Timothy Meyers

Title: Associate Dean, Executive Director School of Nursing
Associate Dean
Office: MGH 201L
Phone: 330-972-5722
Email: tmeyers@uakron.edu

Biography

I started my nursing career in 2002 as a medical surgical nurse at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, in Cleveland Ohio, taking care of post-operative gastric bypass patients. In 2004, I started work on my master’s degree at Clarion University of Pennsylvania. During my graduate studies I worked at St. Vincent Hospital System in Erie Pennsylvania. At first, I was on a general medical ward before transitioning to being an infusion therapy nurse where I inserted central lines. Additionally, during my graduate work, I functioned as a home health nurse caring for patients receiving intravenous antibiotics at home.  After completing my Master of Science degree in nursing education, I returned to the Cleveland Clinic Foundation to work as a medical surgical nurse in the digestive institute, where I cared for patients with Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. In 2007, I started my academic journey as an instructor at Kent State University. Over the next 13 years I was honored to be promoted to full professor, received the outstanding faculty award, received the Daisy Faculty award, received the outstanding alumni award from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, and I completed my PhD in Evaluation and Measurement. In 2017, I had the honor of becoming the director the accelerated nursing program and the honors coordinator. In 2020, I accepted a position at the University of Mount Union to be the Director of Nursing. During my time at the University of Mount Union the Department of Nursing received full accreditation from the Ohio Board of Nursing and the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. In 2023, I accepted the position to be the Executive Director of Nursing Associate Dean of the College of Health and Human Services.

Research

Cho, V., Mehlman, K., & Meyers, T. W. (July, 2021).  Electronic health record (EHR) access importance in adequately completing admission drug regimen reviews. The Senior Care Pharmacist

Meyers, T. W., & Karpinski, A. (2018). The relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and the national council licensure examination for registered nurses: comparing SES indicators in mediated logistic regression. Nursing Education Perspectives. 39(4), 238-240.

Shelestak, D. S., Meyers, T. W., Jarzembak, J. J., & Bradley, E. (2015) A process to assess clinical decision making during human patient simulation: A pilot study. Nursing Education Perspectives, doi: 10.5480/13-1107.1

Karpinski, A., C., Dzurec, L. C., Fitzgerald, S. M., Bromley, G. E., & Meyers, T. W. (2013). Examining the factor structure of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) as a measure of victim response to the Psychological Pain Subtle Workplace Bullying.  Journal of Nursing Measurement, 21(2), 264-283.

Meyers, T. W. (2012). Literature synthesis of evaluative measures in healthcare simulation.

      International Journal of Gaming and Computer- Mediated Simulation.

Research Presentations:

Mehlman, K., Stephens, K., and Meyers, T., Dorris S., and Zidones., J (2021). The quality impact project: A multi-setting collaborative to demonstrate the value of the consultant pharmacist. Poster presentation at the American Society of Consultant Pharmacist, San Diego, CA

Mehlman, K., Stephens, K., and Meyers, T. (2021). The ASCP quality impact project – past, present, and future. Presentation at the American Society of Consultant Pharmacist, San Diego, CA

Margevicius, R., S., Rasure, S., M., Guidos, J., E., Meyers, T., W., & Tacke, C. D. (2021). To give or not to give: Fluid bolus in septic shock patients with congestive heart failure and/or chronic kidney disease. Presentation at the Advanced Practice Pharmacology Symposium, Canton, OH

Hrtzler C, Guidos J, Brown A, Cho V, Scherrer L, Fawcett L, Meyers T, Guttoo P., (2021). Creation, validation, and utilization of a hospital-specific weighted-incidence syndromic combination antibiogram for the treatment of acute cystitis and pyelonephritis. Presentation at the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, Virtual

Bonenfant, S., Gustafson, K., Brown,B., Cho, V., Meyers, T., Zidones, Z., (2020). Assessing medication utilization and patient outcomes during alcohol withdrawal in a non-teaching community hospital. Presentation at the American College of Clinical Pharmacy Midyear Meeting, Virtual

Hrtzler C, Guidos J, Brown A, Cho V, Scherrer L, Fawcett L, Meyers T, Guttoo P., (2020). Retrospective review of anticoagulation initiation dispensed from a community emergency department. Presentation at the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, Midyear Meeting, Virtua

Notareschi, V., & Meyers, T. W., (2019). Instituting pharmacist-driven procalcitonin monitoring at a community hospital. Presentation at the Ohio Pharmacy Resident Conference, Ohio Northern University, OH

Bellot, M., & Meyers, T. W., (2019). Impact of hypoglycemia inpatient protocol at a community hospital. Presentation at the Ohio Pharmacy Resident Conference, Ohio Northern University, OH

Motter, T., & Meyers, T. W., (2019). Linked-in to Practice (LIP): A partnership to address the transition to practice.Presentations at the Ohio League for Nursing Education Summit, Columbus, OH

Meyers, T. W. (2016, April). SES and the NCLEX-RN. Poster presented at Graduate Research Symposium of Kent State University, Kent, OH.                                                             

Karpinski, A., C., Dzurec, L. C., Fitzgerald, S. M., Bromley, G. E., & Meyers, T. W.  (2012, August). Bullying and item response theory. Paper presented at the STTI International Nursing Research Conference; Conference of Sigma Theta Tau International, Brisbane, Australia.                      

Shelestak, D. S., Jarzembak, J. J & Meyers, T. W. (2012, June). Simulation/clinical decision making. Paper presented at the 11th Annual International Nursing Simulation/Learning Resource Centers Conference, San Antonio, TX.             

Shelestak, D. S., Jarzembak, J. J & Meyers, T. W. (2012, May). Clinical decision making. Poster presented at the 8th Annual Nursing Research Conference, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.

Meyers, T. W., Karpinski, A., C., Dzurec, L. C., Fitzgerald, S. M., Bromley, G. E. (2012, February). Bullying and descriptive analysis. Podium presentation at the 35th Annual Conference, Eastern Education Research Association, Hilton Head Island, SC.

Meyers, T. W., Karpinski, A., C., Dzurec, L. C., Fitzgerald, S. M., Bromley, G. E. (2012, February). Bullying andconfirmatory factor analysis. Podium presentation at the 35th Annual Conference, Eastern Education Research Association, Hilton Head Island, SC.

Meyers, T. W., Shelestak, D. S., & Jarzembak, J. J (2011, April). Simulation and clinical decision making. Poster presented at the ATI National Nurse Educator Summit, Orlando, FL.

Shelestak, D. S., & Meyers, T. W., Jarzembak, J. J. (2011, March). Simulation and clinical decision making. Blue ribbon poster presented at the National Dissemination Symposium ELITE Workshop, Pittsburgh, PA.

Fitzgerald, S. & Meyers, T. W. (2010, June). Use of clickers in nursing education. Paper presented at the Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching, Oxford, OH.

Meyers, T. W. & Fitzgerald, S. (2009, December). Use of clickers in nursing education. Poster presentation at the Ubiquitous Learning Conference, Boston, MA.

Education

• Ph.D. - Evaluation and Measurement/Informational Technology Focus Education | Kent State University
• MSN - Nursing Education Nursing | Clarion University of Pennsylvania
• Edinboro Pennsylvania BSN –Nursing | Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Areas of Responsibility

Medical Surgical Nursing Infusion Therapy