Dr. Boyd received her PhD from the University of Virginia in  Charlottesville in1995 and her MN and BSN from the University of Mississippi in Jackson, MS, in 1976 and 1973, respectively.

Teaching

Dr. Boyd’s area of teaching expertise is psychiatric mental health nursing. She teaches in both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Classes taight include Advanced Research Methods in the PhD Program and Research Methods for the masters and DNP Programs.

Research (Concept Areas)

Substance abuse
Depression
Victimization
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Women’s health
           
Dr. Boyd’s primary areas of research include:
·      Alcohol and drug disorders in women
·      Co-occurring disorders
·      Intimate Partner Violence
·      Intimate Partner related homicides and suicides

Dissemination

Dr. Boyd’s dissemination activities include paper presentations at the International Association of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses conferences, local presentations, a publication in Archives of Psychiatric Nursing and Issues in Mental Health Nursing. 

Examples:
Boyd, MR., and Polykovna-Norwood.  (2010). Motivating Online Students to Engage in Research and Evidence-Based Practice. 26th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning.  Madison, WI.

Boyd, M.R. (2005).  Victimization:  Vulnerability to alcohol and other drug disorders for women.  Paper  presented as part of symposium:  Survivors of Domestic Violence.    Seventh International Society of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Conference.  Pittsburg, PA.  April 2005.

Boyd, M.R. (2004). Alcohol and other drug disorders, comorbidity, and violence:  Comparison of rural African American women and Caucasian women. International Society of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing. St. Louis, Mo.

Poster Presentations
International

Baliko, B., Boyd, M. (2009). Experiences of Women Survivors of Life-Threatening Intimate Partner Violence. International Society of Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses Psychopharmacology Institute and Annual Conference. Greenville, SC, March 31-April 4, 2009. (Contributed) Awarded 2nd Place.

Baliko, B., Boyd, M., & Tyrell, M. (2009)..  A Population-Based Study of Intimate Partner Homicides. International Society of Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses Psychopharmacology Institute and Annual Conference. Greenville, SC, March 31-April 4, 2009.

Boyd, M., Baliko, B. & Tyrell, M. (2009).  Suicides and Intimate Partner Violence. International Society of Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses Psychopharmacology Institute and Annual Conference. Greenville, SC, March 31-April 4, 2009.

Baliko, B., Boyd, M., & Tyrell, M.   Building Collaborative Interdisciplinary Partnerships to Study Intimate Partner Violence Using Large Data Sets. Southern Nurses Research Society 2009 Annual Conference, February 13, 2009. (Contributed)

National
Baliko, B., Boyd, M  (2009).  Women Survivors of Life-Threatening Intimate Partner Violence: Implications for Practice and Research (with Mary Boyd). 23rd Annual American Psychiatric Nurses Association Conference. Charleston, SC, October 8-9, 2009.

Local
Boyd, M., Baliko, B. & Tyrell, M (2009).  Profiling South Carolina IPV Homicides and Healthcare Utilization Prior to Death. 2009 Carolina Women’s Health Research Forum. University of South Carolina, October 30, 2009. (Contributed).

Berger, K. & Boyd, M. (2007).  Predictors of alcohol and drug abuse in African American women.  College of Nursing Research Day

Berger, K. & Boyd, M. (2007).  Predictors of alcohol and drug abuse in African American women.  Palmetto Baptist.

Professional Service

Dr. Boyd is active in the International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses, the
American Nurses Association, and Sigma Theta Tau.

Professional Practice

Dr. Boyd’s professional practice has included in-patient psychiatric nursing.