The Western Writers Coercion Group (WWCG) is an inter-institutional, interdisciplinary faculty writing support group that began in June, 2003.  Meetings are held every week via teleconference. 

WWCG is open to faculty members and graduate students who can commit to attend meetings and who are genuinely interested in improving their writing through this dynamic group endeavor.  The WWCG is sponsored by the CRCHC and is facilitated by Dr. Sharon Cumbie (University of Wyoming), sacumbie@uwyo.edu, 307-766-4963.

University of New Mexico

Research Interests:  University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center; University Hospital Nursing Research, Evidence based Nursing Practice
E-mail:  KLopezBushnell@salud.unm.edu 

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University of Wyoming

Research Interests:  chronic illness care, human
                              responses to illness, health
                              promotion and chronic illness care,
                              social functioning and chronic
                              (mental) illness, models for client
                              centered care for nursing practice
E-mail:  sharon@cumbies.com

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Montana State University

Research Interests:  student incivility, incivility in
                              nursing and nursing education

E-mail:  luparell@montana.edu

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Center for Rural Health
Research and Education

Research Interests:  nursing in rural areas
                              elders' and women's issues

E-mail:  brobins@uwyo.edu

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University of Nebraska-
Scottsbluff Campus

Assistant Professor, College of Nursing

Research Interests:  symptom management in children
                              with asthma, biomarkers of
                              inflammation

                          E-mail:  tkrodeho@unmc.edu

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University of Wyoming

Research Interests:  infant exposure to tobacco,
                              physiologic outcomes, intervention
                              research, motivational interviewing
E-mail:  mstepans@uwyo.edu
Web page: http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/nursing/faculty/stepans
/stepans.asp

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Montana State University

Research Interests:  social support, families, chronic
                              illness, rural health, instrument
                              development and
                              telecommunication technology in
                              health
E-mail:  cweinert@montana.edu
Web page:  http://www.montana.edu/cweinert/

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University of Nebraska-
Scottsbluff Campus

Research Interests:  self-efficacy for breastfeeding
                              and self-efficacy for HRT
                              adoption for menopausal women,
                                                 technology in teaching

E-mail:  slwilhel@unmc.edu

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St. Cloud Hospital
 St. Cloud, MN

Director of Internal Medicine/Professional Development

Research Interests:  Grief in family members of
                              persons who are mentally ill,
                              nursing workforce, nursing
                              fatigue, nursing response to
                              errors, Magnet Hospital Outcomes

E-mail:  wilsonr@centracare.com

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Western Writers Coercion Group former members (bold) and current members (blue) have been very productive.  Below are scholarly outcomes of participation in the WWCG.

Publications

1. Burman, M. (2003). Complementary and alternative medicine: Core competencies for family nurse practitioners.  Journal of Nursing Education, 42(1), 28-34.

2. Burman, M., & Kleinsasser, A. (2004).  Ethical guidelines for use of student work: Moving from teaching’s invisibility to inquiry’s visibility in the scholarship of teaching and learning. Journal of General Education, 53(1), 59-79.

3. Burman, M., Mawhorter, S., & Vanden Heede, F. (2003). Views on health insurance and barriers to health coverage in Wyoming. Final report submitted to State Planning Grant, College of Health Sciences, University of Wyoming.

4. Clark, C. and Clarke, P. (2004). Active engagement for culturally sensitive health care. Manuscript withdrawn.

5. Cole, S. & Cumbie, S. (in press). Readiness for discharge: An assessment model for home healthcare. Continuing Care.

6. Connolly, C., & Leedy, G. (2004). Out in the cowboy state:  A look at gay and lesbian lives in Wyoming.  Manuscript submitted for publication.

7. Craig, C., Weinert, C., Derwinski-robinson, B. & Walton, J. (2006). Spirituality, chronic illness, and rural life. Journal of Holistic Nursing, 24(1), 27-35.

8. Cudney, S., Butler, M., Weinert, C., & Sullivan, T. (2002). Ten rural women living with Fibromyalgia tell it like it is.  Holistic Nursing Practice, 16(3), 35-45

9. Cudney, S., Craig, C., Nichols, E., & Weinert, C. (2004). Barriers to recruiting an adequate sample in rural nursing research. Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care. 4(2) [Online].  Available: http://www.rno.org/journal/issues/Vol-4/issue-2/Cudney_article.htm

10. Cudney, S. & Weinert, C. (2004). Computer outreach project targets chronically ill rural women, Montana Nurses; Association Pulse, p 19.

11. Cudney, S., Winters, C., Weinert, C., & Anderson, K. (2005). Social support in cyberspace: Lessons learned. Rehabilitation Nursing, 30(1), 25-30.

12. Cumbie, S., Weinert, C., Brown, J., & Shaerard, P. (2006) Evaluation of a Model for Person-Centered Care. Manuscript submitted for publication.

13. Cumbie, S. (2003). Reconceptualizing the metaparadigm: Caring as the focus of nursing. Manuscript rejected.

14. Cumbie, S. (2004). The art within nursing: Aesthetics as a dimension of the life of the nurse. Manuscript rejected.

15. Cumbie, S., Conley, V., & Burman, M. (2004). Advanced practice nursing model for comprehensive care with chronic illness. Advances in Nursing Science, 27(1), 69-79.

16. Cumbie, S., & Quick, C. (2004). Cooperative community action: Using the arts to create a community of caring. Journal of the International Association for Human Caring, 9(1), 16-23.

17. Cumbie, S., & Quick, C. (2005). A model for promoting process engagement with persons living with severe and persistent mental illness. Manuscript submitted for publication.

18. Cumbie, S., & Quick, C. (2005). Participatory action and building communities of caring: A video portrayal of social expansion. Journal of the International Association for Human Caring, 9(2), 33.

19. Cumbie, S., Weinert, C., Brown, J.,& Sherard, P. (2005). Evaluation of a Model for Person-Centered Care, manuscript submitted for publication.

20. Cumbie, S., Weinert, C., Luparell, S., Conley, V., & Smith, J. (2005) Developing a scholarship community. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 37(3), 289-293.

21. Cumbie, S. , & Wolverton, R. (2004). Building communities of  scholars through a hologogy for online graduate nursing education: Reconnecting with the wisdom of nursing. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship, 1(1).
    http://www.bepress.com/ijnes/vol1/iss1/art14

22. Fink, H., Weinert, C., & Young, D. (2004). Transforming rural communities: The faith-health connection. Rural Roads, 2(2), 4-6.

23. Gilmet, K., & Burman, M. (2003).  Stroke perceptions of well persons and professional caregivers. Rehabilitation Nursing, 28(2), 52-56.

24. Gordon, S. & Cumbie, S. (2005). Instructor's Guide for Nursing Theories and Nursing Practice. In M. Parker (Ed.), Nursing Theories and Nursing Practice (2nd ed.). F.A. Davis Company: Philadelphia.

25. Heitz, L., Steiner, S., & Burman, M. (in press). RN to FNP: A qualitative study of role transition. Journal of Nursing Education.

26. Hill, W., Schillo, L., & Weinert, C.  (2004). Effect of a computer-based intervention on social support for chronically ill rural women. Rehabilitation Nursing, 29(5), 169-173.

27. Hill, W. & Weinert, C.  (2004).  An evaluation of an on-line intervention to provide social support and health education. CIN: Computers, Informatics, and Nursing, 22(5), 1-7.

28. Hill, W. & Weinert, C., & Cudney, S. (2006). Influence of a computer intervention on the psychological status of chronically ill rural women. Nursing Research.

29. Holkup, P., Tripp-Reimer, T., Salois, E., & Weinert, C. (2004). Community based participatory research: An approach to intervention research with a Native American community. Advances in Nursing Science, 27(3), 162-175.

30. Leedy, G. (2004). “I can’t run and cry at the same time:” Women’s use of distance running for coping with emotional stress.  Manuscript submitted for publication.

31. Leedy, G. (2004). “It’s more than just about running:” Women runners’ perceptions of distance running. Manuscript rejected; to be re-submitted for publication.

32. Leedy, G., LaLonde, D., & Runk, K. (2003). Gender equity in mathematics: Beliefs of students, parents, and teachers. School Science and Mathematics, 103(6), 285-92.

33. Leedy, G., & Smith, J. (in press). Felony convictions and program admissions: Theoretical perspectives to guide decision-making.  The Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics.

34. Luparell, S. (2004). Faculty encounters with uncivil nursing students: An overview. Journal of Professional Nursing, 20(1), 59-67.

35. Luparell, S. (2005). Why and how we should address student incivility in nursing programs. In Oermann, M. & Heinrich, K. (Eds.), Annual review of nursing education: Vol. 3. Strategies for teaching, assessment, and program planning (pp.23-36). New York:Springer.

36. Luparell, S. (In press.)  Dealing with challenging student situations:  Lessons learned. In Oermann, M.H. & Heinrich, K.T. (Eds.), Annual review of nursing education.  New York: Springer.

37. Luparell, S. (in press). Effects of student incivility on nursing faculty. Journal of Nursing Education.

38. McDowell, J., & Burman, M. (2004). Complementary and alternative medicine: A qualitative study of beliefs of acute care nurses.  MedSurg Nursing, 13, 383-390.

39. Nichols, E., Sullivan, T., Ide, B., Shreffler-Grant, J. & Weinert, C. (2005). Health care choices: Complementary therapy, chronic illness, and older rural dwellers. Journal of Holistic Nursing, 23(4), 381-394.

40. Nichols, E., Weinert, C., Shreffler Grant, J., & Ide, B. (2006). CAM providers in rural locations. Manuscript submitted for publication.

41. Nout, Y., Leedy, G., Beattie, M., & Bresnahan, J. (2005). Alterations in eliminative and sexual reflexes after spinal cord injury: Defecatory function, and development of spasticity in pelvic floor musculature. Progressin Brain Research, 152, 359-372.

42. Paul, L., & Weinert, C. (2004). Developing a nutrition quality of life profile for rural older adults. Revisions in progress.

43. Powers, J., Cumbie, S., & Weinert, C. (2006). Lessons learned through the creative and iterative process of community-based participatory research. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 5(2) [Online].

44. Rodehorst, T., Wilhelm, S., Stepans, M. (2005). Use of interdisciplinary simulation to understand perceptions of team members' roles. Journal of Professional Nursing, 21 (3), 159-166.

45. Salois, E., Holkup, P., Tripp-Reimer, T. & Weinert, C. (in press). Research as a spiritual covenant. Western Journal of Nursing Research.

46. Shreffler-Grant, S., Hill, W., Weinert, C., Nichols, E., & Ide, E. (2006). Complementary therapy and older rural women: Who uses and who does not? Manuscript submitted for publication.

47. Shreffler-Grant, J., Weinert, C., Nichols, E., & Ide, B. (2005). Complementary therapy use among older rural adults. Public Health Nursing, 22(4), 323-331.

48. Smith, J. (2002). Race, Emotions, and Socialization.  Race, Gender and Class, 9(4), 94-110.

49. Smith, J. (2004). Emotional intelligence and criminal behavior: The missing link for effective treatment? Manuscript rejected.

50. Smith, J. (2005). Emotional Intelligence and Social Work Students: Implications for Education and Practice Effectiveness. Manuscript rejected.

51. Stark, C., & Stepans, M. (2004). A comparison of blood pressure in term, low birth-weight infants of smoking and nonsmoking mothers. Journal of Perinatal Education, 13(4), 17-27.

52. Starr, K., & Conley, V. (in press). Becoming an RN: The nurse extern experience. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing.

53. Stepans, M., Wilhelm, S., Dolence, K. (in press). Smoking hygiene: Reducing infant exposure to tobacco. Biological Research for Nursing.

54. Stepans, M.B.,Wilhelm, S., Rodehorst, K., Smith, D., Hertzog, M., Weinert, C. (2006). Testing Protocols for Rural Sample Date Collection.  Manuscript submitted for publication. 

55. Stoddard, G., & Cumbie, S. (2004). An algorithm for assessing vascular access patency with rural hemodialysis patients. Manuscript submitted for publication.

56. Sullivan, T., Cudney, S., & Weinert, C. (2003). Management of chronic illness:  Voices of rural women. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 44(6), 556-574.

57. Walton, J., Craig, C., Derwinski-robinson, B., & Weinert, C. (2004). I am not alone:  Spirituality of chronically ill rural dwellers. Rehabilitation Nursing, 29(5), 164-168.

58. Weinert, C. (July, 2004). Rural Living: A Paradox of Plenty and Poverty The Montana Catholic. 20 (7), 8.

59. Weinert, C. (2005). Ministry: Women and research. MAC Messenger, 21(3), 7.

60. Weinert, C. (2005). Ministry in Montana. Intercom, 27(2). 14.

61. Weinert, C. (2005). Rural health revisited. In J. Fitzpatrick & M. Wallace (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Nursing Research (2nd Ed.), p. 535-537. New York: Springer.

62. Weinert, C., Cudney, S., & Hill, W.(2006). Retention in a computer-based outreach intervention for chronically ill rural women. Manuscript submitted for publication.

63. Weinert, C., Cudney, S., & Winters. C. (2005). Social support in cyberspace for rural women: The next generation. CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 23(1), 7-15.

64. Weinert, C. & Hill, W. (2005). Rural women with chronic illness: Computer use and skill acquisition. Women's Health Issues, 15(5), 230-236.

65. Weinert, C., Lotts, K., & Winters, C. (2004). The CRCHC: A strategy for enhancing rural nursing research. Nursing Leadership Forum, 9(2), 67-73.

66. Weinert, C., Whitney, A., Hill, W., Cudney, S. (2005). Chronically ill rural women’s views of health care. Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care, 5(2) [Online]. Available: http://www.rno.org/journal/issues/Vol-5/issue-2/Weinert_article.htm

67. Wilhelm, S., Rodehorst, T., Jensen, L., & Stepans, M. (2003). Students’ perspectives of the effectiveness of the use of an asynchronous online seminar. Journal of Professional Nursing, 19 (5), 313-319.

68. Wilhelm, S., Stepans, M., Rodehorst, T., & Hertzog, M. (in press). Motivational interviewing to promote sustained breastfeeding. Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Neonatal Nursing.

69. Wilhelm, S.L., Rodehorst, T.K., Stepans, M.B.F., Hertzog, M., & Berens, C. (2006). Influence of intention and self-efficacy levels on duration of breastfeeding. Manuscript submitted for publication.

70. Winters, C., & Weinert, C. (2005) MSU Center for Research on Chronic Health Conditions in Rural Dwellers Continues Expansion. Pulse, 42(2).

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