Accomplishments: School of Nursing
Rei Serafica and Andrew Reyes (all Nursing) presented at Sigma Theta Tau International's 35th International Nursing Research Congress in Singapore, held from July 25-28, 2024. Their symposium, "Addressing Global Health Inequities and Challenges in Rural Filipino Communities," highlighted critical issues in rural Philippines. The conference,…
Kathleen Thimsen (Nursing) published "Resilience, the 6th Vital Sign: Conceptualizing, Contextualizing, and Operationalizing All Six Vital Signs" as a co-author for Health, a Scientific Research journal. The study explores resiliency as the sixth vital sign, defined as the ability of the immune system to respond to attacks and defend…
Gillian Gottlieb (Honors College; Nursing) with Corrin Sullivan, Dale Netski, and Kavita Batra (all Medicine) published an article, "Anxiety and Depression Among College Students in the Post-COVID-19 Phase," in the Journal of Medicine, Surgery, and Public Health.
Dieu-My T. Tran (Nursing) published an article, "mHealth Intervention for Elevated Blood Pressure Among College Students: Single-Arm Intervention Study," examining the growing pattern of hypertension among young adults and developing useful interventions that can assist with screening, early identification, and intervention for hypertension.…
Reimund Serafica (Nursing) has been selected and inducted as a new fellow to the American Academy of Nursing 2024. This prestigious recognition highlights Serafica's significant contributions to the field of nursing and his dedication to advancing health care through research, teaching, service, professional practice, and leadership. He will be…
Associate professors Hannah Fraley and Candace W. Burton and assistant professor Clariana Vitoria Ramos de Oliveira (all Nursing) published their article, "Trauma-Informed Research With Emerging Adult Survivors of Sexual Violence," in the Sage Journal.
The article focuses on the complexities of conducting research with emerging adult…
Lorraine Evangelista, Joseph Guerrero Lopez, and Francisco Sy (all Environmental and Occupational Health) and Reimund Serafica (Nursing) received the first-place award for the "Best Overall Scientific Poster" out of 517 posters presented at the 9th Biennial National IDeA Symposium on Biomedical Research Excellence', June 17-19, 2024, in Washington…
Lorraine Evangelista, Joseph Guerrero Lopez, and Francisco Sy (all Environmental and Occupational Health) and Reimund Serafica (Nursing) presented "Promoting Community Engagement and Capacity-Building to Address Health Disparities in Diverse Communities: Experiences of a Community Engagement and Outreach Team" at the 9th Biennial National IDeA…
Candace Burton's (Nursing) article, "'We Come From Different Worlds' The Collision of Caring and Carceral Institution," was published in Advances in Nursing Science (ANS), a scholarly journal that promotes the integration of nursing philosophies, theories, and research with practice.
Clariana Ramos de Oliveira's (Nursing) article, "Association between breastfeeding cessation among under six-month-old infants and postpartum depressive symptoms in Nevada," was published in PLOS, a research publication focused on the natural sciences, medicine, and engineering.
Clariana Ramos de Oliveira's (Nursing) article, "Father involvement is a protective factor for maternal mental health in Western Kenya" was published in SSM - Mental Health (SSM-MH), a journal publication focused on the field of mental and behavioral health.
Rebecca Benfield (Nursing) was recognized for her research as co-author of “Use of External Uterine Electromyography Across Stage I Labor” in the Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health with a Mary Ann Shah New Author Award for 2024. This award underscores the significance of the contribution to midwifery and women’s health.…