Sherry Megerle, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor/Clinical
“An accomplished Psychiatric Professor and Clinical Instructor with twenty-four years of nursing experience in teaching and clinical practice in forensic nursing.”
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Professional Background
Education
- 2007 - Master of Science in Nursing - Forensic Nursing - Xavier University
- 1999 - Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Nursing - Cebu Normal University
Highlights
Licensures and Certification
- Registered Nurse
- BLS
Honors and Awards
- 2023 PNASA Community Service Committee Chair PNASA Excellence Award and Scholarship Committee Member PNASA Policies and Procedures Committee Member
- 2023 PNASA Board of Director
- 2023 Nurse Educator of the Year 2022, PNASA Excellence Award
- 2022 PNASA Community Service Committee Chair PNASA Excellence Award and Scholarship Committee Member
Appointments
- 2016 - present - Assistant Professor/Clinical and Coordinator - UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
- 2016 - Program Evaluator - Western Governor’s University, Salt Lake City, UT
- 2016 - Instructor - Galen College of Nursing, San Antonio, TX
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Instruction & Training
- 2016 - 2023, NURS 3206, Psych and Mental Health Nursing Clinical Application, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
- 2018 - 2022, NURS 3274 Psych and Mental Health Nursing Theoretical Foundations, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
- 2017 - 2022, NURS 3275 Psych and Mental Health Nursing Clinical Application, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
- 2017 - 2018, NURS 3371 Foundations of Nursing Clinical Application, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
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Research & Grants
Grants
Submitted and Not Funded or Unfunded Research/Projects
- 2024 – 2027 Funder: PCORI Grant Dollars: $1,050,000 Title: Kabalikat Para Sa PCOR: Developing and Testing Engagement Methods among Filipinos in the United States Role: Co-Investigator (PI: D. Bluhm)
- 2020 – 2023, Funder: PCORI Grant Dollars: $3,394,117. Title: Fil-AM NURSES: Filipino-American Nurses United to Reaffirm Social and Emotional Support. Role: Co-Investigator (PI: J. Bluhm)
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Service
Institutional
- 2021-Present UT SON Faculty Mentor
- 2021-present UT SON COFSSM Committee, Member
- 2021-present UT Health SA Voelcker Biomedical Research Academy, Mentor
- 2022-present UT Health SA Voelcker Biomedical Research AcademyInterviewer
- 2020-2021, UT Health SA, Computing Resources Committee, Member
- 2018-present, UT SON, Admission’s Committee, Member
- 2018-present, UT SON, Admission’s, Evaluating Student’s for Admissions (Videos)
- 2017-present, UT SON, Baccalaureate Committee, Member
- 2017-present, UT SON, Course Coordinator
- 2018, UT SON, Nurse Practitioner Lecture on Mental Health
Service to the Profession
- 2022 – present Stop the Bleed STRAC Trainer The Committee on Trauma, & Instructor American College of Surgeons
- 2022 – present Executive Board Member Philippine Nurses Association, San Antonio (PNASA)
- 2018 – present, Grant Reviewer, Journal of Forensic Nursing
- 2017 – present, Course Coordinator, School of Nursing, UT Health SA
- 2011 – 2016, Course Coordinator, Galen College of Nursing San Antonio
- 2012 – 2016, Program Evaluator, Western Governor’s University
Professional Affiliations
- 2021 – Present, San Antonio Psychiatric Nurses Association (SAPNA)
- 2017 – Present, Philippine Nurses Association of America
- 2017 – Present, American Nurses Association
- 2017 – Present, Texas Nurses Association
- 2016 – Present, American Association of Colleges of Nursing
- 2009 – Present, International Association of Forensic Nurses
- 2007 – Present, Sigma Theta Tau – Honor Society
Community
- 2023 First Aid Volunteer: Filipino and Pacific Islander Festival PNASA
- 2023 Wellness Volunteer: PNASA Zumbathon PNASA
- 2023 Stop the Bleed Instructor and Volunteer Committee on Trauma & American College of Surgeons
- 2023 PNASA International Conf Coordinator PNASA
- 2023 Executive Board Member PNASA
- 2023 Volunteer: Filipino Health Information Management System UTHSA Delegation Volunteer
- 2023 Skills Meet Volunteer JROTC, CCHS
- 2023 JLAB Academic Meet Volunteer JROTC, CCHS
- 2023 PNASA Anniversary and Excellence Ball Coordinator PNASA
- 2023 UTHSA Representative to CCHS Gala: Marketing and SON, UTHSA Recruitment
- 2023 Anger Management Workshop Buddhist Temple
- 2023 Civic Duty: Mayor and City Council Reception PNASA / PACC-TX
- 2023 Military Ball Coordinator JROTC, CCHS
- 2023 JROTC Parent Booster Member JROTC, CCHS
- 2023 Meal Support to Deceased Families CCHS
- 2023 Health Screening and First Aid Volunteer: Lunar New Year SON, UTHSA Buddhist Temple
- 2022 JROTC Skills Meet Volunteer JROTC, CCHS
- 2022 Military Ball Volunteer JROTC, CCHS
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Publications
- 2023 Invited Speaker: Anger Management Workshop, Lien Hoa Buddhist Temple, Children and Adolescent Summer Camp, San Antonio, TX
- 2022 Invited Speaker: Women Self-Care, Family Life Christian Church, San Antonio, TX
- 2017, Invited Speaker: Mental Health Toolbox: Stabilization for Mental Health Patients in Health Care Settings, TNA District 8 Symposium, Texas Nurses Association
- 2017, Invited Speaker: Opioid Abuse: Current Policies and Nursing Implications, PNASA Third Annual Conference Philippine Nurses Association
Invited Podium Presentations