Education

Degree

Major

Institution

MSN

Psychiatric Nursing

University of Cincinnati
College of Nursing & Health
Cincinnati, Ohio

BSN

Nursing

University of Cincinnati
College of Nursing & Health
Cincinnati, Ohio

Academic and Professional Experience

Awards & Honors

Title of Award

Granting Association

Dates

Faculty Excellence Award for Undergraduate
Clinical Teaching

Wright State University College of Nursing and Health

2003-2004

Sigma Theta Tau Research Award

Sigma Theta Tau
Beta Iota Chapter

1992

Patricia Ryan Wahl Award for Excellence in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

University of Cincinnati, College of Nursing and Health

1992

Current Certification

Certified as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Adult Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing by the ANCC (American Nurses Credentialing Center).
Certified in Inpatient Obstetric Nursing by the NCC (NAACOG Certification Corporation).

Professional Leadership and Membership

Sigma Theta Tau– Beta Iota chapter
Sigma Theta Tau – Beta Iota finance committee
Sigma Theta Tau – Zeta Phi chapter
Sigma Theta Tau – Zeta Phi corresponding secretary
AWHONN – Association of Women’s Health, Obstetrics,
and Neonatal Nursing
NANN – National Association of Neonatal Nurses
APNA – American Psychiatric Nurse’s Association

Scholarship

Presentations

October 5&6, 2004 - Presenter, Good Samaritan Hospital Mental Health Inpatient Unit. Topic – Daily Goal Setting with Patients.

May , 2004 – Presenter, Good Samaritan Hospital Mental Health Inpatient Unit. Topic – The Impact of Culture on Mental Health.

January 20, 1995 - Speaker, Clermont County Counselors Association, Milford, Ohio. Topic - Brief therapy.

November 30, 1993 - Paper presentation of research “Perceived Support and the Use of Cocaine During Pregnancy” - Sigma Theta Tau Biennial Convention, Indianapolis, Indiana.

May 26, 1993 - Paper presentation “Pregnancy - Adolescent Concerns”, Colerain Career Center,Cincinnati, Ohio.

April 27, 1993 - Panel member, World Pride Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio.

April 23, 1993 - Poster presentation “Perceived Support and the Use of Cocaine During Pregnancy”, Perinatal Regional Conference - A Vision Toward 2001, Cincinnati, Ohio (sponsored by the University Hospital and Children’s Hospital Medical Center).

March 24, 1993 - Invited speaker, Parent’s support group, Crescent Women’s Medical Group, Cincinnati, Ohio. Topic - Infertility and perinatal loss.

December 12-15, 1992 - Poster presentation of research “Perceived Support and the Use of Cocaine During Pregnancy” - The Fifth Annual National Conference on Drugs, Alcohol, Pregnancy, and Parenting, Chicago, Illinois. Sponsored by the National Association for Perinatal Addiction Research and Education (NAPARE).

October 5, 1992 - Speaker, The Christ Hospital School of Nursing, Cincinnati, Ohio. Topic - The Expanded Role of the Nurse..

August 8, 1992 - Presider for session entitled “Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing”, International State of the Science Congress, Washington, DC.

July 28, 1992 - Paper presentation research “Perceived Support and the Use of Cocaine During Pregnancy”, Born Free program, Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio.

July 13-15, 1992 - Poster presentation research “Perceived Support and the Use of Cocaine During Pregnancy”, OSAP Perinatal Alcohol and Other Substance Abuse Prevention Conference, Washington, DC.

May 21, 1992 - Speaker, Good Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing, Cincinnati, Ohio. Topic -Nursing Care of the Substance Abuser and Chemically Dependent.

May 21, 1992 - Speaker, University of Cincinnati’s College of Nursing and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio. Topic - Nurses in Independent Practice

March 10, 1992 - Paper presentation, Mercy Hospital-Anderson, Cincinnati, Ohio. Topic - Perinatal Loss.

December 12, 1991 - Paper presentation research “Perceived Support and the Use of Cocaine During Pregnancy”, Perinatal Center, University Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Research

Osterman, R. (1991). “Perceived Support and the Use of Cocaine During Pregnancy”, Master’s thesis, University of Cincinnati College of Nursing and Health.

Grants

Flandemeyer, A., Kenner, C., C. K., Felblinger, D., Shortridge, L., Bragg, E., Kotagal, U., Siddiqi, T., Dietrich, DeGreg, C., Osterman, R., D’Erminio, Hill, J., & Prows, C. (1992). “Perinatal Alcohol Users: Identification and Intervention”, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia, Program Director. Submitted August, 1992. U84/CCU508718-01. Funded for 5 years: $536,500.00.

Flandemeyer, A., Kenner, C., Felblinger, Shortridge, L., Bragg, E., Kotagal, U., Siggiqi, T, Dietrich, K.,DeGreg, C., Osterman, R., D’Erminio, Hill, J., & Prows, C. (1992). “Perinatal Alcohol Users: Identification and Intervention”, March of Dimes, Greater Cincinnati Chapter, Program Director, $3640.00. Submitted September, 1992. MOD15. Funded November, 1992.

Recent Papers Given at Professional Conferences

International/National

Belcher, Jan and Mains, Janice. (2004). Building a research foundation of staff education, research-based practice, and university web technology. Submitted paper presentation, 15th International Nursing Research Congress, Sigma Theta Tau, International, Dublin, Ireland, July 23.

Summers, Audra, Logsdon,Barbara , Belcher, Jan and Holdcraft, Carol. (2004). Websites on postpartum depression: Frustrating, incomplete, and misleading. Poster presentation. Midwest Nursing Research Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, February 27-March 1.

Belcher, Jan and Holdcraft, Carol. (2003). Repeated measures of depression web sites: Implications for global nursing. Paper presentation. 14th International Nursing Research Congress, Sigma Theta Tau, International, St. Thomas, July 10-12, 2003.

Holdcraft, Carol, Belcher, Jan, and Taylor, Stacie. (2003). Reliability and stability of an evaluation tool for web depression sites. Paper presentation. 14th International Nursing Research Congress, Sigma Theta Tau, International, St. Thomas, July 10-12, 2003.

Belcher, Jan and Holdcraft, Carol. (2003). A two year descriptive study of depression web sites. Paper presentation. Midwest Nursing Research Society 2003 Annual Research Conference, Grand Rapids, Michigan, April 1, 2003.

State

Belcher, Jan (2004). Research-based nursing practice, The Ohio State University Hospital, Web-based presentation.

Local

Belcher, Jan. (2003 and 2004) Research-based nursing practice. Miami Valley Hospital. Web-based presentation.

Belcher, Jan and Holdcraft, Carol. (2003). A descriptive study of depression web sites over time. Paper presentation. Greater Dayton Area Nursing Research Symposium, February 14.