Title:  Associate Professor

School/Center:  School of Nursing

Office Location:  106G Robinson Hall

Office hours (Fall 2008):  Monday 1:30-3:30pm; Wednesday 2-3pm

Phone:  617-373-4600

Email:  m.mateo@neu.edu

Education:  PhD, Ohio State University; MN, University of the Philippines; BSN, Far Eastern University

Specialization:  Adult Acute Care

Teaching:  Theory and Practice of Research; Research Applications; Program Development and Education

Research interests:  Diversity, Mental Health, Mild Head Injury; Dr. Mateo's research program focuses on care of patients who have sustained mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI). Her studies have examined the cognitive, emotional and physical problems resulting from MTBI, particularly a deficit in prospective memory, the ability to recall and act upon time-dependent information to achieve one’s goals.  She is currently examining the effectiveness of accomplishing randomly assigned time-dependent tasks when MTBI subjects use an electronic memory aid. She is a co-author of the award-winning research text, Using and Conducting Nursing Research in the Clinical Setting.

Selected Publications:
Mateo, M. A., Glod, C. A., Hennen, J., Price, B. H., & Merrill, N. (2005). Mild traumatic brain injury in psychiatric inpatients. Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 37, 28-33.

Mateo, M. A. (2003). Evaluating patients with mild traumatic brain injury. Nursing Case Management, 8, 203-207.

Mateo, M. A., & Glod, C. A. (2003). Mild traumatic brain injury and psychiatric disorders. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 9, 129-135.

Mateo, M. A., & Smith, S. P. (2003). Workforce diversity in hospitals. Nursing Leadership Forum, 7, 143-149.

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