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Sarah Mollman

Sarah Mollman

Title

Associate Dean of Research and Ph.D. Program Director (Rapid City)

Office Building

Off-Campus

Mailing Address

Nursing Graduate and Doctoral Program Office
1011 11th Street
Rapid City, SD 57701

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Education

  • B.S. in nursing | South Dakota State University | 2000
  • M.S. in nursing education | South Dakota State University | 2011
  • Ph.D. in nursing | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | 2018

Academic Interests

  • Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (CHPN)
  • Certified Nurse Educator (CNE)
  • Oncology; end-of-life and palliative care; educational strategies
  • Evidence-based practice, research

Academic Responsibilities

  • Undergraduate research and evidence-based practice
  • Graduate health policy, legislation, economics and ethics

Committees and Professional Memberships

Committees

  • CON Research and Scholarship Sub-Committee
  • SDSU University Research Council

Professional Memberships

  • American Association of Colleges of Nursing - Research Leader Network
  • Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS)
  • Sigma Theta Tau; American Nurses Association; South Dakota Nurses Association

Awards and Honors

  • 2021, College of Nursing Researcher of the Year
  • 2018, College of Nursing Faculty Award for Excellence
  • 2018, Tish M Smyer Dissertation Award

Areas of Research

  • Palliative care: educational strategies and early palliative care intervention adaptation
  • Educational research: intentional learning

Publications

Recent Presentations
Invited:

  1. Mollman,S., Pravecek, B. and Garren-Grubbs, T, Inaugural Virtual Webinar, “Meeting the New Essentials: Collaborative Development and Integration of Primary Palliative Care at Four Universities,” ELNEC. (April 22, 2024).

Podium:

  1. Sedlacek, A., Mollman, S., Gierach, M., Tenenbaum, L. and Grosdidier. 2024 Annual Assembly of Hospice and Palliative Care, “Overcoming Geographical Barriers: A Distance Mediated Interdisciplinary Palliative Care Seminar,” American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Virtual. (March 21, 2024).
  2. Fitch, M., Mollman, S. and Varilek, B. 48th Annual Research Conference, “Identifying a Nurse-Driven Palliative Care Intervention in Response to the Needs of Rural Native American Caregivers,” Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS), Minneapolis, MN, USA. (March 2, 2024).

Poster:

  1. Fitch, M., Mollman, S. and Varilek, B. 2024 Annual Assembly of Hospice and Palliative Care, “A Thematic Analysis: Disparities of Palliative Care Delivery to Native American and Rural Family Caregiver,” American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Virtual. (March 20-23, 2024).
  2. Sedlacek, A., Mollman, S., Gierach, M., Tenenbaum, L. and Grosdidier. 2024 Annual Assembly of Hospice and Palliative Care, “Know Thyself: Assessing and Improving One’s Comfort around Spirituality and Patient Care,” American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Virtual. (March 20-23, 2024).
  3. Mollman, S. and Fitch, M. Research Leader’s Network Pre-Conference of Doctoral Education Conference. “Distance Mediated Research Mentorship: A Case Study,” American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Naples, FL, USA. (Jan. 18, 2024).

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