Associate Professors Devon Noonan and Susan Silva and Cherie Conley, '20 PhD graduate, co-authored "Feasibility of a text-based reduction intervention in helping rural and underserved smokeless tobacco users quit" for Addictive Behaviors. The other authors include Laura Fish and Kathryn Pollak…
Stephen Scott, DNP student and MSN '16, and Michael Zychowicz, professor, contributed to an article in Military Medicine titled "Implementation and Evaluation of Tactical Combat Casualty Care for Army Aviators."
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The importance of…
Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda, associate professor, will be one of the participants for the "Research Symposium – A Call to Action: Identifying next steps to address biomedical, health care, and social drivers of COVID-19 disparities," presented by the Duke Clinical & Translational Science…
Melisa Wilson, DNP student, shared her story with Michele Wojciechowski for the Minority Nurse feature "A Breast Cancer Diagnosis Brings a Nurse Closer to Her Patients." The article was then re-posted by MedPage Today. In the article, Wilson, who is the Clinical Operations Director and…
This year's annual awards ceremony presentation to celebrate the faculty, staff, and students of DUSON was held through Zoom on May 8 from 2:30 to 4 p.m.
Valerie Sabol, professor, introduced and concluded the ceremony, and the DUSON Nightingales chorus joined to lead the attendants in…
Time to get ready for the summer session!
But first, here’s our Tech Tip of the Week: Start fresh with a new password
That’s right. The start of a new semester is a great time to review your IT security and change your Duke password. Here are three ways to create strong passwords…
As a resource to the School of Nursing in the area of assessment and evaluation, the Office of Academic Assessment and Evaluation leads the design, implementation, evaluation and revision of DUSON's systematic evaluation plan; and guides initiatives that document the extent to which DUSON…
Laura LeBlanc, a 2020 ABSN graduate, was spotted by photographer Kate Medley while LeBlanc was celebrating her milestone in front of the Duke Chapel with her friends. The photo was part of a collection Medley took for WUNC's article "PHOTOS: What A Partial Reopening Looked Like Across The Triangle."
Denise Williams, manager of Computing Operations, recently passed the Amazon Web Service (AWS) Cloud Practitioner exam. This exam enables individuals with an overall understanding of the AWS Cloud to validate their knowledge with an industry-recognized credential. This exam covers four domains…
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…