An Exploration of the Meaning of Spirituality Voiced by Persons Living with HIV Disease and Healthy Adults, Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 28, 1-16.
*Tuck, I., Alleyne, R. & Thinganjana, W. (2006). Spirituality and Stress Management in Healthy Adults, Journal of Holistic Nursing. 24(4), 245-253.
*Tuck, I. (2005). Development of a Spirituality Intervention: A Critical Review of the Process. Handbook for Spiritual Growth Interventions.
*Tuck, I., McCain, N., Gray, P. Elswick, R.K., Cobb, R. (2005). Psychosocial and Physiological Impact of a Novel Spirituality Intervention Among Persons with HIV Disease. (Unpublished Manuscript).
Tuck, I. (2004) Development of a Spirituality Intervention to Promote Healing. Journal of Theory Construction and Testing, 8 (2), 67-71.
*Tuck, I., McCain, N., Elswick, R.K., & Baliko, B. (Unpublished Manuscript). The Effects of Psychosocialspiritual Interventions on the Health of Persons Living with HIV.
*Wallace, D. C., Tuck, I., Boland, C. S., & Witucki, J. M. (2002). Client perceptions of parish nursing. Public Health Nursing, 19(2), 128-135.
Tuck, I. & Baliko, B. (2001). Why deliver health care with spirituality? Excellence in Clinical Practice, 2(3),1, 4.
*Tuck, I., Wallace, D., & Pullen, L. (2001). Spirituality and spiritual care provided by parish nurses. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 23(4), 441-453.
*Tuck, I., McCain, N.L., & Elswick, R.K. (2001). Spirituality and Psychosocial factors in persons living with HIV. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 33(6), 776-783.
*Tuck, I, Pullen, L. & Wallace, D. (2001). A comparative study of the spiritual perspectives and interventions of mental health and parish nurses. IssuesIn Mental Health Nursing, 22, 1-13.
*Tuck, I. , Wallace, D., Casalenuovo, G., & May, B. (2000). Psychosocial responses of sufferers of chronic fatigue syndrome. Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, 7(3), 49-63.
*Tuck, I. & Wallace, D. (2000). Exploring parish nursing from an ethnographic perspective. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 11,(4), 280-289.
Thornton, K. & Tuck, I. (2000). Promoting the mental health of elderly African Americans: A case illustration. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, XIV(4), 1-9.
*Tuck, I. & Wallace, D. (2000). Chronic fatigue syndrome: A woman’s dilemma. Health Care for Women International, 21(5), 457-466.
Festa, L. M. & Tuck, I. (2000). A review of forgiveness literature with implications for nursing practice. Holistic Nursing Practice, 14(4), 77-86.
*Tuck, I. & Harris, L. & Baliko, B. (2000) . Values expressed in philosophies of nursing services. Journal of Nursing Administration, 30(4), 180-184.
*Pullen, L., Tuck, I. & Wallace, D. (1999). Research priorities in mental health nursing. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 20, 217-227.
*Wallace, D., Fields, B., Witucki, J., Boland, C., & Tuck, I. (1999). Use of home and community based services by elderly black and white females. Journal of Women & Aging, 11(4), 5-20.
*Wallace, D., Witucki, J., Boland, C., & Tuck, I. (1998). Cultural context of caregiving with elders. Journal of Multicultural Nursing and Health, 4(3), 42-48.
*Tuck, I., Harris, L., Renfro, T. & Lexfold, L. (1998). Care: A value expressed in philosophies of nursing services. Journal of Professional Nursing, 12(2), 92-96.
*Tuck, I., & Human, N. (1998). The experience of living with chronic fatigue syndrome. The Journal of Psychosocial and Mental Health Services, 36(2), 15-19.
*Tuck, I., Pullen, L., & Lynn, C. (1997). The spiritual interventions provided by mental health nurses. The Western Journal of Nursing Research, 19(3), 351-363.
*Tuck, I., & du Mont, P., Evans, G., & Shupe, J. (1997) The experience of caring for an adult child with schizophrenia. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing,11 (3),118-125.
Tuck, I. (1997) . The cultural context of mental health nursing. Towards Culturally Competent Psychiatric Mental Health Services: Theory, Research or Practice, a special issue of Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 18(3), 269-281.
*Pullen, L., Tuck, I., & Mix, K. (1996). Mental health nurses' spiritual perspectives. Journal of Holistic Nursing, 14(2), 85-97.
Books
Tuck, I. (2007). A Path to Forgiveness. A Journal Guide for Mature Adults. Iowa, Author House Publishing.
Tuck, I. (2005). To Err is Human. A Collection of Forgiveness Readings, Richmond, VA: Brandylane Publishers.
Recent Paper Presentations (refereed, *denotes research based, +presenter)
* Tuck, I. & Baliko, B. Healing Retreat for Families Experiencing the Homicidal Death of a Loved One. Sigma Theta Tau International 19th International Nursing Research Congress Focusing on Evidence-Based Practice, Singapore, July 7-11, 2008.
*Tuck, I., The Presence of Spirituality in the Healing Stories of Persons with Terminal Cancer, Sigma Theta Tau International 39th Biennial Convention, Baltimore, MD, November 3-7, 2007.
*Tuck, I+. & Walsh, S. The Analysis of Spirituality Expressed in the
Drawings of Persons Living with Major Illnesses and by Healthy Adults. 18th International Nursing Research Congress Focusing on Evidence-Based Practice, Sigma Theta Tau International, Vienna Austria, July 11-14, 2007.
*McCain, N.L +, Gray, D. P.+, Tuck, I. +, Elswick, R.K., Robins, J. & Walter, J.M. +, Symposia Presentation with three papers: Psychoneuroimmunology-Based Stress Management Interventions, PNI-Based Psychosocial Outcomes Of Stress Management Interventions, PNI-Based Biobehavioral Outcomes Of Stress Management Interventions, National State of the Science Congress in Nursing Research, Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science, Washington, DC, October 13, 2006.
Tuck, I. Forgiveness: Transforming Lives! Transforming Practice! 10th Annual Virginia Faith Community Health Ministry Retreat, Co-sponsored by Bons Secours Richmond Health System and the Woman’s Missionary Union of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, April 28-30, 2006.
Tuck, I.+, Bennington, L.+, & Thinganjana, W.+ Spirituality and Health Care, Annual Alumni Conference, Co-sponsored Gamma Omega Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International and Virginia Commonwealth University Alumni Association, Richmond, Virginia, 2003.
*Pullen, L.+, Tuck, I., Wallace, D. Spirituality and Spiritual Care Provided by Parish Nurses, 2002 National Nursing Research Conference - Nursing Research for Practice: Past, Present and Future, CAMC Institute and Marshal University, West Virginia University, University of Charleston, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, November 16-18, 2002.
Tuck, I.+ How Do I Heal Thee? A Nursing Perspective on Spirituality. Wayne Oates Online Conference (invited), November, 2001.
*Tuck, I.+ Spirituality and Psychosocial Factors in Persons Living with HIV. 12th International Nursing Research Congress, Sigma Theta Tau International, Copenhagen, Denmark, June 8-9, 2001.
*Tuck, I.+ Spiritual Interventions in Persons Living with HIV. Spiritual Care
Research: Applications to Practice, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, November 3, 2000.
*Tuck, I,+ & Pullen, L. A Comparative Study of Mental Health and Parish Nurses’ Spiritual Perspective and Interventions. The 21st Annual Conference of Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialists, Orlando, FL, October 13-16, 1999.
*Wallace, D.+ & Tuck, I. Client Use of Parish Nursing Services. 126th Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American Public Health Association, Washington, DC, November 15-18, 1998.