School of nursing news
Five UMSN faculty members approved for promotions
The Board of Regents approved recommendations for five School of Nursing promotions for associate and full professor ranks at the University of Michigan. Congratulations! Erin KahlePhD, MPHPromotion to Associate Professor w/ TenureYasamin Kusunoki PhD, MPHPromotion to Associate Professor w/ TenureMarie-Anne RosembergPhD, MN, RN, FAAOHNPromotion to Associate Professor w/ Tenure Terri Voepel-Lewis PhD, RNPromotion to Professor w/ TenureLee RooseveltPhD, MPH, CNMPromotion to Clinical Associate Professor
US News & World Report Rankings: 2023-2024 Best Graduate Programs
The University of Michigan School of Nursing today announced its Doctor of Nursing Practice program is ranked 6th in the latest release of the U.S. News… Read more
Brigadier General Carol Ann Fausone (ret.) named keynote speaker for U-M School of Nursing 2023 Spring Commencement
The University of Michigan School of Nursing is pleased to welcome Brigadier General Carol Ann Fausone (ret.) as the keynote speaker for its 2023 Spring Commencement ceremony, which will take place on Saturday, April 29th at Hill Auditorium.General Fausone, a U-M School of Nursing alumna, is Michigan’s first ever woman brigadier general and is nationally recognized as a key supporter of women in military. She is a decorated veteran with 36 years of combined active duty in the United States Air Force and Michigan Air National Guard, serving in nursing, administrative, and managerial roles.… Read more
Sara and Robert Rothschild strengthen global health support at the U-M School of Nursing with establishment of endowed professorship
The U-M School of Nursing today announced that Sara (BSN ’65) and Robert Rothschild, who have supported global health initiatives at the School since 2016, through the Rothschild Global Scholars program, have established the Sara and Robert Rothschild Professor of Global Nursing Fund. The Rothschild’s new gift to the U-M School of Nursing will enhance its mission to provide health for all by supporting a faculty member who contributes positively to the nursing profession and to the world through dedicated leadership, focused research, and by creating programs to enhance nursing practice and… Read more
Research Assistant Professor Rebecca Evans-Polce awarded three-year R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
U-M School of Nursing Research Assistant Professor Rebecca Evans-Polce, an expert in substance use epidemiology and disparities in substance use, was officially notified that she was awarded a R01 grant from the NIH (National Institutes of Health)/NIAAA (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism) for titled, “Sexual Fluidity and Longitudinal Changes in Alcohol Misuse and Associated Health Consequences”. The three-year, $853,000 award will support Evans-Polce and her co-investigators build a better understanding of sexual orientation changes across the life course and how it impacts… Read more
4th Annual Margaret Calarco Leadership Lectureship
All Michigan Medicine faculty and staff are invited to attend the 4th annual Margaret M. Calarco Leadership Lectureship, which will be held on Friday, Oct. 21, from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.A co-sponsored event by U-M Health and U-M School of Nursing, the Calarco Lectureship is in honor of Margaret Calarco, former chief nurse executive of the U-M Health System. This year’s lecture will be held live at Danto Auditorium inside the Frankel Cardiovascular Center. Attendees can tune in on Zoom or join a live viewing at the School of Nursing’s Lecture Hall (Room 2250) on 426 North Ingalls. The featured… Read more
Avid U-M supporters establish McLelland Endowed Professorship at the School of Nursing to address nursing’s role in health equity
The University of Michigan (U-M) School of Nursing today announced that Mike (MBA ’79) and Nancy (LSA ’75, MBA ’79) McLelland, longtime financial supporters of student scholarship at the University, have established the McLelland Endowed Professorship. The McLellands’ gift establishing the new professorship will empower the School of Nursing to support a faculty member who conducts research that is focused on health equity and move the School’s mission of providing healthcare for all forward.Nancy McLelland is a member of the Board of Directors of Community Volunteers in Medicine, an… Read more
Assistant Professor Jade Burns earns NIH K08 Mentored Clinical Scientist Career Development Award
U-M School of Nursing Assistant Professor Jade Burns, Ph.D., RN, an expert in using community-based participatory research and technology (e.g., social media, mobile apps) to improve sexual health services for adolescents and young adults., was officially notified that her National Institutes of Health (NIH) K08 would be funded. The four-year, $794,162 award is supported by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities and will fund Burns’ NIH K08 Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award: The Use of New Media to improve Access to Sexual Reproductive… Read more
Three set to receive U-M School of Nursing alumni awards
The University of Michigan School of Nursing today announced the recipients of the 2022 alumni awards. They are Kristen Choi, Ph.D., MS, RN; Doris Grinspun, Ph.D., MSN, BSN, RN and Dana Tschannen, Ph.D., RN. The awards are selected by the U-M School of Nursing Alumni Awards Committee and will be officially presented during the School of Nursing’s 2022 reunion festivities on Friday, Sept. 23. Dr. Kristen ChoiChoi, who is an assistant professor at the UCLA School of Nursing, will receive the inaugural Early Career Achievement Award. This award recognizes a U-M School of Nursing… Read more