When assistant global health professor Eric Green was working on his PhD in clinical psychology, he studied the classic psychology texts on research design and methods, which served him well-until he started teaching the "Research Methods in Global Health" course at Duke a few years ago…
Global learning programs at the NAFSA Annual Conference & Expo are opportunities for faculty members, academic leaders, and international educators to explore global learning across the disciplines. Expert facilitators demonstrate innovative processes and lead participants in discovering…
STRENGTH CLASSES
Strength classes have begun! Christian Kennicott, Fitness Specialist for LIVE FOR LIFE, will be leading an all-levels, full-body strength workout on Thursdays from 4:30 until 5:15 p.m. in Pearson 1011.
DUSON WELLNESS CALENDAR
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DUSON faculty members and students recently participated in the annual Point-in-Time Count and Project Homeless Connect, part of Bull City Fresh Start which is coordinated by the City of Durham's Community Development Department. Donna Biederman, Irene Felsman and nine second semester ABSN…
Teresa Jenkins was recently awarded the 2017 Susan B. Clark Administrative Leadership Award. As part of the award, Jenkins will receive a cash award and will be honored at an awards luncheon on March 20 at the Doris Duke Center. The luncheon will celebrate both the excellence exemplified by Jenkins…
MSN informatics student Marcia Bowen recently presented a poster entitled "Using Social Network Analysis on Biomedical Data for Knowledge Generation and Precision Health" at the Duke Research Computing Symposium. Co-authors of the poster include: Rachel Richesson and experts from Duke University…
PhD student Dominique Bulgin and Paula Tanabe recently published an article entitled "Twelve tips for teaching a comprehensive disease-focused course with a global perspective: A sickle cell disease example" in Medical Teacher. Co-authors include experts from Duke University and The University of…
Jennie De Gagne and Marilyn Oermann recently published an article entitled "Understanding Predatory Nursing Journals: Trend and Impact" in the Korean Nurses Association News. Co-authors include former visiting scholar from Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology.…
PhD student Brian Douthit recently had a paper entitled "Emergency Department Clinician Perspectives on the Data Availability to Implement Clinical Decision Support Tools for Five Clinical Practice Guidelines" accepted to the AMIA 2018 Informatics Summit in San Francisco. He was one of five…
Ryan Shaw will be leading two newly announced Bass Connections Projects. He will be leading "Developing a Mobile Phone-based Community Health Program for Hypertension Control in Nepal" (2018-2019) and "Enabling Precision Health and Medicine" (2018-2019).
Eleanor McConnell will also be…
I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Brigit Carter, PhD, RN, CCRN, as DUSON’s first Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion (ADDI), effective July 1, 2018. The snow did not deter Dr. Carter’s interview day earlier this month and evaluative input from faculty, staff and…
PhD student Ashlee Vance and Deb Brandon recently had an article they co-authored entitled "Delineating parenting competence concepts" featured on ANS: Advances in Nursing Science Blog.
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This article examined the concepts of parenting self-efficacy, parenting confidence, and…
DNP student Joni Watson is editor of the book entitled "Your Guide to Cancer Prevention" published by Oncology Nursing Society.
The American Institute for Cancer Research estimates one-third of all cancers are preventable, and the World Health Organization suggests that number of preventable…
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Did you know that there have been 12 new or updated policies and/or procedures since June 2017? Listed below are new and updated policies:
Faculty Medical Leaves
Website Development Policy
IBS Increase for Grant and Contract Proposals
Dependent Care When…
AnnMarie Walton recently proposed a study entitled "Examining Surface Contamination with Cyclophosphamide in Inpatient Oncology" that was selected as one of 10 studies to be reviewed and critiqued at the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Foundation Oncology Nurse Scientist Intensive. This…
Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) will host the 2018 Harriet Cook Carter Lecture on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, at 3 p.m. at the Christine Siegler Pearson Building in room 1014. The keynote speaker is Patricia Flatley Brennan, Rn, PhD, director of the National Library of Medicine. Brennan…
DNP and MSN alumnae Priscilla Ramseur and Mary Ann Fuchs and faculty members Pamela Edwards and Janice Humphreys recently published an article entitled "The Implementation of a Structured Nursing Leadership Development Program for Succession Planning in a Health System" in JONA: The…
Faculty members Marilyn Oermann, Alison Edie, Kathleen Ashton and staff member Sathya Amarasekara recently published an article entitled "Quality of articles published in predatory nursing journals" in Nursing Outlook. Co-authors include experts from Duke University Department of…
Dean Broome recently sat on a panel entitled "Leadership: Fear, Failure and Other "F" Words" as part of Duke Alumni Women's Weekend 2018 with several strong, dynamic women who lead the direction of Duke as deans from schools across Duke University. They convened on one stage to share their…
PhD alumni Dennis Flores, Sharron Docherty and Michael Relf were recently featured in an article entitled "Improving family-based comm. Key to enhancing sexual health outcomes of GBQ adolescents" published on the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing's website and picked up by …
Congratulations to Tiffiany Parker, Selnatta Vereen and Angie Keith 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, vision and values. We thank…
DNP alumnae Jennifer Schieferle Uhlenbrock and Judy Prewitt, staff member Julie Thompson and faculty member Kathy Pereira recently published an article entitled "Retrospective Chart Review of the Triage Algorithm for Psychiatric Screening (TAPS) for Patients Who Present to Emergency Departments…
PhD alumna Latefa Dardas recently received a honorable mention for the 2017 AACN Outstanding Dissertation Award. Her dissertation was entitled "A Nationally representative Survey of Depression Symptoms among Jordanian Adolescents: Associations with Depression Stigma, Depression Etiological…
Marilyn Oermann recently presented a keynote address entitled "Paving the Way for CNLs to Disseminate QI Projects" at the AACN 2018 Clinical Nurse Leader Research Symposium in Anaheim, CA. Oermann also served on a panel discussion: QI vs. Research.
The AACN 2018 Clinical Nurse…