Geraldine Chalykoff
Associate Professor of Nursing
Ph.D. University of Rhode Island College of Nursing; M.S., B.S.N. Boston College
Office hours: 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Other times by appointment
Office: Marian Hall, Room 403B
Phone: (617) 264-7616
E-mail: chalykge@emmanuel.edu
Current Research
Geraldine's current research focuses on understanding how people manage chronic diseases in their everyday lives, and in particular, how illness related self-disclosure affects self-care and self-management of chronic disease.
Courses Taught
- NURS 3105 - Research in Nursing Practice
- NURS 3111 - Public Health and the Professional Nurse
- NURS 4169 - Professional Nursing Roles in the Community
Professional Highlights
Gerry Chalykoff’s clinical nursing background includes positions as a Diabetes Nurse Educator (MGH-Back Bay Clinic), Adult Nurse Practitioner (Veterans' Administration Outpatient Clinic, Boston), Staff Development Instructor (Veterans' Administration Medical Center, Boston), Staff Development Instructor (Centracare Mental Healthcare, Saint John, NB, Canada), Staff Nurse (ICU, Saint Joseph's Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada) and Staff Nurse, Cardiovascular Surgery, New England Medical Centre, Boston.
From 1989-1999 she was a faculty member at the University of New Brunswick (UNB-Saint John), Canada where she taught in both the RN to BN and generic BN programs. As a faculty member at UNB-Saint John, Gerry taught courses in Health Assessment, Nursing Interventions in Crisis Situations, Chronic Illness, Community Health, and Nursing Research.
She is a member, Sigma Theta Tau (Honour Society of Nursing), American Nurses Association, Massachusetts Association of Registered Nurses, American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE), Diabetes Educators of Eastern Massachusetts, and the Medical Reserve Corps, Brookline MA.
Significant Publications/Presentations
- Chalykoff. G. (October 4, 2008). “Self- Disclosure and Self-Management in Young Adults with Type 2 Diabetes” Paper presented at the National State of the Science Congress on Nursing Research, Washington, DC.
- Chalykoff, G. (April, 2007) “The Benefits and Limitations of Jourard’s Theory in Identifying Instances of Self-Disclosure in Young Adults with Type 2 Diabetes” Paper presented at Eastern Nursing Research Society Conference, Providence, RI.
- Chalykoff, G. (November, 2007). “Using Theories from Other Disciplines in Nursing Reseach” Presented at Emmanuel College Faculty Research Forum.
- Chalykoff, G. (April, 2001) “Self-Disclosure in Illness: A Concept in Need of further Description and Development” Presented at the Nursing Knowledge Impact Conference, Boston College.
- Chalykoff, G. & Collins, D. (April, 1999). “Tribute to Canadian Nurse Researchers” Presented at the Canadian Association of University Nurse Educators Conference, Moncton, NB, Canada.
- Pike, E., Wilson, A., Chalykoff, G., Gilbert, E., Pauley, C., Ellis, J., & Filthaut, E. (1996). Measuring Expectations for Participative Decision Making Among Graduating Nurses. Journal of Nursing Measurement, 4(1), 19-31
- Wilson, A., Pike, E., Pauley, C., Chalykoff, G. & Gilbert, E. (1996). Test-retest reliability of the participative decision making scale for student nurses. Psychological Reports, 12(79), 825-826.
- Chalykoff, G. (1993). When it all comes together: Elements of a successful clinical experience. In N. Diekelmann & M. Rather (Eds.), Transforming RN Education: Dialogue and debate. (pp. 242-255). New York: National League for Nursing.
