Margarete L ieb Zalon, PhD, RN,CS

Education: New York University PhD New York University MA in Nursing Duke University BSN

Experience: Dr. Zalon has worked as a staff nurse and clinician in medical-surgical nursing at several major medical centers in New York City. She has also taught in a variety of settings: hospital associate degree and diploma programs, and at the University.  Dr. Zalon was the director of a hospital based program abd a staff development coordinator.

Teaching Responsibilities: Dr. Zalon teaches courses in medical-surgical nursing, leadership, professional issues and research.

Research: Dr. Zalon's research has been in the area of pain and it s management with a special focus on the elderly. She is completing a National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Nursing Research grant "Correlates of Older Adults' Recovery After Major Surgery (1R15 NR04483-01)" that examines the recovery of the elderly in the first three months after surgery.

Professional Activities: Dr. Zalon has a long history of professional activism. She is the President of the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, an American Nurses Association constituent. PSNA is the professional association and the official voice for registered nurses in Pennsylvania.

Personal Statement:  "I love the challenge of helping students to become nurses and helping registered nurses to find renewal in their careers.  I am committed to strengthening teh profession through activie involvement in the nurses association.  On a light note, I enjoy living in the country on what once was a famr with my husband, dog and horse.

Research Dr. Zalon's research has been in the area of pain and it s management with a special focus on the elderly. Her current research project,  funded by the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Nursing Research, examines the elderly in the first three months after surgery.

Personal Statement "I love the challenge of helping students to become nurses and helping registered nurses to find renewal; in their careers. I am committed to strengthening the profession through active involvement in the nurses association. On a lighter note, I enjoy living in the country on what once was a farm, with my husband, cats , dog, and horses."

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