Faculty Bio Detail
Marjorie Hammer - BA, RN, MSN, FNP-C, CNS-MH
Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
Email: MHammer@samuelmerritt.edu
Program:Entry-level Master of Science in Nursing (ELMSN)
Telephone: 510.869.6511 ext 3301
Address: 3100 Summit Street, 3rd floor
Oakland - CA 94609
After majoring in English and teaching in one of the first two Women's Studies programs in the U.S., I began to explore another major interest, health, by obtaining a degree as an RN. I was employed at Children's Hospital Oakland as an RN and FNP for 20 years, primarily in Hematology and Oncology. Beginning in the early years of the AIDS epidemic, I assisted in the direction of a novel co-facilitated clinic with Children's and Highland hospitals for HIV+ mothers and their babies. Searching for increased autonomy and education in diagnosis and treatment, I obtained by MSN and national certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner at Sonoma State University. Witnessing the overwhelming impact of the psyche and self on coping with living with chronic and life-threatening illness, and seeking advanced knowledge of psychotherapeutic technique and psychoneuroendocrinology, I became licensed as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist in Mental Health through the University of California in San Francisco (UCSF). In 2006, I became faculty at Samuel Merritt University, teaching Pediatric and Mental Health Nursing, and founded a private psychotherapy practice with a focus on children and families, particularly those affected by chronic and/or life threatening illness.
Courses Taught at Samuel Merritt University:
Research Interests:
Chronic illness & its effect on the child/family; Nursing history
Fellowships, Grants, and Awards:
Professional and Community Service and Professional Memberships:
Publications and Presentations:
Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
Email: MHammer@samuelmerritt.edu
Program:Entry-level Master of Science in Nursing (ELMSN)
Telephone: 510.869.6511 ext 3301
Address: 3100 Summit Street, 3rd floor
Oakland - CA 94609
After majoring in English and teaching in one of the first two Women's Studies programs in the U.S., I began to explore another major interest, health, by obtaining a degree as an RN. I was employed at Children's Hospital Oakland as an RN and FNP for 20 years, primarily in Hematology and Oncology. Beginning in the early years of the AIDS epidemic, I assisted in the direction of a novel co-facilitated clinic with Children's and Highland hospitals for HIV+ mothers and their babies. Searching for increased autonomy and education in diagnosis and treatment, I obtained by MSN and national certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner at Sonoma State University. Witnessing the overwhelming impact of the psyche and self on coping with living with chronic and life-threatening illness, and seeking advanced knowledge of psychotherapeutic technique and psychoneuroendocrinology, I became licensed as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist in Mental Health through the University of California in San Francisco (UCSF). In 2006, I became faculty at Samuel Merritt University, teaching Pediatric and Mental Health Nursing, and founded a private psychotherapy practice with a focus on children and families, particularly those affected by chronic and/or life threatening illness.
Courses Taught at Samuel Merritt University:
Mental Health lecture: N534 ELMS
Mental Health clinical: N129L ABSN, N534L ELMS
Pediatric lecture: N556 ELMS
Pediatric clinical: N158L ABSN, N556L ELMS, N154L BSN ("community pediatrics")
Research Interests:
Chronic illness & its effect on the child/family; Nursing history
Fellowships, Grants, and Awards:
Recipient, Ava Elliot Nursing Excellence Scholarship, 2001, 2002.
Recipient, Student Research Grant, Sigma Theta Tau, Lambda Gamma Chapter, 1996.
Recipient, Shirley C. Titus Scholarship, California Nurses Association, 1995, 1996.
Phi Beta Kappa, member of Deans List all semesters college.
Professional and Community Service and Professional Memberships:
Family Therapy Certification, Post-Masters Training, Association of Family Therapists of Northern California (AFTNC).
Board Certification Family Nurse Practitioner, American Nurses Credentialing Committee.
Member, Assocation of Family Therapists of Northern California.
Member, California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists.
Preceptor, Family Nurse Practitioner students, Samuel Merritt University, 2001-02.
Preceptor, Nursing students at Children's Hospital Oakland, 1988-98.
HIV/Healthy Life Styles Educator, Berkeley Public Schools, 1992-200.
Member, American Nurses Association.
Member, California Coalition of Nurse Practitioners.
Member, Society for Adolescent Medicine.
Ancillary Medical Staff, Summit Medical Center, 1998-2003.
Community Advisory Board, Berkeley High School Student Health Clinic, 1997-01.
Member, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.
Founder, Co-leader, Bereavement Group for Nurses, Children's Hospital Oakland.
Founder, Educational Camp for Chronically Transfused Children.
Sickle Cell Educator, Certification, State of California.
AIDS Train the Trainer, Certification, State of California.
Publications and Presentations:
Educator/published in nursing history, care giver grief, AIDS, hematology, chronic illness, pain, transition pediatric to adult care.
EDUCATOR
Chronic Illness: Transition Pediatric to Adult Care: Social Work Interns, Children's Hospital Oakland (1999-02); UCSF School of Nursing (2002).
Sickle Cell Anemia and Pain: Laney College (2002); West Oakland Mental Health (2002); Summit Medical Center (1999-03); Alta Bates Hospital (2000-03); UCSF School of Nursing FNP students (2001).
"Finding They're There: The History of the Women Who Created the Baby Hospital": Children's Hospital Oakland (1996-98); UCSF History of Medicine Department (1997); UC-Berkeley MSW Department (1996); American Association for the History of Nursing National Conference Boston (1999); Western Association of Women Historians Annual Conference Pasadena (1999); Sigma Theta Tau International Research Conference (1996).
History of AIDS in Women and Children: Pediatric AIDS Conference (1992).
Adjunct Lecturer, Women's Studies Department, State University of New York at Buffalo.
PUBLICATIONS
Hammer, M. & Geier, K. (2003). Perioperative care for sickle cell patients undergoing total hip replacement for osteonecrosis. Journal of Orthopaedic Nursing, 22 (6), 384-97.
Hammer, M. & Nichols, D. (1998). Bertha Wright. In V. Bullough (Ed.), Biographies of American Nurses: Vol. 3.
Hammer, M. & Nichols, D. (1998). Nurse Bertha Wright and the Baby Hospital: A case study of Progressive Era women's institution building. Image: Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 30 (2).
Hammer, M. & Nichols, D. (1992). A ritual of remembrance. Journal of Maternal-Child Nursing, 17 (6).
ABSTRACTS
Renal Disease Prevelance in Adult Sickle Cell Patients. M. Hammer, E. Vichinsky.
Clinical Characteristics of Sickle Cell Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension. S. Claster, J. Hamrick, M. Hammer, E. Vichinsky.
Osteopenia and Osteoporosis in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease. E. Vichinsky, M. Hammer, E. Fung, Z. Pakbaz.
Ischemic Brain Injury in Neurologically Normal Adults with Sickle Cell Disease. E. Vichinsky, M. Hammer, C. Krupitsky, & J. Gold.