School of nursing news
DNP Student, Nathan Stefanovsky Awarded a Nurses Educational Funds Scholarship
Jan 04, 2021Nurses Educational Funds awarded Nathan Stefanovsky a Scholarship for the 2020-2021 academic year. Nathan attends the University of Michigan School of Nursing Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program.
In addition to his doctoral studies, Nathan is working to obtain a concentration in Occupational Health Nursing. His choice for the University of Michigan stemmed from a large focus in experiential learning, and in-person interprofessional collaboration among fellow nurses and other professionals. During his education, he has had various global health experiences in Thailand,... Read more
Celebrating Staff Accomplishments
Dec 18, 2020Our operations teams took on many new challenges presented by the pandemic during the fall 2020 term. As we head toward the new year, we look back and celebrate their accomplishments. We did it!
Office of Admissions and Records
This fall, the Office of Admissions and Records assembled a comprehensive schedule of communications, activities and events within a virtual space to recruit undergraduate and graduate students to the School of Nursing. Our calendar of events included program-specific webinars, a Graduate Open House, admissions information sessions, national... Read more
Welcome to my office
Dec 16, 2020We asked U-M School of Nursing staff to show us around their home office and share something in their space that inspires, calms or motivates them.
Erin Maki-Spadafore, HR generalist associateIn my home office space, I added a small letterboard, which my husband and I like to change up with jokes and more clever or seasonal sayings. It's been fun to change it every couple of weeks to something that helps keep things more lighthearted! It's also a nice, fun thing to see when I sit down at my desk every morning.
Katie Martin, recruiting coordinator senior –... Read more
Dr. Sarah Stoddard appointed to Community Preventive Services Task Force
Dec 04, 2020Associate Professor Sarah Stoddard, Ph.D., RN, CNP, FSAHM, FAAN, has been appointed to the Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF). Her appointment was recently approved by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield, and she will officially join the task force for a five-year term beginning January 2021.
The CPSTF is an independent, nonfederal and nonpartisan panel established in 1996 to identify population health interventions that are scientifically proven to save lives, increase lifespans and improve quality of life. CPSTF findings help inform... Read more
Leading the Way: Kinnothan Nelson, Director of Technology
Dec 03, 2020Kinnothan Nelson’s journey to Ann Arbor began in Ninety Six. No, not 1996, but the small South Carolina town of less than 2,000 people where he was born. He spent much of his childhood going back and forth between Flint and Ninety Six before enrolling at the University of Michigan, where he turned extracurricular interests into a successful career spanning more than two decades.
In South Carolina, Nelson’s grandparents reinforced the value of education and supported his interest in technology at an early age. They were the first in their respective families to go to college... Read more
Renée Pitter joins the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Culture of Health Leaders
Nov 18, 2020We are proud to announce that Research Program Manager Renée Pitter of the U-M School of Nursing Center for Sexuality and Health Disparities has been selected to participate in one of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s leadership programs. These programs connect changemakers across the country — from every profession, sector and field — to learn from and work with one another in creating more just and thriving communities.
Specifically, Renée was selected for Culture of Health Leaders. Designed for people from all fields — from... Read more
Breathe Better With COPD - National COPD Awareness Month
Nov 18, 2020More than 16 million people in the U.S. are living with COPD. Millions more likely have the disease but don’t know it. Symptoms can be mild at first and get worse over time.
“Some people with COPD get very short of breath when they try to walk, or do any kind of physical activity,” says Dr. Janet Larson, who studies COPD at the University of Michigan. “Some are bothered by persistent coughing.”
Dr. Larson discusses her team's study, testing a program to build light physical activity into the daily lives of people with COPD with NIH News in Health.
Light... Read more
Veterans Week alumni spotlight: Mark Thomas (BSN ’98), U.S. Navy
Nov 09, 2020Military service and the University of Michigan were always part of Mark Thomas’ mission. Like his grandfather, who was aboard the USS Oklahoma during the attack on Pearl Harbor, Thomas enlisted in the U.S. Navy. His brother, fellow U-M alumnus Col. Michael Thomas (B.S. ’97), followed their father’s footsteps into the Air Force.
After earning an ROTC scholarship to attend U-M, it was Michael who inspired Mark to apply for one himself. And it was Michael who ultimately commissioned Mark as a naval ensign at U-M in December 1998. Since then, Thomas has built a distinguished 22-... Read more
Students who serve: David Vander Beek, U.S. Navy
Nov 09, 2020David Vander Beek was finishing a bachelor’s degree in health care systems administration at Ferris State University in 2008 when a brief moment of helplessness pushed him into the nursing profession and ultimately to the University of Michigan as a student in the School of Nursing’s master’s program in Leadership, Analytics and Innovation.
“I realized I wanted to be a nurse when I witnessed a man having a heart attack during an internship at a hospital,” he remembered. “I had a strong desire to help but lacked the necessary skills. Following that event and my graduation, I did some... Read more
Veterans Week alumni spotlight: Greta Krapohl (Ph.D. ’11), U.S. Army
Nov 09, 2020Becoming a nurse was always in Greta Krapohl’s plans, but serving in the U.S. Army wasn’t supposed to be long term. What began as a four-year obligation to earn an ROTC scholarship turned into two decades of distinguished military service leading into a doctorate from the University of Michigan and her current role as research investigator in Michigan Medicine’s Department of Surgery and associate director of the Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative.
“My career in the Army started with my roommate in college, Karen, who encouraged me to learn more about ROTC. Next thing I know I’m... Read more
