Marta Mulawa, assistant professor, recently published an article entitled "Results from a cluster-randomized trial to evaluate a microfinance and peer health leadership intervention to prevent HIV and intimate partner violence among social networks of Tanzanian men" in PLOS One. Co-authors include…
We have another opportunity to learn more about our staff who help to make DUSON the destination for outstanding talent. In this issue, we're getting to know Nanika Rhodes, building support coordinator, who has been with Duke for 15 years.
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Are you a Duke faculty member interested in getting involved with the Disability & access Initiative? Then attend the Disability & Access Initiative meeting on April 2 from 12 to 1:30 p.m. via Zoom (https://duke.zoom.us/j/916592301).
Through readings and discussions, participants with DAI…
Are you stressed and frustrated with the recent events of COVID-19? Feeling depressed, anxious or scared? Join Expressive Writing Coach, John Evans, and the Duke Health Humanities Lab in a special online six-week online workshop series of Expressive Writing every Friday from March 27 - May 1 from…
It’s common for kids to injure themselves while playing—a fall off a bike, scooter or wagon, an errant toy to the head or even a bodily collision with a friend. In most cases, the injury is minor, but Karin Reuter-Rice, PhD, MSN, BSN, associate professor, suspects that many times—more than commonly…
I am pleased to announce Allison Stafford, PhD, RN, will join DUSON’s faculty on July 1, 2020 and will be a member of the Healthcare of Women, Children and Families Division. Some of you may know Allison who is in her second year of a post doc at DUSON.
Dr. Stafford earned her BS in Nursing and…
PhD student Eunji Cho was recently featured in a Duke Today article entitled "How Duke Spent Spring Break Preparing For Whatever Comes Next." The article looks back at a hective week and how how faculty, staff and students pivot to remote learning. View this link to read more.
MSN student Jennifer Stewart was recently featured in a NBC news story entitled "Hospitals facing critical supply shortage and flood of patients." She is working on the COVID-19 unit at Brigham and Women's Hospital. View this link to view story.
PhD alumni Dalmacio Dennis Flores was recently featured in a Duke Graduate School blog that profiles alumni. In the blog, he discusses his career path and his award-winning advocacy for LGBTQ adolescents. View this link to read more.
Kudos to Tolu Oyesanya, assistant professor, for the submission of a subcontract proposal on Lindsey Byom, PhD, UNC-Chapel Hill NIH R03 application entitled "Predictors of Older Adults Communication Outcomes after Traumatic Brain Injury." This proposal requests funds for a two-year period with a…
Welcome to the Office of Academic Innovation and Evaluation (OAIE).
The mission of OAIE is to:
Lead the design, implementation, evaluation, and revision of School of Nursing's systematic evaluation plan.
Guide initiatives that document the extent to which School of…
Iris Padilla, assistant professor; and Mary Lou Affronti, associate professor, recently received a grant for their proposal entitled "Interprofessional Longitudinal Student Geriatric Clinic to Enhance Collaborative Practice." Co-collaborator includes Jody Feld, PT, DPT, PhD with Duke's Doctor of…
In the last week, the world of academia has had to enter a new normal... virtual. All across the globe, face-to-face courses have had to quickly transition to online due to the COVID-19 virus. With this type of quick change comes new opportunities for learning.
As we navigate this uncertainty, we…
Congratulations to Robyn Wojeck, PhD student; and her sponsors Chip Bailey, associate professor, and Tamara Somers, Duke Behavioral Medicine on receiving an NIH-NRSA award for her proposal entitled "Symptom Clusters in Systemic Sclerosis." This project was awarded $64,092 for a 20-month long period…
WHO Director General, Dr Tedros, is inviting people to join WHO in a social media campaign which aims to encourage hand washing to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Many well known figures, including sports stars and singers, have got involved to help share and spread the message.
This…
Members of the DUSON community will be using Zoom and WebEx for our meetings in the next few weeks – make the most of these meetings with a few best practices. Here’s what you need to know:
Sit facing a light source so you don’t appear back-lit. A lamp or window behind your monitor…
Michael Relf, associate dean for Global and Community Health Affairs; Kathy Trotter, associate professor; Anne Derouin, associate professor; and Eleanor Stevenson, professor, traveled to Dublin, Ireland to participate and network with leaders at Trinity College of Nursing and Midwifery.
While…
Jennie De Gagne, professor, led the Korean translation of a book entitled "Teaching in Nursing and Role of the Educator: The Complete Guide to Best Practice in Teaching, Evaluation, and Curriculum Development" co-authored by Marilyn Oermann, professor; and Beth Phillips, associate professor.
One…
PhD student Jewel Scott was recently awarded the Trudy Bush Fellowship Award for Cardiovascular Disease Research in Women's Health at the American Heart Association Epidemilogy & Lifestyle Scientific Sessions in Phoenix, AZ. The title of her presentation was "Social Networks are Associated with…
Duke University School of Nursing maintained its ranking as No. 2 among the nation’s graduate nursing programs for the third year in a row by U.S. News & World Report in their 2021 Best Graduate Nursing Schools rankings. We were also named No. 1 for Doctor of Nursing Practice…
DUSON faculty and staff jumped or should we say walked into the January - February Treadmill Workstation contest in full force. And three of our faculty members took the top three positions in total distance -- Remi Hueckel, assistant professor, with 28.85 miles; Cristina Hendrix, associate…
Duke University School of Nursing is striving to be sustainability minded! We are asking that each of our workgroups, offices and centers take the next step to be more sustainable. The Green Workplace Certification will help reduce waste, water and energy in your workplace!
Sustainable Duke is…
Margaret (Peggy) Bush, associate professor, was selected as a fellow of the Academy of Pharmacology Educators by the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. The Academy of Pharmacology Educators recognizes individuals who have made exemplary contributions to pharmacology…
Duke’s VPN allows you to connect to the Duke Health Network from anywhere in the world and make it appear as if you are on campus. This is useful so you can remain productive anywhere. Here’s your guide to using the VPN.
Duke’s Virtual Private Network (VPN)…
All faculty and staff are invited to the attend the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Holistic Admissions Workshop on Tuesday, April 7 starting at 10 a.m. Register in advance for this meeting: https://aacnnursing.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5cuf-qhqz8jtRXyEH341Fs5fzHyJOd1vA After…