Pontious, Sherry Professor Associate Dean, Academic Affairs Interim Director, Graduate Nursing Office: HLS-II 454 Tel: 305-348-7741 Email: pontious@fiu.edu

Education

• 1980, July - Doctor of Philosophy, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM. Education: Curriculum & Instruction. Proficiencies: Experimental Statistics and Spanish.
• 1972, March - Master of Science in Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. Advanced Practice Clinician (Psychiatric Nursing with Children) and Nursing Education.
• 1968, May - Bachelor of Science in Nursing, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.

• Registered Nurse, FL license 2000-present
• NLN Certified Nurse Educator , 2007-present
• Graduate Education in Curriculum and Development
• Sigma Theta Tau International Member
• ANA member
• FNA Director, Board District 21
• NLN member

• Cook, C.A.L., Becvar, D.S., & Pontious, S. L. (2000). Complimentary alternative medicine in health and mental health: Implications for social work practice. Social Work in Health Care, 31(3), 39-57.
• Becvar, D.S., Cook, C.A., & Pontious, S. L. (1999). Complementary alternative medicine: Implications for family therapy. Contemporary Family Therapy, 20(4), 435-456.
• Burroughs, T. E., Harris, M. A., Pontious, S. L., & Santiago, J. V. (1997). Social support in adolescents with IDDM: A critical review. The Diabetes Educator, 23(4), 438-448.
• Gyr, P., Burroughs, T., Smith, K., Mahl, C., Pontious, S., & Swerczek, L. (1995). Practice applications of Research: Double blind comparison of heparin and saline flush solutions in maintenance of peripheral infusion devices. Pediatric Nursing, 21(4), 383-389, 366.
• Pontious, S., Hendricks-Ferguson, V., & Kuhrik. N. (1994). Transition and achievement of NCA candidacy status: Experience of a single-purpose college. A Collection of Papers on Self-Study and Institutional Improvement, 1994. Chicago: Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, 9-13.
• Pontious, S., Kennedy, A., Chung, K. L., et al. (1994, July 27). A & E measurement of children's temperature. Nursing Times, 90(30), 11.
• Pontious, S., Kennedy, A., Chung, K., Burroughs, T., Libby, L., & Vogel, D. (1994). Accuracy and reliability of temperature measurement in the emergency department by instrument and site in children. Completed Research Award Winner for Pediatric Nursing, 20(1), 58-63.
• Pontious, S., Kennedy, A., Shelley, S, & Mittrucker, C. (1994). Accuracy and reliability of temperature measurement by instrument and site. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 9(2), 114-123.
• Burroughs, T. E., Pontious, S. L., & Santiago, J. (1993). The intercorrelates of psychosocial domains and metabolic control in adolescents with IDDM. Diabetes Educator, 19(5), 396-402.
• Pitts, D., Kilo, K., & Pontious, S. (1993). Nutritional support for the patient with diabetes. Critical Care Clinics of North America, 5(1), 47-56.
• Bubb, J., & Pontious, S. (1991, Jan/Feb). Weight loss from inappropriate insulin manipulation: An eating disorder variant in an adolescent with IDDM. Diabetes Educator, 17(1), 29-32.

• Open Door (2001-2006). Robert Wood Johnson Diabetes Initiative Grant: Community development for support of patients with Diabetes Mellitus. (S. Pontious facilitated the development and evaluation of the initial 3 year and continued 2 additional year study; served as the Evaluation Consultant (2004-present) ($350,000).
• Pontious, S. (2001-2002). Development of Critical Thinking in Nursing. University of Miami, Instructional Advancement Award Grant ($5,000).

• Corvino, P., Melhuish, T., Pontious, S., Reid, S., Brown, L., Obas, J., Curry, D., Osavio, J. & Fineant, F. (2007). A Witch Doctor Remedy: Validating Citronella As A Mosquito Deterrent.
• Bueno, P., DelFarvo, D., Gardner, D., Pontious, S., Pritchard, B., Smith, J., Williams, D., & Zoeller, M. (2006). Effects of citronella plant oils on deterring mosquitoes in selected areas of South Florida
• Miami Children’s Hospital (2004). Multivariate analysis of factors influencing job satisfaction and retention for pediatric staff nurses.
• Pontious, S. (2001-2004). Predictors of success in a baccalaureate nursing program.

• Pontious, S. and Blaise, K. (2007-2010) Culturally Competent Post MSN Nurse Educator, the Advanced Nursing Education Division of HRSA. (Funded $756,000 July 1, 2007-June 20, 2010). PI.
• Pontious, S. (2007) Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (HRSA) (Funded 2007-2008 for $24,437.00)
• Pontious, S. (2006-2007) College of Nursing and Health Science Dreams. A student mentoring project to develop student mentors in CNHS funded as sub-contract project from FIU’s Title V Grant. (Funded for $15,000.00)

Interests
Nursing Education, Cultural competence and brokering, Chronic Illness: Children and their Families, Mentoring in nursing research and education

Quote
"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." - William Butler Yeats