Teaching Area/Interests

Interested in methods to infuse writing into nursing curricula, content related to acute and critical care of the adult, and evaluation of clinical performance.

Courses

Fundamentals of Nursing

Adult Health Nursing

Pathophysiology

Health Care Trends

Professional Issues in Nursing

Awards

• 2012 CHHS Everett Marshall Outstanding Contribution to Service Award
• 2012 EMU Alumni Association Teaching Excellence Award
• 2008 Everett Marshall Faculty Excellence Award for Teaching, Eastern Michigan University College of Health & Human Services
• 2007 Specturm Excellence in Education Award, Midwest Region
• 2007 NSNA Leader of Leader Awards, National Student Nurses Association
• 2006 Excellence in Education Award, American Association of Critical Care Nurses
• 2002 Outstanding Alumni Award, Kirkhoff School of Nursing, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan

Certifications/Honors

• 2002 Distinguished Alumni, Lansing Community College
• Certified Critical Care Registered Nurse, American Association of Critical Care Nurses
• Certified Medical-Surgical Nurse, American Nurses Association 1985-1990
• Kontron-American Association of Critical Care Nurses Graduate Scholarship, 1993
• 1995 National Mentorship Award, American Association of Critical Care Nurses
• 1995 Excellence in Professional Nursing Award, University of Michigan Medical Center
• 1995 National Mentorship Award, American Association of Critical Care Nurses
• 1995 Excellence in Professional Nursing Award, University of Michigan Medical Center
• Who's Who Among America's Teachers, 2000, 2002; Educational Communications, Inc.

Professional Activities

• American College of Chest Physicians Board of Regents, Past Member
• Staff Nurse, Chelsea Community Hospital, ICCU, Chelsea, MI
• Michigan Nurses Association, Member
• American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) #148188, Member since 1983
• American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) President, 2001-2002
• AACN Certification Corporation, Member, Board of Directors, 1998-2000
• The Society of Critical Care Medicine, 1991-1996, 2001-present
• Washtenaw County Chapter of AACN #90-10-15; Member since 1990
• Sigma Theta Tau, Eta Rho Chapter, Member
• Michigan Nursing Student Association, Faculty Consultant
• American Assembly for Men in Nursing, Member
• Midwest Nursing Research Society, Member
• International Family Nursing Association, Member
• Gay & Lesbian Medical Association, Member
• Institute of Professional Nursing, 2007-Present, Vice President

Editorial Boards

• Internet journal for Advanced Practice Nursing, Editorial Board Member, Susan Ruppert, Editor-in-Chief, University of Texas at Houston
• Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, PA
• Executive Editor, AACN News, American Association of Critical Care Nurses, Aliso Viejo, CA, 2000-2001

Publications

• Ferguson, R., Williams, M.L., & Beard, B., (2010). Combining quality improvement and staff education to decrease PCA pump errors. Journal of Nursing Staff Development, 26(5), E1-E4.. 
• Williams, M. L., Donaldson, C., and Shakarjian, L. (1998). Nursing options for bathing patients. Journal of Nursing Jocularity, 8(1), 8-9.
• Williams, M. L. (1998). Caring and thinking within a holistic framework. In Hudak, Gallo and Morton, Chapter One, Critical Care Nursing: A Holistic Approach, pp. 3-8.
• Williams, M. L. (1998). Patient and family education. In Hudak, Gallo and Morton, Chapter Six, Critical Care Nursing: A Holistic Approach, pp. 59-68.
• Williams, M. L. and Kewman, S. (1998). Impact of the critical care environment on the patient. In Hudak, Gallo and Morton, Chapter Four, Critical Care Nursing: A Holistic Approach, pp. 31-39.
• Williams, M. L. (1998). Making the most of learning needs assessments. Journal of Nursing Staff Development, 14(3), 137-142.
• Williams, M. L., Donaldson, C., and Watts, J. K. (1997). Developing an orientation program for assistive personal in the ICU.Dimensions of Critical Care Nurse,16(5), 266-273.
• Williams, M. L. and Robertson, K. (1997). Workplace violence: Prevelance, Prevention and First Line Interventions. Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, 9(2), 221-229.
• Moloney-Harmon, P. and Williams, M. L. (1997). Violence across the lifespan. Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, 9(2), xi-xii.
•  Williams, M. L. (1994). What the interviewer really meant....Journal of Nursing Jocularity, 4(1), 29