Miriam Cameron, PhD MS MA RN, Center for Spirituality and Healing, Academic Health Center at the University of Minnesota

Miriam Cameron Position: Graduate Minor Faculty
Organization: Center for Spirituality & Healing

Office Address:
Mayo C592, MMC 505
420 Delaware Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55408

Home Address:
220 Dakota Avenue South
Golden Valley, MN 55416-1016

Office Phone: 612-624-9459
Office Fax: 612-626-5280
Office Phone 2: 763-546-0644
Home Phone: 763-546-0644
Mobile Phone: None
Email Address: camer008@umn.edu
WebPage: http://www.tc.umn.edu/~camer008/

Educational Background
At the University of Minnesota, Dr. Cameron earned her PhD in nursing, with a minor in philosophy/bioethics; master of science in nursing; master of arts in philosophy/bioethics; and bachelor of science in nursing. She did postdoctoral work in nursing and cross cultural ethics at the University of Minnesota, Georgetown University, University of Illinois - Chicago, University of Wisconsin - Madison, and the Midwest Bioethics Center. Before graduate school, she worked as a staff nurse, head nurse, nursing instructor, and nursing supervisor.

Teaching Areas
Dr. Cameron developed and teaches three graduate courses: (a) Traditional Tibetan Medicine: Ethics, Spirituality & Healing; (b) Yoga: Ethics, Spirituality, and Healing; and (c) Tibetan Medicine, Ayurveda, and Yoga in India.

Research Interests
Relationship between cross cultural ethics, spirituality, and healing; traditional Tibetan medicine; deeper dimension of yoga; meditation; bioethics; experience of ethical problems.

Selected Publications
(•Research-Based)
Articles (Peer Reviewed)

•Cameron, M.E. (2006). First presentation: 'Nursing ethics: listening to each other.' In V. Tschudin, Cultural and historical perspectives on nursing and ethics: listening to each other - report of the conference in Taipei, Taiwan, 19 May 2005, organized by ICNE and Nursing Ethics, Nursing Ethics, 13, 304-313.

•Cameron, M.E. (2004). Living with AIDS: Ethical Problems Involving Personhood. J Nurs Law, 9 (3), 45-55.

Cameron, M.E. (June, 2004). Traditional Tibetan Medicine Heals Our Bodies, Our Minds. Twin Cities Wellness, p. 14-15 (photos by M.E. Cameron).

•Cameron, M.E. (2003). Living with AIDS: Ethical Problems Involving Death. J Nurs Law, 9 (2), 29-42.

•Park, H.A., Cameron, M.E., Han, S.S., Ahn, S.H., Oh, H.S., & Kim, K.U.(2003). Korean Nurs Stud Eth Problems, Eth Decis-Making. Nurs Ethics, 10 (6), 639-654.

•Cameron, M.E. (2002). Older Persons¿ Experience of Ethical Problems Involving Their Health." Nurs Ethics, 9 (5), 547-566.

•Han, S.S., Park, H.A., Ahn, S.H., Cameron, M.E., Oh, H.S., Kim, K.U. (2001). Korean Nursing Students' Experience of Ethical Problems and Use of Ethical Decision-Making Models. J of Korean Academy of Nursing, 31(5), 846-857.

•Cameron, M.E., Schaffer, M., & Park, H.A. (2001).Nurs Stud Experience of Eth Problems and Use of Eth Decision-Making Models. Nurs Ethics, 8(5), 432-47.

•Schaffer, M.A., Cameron, M.E., & Tatley, E.B. (2000). The Value, Be, Do Ethical Decision-making Model. J School Nurs, 16(5), 44-49.

•Cameron, M.E., & Moch, S.E. (2000). Ethical Relationships Among Nurses. J Nurs Law, 7(1), 13-20.

•Cameron, M.E. (2000). Value, Be, Do: Guidelines for Resolving Ethical Conflict. J Nurs Law, 6(4), 15-24.

Cameron, M.E., & Park, H.A. (1999). An Ethical Perspective: Equity Versus Economics in South Korea. J Nurs Law, 6(3), 47-54.

Cameron, M.E. (1999). Traditional Tibetan Health Care. J Nurs Law, 6(2), 33-42.

•Cameron, M.E. (1999). Completing Life, Dying Triumphantly. J Nurs Law, 6(1), 27-32.

•Cameron, M.E. (1998). Clinical Sidebar, Miriam E. Cameron, "Spirituality, Chronic Illness," D.P. O¿Neill, E.K. Kenny, in Image: J Nurs Schol, 30, 275-279.

•Cameron, M.E. (1997). Akrasia, AIDS, and Virtue Ethics. J Nurs Law, 4(1), 21-34.

•Cameron, M.E. (1996).Virtue Ethics, Nurs, Health Care. J Nurs Law, 3(4), 27-39.

•Cameron, M.E. (1995). An Ethical Perspective: The Relationship Between Toleration and Entitlement in Health Care Policy. J Nurs Law, 2(3), 55-65.

•Cameron, M.E. (1994). Eth Problems, Death. AIDS Pt. Care, 8 (5), 269-278.

•Cameron, M.E. (1994). Eth Problems, Health Care.AIDS Pt. Care, 8 (4), 212-219.

•Cameron, M.E., Crisham, P., Lewis, D.E. (1994). Content of Ethical Problems Experienced by Persons Living With AIDS. J Assoc Nurs AIDS Care, 5 (5), 32-42).

•Cameron, M.E., Crisham, P., & Lewis, D.E. (1993). Basic Nature Eth Problems Experienced by PWAs. J Prof Nurs, 9, 327-335.

•Cameron, M.E., & Schaffer, M. (1992). Tell Me the Right Answer: A Model for Teaching Nursing Ethics. J Nurs Ed, 31, 377-380.

•Cameron, M. (1987). Self-Esteem, Sex Role Classification, Definiteness Response in the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale. MAINlines, 8(6), 14.

Cameron, M. (1986). Moral, Ethical Component of Nurse Burnout. Nurs Man, 17(4), 42B 42E.


Books and Monograph

•Cameron, M. (In progress). Traditional Tibetan medicine.

•Cameron, M. (2003). Una Odisea Tibetan. (Prologo de Su Santidad el Dalai Lama). Barcelona, Spain: Viena Helios. (Spanish edition of Karma & Happiness).

•Cameron, M.E. (2001, 2002). Karma & Happiness: A Tibetan Odyssey in Ethics, Spirituality, and Healing. Foreword, Dalai Lama. Minneapolis: Fairview Press. http://www.csh.umn.edu/csh/about/directory/bio/cameron/home.html

Cameron, M.E. (1994). Tell Me the Right Answer: A Workbook for Learning about Nursing Ethics. Seoul, Korea: College of Nursing, Seoul National University.

•Cameron, M.E. (1993). Living with AIDS: Experiencing Ethical Problems. Foreword, E.D.Pellegrino. Newbury Park, CA: Sage. http://www.sagepub.com/book.aspx?pid=2566

•Cameron, M. (1980). Hello, I'm God, I'm Here to Help You. NY: Warner Books.


Book Chapters

Cameron, M.E. (2006). Yoga. In M. Snyder & R. Lindquist (Eds.) Complementary/Alternative Therapies for Nursing (5th Ed.) NY: Springer.

Cameron, M.E. (2002). Yoga. In M. Snyder & R. Lindquist (Eds.) Complementary/Alternative Therapies for Nursing (4th Ed.) (81-88). NY: Springer.

•Moch, S.D., Cameron, M. (1999). Processing Researcher Experience Through Discussion. In S.D. Moch & M.F. Gates (Eds.), Researcher Experience in Qualitative Research (pp. 77-82). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.

Cameron, M. (1994). Yoga. In M. Snyder, Independent Nursing Interventions (2nd Ed. In Japanese). Tokyo: Medicus Publishing Inc.

Cameron, M. (1992). Yoga. In M. Snyder, Independent Nursing Interventions (2nd Ed., pp. 129-136). New York: Delmar Publishers Inc.


Invited "Legal and Ethical Issues" Columns, Journal of Professional Nursing.

• Cameron, M.E., Parker, S.A. (2004). Ethical Foundation of Yoga, 20 (5), 275-276.

• Cameron, M.E. (2004). Ethical Listening as Therapy, 20 (3), 141-142.

• Kraus, K., & Cameron, M.E. (2004), Communication and Malpractice Lawsuits, 20, (1), 3, 75.

• Cameron, M.E. (2003). A Tibetan Perspective on Ethics, Spirituality, and Healing, 19 (5),245-6.

• •Cameron, M.E. (2003). Our Best Ethical and Spiritual Values, 19 (3), 117-118.

• Cameron, M.E. (2003). The Right Way to Live. 19, (1), 6-7.

• Cameron, M.E. (1998). Bioethics Legislation, 14, 266.

• Cameron, M.E. (1998). Reflections on a Trip to Tibet, 14, 133.

• Cameron, M.E. (1998). Decision Making for Persons with Dementia, 14, 6.

• Cameron, M.E. (1997). Ethical Distress in Nursing, 13, 280.

• Cameron, M.E. (1997). Professional Boundaries in Nursing, 13, 142.

• Cameron, M.E. (1997). Resuscitating Clients Against Their Wishes, 13, 6.

• Cameron, M. (1991). Justice, Caring and Virtue, 7, 206.


Invited Minnesota Nurses Association ACCENT

• Cameron, M. (1998). MN's New Health Care Directive Law. 70 (10), 1, 15.

• Scheela, R., & Cameron, M. (1998). MN Nurs Assoc Foundation, 70 (1), 1.

• •Cameron, M.E. (1996). CPR for Clients with a DNR. 69 (10), 4.

• Cameron, M.E. (1996). Nursing Ethics Institute. 68 (1), 6.

• Cameron, M.E. (1995). MNA Ethics Committee Member Teaches Nursing Ethics in South Korea. 67(3), 5.

• •Cameron, M.E. (1993). Living with AIDS and Ethical Problems. 65(9), 2.


Newspaper and Newsletter Articles

Cameron, M. (2005, Nov.). Ethics, Reform Judaism, and the 613 Mitzvot. Hakol: The Voice of Temple Israel, Minneapolis, MN, p. 2.

Cameron, M.E. (2002, Dec. 26). Lives Need to Balance the Private and Public. Star Tribune, Minneapolis, MN, p. A29.

Seaking Areas
Tibetan Medicine, Yoga, and Bioethics
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