Sandra Bunkers, PhD, RN; FAAN
Graduate Department Head, & Professor
College of Nursing
Graduate Nursing
Box 2275 Rotunda Lane, SNF 217
Brookings, SD 57007
Phone: (605) 688-4114
Fax: (605) 782-3146
FOCUS OF TEACHING
Theory Development in Nursing
Nursing Theory-Guided Practice
Philosophical Basis for Nursing Inquiry
Qualitative Research in Nursing
Community Nursing Models
Leadership & Professional Perspectives
FOCUS OF RESEARCH
2006- The Experience of Feeling Sad for Elders Who Have Lost a Pet (in process)
2005- The Lived Experience of Taking A Risk (in process)
2002-2005 The Lived Experience of Feeling Unsure
Feeling Unsure for Native American Women
Feeling Unsure for Women At End-Of-Life
Feeling Unsure for Women Living With Chronic Illness
Feeling Unsure for Women Living With Homelessness
2001 The Lived Experience of Feeling Cared For: A Unitary Perspective.
1996-97 The Lived Experience of Hope: A Transcultural Research Study Using Parse’s Research Method. Research with co-investigators from the United States, South Korea, Finland, Australia, Canada, Sweden, Japan and Italy.
The Lived Experience of Hope for Those Working With Persons Homeless. (primary investigator)
*Co-investigator with J. Daly of The Lived Experience of Hope for Australian Families Living With Coronary Disease.
1996 Considering Tomorrow: Parse’s Theory-Guided Research. Doctoral dissertation, Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois.
EXTERNAL GRANTS
2005-2006 Advanced Education Nursing Grant from HRSA
Project Director $266,972.00
(Development of PhD in Nursing grant)
2006-2007 Advanced Education Nursing Grant from HRSA
Project Director $257,985.00
2007-2008 Proposed funding for Advanced Education Nursing Grant from HRSA
Project Director $228,665.00
2005-2006 Nurse Education Practice and Retention: Career Ladder Grant from HRSA
Program Manager $261,759.00
2006-2007 Nurse Education Practice and Retention: Career Ladder Grant from HRSA
Program Manager $257,043.00
2007-2008 Proposed funding for Nurse Education Practice and Retention: Career Ladder Grant
from HRSA
2005-2006 Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship Grant (stipends for graduate students)
Project Director $37,000.00
2006-2007 Advanced Education Traineeship Grant
Project Director $42,857.00
2006-2007 Nurse Faculty Loan Program Grant from HRSA (Loan program for Graduate Students) Project Director $36,000.00
INTERNAL GRANTS
2004-2005 New Ideas Research Grant Award SDSU $3,000.00
2005-2006 Research Fellowship Award (SDSU College of Nursing) 1,500.00.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Bunkers, S. S. (2007). The Lived Experience of Feeling Unsure for Women at End-of-Life. Nursing Science Quarterly, 20, 1-8.
Bunkers, S.S. (2006). Reflections on the Prairie as a Creative Teaching-Learning Place. Nursing
Science Quarterly, 1, 25-29.
Bunkers, S. S. (2006). What Stories and Fables Can Teach Us. Nursing Science Quarterly, 19, 104-107.
Bunkers, S. S. (2004). The Lived Experience of Feeling Cared For: A Human Becoming
Perspective. Nursing Science Quarterly, 17, 63-71. (refereed)
Bunkers, S. S. (2004). Socrates Questions: A Focus for Nursing. Nursing Science Quarterly, 17, 212-218.
Bunkers, S. S. (1998). A Nursing Theory-Guided Model of Health Ministry: Human Becoming in Parish Nursing. Nursing Science Quarterly, 10, 7-8.
Bunkers, S. S. (1998). Considering Tomorrow: Parse’s theory-guided research. Nursing Science Quarterly, 11, 56-63.
Bunkers, S.S., Michaels, C., & Ethridge, P. (1997). Advanced practice nursing in community: Nursing's opportunity. Advanced Practice Nursing Quarterly, 2(4), 79-84.
Solari-Twadell, A., Bunkers, S.S., Wang, C., & Snyder, D. (1995). The pinwheel model of bereavement. Image: Journal of Nursing Scholarship 27(4), 323-326. (refereed)
Koerner, G. J., & Bunkers, S. S. (1994). The healing web: An expansion of consciousness. Journal of Holistic Nursing, 21(1), 51-63. (refereed)
Snyder, D., & Bunkers, S. (1994). Facilitators and barriers for minority students in master's nursing programs. Journal of Professional Nursing, 10(3), 140-146. (refereed)
Bunkers, S. (1992). A strategy for staff development: Self-care and self-esteem as necessary partners. Clinical Nurse Specialist, 6(3), 154-159. (refereed)
Bunkers, S., Brendtro, M., Holmes, P., Howell, J., Johnson, S., Koerner, J., Larson, J., Nelson, J., & Weaver, R. (1992). The healing web: A transformative model for nursing. Nursing and Health Care, 13(2), 68-73. (refereed)
Koerner, G. J., & Bunkers, S. S. (1992). M-I-D-D-L-E-G-R-O-U-N-D: Part II. Developing partnerships in practice. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 5(3), 1-8.
Koerner, G. J., & Bunkers, S. S. (1992). Transformational leadership: The power of symbol. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 17(1), 1-9.
Larson, J., Bunkers, S. et al. (1992). The healing web: Part II. Nursing & Health Care, 13(5), 246-252. (refereed)
Koerner, G. J., Bunkers, S. S., & Nelson, J. (1991). Change: A professional challenge. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 15(4), 1-4.
Bunkers, S., & Koerner, J. (1990). M-I-D-D-L-E-G-R-O-U-N-D: A model for interinstitutional integration of professional nursing. Nursing Connections, 3(1), 17-22. (refereed)
Bunkers, S., & Geyer, C. (1988). The RN portfoli Access and credibility for the RN. Journal of Nursing Education, 27(6), 280-282. (refereed)
BOOKS
Bunkers, S. S. (2000). Simple Things. Sioux Falls, SD.: Pine Hill Press.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Bunkers, S.S. (2006). The Nurse Scholar of the 21st Century. In W. Cody (Ed.), Philosophical and Theoretical Perspectives for Advanced Nursing Practice, pp.73-84. Boston: Jones & Bartlett Publishers.
Mitchell, G., Bunkers, S.S., & Bournes, D. (2006). Applications of Parse’s Human Becoming School of Thought. In M. Parker (Ed), Nursing theories and nursing practice, pp. 194-216. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis.
Ramey, S., & Bunkers, S. S. (2005). Commitment to a Vision: Using Parse’s Theory to
Educate for Leadership. In H. Feldman & M Greenberg (Eds.), Educating for Leadership, pp. 136-143. New York: Springer Press.
Bunkers, S. S. (2003). Community: An Emerging Mosaic of Human Becoming. In R. R. Parse (Ed.), Community: A human becoming perspective (pp. 73-95). Boston: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
Bunkers, S. S. (2002). Person and Community: Coauthors of Health and Care. In T. G. Cesta (Ed.), Survival strategies for nurses in managed care (pp. 168-179). St. Louis:
Mosby Co.
Cody, W., Bunkers, S.S., & Mitchell, G. (2001). The human becoming theory in
practice, research, administration, regulation, and education. In M. Parker (Ed.), Nursing
theories and nursing practice (237-262. Philadelphia: F. A. Davis.
Bunkers, S. S. (1999). The lived experience of hope for those working with homeless
persons. In R. R. Parse (Ed.), Hope: An international human becoming perspective (227-
250). Boston: Jones & Bartlett Publishers.
Bunkers, S. S. (1999). Translating nursing conceptual frameworks and theory for nursing practice. In P.A. Solari-Twadell & M.A. McDermott (Eds.), Parish nursing: Promoting whole person health within faith communities (205-214). Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.
Bunkers, S. S. & Daley, J. (1999). The lived experience of hope for Australian families living with Coronary disease. In R. R. Parse (Ed.), Hope: An international human becoming Perspective (45-61). Boston: Jones & Bartlett Publishers.
Bunkers, S.S., Nelson, M., Leuning, C., Crane, J., & Josephson, D. (1999). The Health Action Model: Academia’s partnership with the community. In E. Cohen & V. DeBack (Eds.), The outcomes mandate: Case management in health care today (92-100). St. Louis:
Mosby.
INVITED BOOK CRITIQUES
Bunkers, S. S. (2005). Giving Voice To What We Know: Margaret Newman’s Theory of Health As Expanding Consciousness in Nursing Practice, Research and Education by Carol Picard & Dorothy Jones. Nursing Science Quarterly, 18, 273-275.
Bunkers, S. S. (2002). Analysis and Evaluation of Contemporary Nursing Knowledge: Nursing Models and Theories by Jacqueline Fawcett (Philadelphia: F. A. Davis, 2000). Nursing Science Quarterly, 15, 172-173.
Bunkers, S. S. (2001). Postmodern Nursing and Beyond by Jean Watson (New York: Churchill Livingstone, 1999). Nursing Science Quarterly, 14, 261-262.
Bunkers, S. S. (1999). Reconstructing Nursing: Beyond Art and Science by Diane
Marks-Maran & Pat Rose (United Kingdom: Bailliere Tindall, 1999). Nursing Science
Quarterly, 12, 348-349.
Bunkers, S.S., & Putnam, V. (1997). Spirituality in Nursing: From Traditional to New Age by Barbara Barnum (New York: Springer, 1996). Nursing Science Quarterly, 10, 107-108.
Sandra Bunkers, PhD, RN; FAAN
Graduate Department Head, & Professor
College of Nursing
Graduate Nursing
Box 2275 Rotunda Lane, SNF 217
Brookings, SD 57007
Phone: (605) 688-4114
Fax: (605) 782-3146
FOCUS OF TEACHING
Theory Development in Nursing
Nursing Theory-Guided Practice
Philosophical Basis for Nursing Inquiry
Qualitative Research in Nursing
Community Nursing Models
Leadership & Professional Perspectives
FOCUS OF RESEARCH
2006- The Experience of Feeling Sad for Elders Who Have Lost a Pet (in process)
2005- The Lived Experience of Taking A Risk (in process)
2002-2005 The Lived Experience of Feeling Unsure
Feeling Unsure for Native American Women
Feeling Unsure for Women At End-Of-Life
Feeling Unsure for Women Living With Chronic Illness
Feeling Unsure for Women Living With Homelessness
2001 The Lived Experience of Feeling Cared For: A Unitary Perspective.
1996-97 The Lived Experience of Hope: A Transcultural Research Study Using Parse’s Research Method. Research with co-investigators from the United States, South Korea, Finland, Australia, Canada, Sweden, Japan and Italy.
The Lived Experience of Hope for Those Working With Persons Homeless. (primary investigator)
*Co-investigator with J. Daly of The Lived Experience of Hope for Australian Families Living With Coronary Disease.
1996 Considering Tomorrow: Parse’s Theory-Guided Research. Doctoral dissertation, Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois.
EXTERNAL GRANTS
2005-2006 Advanced Education Nursing Grant from HRSA
Project Director $266,972.00
(Development of PhD in Nursing grant)
2006-2007 Advanced Education Nursing Grant from HRSA
Project Director $257,985.00
2007-2008 Proposed funding for Advanced Education Nursing Grant from HRSA
Project Director $228,665.00
2005-2006 Nurse Education Practice and Retention: Career Ladder Grant from HRSA
Program Manager $261,759.00
2006-2007 Nurse Education Practice and Retention: Career Ladder Grant from HRSA
Program Manager $257,043.00
2007-2008 Proposed funding for Nurse Education Practice and Retention: Career Ladder Grant
from HRSA
2005-2006 Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship Grant (stipends for graduate students)
Project Director $37,000.00
2006-2007 Advanced Education Traineeship Grant
Project Director $42,857.00
2006-2007 Nurse Faculty Loan Program Grant from HRSA (Loan program for Graduate Students) Project Director $36,000.00
INTERNAL GRANTS
2004-2005 New Ideas Research Grant Award SDSU $3,000.00
2005-2006 Research Fellowship Award (SDSU College of Nursing) 1,500.00.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Bunkers, S. S. (2007). The Lived Experience of Feeling Unsure for Women at End-of-Life. Nursing Science Quarterly, 20, 1-8.
Bunkers, S.S. (2006). Reflections on the Prairie as a Creative Teaching-Learning Place. Nursing
Science Quarterly, 1, 25-29.
Bunkers, S. S. (2006). What Stories and Fables Can Teach Us. Nursing Science Quarterly, 19, 104-107.
Bunkers, S. S. (2004). The Lived Experience of Feeling Cared For: A Human Becoming
Perspective. Nursing Science Quarterly, 17, 63-71. (refereed)
Bunkers, S. S. (2004). Socrates Questions: A Focus for Nursing. Nursing Science Quarterly, 17, 212-218.
Bunkers, S. S. (1998). A Nursing Theory-Guided Model of Health Ministry: Human Becoming in Parish Nursing. Nursing Science Quarterly, 10, 7-8.
Bunkers, S. S. (1998). Considering Tomorrow: Parse’s theory-guided research. Nursing Science Quarterly, 11, 56-63.
Bunkers, S.S., Michaels, C., & Ethridge, P. (1997). Advanced practice nursing in community: Nursing's opportunity. Advanced Practice Nursing Quarterly, 2(4), 79-84.
Solari-Twadell, A., Bunkers, S.S., Wang, C., & Snyder, D. (1995). The pinwheel model of bereavement. Image: Journal of Nursing Scholarship 27(4), 323-326. (refereed)
Koerner, G. J., & Bunkers, S. S. (1994). The healing web: An expansion of consciousness. Journal of Holistic Nursing, 21(1), 51-63. (refereed)
Snyder, D., & Bunkers, S. (1994). Facilitators and barriers for minority students in master's nursing programs. Journal of Professional Nursing, 10(3), 140-146. (refereed)
Bunkers, S. (1992). A strategy for staff development: Self-care and self-esteem as necessary partners. Clinical Nurse Specialist, 6(3), 154-159. (refereed)
Bunkers, S., Brendtro, M., Holmes, P., Howell, J., Johnson, S., Koerner, J., Larson, J., Nelson, J., & Weaver, R. (1992). The healing web: A transformative model for nursing. Nursing and Health Care, 13(2), 68-73. (refereed)
Koerner, G. J., & Bunkers, S. S. (1992). M-I-D-D-L-E-G-R-O-U-N-D: Part II. Developing partnerships in practice. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 5(3), 1-8.
Koerner, G. J., & Bunkers, S. S. (1992). Transformational leadership: The power of symbol. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 17(1), 1-9.
Larson, J., Bunkers, S. et al. (1992). The healing web: Part II. Nursing & Health Care, 13(5), 246-252. (refereed)
Koerner, G. J., Bunkers, S. S., & Nelson, J. (1991). Change: A professional challenge. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 15(4), 1-4.
Bunkers, S., & Koerner, J. (1990). M-I-D-D-L-E-G-R-O-U-N-D: A model for interinstitutional integration of professional nursing. Nursing Connections, 3(1), 17-22. (refereed)
Bunkers, S., & Geyer, C. (1988). The RN portfoli Access and credibility for the RN. Journal of Nursing Education, 27(6), 280-282. (refereed)
BOOKS
Bunkers, S. S. (2000). Simple Things. Sioux Falls, SD.: Pine Hill Press.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Bunkers, S.S. (2006). The Nurse Scholar of the 21st Century. In W. Cody (Ed.), Philosophical and Theoretical Perspectives for Advanced Nursing Practice, pp.73-84. Boston: Jones & Bartlett Publishers.
Mitchell, G., Bunkers, S.S., & Bournes, D. (2006). Applications of Parse’s Human Becoming School of Thought. In M. Parker (Ed), Nursing theories and nursing practice, pp. 194-216. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis.
Ramey, S., & Bunkers, S. S. (2005). Commitment to a Vision: Using Parse’s Theory to
Educate for Leadership. In H. Feldman & M Greenberg (Eds.), Ed
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