Contact Information
Title:	Lecturer
Office:	El Dorado Hall 1032
E-mail:	dang@csus.edu
Office Phone:	(916) 278-7611
Mailing Address:	CSUS 6000 J Street Sacramento, CA 95819-6096

 

Courses

• NURS 144 - Community Health Nursing
• NURS 174 - Community Health Nursing for Professional Nurses and Leadership in the CommunityNURS 213C, D- Seminar in Specialized Nursing Processes: School Nursing I and II

 

Education

• Ph. D. (in progress) - University of California, Davis, Human Development and Family Studies, emphasis in family, society, and culture.
• School Nurse Services Credential - CSU, Sacramento, Division of Nursing
• Master of Science in Nursing- CSU, Sacramento, emphasis in education and family-community health
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing - San Francisco State University, Magna Cum Laude

Certifications

• School Nurse
• School Audiometrist
• Public Health Nurse
• Disaster Preparedness Nursing (Saint Louis University, School of Nursing)
• Community Emergency Response Team - Level I (Folsom, CA)

Clinical Experience

• School Health
• Community/Public Health
• Maternal-Newborn
• Medical-Surgical and Transplant
• Telemetry
• Home Health

Publications

• Baker, D. L., Dang, M. T., Ly, M. Y., Diaz, R. (in press). Perception of barriers to immunization among parents of Hmong origin. American Journal of Public Health.

• Dang, M. (in press). Exercise: A treatment for depression in older adults. Nursing2008.

• Dang, M. (2008, May). Linking social-emotional health and academic success. National Association of School Nurses Newsletter, 23(3), 18-19.

• Sakimura, J. N., Dang, M.T., Ballard, K. B., & Hansen, R. L. (2008). Cognitive and temperament profiles in 3- to 5- year-old children with aggressive behavior. Journal of School Health, 78(1), 38-45.

• Dang, M.T., Warrington, D., Tung, T., Baker, D., & Pan, R. J. (2007). A school-based approach to early identification and management of students with ADHD. Journal of School Nursing, 23(1), 2-12.

• Dang, M. (February 15, 2003). Celebrating children's dental health month. The Connection, 4(12), 9. Sacramento City Unified School District .

 

Research Interests

• Adolescent Health
• School/Community-based interventions for children with developmental or mental health disorders
• Health Disparities

 

Professional Affiliations

• American Public Health Association
• California School Nurses Organization
• National Association of School Nurses
• Society for Research in Child Development
• Society for Research on Adolescence