Mary Tobin
Mary Tobin, PhD, RN is a clinical professor and associate dean for undergraduate programs in the College of Nursing. Her career is devoted to undergraduate baccalaureate nursing education and student-centered learning, teaching excellence, accreditation, and quality. She has extensive experience in nursing education administration including curriculum development and systematic program evaluation. Her teaching experiences include both didactic and clinical education in community health, pediatrics, obstetrical, medical-surgical, mental health, and in fundamentals, and in policy and leadership areas.
Dr. Tobin is passionate about providing unique clinical opportunities such as camp-based clinical sites and in diverse community sites where students can experience the impact of social determinants of health. She is passionate about exploring cultural aspects of health especially in Korea and Cuban contexts, as well as health care quality, accreditation, and regulation.
Dr. Tobin’s research interests include applying structural modeling techniques to study the effects of psychological empowerment on organizational commitment in nurses who work in environments with high conflict and low trust. She is also interested in camp research broadly especially in camps which serve children with disabilities and mental health needs. More recent presentations and publications focus on organizational features and outcomes of camps. She is currently working on a study related to tick education to decrease the number of tick bites in summer youth experiences and on efforts to increase tick awareness and knowledge for summer staff as well as how to promote tick knowledge for pediatric healthcare providers.
