Professor Emerita Terry Valiga, who retired from DUSON in August 2017, is the 2020 recipient of the prestigious R. Louise McManus Medal, an award given in recognition of long-standing contributions of a distinguished nature to the nursing profession.
Crystal Tillman, MSN’97, DNP’13, and Pamela B.
MSN student Eun Hyung Lee was interviewed for an email newsletter released by the Duke-supported Pandemic Response Network (PRN). The issue spotlighting Lee, who was featured until the "Team Member Profile" section, was sent September 18.
Hailey Miller, postdoctoral associate, published the "Use of electronic recruitment methods in a clinical trial of adults with gout" article in Clinical Trials with experts from John Hopkins University, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and the University of Vermont.
Congratulations to Ran Xiao, assistant professor, who has received an award for his subcontract on a University of Southern California proposal to the NIH program entitled “Emergence of Arm Reaching Behavior and Lateralization of Motor Control in Infancy." This project was funded for a five-year period with a start date of December 1, 2020.
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Dori Steinberg, associate professor, was featured in the blog article "A Moment with Duke's Dori Steinberg: On Nutrition Beyond Calories and Health at Every Size." The article is part of Pattern Health's interview series featuring thought leaders in research and health care.
Kudos to Tracey Yap, associate professor, and her entire team for the submission of their subcontract proposal to the University of Utah on their Department of Defense (DOD) application entitled: “Early Pressure Injury Prediction among Critical Care Patients: A Machine-Learning Approach.” This proposal is for a four-year period with a start date of September 29, 2021.
Congratulations to Jacqueline Brown, research program leader, and Norma Garcia Ortiz, clinical research specialist, for being nominated for the Duke Office of Clinical Research’s
Assistant Professor Schenita D. Randolph's recent Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (JANAC) article was the subject of a press release issued by Wolters Kluwer Health.