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Mirinda Tyo '19 she/hers

Assistant Professor

College of Nursing & Health Sciences / Adult

Curriculum Vitae

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Education

2001

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College – Gulfport, MS

ASN

2004

University of North Alabama - Florence, AL

BSN

2011

University of North Alabama - Florence, AL

MSN

2019

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth, MA

PhD

Teaching

NUR 553 Pharmacology for Advance Nursing Practice
NUR 457 Nursing Care of Complex Health Problems
NUR 455 Experiential Learning Senior Mentorship
NUR 352 Concepts of Adult Health Nursing
NUR 270 Concepts of Foundational Nursing

Teaching

Programs

Teaching

Courses

NUR 352: Concepts of Adult Health Nurs

This course builds upon previous knowledge and skills related to common adult health needs, reinforcing the continued development of the professional nurse as a provider of patient-centered care, patient safety advocate, member of the health care team and member of the profession.

NUR 780: Doctoral Seminar I

Weekly seminar discussions or presentations based on nursing or interdisciplinary research, theory development or methods alternating with focused dissertation discussions with faculty. Detailed exploration of grant development skills integrated across the four semester sequence supports skill development for dissertation proposal.

NUR 780: Doctoral Seminar I

Teaching

Online and Continuing Education Courses

NUR 553: Pharmacology Adv Nur Practice

Provides advanced knowledge of pharmacologic agents related to advanced nursing practice across the lifespan. Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of a wide range of pharmacologic agents are considered. Patient motivation and adherence to regimes, individual responses to therapeutic regimens, and patient teaching will be explored. Clinical pharmacological concerns related to psychological, aging, psychosocial, economic, cultural, ethical, and legal factors will be addressed.
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Research

Research activities

Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts Grant: Novel Organizational Simulation Training to Improve Graduate’s Mastery & Attitudes (No Stigma): A stepwise simulation intervention to reduce opioid use disorder stigma in undergraduate and graduate nursing students
Community Engaged Research Partnership Initiative Fellowship: Community Based Participatory Research to Promote Resilience in Families of Individuals with Substance Use Disorder
Theta Kappa Research Committee Grant: Exploring the Needs of Family Caregivers of Individuals with SUD During COVID-19
Exploring the needs of family caregivers of individuals with SUD: An E-Delphi study.
Secondary data analysis of Parkinson’s UK dataset

Research

Research awards

$ 20,313 awarded by Michael J. Fox Foundation for Understanding meaningful symptoms of Parkinson's Disease from the perspective of patients and caregivers

Research

Research interests

Caregiver Burden and Resilience
Substance Use Disorder
Parkinson's Disease
Transition to Practice
Clinical Reasoning

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Tyo, M., and McCurry, M. K. (2018).
Nursing Education Perspectives
Nursing Education Perspectives, 40, 11-17.
Brown Tyo, M., McCurry, M., Horowitz, J., & Elliot, K. (2023).
Predictors of burden and resilience in family caregivers of individuals with opioid use disorder.
Journal of Nursing Addiction, 34, E8 - E20.
McCurry, M., Avery-Desmarais, S., Schuler, M., Tyo, M., Viveiros, J., Kauranen, B. (2022).
Perceived stigma, barriers, and facilitators experienced by members of the opioid use disorder community when seeking healthcare.
Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 55, 701 - 710.
Tyo, M. & McCurry, M. (2020).
An integrative review of measuring caregiver burden in substance use disorder.
Nursing Research, 69, 391 - 398.
Tyo, M.B., & McCurry, M.K. (2023).
e-Delphi study: Expert consensus on the needs and resources available to family caregivers of individuals with substance use disorder.
Substance Use and Misuse, Pub ahead of print

Mirinda Tyo, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and a board-certified trauma nurse, clinical educator, and nurse leader. She has over 20 years of clinical expertise caring for patients with chronic illness. Her program of research focuses on understanding the experiences of family members impacted by chronic illnesses and the factors that influence their health and wellbeing, such as caregiver burden, caregiver resilience, stress, and stigma. Family caregivers represent a large underserved population and her research goal is for healthcare providers and policy makers to better understand how to help family caregivers improve their resilience and quality of life, so they can continue with essential caregiving duties.