Carolina Musawwir doesn't exactly take a break when summer comes around.
In 2015, she created Peaceful Planet, an integrated summer reading program for rising second and third graders. It's hosted at George Watts Elementary School, where Musawwir works as a teacher and literacy interventionist. "…
Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda published an article entitled “The contribution of stress, cultural factors, and sexual identify on the substance abuse, violence, HIV, and depression syndemic among Hispanic men” in the October issue of the Journal of Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology. Co-…
Charles “Chuck” Vacchiano recently presented at two nurse anesthetist meetings. In early September, he presented and co-authored an oral and poster presentation entitled “Anesthesia Emergence Phenomenon in Military Patients: An Instrument Development Study” at the 2016 American Association of Nurse…
Alumni Randolf Harvey recently received the 2016 Alice Magaw Outstanding Clinical Anesthesia Practitioner Award during the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) Annual Congress in Washington, D.C.
The award recognizes the accomplishments of certified of certified registered nurse…
Elaine Kauschinger was recently appointed an an onsite evaluator for the National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA). She was appointed to the role because of her demonstrated expertise and knowledge regarding nursing education, higher education, and…
Cheryl Rodgers and Marilyn Hockenberry have several articles recently published in a special edition of the Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing. The articles describe multiple projects focusing on patient and family education, initiating from the Children’s Oncology Group Nursing…
Cristina Hendrix and her team received a $1.5 million, three-year grant from the Duke Endowment to create the Duke Elder Family/Caregiver Training (DEFT) Center. The DEFT Center will offer the first academic-medical-community model for assisting caregivers following hospital discharge.
The Center…
Click here to read the latest issue of the DUHS Nursing E-Newsletter. In this issue, DUSON faculty, students and alumni are included:
Clinical Associate Dr. Deborah “Hutch” Hutchinson Allen is appointed director of Nursing Research for DUHS.
Alumni Jill Engel and Faculty Bradi Granger have new…
The Nearly New Shoppe, a thrift shop which has been turning gently used castoffs into another person's treasure for more than 45 years, is in need of fall donations. The shop puts its profits toward scholarships for medical and nursing students at Duke University.
Donations can include clothes,…
We are so excited about this year’s campaign! Thank you to all who have participated to date. Nursing has a special place in each one of our hearts and throughout the campaign we will share some stories from faculty and staff that support the school’s Annual Fund.
“I am trying to pay it…
Duke Health is now accepting nominations for the 10th annual Susan B. Clark Administrative Leadership Award. The award is given annually to an administrative professional in the organization who demonstrates the qualities exemplified by the late Susan Clark who rose through the ranks at Duke Health…
From the Center for Nursing Research...
Good News! Vance Fellowship Application Submission
Kudos to Ashlee Vance and her advisors for the submission of her SNRS Fellowship application entitled "Trajectory of Parenting Conficence among…
As DUSON joins together in realizing our vision as a community, the Office of the Dean, wants you to have a special memento as we continue our work to transform the future of nursing, to advance health with individuals, families and communities.
Stop by the Faculty and Staff Lounge located on the…
Blanca “Iris” Padilla, PhD, FNP-BC, assistant professor for Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) and project director of the Communities of Practice grant, and Kathryn Kreider, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, assistant professor and lead faculty of the endocrinology specialty in the master of science in…
Susan Schneider recently presented on "Every Nurse is a Leader: Invest in Your Future with Professional Development" at the Piedmont Triangle Oncology Nursing Society Meeting.
PhD students Hanzhang Xu and Brittney Sullivan received the Duke University Center for International & Global Studies (DUCIGS) "Working Groups on Global Issues" award for the 2016-2017 academic year. Their proposal entitled "Global Migration of Tuberculosis" will have access to funding of up to…
PhD student Rose Mary Xavier was recently selected to attend the 3rd Human Brain Project Education Programme on Future Neuroscience, which will take place in Obergurgl, Austria later this year. While at the program, she is requested to give a short overview of her current scientific work.
This…
Margie Molloy, Jill Brennan-Cook and Loretta Matters presented a poster entitled "Gero Boot Camp: A 'Win-Win' Promoting the Professional Development of Geriatric Resource Nurses while Enhancing Student Nurse Learning" at the First Center for Aging and Human Development Research and Education…
Kathyn Kreider and Iris Padilla published an article entitled "Type 1 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease" in the Nurse Practitioner journal.
Abstract: Individuals with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) have a high risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD), but some risk…
Kudos to Isaac Lipkus and his entire team for the submission of their NIH R21 application entitled "Pilot Trial of a Multi-Component Intervention to Reduce Sedentary Behaviors among Colorectal Cancer Survivors." This proposal requests funding for a two-year period with a start date…
Willie Patterson has deep roots in Durham.
Born and raised in the Crest Street neighborhood, the 81-year-old has dedicated many years to his community. He serves as president of the Crest Street Community Council, and he's been a tireless organizer and champion of the neighborhood since he founded…
Michael Relf will serve as a co-investigator on a project entitled "The Development and Empirical Study of HIV/AIDS Symptom Management and Integrated Care Strategies Based on Knowledge Translation Theory" funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). The project is a…
Congratulations to Ryan Shaw and Karin Reuter-Rice who have received the 2016 Innovation Award for their Duke Center for Applied Genomics and Precision Medicine (CAGPM) proposal entitled "Aggregating and Visualizing Environmental…
MSN student Vincent Guilamo-Ramos was recently featured in Planned Parenthood news release for his study on "Planned Parenthood's Innovative Digital Sex Education Program is Revolutionizing Sexual and Reproductive Health." Guilamo-Ramos is the study's principal investigator.
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