Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
Mikal Black, MSN, RN, joined the Boise State University nursing faculty in 2002. She has a B.A. in English from Montana State University and a B.S. in Nursing from Boise State University. She received her Master’s Degree in Nursing from Gonzaga University and is currently in the doctoral program at University of Idaho. A lifelong teacher, she started her career in secondary education, teaching English and English as Second Language. Her experience of working with marginalized populations in education was continued as a nurse in rural health and currently still practices at a clinic for the uninsured. Since joining the faculty at Boise State University, she has taught throughout the nursing curriculum, and specializes in professional concepts, cultural diversity, behavioral health and international nursing. Mikal spends her free time traveling, where her career as a nurse educator has taken her to such destinations as China, Ecuador, Israel, Netherlands, and Italy, and her hobby of rodeo takes her and her family all over the western U.S.
Research/Scholarship
- Cultural diversity/cultural competency
- Internationalization of nursing curriculum
- Collaborative research with China
- Somali Bantu refugee community
- Refugee health
Awards
2008 Idaho Nursing Excellence Award
2010 Dean’s Award for Professional Service to the College of Health Sciences
Selected Publications
2012 Soelberg, T., Martinez, M., Black, M., & Springer, P. Training African Refugee Interpreters for Health Related Research. Under review with the Online Journal of Cultural Competence in Nursing and Healthcare.
2012 Black, M., Springer, P., Lazare, P., & Martinez., M. Health Conditions of Post Resettlement African Refugees in Boise, ID. Under review with the Online Journal of Cultural Competence in Nursing and Healthcare.
2010 Springer, P., Black, M., Martz, K., Deckys, C., & Soelberg, T. (2010). Somali Bantu Refugees in South West Idaho: Assessment Using Participatory Research. Advances in Nursing Science. 33(2), E1-E12.
2010 Clark, C., Otterness, N., Wu, Y.J. , Allerton, B., Cao, M.J., Black, M. & Fu, W. (2010). Descriptive Study of Student Incivility in the People’s Republic of China. Journal of Cultural Diversity; Winter 2010; 17, 4;
2008 Black, M., Reyburn, T., & Springer, P., Cultural Competency in Nursing Education. Summer 2008, Academic Exchange Quarterly.
2008 Black, M., Reyburn, T., & Springer, P., Cultural Competence: A Statewide Initiative for Nurses and Nursing Students, [Abstract] from International Nursing Research Conference. Virginia Henderson International Nursing Library found at www.nursinglibrary.org
2007 Black, M., Reyburn, T., & Springer, P. Dialogues in culture. [DVD]. Boise, ID: Boise State University Academic Technologies.
2007 Black, M., Reyburn, T., & Springer, P. Dialogues in culture study guide. Boise, ID: Boise State University.