April News & Awards

Students

Faculty

  • Congratulations to Associate Research Professor Erin Abu-Rish Blakeney who recently published a scoping review in the Journal of Interprofessional Care on “A scoping review of new implementations of interprofessional bedside rounding models to improve teamwork, care, and outcomes in hospitals”.
  • Professor Cynthia Dougherty is quoted in a recent American Heart Association news story about the impact of surviving a heart attack, “The health connection between cardiac arrest survivors and their loved ones”
  • Betty Bekemeier of HSPop, UW School of Nursing and the Northwest Center for Public Health Practice led a review process to create a new, updated research agenda designed to drive new funding and evidence to guide a reimagined public health system:
  • Professor Monica McLemore recently spoke on the rePROs podcast during Black Maternal Health Week, in the recent episode, “Reproductive Justice, Black Maternal Health, and the Supreme Court.”
  • Josephine Ensign recently interviewed Casey Trupin on an episode of her Skid Row podcast, “A Conversation with Casey Trupin”.

Congratulations to the UW School of Nursing faculty and alumni who are being recognized at the Western Institute of Nursing (WIN) annual conference, April 17-20 (pictured from left to right):

  • Pamela H. Mitchell, BSN ’62, PhD ’91, RN, FAAN, FAHA, UW School of Nursing, Seattle Professor Emerita 2024 WIN Professor Emeritus
  • Allison Webel, RN, PhD, FAAN, Interim Executive Dean UW School of Nursing 2024 WIN Inductee
  • Paula Cox-North, MN ’05, PhD ’13, ARNP, UW School of Nursing, Seattle Teaching Professor 2024 Regional Geriatric Nursing Education Award
  • Jung-Ah Lee, MN ’02, PhD ’08, RN, FGSA, FAAN 2024 WIN Regional Geriatric Nursing Research Award: Senior Researcher
  • Julie Postma, PhD ’07,  RN 2024 Western Academy of Nurses Inductee

UW Tacoma

Congratulations to the UW Tacoma Nursing & Healthcare Leadership faculty who received Population Health Initiative Tier 2 pilot grants:
  • Culturally adapting and pilot-testing chatbot-delivered psychotherapy for Chinese American families caring for older adults with chronic conditions
    • PI: Jingyi Li, UW Tacoma Nursing & Healthcare Leadership
    • Co-I: Weichao Yuwen, UW Tacoma Nursing & Healthcare Leadership
  • UW PHI Proof-of-Concept (Tier II) award
    • Title: Promoting Wellness and Well-Being among Direct Clinical Service Providers Working in Regional Community Health Centers
    • PI: Sharon Laing, UW Tacoma Nursing & Healthcare Leadership