Maryellen Kelly, assistant professor, participated as a volunteer at the Valor Games Southeast at Lake Crabtree on Wednesday, May 26, on behalf of the Spina Bifida Clinic at Duke. This one-day event was for veterans with disabilities and consisted of adaptive sports for kayaking,…
Lesley Rink, PhD student, Susan Silva and Tolu Oyesanya, associate professors, and Janice Humphreys, professor, published “The Association Between Well-Being Behaviors and Resilience in Health Care Workers” in the Western Journal of Nursing Research. Kathryn Adair and Bryan Sexton, of Duke…
Se Hee Min, PhD student, produced a manuscript publication entitled "Identification of Symptom Clusters Among Midlife Menopausal Women with Metabolic Syndrome" in Western Journal of Nursing Research with Sharron L. Docherty, assistant dean, PhD in Nursing Program, Eun-Ok Im, former…
Ramon (Andy) Lujan, PhD student, is the first DUSON PhD student to have been accepted into the prestigious NIH Graduate Partnership Program (NIH-GPP). This program brings PhD students, who have completed their program coursework at their home university, into the NIH Intramural…
Congratulations to Michael Zychowicz, professor, for the award of his application to the Duke Learning Innovation: Carry the Innovation Forward Program. The proposal titled "Virtual Reality Health Professionals Skills Trainer" was funded for one year with a proposed start date of June 2021.
Health…
Julee Waldrop, DNP, is a clinical professor and is certified as a pediatric nurse practitioner (PNP), family nurse practitioner (FNP), Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Adult/Adolescent (SANE-A), and Nurse Educator (CNE). She has been a nurse practitioner since 1991 and taught nursing since 1994…
The Center for Nursing Research used design thinking and community-engaged framework to learn that research participants like to know how their part and input in a research project has made a difference in the community and research all around. The Center also found that simply sharing…
To help mark Duke Health's Moments to Movement one-year anniversary, a new documentary video was released. Glenn Setliff, assistant dean, Information Technology, and Nancy Crego, assistant professor, and Maya Tureaud, ABSN student and Nursing Students of Color and Allies…
Maryellen Kelly, assistant professor, presented a plenary talk at the American Urological Association kickoff weekend titled “Pediatric Voiding Dysfunction: Evaluation and Management."
DAAMN (Duke American Association for Men in Nursing Club) and DENS (Duke Emergency Nursing Students) co-present a blood drive on June 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Lofts at Lakeview, 2616 Erwin Road, in partnership with The Blood Connection. To register, go online or scan the QR code…
Associate Professors Benjamin Smallheer and Rémi Hueckel along with Frank Guido-Sanz from the University of Central Florida presented a virtual podium presentation at the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses “National Teaching Institute” conference on May 24. The presentation was…
Two research articles involving DUSON faculty and staff were referenced in "The New York Times" article "These Sisters With Sickle Cell Had Devastating, and Preventable, Strokes" by Gina Kolata. The articles are:
"Patient‐reported Outcomes in Sickle Cell Disease and Association with…
Nancy Crego, assistant professor, Christian Douglas and Elizabeth Merwin, consulting associates, Emily Bonnabeau, clinical research coordinator, and Paula Tanabe, vice dean, Research, co-wrote "Sickle-Cell Disease Co-Management, Health Care Utilization, and Hydroxyurea Use" in the Journal…
Congrats to the 2021 DAISY Award winners:
DAISY Faculty Award: Rémi Hueckel, associate professor
DAISY Instructor Award: Sarah Moon, instructor
DAISY Student Award: Shanean Ludwar, ABSN’21
DAISY is an acronym for Diseases Attacking the Immune System. The award is for…
Victoria Goode and Brett Morgan, consulting associates, Vrinda Punjabi, Joanna Niewiara and Lauren Roberts, DNP'19, Susan Silva, associate professor, and Katherine Pereira, professor emerita, contributed to "Using a Retrospective Secondary Data Analysis to Identify Risk Factors…
Stephanie Ibemere, postdoc, and Paula Tanabe, vice dean, Research, contributed to "'It Is Not Easy:' Cultural Influences of Sickle Cell Disease Management in Rural, Eastern Sierra Leone" in Qualitative Health Research.
Abstract
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic genetic…
Valerie Howard, vice dean, Academic Affairs, Michelle Hartman, assistant dean, ABSN Program, Deborah Allen, director of Nursing Research, Duke University Health System, and Staci Reynolds, assistant professor, wrote "Student nurse perceptions of an innovative role to support clinical practices…
"Treating the Unique Health Care Needs of Veterans With Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Related Identities" will be June 24 at 1 p.m. ET. This training aims to increase provider knowledge about sexual and gender minority stress; LGBTQ+ veteran health disparities; how to ask…
The third cohort of Quality Improvement (QI) Scholars started working with Lincoln Community Health Center (LCHC) earlier this month. Third-semester ABSN students Diana Bennett, Kitzia Garcia, Hayley Goell, Natalie Hartmond (pictured), and Alesha Pressley (pictured) will be working with Holly…
AnnMarie Walton, assistant professor, gave an environmental health webinar on May 19 for the University of Kentucky's Center for Appalachian Research in Environmental Sciences. The presentation was entitled: "A Program of Research Process: Understanding and Minimizing Occupational and Environmental…
In an effort to make the process for obtaining Staff Development Funds approval more efficient and ecologically friendly, we have switched to an all-electronic process! Where the Staff Development Funds Request Form was located on the website will now be instructions on how to initiate the process…
Will Lassiter, computer technician, was recently featured in the "Shoutout Atlanta" article "Meet William Lassiter: Photographer & Videographer." The story focused on his growing photography/videography business and features some beautiful images.
"I want my legacy to be the impact…
Lisa Lewis, assistant professor, Donna Biederman, associate professor, Daniel Hatch, biostatistician III, Anna Li, director of Assessment and Evaluation, and Kathleen Turner and Margory A. Molloy, associate professors, wrote "Outcomes of a holistic admissions process in an Accelerated…
As we come upon the anniversary of Moments to Movement, Chancellor Eugene A. Washington has updated the community on the initiatives that were started across the health system to create and/or advance racial, social and health equity.
Here are ways you can join in the commemoration: …
Though substantial progress in research and treatment has been made throughout the 40 years since the onset of the AIDS epidemic, there is much left to explore about HIV and AIDS and its impact on individuals and communities. That is why several Duke University School of Nursing researchers have…