Faculty and students from DUSON participated in the virtual Fortin Foundation Bass Connections Showcase, an annual event presented by Duke Bass Connections.
REGAIN Project
One of the DUSON-connected projects was "Roadmaps for Health Communication." The project team,…
New Faculty
I am pleased to announce three new faculty appointments for this summer.
Nicole Petsas Blodgett, PhD, RN, will join DUSON’s faculty on July 1, 2020 as the Director of the Center for Nursing Discovery. She will be a member of the…
Alessandra Lopez, MSN student, has been awarded a Graduate Scholarship in Oncology Nursing Practice from the American Cancer Society. She is one of four individuals nationally to receive this award. Lopez is majoring in Family Nurse Practitioner in addition to pursuing an Oncology…
Beth Phillips, associate professor, did an interview for the Nurse Educator Tips for Teaching podcast. In the interview, "Professional Identity Formation in Nursing Students," she discusses professional identity formation in nursing and shares a new initiative to guide nurse educators…
Medicine & Engineering at Duke (MEDx) is currently accepting proposals for pilot project grants that will facilitate new collaborations, or expand existing collaborations, between regular rank faculty in Medicine and Engineering. Projects that are responsive to this call for proposals will…
Two students and two faculty members were recognized during the Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture’s annual Abele Honors ceremony, which honors individuals for their excellence in scholarship and service to the university and to the community.
PhD students Jewel Scott and Morine…
Kudos to Isaac Lipkus and his entire team for submitting two subcontract proposals to Virginia Commonwealth University.
One of the NIH R01 applications is entitled "Characterizing Toxicant Exposure Behavior and Abuse Liability of the Electronic Waterpipe." In this study, Lipkus…
Jennie C. De Gagne, professor, co-wrote "The Effect of Function-Focused Care on Long-Term Care Workers in South Korea" for Geriatric Nursing. Dukyoo Jung, one of two visiting scholars, was another contributor.
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The purpose of this study was to…
Kevin W. Sowers, MSN '89 and former president and CEO of Duke University Hospital, was profiled in The Baltimore Sun article "Kevin Sowers is president of Johns Hopkins Health. He’s also a nurse." Sowers received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from DUSON in 2006 and began his career…
Michael Zychowicz, professor, published "Advanced Practice Nurses Providing Care to Patients with Musculoskeletal Conditions: Preparation, Role and Impact” in the June issue of Nursing Clinics of North America (NCNA). This issue of NCNA was focused solely on orthopedic nursing.
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A group of DUSON students — past and present — participated in a video with nurses around the nation celebrating National Nurses Week (May 6-12). The video is a compilation of clips of nurses singing "Lean on Me."
The video was created by MSN student Alessandra Lopez, who also…
The Foundation for Academic Nursing, the new philanthropic arm of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), has created a new program designed to spark innovation and excellence in academic nursing. The AACN Faculty Scholars Grant Program will provide funding…
Jennie De Gagne, professor, co-wrote "The Korean Version of the Academic Cyberincivility Assessment Questionnaire for Nursing Students in South Korea: Validity and Reliability Study" for the Journal of Medical Interest Research (JMIR).
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Congratulations to all of the students who will participate in graduation recognition from Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) on May 10.
While a formal ceremony is unable to be held this year, outgoing students will be celebrated through Duke’s Marking the Moment: Duke 2020 platform, which…
Bonnie McLean, BSN '67, was interviewed by a VoiceAmerica podcast. Hosts Siri Phaneendra and Brigitte Jia interviewed McLean for the segment "Integrative Medicine with Dr. Bonnie McLean" to discuss how to stay healthy during the pandemic.
Elaine D. Kauschinger, assistant professor, participated on the panel for the "Integrating Virtual Simulation into Grad Nursing Curricula" webinar. She presented "Virtual Patient Simulation & Implementation in NP Education." The webinar featured three other panelists and was sponsored by…
Valerie Howard, associate dean for Academic Affairs, was interviewed about the strategies the Duke University School of Nursing community is using to remain strong and connected during this public health crisis. The interview is titled "Remaining #DUSONStrong during the COVID-19 Pandemic" and…
Ryan Shaw, associate professor, Margie Molloy, assistant professor, and Jackie Vaughn, a PhD student, were featured in a news story that appears on WRAL Tech Wire, the Duke Pratt School of Engineering news site and the Duke Electrical & Computer Engineering site. The story's main…
Kathryn Evans Kreider, associate professor, was recently appointed as an advisor to the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Behavioral Medicine and Psychology Leadership Team. Her term of service will run from July 2020 to June 2022.
In this role, Kreider will be responsible for…
Maryellen Kelly, clinical associate, has been elected to the Spina Bifida Association’s Research Advisory Council. She is also the lead of the Neurogenic Bowel Continence Research Cohort.
The association's mission is to build a better and brighter future for those impacted by spina …
Maryellen Kelly, clinical associate, will graduate from Duke University School of Medicine’s Clinical Research Training Program (CRTP) on May 10 with a Master of Health Sciences in Clinical Research. She will be the first nurse practitioner to graduate from the program. In lieu of a…
Kudos to Dominique Bulgin, PhD'19 and consulting associate, her mentor Paula Tanabe, Laurel Chadwick Professor of Nursing, and her entire team for the submission of Bulgin's REACH Equity Research Scholars Development proposal “Piloting Telehealth Personalized Health…
Assistant Professors Angela Richard-Eaglin and Elaine Kauschinger presented at the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) 46th Annual Conference, which was virtually held from April 23 to 25.
Richard-Eaglin presented the poster "Using Simulation to Close Gaps…
Brigit Carter, associate dean for Diversity and Inclusion, has been awarded a Diversity in Nursing Award from the American Nurses Association (ANA). The Diversity Award recognizes an individual registered nurse or a group of registered nurses for long-standing commitment and significant…