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Dr. Michele Shropshire PhD, MSN, RN

Assistant Professor
Office
EDW Edwards Hall 216
  • About
  • Education
  • Awards & Honors
  • Selected Research

Current Courses

NUR 229.007 Adult Nursing I Clinicals

NUR 229.009 Adult Nursing I Clinicals

NUR 229.011 Adult Nursing I Clinicals

NUR 224.002 Contemporary Professional Nursing

NUR 599.003 Dissertation

NUR 326.001 Gerontological Nursing

NUR 526.002 Residency In Research

NUR 526.004 Residency In Research

Ph D

Illinois State University - Mennonite College of Nursing
Normal, Illinois

MSN

Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL

BSN

St. John's College of Nursing
Springfield, IL

Other Prerequisites for Nursing Program

Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL

Nurse Educator Fellowship

Illinois Board of Higher Education & the Illinois Center for Nursing
2021

Grants and Contracts

Gamification: A Learning Tool in Gerontological Nursing Education
Michele Shropshire, Sercan Şengün.
Illinois State University. January 17 2023 - 2024
Sigma Theta Tau Xi Pi Chapter Research Grant
Susan Hovey, Michele Shropshire.
Sigma Theta Tau Xi Pi Chapter. June 11 2019
New Faculty Start-up Grant
Michele Shropshire.
Illinois State University. September 01 2016 - December 15 2018
Non-pharmacological intervention(s), pain, and comfort in elder residents with persistent pain
Michele Shropshire.
Mennonite College of Nursing. October 01 2016 - December 16 2017

Journal Article

Comparison of lecture and manipulative teaching methods on learning and application to practice
Janet LoVerde, Cynthia Kerber, Teresa Kisch, Blanca Miller, Sheryl Jenkins, Michele Shropshire.
Nursing Forum, 56, 520-528, (2021), doi: 10.1111/nuf.12575
Research
Shropshire Michele.
Nursing Older People, (2019), 10.7748/nop.2019.e1110

Manuscript

Gerontological Nursing Competencies: A crosswalk with the 4Ms framework of the Age-Friendly Initiative
Brenda Johnson, Mary J. Dyck, Susan Hovey, Michele Shropshire.
Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 1-8, (2021)

Presentations

“Brining Them Back”: Staff and volunteer perspectives on dementia care using non-pharmacological cognitive intervention
Michele Shropshire, Annette Hubbell, Denise Hammer.
Midwest Nursing Research Society, Indianapolis, Indiana, March 26, 2025
Sharing the Results: A qualitative study of BSN student experiences when anticipating clinical in long term care
Michele Shropshire, Susan Hovey, Carolina Ford.
Mennonite College of Nursing Research Symposium at Illinois State University, Normal, IL, March, 2020
How clinical setting and previous experiences influence attitudes of nursing students towards older adults
Susan Hovey, Michele Shropshire.
Gerontological Society of America, Austin, TX, November 16, 2019
Evidenced-based Nursing Interventions for Dementia
E. Atchison, K. Fehr, S. Madura, K. Steadman, Michele Shropshire.
Morton, IL, December 3, 2018
Not on My Watch: Evidenced-based Nursing Interventions for Preventing Urinary Tract Infections in Elderly in Long-term Care
C. Svob, A. Coffey, A. Durnil, M. Tjahjadi, Michele Shropshire.
Morton, IL, December 3, 2018
Non-Pharmacological Interventions, Pain, and Comfort in Elder Residents with Persistent Pain
Michele Shropshire, Stephen Stapleton, Mary J. Dyck, MyoungJin Kim, Caroline M. Mallory.
2018 Midwest Nursing Research Society, Online, April, 2018
Physical Activity Programs for Elder Adults: Evidenced-based practice project
K. Hodge, K. Delwiche, A. Dimevska, Michele Shropshire.
Morton, IL, April 25, 2018
Vitamins and Nutrients for Older Adults: Evidenced-based practice project
A. Brock, A. Greening, S. Gamboa, Michele Shropshire.
Morton, IL, April 25, 2018
Sharing the Pilot Study Results conducted in Illinois
Michele Shropshire.
Leading Age Annual Conference, Schaumburg, IL, April 19, 2018
Preventing Pressure Ulcers and Skin Tears: An Evidence-Based Practice Project
M. Gingrich, R. Offenback, T. Pohlman, Michele Shropshire.
2018 University Research Symposium, Online, April 6, 2018
Comparing the effectiveness of non-pharmacological intervention on pain and comfort in elder residents
Michele Shropshire, Stephen Stapleton, Mary J. Dyck, Caroline M. Mallory, MyoungJin Kim.
Midwest Nursing Research Society, Minneapolis, MN, April 8, 2017
Comparing the Effectiveness of Non-Pharmacological Intervention on Pain and Comfort in Elder Residents
Michele Shropshire, Stephen J Stapleton, Mary J Dyck, Caroline Mallory, Myounglin Kim.
Midwest Nursing Research Society 2017, Minneapolis, MN, April 08, 2017
Comparing the Effectiveness of Complimentary Interventions on Persistent Pain and Comfort in Elder Residents
Michele Shropshire.
Three Minute Thesis Competition, Normal, Illinois, February 23, 2017