Dr. Mary Dyck PhD, RN, NHA
Professor
- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Selected Research
Biography
Dr. Dyck is an experienced gerontological nurse researcher with experience in teaching, clinical care, and service in nursing homes. Her six years as a nursing home administrator provide passion for her work. The focus of her research agenda is nursing home quality.
Current Courses
NUR 599.003 Dissertation
NUR 224.001 Contemporary Professional Nursing
NUR 224.002 Contemporary Professional Nursing
NUR 599.002 Dissertation
NUR 562.001 Leadership In Health Care Systems
NUR 483.001 Nursing Leadership Synthesis Experience
Research Interests & Areas
Nursing Home Quality, Leadership and Administration, quality improvement, gerontological nursing.
Nursing Leadership Interventions and Weight Loss in Nursing Homes
John A. Hartford Foundation Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity Post-Doctoral Fellowship
Mentors: Dr. Marilyn Rantz (University of Missouri-Columbia) & Meridean Maas (University of Iowa)
Ph D Gerontological Nursing Research
University of Iowa College of Nursing
Iowa City, IA
Other Medical-Surgical Nursing
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
Other Nursing
Goshen College
Goshen, IN
Distinguished Educator in Gerontological Nursing
National Hartford Center for Gerontological Nursing Excellence
2022
Outstanding College Researcher
Mennonite College of Nursing
2020
Meridean Maas Faculty Research Mentor Award
Mennonite College of Nursing
2017
University Service Award nominee
Illinois State University
2016
University Teaching Award Category 1, Nominee
Illinois State University
2015
Graduate Program Teaching Award, Finalist
Mennonite College of Nursing at Illinois State University
2014
University Teaching Award Category 1, Nominee
Illinois State University
2014
Graduate Program Teaching Excellence, Finalist
Mennonite College of Nursing at Illinois State University
2013
Meridean Maas Faculty Mentoring Award
Mennonite College of Nursing
2010
University Research Initiative Award
Illinois State University
2009
Gerontological Nursing New Investigator Award
Midwest Nursing Research Society Gerontological Nursing Section
2009
College Researcher of the Year
Mennonite College of Nursing
2008
Illinois Board of Higher Education Nurse Educator Fellowship
Illinois Board of Higher Education & the Illinois Center for Nursing
2008
Faculty Publication Award
Mennonite College of Nursing
2004
Faculty Publication Award
Mennonite College of Nursing
2003
Faculty Publication Award
Mennonite College of Nursing
2002
Grants and Contracts
Integration of Respite Care into Undergraduate Nursing Education
Susan Watkins, Susana Calderon, Mary J. Dyck, Rebekka Darner, Jill Howell.
Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA). April 1 2026
Perceptions of Geriatric Specialization by Nursing Faculty
Mary J. Dyck, Cherrill Stockmann, Beth Killam, Katherine Davey, Nichelle Thomas.
Illinois State University. September 2024 - June 2026
The PROUD Program: Increasing Undergraduate Diversity
Mary J. Dyck.
HRSA. May 16 2019 - June 30 2021
The PROUD Program: Pre-Entry & Retention Opportunities for Undergraduate Diversity
Mary J. Dyck.
Health Resources and Services Administration. May 2019 - June 2021
Dissertation Completion Grant
Susan Hovey, Mary J. Dyck.
Illinois State University Graduate School. November 2015 - April 2016
MCN Doctoral Research Grant
Susan Hovey, Mary J. Dyck.
Illinois State University Mennonite College of Nursing. May 2015 - April 2016
University Research Grant
Mary J. Dyck, Nancy Novotny.
Illinois State University. July 1 2015 - June 30 2016
Education and Learning Needs Assessment for Nursing Home Nurses
Mary J. Dyck, MyoungJin Kim.
William E. and Nancy Froelich Endowment for Long Term Care. 2011 - 2012
Education and Learning Needs Assessment for Nursing Home
Mary J. Dyck, MyoungJin Kim.
Illinois State University William E. and Nancy Froelich Endowment for Long Term Care. 2010 - 2011
Education and Learning Needs Assessment for Nursing Home Nurses
Mary J. Dyck, MyoungJin Kim.
Illinois State University Faculty Scholarship Development Fund. 2010 - 2011
Administrative Responses of Church-Based Nursing Facilities Towards LG Elders
Mary J. Dyck, Marcena L. Gabrielson.
Illinois State Univeristy - University Research Grant. 2009 - 2010
Social Support Perceptions and Needs of Older Lesbians
Mary J. Dyck, Marcena L. Gabrielson.
Illinois State Univeristy - University Research Grant. 2009 - 2010
Educational Needs Assessment for Nursing Home Directors of Nursing
Mary J. Dyck.
Illinois State Univeristy - University Research Grant. 2008 - 2009
Leveraging Gerontology Expertist to Reduce Health Disparities in Rural Elders through Telehealth
Susan P. Kossman, Elizabeth Carlson, Mary J. Dyck.
Research and Sponsored Programs Office, ISU. 2008 - 2009
Summer Grantwriting Initiative Award
Mary J. Dyck.
Illinois State Univeristy. 2008 - 2008
Illinois Nurse Educator Fellowship
Mary J. Dyck.
Illinois Board of Higher Education. 2007 - 2008
Leveraging Gerontology Expertise to Reduce Health Disparities in Rural Elders Through Telehealth
Mary J. Dyck, Susan P. Kossman, E. Carlson.
Illinois State Univeristy. 2007 - 2008
Nursing Leadership Interventions and Weight Loss in Nursing Homes
Mary J. Dyck, Marilyn Rantz, Meridean Maas.
John A. Hartford Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity Claire Fagin Fellow. 2005 - 2007
GNIRC/HCGNE Mentoring Grant
Mary J. Dyck.
University of Iowa College of Nursing. 2004 - 2005
Nursing Staffing Interventions Tool Development
Mary J. Dyck.
Illinois State Univeristy - University Research Grant. 2004 - 2005
Nursing Staffing and Resident Outcomes in Nursing Homes, Part II
Mary J. Dyck.
Illinois State Univeristy. 2003 - 2004
Nursing Staffing and Resident Outcomes in Nursing Homes, Part II
Mary J. Dyck, Nancy Ridenour.
University of Iowa College of Nursing. 2003 - 2004
Graduate Incentive Fellowship
Mary J. Dyck.
University of Iowa Graduate College. 2002 - 2004
Hartford Center for Geriatric Nursing Excellence
Mary J. Dyck.
University of Iowa College of Nursing. 2002 - 2003
Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (F31NR07824-01A1)
Mary J. Dyck.
National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health. 2002 - 2004
Journal Article
Developing Clinical Judgment: Lessons Learned from Comparing Classroom Strategies with Simulation Assessment
Lindsay A. White, Patricia Pence, Sandy Nielsen, Mary J. Dyck, Cherrill Stockmann, Myoung Jin Kim.
Journal of Nursing Education, 65 (6), 323-328, (2026), 10.3928/01484834-20260130-01
Exploring the primary care registered nurse role activities and enhanced practice barriers, benefits, and opportunities for elevated practice levels
Susan Watkins, Vicki Kowlowitz, Judy Neubrander, Myoung Jin Kim, Mary J. Dyck.
Journal of Ambulatory Care Nursing, 1 (1), 9, (2025)
Implementation of a mental health Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) using standards of best practice.
Cherrill Stockmann, Theresa Adelman- Mullally, Joanna Willett, Mary J. Dyck.
Nursing Education Perspectives, 45 (5), 3, (2024)
The Scope of LGBTQI Health Content in Prelicensure Nursing Curricula
Katherine Bloompott, Mary J. Dyck, MyoungJin Kim, Kim M. Astroth, Cherrill Stockmann, Erin Reitz.
Journal of Nursing Education, 62 (11), 623-630, (2023), doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20230906-04
Collaborative student faculty research to support PhD research education
Mary J. Dyck, Nancy Novotny, John Blakeman, Crystal Bricker, Ashley Farrow, Janet Loverde, Sandy Nielsen, Brenda Johnson.
Journal of Professional Nursing, 36 (3), 196-210, (2020), doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2019.11.002
Collaborative student-faculty research to support PhD research education
Mary J. Dyck, Nancy Novotny, John Blakeman, Crystal Bricker, Ashley Farrow, Janet LoVerde, Sandy Nielsen, Brenda Johnson.
Journal of Professional Nursing, 36 (3), 106-110, (2020), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2019.11.002
Magazine/Trade Publication
How Do We Keep Our Brains Healthy?
Mary J. Dyck.
Healthy Cells, (June), (2013)
How do I choose a nursing home?
Mary J. Dyck.
Healthy Cells, (January/February), (2013)
What is assisted living?
Mary J. Dyck.
Healthy Cells, 18, (2012)
Confusion: Is it always dementia?
Mary J. Dyck.
Healthy Cells, (2011)
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)
Are Medicare Wellness Visits Improving Outcomes? A Systematic Literature Review
Susan Watkins, Kim M. Astroth, MyoungJin Kim, Mary J. Dyck.
Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, Online, (2020), https://doi.org/10.1097/JXX.0000000000000411
Effects of Medicare Wellness Visits on Health Promotion Outcomes
Susan Watkins, Kim M. Astroth, MyoungJin Kim, Mary J. Dyck.
Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, Online, (2020), https://doi.org/10.1097/JXX.0000000000000411
Other
A comparative study of social capital and hospital readmission in older adults
Sheryl A Emmerling, Kim M. Astroth, Wendy L. Woith, MyoungJin Kim, Mary J. Dyck.
Gereatric Nursing, 6, (2018)
Continuing Education Preferences, Facilitators, and Barriers for Nursing Home Nurses
Mary J. Dyck, MyoungJin Kim.
The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 49 (1), 26-33, (2018), doi:10.3928/00220124-20180102-07
Exploring reported practice habits of Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses at Illinois nursing homes
Mary J. Dyck, Nancy Novotny.
Journal of Nursing Regulation, 9 (2), 18-30, (2018)
Social capital, health, health behavior, and utilization of healthcare services among older adults: A conceptual framework
S A Emmerling, Kim M. Astroth, Wendy L. Woith, Mary J. Dyck, MyoungJin Kim.
Nursing Forum, 53 (4), 416-424, (2018), https://doi.org/10.1111/nuf.12268
The Effects of First Clinical Assignments on Prelicensure Nursing Students’ Attitudes Toward Older People: An Observational Study
Susan Hovey, Mary J. Dyck, MyoungJin Kim, Cynthia Reese.
Contemporary Nurse, 54 (2), 139-149, (2018)
Nursing students' attitudes toward persons who are aged: An integrative review
Susan Hovey, Mary J. Dyck, Reese Cynthia, MyoungJin Kim.
Nurse Education Today, 49, 145-152, (2017), 10.1016/j.nedt.2016.11.018
Initial evidence for the reliability and validity of the Educational Needs Assessment questionnaire
MyoungJin Kim, Mary J. Dyck, Amy Funk.
Journal of Nursing Measurement, 24 (3), 442-453, (2016)
Nursing students' attitudes toward persons who are aged: Integrative review
Susan Hovey, Mary J. Dyck, Cynthia Reese, MyoungJin Kim.
Nursing Education Today, 49, 145-152, (2016), DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2016.11.018
Hospital Readmission Rates Following Skills Training for Nurses Employed in Long Term Care Facilities
Susan L. Hovey, MyoungJin Kim, Mary J. Dyck.
Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 30 (4), 380-384, (2015)
Hospital readmission rates following skills training for nurses employed in long term care facilities
Susan Hovey, MyoungJin Kim, Mary J. Dyck.
Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 30 (4), 380- 384, (2015), 10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000117
Are they family or friends?: Social support instrument reliability in studying older lesbians
Marcena L. Gabrielson, Ezra C. Holston, Mary J. Dyck.
Journal of Homosexuality, 61 (11), 1589-1604, (2014)
Evidence-based administrative guideline: Quality improvement in nursing homes.
Mary J. Dyck, Theresa Schwindenhammer, Howard Butcher.
Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 40 (7), 21-31, (2014)
Nursing home recruitment: Trials, tribulations, and successes
Christina Garcia, Colleen Kelley, Mary J. Dyck.
Applied Nursing Research, 26 (2013), 136-138, (2013), 10.1016/j.apnr.2013.01.001
Weight loss prevention in frail elders: Use of evidence-based organizational strategies
Mary J. Dyck, Julie Raeder Schumacher.
Annals of Long-Term Care, 21 (5), 24-30, (2013)
Evidence-based practices for the prevention of weight loss in nursing home residents
Mary J. Dyck, Schumacher J.R..
Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 37 (3), 22-35, (2011)
Antidepressant Treatment of Depression in Rural Nursing Home Residents
Cynthia Kerber, Mary J. Dyck, Ken Culp, Kathleen Buckwalter.
Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 29, 959-973, (2008)
Weight loss Prevention in Nursing Home Residents: A Pilot Study to Determine Administrative Strategies
Mary J. Dyck.
Journal of Geronological Nursing, 34 (1), 28-35, (2008)
Data Quality Strategies in Cohort Studies: Lessons from a Study on Delirium in Nursing Home Elders
Mary J. Dyck, K. Culp, P. Z. Cacchione.
Applied Nursing Research, 20, 39-43, (2007)
Nursing Staffing and Resident Outcomes in Nursing Homes: Weight Loss and Dehydration
Mary J. Dyck.
Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 22 (1), 59-65, (2007)
Comparing the geriatric depression scale, minimum data set and primary care provider diagnosis for depression in rural nursing home residents
Cynthia Kerber, Mary J. Dyck, K. R. Culp, K Buckwalter.
Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 11 (5), 269-275, (2005)
Evidence-Based Administrative Guideline: Quality Improvement in Nursing Homes
Mary J. Dyck, J. H. Tang, M. G. Titler.
Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 31 (2), 4-10, (2005)
Bioimpedance Analysis and Other Hydration Parameters as Risk Factors for Delirium in Rural Nursing Home Residents
K. Culp, B. Wakefield, Mary J. Dyck, P. Z. Cacchione, S. Decrane, S. Decker.
Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, 59 (8), 813-817, (2004)
Nursing Staffing and Resident Outcomes in Nursing Homes
Mary J. Dyck.
University of Iowa, (2004)
Quality Improvement in Nursing Homes
Mary J. Dyck.
Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center, (2003)
Risk for Acute Confusion in Sensory Impaired Rural Long-Term Care Elders
P. Z. Cacchione, K. Culp, Mary J. Dyck, J. Laing.
Clinical Nursing Research, 12 (4), 340-355, (2003)
Nursing Informatics Applications for Long-Term Care
Mary J. Dyck.
Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 28 (10), 30-39, (2002)
A Public Policy Problem: Access to Long-Term Health Care
Mary J. Dyck.
Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 27 (7), 13-22, (2001)
Are they family or friends?: Social support instrument in reliability in studying older lesbians
Marcena L. Gabrielson, Ezra C. Holston, Mary J. Dyck.
Journal of Homosexuality
Presentations
Light exposure and delirium in hospitalized older adults: An integrative review of current evidence
Mary J. Dyck, Katherine Davey.
Midwest Nursing Research Society, St. Louis, MO, March, 2026
Implicit Bias Training Influence on Nurses’ Bias
Beth Killam, Mary J. Dyck.
Midwest Nursing Research Society, Indianapolis, IN, March, 2025
Preventing, detecting, and acting upon delirium
Mary J. Dyck, Brenda Johnson.
ISU Senior Professionals, Normal, IL, March 28, 2024
LGBTQI Health Content in Pre-Licensure Nursing Curricula
Katherine Bloompott, Mary J. Dyck.
Midwest Nursing Research Society, Des Moines, IA, March, 2022
The scope of LGBTQI health content in pre-licensure nursing curricula
Kat Bloompott, Mary J. Dyck, MyoungJin Kim, Astroth Schafer Kim, Cherrill Stockmann, Erin Reitz.
NLN Nursing Education Summit, Washington, D. C., September, 2021
Bold moves in equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI)
Mary J. Dyck.
EDI Leaders Circle, Normal, September 17, 2021
We’re changing our TT search process!
Mary J. Dyck.
2021 AACN Advancing Nursing Workforce Diversity Impact Summit, Online, June 17, 2021
A preliminary evaluation of holistic admissions
Mary J. Dyck.
2021 AACN Advancing Nursing Workforce Diversity Impact Summit, Online, June 15, 2021
Why won't they come? Why won't they stay? Registered Nurses in long-term care
Mary J. Dyck, Nancy Novotny.
LeadingAge Illinois, Schaumburg, IL, April 2, 2019
Research as pedagogy: Collaborative faculty-student research
Mary J. Dyck, Nancy Novotny, John Blakeman, Crystal Bricker, Ashley Farrow, Janet LoVerde, Sandy Nielsen, Brenda Johnson.
American Association of Colleges of Nursing Doctoral Education Conference, San Diego, CA, January, 2019
Research as pedagogy: Collaborative faculty-student research
Mary J. Dyck, Nancy Novotny, John Blakeman, Crystal Bricker, Ashley Farrow, Janet LoVerde, Sandy Nielsen, Brenda Johnson.
Doctoral Education Conference, Coronado, CA, January, 2019
Research as Pedagogy: Collaborative Faculty-Student Research
Mary J Dyck, Nancy L Novotny, John Blakeman, Crystal Bricker, Ashley Farrow, Janet Loverde, Sandra Nielsen, Brenda Johnson.
AACN Doctoral Conference, Coronado, CA, January 17, 2019
Effects of Primary Care Medicare Wellness Visits on Health Promotion Outcomes
Susan Watkins, Kim M. Astroth, MyoungJin Kim, Mary J. Dyck.
Midwest Nursing Research Symposium, Online, , 2018
Research ethics: Beyond the IRB. Teleconference
Mary J. Dyck.
PhD Research Colloquium, Normal, IL, November 9, 2018
Medicare Population Health Promotion Outcomes Research Abstract
S Watkins, Kim M. Astroth, MyoungJin Kim, Mary J. Dyck, Caroline M. Mallory.
OnlineMay, 2018
Medicare Population Health Promotion Outcomes Research
Susan Watkins, Kim M. Astroth, MyoungJin Kim, Mary J. Dyck.
American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing (AAACN) Annual Conference, Buena Vista, FL, May 10, 2018
Effects of Primary Care Medicare Wellness Visits on Health Promotion Outcomes
S Watkins, Kim M. Astroth, MyoungJin Kim, Mary J. Dyck.
2018 Midwest Nursing Research Society, Online, April, 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
Effects of Primary Care Medicare Wellness Visits on Health Promotion Outcomes
Susan Watkins, Kim M. Astroth, Mary J. Dyck, MyoungJin Kim.
MCN Scholars Symposium, Normal, IL, April 5, 2018
Exploring scope of practice with nursing home nurses
Mary J. Dyck, Nancy Novotny.
OnlineApril, 2017
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
Nurse Practice Act Update
Mary J. Dyck.
Clinical Advisory Panel, Online, December 1, 2016
Nurse Practice Act updates
Mary J. Dyck.
Leading Age Illinois Clinical Advisory Panel, Online, December 1, 2016
The effect of first clinical assignments on prelicensure nursing students' atitudes toward persons who are aged
Susan Hovey, Mary J. Dyck, MyoungJin Kim, Reese Cynthia.
American Association of Colleges of Nursing 2016: Baccalaureate Education Conference, Anaheim, CA, November, 2016
The Effect of First Clinical Assignments on Prelicensure Nursing Students Attitudes Toward Persons Who are Aged
Susan Hovey, Mary J. Dyck, MyoungJin Kim, Cynthia Reese.
American Association of Colleges of Nursing Baccalaureate Conference, Anaheim, CA, November 18, 2016