Sandra R. Mott, PhD, RNC

Office

Cushing Hall 309
617-552-4278
sandra.mott@bc.edu

educational history

• PhD University of Rhode Island
• MS Boston College
• BS Wheaton College
• RN West Surburban Hospital School of Nursing

recent publications

• Mott, S.R. (2008). Leadership in pediatric nursing. Journal of Pediatric Nursing 23, pp77-78.
  
• Mott, S.R. (2006) What is leadership? Journal of Pediatric Nursing 21, pp. 456-457.
  
• Read, C.Y., Dylis, A.M., Mott, S.R. & Fairchild, N. (2004). Promoting integration of genetics core competencies into entry-level nursing curricula. Journal of Nursing Education 43 (8), pp. 376-379.
  

Sandra Mott is an associate professor of nursing at Boston College and has been a faculty member for over 20 years. Her area of specialty is child health, both growth and development and acute care. She completed her undergraduate work in Illinois, received her master's degree from Boston College and her PhD from the University of Rhode Island. Her teaching responsibilities include undergraduate courses in Nursing Health Assessment through the Lifespan and doctoral courses in Qualitative Methods. She was the senior editor and contributor for a major pediatric text that emphasized the importance of collaborating with family members in the planning and providing of care for children. Her current research focus centers on how parents perceive their life and the adjustments and adaptation they make when their child has a complex cardiac disease (Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome) that requires multiple hospitalization and intense monitoring and care during the intervals at home. Since children are now living with this condition which adds a real caregiving burden to parents, her goal is to discover how parents address the many changes that are required to be both the parent and caregiver for this complex child. She is an active member of many professional organizations and past president of the Society of Pediatric Nurses. She has leadership roles on the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board, Alpha Chi Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International and Northeast Pediatric Cardiology Nurses Association.

research interests

Discovering the process of parenting the child with complex cardiac disease; survey of child health theory and clinical content in US schools of nursing metasynthesis of parenting child with critical chronic condition; family coping and management of acute, episodic hospitalizations for chronically ill child; parental perceptions of caring for/living with chronically ill child

appointments & awards

• Board member of Pediatric Nursing Certification Board
• Member of Advisory Board for Certification Development for Pediatric Emergency Department Nurses
• Board member representative for CPN exam writing sessions
  
• Presented Commencement Address, May 2007 at West Suburban College of Nursing, Nurses - Make a Difference
  
• Honorary Degree in Nursing Awarded from West Suburban College of Nursing, May, 2007
  
• President – Society of Pediatric Nurses 2006-2008.
• Recipient of the William F. Connell School of Nursing  Excellence in Teaching Award, 2001, 2003.
  
• Massachusetts Nurses Association Nursing Education Award for 2000. 
  
• Cited in Strathmore's Who's Who in Leadership for 2000-present