Teaching Information
Teaching Interests
Dr. Terhaar serves as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and the Arlene & Curtis Garvin Professor of Nursing at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University. She is passionate about excellence in teaching and practice. Currently, her scholarship focuses on preparing and developing the nursing workforce, translating evidence into practice and education, and DNP education. Dr. Terhaar teaches curriculum design and development, leadership, and translation at present. She adapted a tool from industry to facilitate evaluation of rigor in DNP projects, published two texts used in DNP programs across the country, disseminated strategies to achieve impact in DNP education; and secured and administered significant funding for programs which support faculty and workforce development. Dr. Terhaar is a member of the American Nurses Association, the Academy of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International and a Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education visitor.
Research Information
Research Interests
As co-investigator of the Needs Based Graduate Education Initiative, Dr. Terhaar facilitated conversations with the practice community which helped to clarify needs of prospective students and employers as well as opportunities to improve practice. This work led to design of a blended, cohort-based, executive-format post masters DNP program which has been replicated and sustainable in many programs across the US. As principal investigator on the Stimulating Practice Innovation in Nursing grant, Dr. Terhaar developed a network of resources, programs, and relationships to help newly graduated DNPs across Maryland and the nation to develop collaborations and partnerships and employ new skills in their day-to-day work. This innovation provided targeted post-doctoral support to increase impact. As co-investigator on the Guiding Initiative for Doctoral Education grant, she designed a model program to help prospective students to select the degree and program suited to their professional goals, present themselves as strong applicants, prepare financially and logistically, and negotiate the transition to doctoral study. The program has increased successful applications for doctoral study and increased the success of minority applicants.
Research Projects
- Cycled Lighting in the NICU. Johns Hopkins Hospital. Co-Investigator. (2014 - 2015)
- Survey of Best Practices for Nursing Research at Magnet Hospitals. Johns Hopkins Hospital. Co-Investigator.(2014 - 2015)
- Maternal Hypothermia After Planned Cesarean Birth. Greater Baltimore Medical Center. M Terhaar, Co-Investigator.(2010)
- Excellence in Teaching and Learning. Nu Beta Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International. M Terhaar, Principal Investigator. $2,500 total cost (5% effort). (2008)
- Impact of HSV-2 testing on asymptomatic college students. National Institutes for Nursing Research. Hayley Mark, Principal Investigator. M Terhaar, Co-Investigator. $100,000 total direct cost (10% effort).(2005)
Awards and Honors
Professional Memberships
Publications
White, K., Terhaar, M. F. (2016). "Interprofessional Collaboration: Integral Component of Translation." In White K, Dudley Brown S, & Terhaar, MF (Ed.), Translation of Evidence into Practice: Application to Nursing and Health Care. 2nd Ed. New York, NY: Springer Publishing.
Terhaar, M. F. (2016). "Methods for Translation." In White K, Dudley Brown S, & Terhaar, MF (Ed.), Translation of Evidence into Practice: Application to Nursing and Health Care. 2nd Ed. New York, NY: Springer Publishing.
Terhaar, M. F. (2016). "Planning for Translation." In White K, Dudley Brown S, & Terhaar, MF (Ed.), Translation of Evidence into Practice: Application to Nursing and Health Care. 2nd Ed. New York, NY: Springer Publishing.
Terhaar, M. F. (2016). "Translation for Education." In White K, Dudley Brown S, & Terhaar, MF (Ed.), Translation of Evidence into Practice: Application to Nursing and Health Care. 2nd Ed. New York, NY: Springer Publishing.
Terhaar, M. F. (2016). "Translation for Leadership." In White K, Dudley Brown S, & Terhaar, MF (Ed.), Translation of Evidence into Practice: Application to Nursing and Health Care. 2nd Ed. New York, NY: Springer Publishing.
Terhaar, M. F., Taylor, L. A., Sylvia, M. (2016). The Doctor of Nursing Practice: Shifting from Start-Up to Impact. Nursing Education Perspectives, 37(1), 3-9.
Terhaar, M. F., Sylvia, M. (2016). Scholarly Work Products of the Doctor of Nursing Practice: One Approach to Evaluating Scholarship, Rigour, Impact and Quality. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 25(1-2), 163-74. doi: 10.1111/jocn.13113.
Clarke, S., Wilson, M. L., Terhaar, M. F. (2016). Using Clinical Decision Support and Dashboard Technology to Improve Heart Team Efficiency and Accuracy in a Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) Program. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 225, 98-102.
Clarke, S., Wilson, M. L., Terhaar, M. F. (2016). Using Dashboard Technology and Clinical Decision Support Systems to Improve Heart Team Efficiency and Accuracy: Review of the Literature. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 225, 364-6.
Hickerson, K. A., Taylor, L. A., Terhaar, M. F. (2016). The Preparation-Practice Gap: An Integrative Literature Review. Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 47(1), 17-23. doi: 10.3928/00220124-20151230-06.
Ludington, S. M., & Terhaar, M. F. (2015). New Perspectives on Kangaroo Care. E-neonatal review, 10(5).
Kashani, M., Eliasson, A., Vernalis, M., Bailey, K., & Terhaar, M. F. (2015). A systematic approach incorporating family history improves identification of cardiovascular disease risk. The Journal of cardiovascular nursing, 30(4), 292-7. doi: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000163.