School of nursing news
Assistant Professor Jade Burns earns NIH K08 Mentored Clinical Scientist Career Development Award
Sep 30, 2022U-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... Read more
Three set to receive U-M School of Nursing alumni awards
Sep 20, 2022The 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
U-M School of Nursing taps experienced fundraising pro to lead development team
Aug 17, 2022The University of Michigan School of Nursing today announced the appointment of Angela Cao to the position of chief development officer effective Sept. 7, 2022. Cao, who has served as the School’s director of major gifts and campaign and senior associate director of development since 2017, will oversee all aspects of development in her new role, including campaign planning, annual giving, major and planned gift and stewardship related to gifts.
“Angela has strong relationships with our existing community here on campus, both internal and external to the school, and has warm and... Read more
Funding aims to increase access to diverse doula care
Jul 11, 2022The Region 9 Perinatal Quality Collaborative (PQC) co-chaired by U-M School of Nursing professor Lisa Kane Low, Ph.D., CNM, FACNM, FAAN recently received $34,000 in grant funding from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund to increase and diversify the doula workforce. Doulas provide education, physical comfort and emotional support throughout the birthing process. This new funding will assist in improving accessibility to culturally aligned doula support for birthing families to address health disparities and improve birth outcomes.
Project lead and Region 9 co-chair, Dr. Lisa... Read more
U-M School of Nursing faculty honored for their work to grow simulation in nursing education internationally
Jun 27, 2022Several University of Michigan School of Nursing faculty members were recently honored with an outstanding research poster award at the June 15-18 International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL) conference for their poster, “Nurse faculty training needs and challenges for incorporating simulation in nursing education in the Caribbean.”
The faculty who were recognized include: Clinical Professor Michelle L. Aebersold, Ph.D., RN, CHSE, FAAN; Clinical Assistant Professor Melissa Bathish, Ph.D., RN, CPNP-PC; Clinical Instructor Megan J. Eagle,... Read more
Study reveals hesitancy around effectiveness of using PrEP to prevent HIV among male to male partners
Jun 21, 2022A recent study published in The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (JANAC) revealed there is hesitancy around the effectiveness of using pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV among male to male partners.
Sylvia S. Hacker Collegiate Professor of Nursing and Director for the Center for Sexuality and Health Disparities Rob Stephenson and colleagues researched PrEP related stigma among male partners as well as the efficacy of PrEP through their study, “Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Stigma and Beliefs in the Efficacy of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis: An Analysis of a Cross-... Read more
Grant aims to create artificial intelligence algorithm to support continuity-based assignments of health care workers
Jun 02, 2022University of Michigan School of Nursing Professor Olga Yakusheva, Ph.D. received a grant from the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality for her research project R01, A Quality and Cost Analysis of Interprofessional Team Continuity in ICUs.
Yakusheva, who has worked closely with physicians and nurses throughout her career as a researcher, pointed out that when the same team of physicians and nurses work together to care for patients, there is a benefit to the patient—the team knows the patient well and the patient and family knows and trusts the team.
“Having those... Read more
Healthcare Innovation Impact Program names new director
Jun 02, 2022Clinical Assistant Professor Rhonda Schoville, Ph.D., MSBA, RN was recently named director of the Healthcare Innovation Impact Program (HiiP) effective June 1. With innovation as its core value, HiiP allows faculty, researchers and nursing students to collaborate and engage imaginatively to share their creations and ideas with others in the healthcare community. Schoville has taught for over 30 years, both formally and informally, at all levels of nursing education covering topics such as health informatics, technology adoption, implementation science, teamwork, patient safety and more. As... Read more
Four U-M School of Nursing faculty members earn promotions
Jun 01, 2022Four U-M School of Nursing faculty members were among the recommendations for promotion recently approved by the University of Michigan Board of Regents on Thursday, May 19. The faculty who earned promotions are listed below, along with their updated professional title at U-M.
Lynae A. Darbes, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Nursing with tenure
Elizabeth K. Kuzma, DNP, FNP-BC, Clinical Associate Professor
Laura R. Saslow, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Nursing with tenure
Olga Yakusheva, Ph.D., Professor of Nursing with tenure at the School of Nursing and... Read more
Record number of participants attend 2022 U-M School of Nursing Global Health Summer Institute
May 27, 2022Women’s health has always been an important topic in health care, but specifics regarding care differ vastly on a global scale based on geographic, social and economic elements. Learning from researchers and experts gave participants of the 2022 U-M School of Nursing Global Health Summer Institute a unique opportunity to obtain relevant knowledge and skills as well as network with practitioners and professionals.
Topics covered throughout the May 10-12 conference included HIV, mental health, obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular conditions. Started in 2017, by the U-M School of... Read more
