News for Faculty and Staff

Akemi Huynh, of Raleigh, is studying to earn an Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing and says the nursing field is a perfect match for her personality. 

School of Nursing Assistant Professor Hanzhang Xu, Ph.D., RN, was recently awarded two Bass Connection Projects by the Global Health Theme of Bass Connections for her proposed 2024-25 Bass Connections projects, “Empowering Family Caregiving Research in the Philippines,” and “Long-Term Care in China and Worldwide.”

The Sigma Theta Tau International Beta Epsilon Chapter recently presented the Ruby Wilson Excellence in Clinical Nursing Award and the Thelma Ingles Excellence in Clinical and Scholarly Activities Award to two Duke School of Nursing (DUSON) December 2023 graduates for their demonstrated academic excellence, service to the nursing profession, and commitment to providing social justice and reform in healthcare.

Stephanie Ibemere, Ph.D., RN, Duke School of Nursing (DUSON) assistant professor, is working to combat sickle cell barriers globally through research, dissemination, and education.

Grayson Mangum remembers the heartbreaking conversation he had with his fiancée, Fiona, last spring. She was working as a student teacher in Guilford County, N.C., when a disabled student came into the classroom upset, curled into the fetal position and cried out, “Hungry!” That student wasn’t alone. Several other students in the class also struggled with food insecurity, his fiancée explained.  

Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) Assistant Professor Mariam Kayle, Ph.D., RN, CCNS, FAAN, and her team have been working to implement the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funded North Carolina Sickle Cell Data Collection Program (NC SCDC, https://sites.duke.edu/ncscdc/ ).

The Duke University Design Health Program provides the School of Nursing students a unique opportunity to receive a continuously developed world-class graduate education in interdisciplinary healthcare innovation through a series of courses/active learning experiences, with patents, grants, and start-ups as secondary outcomes to achieve student career goals.

Through a collaboration designed to advance research in health equity and social drivers of health, the Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) and the Center for Precision Health have partnered with the Center for Nursing Research at the Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) to bring more than 20,000 biological samples and linked data from a community-based registry at Duke Kannapolis to investigators at DUSON.

The Duke University School of Nursing 2023 December Hooding and Recognition Ceremony will be held on Saturday, December 9, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. in the Duke Chapel and Page Auditorium. Graduates should arrive at 8:45 a.m. and doors open for guests at 9:00 a.m. The event will also be live-streamed.

Whitney Thornton, MSN, is living her childhood dream of becoming a nurse and studying at the Duke University School of Nursing. 

Osborn Owusu Ansah, BSN, RN, is a registered nurse from Ghana who is studying oncology and disparities in the use of palliative care.

Alzheimer’s Disease Related Dementias, known as ADRD, are some of the costliest health conditions in the U.S. and around the world. Getting the right care and being able to pay for professional help are crucial. That’s why Hanzhang Xu, Ph.D., RN, assistant professor at Duke University School of Nursing, has made it her mission to address health inequities in cognitive aging and dementia care on a global level.