Dottie Crummy, PhD, RN

Professor Emerita
PLNU School of Nursing 

Contact Information:

Voicemail:   (619) 849-2236         Home: (619) 445-8466

Email:         dottiecrummy@pointloma.edu

Teaching Focus:

• BSN Adult Development, Externships
• MSN Gerontology Capstone and Clinical, Thesis Advisor

Education:

• Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing - Diploma in Nursing
• California State University, Los Angeles - BSN and MSN with an emphasis in Nursing Education
• University of San Diego - PhD in Nursing

Clinical Background/Academic Focus:

Dr. Crummy's career as a nurse educator has provided enjoyable nursing experiences in a variety of settings including home health, physical rehabilitation, and medical-surgical acute care. She has been a Red Cross Nurse, a consultant to the Nazarene College of Nursing in Kudjip, Papua New Guinea, and serves as a charter member on the Board of the San Diego Health & Faith Alliance.  She is active in the Zeta Mu Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International, and is interested in gerontological issues in nursing.

Research/Publications/Presentations:

• Doctoral Dissertation: Resilience: The Lived Experience of Elderly Widowers Following the Death of a Spouse - 2002
• Western Institute of Nursing Research - Poster Presentation, Resilience: A Concept Analysis - 1999
• PLNU Faculty Lecture Series: Dissertation Scholarship - March 2003
• Sigma Theta Tau, Zeta Mu Chapter-At-Large: Presenter at Spring Nursing Research Program - March 2003
• Induction Speaker, Zeta Mu Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau: Practicing Nursing with Passion - May 2003
• Podium Presentation at Odyssey Research Conference, San Diego - October 2004

Personal Note:

A native Californian, Dr. Crummy enjoyed teaching nursing at PLNU full-time from 1982 through 2006, when she retired as dean.  She continues to teach part-time in her semi-retirement and loves the ability to share her faith while teaching in a Christian university, where she can encourage students who are entering a nursing career today. Professor Crummy resides in El Cajon, California. Some of her passions include quilting, gardening, reading and Padre baseball.  She and her husband LOVE being a big part of their young grandson's life! 

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