Pikeville College - Faculty & Staff - Division of Nursing

Division of Nursing Faculty

Mary Rado Simpson

Chair, Division of Nursing
Professor of Nursing

Office: Record Memorial 300
Telephone: 606.218.5750
E-mail: msimpson@pc.edu

Classes taught

Fundamentals of Nursing
Professional Transitions in Nursing

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing
    University of Kentucky
Master of Science in Nursing
    University of Kentucky
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
    Western Connecticut State University

Awards

Mellon Foundation, Appointed as a fellow to the Salzburg Seminars, Austria, 2002
Oncology Nursing Foundation/Bristol-Myer Squibb Oncology Community Health Research Grant, 2000
Transcultural Nursing Society Graduate Research Award, 1999
University of Kentucky Commonwealth Research Award, 1999, 1998

Publications

Simpson, M.R. (2001). “God healed me”: Religious responses to events in the cancer trajectory of breast cancer survivors in central Appalachia. Dissertation Abstracts International, 234B. (University Microfilms No. 3018915).

Simpson, M.R., & King, M.G. (1999). “God brought all these churches together”: Religion-health partnerships in an Appalachian community. Public Health Nursing, 16, 41-49.

Hahn, E.J., Hall, L.A., & Simpson, M.R. (1998). Drug prevention with high risk families and young children. Journal of Drug Education, 28, 327-345.

Personal

My nursing career began at the South Williamson (Kentucky) Appalachian Regional Hospital after college graduation in 1976. I moved to eastern Kentucky from Connecticut and have worked in acute care settings and nursing programs in Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky. I have taught courses in fundamentals, medical-surgical and professional issues; have been a research associate; and have even substituted for an OB clinical with lots of help from students! I simply love exploring concepts in nursing, developing curriculum and quietly enhancing the professional development of nursing students and faculty.

I became the fourth chair of the Division of Nursing at Pikeville College in June 2000. Currently I live with my husband, Glen, and six (outdoor) stray cats that claim us as parents up a holler called “Mudlick” in Hardy, Ky. This environment gladly allows me the solitude to enjoy hobbies of growing herbs and wildflowers, baking and Italian cooking. I also enjoy listening to my husband’s old-time banjo and mandolin picking with friends.

Kimberly N. Bogar

Instructor of Nursing

Office:
Telephone: 606.218.5753
E-mail: kbogar@pc.edu

Classes taught

Nursing Across the Lifespan I

Education

Master of Science in Nursing (In Progress)
    Northern Kentucky University
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
    Eastern Kentucky University

Personal

Kimberly Bogar resides at Canada, Ky., with her husband, Jonathan, and son, Kaden. She has been a registered nurse for four years. Her nursing background includes critical care and outpatient surgery. She joined Pikeville College in August 2008 as an instructor of nursing. She enjoys reading and spending time with her family.

Karen R. Damron

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Office: Record Memorial 311
Telephone: 606.218.5755
E-mail: kdamron@pc.edu

Classes taught

Family Nursing
Fundamentals of Nursing I (Pharmacology & Nutrition module)
Pharmacology in Nursing

Education

Master of Science in Nursing
    Bellarmine University
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
    University of Texas at El Paso

Certification

Certified Nurse Educator (CNE)
National League for Nursing (NLN)

Personal

Karen was born in Tacoma, Wash., but grew up on the U.S.-Mexican border in El Paso, Texas. She also lived in Maine and New Mexico before moving to Kentucky in the early 1990s. She has taught in the nursing division at Pikeville College since 1995. An avid exerciser, she holds YMCA certification as a group fitness leader. She and her husband, Larry, have four sons and one grandson.

Dawnetta Marcum

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Office: Record Memorial 305
Telephone: 606.218.5756
E-mail: dmarcum@pc.edu

Classes taught

Fundamentals of Nursing I
Nursing Across the Lifespan I

Education

Master of Science Degree in Nursing Specialization in Health Care Education
    University of Phoenix
Bachelor Degree in Nursing
    West Virginia University Institute of Technology
Associate Degree in Nursing
    Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College

Personal

Dawnetta resides at Canada, Ky., with her husband, Charles and two daughters, Alyssa and Abigail. She has a background of four years in acute care, 11 years in home health and has now taught for five years at Pikeville College. She enjoys camping, reading, "four-wheeling" and spending time with her family.