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Serving as the interim dean for the UC College of Nursing for two years has been a privilege and an exciting stage of my career. During this period, I focused the college’s efforts on POPS – partnerships, opportunities, performance, support –and diversity and inclusion. In my final dean’s message, I’d like to highlight some of the successes the college achieved in these areas.
• For partnerships, we signed a formal agreement in February with Hubert Kairuki Memorial University in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Under this agreement, we will conduct joint research, grantsmanship, publications and online teaching.
• For opportunities, we expanded our focus in the development of virtual reality simulations, launched the Master of Science in Nursing in nursing education program and continue to move towards the approval of two new programs: health equity concentration of the Bachelor of Science in Public Health and the Bachelor of Science in Health Care Coordination program, in collaboration with the College of Allied Health Sciences.
• For performance, I am excited to state that once again the college has begun generating a net profit, which allows us to reinvest in our infrastructure by hiring more full-time faculty members. Our awarded research funding and scholarship amounts are at an all-time high. We have also increased the percentage of faculty, staff and students who self-identify as underrepresented by race and/or ethnicity.
• For support, we established a staff governance structure and reorganized all faculty – who previously reported to the dean – into three departments.
• The college’s efforts in diversity and inclusion make me most proud, especially our shared governance and college-wide initiative to review the 700 pages of student-related policies and procedures from an equity lens. Since the formal review was completed in December 2023, we have conducted focus groups with faculty, staff and students to discuss and implement proposed changes. We hosted training sessions on equal opportunity, Title IX and religious bias. Student inclusion and belonging efforts have included establishing a multicultural lounge, providing a student kitchen and suspending standardized test requirements for prelicensure applicants. You can learn about additional efforts by scanning this QR code.
As my time as the interim dean comes to a close, the college is preparing for the arrival of Dr. Alicia Ribar as our 19th dean, joining us from the University of South Carolina. I look forward to seeing her vision come to fruition over the ensuing years.
Sincerely,
Gordon Lee Gillespie, PhD, DNP, RN, CEN, CNE, CPEN, PHCNS-BC, ANEF, FAEN, FAAN Interim Dean
Ann Gakumo, PhD, RN Associate Dean for Inclusion & Community Impact and Dr. Greer
Glazer Endowed Chair for DEI
Tracy Kilfoil Business Officer
Rich Prior, DNP, FNP-FC, FAANP
Sr. Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Sharon Geiger Assistant to the Dean
Melanie Kroger-Jarvis, DNP, MSN, CNS Chair, Department of Population Health
Matt Rota, PhD Assistant Dean of Technology & Innovation
Donna Green, PhD, MSN, RN, C-EFM Chair, Department of Nursing
Krista Maddox, EdD
Sr. Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
Carolyn Smith, PhD, RN, CNE, FAAOHN Associate Dean for Research
Jamie Heck, PhD Assistant Dean of Academic Support
Kim Mullins, DNP, APRN-CNP, AOCNP Chair, Department of Advanced Practice Nursing
Juan Manuel Arredondo
Meggen Brown
Cynthia Fitton
Lana Hackworth
Bradley Jackson
Tim McGowan
Rino Munda
Susan Opas
Judy Ribak
Buffie Rixey
Alice Rose
Derek van Amerongen
Robert Wiwi
Emeriti Directors
Joseph Campanella
Lois Doyle
Trudy Fullen
Hallie Higgins
Ann Kiggen
Miriam Kinard
Marjorie Motch
Patricia Schroer
David Widmann
Andrea Wiot
Honorary
Clive Bennett
Ex-Officio Members
Gordon Gillespie
Matt Pearce
Building a future workforce that effectively provides equitable, quality health care requires an education system that better prepares nurses for practicing in a variety of communitybased settings with diverse populations. With this in mind, we have expanded our practice and research partnerships.
In 2022, the college launched a partnership with The Little Clinic, which operates retail clinics inside select Kroger, Fry’s, JayC, Dillons and King Soopers stores in multiple states. This has increased the number of sites offering clinical placements for our advanced practice nursing students across the country.
Four instructors from Hubert Kairuki Memorial University (HKMU) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, are now students in our PhD in nursing program. Once they graduate, they will become leaders at HKMU and serve as partners on international research projects and coinvestigators for extramural grant applications.
As pioneers in experiential learning, we have increased access to handson opportunities, so our students graduate ready to provide quality, safe care to all. Faculty and leadership have focused on developing opportunities to strengthen the financial status of the college and reinforce our position as a national leader in nursing academia.
At the core of the university’s curriculum, real-world experiences promote professional maturity and enhance career opportunities after graduation. The college continues to nurture strong partnerships with local and global health care systems and educators to offer innovative and enriching experiences for our students.
• Dedicated Education Units (DEU): Participating undergraduate students are paired one-on-one with a staff nurse for a semester in units at University of Cincinnati Medical Center and Cincinnati VA Medical Center. In FY ‘23, 56 DEU placements were offered to students.
• Co-op Program: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) students are paired one-to-one with experienced preceptors at University of Cincinnati Medical Center and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center for a paid mentorship opportunity. In FY ‘23, the college offered 76 co-op positions in areas including med/surg, float pool, ED, ICU, step-down units, PACU, OB, OR and cardiovascular recovery.
• International Program: Undergraduate and graduate students earn course credits while enhancing their cultural sensitivity and challenging their understanding of global health issues and disparities. In December 2022, the college resumed traveling with a clinical rotation in Thailand and, in 2023, students traveled to London and Tanzania. In early 2023, nurse anesthesia students experienced clinical practice in Belize and nurse practitioner students joined a global health brigade in Tanzania.
76 BSN Co-op Positions
To better meet the needs of the health care industry and community, the college launched and re-designed several programs. With these new or newly formatted programs, we endeavor to produce graduates who will lead in solving some of nursing’s most pressing issues.
• Nursing Education Master of Science in Nursing: In response to the nursing shortage, the college designed a master’s level degree that prepares nurses for roles in academic and clinical settings. The program’s curriculum includes curriculum design, hands-on skills teaching, in-person and online classroom management, critical thinking, clinical work and using technology for teaching, including simulations and other learning tools.
56 Dedicated Education Unit Placements
• Advanced Public Health Nursing Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) and Post-Bachelor’s Certificate: Due to the increasing frequency of environmental disasters and public health emergencies, climate change, an aging population, and growing awareness of health disparities, the need for public health leaders will grow significantly in the coming decade. To meet this need, the college launched a DNP and post-bachelor’s certificate in Public Health Nursing, which prepare professionals to use evidence from research to design, implement and lead population-based interventions and improve public health.
• Occupational Health Nursing DNP: In response to the need for doctorally prepared nurses, the college’s Occupational Health Nursing Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) was re-designed as a DNP. The program prepares nurses to lead in corporate, industrial, governmental or academic settings by using evidence from research to plan, implement and evaluate health and safety programs and services for employees, worker populations and association groups.
Our accomplishments reflect progress toward our mission and vision, and the university’s Next Lives Here strategic direction. We continue to prepare nurses to provide safe, quality and equitable care, and create and disseminate research that elevates the profession, impacts our community and contributes to the transformation of health care.
U.S. News & World Report Rankings
No. 10 — 2024 Best Online Master’s in Nursing Programs for Veterans
No. 11 — 2024 Best Nursing-Anesthesia (CRNA) Schools
No. 36 — 2024 Best Online Master’s in Nursing Programs
No. 37 — 2024 Best Midwifery Programs
No. 41 — 2024 Best Nursing Schools: Master’s in Nursing Programs
No. 49 — 2024 Best Nursing Schools: Doctor of Nursing Practice Programs
Recognized since 2014 as an Apple Distinguished School
Designated as a National League for Nursing Center of Excellence in Nursing Education
Selected three times as an AAMN Best School/College for Men in Nursing
Recipient of the INSIGHT into Diversity Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award since 2015
$2,696,321 Total Scholarships Awarded: Sponsored by the College of Nursing $1,229,931 Funded by UC Graduate College $995,738 Supported by grant awards
Holistic Admissions
A pioneer in using a holistic admissions process, the college looks beyond test scores to evaluate applicants for BSN and select graduate programs to form a student body that is empathetic and diverse in thought, background and life experiences. In fall 2023, 39% of students admitted to the BSN program would not have received an offer based on quantitative criteria only.
Total active grant funding FY ‘23:
$4,486,125
Collaborative Opioid Response Expansion (CORE II) Project in Highland County, in partnership with Highland District Hospital, Highland District Health Department, Family Recovery Services, Inc. Treatment Center, R.E.A.C.H. for Tomorrow, Inc., Highland County Probation Department
TOTAL AWARD: $1,000,000 (9/22 - 8/25)
AWARDED BY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), RCORP-Implementation Program
RECIPIENTS: Jennifer Lanzillotta (PD), John Stem Highland County, in southwestern Ohio, is a rural, Appalachian, medically underserved, mental health provider shortage area. It is ranked on the list of the top counties identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as being at risk for HIV and hepatitis C infections due to injection drug use. The goal of this three-year program is to address gaps in prevention, recovery and treatment services by bringing entities together and coordinating care; implementing evidence-based practices; leveraging state, federal and local resources; decreasing stigma; increasing access to care for those suffering from opioid use disorder; and decreasing fatalities through naloxone distribution.
Systems in Holistic Innovation and Inclusion for Transformation (SHIIFT)
TOTAL AWARD: $750,000 (1/23 - 5/26)
AWARDED BY: Genentech
RECIPIENTS: Ann Gakumo (PD), Rosalind Moore, Lisa Cassidie Genentech’s Health Equity and Diversity in STEM Innovation Fund will support the establishment of a successful model for the recruitment, retention and academic success of racially and ethnically diverse undergraduate nursing students by examining undergraduate admission processes to determine structural barriers to equity; admitting a diverse cohort of eight Bachelor of Science (BSN) students in the 2023 freshman class based on factors other than standardized test scores; creating collaborative academic-community partnerships to build capacity for community engagement; and developing inclusive learning environments that integrate diversity, social determinants of health and equity throughout the curriculum and in evaluation.
TOTAL AWARD: $464,572 (7/22 - 6/23)
AWARDED BY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Nurse Faculty Loan Program
RECIPIENT: Melanie Kroger-Jarvis (PD)
Nursing faculty shortages across the country are limiting student capacity at a time when the need for professional registered nurses continues to grow. In addition, as the U.S. struggles with primary health care provider shortages, an uneven distribution of workers means shortages are often more profound in rural
and disadvantaged areas. The purpose of this program is to support the educational expenses of advanced degree nursing students on the nurse educator pathway, with priority for candidates in the PhD and DNP programs so the college can address the nurse faculty and primary care provider shortages.
Eliminating Structural Racism in Nursing Academia: A Systems Change Approach to Anti-Racist Nursing Education
TOTAL AWARD: $300,000 (6/23 - 5/26)
AWARDED BY: Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation
RECIPIENT: Ann Gakumo (PD), Greer Glazer, Lisa Cassidie
The national, multisite project builds upon the American Association of Colleges of Nurses (AACN) “Leading Across Multidimensional Perspectives” (Lamp™) Culture and Climate Survey, deployed to 50 nursing schools – including UC – to better understand the culture of inclusion and belonging, particularly among students and faculty of color. The program will build a learning collaborative composed of eight to ten schools that were part of AACN’s original 50-school cohort to develop projects addressing structural racism and promoting anti-racist nursing education in their respective institutions. A plan for sustainability and growth at individual schools, as well as a plan for replicability and spread to the broader cohort of nursing schools nationally is part of the project’s goals.
UCVS Increasing Patient Access to Care for Tomorrow (ImPact) Scholarship, 2023
TOTAL AWARD: $5,000 (1/23 - 12/23)
AWARDED BY: CVS Health Foundation FNP/PA Scholarship Program
RECIPIENTS: Amy Fathman (PD), Lindsay Davis, Sherry Donaworth, Jeff Trees
Family Nurse Practitioners (FNPs) have potential to provide high quality, cost-effective primary care services to aging populations and the millions of newly insured in the United States. Clinical experiences are an integral part of educating competent FNPs and the college has developed academic-practice partnerships with over 300 local clinical sites to provide students flexible and diverse clinical experiences. The goal of this program is to support educational expenses of FNP students as they participate in CVS Minute Clinic’s clinical training program.
A Unique, Co-Designed Family-Based Therapy for Marginalized Women with Opioid Use Disorder and Justice-Involvement
TOTAL AWARD: $959,139 (6/23 - 4/28)
AWARDED BY: National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), K23
RECIPIENTS: Aaron Murnan (PI), Josh Lambert, Gwen England
Given well-documented risks associated with the sex trade and opioid use, as well as a lack of interventions prospectively designed to address challenges experienced by this population, the study represents a critical next step towards promoting the health and well-being of women in the sex trade. The award will provide Dr. Murnan training opportunities in communitybased participatory research; ADAPT-ITT substance use intervention adaptation methodologies; and research within the criminal justice system to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of co-designed family-based intervention offered as an adjunct to treatment diversion programming.
TOTAL AWARD: $489,666 (9/22 - 7/25)
AWARDED BY: National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Nursing Research, K23
RECIPIENT: Minjin Kim (PI)
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a sexually transmitted infection affecting mostly young adults. Although the HPV vaccine is safe and effective at preventing related infections and cancers, a preliminary study has shown that only 19% of English-speaking, college-educated Korean American women aged 18 to 26 in the Northeast U.S. had received the HPV vaccine. The purpose of this study is to leverage a video-based intervention using AI chatbot technology (K-Talk) to promote HPV vaccination among Korean Americans age 18 to 26, as well as to conduct a pilot trial to assess feasibility, acceptability and preliminary efficacy of K-Talk.
TOTAL AWARD: $413,968 (11/22 - 11/25)
AWARDED BY: American Diabetes Association
RECIPIENTS: Yuqing Zhang (PI), Tamilyn Bakas
People with diabetes have increased risk for oral diseases yet are less likely to practice adequate oral self-care and utilize preventive dental services than people without diabetes, resulting in them losing twice the number of teeth than their non-diabetic peers. Untreated chronic periodontal inflammation also induces insulin resistance, thereby jeopardizing glycemic control and increasing risk of having other diabete complications. This study aims at developing content material and testing the usability and feasibility of a technology-assisted oral health education and self-care intervention for a racially and socioeconomically diverse population with diabetes mellitus.
PARTNER (Participant Approaches to Research Techniques Nurture Engagement and Retention)
TOTAL AWARD: $195,593 (1/23 - 1/25)
AWARDED BY: Merck Sharp & Dohme, LLC
RECIPIENTS: Ann Gakumo (PI), Minjin Kim, Joe Perazzo
Black people living with HIV have worse health outcomes than their white counterparts, yet remain underrepresented in HIV clinical research. Informed consent documents often use complex language designed primarily to agreement to participate rather than educate patients and ensure they understand the proposed research. This study focuses on assessing what Black people living with HIV understand about informed consent and their preferences related to the process, developing a patient-centered tool and determine its acceptability and feasibility for use in the informed consent process in HIV clinical trials.
Artificial Intelligence to Predict Outcomes in Patients with Acute Kidney Injury on Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT)
TOTAL AWARD: $110,974 (4/23 - 1/27)
AWARDED BY: National Institutes for Health (NIH), National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), R01 | University of Alabama at Birmingham Subaward
RECIPIENTS: Josh Lambert (PI)
This study will employ a novel statistical algorithm and other statistical tools in a multi-step process to explore and identify sub-phenotypes of patients with differential risk of mortality and kidney recovery within the project data.
A Randomized Clinical Trial Continuous vs. Intermittent Infusion Vancomycin: Effects on Measured GRF and Kidney Injury Biomarkers
TOTAL AWARD: $28,038 (1/23 - 12/24)
AWARDED BY: National Institutes for Health (NIH), R01 | University of Kentucky Subaward
RECIPIENTS: Josh Lambert (PI)
The objective of this randomized clinical trial is to determine if there is a difference in kidney injury, as determined by measured glomerular filtration rate and injury biomarkers, between continuous and intermittent infusions of vancomycin in acutely ill hospitalized patients with a suspected infection.
Emergency Department Comprehensive Care (EC23)
TOTAL AWARD: $14,809 (9/22 - 8/23)
AWARDED BY: Ohio Department of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
RECIPIENTS: Caroline Freiermuth (PI), Carolyn Smith (Co-I)
In 2020 alone, Ohio had more than 5,000 opioid-related deaths. Addressing the overdose crisis requires partnerships to develop, coordinate and implement targeted strategies to prevent harm and link individuals with a substance use disorder to clinical and community supports. This initiative aims to identify people with opioid use disorder (OUD) who are receiving services in the emergency department and refer them to a treatment facility within 72 hours. Strategies include increasing screening for OUD, connecting individuals with a peer supporter, identifying other co-occurring social needs, and providing suboxone or other medications to manage withdrawal symptoms until admission into treatment facilities.
Cultivating Undergraduate Nursing Resilience and Equity (CURE)
AWARD FOR FY FY ‘23 (YEAR 2/4): $419,457
AWARDED BY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), NWD
RECIPIENTS: Donna Green (PD), Deborah Gray, Kiana Million, Emily Rose Cole
Appalachian Experiential Learning and Simulation Program (App-ELS)
AWARD FOR FY ‘23 (YEAR 3/3): $230,172
AWARDED BY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), NEPQR
RECIPIENT: Rebecca Lee (PD)
Psychostimulant Response Project in Highland County
AWARD FOR FY ‘23 (YEAR 2/3): $187,609
AWARDED BY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), RCORP – PS
RECIPIENTS: Jennifer Lanzillotta (PD), Jack Stem Nurse Educator Track (NET) Program
AWARD FOR FY ‘23 (YEAR 2/2): $109,193
AWARDED BY: Ohio Board of Nursing
RECIPIENT: Rebecca Lee (PD)
DEU-Liaison: A Sustainable Model for Prelicensure Nursing Program Expansion
AWARD FOR FY ‘23 (YEAR 2/2): $108,443
AWARDED BY: Ohio Board of Nursing
RECIPIENTS: Eileen Werdman (PD), Donna Green, Mohammed Othman
UC College of Nursing Nurse Anesthetist Traineeship Program (NAT)
AWARD FOR FY ‘23 (YEAR 3/3): $43,146
AWARDED BY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), NAT
RECIPIENTS: Beth Clayton (PD), Rachel Smith-Steinert Incarcerated Fathers and their Adolescent Children
AWARD FOR FY ‘23 (YEAR 4/4): $23,371
AWARDED BY: Franklin County Commissioner, Department of Justice
RECIPIENT: Samantha Boch (PD)
Michigan-Ohio Occupational Research Education (MOORE) Program
AWARD FOR FY ‘23 (YEAR 2 OF 5): $11,164
AWARDED BY: National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institutes of Nursing Research, subaward University of Michigan
RECIPIENT: Gordon Gillespie (PD)
Telehealth Assessment and Skill-Building Intervention for Stroke Caregivers (Task III)
AWARD FOR FY ‘23 (YEAR 2/5): $607,546
AWARDED BY: National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Nursing Research, R01
RECIPIENTS: Tamilyn Bakas (PI), Elaine Miller, Matthew Rota, Juan Lopez-Rosado, Jahmeel Israel
UC Social Determinants of Health Web-Based Simulation Project
AWARD FOR FY ‘23 (YEAR 2/2): $435,526
AWARDED BY: Ohio Government Resource Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
RECIPIENTS: Sue Brammer (PI), Gordon Gillespie (PI), Becky Lee, Adelaide Harris, Amber Irwin, Cassie Wardlaw, Rosalind Moore, Samantha Boch, Joseph Perazzo, Randy Bates, Melanie Kroger-Jarvis, Lee Tyson, Jason Gregg, Tasha Turner-Bicknell, Josh Lambert, Laura Toerner, Asia Harris
Occupational Health Nursing Training Program (OHN)
AWARD FOR FY ‘23 (YEAR 2/5): $198,720
AWARDED BY: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) T42
RECIPIENTS: Carolyn Smith (PI), Cynthia Betcher, Gordon Gillespie, Beverly Hittle
PREEMIE PROGRESS: A Family Management Program for Parents of Preterm Infants
AWARD FOR FY ‘23 (YEAR 3/3): $151,227
AWARDED BY: National Institutes of Health, NINR, K23
RECIPIENT: Ashley Weber (PI)
Healthy Workforce Design & Well-Being (HWD)
AWARD FOR FY ‘23 (YEAR 4/4): $41,562
AWARDED BY: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
RECIPIENT: Beverly Hittle (PI)
Secondary Analysis Exploring Interactions Influencing Outcomes of Prenatal Opioid Exposure in a Large Maternal and Infant Data Hub
AWARD FOR FY ‘23 (YEAR 2/2): $49,999
AWARDED BY: Ohio Attorney General, Bowling Green State University subaward
RECIPIENT: Josh Lambert
Better Together: A Mental Wellness Support System (MWSS) for Worker and Employers in Long-term Healthcare
AWARD FOR FY ‘23 (YEAR 2/2): $28,700
AWARDED BY: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
RECIPIENT: Carolyn Smith (PI)
Nurse Scholar and Leaders of the Future
AWARD FOR FY ‘23 (YEAR 2/2): $30,000
AWARDED BY: Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence/Jonas Nursing and Veterans Healthcare
RECIPIENT: Gordon Gillespie (PI), Rebecca Lee, Joe Perazzo, Sue Brammer
The Effect of Mini-Mindfulness and Narrative Nursing Interventions to Promote Nurse Leaders’ Resilience and Well-Being
AWARD FOR FY ‘23 (YEAR 2/2): $4,818
AWARDED BY: Association for Leadership Science in Nursing (ALSN)
RECIPIENT: Minjin Kim (PI), Josh Lambert
Jonas-McClure DNP Scholar Scholarship
AWARD FOR FY ‘23 (YEAR 2/2): $2,500
AWARDED BY: Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence
RECIPIENT: Gordon Gillespie
Abu-Alhaija, D. M., & Johnson, K. D. (2023). The emergency nurse responses to triage interruptions and how these responses are perceived by patients: An observational, prospective study. International Emergency Nursing, 67, 101251.
Abu-Alhaija, D. M., Matibiri, P., Brittingham, K., Wulsin, V., Davis, K. G., Huston, T., & Gillespie, G. L. (2023). The factors associated with the development of COVID-19 symptoms among the employees in a U.S. healthcare institution. International Journal of Environmental Research Public Health, 20, 6100.
Abu-Alhaija, D., Bakas, T., Shaughnessy, E., & Miller, E. (2023). The factors that influence chemotherapy exposure among nurses: An integrative review. Workplace Health and Safety, 71(5), 212-227.
Abu-Alhaija, D., Miller, E., Shaughnessy, E., & Bakas, T. (2023). The psychometric testing of the Oncology Nurses Health Behaviors Determinants Scale: A cross-sectional study. Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 39(6), 151515.
Alenezi, L., Gillespie, G. L., & Smith, C. R. (2023). An integrative review of transformational leadership style and burnout: Implications for nurse leaders. International Healthcare Research Journal, 69(9), RV8-RV24.
Bader, K. W., Smith, C. R., & Gillespie, G. L. (2023). Critical care nurses’ behaviors toward family presence during resuscitation: Integrative review. Critical Care Nurse, 43(5), 17-31. Bakas, T. (2023). Bakas Caregiving Outcomes Scale. In F. Maggino (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research, Chapter 143-2. Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
Bayram, E., Holden, S. K., Fullard, M., Armstrong, M.J., & Lewy Body Dementia Association Community Engagement Working Group. (2023). Race and ethnicity in Lewy Body Dementia: A narrative review. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 94(3), 861-878.
Boch, S. J., Murnan, A. W., Pollard, J. F., Nidey, N. L., Hardy, R. Y., & Iruka, I. U. (2023). Assessment of US federal funding of incarceration-related research, 1985 to 2022. JAMA Network Open, 6(2), e230803.
Davis, L., Mullins, K., Fathman, A., & Donaworth, S. (2023). Mentoring novice nurse practitioners: Recommendations for navigating the transition to autonomous practice. The Nurse Practitioner, 48(2), 41-47.
Ferrè, S., Liu, Y. L., Lambert, J. W., Katz, R., Gianella, F. G., Drew, D. A., ... & Neyra, J. A. (2023). Serum magnesium and cardiovascular outcomes in systolic blood pressure intervention trial (SPRINT) participants. Kidney Medicine, 5(6), 100634.
Freiermuth, C. E., Kisor, D. F., Lambert, J., Braun, R., Frey, J. A., Bachmann, D. J., ... & Sprague, J. E. (2023). Genetic variants associated with opioid use disorder. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 113(5), 1089-1095.
Gillespie, G. L., & Berry, P. A. (2023). Qualitative analysis of workplace assault outcomes from the perspectives of emergency nurses. Journal of Emergency Nursing, 49(3), 450-460.
Gillespie, G. L., Tamsukhin, S. M., Betcher, C., & Reponen, T. (2023). Interprofessional field experiences in occupational safety and health. International Journal of Higher Education, 12(6), 1-10.
Güler, A., Lambert, J., Rojas-Guyler, L., Lee, R. C., & Smith, C. R. (2023). Shared risk factors among women for intimate partner violence in the United States: A secondary analysis. Violence Against Women, 30(1), 3-30.
Güler, A., Lee, R. C., Rojas-Guyler, L., Lambert, J., & Smith, C. R. (2023). The influences of sociocultural norms on women’s responses to IPV: An integrative review. Nursing Inquiry, 30(4), e12589.
Hittle, B. M., Hils, J., Fendinger, S. L., & Wong, I. S. (2023). A scoping review of sleep education and training for nurses. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 142, 104468.
Hittle, B. M., Wardlaw, C., Lambert, J., & Bankston, K. (2023). A cross-sectional study of the social work environment and Black registered nurses’ sleep. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. (online journal).
Holden, S. K., Bedenfield, N., Taylor, A. S., Bayran, E., Schwilk, C., Fleisher, J., Duda, J., Shill, H., Paulson, H. L., Stacy, K., … & Armstrong, M. J. (2023). Research priorities of individuals and caregivers with Lewy body dementia: A web-based survey. Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders, 37(1), 50-58.
Keller, E., Hittle, B., Boch, S., Davis, K., & Gillespie, G. L. (2023). Modeling wellbeing for U.S. correctional nurses: A cross-sectional survey. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 147, 104589.
Keller, E., Hittle, B.M., & Smith, C. (2023). Tiredness takes its toll: An integrative review on sleep and occupational outcomes for long-term care workers. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 49(1), 27-33.
Kreitzer, N., Adeoye, O., Wade, S. L., Kurowski, B. G., Thomas, S., Gillespie, L., & Bakas, T. (2023). Iterative development of the Caregiver Wellness After Traumatic Brain Injury Program (CGWell). Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 38(6), E424-E436.
Kum, C., Jones, H., Miller, E., Kreitzer, N., & Bakas, T. (2023). Theoretically based factors associated with stroke family caregiver health. Innovation in Aging, 7(Suppl 1), 927.
Lambert, J., Xavier, T., Duah, H., Sanders, C., Green, D., & McCullough, J. (2023). A retrospective study of BSN course grades and scores on the Health Education Systems Incorporated (HESI) exams. Teaching and Learning in Nursing, 18(3), 378-382.
Latif, M., Duarte Ribeiro, A. P., Blatz, M. A., Burkett, K., Dragon, M. A., Craver, T., Cogan, S., Ricciardi, S., & Weber, A. (2023). Encouraging our NICU to «read-a-latte»: Leveraging a read-a-thon to launch a quality improvement initiative. Advances in Neonatal Care, 23(2), 120-131.
Lax, D. N., White, S., Manning, P., & Kabbouche Samaha, M. (2023). Diagnostic algorithm for pediatric headaches: A clinical improvement initiative. Pediatric Neurology, 149, 108-113.
Martin Charles, D., Kroger-Jarvis, M., & Irwin, A. (2023). Educating psychiatric mental health didactic and clinical nursing students on mindfulness activities utilizing the calm mobile application. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 14(39), 39-44.
Noll, C., Brammer, S. V., & Thomas, M. (2023). Storytelling: A powerful tool to revive resilience and create contagious positivity in the PMH workforce. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 29(3), 183-184.
Oudat, Q., & Bakas, T. (2023). Merits and pitfalls of social media as a platform for recruitment of study participants. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 25, e47705.
Punches, B. E., Brown, J. L., Taul, N. K., Sall, H. A., Bakas, T., Gillespie, G. L., Martin-Boone, J., Boyer, E. W., & Lyons, M.S. (2023). Patient motivators to use opioids for acute pain after emergency care. Frontiers in Pain Research, 4, 1151704.
Reed, L. A., Green, D., & Schwyter, D. (2023). The effect of an educational program on nurse knowledge of wound care and application to practice in the outpatient setting: A quality improvement project. International Journal of Nursing and Health Care Science, 3(4), 1-10.
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Sandhu, H. S., Lambert, J., Steckler, Z., Park, L., Stromberg, A., Ramirez, J., & Yang, C. F. J. (2023). Outpatient medications associated with protection from COVID-19 hospitalization. PloS One, 18(3), e0282961.
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From encouraging award applications to creating scholarships to attract, retain and graduate a culturally sensitive student body, we believe in supporting and empowering faculty, staff and students by creating an environment that fosters inclusivity, collaboration, and personal growth. The college’s leadership is intentional about ensuring all feel welcome and the support for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts is woven throughout the four Nursing POPS! priorities.
Creation of department chair positions to decentralize decision-making and better meet faculty needs.
• Donna Green, PhD, MSN, RN, C-EFM: Department of Nursing, housing the college’s undergraduate and prelicensure programs.
• Kim Mullins, DNP, APRN-BC, AOCNP: Department of Advanced Practice Nursing, housing the college’s nurse practitioner, nurse midwifery, nurse anesthesia, and post master’s DNP programs.
• Melanie Kroger-Jarvis, DNP, CNS, RN: Department of Population Health, housing the college’s organizational leadership, nurse educator, advanced public health nursing and occupational health nursing programs.
Guided by the vision, “To inspire, influence, engage, and guide the College of Nursing, the University of Cincinnati and the larger community to build a sustainable model of inclusive excellence that embraces and reflects the diverse population we serve,” the college’s DEI strategic plan has four strategic goals with corresponding action items and measurements to ensure accountability. Accountability groups have been assembled and meet on an ongoing basis to make progress in bringing each one of the goals to life.
As part of these efforts, initiatives such as a monthly DEI Teaching Tidbits newsletter to faculty and staff and a tool for incident reporting have been implemented.
New Funds & Endowments
Established in FY ‘23
Carolyne S. Cade Scholarship
Dr. Christine Colella Professorship Fund
Elaine and Rudy Rosales Nursing Scholarship Fund
Systems in Holistic Innovation and Inclusion for Transformation (SHIIFT) Fund
Susan and Derek van Amerongen Endowed Scholarship Fund
Susan Opas Emergency Fund for Nursing Students
Susan R. Opas College of Nursing Simulation Fund
FY ‘23 Donors
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RACHEL BAKER: Elected Woman of Excellence Award 2023 | National Foundation for Women Legislators
RANDI BATES: Best Dissertation | Midwest Nursing Research Society Pediatric Research Interest Group
BEVERLY HITTLE: Barb Dewey Award | Ohio Association of Occupational Health Nurses
BEVERLY HITTLE: Inducted as a Fellow into the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses
JENNIFER LANZILLOTTA: 2023 CRNA of the Week | Ohio State Association of Nurse Anesthetists
ELAINE MILLER: 50 years of service to Sigma Theta Tau and Beta Iota Chapter Award| Sigma Theta Tau International
ELAINE MILLER: Educator of the Year Award | American Psychiatric Nurses Association (OH Chapter)
JACOB MILLER: Inducted as Fellow | Academy of Emergency Nursing
SUZIE NEWELL: 2023 Alice Magaw Outstanding Clinical Practitioner Award | American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
CARRILEE POWELL: Educator of the Year Award | Ohio State Association of Nurse Anesthetists
RACHEL SMITH-STEINERT: Inducted as Fellow | American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
CAROLYN SMITH: First place poster winner | American Association of Occupational Health Nurses National Conference
LEE TYSON: Ohio Psych-Mental Health NP of the Year | Ohio Chapter APNA
TASHA TURNER-BICKNELL: 2023 Living Award: Dedication and Commitment to the HIV/AIDS Community | Caracole
SHANNON WHITE: Carol McKenzie Award Nominee | Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Nurse Anesthesia Program Simulation Coordinator Carrilee Powell, DNP, APRN-CRNA, CHSE, recipient of the Educator of the Year Award from the Ohio State Association of Nurse Anesthetists
