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Academic Degrees
BA, University of Missouri Kansas-City, Kansas City, MO
BSN, Rockhurst University/Research College of Nursing, Kansas City, MO
MA, Webster University, Kansas City, MO
MBA, Webster University, Kansas City, MO
Email: sharon.sawyer@cc.nih.gov
Phone: 301-451-0315
Biosketch:
Sharon Sawyer is the Nurse Manager for Alcohol and Addictions area (1SE and 1H Alcohol Clinic) and Neuroscience and Sleep Lab unit (7SWN). As the Nurse Manager, she oversees the daily inpatient and outpatient services of a behavioral health unit and clinic dedicated to alcohol use disorder research, as well as an inpatient unit dedicated to individuals with neurological disorders and epilepsy.
Ms. Sawyer earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Missouri Kansas-City in 1994, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Rockhurst University/Research College of Nursing in 1999, a Master of Arts in Healthcare Administration from Webster University in 2005 and her Master of Business Administration from Webster University in 2007. She previously served as the Associate Chief of Mental Health at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs in Kansas City, MO. Ms. Sawyer has additional prior experience as an Executive Director at RSI, Program Director at Truman Medical Center, a Program Manager at Truman Medical Center, Director at Harmon Diabetes Center, Director of Surgical Services at Research Medical Center and Surgical Services Manager at Miami County Hospital. Two quotes serve as Ms. Sawyer's daily professional philosophies, as a nurse and as a leader. They are the following: Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring; all of which have the potential to turn a life around (Leo Buscaglia). Have a heart than never hardens, and a temper that never tires and a touch that never hurts (Charles Dickens).