February News & Awards

Alumni

• University of Washington alumni Rebecca Allen and Silvia Bowke, and current PhD in Nursing Science student Genevieve Crystal Aguilar, are founders of the Washington State Chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses, a chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses.

Faculty

Liz Bridges

• Congratulations to Professor Liz Bridges for receiving a DAISY Lifetime Achievement Award!
• Congratulations to Professor Monica McLemore, who was one of the 50 members of STAT News’ 2024 STATUS List, which highlights influential people in health today.
• Professor Peg Heitkemper was quoted in a recent CNN article on IBS.“’The measures are limited but because the sample size is so large, they do provide valuable insights into what could reduce the likelihood of IBS as middle-aged and older adults age,’ said Dr. Margaret Heitkemper.”
• Assistant Professor Avanti Adhia is a collaborator on research recently featured in the UW Medicine Newsroom article, “Domestic violence protection cases point up minors’ risk”.
• Assistant Professor Kendra Kamp was chosen as a 2023 Fellow for the NurseTRUST E³ Fellowship Emerging Leaders Program.
• The Nurse Educator podcast recently interviewed Rebecca O’Connor, along with Dr. Kenya Beard, about their use of equityXdesign to design IBIAS. Listen to the podcast episode.

Staff

• “Tell me about your dreams and aspirations,” School of Nursing staff member Chris Gambol asks his son Amari. Listen to their heartwarming conversation about their lived experiences growing up Black and what it means to them.

Staff & Faculty

• Congratulations to Kahlea Williams, Emily Leaver, Dr. Joycelyn Thomas, Dr. Bethany Rolfe Witham and Dr. Monica McLemore, who had a project accepted on “UW School of Nursing MPS CARE Anti-Racism & DEI Course Materials Pilot Project”. The project will be a part of the UW Teaching & Learning Symposium Showcase starting on April 9.

Students

Lalipat Phianhasin presenting at the International Stroke Conference

• PhD student Lalipat Phianhasin presented at the International Stroke Conference in Phoenix earlier this month on “Sex differences in the Expression of Mood Disturbances Post-Stroke”. Less than 10% of all submissions to the conference are typically accepted. This work is a collaboration with former UW School of Nursing T32 postdoctoral fellow Dr. Sarah Martha.