Daniel Doolan
Program Director (ABSN Program) Associate Professor PhD, RNPrograms and Courses Taught
Daniel Doolan has spent decades teaching Medical-Surgical Nursing, Health Assessment, and other adult health prelicensure nursing courses.
About Me
Daniel Doolan is a bay area native who has been a Registered Nurse for more than 2 1/2 decades and has spent over 20 years in nursing education. He has taught students at the Associate, Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral levels, specializing in prelicensure nursing programs. For the last several years, Daniel Doolan has directed the 2nd largest prelicensure nursing program in the State of California, SMU's ABSN Program! He still periodically works shifts as a Med/Surg staff nurse at Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital's Neurology (Medical-Surgical) Department.
Education
Daniel Doolan obtained his Associate Degree in Nursing from Santa Rosa Junior College; his Bachelor's Degree in Nursing and Master's Degree in Leadership & Case Management from Sonoma State University; & his PhD in Nursing from the University of California San Francisco. He is a certified Public Health Nursing and Clinical Nurse Leader.
Teaching Interests
Daniel Doolan has taught a wide array of nursing coursework at various levels of nursing education, specializing in adult health nursing prelicensure course content (especially Medical-Surgical Nursing).
Scholarly Interests
Daniel Doolan has presented his research in a variety of peer reviewed journals and at local, national, and international conferences. He has published both quantitative and qualitative research as the Primary Investigator. His research background includes, but is not limited to, smoking cessation interventions (RCT) and qualitative work relevant to the lived experience of former civilian prisoners of war.
Publications
• Doolan, DM (2021). Letters of recommendation written by staff nurses. Imprint.
• Doolan, DM (2020). How to request a strong letter of recommendation. Imprint.
• Doolan DM, Winters, J, Nouredini, S (2017). Answering research questions using an existing data set. Medical Research Archives. 5(9)1-14.
• Doolan DM, Willetts J, Eckfield M, Halifax E (2016) The supporting literature and methods of the Civilian Prisoner of War Study, Int J Nurs Clin Pract 3:164, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2016/164
• Froelicher, E.S., Doolan, D.M., Yerger, V.B., McGruder, C.O., Malone, R.E. (2010). Combining community participatory research with a randomized clinical trial: The Protecting the Hood Against Tobacco (PHAT) smoking cessation study. Heart & Lung – The Journal of Critical Care, 39(1) 50-63.
• Doolan, D.M., Froelicher, E.S. (2009). Using an existing data set to answer new research questions: A methodological review. Research and Theory for Nursing Practice: An International Journal, 23(3) 203-15.
• Doolan, D.M., Froelicher, E.S. (2008). Smoking cessation interventions and older adults. Progress in Cardiovascular Nursing, 23(3), 119-27.
• Doolan, D.M., Stotts, N.A., Benowitz, N.L., Covinsky, K.E., Froelicher, E.S. (2008). The Women’s Initiative for Nonsmoking (WINS) XI: Age-related differences in smoking cessation responses among women with cardiovascular disease. The American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology, 17 (1), 37-47.
• Doolan, D.M., Froelicher, E.S. (2006). Efficacy of smoking-cessation interventions among special populations: Review of the literature from 2000 to 2005. Nursing Research, 55 (4 Suppl), S29-37.
• Doolan, D.M. (2005). Keeping Watch: California’s staffing ratios. Nursing Management. 36 (7), 36-40.
Professional Affiliations & Memberships
• Active member of Capitol City Black Nurses Association Since January 2023
• Active member of Sigma Theta Tau International’s Lambda Gamma Chapter since 2005 and Nu Xi at Large Chapter since April 2015 (Nu Xi Board Member)
• Civilian Ex-Prisoners of War (CPOW) Group Member since ~ 2010 (formerly BACEPOW; Board Member “Descendants Representative”)
• Friends of Berkeley Tuolumne Camp (FOBTC) Member since 2013
• Lifetime member of University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing (SON) Alumni Association since spring 2008
• Lifetime member of Sonoma State University Alumni Association since 2004
• “Professional Member” of the American Heart Association 2007 to 2010
Community Service
• PTA Member at Alameda Unified School District since fall 2017
• Ongoing volunteerism associated with adoption, including but not limited to work with the Adoption Information Center (Torrance, CA) and TLC Child & Family Services (Sebastopol, CA) since fall 2011
• Descendants Representative (executive board) on Civialian ex-Prisonder of War Group (formerly Bay Area Civilian Prisoners of War Group BACEPOW) since 2018
• Governance Committee Chair for Sigma Theta Tau Nu Xi Chapter since 2020
• Elected Faculty Counselor 2015, 2017, and 2019 for 2 year terms as faculty counselor for Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Societies Nu Xi Executive Board
• Ongoing work with the Friends of Berkeley Tuolumne Camp organization’s Rebuild and improve Berkeley Tuolumne Camp after the 2013 Rim Fire destroyed camp, since 2013
• Planning Committee Member for October 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, & 2021 Nu Xi at Large Chapter Sigma’s CSU East Bay Chapter Induction Ceremony
• Volunteered with Sonoma County (DPH) Teen Parent Connection’s “Dads make a Difference Program;” provided in home well baby exams and infant health information
Honors & Awards
• Nu Xi at-Large Chapter Delegate for Sigma Theta Tau Biennial Conference Nov. 2021
• Awarded a sabbatical leave for spring 2021, Cal State East Bay, Project: The Nursing Student Success Factor Investigation – DEI focus
• Based on work (secretary and then co-chair) at Cal State East Bay’s Institutional Learning Outcome Subcommittee, the University was the only public university in the United States to be awarded the prestigious 2021 Excellence in Assessment Designation from the National Institute of Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA)
• Awarded Tenure at Cal State East Bay Nursing beginning fall 2020
• Plaque award from STUPSKI foundation for work on Student Success Analytics Certificate Program, Cal State East Bay, 5/3/2019
• School of Nursing secret ballot “Step Up to the Plate” Award Recipient for exemplary service taking initiative in college service, September 2017
• Mace carrier for University of San Francisco SON and School of Education spring 2008 graduation ceremony
• First in PhD class to pass qualifying exams & advance to candidacy, February 2006 and first to successfully defend dissertation (2007)
• Recipient of Santa Rosa Memorial’s Staff Nurse IV promotion, indicative of the highest possible staff nurse clinical ladder promotion, recognizing outstanding achievement in nursing leadership, nursing education, clinical performance, and community service, 2002
• Received “Leadership and Service Award” from Santa Rosa Junior College ADN Director Marian O’Laughlin, spring 1999
• Award winning speaker for Santa Rosa Junior College Forensics Team at 11 speech & debate tournaments including 2 California State Championships and 2 National Championships, 1995-1997