Mayumi Willgerodt receives school nurse advocacy award
Professor Mayumi Willgerodt was selected as a 2024–2025 recipient of the School Nurse Organization of Washington School Nurse Advocate of the Year Award. The award recognizes community members who coordinate and advocate for quality school nursing services and health programs. Willgerodt has been a vital school nurse advocate committed to improving the overall health and educational success of Washington students.
Three CIPCT faculty to be inducted as Fellows of the American College of Medical Informatics
Congratulations to Bill Lober, professor in Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Informatics; Andrea Hartzler, professor in Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education and co-director of the CIPCT program; and Meliha Yetisgen, professor in Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education. All three were among the 25 fellows selected for induction into the American College of Medical Informatics in 2024.
Eeeseung Byun and colleagues receive NIH funding
Dr. Eeeseung Byun and colleagues Drs. Hilaire Thompson, Bill Lober, Teresa Ward, Michael Levitt, Kenneth Pike and Kathryn Lee received funding from the National Institutes of Health’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for an R56 study titled “Technology-based Sleep Self-Management Intervention for Adults with Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.”
Sydney Horen competes on The Floor
SoN Advancement’s own Sydney Horen competed as a contestant on season two of Fox’s The Floor, hosted by Rob Lowe. The season premiered September 25, 2024.
ITHS pilot funding supports translational science projects
The Institute of Translational Health Sciences announced the winners of its Translational Science Acceleration Awards, including projects involving UW School of Nursing faculty.
Ayokunle Olanrewaju, PhD, assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering at the University of Washington, received funding for the project “User-centric microfluidics for decentralized therapeutic drug monitoring,” with UW School of Nursing faculty Jillian Pintye and Sarah Iribarren. The project focuses on developing user-centered microfluidic technology for rapid, portable therapeutic drug monitoring.
Kerryn Reding, PhD, MPH, RN, associate professor at the University of Washington; Weichao Yuwen, PhD, RN, associate professor at UW Tacoma; and Maggie Ramirez, PhD, assistant professor at the University of Washington, received funding for “Promoting diversity and inclusion of research study participants through developing linguistically and culturally tailored virtual study assistants using generative artificial intelligence (AI).”
The project will develop a virtual study assistant prototype to support research teams conducting translational health science research, with a focus on increasing opportunities for underserved communities to participate in research.
Josephine Ensign featured in The Seattle Times
Josephine Ensign was quoted and her book, Way Home: Journeys Through Homelessness, was mentioned in the Seattle Times story “How and why life for unsheltered youth on The Ave has shifted.”
New Premera Rural Nursing Health Initiative cohort begins fellowship
A new cohort of the Premera Rural Nursing Health Initiative began its fellowship in September 2024. These advanced registered nurse practitioners (ARNPs) are dedicated to advancing care in rural communities.
Throughout their fellowship with the University of Washington School of Nursing, they will gain experience through clinical rotations in rural healthcare settings, directly contributing to improved health outcomes.
Watch a video about the Premera Rural Nursing Health Initiative fellowship cohort.