Smith Submits Proposal on SMART Design for Cancer Caregivers

sophia smithKudos to Sophia Smith, associate professor, Allison Applebaum and their entire team for the submission of their NIH R01 Multi-PI Administrative Supplement application entitled: “Feasibility of Using a SMART Design to Optimize PTSD Symptom Management Strategies among Cancer Caregivers during COVID-19 Pandemic.” This proposal requests funding for a two-year period with a start date of July 1, 20

Women’s History Month: The Women Who Inspire DUSON Community

Women’s History Month is an annual celebration of the women of our past, present and future. To mark this occasion, we invited students, faculty, staff and alumni of the Duke University School of Nursing to share stories of women who continue to inspire them daily.

This list is organized in alphabetical order based on the submitter’s name:

From Jill Brennan-Cook

Debra Travers, PhD, MSN, RN, FAEN, FAMIA

Dr. Travers, Ph.D., MSN, RN, FAEN, FAMIA, is the lead faculty for the MSN-Informatics program at Duke University School of Nursing. She has a strong foundation of clinical experience as an emergency nurse, informaticist, and educator. Dr. Travers has worked in informatics since the early 1990s, first in clinical informatics and later as a researcher and teacher. In addition to over 30 years of clinical emergency nursing experience, she has a master’s in Nursing Management, a doctorate in Information Science, and a certificate in Health Outcomes.

Koppel To Present at Event Friday

paula knoppelPaula Koppel, PhD student, will present "The Power of Rapport: Enhancing the Health and Well-being of Nurses and their Patients" for the annual GRADx event on Friday, March 26, from 4 to 6 p.m. This event will be hosted by the Graduate School and Society Duke Fellows. This is a TED talk event with graduate students describing their areas of research in a virtual format.

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