Dennis Cheek

Background

Cheek, Dennis was born on May 9, 1959 in Honolulu. Son of Ernest J. and Denise P. Cheek.

Education

AS, Yuba College, 1979. Bachelor of science in nursing, California State University, 1982. Master of Science, University California, San Francisco, 1988.

Doctor of Philosophy, University Nevada, 1996.

Career

Staff nurse Valley Children's Hospital, Fresno, California, 1981-1982. Shift leader St. Mary's Hospital, Reno, 1982-1987, clinical nurse, 1988-1991. Assistant professor Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, North Carolina, since 1997.

Relief nurse University California, Sacramento, 1986-1988. Per diem nurse Washoe Medical Center, Reno, 1984-1987. Instructor Orvis School of Nursing, Reno, 1987-1991, St. Mary's Rural Hospital Outreach Program, Reno, 1984-1985.

Course instructor St. Mary's Regional Medical Center, Reno, 1984-1992.

Achievements

• Dennis Cheek has been listed as a noteworthy medical educator, nursing researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association of Critical Care Nurses, Society for Pharmacol. and Experimental Therapeutics, American Heart Association (council on cardiovascular nursing), Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Theta Tau International (Beta Epsilon chapter).

Interests

• Fishing, reading, coin collecting/numismatics, travel, scuba.

Connections

Married Pamela R. Cheek, May 24, 1980. Children: Sara, Elizabeth, Samuel, Mary.

Father:

Ernest J.

Mother:

Denise P. Cheek

Spouse:

Pamela R. Cheek

child:

Samuel Cheek

child:

Elizabeth Cheek

child:

Mary Cheek

child:

Sara Cheek