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Tom Stenvig

Thomas Stenvig

Title

Associate Professor of Nursing Emeritus

Office Building

Wagner Hall

Office

225

Mailing Address

Wagner Hall 225
Undergrad Nursing-Box 2275
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007

Biography

Dr. Thomas Stenvig is a tenured associate professor and Ph.D. program coordinator at South Dakota State University College of Nursing, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate nursing courses and core courses in the public health master’s program. His research interests span public health topics including health services for American Indians, refugee populations and provider immunization practices.

Dr. Stenvig has been active in public health and nursing association work throughout his career. A past president of the South Dakota Nurses Association, he served eight years on the American Nurses Association board and was the second president of the American Nurses Credentialing Center. He is board certified in nursing administration (advanced), and is the recipient of numerous awards for professional work, including the Public Health Service Chief Nurse Award, the American Nurses Association Distinguished Membership Award, a Bush Foundation fellowship and election to membership as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing. He completed a four year term on the National Vaccine Advisory Committee which is responsible for national policy supporting the vaccine network protecting public health. He directed the Wokunze Project funded by the Indian Health Service to support American Indians pursuing baccalaureate education in nursing. His active research program is focused on transitions of Sudanese refugees following resettlement in the U.S.

Dr. Stenvig formerly served with the U.S. Army Nurse Corps and is retired from the Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service. He later served as faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing and as chair of the Department of Nursing at Presentation College in Aberdeen, South Dakota.
Dr. Stenvig graduated with honors from Wayne State University College of Nursing and received a master's in public health from the University of Hawaii. His doctoral research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison focused on the behaviors of nurses who immunize children.

Education

  • B.S.N. | Wayne State University | 1971
  • M.P.H. | University of Hawaii | 1976
  • M.S. in nursing | South Dakota State University | 1991
  • Ph.D. | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 2001

Academic Interests

  • Health policy
  • Population health
  • Refugee resettlement
  • Health care for American Indians and refugees

Academic Responsibilities

  • NURS 480 Advanced Population-based Nursing
  • NURS 495 Directed Study in Nursing
  • NURS 615 Advanced Practice Nursing - Roles and Issues
  • NURS 626 Research Methods for APNs
  • NURS 670 Health Policy, Legislation, Economics and Ethics
  • NURS 845 Instrument Construction and Evaluation
  • HSC 433/533 Occupational Health 
  • HSC 733 Environmental Health
  • HSC 755 Program Planning and Evaluation

Committees and Professional Memberships

Committees

  • Faculty Senate
  • Undergraduate Admissions and Scholastic Standard Committee
  • Tiospaye Council
  • President, South Dakota Nurses Foundation

Professional Memberships

  • American Association of University Professors
  • American Nurses Association
  • American Public Health Association
  • Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S. Public Health Service
  • King International Nursing Group
  • National Education Association
  • Sigma Theta Tau

Awards and Honors

  • 2018, Volunteer of the Year Award, Lutheran Social Services Center for New Americans.
  • 2017, President’s Award, South Dakota Nurses Association.
  • 2016, District 8 and 9 Nurse of the Year Award, South Dakota Nurses Association.
  • 2016, Faculty Award for Excellence in Outreach and Engagement, South Dakota State University.
  • 2015, Inductee, American Academy of Nursing.
  • 2015, G. J. Van Heuvelen Award, South Dakota Public Health Association.
  • 2015, South Dakota State University College of Nursing Distinguished Service Award.
  • 2013, South Dakota Nurses Association Hall of Fame Award.
  • 2010, American Nurses Association Distinguished Membership Award.
  • 2009, South Dakota State University College of Nursing Faculty Award for Excellence.
  • 2009, Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota Distinguished Community Partner Award.
  • 2008, South Dakota Nurses Association District Nurse of the Year.
  • 2004, South Dakota Nurses Association Pioneer in Nursing Award.

Grants

  • Indian Health Service Wokunze Project, 2003-2008, $1,300,000.

Work Experience

  • Commissioned officer, U.S. Public Health Service, Various Assignments.
  • Chair, Department of Nursing, Presentation College, Aberdeen, South Dakota.

Areas of Research

  • Survey Research
  • Theory of Planned Behavior
  • Health Care Provider Immunization Practices

Publications

  1. Stenvig, T. E., Carson, P. P., Randall, R. L. and Bohn, M. (2018). Transitions of South Sudanese refugees: Reaching for a better life. Journal of Refugee Studies. DOI: 101093/jrs/fey008. 
  2. Johansen, L. J., Stenvig, T. and Wey, H. (2012). The decision to receive influenza vaccination among nurses in North and South Dakota. Public Health Nursing. Retrieved from DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2011.00966.x).
  3. Smyer, T. and Stenvig, T. (2008). Health Care for American Indian Elders: An Overview of Cultural Influences and Policy Issues. Home Health Management and Practice, 20(1), 27-33.
  4. Hanson, C. and Stenvig, T. (2007). The “good” clinical nursing educator and the baccalaureate nursing clinical experience: Attributes and practice. Journal of Nursing Education, 47, 38-42.

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