Teaching Areas/Interests

U.S. Fulbright Senior Scholar Award: Malawi (2002-2003)

EMU 14th Annual Teaching Excellence Award Recipient: 2005

Undergraduate:

Maternity; school health; occupational health and wellness; ambulatory care/outpatient clinic; community health; nursing research; family theory; history of nursing/nursing trends; fundamentals; patient education (online); community health; introduction to professional nursing (pre-nursing students); leadership and management.

Graduate:

Teaching in health care systems (teaching strategies and skills; curriculum/program development and evaluation; teaching practicum); proposal development; thesis/field study advisement.

Recent Publications

• Ferguson, R., Williams, M., & Beard, B. (2010; in press). Combining quality improvement and staff development efforts to decrease PCA pump errors. Journal of Nursing Staff Development.
• Beard, B. (January, 2007). Outcomes of community based orphan care programs in Malawi. Journal of Social Development in Africa.
• Beard, B. (Winter, 2007). Faces of AIDS. Journal of Christian Nursing
• Beard, B. (December, 2006). Prioritized needs of community based orphan care programs in Malawi. International Journal of Child and Family Welfare.
• Beard, B. (2005). Orphan care in Malawi: Current practices. Journal of Community Health Nursing, 22(2), 105-115.
• Beard, B., Beard, J., Dimmock, F., and Streshley, L. (2001). Models of Orphan Care in Malawi. Retrieved from: http://www.ccih.org/compendium/models.

Recent Refereed Presentations

• Outcomes of Community Based Orphan Care Programs in Malawi. XVI International AIDS Conference. Toronto, Canada. August, 2006.
• Delegating clinical teaching to contingent faculty. AACN Baccalaureate Education Conference. Sunny Isles, Florida. November, 2004.
• Learning needs of postpartum mothers. 37 th Biennial Convention Sigma Theta Tau International. Toronto, Canada. November, 2003.
• Orphan care in Africa: Culturally sensitive responses in a time of crisis. National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners. Orlando, Florida. April, 2003. Also presented at Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom Research Society. Exeter, England. April, 2002.
• Orphan care in Africa. 13th International Nursing Research Congress. Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. Brisbane, Australia. July, 2002.

International Work: China, England, Sweden, Malawi, Botswana, Swaziland