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Faculty Member
Eloisa G. Taméz, PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Professor and Director of the Master of Science in Nursing Program
The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College |
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Education
Health Education, Department of Physical and Health Education
The University of Texas, Austin, Texas |
PhD |
| The University of Texas System School of Nursing,
San Antonio, Texas |
MSN |
| Incarnate World College,
San Antonio, Texas |
BSN |
| St. Mary's School of Nursing,
Galveston, Texas |
Diploma |
| Texas |
Professional License
March 31, 2005 |
Professional Experience
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| 1987 - 1991 |
Chief Nurse, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Hot Springs, South Dakota |
| 1991 - 2000 |
Chief Nurse, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 2000 - 2004 |
Member of the University Curriculum Development Committee,
The University of Texas-Pan American Nursing Department
Board Member, Pi Omicron of the International Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society
Member, Program Development Committee, UTPA Nursing Department
Member, BSN Faculty Committee, UTPA Nursing Department
Member, Faculty Organization Committee, UTPA Nursing Department |
| 2000 - 2004 |
Assistant Professor, The University of Texas-Pan American
Department of Nursing |
| 2004 - 2005 |
Assistant Professor and Interim Director of the Master of Science in Nursing Program, UTB/TSC |
Clinical Research
| 2002 |
Principal Investigator: "Risk Assessment of Colonia Children for Type 2 Diabetes," Funded. UTPA Office of Biomedical Research and Resources, April ($5,000).
Co-Investigator. "The Contribution of Perceived Wellness to the Self-Related Health Status of Mexican Americans," Funded: UTPA Faculty Research Grant, January. |
| 2004 |
Principal Investigator. "Wellness Needs Assessment of Colonia Families", Funded: UTPA Office of Biomedical Research, ($5,000). |
| 2005 |
Program HRSA Grant, A10HP05104-01-00 ($23,229), "Enhancing Access to Advanced Education Nursing, An Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship |
| 2006 |
Program HRSA Grant, A10HP05104-01--00 ($22,838), "Enhancing Access to Advanced Education Nursing, an Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship |
Publications
- Taméz, E. (1975). How does a unit manager system affect the head nurse role? Supervisor Nurse, 6:34, September.
- Taméz, E. (1976). Relaxation training as a nursing intervention versus pro re nata medication, Nursing Research, 27:160, May-June.
- Taméz, E. (1978). Curanderismo: mexican american health care system, Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 16:34, December.
- Taméz, E. (1981). Familism, machismo, and child rearing practices among mexican americans, Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 12:21, September.
- Taméz, E. and Vacalis, T. (1989). Health beliefs, the significant other, and compliance with therapeutic regimens among adult mexican american diabetics, Health Education Journal, 20:6, October.
- Taméz, E. and Buszta, C. (1994). Improving quality through the integrated partnership model. Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 9:4, April.
- Guinn, R., Taméz, E., and Evans, M. (2003). The contribution of perceived wellness to the self-rated health status of mexican americans, "Texas Public Health Association Journal
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- Faraji, B., Taméz, E. and Vincent, V. (2004). Dietary intake of children in the Rio Grande Valley area: a pilot study, The Texas Journal of Rural Health, 22(2), 17-21.
Honors/Awards
| 1994 |
Fellow: The American Academy of Nursing, Prestigious national organization for nursing, American Nurses Association, October. |
| 2001 |
Recipient: Competitive selection. "Research Training: Developing Nurse Scientists," National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Nursing Research, July. |
| 2002 |
Fellow: "Summer Nursing Research Institute," The University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA, International Center of Research for Women, Children and Families, May.
Fellow: "Summer Nursing Research Institute," Center for Health Promotion, The University of Texas, School of Nursing, Austin, TX, July. |
| 2003 |
Alumna of Distinction, Incarnate Word University, San Antonio, Texas, December.
Provost's Hispanic Heritage Award, The University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, Texas, September.
Faculty Fellow: Department of Health and Human Services--Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities-Department of Health and Human Services (HACU-DHHS), San Antonio, Texas, June. |
| 2004 |
Featured in Reflections in Nursing Leadership, Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International, Second Quarter. |
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