Professor
Email: bdeal@uttyler.edu
Department: Nursing
Belinda Deal, PhD, RN, CNE
Area: Tenure Track; Nursing Research; honors students, well-being, and spiritual care
Expertise: Spiritual care, honors students process
Research Interests:
Dr. Belinda Deal is a nursing educator and researcher whose career reflects a commitment to advancing teaching, mentoring, and evidence‑based practice in higher education. Her scholarly work spans undergraduate honors students research mentoring, well-being for nursing students, spiritual care, and the integration of reflective and narrative approaches in nursing education. As noted in the CV, her contributions include peer‑reviewed publications, national presentations, and leadership in curriculum innovation, demonstrating a sustained impact on both student learning and faculty growth.
CliftonStrengths:
Empathy, Achiever, Positivity, Developer, Connectedness
Education & Training:
2008 Ph.D., Nursing, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX
Dissertation: The Lived Experience of Giving Spiritual Care
1990 MSN, Nursing, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston,
TX
Thesis: Host, Agent, and Environmental Factors that Influence Injury Severity Scores
in Seat Belted Persons
1987 B.S.N., Nursing, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas