Welcome to these three new research staff.

Ally C. Johnson has joined DUSON, working as a clinical research coordinator for Schenita Randolph, associate professor.

Midge Bowers, associate professor, and Michael Zychowicz, professor, were selected to serve on Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Technical Expert Panels.

Marilyn Oermann, Thelma M. Ingles Professor of Nursing, received an APEX 2021 Award of Excellence for Editorial & Advocacy Writing.

Sarah Schwisow, DNP'20, along with Christian Falyar, assistant professor, and Susan Silva and Virginia (Chris) Muckler, associate professors, produced "A protocol implementation to determine aspiration risk in patients with multiple risk factors for gastroparesis" in the "Journal of Perioperative Practice." 

Michael Cary, Elizabeth C. Clipp Term Chair in Nursing, Jacqueline Nikpour, PhD'21, and Roy Thompson, PhD student, contributed to "Leading Policy and Practice Change During Unprecedented Times: The Nursing Health Services Research Response" in "Journal of Nursing Regulation." 

Mitchell Knisely, assistant professor, Paula Tanabe, vice dean, research, Qing Yang, associate professor, and Rita Masese, associate in research, co-wrote an article in "The Clinical Journal of Pain." Nirmish Shah, of Duke School of Medicine, is also a co-author. 

The Conversations with Colleagues program is adding two additional timely topics to the mix, as well as opening up another cohort of their highly popular extended series that takes a deeper dive into racial justice.