Student Nurses Association at Boise State University

Background

Mikal Black, RN, MSN 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. 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, 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

Awards

2008 Idaho Nursing Excellence Award

Selected Publications

Black, M., Reyburn, T., & Springer, P., (2008), Cultural Competency in Nursing Education. Academic Exchange Quarterly 245-249.

Black, M., Reyburn, T., & Springer, P. Dialogues in culture. (2006) [DVD]. Boise, ID: Boise State University Academic Technologies.

Black, M., Reyburn, T., & Springer, P. Dialogues in Culture Study Guide. Boise, ID: Boise State University.

Black, M., Soelberg, T., & Allison, J. (2006). Introducing Cultural Competence into Nursing Practice: The GAIN Project, [Abstract]. Western Institute of Nursing, Portland, OR, 40, 373.