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degree in nursing. She received a master of science healing prayer, stating that she has always been inter-
degree in psychiatric nursing from the University of ested in the interface of the Modeling and Role-
Michigan in 1976. Modeling Theory and Judeo-Christian principles. She
Tomlin’s professional experiences are varied. She is now retired after many years on the board of direc-
began as a clinical instructor at Los Angeles County tors and as a volunteer at Wayside Cross Ministries in
General Hospital School of Nursing and later lived in Aurora, Illinois, where she taught and counseled
Kabul, Afghanistan, where she taught English at the homeless women, many of whom were single mothers.
Afghan Institute of Technology. She served as a school
nurse and practiced family nursing in the overseas Mary Ann P. Swain
American and European communities where she Mary Ann P. Swain’s educational background is in
lived and participated in more than 46 home deliver- psychology. She received her bachelor’s degree in psy-
ies with a certified nurse-midwife. After she estab- chology from DePauw University and her master’s
lished medical services at the United States Embassy and doctoral degrees in psychology from the Univer-
Hospital, she practiced as a staff nurse. Upon return- sity of Michigan. Swain taught psychology, research
ing to the United States, she was employed by the methods, and statistics as a teaching assistant at
Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) in Ann Arbor, DePauw University and later as a lecturer and pro-
Michigan. At the VNA, she was coordinator and fessor of psychology and nursing research at the
clinical instructor for student practical nurses. In University of Michigan. At the University of Michigan,
addition, she was a staff nurse in a coronary care unit, she was Director of the Doctoral Program in Nurs-
worked in the respiratory intensive care unit, and ing in 1975 for 1 year, Chairperson of Nursing Research
was Head Nurse in the emergency department at from 1977 to 1982, and became Associate Vice Presi-
St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor. She later dent for Academic Affairs in 1983.
taught fundamentals of nursing as Assistant Professor Swain is a member of the American Psychological
in the RN Studies Program at the University of Association and an associate member of the Michigan
Michigan. During this time, she served as mental Nurses Association. She developed and taught classes
health consultant to the pediatric nurse practitioner in psychology, research, and nursing research methods
program at the University of Michigan. and collaborated with nurse researchers on projects,
Tomlin was among the first 16 nurses in the United including health promotion among diabetic patients
States to be certified by the American Association of and ways to influence compliance among patients with
Critical Care Nurses. With several colleagues, she hypertension. She helped Erickson publish a model
opened one of the first offices for independent nursing that assessed an individual’s potential to mobilize
practice in Michigan and continued independent resources and adapt to stress, which is significant to the
practice until 1993. She is a member of Sigma Theta Modeling and Role-Modeling Theory.
Tau Rho Chapter, California Scholarship Federation, Swain received the Alpha Lambda Delta, Psi Chi,
and the Philomathian Society. Tomlin presented pro- Mortar Board, and Phi Beta Kappa awards while at
grams based on the Modeling and Role-Modeling DePauw University. In 1981, she was recognized by
Theory, with emphasis on clinical applications. She the Rho Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau for Contributions
was the first editor for the newsletter of the Society to Nursing, and in 1983 she became an honorary
for the Advancement of Modeling and Role-Modeling member of Sigma Theta Tau. In 1994, she moved
(E. Tomlin, curriculum vitae, 1992). to Appalachia, New York, with her husband, where
In 1985, Tomlin moved to Big Rock, Illinois, where she served as Provost and Vice President for Academic
she enjoyed teaching small community and nursing Affairs for Binghamton University for nearly 20 years.
groups and working in a community shelter serving She is director of the doctoral (PhD in Nursing) pro-
the women and children of Fox Valley. She later gram at Decker School of Nursing and Chair of
moved to Geneva, Illinois, where she resides with her the Department of Student Affairs. Her research inter-
husband. Tomlin identifies herself as a Christian in ests are health development across the life span and
retirement from nursing for pay, but not from nursing interrelationships among life stressors, healthy devel-
practice. She is pursuing interests in the practice of opment, and illness.