Carey S. Clark, Ph.D., R.N., AHN-BC, RYT
Adjunct Professor
Location
Dr. Clark has been a registered nurse for over 20 years and she has worked as a nurse in a variety of healthcare settings including acute nursing, hospice nursing, and community health settings.
Dr. Clark completed a qualitative research internship at the Institute of Noetic Sciences and she is actively involved with the grassroots research of the Nurse Manifest Project, which focuses on the emancipation of the nursing profession. She has multiple journal articles exploring caring in nursing and nursing education, curriculum development, group processes, transdiscplinary approaches, and the roots of the nursing shortage.
Dr. Clark teaches online graduate and undergraduate nursing students, and she works with graduate doctoral students on completing dissertation process. She developed and implemented a caring-holistic-integral curricular framework for the RN- BSN program at University of Maine at Augusta, which is currently delivered in the hybrid and online formats. The program was recognized by the American Holistic Nurses Association in 2013 as demonstrating excellence in holistic nursing education. The findings and outcomes from the program are currently in publication.
Credentials
Education
Board Certifications and Licenses
Research
Selected publications
Clark, C.S. (2014). Stress, psychoneuroimmunology, and self-care: What every nurse needs to know. Journal of Nursing and Care, 3, 146.
Clark, C.S. (2013). An integral- caring science RN- BS nursing curriculum: Outcomes from fostering consciousness evolution. International Journal for Human Caring, 17(2).
Clark, C.S. (2013). Resistance to change in the nursing profession: Creative transdisciplinary solution processes. Creative Nursing, 19(2), 70-76.
Clark, C.S. (2012). Nurse #65X89: The emerging story from an emancipatory study of nursing practice. Creative Nursing,18(2), 68-73.
Clark, C.S. (2012). Beyond holism: Incorporating an Integral Approach to support caring-healing-sustainable nursing practices. Holistic Nursing Practice, 26(2), 92-102
Clark, C.S. & Pelicci, G. (2011). An integral nursing education: a stress management and life balance course. International Journal for Human Caring,15(1),13-22.
Invited plenary presentation
Clark, C.S. June, 2014. Pre-conference Workshop. Holistic Leadership: The Role of Psychoneuroimmunology and the Importance of Self-care. American Holistic Nurses Association Conference, Portland, Oregon.
Clark, C.S. June, 2014. Research Workshop. An integral nursing education experience: Outcomes from a BSN Reiki course. American Holistic Nurses Association Conference, Portland, Oregon.
Clark, C.S. March, 2014. Poster Presentation. An integral nursing education experience: Outcomes from a BSN Reiki course. OMNE Nurse Leadership Day. Augusta, Maine.
Clark, C.S. June, 2013. Conference Workshop. Nurse Manifest Dialogue: Nurse #65X89 and Creating The Future of Holistic Nursing Practice
American Holistic Nurses Association Conference. Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Clark, C.S. May, 2013. Conference Presentation, Maine Associate Degree Nurse Educators. Psychoneuroimmunology and Self-Care for Nurses and Nurse Educators. Waterville, ME.
Clark, C.S. March 2013. Research and pedagogy Presentation. Psychoneuroimmunology and the Relaxation Response. University of Maine at Augusta. Augusta, ME.
Clark, C.S. June, 2012. Preconference Workshop. Transforming Nursing Education: Creating a Holistic- Integral Curriculum. American Holistic Nurses Association Conference. Snowbird, UT.
Clark, C.S. May, 2012. Podium Presentation: Nurse #65X89: The Emerging Story From an Emancipatory Study of Nursing Practice. International Human Caring Conference. Philadelphia, PA.
Clark, C.S. June, 2011. Creating an Integral-Holistic Nursing Education Curricula: The Journey. American Holistic Nurses Association Conference. Louisville, KY.
Clark, C.S. June, 2011. The Nurse Manifest Project: An Emerging Story. American Holistic Nurses Association Conference. Louisville, KY.
Research interests
Outcomes from Holistic-Integral Educational Experiences with Nursing Students, Holistic Healing Modalities, Nursing Shortage