Accomplishments: School of Nursing
Andrew Thomas Reyes, Reimund Serafica, and Angela Sojobi (all Nursing) co-authored, “College Student Veterans’ Experience with a Mindfulness- and Acceptance-Based Mobile App Intervention for PTSD: A Qualitative Study,” which is published in the December issue of the Archives of Psychiatric Nursing.
Tirth Bhatta (Sociology) and Nirmala Lekhak (Nursing) collaborated with Eva Kahana of the sociology department at Case Western Reserve University and Boaz Kahana to publish a research article, "Loving Others: The Impact of Compassionate Love on Later Life Psychological Well-being," in The Journals of Gerontology: Series B. The article concerns the…
Rei Serafica (Nursing) has co-authored an article, "Telepsychiatry During the COVID-19 Pandemic," in The Nurse Practitioner. The article reports implications in using telehealth as a platform for psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists during this pandemic.
Alona D. Angosta (Nursing), Andrew Thomas Reyes (Nursing), Chad Cross (Public Health), Komal Sood (Medicine) and Trevor Pollom (Anthropology) recently published an article, Cardiovascular Disease Knowledge, Risk Factors, and Resilience Level among U.S. Veterans with and without Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, in The …
Nirmala Lekhak (Nursing) presented a virtual poster called "Contemplative Practices and Later Life Memory Among Women" at the Gerontological Society of America's Annual Scientific Meeting. This study looked at the effect of contemplative practices (like meditation and yoga) on episodic and working memory.
Rei Serafica (Nursing) has co-presented a panel presentation, "Advice from the Editors: Best Practices for Publication” at the recently concluded 46th annual Transcultural Nursing Society Virtual Conference held last month. He serves as an associate editor of the Journal of Transcultural Nursing.
Susan M. McLennon and Nirmala Lekhak (both Nursing) presented a virtual poster, "A World Upside Down: Caregiving During COVID-19," at the National Hartford Center for Gerontological Nursing Annual Leadership Conference last month.
Alona D. Angosta (Nursing) and Crista Reaves, '19 PhD Nursing, recently published an article, Relaxation Response: Influence on Psychological and Physiological Responses, in Applied Nursing Research Journal.
In patients with COPD, distress is significantly prevalent and can have adverse psychological and physiological effects. The…
Angela Amar (Nursing) was named to the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Nursing following its 2020 election results. She was inducted into the academy in 2011 and served as co-chair of the Violence Expert Panel from 2013 to 2016.
June Cho (Nursing) and Lung-Chang Chien (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) published the article " Prenatal Glucocorticoid Treatment Completeness and Steroid Hormonal Levels as Related to Infant and Maternal Health" in The Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing.
Cheryl Maes (Nursing) was appointed to the Nevada State Board of Nursing by Gov. Steve Sisolak. Her term begins Nov. 1 and lasts until Oct. 31, 2024.
Margaret "Missi" Trnka and Esmeralda Clark (both Nursing) are now officers of Zeta Kappa at-large chapter, one of the chapters of Sigma Nursing, (nursing honor society). Trnka is president-elect, while Clark is vice president.