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Alvita Nathanial PhD


Services Offered:

methodological mentoring
PhD thesis/dissertation review
PhD thesis/dissertation examination
paper review
supporting supervisors/research committees
consultancy
online seminars

Education:

DSN, West Virginia University
MSN, West Virginia University
BSN, Alderson-Broaddus College

Grounded Theory Publications:

McCallin, A., Nathanial, A. & Andrews, T. (2011). Learning Methodology Minus Mentorship. In: Martin, V.B. and Gynnild, A. Grounded Theory The Philosophy, Method and Work of Barney Glaser. Boca Raton, Florida: Brown Walker Press.

Andrews, T., & Nathaniel, A. (2009). Awareness of dying revisited. Journal of Nursing Care Quality 24(3). 189-193.

Nathaniel, A. K. (2008). Theory of moral reckoning. In Mary J. Smith, PhD & Patricia Liehr, PhD (Eds.) Middle Range Theory for Nurses, (2nd ed., pp. 277-292). New York: Springer.

Nathaniel, A. K. (2008). Eliciting spill: A methodological note. The Grounded Theory Review, 7(1).  59-63.

Burkhardt, M. A. & Nathaniel, A. K. (2008). Ethics & Issues in Contemporary Nursing (3rd ed.). New York: Delmar.

Nathaniel, A. K. (2007). A tribute to the fortieth anniversary of classic grounded theory. The Grounded Theory Review, Special Issue. 49-54.Nathaniel, A. K. (2007). Doing formal grounded theory: A proposal. [Review of the book Doing Formal Grounded Theory (2006)]. The Grounded Theory Review, 3(3). 87-89.

Nathaniel, A.K. (2007). Moral reckoning in nursing. In Barney G. Glaser, Ph.D. & Judith A. Holton, Ph.D., Eds. The Grounded Theory Seminar Reader. Mill Valley, CA: Sociology Press.

Nathaniel, A. K., Andrews, T. (2007). How grounded theory can improve nursing care quality, Journal of Health Care Quality, 22(4). 350-357. 

Nathaniel, A. K. (2006). Moral reckoning in nursing. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 28. 419-438.

Nathaniel, A. K. (2006). Thoughts on the literature review and GT. The Grounded Theory Review, 5(2/3). 35-42.

Nathaniel, A. K. (2005). The grounded theory bookshelf. [Review of the book Grounded Theory Perspective III: Theoretical Coding]. The Grounded Theory Review, 4(3). 103-105.

Nathaniel, A.K. (2004). A grounded theory of moral reckoning in nursing. The Grounded Theory Review, 4(1). 43-58. 

Nathaniel, A. K. (2005) (contributor). Sections on moral distress and moral reckoning for the Encyclopedia on Nursing Research (2nd ed.). (Fitzpatrick, J. & Wallace, M. eds.). New York. Springer.

Nathaniel, A. K. (June, 2002). Moral distress in nursing. ANA Center for Ethics and Human Rights Online Newsletter.

Grounded Theory Research:

Moral Reckoning: Toward a Formal Theory. In process

A Grounded Theory of Moral Reckoning in Nursing.

Invited Presentations and Seminars, National and International:

Feb, 2009        A Model for International, Interdisciplinary Research Mentoring. Presented at Interdisciplinary Research: A Road More or Less Traveled. The 23rd  Annual SNRS Research Conference, Baltimore, MD.

Feb. 21, 2008  The Science and Art of Qualitative Research. Pre-Conference Workshop at Health Disparities: Evidence into Action. The 22nd Annual SNRS Research Conference, Birmingham, Alabama.

Oct. 25, 2007  Eliciting Spill: The Grounded Theory Interview. Presented at the Grounded Theory Seminar Mini-Conference, New York.

Jun. 2, 2007     Core Category Emergence. Panel Discussion at the Grounded Theory Seminar Mini-Conference, Mill Valley, California

Feb. 27, 2007  Grounded Theory segment of Trustworthiness and Uses of Qualitative Methods in Nursing Research a symposium presented at the 121st Annual Conference Southern Nursing Research Society 2007 Conference, Galveston, TX.

Nov.27, 2005  A Traditional Dissertation Model Adapted for Grounded Theory and Writing Grounded Theory for Publication Presented at the Grounded Theory Seminar Mini-Conference, New York, New York

Feb. 5, 2005    A Grounded Theory of Moral Reckoning in Nursing. Paper presentation at the 2005 Southern Nursing Research Society 119th Annual Conference. Atlanta, Georgia.

Oct 17, 2003   A Grounded Theory of Nurses’ Moral Distress and its Consequences. Paper presentation at Sigma Theta Tau Fall 2003 Conference at West Virginia University Hospital, Morgantown, WV.

Feb. 14, 2003  Toward an Understanding of Moral Distress in Nursing. Poster Presentation at 2003 Southern Nursing Research Society 17th Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.