Bei Wu publishes article entitled "Association Between Oral Health and Cognitive Status: A Systematic Review" that has garnered national and international media attention:
Does Maintaining Oral Health Slow Cognitive Decline? by Medscape News & Perspective
Improved oral…
Editor's Note: Chancellor Washington and Dean Marion Broome presented two additional awards during the Awards Ceremony. Barbara Turner, PhD, RN, FAAN, received the Distinguished Faculty Award and former Dean Mary T. Champagne,…
Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) was more than glad to partner with the Duke University Global Health Graduate Program in a pilot program that allowed five students from the Duke Kunshan University (DKU) campus in Kunshan, China to enroll in DUSON’s Health Promotion and Disease Prevention…
Jennie De Gagne was recently invited as a panelist for the plenary session on "Global Nursing Education" by the NLN/STTI Nursing Education Research Conference in Washington, D.C. The conference was attended by more than 300 nurses including nursing administrators, faculty, students, researchers and…
DNP student Kelly Thompson-Brazill recently presented on "Management of Aortic Stenosis in the Primary Care Setting" at the NC Nurse Practitioner Spring Symposium in Wilmington, North Carolina.
We recently received an update from the March of Dimes Corporate team who advised that DUSON Faculty is the no. 2 team for the Triangle March. Other winners from DUSON include Brigit Carter, Sharron Docherty and Nora Harrington who were recognition as runner ups for the Circle of Champions. …
ABSN graduate and current MSN student Katherine Geyer published part one of a two part series entitled "Want to create lasting change? It's all about that base" in the March issue of Nursing Management. Geyer participated in the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (ACCN) Clinical Scene…
Sophia Smith was one of five invited expert panelist for the 21st National Comprehensive Cancer Network Annual Conference that set the record straight on Palliative Care and its value in the Cancer Care Continuum. Read the full article here.
Congratulations to Otissa Turner and Denise Williams on being recognized for their Commitment to Excellence. This staff recognition program celebrates staff who demonstrate the highest standards in their commitment to supporting our mission…
DUSON Student Spotlight highlights the diverse background of our nursing students and their personal stories of dedication, leadership, perseverance and academic or community achievements.
DUSON shines a spotlight on DNP student Rebecca Donahue from Midland, TX. Donahue…
Duke University School of Nursing’s Master of Science in Nursing Program is now accepting applications for the first adult endocrinology specialty for nurse practitioners in the United States. The curriculum will be directed by Kathryn Evans Kreider, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, an assistant professor who…
ABSN student Lauren Gispanski received the Duke Alumni "Forever Duke Student Leadership Award." The award recognizes students who embody the "Forever Duke" spirit in their service to the University. Gispanski was one of 25 students recognized.
ABSN student Lauren Gispanski recently published an article entitled "Portrayals of Eating and Drinking in Popular American TV Programs: A Comparison of Scripted and Unscripted Shows" in the April edition of the Journal of Health Communication: International Perspectives.
PhD student Tara Mann was recently chosen to receive a Scholar Excellence Grant for the 2016 SPINE Summer School at the University of Basel in Switzerland. The SPINE Summer School is organized jointly by Nursing Science at the University of Basel and the University of Lausanne. The…
Kirsten Corazzini recently published a guest editorial article entitled "Person-centered nursing home care in the United States, United Kingdom, and Sweden: Why building cross-comparative capacity may help us radically rethink nursing home care and the role of the RN" in the Nordic Journal of…
Donna Biederman recently served as guest editor and published two articles in the May issue of Creative Nursing. The editorial "Transitional care for homeless persons: An opportunity for nursing leadership, innovation, and creativity" was co-authored with community-based colleagues and recent ABSN…
Marilyn Oermann is the editor of a new book entitled "A Systematic Approach to Assessment and Evaluation of Nursing Programs."
She also conducted a workshop on "Writing for Publication in Nursing" that was sponsored by the University of Kentucky.
Queen Utley-Smith was one of six Duke University faculty members selected for Duke support for their faculty-led projects that reflect the state of online education on campus and beyond. Online Duke, along with Provost Sally Kornbluth and the Office of Global Strategy and Programs, issued a call…
Congratulations to Suzanna Berndt on being recognized for her Commitment to Excellence. This staff recognition program celebrates staff who demonstrate the highest standards in their commitment to supporting our mission, vision and values. We thank all of those staff…
Elizabeth "Beth" Merwin is featured in the first DUSON 360 segment entitled "NIH Grant." In this segment, Merwin discusses her recent research grant award of nearly $3 million dollars.
School of Medicine Office for Faculty Development invites School of Nursing faculty to join them for a full-day grant writing seminar entitled "Write Winning NIH Grant Proposals" presented by John D. Robertson, PhD and associate member of the widely acclaimed group Grant Writers' Seminars and…
TeenSmart International is currently looking for an Educational Content Specialist. TeenSmart is a non-for-profit 501c3 organization working in Costa Rica and Nicaragua that provides online health education, information, coaching/counseling and referral services for youth 10 to 24 years old. The…
Learn how Sophia Smith is improving quality of life for cancer patients through psychosocial care:
Cancer Care - From Research to Intervention
PhD student Yuting Song recently received the Bass Connections Follow-on Student Research Funding for $3,000 to strengthen her dissertation study support.
Song will extend the target population of her Bass Connections project team, Community Care of Frail Elders in Cross-cultural Settings, to…
Jennie De Gagne recently published an article entitled "Interprofessional care of elders: Utilizing the virtual learning environment" inn the May issue of the Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.