Sharon Dormire, PhD, RN

Senior Research Professor College of Nursing
Contact
  • 979-436-0188
  • Bryan-College Station
  • 8447 John Sharp Pkwy
    Bryan, TX 77807
Groups and Affiliations Curriculum Vitae

Education

  • Postdoctoral University of Michigan, 2002
  • PhD, Nursing Science University of Florida, 1992
  • MSN, Maternal-Infant Nursing Virginia Commonwealth University, 1986
  • BSN Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1982

Research Interests

  • The effect of chronic life stress on pregnancy outcomes in black women
  • Vasomotor symptoms as a consequence of menopausal estrogen decline and diminished glucose transport at the blood brain barrier indicating postmenopausal risk for cognitive decline including Alzheimer's Disease

Awards & Honors

  • Dean’s Award Faculty Best Paper 2022
  • 2007 Dean’s Excellence in Research Award, The University of Texas at Austin
  • 2004 Ed and Molly Smith Fellowship in Nursing
  • 2003 Ed and Molly Smith Fellowship in Nursing
  • 2002 Luci Baines Johnson Research Fellowship
  • 1998 University of Florida School of Nursing Outstanding Faculty Award
  • 1997 Teacher of the Year, University of Florida School of Nursing
  • 1997 University of Florida School of Nursing Outstanding Faculty Award
  • 1996 University of Florida School of Nursing Outstanding Senior Faculty Award
  • 1996 Florida Nursing Student Association Clinical Advocate of the Year
  • 1986 Martha J. Borlick Research Award, Virginia Commonwealth University
  • 1986 Phi Kappa Phi, National Scholastic Honor Society
  • 1982 Sigma Theta Tau, Charter Member Zeta Lambda Chapter
  • 1981 Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Nursing Honor Society
  • 1975 Outstanding Leadership Award, Williamsport Hospital School of Nursing

Teaching Interests

  • Undergraduate teaching: maternal-newborn and women's health nursing; nursing research; professional development
  • Graduate level: nursing phenomena of concern; advanced physiologic and psychosocial concepts in maternity nursing; gender and health: midlife and beyond; health promotion in maternity nursing
  • Doctoral courses: quantitative research; doctoral seminar; DNP residency capstone project; leadership and role development

Certifications & Training

  • Texas Board of Nursing, Registered Nurse (RN)
  • Basic Cardiac Life Support, January 2018 - January 2020

Memberships

  • American Association of Schools of Nursing
  • American Nurses Association
  • AWHONN Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nursing
  • Phi Kappa Phi
  • Sigma Theta Tau International
  • Southern Nursing Research
  • Journal reviewer for Nursing Research, Journal of Advanced Research, and Applied Nursing Research