School of nursing news
Dr. Villarruel’s Research Receives National Coverage
Feb 08, 2011Her intervention appears in a January issue of an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) publication.
The January 19, 2011, issue of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Innovations Exchange profiles an innovative program directed by U-M School of Nursing’s Dr. Antonia Villarruel (Professor, Nola J. Pender Collegiate Professor, Associate Dean for Research and Global Affairs).The innovation profile, Culturally Appropriate, School-Based Education and Support Reduces Likelihood That Latino Teens Will Engage in Risky Sexual Behaviors, describes the program’s... Read more
Dr. Sampselle Recognized for a Career of Women’s Advocacy
Feb 07, 2011Dr. Carolyn Sampselle receives the U-M Sarah Goddard Power Award.
In 1975, on the cusp of an unprecedented rise in employee diversity, a group of women at the University of Michigan formed the Academic Women’s Caucus, an organization whose goal was to overcome inequity issues in the workplace. To this day, one of the caucus’s ongoing initiatives is the administration of the Sarah Goddard Power Award. Since 1984, this annual award has been presented to distinguished University of Michigan faculty and senior administrative staff whose professional activities have contributed to the... Read moreMaster’s Student Elected President of Michigan Chapter of a National Nurses Organization
Feb 03, 2011Josephine Foley will occupy a leadership position in the National Hispanic Nurses Association (NAHN).
Josephine Foley – a master’s student at the U-M School of Nursing – was recently elected to be the President of the Michigan Chapter of the National Hispanic Nurses Association (NAHN). Since 1975, NAHN has been working to promote Hispanic nursing professionals as well as to improve the health of the Hispanic community. In addition to her new commitment, Josephine will continue to pursue her graduate education in the Occupational Health Nurse Specialist Program.
Dean's State of the School Address
Jan 31, 2011Dean’s presentation provides opportunity for reflection and inspiration.
On Wednesday, January 12, University of Michigan School of Nursing Dean Kathleen Potempa presented a State of the School address to a room full of faculty and staff. Held in one of the larger Palmer Commons conference rooms, the venue was carefully chosen to – as the dean put it – “inspire discussion” about the very nature and character of the school. She explained that though the school and the university as a whole currently exist in a climate of budgetary uncertainty, she did not want to use the presentation... Read more
Doctoral Student Receives Research Award for Work with Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
Jan 28, 2011Stephanie Small awarded funds to continue her research with HPV.
Stephanie Small, a doctoral student specializing in women’s health at the University of Michigan School of Nursing, has been awarded the Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation/Sanofi Pasteur Health through Immunizations award. The award seeks to provide support for practicing nurse practitioners and graduate nurse practitioner students whose research or educational projects are in the area of immunizations. Stephanie will use her award funds to continue her ongoing research on Human papillomavirus (HPV), a virus that... Read more
Last Call for Dean’s Research Day Abstracts!
Jan 25, 2011Friday, January 28 is the last day to submit a poster presentation abstract for consideration.
Investigators with completed or ongoing research are encouraged to submit an abstract of their work to be considered for a poster presentation at the University of Michigan School of Nursing’s third annual Dean’s Research Day. The deadline for submission is Friday, January 28. Those selected will be notified by February 18.
Learn more about submitting an abstract and registering to participate in this free event. We hope you’ll join us!
Life Sciences Orchestra Played with Guest Conductor
Jan 24, 2011Two nursing students performed Mahler with conductor Kenneth Kiesler and a choir.
The University of Michigan’s Life Sciences Orchestra is “made up of doctors, nurses, scientists, health professionals, students, and staff from U-M’s medical and scientific community” and includes two nursing students, Nora Gerson, an undergraduate, and Julie Jacobson-Weaver, a graduate student. These musicians are both in the violin section and had the opportunity to play under the guidance of guest conductor Kenneth Kiesler. The free performance took place Sunday, January 23 at 4pm.
Master's Student to Participate in NIH Summer Research Training Institute
Jan 20, 2011Vanessa Hoyos, a master's student in the Family Nurse Practitioner program and a staff member of a U-M School of Nursing Nurse Managed Center, has been invited to participate in a National Institutes of Health summer research training program. This program, the Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training (MHIRT), aims to increase the representation of socially or economically disadvantaged groups who have been historically underrepresented in biomedical and behavioral careers and to support the research training of students who will most likely contribute to the... Read more
Dr. McCullagh Awarded Grant for Hearing Loss Prevention Research
Jan 14, 2011Dr. Marjorie McCullagh, assistant professor and director of the occupational health nursing program at the U-M School of Nursing, has been awarded $1.5 million by the National Institutes of Health and the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. Her 4-year study entitled "Effectiveness of an Intervention to Prevent Hearing Loss Among Farmers" seeks to compare the efficacy of two alternative approaches to promoting the use of hearing protection devices (HPDs). Ultimately, this research will determine if significant changes in HPD use can be achieved through a one-... Read more
Two Faculty Receive Grant to Work with Africare
Jan 11, 2011Dr. Jody Lori and Dr. Carol Boyd received a USAID/Child Survival Grant to work with Africare, a leader in development assistance and humanitarian aid to Africa and the oldest, largest African-American led nongovernmental organization. The 4-year project, “Innovation, Research, Operations, and Planned Evaluation for Mothers and Children (I-ROPE),” will take place in Liberia, West Africa. I-ROPE evaluates maternity waiting homes, developing interventions that increase the 1) availability of mother/child health services, 2) number of facility-based births, 3) attention paid to pre-/post-natal... Read more
