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Wall of Fame A new historical display in Helen Wood Hall pays homage to the exemplary women who have helmed the School of Nursing over the past five decades. The permanent fixture, mounted on a brick wall outside of the auditorium, spotlights the five deans who have guided the School of Nursing since it became an independent school in 1972. Each is represented by a framed 11 x 14 inch portrait with a plaque below indicating the length of her term as dean. The portraits mark the most public display to date highlighting the history of the school’s leadership. A number of historical items relating to the school, including a photo collage of 20th century UR Nursing deans and directors, reside on the first floor of Helen Wood Hall in the Eleanor Hall Heritage Center, which is accessible upon request. The deans display debuted in September 2018. Loretta Ford 1972–1986 Sheila Ryan 1986–1999
Patricia Chiverton 1999–2008 Kathy Parker 2008–2011
Kathy Rideout 2011–Present
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A Message from the Dean
Dear Friends, There’s something about this time of year. The days get short and there is a familiar bite in the air as the breeze rushes past your face. The excitement of spending time with our friends and loved ones during the holiday season soon gives way to reminiscing the year gone by and the hope and optimism that come with the turn of the calendar.
Kathy H. Rideout, EdD, PPCNP-BC, FNAP Vice President, University of Rochester Medical Center Dean and Professor of Clinical Nursing and Pediatrics, University of Rochester School of Nursing
I can’t help but reflect on the past 12 months here at the School of Nursing – the joys, the successes, as well as the challenges and heartbreaks. We experienced some of all, but I firmly believe that 2018 was the best year yet for us. Our education, research, and clinical enterprises are thriving, we continue to grow and expand in ways that allow us to fulfill our mission of promoting excellence in nursing, and we have exceptional students who continually push us – as faculty, staff, and administrators – to provide the best and most inclusive environment for them to succeed. This year at Meliora Weekend, we also celebrated the 15th anniversary of our first graduates of the Accelerated Program for Non-Nurses (see story, pages 25-27). After more than 75 years of “traditional” nursing education, we graduated our first cohort of APNN students in 2003. The switch from the fouryear program to an accelerated one-year course of study was a bold move to capitalize on the strengths of our institution, and it has paid off handsomely. To date, our APNN program has prepared more than 2,000 new nurses, and we continue to be one of the premier destinations for new students who wish to pursue nursing. I’m extremely proud to be the dean of a school that has featured so many dynamic and innovative visionaries who have helped to advance our profession. As we move into 2019, I express my deepest gratitude to all of you who have played a part in our history as we continue to evolve to meet the health care needs of tomorrow. Thank you for making this place what I always say it is: the greatest school of nursing in the world. Meliora!
On the Cover… Alumni, current students, and a well-disguised dean cut loose for a little fun in the photo booth at the APNN Anniversary Celebration during Meliora Weekend.
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18 Leadership, Mentorship, and the Future of Nursing Commencement 2018 20 A New Way of Thinking Collaboration with Bassett Medical Center provides students with a different lens on nursing practice 22 Xi Hopes UR School of Nursing’s chapter of Sigma Theta Tau embarks on new efforts to engage membership
DEPARTMENTS 4 Nursing News 38 Alumni Relations & Advancement 41 Class Notes
24 A Celebration of Meliora Annual homecoming weekend fetes alumni, donors and commemorates 15th anniversary of first class of APNN graduates
NURSING Magazine Credits University of Rochester School of Nursing Kathy H. Rideout, EdD, PPCNP-BC, FNAP Vice President, University of Rochester Medical Center Dean and Professor of Clinical Nursing and Pediatrics
University of Rochester Medical Center B. Chip Partner Associate Vice President Director of External Communications Public Relations and Communications University of Rochester Medical Center
Melissa L. Head ’99W (MS) Executive Director of URMC Academic Programs and Alumni Relations Advancement
Jolie R. Spiers ’17S (MBA) Senior Director of Alumni Engagement URMC Academic Programs
Andrea J. Allen Director of Advancement and Alumni Relations University of Rochester School of Nursing
Editor Patrick Broadwater Senior Associate, Public Relations
Contributing Writer Reagan McNameeKing Associate, Public Relations
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UR Nursing in the News What’s new in the School of Nursing? Here are some recent media reports involving UR Nursing faculty, staff, and students. Craig Sellers, professor of clinical nursing and director of master’s programs at the School of Nursing, was quoted in an April Inside Higher Ed article on how nursing school curricula are shifting to address the growing public health concern surrounding opioid addiction. Karen Reifenstein, assistant professor of clinical nursing, co-authored an article in October for Minority Reporter reminding women to get routine screenings for breast cancer. Mary Tantillo, professor of clinical nursing, appeared as a guest on the University of Rochester Quadcast podcast in June to discuss her new book,
Understanding Teen Eating Disorders: Warning Signs, Treatment Options, and Stories of Courage. She was also cited in a Futurity. org article examining 13 signs that your teen may have an eating disorder. Jacqueline Nasso, assistant professor of clinical nursing, authored an essay about the impact of nurses in the Democrat and Chronicle’s annual Salute to Nurses during National Nurses Week. Mary Carey, associate professor of nursing, wrote an article for the October 2018 issue of Police Chief magazine discussing the importance of managing blood pressure in order to maintain good health.
Daryl Sharp, professor of clinical nursing and senior director of care management for Accountable Health Partners and the University of Rochester Medical Center, and Susan Ciurzynski, professor of clinical nursing and director of the School of Nursing’s Center for Lifelong Learning, appeared with anchor Mark Gruba on the News 8 at Sunrise morning show in May to discuss the launch of the school’s new online Care Management Education program.
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SON Founding Dean Honored for Lifetime Achievements
Loretta Ford, EdD, RN, PNP, FAAN, FAANP, the co-developer of the nurse practitioner model and founding dean at the University of Rochester School of Nursing, was honored last spring with a pair of lifetime achievement awards recognizing her extraordinary impact on the profession of nursing. Ford was honored with the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Social Mission in Health Professions Education by the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University and the Beyond Flexner Alliance April 9 in Atlanta. She received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Board of Directors of the National Organization of Nurse Practitioners Faculties (NONPF) at its annual conference in Indianapolis on April 21. An internationally renowned nursing leader whose vision and habit of questioning the status quo galvanized colleagues and continues to inspire those who have followed in her footsteps, Ford’s studies on the expanded scope of practice in public health nursing led to the creation of the first nurse practitioner (NP) training program at the University of Colorado in 1965. Her work revolutionized the delivery of health services and the role of nursing in clinical care. Today, there are more than 350 academic institutions offering nurse practitioner programs and more than 200,000 practicing NPs. In 1972, Ford was recruited to become the first dean of the independent School of Nursing at the University of Rochester. She served as dean for 14 years, guiding the school to national and international prominence. Named a “Living Legend” by the American Academy of Nursing, she was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in 2011.
Kathy Rideout Receives Health Care Achievement Award Kathy Rideout, EdD, PPCNP-BC, FNAP, was recognized with a 2018 Rochester Business Journal Health Care Achievement Award for her more than 40 years of contributions as a pediatric nurse, educator, administrator, executive, advocate, researcher, and mentor. As dean of the University of Rochester School of Nursing, she leads one of the most highly respected nursing schools in the country, shaping the next generation of rigorously educated nurses, health care leaders, and scientists. She also remains committed to practicing as a pediatric advance practice nurse at Golisano Children’s Hospital and is vice president of the University of Rochester Medical Center. The Health Care Achievement Awards recognize individuals and groups who are nominated by their colleagues, supervisors, and patients for significant achievements in health care. Honorees are selected in eight categories: behavioral health, health care staff, innovation, management, nurse, physician, senior care, and volunteer. The 26 award recipients were honored during a luncheon March 23 at the Hyatt Regency Rochester. Among the many accomplishments of her tenure as dean at the School of Nursing, Rideout: • Adopted bold curriculum changes while maintaining academic excellence. The school has developed new
programs in nursing education and care management in response to an evolving health care environment and has continued its rise in the influential U.S. News and World Report rankings. UR Nursing is the only school in the state outside of New York City to be ranked among the top 50 for its master’s and DNP programs. • Renewed emphasis on research and attracting federal research dollars. The school has bolstered its roster of faculty researchers, adding five new hires – including a new associate dean for research – in a period of acute national faculty shortages. As a result, the school now attracts more than $2 million in funding annually from the National Institutes of Health. • Emphasized the importance of diversity and inclusiveness at the school. Recognizing the increasing importance of a diverse and inclusive health care workforce, Rideout has made a commitment to promoting cultural humility and better understanding of differing backgrounds a primary focus of her work. Under her leadership, the school’s Council on Diversity and Inclusiveness became the first council of faculty, staff, and students to have its own designated budget. She played a key role in attracting Robert Wood Johnson New Careers in Nursing Scholarship to support students who are underrepresented in nursing (including men). UR Nursing was one of only five schools in the country to receive all seven years of the program’s funding, totaling nearly $1 million in scholarship support. As a member of URMC’s senior leadership team, Rideout plays an influential role in the strategic direction of the Medical Center as it adapts to a rapidly changing health care system. She sits on a number of the Medical Center committees and councils, as well as serving as a member of the President’s Cabinet and other University councils and committees. Nationally, Rideout is a member of the influential Dean’s Nursing Policy Coalition, a group of 10 deans from prestigious schools of nursing formed to address issues in health care practice, research, and reform. She was coalition co-chair in 2014 and chair in 2015. She is also a member of the government affairs committee for the American Association for Colleges of Nursing, helping to advocate for the profession at the national level.
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Renu Singh Named a 'Woman of Excellence' Renu Singh, MS, senior associate dean of operations at the School of Nursing and CEO of UR Medicine’s Center for Employee Wellness, was named to the inaugural class of Women of Excellence Award recipients presented by the Rochester Business Journal. The award recognizes high-achieving women for their career accomplishments, community involvement, leadership, and sustained commitment to mentoring. The initial class of 34 women from a variety of industries throughout Rochester was honored at a celebration on April 11 at the Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center. Singh has exemplified excellence throughout a nearly 30-year career of leadership in health care program design and implementation within the University of Rochester Medical Center. For the past 18 years, she has served as an associate dean at the UR School of Nursing.
Her most significant professional achievement has been spearheading the development and implementation of the Center for Employee Wellness (CEW). In 2013, the School of Nursing took on the challenge of creating an evidence-based, outcome-driven wellness program for University employees. Building a program from scratch, Singh and her “wellness dream team” ultimately achieved the highest engagement rates for program participation in the University’s history, and the program’s wellness coaching resulted in significant reductions in health risk and sustained improvement in outcomes. Recognizing the value of the burgeoning UR program to other small- and mid-size employers in the community, Singh developed a scalable and customizable program to meet their needs. Just a few short years later, the CEW now partners with dozens of organizations, reaching nearly 50,000 employees in the region.
“I’m absolutely blown away to be included in this class of amazing women,” said Singh, who leads a team of nearly 50 CEW employees. “I feel blessed to have been mentored and inspired by so many people in my life, and I’m especially grateful for the amazing team that I work with and their commitment to excellence. I’ve been fortunate to be surrounded by colleagues who care so deeply about their work and are always striving for the best.” As senior associate dean of operations, Singh oversees the school’s support systems, including technology, personnel, and facilities management, and advises Dean Kathy Rideout, EdD, PPCNP-BC, FNAP, on operational concerns, such as strategic planning, program development, and mission-based performance metrics. As associate dean for finance and administration (2000-2015), she helped bolster the financial health of the school, creating and implementing strategies
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that have led to consistent positive operational surpluses and reserves. Singh’s community activities have been largely centered on children and empowering young girls through education. Singh serves on the board for Mary Cariola Children’s Center as well as the Jangi Singh School for Girls, founded by her parents and the Singh Family Foundation. She is a member of the United Way Women’s Association and past president of the Monroe Golf Club Women’s Association.
UR Nursing Ranks among Nation's Best in NIH Funding The UR School of Nursing ranked among the top 30 U.S. nursing schools in research funding received from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the eighth time in 10 years, according to data compiled by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. The school ranked 26th with seven grants totaling nearly $2.3 million in research support from the NIH during the 2017 fiscal year (Oct. 1, 2016 to Sept. 30, 2017). The grants covered studies in asthma self-management in adolescents; maternal and child dietary intake; HIV PreP implementation
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in heterosexual couples; HIV stigma and delay in health care seeking; neuroeconomic paradigm to assess fatigability in older adults; and cognitive training in older adults with mild cognitive impairment. The NIH is the largest public funding source for biomedical research in the world, investing more than $32 billion annually to enhance health, increase life spans, and reduce illness and disability.
UR Nursing Cuts Tuition of RN to BS Program School offers emphatic response to NYS legislation requiring future nurses to obtain a baccalaureate degree In an age of skyrocketing tuition hikes, the University of Rochester School of Nursing is going against the grain and cut the cost of its bachelor’s degree program for registered nurses. Responding to New York State’s landmark “BS in 10” legislation requiring future nurses to obtain a baccalaureate degree in nursing within 10 years of their initial licensure, the UR School of Nursing has dropped the overall cost of its RN to BS completion program by 18 percent. Beginning with the fall 2018 semester, UR Nursing reduced the sticker price of its RN to BS program from $1,456 to $1,200 per credit hour. The price cut is just another move by the school to bolster the strength of the nursing workforce by easing the financial burden faced by registered nurses who graduate with an associate degree or nursing diploma. The UR School of Nursing already offered big discounts to nurses throughout a wide swath of the state. Through its Finger Lakes Regional Scholarship, UR Nursing offers a 50 percent scholarship to eligible nurses who live or work in an 18-county region surrounding the Greater Rochester area. The school also provides a 55 percent discount to nurses working at a University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) affiliate organization through the Affiliate Professional Development Grant, while University of Rochester employees are eligible for
a tuition waiver of up to 95 percent, dropping the cost of the RN to BS program to as little as $60 per credit hour. “The University of Rochester School of Nursing fully embraces New York’s BS in 10 legislation – it is a move that we have championed for a long time,” said Dean Kathy Rideout, EdD, PPCNP-BC, FNAP. “As nationwide leaders in nursing education, we feel that it’s imperative to make a commitment to ensuring that our nursing workforce has realistic and open access to programs that help deliver better patient outcomes, prepares nurses to meet the demands of an increasingly complex health care environment, and provides hard-working nurses with the crucial foundation they need to pursue additional education to advance their careers." In December 2017, New York became the first state to enact legislation requiring
future RNs who graduate from an associate degree or nursing diploma program to complete a baccalaureate degree program within 10 years after being licensed to practice. Diploma and associate degree nursing programs are maintained as entry points into the nursing profession, and all currently licensed RNs and students enrolled in a nursing program are excluded from the mandatory requirement. Research shows that additional education makes a difference in the skill and competence of RNs and results in better quality care for patients. While affordability is a key factor for nurses in choosing where to pursue their baccalaureate degree, the quality of education they receive at that institution and how nurses are able to apply those lessons to their clinical practice is ultimately the biggest takeaway. The UR School of Nursing’s RN to BS program is built
on technology and uses the latest research to deliver a highly interactive, enhanced learning experience to students. The hybrid-online program mixes online coursework with in-person classroom settings and access to the unparalleled resources of an academic medical center. The program can be completed in as little as 16 months of part-time study. Graduates of the program are equipped to pursue advanced degrees, such as nurse practitioner, or pursue a wider range of nursing leadership or educator roles. “This is not about nurses going back to school, it’s about moving the profession forward through transformative education,” said Lydia Rotondo, DNP, RN, CNS, associate dean for education and student affairs at the UR School of Nursing. “We are preparing nurses for a future that they will create for themselves.”
“This is not about nurses going back to school, it’s about moving the profession forward through transformative education. We are preparing nurses for a future that they will create for themselves.”
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Twice as Nice: UR School of Nursing Repeats as HEED Health Professions Award Winner For the second straight year, the University of Rochester School of Nursing has been selected to receive the Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. The UR School of Nursing is one of 14 schools of nursing to be awarded the only national honor recognizing U.S. medical, dental, pharmacy, nursing, osteopathic, and allied health schools that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion. The award-winning health professions schools were featured in the December 2018 issue of INSIGHT Into Diversity, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. “I’m thrilled that the UR School of Nursing was
once again selected as a recipient of the HEED Health Professions Award,” said Dean Kathy Rideout, EdD, PPCNP-BC, FNAP, vice president of the University of Rochester Medical Center. “Our sustained commitment to cultivating a culture of diversity and inclusion is reflected – among other ways – in our student body and their soaring graduation rates, putting us at the vanguard among our peers in higher education. “We’re not only building a community that looks like the world outside our walls, but by exposing our students to different viewpoints and life experiences, we’re creating a better educated, more culturally sensitive and attentive workforce that will be well prepared to meet the varied needs of individuals of all kinds.”
The UR School of Nursing has a rich history of diversity among its students, welcoming future nurses of varying ages, backgrounds, and talents. Its most recent class of 66 students in its Accelerated Bachelor’s Program for Non-Nurses (ABPNN) includes students from across the U.S. and countries such as Kenya, Guyana, India, Cameroon, England, and South Korea. Thirty percent of the new ABPNN students are from underrepresented groups, and 21 percent are male, more than two times the national average of men in the nursing workforce. Overall, 29 percent of the school’s full-time students are from groups underrepresented in nursing, and 22 percent are male. The school features several innovative programs that
contribute to and support diversity efforts on campus. Among the new initiatives the school implemented in the past year are a holistic admissions process, which focuses less on standardized test scores and traditional academic metrics in order to take an individualized view of each student’s potential, and a new doctoral program scholarship for underrepresented graduate students. For more information about the 2018 Health Professions HEED Award, visit www. insightintodiversity.com.
Two NP Programs Ranked in Top 20 by U.S. News Two University of Rochester School of Nursing nurse practitioner programs are among the top 20 in the nation, according to the latest rankings released by U.S. News and World Report. The UR School of Nursing’s Pediatric Nurse Practitioner program ranked 12th and its Family Nurse Practitioner program placed 17th in nursing specialty rankings published in the 2019 Best Graduate Schools guide produced by U.S. News. “We are very proud and excited to see two of our nurse practitioner programs rated so highly,” said Dean Kathy Rideout, EdD, PPCNP-BC, FNAP. Overall, the School of Nursing landed at No. 37 out of 296 nursing master’s programs and No. 39 in the ranking of 203 Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) programs. The top-ranked program in Upstate New York, the UR School of Nursing is one of only three institutions in the state ranked in the top 50 for both master’s and doctoral programs. 8 NURSING 2018 Volume 2
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Lucy Carroll Receives Witmer Award for Distinguished Service Lucy Carroll, executive assistant to the dean and special events coordinator in the School of Nursing, was honored with the Witmer Award for Distinguished Service at an April 30 reception in Helen Wood Hall. Each spring the University celebrates several outstanding staff members who have demonstrated significant and longstanding contributions to the University. The Witmer Award for Distinguished Service is presented to staff members whose careers have been characterized by outstanding and sustained contributions to the University. Carroll has demonstrated her commitment to excellence in many ways during the nearly 40 years she has served the University – and she does so with warmth and a sense of humor. Joining the University in 1978, Carroll held positions in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Department of Surgery before moving to the School of Nursing in 1994. In addition to managing the dean’s calendar and travel schedule, she fosters a welcoming environment in the
dean’s office through her genuine and friendly nature. That’s enabled Carroll to build relationships with many faculty, staff, and students over the years. “Her commitment to the School of Nursing is second to none. Whether it’s with the faculty, staff, students, donors, or my patients, she works to make everyone’s life easier, better, or more enjoyable. And she certainly does so for mine,” wrote Dean Kathy Rideout, EdD, PPCNP-BC, FNAP, in a letter nominating Carroll for the award. In addition to her front-line role in the dean’s office, Carroll organizes the school’s convocation, APNN pinning ceremonies, Meliora Weekend events, all-school meetings, academic program orientations, commencement and other events important to the school. She “puts her heart into every detail,” recognizing that some of the events are life-changing to some of the people involved. Colleagues say Carroll is a consistent partner whose understanding of the school, the Medical Center, and the University has been invaluable to those with whom she works.
Lucy Carroll, honored for her 40 years of service to the University, poses in Evarts Lounge with her granddaughter, Opal.
“She makes people feel welcome in all situations, demonstrating sincere empathy, as well as authentic joy,” wrote Andrea Allen, director of advancement and alumni relations for the School of Nursing. “Lucy is positive, helpful, and knowledgeable.”
Ciurzynski Elected Distinguished Fellow of National Academy of Practice in Nursing Susan Ciurzynski, PhD, RN-BC, MS, PNP, VCE, has been elected as a Distinguished Fellow of the National Academy of Practice (NAP) in Nursing, recognizing her outstanding achievements in nearly 30 years as a clinician and educator. An advanced practice registered nurse at Golisano Children’s Hospital and professor of clinical nursing and director of the Center for Lifelong Learning at the University of Rochester
School of Nursing, Ciurzynski was inducted formally into the academy at its annual meeting in Atlanta, April 13 and 14. NAP is a nonprofit organization founded in 1981 to advise governmental bodies on health care. Distinguished practitioners are elected by their peers from 14 different health professions to join an interprofessional group of health care practitioners dedicated to supporting affordable and accessible health care for all. “I’m thrilled to be selected for membership in this prestigious
organization,” said Ciurzynski. “It’s very humbling to be included among so many greats who have been honored for their contributions to the profession of nursing.” Ciurzynski mentors adult learners in a variety of settings and is a leader in designing and presenting educational offerings using interactive and innovative teaching methods. She was instrumental in the development and national rollout of a comprehensive online Care Management Education program.
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Karen Davis Tapped as Chief Nursing Executive Karen K. Davis, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, a nursing leader with 30 years of experience at Johns Hopkins Health System, was named associate vice president and chief nursing executive (CNE) with nursing oversight responsibilities for Strong Memorial Hospital, Highland Hospital, and affiliated UR Medicine hospitals. For each hospital, Davis works with the respective nursing leaders and CEOs to establish consistent and outstanding nursing practice. As CNE, Davis oversees the largest single department at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC), providing leadership for more than 3,500 nurses and patient technicians at Strong, which also includes the Wilmot Cancer Institute and Golisano Children's Hospital, and Highland Hospital. She follows in the footsteps of former Chief Nursing Officer Patricia Witzel, ’75N, ’84S (MBA), who established a vibrant nursing practice during a 43-year tenure at Strong Memorial and retired June 30. Davis was also appointed assistant dean for clinical practice at the University of Rochester School of Nursing. She began her new roles on June 1.
Davis was selected after a five-month search process, which was chaired by URMC Vice President and Dean of the UR School of Nursing Kathy Rideout, EdD, PPCNP-BC, FNAP. A nurse manager and staff nurse joined 10 other faculty and staff to make the final selection. “This is a great opportunity to be a part of a growing system that has been very proactive with its relationships and its vision for the future,” Davis said at the time of her hiring. “After 30 years, for me to move on, it had to be the best place. It had to have an amazing nursing school, a strong system, great leaders, and Magnet designation. Rochester hit all of the items on my list.” Davis joined the Johns Hopkins Health System in 1989 as a nurse on the Neuro Critical Care Unit and served in a variety of roles in subsequent years, including nurse manager and director of medical and radiology nursing. She was also a faculty associate at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing for the past 20 years. In 2014, she was named vice president and CNO at Howard County General Hospital, a Johns Hopkins Health System affiliate, where she led a staff of more than 1,200 nurses and
techs to significant improvement in patient care. “Karen was truly an exceptional candidate. I’m thrilled that she has joined Karen Davis us," Rideout said. “Her background in the academic side of health care, as well as her previous work as the CNO of a community hospital, gives her a unique perspective and great appreciation for both settings.” An upstate New York native, Davis earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Towson University and her master’s and PhD in nursing from Johns Hopkins. She is a speaker and published author in heart failure self-care, cognitive impairment, and leadership development, and is board-certified as an Advanced Nurse Executive. Follow her on Instagram: @karendavis.ur.nursing
Longtime Nurses’ Advocate Pat Witzel Retires as CNO Pat Witzel, '75N, '84S (MBA), the former staff nurse who guided Strong Memorial Hospital to its first Magnet Recognition, retired in June after more than 40 years at Strong and 21 as its chief nursing officer. “It’s hard to be both an interdisciplinary collaborator and a zealous advocate for the nursing profession, but Pat Witzel accomplished both missions with passion, to the enduring benefit of URMC,” said Kathy Parrinello ’75N, ’83N (MS), executive vice president and COO of Strong. “She ensured a constant focus on patients and patient 10 NURSING 2018 Volume 2
safety, and mentored generations of nurses even as she shared her talents with national and community organizations. She will truly be missed.” Witzel began a career shaped by her mentors Loretta Ford and Margaret Sovie in 1975 as a staff nurse in Strong’s surgical intensive care unit. She soon rose to leadership positions, serving as director of nursing operations analysis and evaluation, clinical chief for both medical and surgical nursing, and as assistant director of information systems. In 1997, Witzel was named CNO,
bringing with her a strong and steady leadership style that would redefine nursing practice at Strong. During her tenure, Witzel appointed the Pat Witzel first practicing nurse to the hospital’s Ethics Committee and presided over tremendous growth in nursing – the size of the nursing workforce doubled to more than 3,500 – while maintaining a commitment to efficient, high-quality care.
NIH Study to Examine Long-Term Effects of Pregnancy on Maternal Health, Biology Pregnancy is a period of extreme change, as maternal physiology adapts rapidly to sustain a growing fetus. It is conventionally assumed that women’s physiology returns to its pre-pregnancy state within six months of giving birth, but the evidence for that is limited, and it remains somewhat controversial. Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) are examining which metabolic changes of pregnancy may persist into the postpartum years and how this may contribute to an increased risk for later disease. With a five-year, $2.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), researchers will conduct a longitudinal study that extends from early pregnancy until three years postpartum to better understand how changes during the perinatal period may identify mothers at risk for future cardiometabolic problems and the modifiable factors that can help reduce those risks. Susan Groth, PhD, WHNP-BC, FAANP, associate professor of nursing at the UR School of Nursing, is the lead researcher among three principal investigators, which also includes Thomas O’Connor, PhD, professor of psychiatry in the UR School of Medicine and Dentistry, and Emily Barrett, PhD, associate professor at Rutgers University School of Public Health and adjunct professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Public Health Sciences at the
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University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. This research leverages and capitalizes on the infrastructure already in place for an ongoing cohort of pregnant mothers. Examining the mother for an extended period of time – from early pregnancy until three years postpartum – is an innovative approach to gaining a better understanding of the physiological effects of pregnancy, both in the crucial period covered, as well as the length of time studied. “What’s also unique about this research is we’re not just collecting weight and height,” said Groth, whose previous research focused on the long-term effects of weight gain among pregnant women on both mother and children. “Our study assesses weight gain and weight changes, but also moves beyond that to study more targeted physical measures such as body composition, as well as multiple biological markers throughout the study.” Excess weight and obesity prior to pregnancy is a major
public health concern in the U.S., with more than 50 percent of women entering pregnancy overweight or obese. Furthermore, nearly 50 percent of women gain more than the recommended amount of weight during pregnancy, which contributes to long-term weight retention. Unhealthy maternal weight and weight gain have been identified as key maternal-child health risks. Changes in weight, body composition, and obesity-related biomarkers across the pregnancy-postpartum period may be critical determinants of women’s future risk for chronic conditions such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. URMC researchers will collect biological and lifestyle data from postnatal visits with mothers at 6, 12, and 36 months. The extended follow-up period will provide investigators with critical information on changes in maternal biology in the perinatal period, combined with a greater understanding of the impact of such behaviors as breastfeeding, sleep, and physical activity. What they learn about key pathways or influencers of disease can help shape the development of future targeted interventions to help prevent the onset of those diseases. “This work will shed light on risk that factors that we
do not fully understand, potentially identifying future opportunities for targeted and personalized plans to prevent the development of cardiometabolic conditions in the future,” said Groth. “Our overarching hypothesis is that the changes in weight and obesity-related biomarkers across the pregnancy-postpartum period can be long-lasting and contribute to a postpartum profile that increases the mothers’ subsequent disease risk.”
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Practice, Vision, Visibility: 3rd Annual DNP Summit in Review The University of Rochester School of Nursing welcomed more than 100 registrants to its third annual Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Summit on Oct. 26. Each year, the day-long conference brings together clinicians, scholars, executives, and policymakers from across the country to showcase the contributions of DNP-prepared nurses and explore an evolving vision for DNPs to positively affect clinical practice, health policy, and care delivery across the health care continuum. The 2018 DNP Summit centered on a theme of “Practice, Vision, Visibility.” “With 6,000 DNP-prepared nurses in the workforce, the conversation has shifted from the potential of the DNP to the performance of the DNP,” Lydia Rotondo, DNP, RN, CNS, the UR School of Nursing’s associate dean of education and student affairs and director of the DNP program, said in her DNP Summit opening remarks. Keynote speaker Shannon Idzik, DNP, ANP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, who is associate dean of the DNP program and an associate professor of organizational
systems and adult health at the University of Maryland School of Nursing, highlighted the many ways DNP-prepared nurses in the workforce can serve as the missing link to high-quality and more cost-effective health care through leadership, evidence-based practice, advocacy, and interprofessional collaboration. In addition to Rotondo and Idzik, the DNP Summit welcomed three plenary session speakers: Mary Blankson, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, of Community Health Center, Inc.; Grant Martsolf, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, of the RAND Corporation and University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing; and Karen Davis, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, of the University of Rochester Medical Center. New to the DNP Summit this year was a scientific poster session, providing an opportunity for DNP students, educators, and practitioners to disseminate ongoing and completed scholarly inquiry projects/initiatives, clinical projects, evidence-based practice, and best practices. After receiving poster abstract submissions from around the country, 15 scientific posters across five
Shannon Idzik (left), associate dean at the University of Maryland School of Nursing, and Lydia Rotondo, associate dean of the UR School of Nursing, were among the featured speakers at the third annual DNP Summit hosted by the UR School of Nursing.
categories were selected to be presented at the DNP Summit. Planning for the fourth annual DNP Summit is already underway. Next year's gathering is slated for Friday, Nov. 1, 2019. The 2018 DNP Summit was dedicated to the memory of Marcia Fowler, FNP-C, a University of Rochester School of Nursing DNP student who passed away unexpectedly in August 2018.
School of Nursing Unveils Online Care Management Education Program Addressing the rising demand nationwide for qualified care managers, the University of Rochester School of Nursing launched a new online Care Management Education program last spring. One of the first care management education programs in the country run by faculty from a top-tier university and an academic medical center, the program is designed for nurses or other health care professionals interested in pursuing advanced education in care management. It is broken down into 10 learning modules produced by expert educators from the UR School of Nursing. The interactive program is 100 percent online, so students can complete 12 NURSING 2018 Volume 2
the modules at their own pace, at any time, from anywhere in the world. Care management is a relatively new field that specifically focuses on closing quality gaps and promoting continuity in care delivery across health care settings, as well as caring for people living with multiple chronic conditions who are at risk for poor clinical outcomes. However, the role of a care manager tends to be inconsistently defined and operationalized across the nation’s health care delivery system. Participating students can purchase individual models a la carte or the full program at a reduced rate. The pricing structure for the program is $75 per
module (a la carte) or $495 for the entire program. Discounts are available for employees of the University of Rochester Medical Center and its affiliates. Participants who complete all 10 modules will earn an Advanced Certificate of Completion in Care Management from the University of Rochester and 68 nursing contact hours or social work continuing education hours. For more information on the program, including full cost breakdowns, visit urson.us/cm-2018.
The Most Prolific Preceptor Maureen Richardson left an indelible mark on hundreds of nurses – and vice versa – in a mentoring career spanning five decades Maureen Richardson ‘67N, ’89N (MS) first began precepting for nursing students in the mid-1970s. Over the next 44 years, she would mentor dozens of future RNs and nurse practitioners, many of whom would serve as preceptors themselves, putting Richardson at the top of a cascade of compassion that helped fuel the advancement of nursing education and clinical practice in Rochester. “Every time I’ve had a student, I felt like we were going forward, we’re doing more for the people in this community,” said Richardson, who retired in May after a career that spanned the terms of nine U.S. presidents across six different decades. “It’s a really joyful experience to see them go on to do wonderful things and be a part of that by supporting their learning. Personally, that’s been very rewarding. “I am also extremely proud of the way the profession has grown and changed during that time. I think the University of Rochester School of Nursing has been a major change agent in that process.” Richardson has had a front-row seat to those changes, not only as a preceptor for the school for many years, but as a three-time student of its programs. Her first tour as a student in the mid1960s began on River Campus and concluded with two years of intensive nursing education at Helen Wood Hall. “That experience was a real life-changer for me,” she said. “Coming from the university environment, nursing school was very different, way more rigid than the freewheeling life at the university. We all lived in the dorm and took classes there and the hospital was right across the street, so it was all pretty controlled. But I’m still close to the people I went through the program
with and I have enormous respect for the instructors I had. They were way ahead of their time.” After graduating, Richardson and her husband spent two years in Syracuse, where he was in law school, then returned to Rochester and she joined the nursing staff at the new Jordan Health Center. Richardson would spend more than a dozen years at Jordan, earning her NP certificate in pediatric nursing from the UR School of Nursing in 1974. She later earned her master’s in family practice while working at Highland Family Medicine, where she would spend the next 36 years of her professional career. Soon after earning her NP certificate, Richardson began mentoring others – originally taking in RN students from other local colleges. Later, at Highland Family Medicine, she began precepting for NP students. Richardson took satisfaction in working one-on-one with other nurses to help them achieve their goals relating to primary care, whatever they might be. She often encouraged students to stay an entire year to get the full grasp of primary care, and many did just that. “What I learned was that I had to be very clear with them about exactly where they needed to improve or what experience they were coming to get to complete their education. It is important to have discussions to find out their backgrounds and their work and educational experiences. Some were very anxious about the breadth of family-based primary care – it’s a lot to take in. But I always tried to explain that it’s an ongoing process and all of us are continuing to learn, so I would encourage them not to be hard on themselves because it takes a while.”
Lifelong learning was a hallmark of Richardson’s lengthy career. For Richardson, being able to gain new knowledge on other specialties and stay abreast of the newest developments and best practices in the field from those she was herself teaching was an extremely rewarding experience. “Learning is always a two-way street, and we benefit from the enthusiasm and commitment of the students and in many cases, their own previous expertise,” she said. “The last few years, the quality and character of the students who have come to work with us has been a very enriching experience for us. I hope they would say the same. “But at my age, it’s time to let the younger people take over and carry on the work.”
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Faculty Accomplishments UR Nursing Professor Co-Authors Book on Teen Eating Disorders Mary Tantillo, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, FAED, CGP, professor of clinical nurs-
ing, examines common eating disorder scenarios, their warning signs, and options for teens to pursue treatment in her newest book. Understanding Teen Eating Disorders: Warning Signs, Treatment Options, and Stories of Courage, released in March by Routledge, was written by Tantillo, Cris Haltom, a clinical psychologist and faculty member at Ithaca College, and Cathie Simpson, an Ithaca psychotherapist and editor. Each chapter focuses on a teen or tween and the factors that contribute to his or her eating disorder, while citing the latest research in gene inheritance, brain chemistry, and treatment options. Left untreated, eating disorders can lead to significant medical complications and chronic illness or disability. The issue is particularly poignant among teens. Recent statistics show that people between the ages of 15 and 24 with anorexia are 10 times more at risk of death than their same-age peers. Half of adolescent girls and one-quarter of boys are dissatisfied with their bodies, one of the most common factors associated with eating disorders.
ty and post-residency and postdoctoral fellows interested in aging and mental health. The program aims to help scholars clarify their research focus, develop and maintain a record of research productivity, and acquire mentorship and support needed for a career based on competitive funding. The program also featured a five-day workshop with NIH-funded investigators held July 16-20 at Vanderbilt.
Zhang Named a 2018 Health Disparities Research Institute Scholar Chen Zhang, PhD, MPH, a postdoctoral
research associate, has been named a 2018 Health Disparities Research Institute Scholar by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. Zhang was chosen to participate in the Health Disparities Research Institute (HDRI) July 23-27 in Bethesda, Maryland. The HDRI supports the research career development of promising minority health/health disparities research scientists early in their careers and provides scholars with opportunities to meet with NIH scientific staff engaged in health disparities research.
Wang Chosen for Fellowship Focused on Aging, Mental Health Jinjiao Wang, PhD, RN, an assistant
Rotondo Selected to Participate in AACN Leadership Program
professor, has been named a fellow at the Research Career Institute in the Mental Health of Aging (CIMA). She is one of 25 scholars from across the country chosen to participate in the yearlong mentoring program sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health and the Weill Cornell Institute of Geriatric Psychiatry at Vanderbilt University. CIMA is designed to promote the research careers of talented junior facul-
Lydia D. Rotondo, DNP, RN, CNS, associate dean for education and student affairs, was chosen as one of 49 nursing faculty from across the nation to participate in the 2018 American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Leadership for Academic Nursing Program. The fellowship is designed for senior academic administrators at nursing schools and focuses on enhancing key
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leadership competencies needed in complex nursing education and health care environments. Participants were selected after a competitive review based on educational preparation, experience in academic administration, and their potential to serve as a longterm chief academic administrator of a school of nursing. The yearlong Leadership for Academic Nursing Program (LANP) included an intensive five-day seminar in Chaska, Minnesota, as well as a focused assessment experience, a range of content and exercises related to successful executive leadership, and the opportunity to establish a peer network that fosters long-term partnerships and collegial support.
Leblanc Selected as Visiting Fellow at Yale University’s School of Public Health Natalie M. Leblanc, PhD, MPH, BSN, an assistant professor, has been
named a visiting fellow in the Research Education Institute for Diverse Scholars (REIDS) at Yale University’s School of Public Health. She is interested in investigating the adoption of explicit relationship agreements, like Negotiated Safety and couples HIV testing and counseling, among couples with unique vulnerability to HIV acquisition (i.e., black heterosexual couples and same-sex male couples) in Western New York. She is also interested in the use of technology and leveraging cultural strengths and social support within couples to address disparities in sexual health. As a fellow in REIDS, located at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS (CIRA), she is eligible for up to $20,000 in NIH pilot funding to support this line of research.
School of Nursing Welcomes New Faculty, Program Leadership The School of Nursing welcomed some fresh academic leadership, and it also added new and some not-so-new faces to its faculty ranks. Three returning faculty members took on new leadership roles to start the 2018-19 academic year. Lisa Brophy, MS, RN, MBA, and Yvette Conyers, DNP, RN, FNP-C, CTN-B, have been appointed as assistant directors for undergraduate nursing programs, while Luis Rosario-McCabe, DNP, PMC, RN, WHNP-BC, CNL, has been named specialty director of the Clinical Nurse Leader master’s program. Brophy, a senior associate, has taught at the school since 2013 and is currently a doctoral candidate in higher education leadership at the Warner School of Education. Conyers is an assistant professor of clinical nursing. She joined the school and began teaching in the APNN and RN to BS programs in
2013. Rosario-McCabe, a four-time graduate of the School of Nursing, is an assistant professor of clinical nursing. He has taught at the University since 2003. Among the five new faculty taking on new roles this year are several familiar faces. Natalie Leblanc, PhD, MPH, BSN, a former postdoctoral research associate focused on HIV prevention science, has joined the tenure-track faculty as an assistant professor. She has also been named the Dean’s Endowed Fellow in Health Disparities. Ying Meng, PhD, RN, has been named an assistant professor. Previously, she held positions as a research associate working with Susan Groth, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC, in the School of Nursing and as a postdoctoral fellow in the Clinical and Translational Science Institute. Meng received her PhD from the University of Rochester in 2016.
Lisa Brophy
Yvette Conyers
Mitchell J. Wharton, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, CNS, returns to the School of Nursing as an assistant professor of clinical nursing. Wharton received his PhD in health practice research from the School of Nursing in 2013. He is working in the Center for Employee Wellness and teaching in the master’s programs. Leanne Walters, PhD, LMSW, completed her PhD in health practice research at the School of Nursing in 2017. She transititioned from her role as a social worker at Strong
Luis Rosario-McCabe
Memorial Hospital to join the School of Nursing as a research associate working with Hyekyun Rhee, PhD, RN, PNP, FAAN. Yingzi Zhang, PhD, has joined the school in a post-doctoral fellow to tenure-track faculty position. She is a recent graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and will be conducting research with couples to address uncertainty when one partner is in active cancer treatment. Her primary mentor is Sally Norton, PhD, RN, FNAP, FPCN, FAAN.
$2.16M Grant Funds Study of High HIV Infection Rates Among Women of Color A research team led by James McMahon, PhD, associate professor and endowed chair for innovation in health care at the UR School of Nursing, has been awarded a $2.16 million grant to study disproportionately high HIV infection rates affecting women of color. Women account for 20 percent of new HIV diagnoses in the U.S. each year, with the vast majority of those infections occurring in black and Hispanic women. Although they make up 30 percent of the female population, black and Hispanic women comprise 77 percent of all new HIV cases among women. Despite being at the highest risk, black and Hispanic women are statistically the least likely to take PrEP, a daily pill
highly effective in preventing HIV. “Women of color confront dual HIV-related health disparities: They have disproportionately high rates of HIV infection but disproportionately low rates of PrEP use for HIV prevention,” said McMahon, the study’s lead investigator. Other URMC investigators on the grant are Amy Braksmajer, PhD, postdoctoral associate in the School of Nursing; Brent Johnson, PhD, associate professor of biostatistics; Natalie Leblanc, PhD, MPH, RN, BSN, assistant professor of nursing; LaRon Nelson, PhD, RN, FNP, FNAP, FAAN, assistant professor of nursing, and Chen Zhang, PhD, MPH, postdoctoral associate in the School of Nursing.
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Year-End Awards Honor School of Nursing Faculty, Staff The School of Nursing celebrated the contributions and successes of its faculty and staff at its annual year-end luncheon May 15 in Evarts Lounge. Among this year’s honorees were: Jinjiao Wang, PhD, RN, assistant professor, who topped the list with three awards. A researcher focused on aging and geriatrics, Wang was recognized with the Terry Family Research Fund Award and the Elaine C. Hubbard Center for Nursing Research on Aging Endowed Award. She was also named Most Promising New Investigator.
received the Georgie Terry YOM Nursing Fund Award.
Craig Sellers, PhD, RN, AGPCNP-BC, FAANP, professor of clinical nursing, who received the professional advancement award and was also named Outstanding Scholarly Practitioner.
Lisa Brophy, MS, RN, MBA, senior associate, and Yvette Conyers, DNP, RN, FNP-C, CTN-B, assistant professor of clinical nursing, who were honored with the Josephine Craytor Nursing Faculty Award.
Sue Ciurzynski, PhD, RN-BC, PNP, VCE, FNAP, professor of clinical nursing, who also received the Outstanding Scholarly Practitioner award. Karen Reifenstein, PhD, RN, assistant professor of clinical nursing, who was the recipient of the Mary Dombeck Diversity Enhancement Faculty Award and also
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Mina Attin, PhD, RN, assistant professor, who also received the Georgie Terry YOM Nursing Fund Award. Lynn Brown, personnel administrator at the School of Nursing, who received the Mary Dombeck Diversity Enhancement Staff Award.
Carolanne Bianchi, DNP, RN, MBA, ANP, CRRN, assistant professor of clinical nursing, who was named Outstanding Faculty Colleague. Alexandria Duffney, director of enrollment management at the School of Nursing, who was named Outstanding Staff Colleague.
Karen Reifenstein
Ging Hoang, project nurse in the Center for Employee Wellness, who received the Outstanding Staff Member award. Patrick Broadwater, senior public relations associate at the Medical Center, who was honored with the Dean’s Appreciation Award. The Center for Employee Wellness, which was the recipient of the Dr. Jeremy A. Klainer Entrepreneurship Fund award. Two retiring faculty members were also recognized for their many years of service to the school: Bob Cole, PhD, and Tobie Olsan, PhD, RN, CNL, FNAP. Cole joined the University of Rochester as an instructor in psychology and psychiatry in 1974 and had been with the School of Nursing since 1986. His research has focused on two main areas: the long-term impact of nurse home visitation for poor, first-time mothers, and
Alexandria Duffney
Bob Cole
factors leading to unintentional injuries to young children. An associate professor, Cole has also been president of Fireproof Children for more than 20 years, and he is widely recognized as one of the nation’s leading experts in fire safety education. Olsan joined the School of Nursing in 1994, and she has since served in a number of different roles, rising to the rank of professor of clinical nursing in 2013. She was a key figure in helping to establish the Clinical Nurse Leader program here – the first approved program in New York State – and served as specialty director of the program from 2014-18. Nationally, she serves as the vice chair of the Commission of Nurse Certification Board of Commissioners.
Tobie Olsan
Convocation Ceremony Recognizes Scholars, Marks the Beginning of a New Academic Year The University of Rochester School of Nursing welcomed new and returning students at its opening convocation kicking off the academic year. Nearly 200 students, faculty, staff, and guests attended the Sept. 4 ceremony, which featured welcome remarks from University of Rochester President Richard Feldman, Medical Center CEO Mark B. Taubman, MD, and School of Nursing Dean Kathy Rideout, EdD, PPCNP-BC, FNAP. Rideout, addressing the school’s future alumni, highlighted the impact of the school’s graduates and the institution’s stellar reputation in the community. She recalled a recent visit from a group of high school students in which the teacher gushed that, “If you graduate from the University of Rochester School of Nursing, you will have a golden ticket to your future. You’ll be able to go and do anything you want.” “She was absolutely right. We see it over and over again,” Rideout said. “You are receiving an education that is second to none. Enjoy your time here and let us know where your golden ticket takes you.” Among the new students entering this semester is a fresh cohort of 66 in the Accelerated Bachelor’s Program for Non-Nurses (ABPNN). A sampling of the cohort’s student body includes a former All-American football player, a pharmacist, an ultramarathoner, the co-founder and CEO of a non-governmental organization, active and retired military members, an accountant, and a two-time Olympic athlete. The school also recognized some of its most exceptional returning students at the ceremony. Associate Dean for Education and Student Affairs Lydia Rotondo, DNP, RN, CNS, presented awards to six graduate students and one undergraduate for their distinguished scholarly achievements. Winners included: •
Kaydean Harris, a 2018 family nurse practitioner graduate and current Doctor of Nursing Practice student, who received the George Spencer Terry, Jr. B'49 Endowed Fund in Nursing, given to students actively engaged in developing innovative solutions to challenges in health care.
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Mia Gesel, a student in the Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program, who was honored with the Eleanor Hall Award as an outstanding master’s degree student.
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Lisa Pilato, a student in the Health Care Organization Management and Leadership program, who received the Michele Unger Leadership Award.
Faculty, staff, and students packed the School of Nursing auditorium for the opening convocation. The annual ceremony kicks off the academic year by welcoming the school’s newest students and recognizing some of its top returning scholars.
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Nathalie Dougoud, a student in the PhD program, who was honored for the second time with the Katharine Donohoe Scholarly Practitioner Award in recognition of her research focused on improving the well-being of patients.
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Maxine Fearrington, a PhD student, who was awarded the Loretta C. Ford Fellowship Fund, given to the doctoral student demonstrating the highest potential for academic and professional success.
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Sue Stanek, a PhD student, who received the Jill Thayer Award, given to the doctoral student who research demonstrated a commitment to personalizing or enhancing access to health care.
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Elizabeth Bonaccorso, an ABPNN student, who received the Clare Dennison Prize for her remarkable proficiency in general nursing care.
Special recognition was also given to Javauni Forrest, a 2018 ABPNN graduate and student in the Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program, who was presented with the Future Nurse Leader Award from the American Nurses Association of New York. The award is given to outstanding undergraduates who have demonstrated leadership, embody the ethics and values of nursing, and positively contribute to the overall excellence of their school.
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Leadership, Mentorship, and the Future of Nursing C OM M E NCE M E N T 2 0 1 8 ∙ M AY 18, KODA K H A L L AT E A S T M A N T H E AT R E As more than 300 new graduates prepared to take their next career step in an increasingly complex health care landscape, distinguished speakers at the UR School of Nursing commencement ceremony emphasized the value of leadership, perseverance, and mentorship. Quotes compiled by Reagan McNameeKing ∙ Photos by Jim Dolan
Margaret Grey, DrPH, RN, FAAN former dean of the Yale School of Nursing “Leaders change things, but leadership is not positional. In other words, you don’t have to be the boss to make change. See a wrong, work to fix it.” “Be passionate about making change. We are all responsible for making our health care system work. What’s clear is that it doesn’t work very well now, and who better to fix it than you who are graduating from this prestigious university?” “By virtue of your achievements, we will look to you for leadership. I hope you will take up the challenge. And the challenge of leadership has always been to provide coherence, structure, and ultimately meaning, in times of great change.”
Kaydean Harris graduate student speaker
“From my personal experiences, I can attest that I have encountered the loss of a loved one, poverty, teenage motherhood, racial and gender injustices, and the difficulties of juggling multiple roles as a working wife, mother, and student. I have learned that challenges are an inevitable reality if we intend on growing and succeeding in life.” 18 NURSING 2018 Volume 2
Kathy Rideout, EdD, PPCNP-BC, FNAP Dean of the UR School of Nursing “As our newest alumni, you will have the opportunity to provide advice, support, and mentorship to the next generation of nurses, health care leaders, and scientists. It is not just a nice thing to do - it is the right thing to do, and what we have prepared you to do.”
Dean Rideout congratulating DNP graduate Denise Burgen.
Javauni Forrest undergraduate student speaker
As nurses, “we’re in a unique position to profoundly impact the lives of our patients. Use that privilege not only to empower but also embrace your patients for whatever they are.”
UR President Richard Feldman congratulates APNN graduate Danielle Arnold.
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A New Way Thinking Unique collaboration with Bassett Medical Center provides students with a different lens on nursing practice
Among the hundreds of graduates walking across the Eastman Theatre stage at the University of Rochester School of Nursing Commencement ceremony May 18 were a handful of students making their first trip to the university. Four nurses from Bassett Medical Center received their bachelor’s degrees without having set foot on the Rochester campus thanks to a unique partnership between the two institutions that allowed the students to complete the RN to BS program through a combination of online courses and on-site instruction at the hospital in Cooperstown. Recognizing the need and value of a bachelor’s-prepared nursing workforce, senior leadership at Bassett and the School of Nursing began discussing an educational collaboration in 2016 that would feed enrollment into the UR Nursing RN to BS program and offer Bassett students a widely regarded education at a deeply discounted price. By January 2017, the inaugural cohort of four nurses – Jason Burns, Tiffini Florence, Keri Johnson, and Janet Ratliff – had enrolled and begun taking classes. Although the students had one more semester of general education courses to complete, they finished their nursing core courses in May, allowing them to process with their RN to BS peers at graduation. “Recent research studies clearly demonstrate the added value of BS education in terms of improved patient outcomes,” said Carol Forman, director of inpatient nursing, critical care and administrative coordinator for the partnership at Bassett. “What I liked about the University of Rochester’s philosophy was they’re not here to teach you about IVs and medications, but how to advance your practice and think about things in a different way. And I believe that’s what they’ve done.” 20 NURSING 2018 Volume 2
“The curriculum is more in-depth than an associate or diploma program,” said Ratliff, a psych nurse with more than 20 years of experience. “I’ve learned so much, and I have a different approach to my career and my practice. You just learn to think differently.” “Getting your bachelor’s really gives you a different lens on how to look at patient care and improving patient care in a bigger picture,” added Margaret Carno, PhD, MBA, MJ, RN, CPNP, D.ABSM, FNAP, FAAN, professor of clinical nursing and program director of the School of Nursing’s RN to BS program. “The other thing is that once nurses get their bachelor’s, the world is their oyster. They can go into a number of different areas – care management, home care, they can get their master’s. It’s really the first step for people into that wider world.” The Bassett program mirrors the traditional RN to BS hybrid-online model offered in Rochester. It mixes online courses with semi-monthly classroom sessions over a roughly 18-month period. The only difference was that the UR Nursing professors drove three hours to Cooperstown for each of the in-person class sessions. There were some minor organizational and logistical challenges early on in the collaboration, such as securing classroom space in the hospital, making sure everyone had access to Wi-Fi and getting students familiar with the School of Nursing network. But the UR Nursing faculty and staff, based on student feedback, remained flexible and made adjustments on the fly. “There was definitely a feeling-out process for faculty and the students, but they made adjustments as things went on,” said Burns, a nurse on the special care unit in his fourth year at Bassett. “But I think all of us feel proud that we have gone through this and were successful. It’s a big accomplishment. It was hard,
The first cohort of students from Bassett Medical Center graduated from the RN to BS program in May. Pictured with program director Margaret Carno (center) and instructor Michael Rosario-McCabe (upper right) are graduates Jason Burns, Tiffini Florence, Keri Johnson, and Janet Ratliff.
“I was not thinking that I needed a bachelor’s – I’d been doing this for so long – but it really advanced me and made my thinking more broad in my practice.” –Keri Johnson
Critical Care Nurse at Bassett Medical Center
but in the end it was worth the struggle we had to go through to get this.” “The University of Rochester has a fantastic reputation. To me it was a no-brainer to be a part of this,” said Johnson, a critical care nurse for the past 20 years. “It was very beneficial. I was not thinking that I needed a bachelor’s – I’d been doing this for so long – but it really advanced me and made my thinking more broad in my practice.” A big factor in the students' success was the support they received from School of Nursing faculty and administration. The program is intentional in providing plenty of opportunities for engagement with students – via phone, email, or in-person – to make sure they are on track and comfortable with the material. “The most important thing in an RN to BS program is to be supportive,” Carno said. “These are working nurses who may not have gone back to school for a number of years, who have families – they might be part of the sandwich generation. They have other commitments. It really takes a lot of coaching with these students, helping them understand that they can do the program. Especially for students being such a distance away, it’s really
important to keep those lines of communication open to them.” The program’s success has continued. There are seven students in the second cohort, which began in the fall of 2017, and eight in the fall of 2018 class. Burns, Florence, and Johnson plan to use their new degree as a means to enter hospital management, while Ratliff is pursuing her master’s as a psychiatric nurse practitioner. “I could not have done this program if it wasn’t for the amazing support from Margaret and [Assistant Professor] David [Goede],” said Florence, who has been a nurse for seven years and works in the cardiac cath lab at Bassett. “I felt like they truly wanted us all to succeed and did everything in their power to help us be successful. “This program puts students first and helps them succeed. The instructors made all the difference in the world for me. From answering my endless questions to ‘talking me off the ledge,’ I felt like they were truly there for me from start to finish. I will definitely be recommending this program to my co-workers!”
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Xi Hopes UR School of Nursing’s chapter of Sigma Theta Tau embarks on new efforts to engage membership By Patrick Broadwater
The rationale was pretty simple. Jamie Oliva, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, decided to join the board of the Epsilon Xi chapter of Sigma Theta Tau because her career wouldn’t have reached the heights it has without the help of the international honor society. An assistant professor of clinical nursing at the School of Nursing and nurse scientist at Wilmot Cancer Institute, Oliva received critical scholarship support from Sigma to help fund her PhD dissertation. A nurse practitioner in the blood and marrow donor program at Wilmot, she examined transplant populations in an elaborate – and costly – research project that included laboratory supplies, equipment, and training to perform the lab procedures. Shortly after receiving her PhD in 2016, Oliva met with Wilmot’s new CNO, KC Clevenger, PhD, CPNP, CCRP, to discuss nursing research and was offered a brand new position, which allowed her to continue her own line of research on graft-versus-host disease, but also to mentor and guide Wilmot’s nurses so they, too, can be successful in research. “My dissertation project was very expensive, and I would not have been able to do it without financial support,”
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said Oliva, who was inducted into Sigma in 1998 as a student in the UR adult nurse practitioner program. “The reason I wanted to get involved in board service is because I really Jamie Oliva felt like I wanted to give back to an organization that had done so much for me on a professional and a research level. Their involvement and support helped bring me to where I am today in terms of my professional career.” Inspired by the professional boost she received, Oliva joined the board and spent four years as chair of the chapter’s governance committee. Now as the board’s newly elected president, she is leading efforts to rally the chapter’s membership to take the organization to greater heights and expand the opportunities that benefited her so much. “I’d really love to engage our members in Sigma activities and expand our awards and scholarships program,”
The annual induction ceremony is one of the biggest events of the year for the Epsilon Xi chapter of Sigma Theta Tau. The international honor society ceremony includes scholarship and awards presentations, a poster session and networking reception (above), and the official signing of the chapter register (right).
Oliva said. “I think we can create some fundraising opportunities to help us do that.” Sigma Theta Tau is the international honor society of nursing dedicated to advancing world health and celebrating nursing excellence in scholarship, leadership, and service. Founded in 1922, it now includes more than 135,000 members across more than 500 chapters in 90-plus countries. The Epsilon Xi chapter was chartered at the University of Rochester School of Nursing in February 1982, and its membership now tops 2,200 after this fall’s class of 89 was inducted in November. Membership is open to students at the baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral levels, and is based on GPA, but there is also a mechanism for community leaders to join. Aside from scholarship funding and the prestige that comes from being a member of an honor society, Sigma offers members the chance to network with other nurse leaders locally, nationally, and internationally, engage in collaborative research, benefit from a formalized mentoring program, and have access to important career aids, such as continuing education credits and a
staff of more than 50 career advisors. Members are also involved in numerous charitable and philanthropic causes. In the past few years, the Epsilon Xi chapter has conducted community service projects with St. Joseph’s Neighborhood Center, the Hillside Agencies, and East High, just to name a few. “As nurses we see patients who come in with a variety of health problems and different backgrounds. The issue of health disparities is really a big problem. This helps us get to the root of that a little bit,” said Jane Tuttle, PhD, APRN, BC, FNP, CPNP, professor emerita at the UR School of Nursing, who recently stepped down after more than 25 years on the board. “I think we all have good instincts and if it comes through our work and we see the need to do it, then people just organize themselves around it.” The Epsilon Xi chapter was cited for its excellence in 2016 with Sigma’s prestigious Key Award, which honors chapters for activities such as professional and leadership development, local, national, and international collaboration, membership recruitment and retention, and publicity and programming. But Oliva’s vision for the chapter is
to increase engagement of its memberships even further – to pare down the number inactive (non-dues-paying) members and to encourage active members to drive and participate in the chapter’s agenda.. “What is the local chapter, but its membership?” said Oliva. “As a board, we represent the membership. The membership tends to highly value community service, so we’d like to expand on that. We like when members come and give us input on community service projects and other projects that they would like to participate in." “If you’re going to be a member of an organization, you should participate as best as you can. Why spend the time or money if you’re not going to do something meaningful,” said Tuttle. “This is a group that does great stuff. Not every school can say that. “Getting scholars and good minds together to think about things and to celebrate that we’re a community of scholars and people that care about the bigger world, it’s simple, but I think it’s heuristic.”
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The UR School of Nursing welcomed back alumni and friends for its annual Meliora Weekend celebration on Friday, Oct. 5. In addition to traditional homecoming events, such as the alumni luncheon,the school added a 15-year anniversary celebration for its APNN program (see next page) and a SON Talks series, a set of TED Talksstyle presentations from faculty members about their groundbreaking research, education, and practice.
Associate Professor F. Vankee Lin discusses her work on understanding the neural mechanisms of cognitive aging and aging-related neurodegenerative diseases.
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Nancy Dianis `85N (MS) delivered the 60th annual Clare Dennison Lecture at the School of Nursing. Her lecture, “Improving Lives through Research,� explored the knowledge, expertise, and value nurses bring to clinical research.
Alumni, current students, and UR Nursing faculty and staff mingled at the 15-year APNN anniversary celebration Oct. 5 during Meliora Weekend.
Small Beginnings
Expanding Ripples The APNN Journey By Patrick Broadwater
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rom the very moment it was announced, there was tremendous pressure on the Accelerated Program for Non-Nurses (APNN) to succeed. Faced with a significant budget deficit and increased competition from other schools of nursing, both locally and nationally, Dean Patricia Chiverton, EdD, RN, FNAP, made the decision in 2001 to phase out the traditional four-year bachelor’s degree program. Instead, the school would focus on its RN to BS program and graduate programs before adopting what was then a relatively uncommon approach to baccalaureate education: a 12-month nursing-intensive course of study for exceptional learners who had already earned a bachelor’s degree in another field. While the number of students declaring nursing as a major declined, the school was receiving an increasing number of inquiries from recent college graduates and older adults seeking a career change. Many had worked alongside nurses or felt a deep personal connection to nursing after witnessing the care a loved one received. From that opportunity, the APNN was developed.
Above: The Class of 2003, the original APNN graduates. From left, (bottom row) Irene Jose, Sarah Bonsignore, Sheri Holt, Tracy Krolikowski, Jennifer Watts, Betsy Strom, Cynthia Wooten; (middle row) Jaspreet Dhaliwal, Susan Cox, Elizabeth Tresohlavy, Megan Beddia Granata, Rebecca Charwat, Carrie Kime, Mary MacAdam, Olana Mudra; (top row) Nicole Hicks, Emmanuel Ngwu, Melissa McDonald, Philip Maniaci Jr., Digant Dave, Adam Schulenberg, Bobbi Huffer. Not pictured: Marcel Rozario.
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15 CELEBRATING
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Current APNN enrollment of students from underrepresented groups
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Since enrollment was limited to students who already had a college degree and therefore had met all general education requirements, the program could be laserfocused on immersing students in nursing education. By aligning all of the educational content and clinical experiences in a set chronological progression over three semesters, the school could offer students a chance to prepare for a nursing career in a single year. It was a vast departure from the past Patricia Chiverton 75 years of nursing education at the University of Rochester, which had long promulgated the four-year nursing major as the preferred route into the profession. But despite the shorter time frame, students would still get more than 700 hours of clinical experience, and with ample support from faculty and staff, they would achieve an impressive 96 percent pass rate on the NCLEX national board exams. Many of the program’s graduates distinguish themselves professionally, often rising through the ranks for promotion at a faster clip than their predecessors (See the ‘Where Are They Now?’ sidebars for updates on some of the members of the inaugural 2003 APNN cohort.) Separating out the new program from the old curriculum and ensuring that students could favorably build on their past education and experiences was an experience fraught with anxiety and tense moments. After all, it was a risky move to eliminate the familiar four-year program, and the future health of the school – its enrollment – relied heavily on the program’s success. But the new program had critical support of senior faculty, and the program’s advocates were able to successfully position it to prospective students and feeder schools as a worthwhile career investment that could be quickly recouped. The last students from the “traditional” path graduated in May 2002; the next day the state approved the School of Nursing’s plan for an accelerated, second-degree program. Remarkably, the program was up and running with admitted students three months later at the start of the fall semester. Students have enrolled in the APNN from all 50 U.S. states and countries from all around the world.
“There were many times it was sheer grit and determination…. and an unbending belief in Rochester nursing,” said Rita D’Aoust, PhD, ACNP, ANP-BC, CNE, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN, associate dean of teaching and learning at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, who was the APNN program director from 2002-2010. “However, once our graduates were in practice, employers would tell us these were some of their best nurses.” When the program began in the fall of 2002, accelerated nursing programs were still new and somewhat unproven; the UR School of Nursing’s program was one of three in New York and 25 in the entire country. By 2016, there were 272 accelerated baccalaureate programs and 69 accelerated master’s programs available in 47 states, plus the District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. The UR Nursing program has also grown rapidly during that time. Starting with a small cohort of 23, the program now graduates nearly 200 annually with a diverse and highly talented pool of students filling 66 slots in each of three cohorts that run throughout the year. Applications to the program have soared, with prospective students ranging in age from 21 to 62. They enter with various backgrounds and professional career experiences and hail from locations all over the U.S. and around the world (see infographic). From its modest beginnings, the program has now graduated more than 2,000 students. Boosted by the 12-month timeframe – which compares favorably to the 15 months or longer for other programs – UR Nursing’s APNN ranks among the best programs competing nationally for students of the highest quality who want to be challenged and supported on their way to reaching their new career goals. “This program is making a significant difference in health care,” said Dean Kathy Rideout, EdD, PPCNP-BC, FNAP. “In just a relatively short amount of time, our nurses are progressing into advanced practice and leadership positions, spreading the impact of a University of Rochester School of Nursing education here and all across the nation. I can’t wait to see what the next 15 years brings.”
Where Are They Now? Carrie A. Kime, MS, FNP-BC, RNFA APNN Class of 2003, FNP Class of 2006 “I am currently working as an FNP, RNFA with Geneva General Surgical Associates, part of Finger Lakes Health. I work with three physicians specializing in general surgery/colorectal surgery in Geneva, N.Y. After leaving URMC in 2008, I have been working at the Finger Lakes Health system. I worked as a hospitalist for about eight years. In 2015, I decided to switch to surgery. I came back to the School of Nursing and received my RN First Assistant certification and have loved the OR ever since. Going through the accelerated nursing program and then going straight through the NP program was the best decision I ever made. My experiences at the School of Nursing and working at URMC gave me a great foundation to build my practice on.”
Adam Schulenberg, RN, PNP-BC APNN Class of 2003, PNP Class of 2005
APNN students come to the program from a variety of backgrounds and careers, including:
FBI Agent
700
Sea Turtle Conservationist
Clinical hours completed during the 12-month program
Actor
96%
Average NCLEX pass rate of first-time test takers
Architect
2,000+ Total number of graduates to date
“For the past five years, I’ve worked as a pediatric nurse practitioner in the Pediatric Emergency Department at Golisano Children’s Hospital. Previously, I spent more than 10 years in the Pediatric ICU as a bedside nurse, transport nurse, nurse leader, clinical nurse specialist, and nurse manager. I’ve received multiple Strong Stars and been nominated several times for nurse practitioner of the year. What has stuck with me the most about my time at the UR School of Nursing is the support we received during our career transition. We were experts in our fields and chose to return to the novice path. In true nursing fashion, the entire faculty and staff were understanding and supportive of the challenges we faced. We were never alone. It was through them that we were each able to be successful in our true calling.”
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Dean’s Diamond Circle Dinner Honors Alumni, Donors The UR School of Nursing handed out its highest honors at the Dean's Diamond Circle dinner Sept. 7 at Monroe Golf Club, recognizing five of its most distinguished alumni, faculty, and philanthropists. Read on to learn more about this year's class of honorees. Humanitarian Award When Elizabeth Sloand ’75N made her first medical missionary trip to Haiti in 1999, she thought it was a one-time shot to make an international contribution. Little did she suspect she would end up returning to the poverty stricken nation several times a year for the next two decades. “I grabbed the opportunity and really enjoyed the whole experience,” said Sloand, an associate professor at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. “It grew organically from me volunteering quietly on the side to become something I’ve done on a regular basis and has incorporated other students and faculty members.” A pediatric nurse practitioner, Sloand has worked in Haiti as a clinician, nurse educator, and researcher. She has served as the East Coast team leader at the Leon Medical Mission and led health promotion and educational activities at Haitian elementary schools. She even did her dissertation there, studying child health and survival in rural Haiti. The work dovetails with her domestic experience, which has been dedicated to 28 NURSING 2018 Volume 2
The School of Nursing recognized five of its most distinguished alumni, professors, and philanthropists at the Dean’s Diamond Circle dinner on Sept. 7 at Monroe Golf Club. The 2018 honorees were (pictured left to right with Dean Kathy Rideout): Elizabeth Sloand ’75N, Nancy Dianis ’85N (MS), Jane Tuttle, ’79N, ’84N (MS), Susan Young, and Steven Young.
caring for underserved and low-income children. She teaches students interested in community health and focuses on the health and well-being of uninsured or underinsured children and youth in East Baltimore. She was recognized for her commitment to others in 2017 with the Audrey Hepburn Award for Contributions to the Health and Welfare of Children from Sigma Theta Tau International, and she was selected as a fellow of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners in 2018. Sloand began her nursing career at Strong Memorial Hospital. She earned her master’s in nursing from the University of Maryland in 1986 and joined the Baltimore City Health Department, where she became involved in its school-based health center program. She was named director of the program in 1994 and joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 1995, earning her PhD
from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in 2007.
Legacy Award Though neither one joined the profession, Steven Young and Susan Young have carried on their mother’s work of recruiting new generations of nurses. Their scholarship in the name of Anna Bater Young supports and encourages students to broaden their horizons and pursue education at the University of Rochester School of Nursing. Anna Bater Young earned her nursing diploma at the University of Rochester in 1941 and subsequently joined the Emergency Department staff at Strong Memorial Hospital. She was later chosen to represent the school as a nursing instructor at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center during World War II. She returned to the
University of Rochester after the war and earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing. After taking time off to raise her family, she returned to Strong in the 1960s to help combat the ongoing nursing shortage. She also began recruiting students from area high schools to join the UR nursing program. She became a trusted assistant to the school’s director Eleanor Hall and then the school’s first dean, Loretta Ford, mentoring students and reconnecting alumni with the university. She received the University Citation to Alumni in 1965 and the Sam Havens Award for distinguished service to the Alumni Admissions Program in 1988. Steven and Susan Young established the Anna Bater Young Endowed Scholarship Fund in 2007 in her memory, providing an everlasting tribute to her contributions to the school.
Steven Young is a municipal designer at Thornhoff Consulting Engineers, Inc. in Texas. He earned his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. Susan Young is a senior consultant at Foth Infrastructure and Environment in Minnesota. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in biology and aquatic environments from Allegheny College and earned a master’s degree in biology and geology from the University of New Mexico.
Distinguished Alumni Award A clinician and educator with more than 40 years of experience, Nancy Dianis ’85N (MS) heads up clinical trials, epidemiologic research, and global health projects on a wide range of conditions for Westat, a multimillion dollar corporation providing research services to businesses, foundations, and government agencies. She currently serves as Westat’s principal investigator, project director, and project manager on many clinical trials and clinical studies of HIV and TB infection, other emerging infectious diseases, cancer, blood-transmitted diseases, cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases, and trauma and is also principal investigator and corporate officer for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Tuberculosis Trials Consortium. “The goal is take information from bench to bedside for treatments that consider differences in people’s genes, environments, and lifestyles,” said Dianis,
who joined Westat in 2001. “It’s dynamic and cutting-edge science.” An RN and educational specialist focusing on surgical, coronary, and medical intensive care, Dianis began her career as a nurse at McHenry Hospital outside of Chicago. She later moved to Rochester, where she served as associate clinical chief for medical nursing at Strong Memorial Hospital and instructor of clinical nursing at the UR School of Nursing. She went on to serve as nursing service chief for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center and director of medical and psychiatric nursing for Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. From 1985 to 2014, she held adjunct faculty positions at nursing schools at the University of Rochester, George Mason University, Johns Hopkins University, and the University of Maryland. She was recognized in 1996 by the NIH with the Nursing Department’s Director’s Award, and received the CDC’s HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention Award in 2006. Dianis received her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Illinois Wesleyan University. She earned her master’s degree through the Adult Primary Nurse Practitioner Program from the University of Rochester.
Dean’s Medal As a student at the University of Rochester School of Nursing, Jane Tuttle ’79N, ’84N (MS) learned at the feet of such giants as Eleanor Hall and Loretta
Honorees Steve and Susan Young share a moment with guests Betsy Enstrom, Katelyn Amicucci, and Mary Casbeer at the reception prior to the Dean’s Diamond Circle dinner.
Ford. Tuttle went on to join them as a nursing educator and left her own distinctive legacy at the school. For a quarter of a century, Tuttle dedicated herself to improving nurse practitioner education. She was the longtime specialty director of the Family Nurse Practitioner program, pushing through key revisions to the curriculum that bolstered the pediatric and women’s health content in the program. Tuttle retired from the fulltime faculty in 2017 and was named professor emerita in honor of her service to the university. “I think my collaborative style has left its mark,” Tuttle said upon her retirement. “I’ve always felt there’s got to be a way that we can work together and make the right things happen.” Tuttle was the nursing discipline coordinator of the Leadership Education in Adolescent Health program funded by the Interdisciplinary Maternal and Child Health Bureau for 15 years, and received numerous awards for her work as an educator and
clinician. A former winner of the UR School of Nursing’s Distinguished Alumni Award and Outstanding Scholarly Practitioner Award, she was named the Nurse Practitioner of the Year in 2008 by the Nurse Practitioner Association of New York State. Two years later, she was selected as a fellow by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. She holds professional membership in a number of local and national organizations and was very active with Sigma Theta Tau, serving as past president of the Epsilon Xi chapter. Tuttle earned her associate degree in nursing from Monroe Community College, and later earned her PhD in family studies from the University of Connecticut. She taught at Yale University for eight years before joining the UR School of Nursing faculty in 1993.
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PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, HONORS, AND AWARDS
Scholarly Publications The following is a listing of research findings published by School of Nursing faculty from January 2017 to June 2018.
Elizabeth A. Anson, MS Tantillo, M., Marconi, M.A., Rideout, K., Anson, E.A., & Reifenstein, K.A. (2017). Creating a nursing student Center for Academic and Professional Success. Journal of Nursing Education, 56, 235-239. Kimberly J. Arcoleo, PhD, MPH McGovern, C., Redmond, M., Arcoleo, K., & Stukus, D. (2017). A missed primary care appointment correlates with a subsequent emergency department visit among children with asthma. Journal of Asthma, 54, 977-982. Allen, E.D., Arcoleo, K., Rowe, C., & Long, W. (2017). Implementation of “real world” School-Based Asthma Therapy program targeting urban children with poorly controlled asthma. Journal of Asthma, 54, 1-9. Mina Attin, PhD, RN Attin, M., Rosero, S.Z., Ding, J., Nolan, S., & Tucker, R. (2018). Changes in paced signals may predict in-hospital cardiac arrest. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, 41, 2-6. Amy Braksmajer, PhD Senn, T., Braksmajer, A., Coury-Doniger, P., Urban, M.A., Rossi, A., & Carey, M.P. (2017). Development and preliminary pilot testing of a peer support text messaging intervention for HIV-infected black men who have sex with men. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 74, S121-S127. Senn, T., Braksmajer, A., Urban, M., Coury-Doniger, P., & Carey, M.P. (2017). Pilot test of an integrated sexual risk reduction intervention for women with a history of childhood sexual abuse. AIDS and Behavior, 21, 3247-3259.
Mary G. Carey, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN Al-Zaiti, S.S., Kozik, T.M., Pelter, M.M., & Carey, M.G. (2017). Global ST-T wave changes: Ischemic vs nonischemic. American Journal of Critical Care, 26, 425-426. Kozik, T.M., Al-Zaiti, S.S., Carey, M.G., & Pelter, M.M. (2018). Prognostic ECG changes in a preoperative assessment. American Journal of Critical Care, 27, 77-78. Carey, M.G., Al-Zaiti, S.S., Kozik, T.M., & Pelter, M.M. (2018). Managing older persons with multiple ECG features. American Journal of Critical Care, 27, 161-162. Al-Zaiti, S., Kozik, M., Pelter, M., & Carey, M.G. (2018). The value of lead aVR: A frequently neglected lead. American Journal of Critical Care, 27, 249-250. Carey, M.G., Baldzizhar, A., Miterko, C., Qualls, B., Vincent, R., Merrick, R., & Dean, G. (2018). A quiet firehouse: Reducing environmental stimuli among professional on-duty firefighters. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 60, 186-190. Susan M. Ciurzynski, PhD, RN-BC, PNP, VCE Ciurzynski, S.M., Gottfried, J.A., Pietraszewski, J., & Zalewski, M. (2017). Impact of training frequency on nurses’ pediatric resuscitation skills. Journal for Nurses in Professional Development, 33, E1-E7. Patricia A. Corbett-Dick, RN, MS, PNP-BC, PMHNP-BC Tumuluru, R.V., Corbett-Dick, P., Aman, M.G., Smith, T., Arnold, L.E., Pan, X., … Handen, B.L. (2017). Adverse events of Atomoxetine in a double-blind placebo-controlled study in children with autism. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 27, 708-714. Hugh F. Crean, PhD Pigeon, W.R., Funderburk, J., Bishop, T.M., & Crean, H.F. (2017). Brief cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia delivered to depressed veterans receiving primary care services: A pilot study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 217, 105-111. Wilde, M.H., McMahon, J.M.,
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Crean, H.F., & Brasch, J. (2017). Exploring relationships of catheter-associated urinary tract infection and blockage in people with long-term indwelling urinary catheters. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 26, 2558-2571. Marie A. Flannery, PhD, RN, AOCN Kamen, C., Jabson, J., Mustian, K., Flannery, M., & Boehmer, U. (2017). Psychological distress, minority stress, and psychosocial resources among sexual minority breast cancer survivors. Psycho-Oncology, 26, 57. Chuang, Y.C., & Flannery, M. (2017). Evolutionary concept analysis of nursing autonomy. Nursing Research, 66, E67. Loh, K.P., Pandya, C., Zittel, J., Kadambi, S., Flannery, M., Reizine, N., Magnuson, A., Braganza, G., Mustian, K., Dale, W., Duberstein, P., & Mohile, S.G. (2017). Associations of sleep disturbance with physical function and cognition in older adults with cancer. Supportive Care in Cancer, 25, 3161-3169. Mohile, S.G., Magnuson, A., Pandya, C., Velarde, C., Duberstein, P., … Flannery, M., … Dale, W. (2018). Community oncologists’ decision-making for treatment of older patients with cancer. Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, 16, 301-309. Loh, K.P., McHugh, C., Mohile, S.G., Mustian, K., Flannery, M., Klepin, H., Schnall, R., Culakova, E., & Ramsdale, E. (2018). Using information technology in the assessment and monitoring of geriatric oncology patients. Current Oncology Reports, 20, 25. Susan W. Groth, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC McKee, K.S., Seplaki, C., Fisher, S., Groth, S.W., & Fernandez, I.D. (2017). Cumulative physiologic dysfunction and pregnancy: Characterization and association with birth outcomes. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 21, 147-155. Ying, M., Groth, S., Quinn, J., Bisognano, J., & Wu, T.T. (2017). An exploration of gene-gene interactions and their effects on hypertension. International Journal of Genomics, 2017, 7208318. Groth, S.W., Holland, M.L., Smith, J.A., Meng, Y., & Kitzman, H. (2017).
Effect of gestational weight gain and prepregnancy body mass index in adolescent mothers on weight and body mass index of adolescent offspring. Journal of Adolescent Health, 61, 626-633. Alexander, S.A., Kalmakis, K., Stewart Fahs, P.S., Groth, S.W., & Chasens, E.R. (2017). Biological markers in nursing research. Journal of Nursing Measurement, 25, 275-291. Meng, Y., Groth, S.W., Stewart, P., & Smith, J.A. (2018). An exploration of the determinants of gestational weight gain in African American women: Genetic factors and energy expenditure. Biological Research for Nursing, 20, 118-125. Meng, Y., & Groth S.W. (2018). Fathers count: The impact of paternal risk factors on birth outcomes. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 22, 401-408. Groth, S.W., LaLonde, A., Wu, T., & Fernandez, I.D. (2018). Obesity candidate genes, gestational weight gain and body weight changes in pregnant women. Nutrition, 48, 61-66. Kueppers, J., Stein, K.F., Groth, S., & Fernandez, D. (2018). Maternal and child dietary intake: The role of maternal healthy-eater self-schema. Appetite, 125, 527-536. Meng, Y., Groth, S., & Li, D. (2018). The association between obesity-risk genes and gestational weight gain is modified by dietary intake in African American women. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, 2018, 5080492. Olson, C.M., Groth, S.W., Graham, M.L., Reschke, J.E., Strawderman, M.S., & Fernandez, I.D. (2018). The effectiveness of an online intervention in preventing excessive gestational weight gain: The e-moms roc randomized controlled trial. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 18, 148. Kathi L. Heffner, PhD Lin, F., Heffner, K.L., Ren, P., & Tadin, D. (2017). A role of the parasympathetic nervous system in cognitive training. Current Alzheimer Research, 14, 784-789. Ren, P., Anthony, M., Chapman, B.P., Heffner, K., & Lin, F. (2017). Amygdala functional connectivity is associated with locus of control in the context of cognitive aging. Neuropsychologia, 99, 199-206.
Ren, P., Heffner, K.L., Jacobs, A., & Lin, F. (2017). Acute affective reactivity and quality of life in older adults with amnestic mild cognitive impairment: A functional MRI study. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 25, 1225-1233.
attendance patterns in nurse-family partnership community sites. Prevention Science, 19, 516-527.
Lin, F., Ren, P., Wang, X.X., Anthony, M., Tadin, D., & Heffner, K.L. (2017). Cortical thickness is associated with altered autonomic function in cognitively impaired and non-impaired older adults. Journal of Physiology-London, 595, 6969-6978.
Barroso, J., Leblanc, N.M., & Flores, D. (2017). It’s not just the pills: A qualitative meta-synthesis of HIV antiretroviral adherence research. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 28, 462-478.
Amy M. Karch, MS, RN Karch, A. (2016). 2017 Lippincott Pocket Drug Guide for Nurses Margaret H. Kearney, PhD, RN, FAAN Kearney, M.H. (2017). Making dissertations publishable. Research in Nursing & Health, 40, 3-5. Kearney, M.H. (2017). Research protocols offer a glimpse into evidence in the making. Research in Nursing & Health, 40, 93-95. Kearney, M.H. (2017). The discussion section tells us where we are. Research in Nursing & Health, 40, 289-297. Kearney, M.H. (2017). Challenges of finding and filling a gap in the literature. Research in Nursing & Health, 40, 393-395. Kearney, M.H. (2018). The hidden work of a journal editor. Research in Nursing & Health, 41, 3-5. Harriet Kitzman, PhD, RN, FAAN Eckenrode, J., Campa, M.I., Morris, P.A., Henderson, C.R., Bolger, K.E., Kitzman, H., & Olds, D.L. (2017). The prevention of child maltreatment through the nurse family partnership program: Mediating effects in a long-term follow-up study. Child Maltreatment, 22, 92-99. Groth, S.W., Holland, M.L., Smith, J.A., Meng, Y., & Kitzman, H. (2017). Effect of gestational weight gain and prepregnancy body mass index in adolescent mothers on weight and body mass index of adolescent offspring. Journal of Adolescent Health, 61, 626-633. Holland, M.L., Olds, D.L., Dozier, A.M., & Kitzman, H. (2018). Visit
Natalie M. Leblanc, PhD, MPH, BSN
Mitrani, V.B., De Santis, J.P., McCabe, B.E., Deleon, D.A., Gattamorta, K.A., & Leblanc, N.M. (2017). The impact of parental reaction to sexual orientation on depressive symptoms and sexual risk behavior among Hispanic men who have sex with men. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 31, 352-358. Dianne V. Liebel, PhD, RN Miner, S., Liebel, D.V., Wilde, M.H., Carroll, J., & Omar, S. (2017). Using a clinical outreach project to foster a community-engaged research partnership with Somali families. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action, 11, 53-59. Feng Vankee Lin, PhD, RN Lin, F., Heffner, K.L., Ren, P., & Tadin, D. (2017). A role of the parasympathetic nervous system in cognitive training. Current Alzheimer Research, 14, 784-789. Ren, P., Anthony, M., Chapman, B.P., Heffner, K., & Lin, F. (2017). Amygdala functional connectivity is associated with locus of control in the context of cognitive aging. Neuropsychologia, 99, 199-206. Ren, P., Heffner, K.L., Jacobs, A., & Lin, F. (2017). Acute affective reactivity and quality of life in older adults with amnestic mild cognitive impairment: A functional MRI study. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 25, 1225-1233. Lin, F., Ren, P., Wang, X.X., Anthony, M., Tadin, D., & Heffner, K.L. (2017). Cortical thickness is associated with altered autonomic function in cognitively impaired and non-impaired older adults. Journal of Physiology-London, 595, 6969-6978. Lin, F., Ren, P., Lo, R.Y., Chapman, B.P., Jacobs, A., Baran, T.M., Porsteinsson, A.P., & Foxe, J.J.
(2017). Insula and inferior frontal gyrus’ activities protect memory performance against Alzheimer’s disease pathology in old age. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 55, 669-678. Lin, F., Ping, R., Mapstone, M., Meyers, S., Porteinsson, A., & Baran, T. (2017). The cingulate cortex of older adults with excellent memory capacity. Cortex, 86, 83-92. Lin, F.V., Wang, X., Wu, R., Rebok, G.W., & Chapman, B.P. (2017). Identification of successful cognitive aging in the Alzheimer’s disease neuroimaging initiative study. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 59, 101-111. Chapman, B., Benedict, R., Lin, F., Roy, S., Federoff, H., & Mapstone, M. (2017). Personality and performance in specific neurocognitive domains among older persons. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 25, 900-908. Jennifer R. Mammen, PhD, NP-C Rhee, H., Belyea, M., & Mammen, J. (2017). Visual analogue scale (VAS) as a monitoring tool for daily changes in asthma symptoms in adolescents: A prospective study. Allergy, Asthma, and Clinical Immunology: Official Journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 13, 24. Mammen, J.R., Elson, M.J., Java, J.J., Beck, C.A., Beran, D.B., Biglan, K.M., Boyd, C.M., Schmidt, P.N., Simone, R., Willis, A.W., & Dorsey, E.R. (2017). Patient and physician perceptions of virtual visits for Parkinson’s disease: A qualitative study. Telemedicine Journal and e-Health, 24, 255-267. Mammen, J., Rhee, H., Atis, S., & Grape, A. (2017). Changes in asthma self-management knowledge in inner city adolescents following developmentally sensitive self-management training. Patient Education & Counseling, 101, 687-695. Maria Marconi, EdD, RN, CNE Tantillo, M., Marconi, M.A., Rideout, K., Anson, E.A., & Reifenstein, K.A. (2017). Creating a nursing student Center for Academic and Professional Success. Journal of Nursing Education, 56, 235-239.
James McMahon, PhD Morse, D.S., Wilson, J.L., McMahon, J.M., Dozier, A.M., Quiroz, A., & Cerulli, C. (2017). Does a primary health clinic for formerly incarcerated women increase linkage to care? Women’s Health Issues, 27, 499-508. Wilde, M.H., McMahon, J.M., Crean, H.F., & Brasch, J. (2017). Exploring relationships of catheter-associated urinary tract infection and blockage in people with long-term indwelling urinary catheters. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 26, 2558-2571. Ying Meng, PhD, RN Groth, S.W., Holland, M.L., Smith, J.A., Meng, Y., & Kitzman, H. (2017). Effect of gestational weight gain and prepregnancy body mass index in adolescent mothers on weight and body mass index of adolescent offspring. Journal of Adolescent Health, 61, 626-633. Meng, Y., Groth, S.W., Stewart, P., & Smith, J.A. (2018). An exploration of the determinants of gestational weight gain in African American women: Genetic factors and energy expenditure. Biological Research for Nursing, 20, 118-125. Meng, Y., & Groth S.W. (2018). Fathers count: The impact of paternal risk factors on birth outcomes. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 22, 401-408. Meng, Y., Groth, S., & Li, D. (2018). The association between obesity-risk genes and gestational weight gain is modified by dietary intake in African American women. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, 2018, 5080492. Jacqueline T. Nasso, DNP, MS, CNM Nasso, J., McCloskey, C., Nordquist, S., Franzese, C. & Queenan, R.A. (2018). The gestational diabetes group program. Journal of Perinatal Education, 27, 86-97. LaRon E. Nelson, PhD, RN, FNP, FNAP, FAAN Nelson, L.E., Wilton, L., Zhang, N., Thach, C.T., Dyer, T., Kushwaha, S., Ndoye, O., Sanders, E., Mayer, K., & HPTN 061 Study Team. (2017). Childhood exposure to religions with high prevalence of members NURSING 2018 Volume 2 31
PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, HONORS, AND AWARDS who discourage homosexuality is associated with adult HIV risk behaviors and HIV infection in adult black men who have sex with men. American Journal of Men’s Health, 11, 1309-1321. Ogunbajo, A., Kershaw, T., Kushwaha, S., Boakye, F., Wallace-Attipah, N.D., & Nelson, L.E. (2018). Barriers, motivators, and facilitators to engagement in HIV care among HIV-infected Ghanaian men who have sex with men (MSM). AIDS and Behavior, 22, 829-839.
nursing home palliative care teams on end-of-life outcomes: A randomized controlled trial. Medical Care, 56, 11-18. Karuza, J., Gillespie, S.M., Olsan, T., Cai, X., Dang, S., Intrator, O., Li, J., Gao, S., Kinosian, B., & Edes, T. (2017). National structural survey of Veterans Affairs Home Based Primary Care Program. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 65, 2697-2701. Irena Pesis-Katz, PhD
Maina, G., Strudwick, G., Lalani, Y., Boakye, F., Wilton, L., & Nelson, L.E. (2018). Characterizing the structure and functions of social networks of men who have sex with men in Ghana, West Africa: Implications for peer-based HIV prevention. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 29, 70-82.
Smith, J.A., Fuino, R.L., Pesis-Katz, I., Cai, X., Powers, B., Frazer, M., & Markman, J.D. (2017). Differences in opioid prescribing in low back pain patients with and without depression: A cross-sectional study of a national sample from the United States. Pain Reports, 2, e606.
Sally A. Norton, PhD, RN, FNAP, FPCN, FAAN
Bethel A. Powers, PhD, RN, FSAA, FGSA
Temkin-Greener, H., Ladwig, S., Ye, Z., Norton, S.A., & Mukamel, D.B. (2017). Improving palliative care through teamwork (IMPACTT) in nursing homes: Study design and baseline findings. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 56, 1-8.
Smith, J.A., Fuino, R.L., Pesis-Katz, I., Cai, X., Powers, B., Frazer, M., & Markman, J.D. (2017). Differences in opioid prescribing in low back pain patients with and without depression: A cross-sectional study of a national sample from the United States. Pain Reports, 2, e606.
Darlington, A., Korones, D., & Norton, S.A. (2017). Parental coping in the context of having a child who is facing death: A theoretical framework. Palliative and Supportive Care, 13, 1-10. Gramling, R., Stanek, S., Han, P.K., Duberstein, P., Quill, T.E., Temel, J.S., Alexander, W.G., Ladwig, S., & Norton, S.A. (2018). Distress due to prognostic uncertainty in palliative care: Frequency, distribution, and outcomes among hospitalized patients with advanced cancer. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 21, 315-321. Temkin-Greener, H., Mukamel, D.B., Ladd, H., Ladwig, S., Caprio, T.V., Norton, S.A., Quill, T.E., Olsan, T.H., & Cai, X.Y. (2018). Impact of nursing home palliative care teams on end-of-life outcomes: A randomized controlled trial. Medical Care, 56, 11-18. Tobie H. Olsan, PhD, MPA, RN, CNL, NEA-BC, FNAP Temkin-Greener, H., Mukamel, D.B., Ladd, H., Ladwig, S., Caprio, T.V., Norton, S.A., Quill, T.E., Olsan, T.H., & Cai, X.Y. (2018). Impact of 32 NURSING 2018 Volume 2
Karen A. Reifenstein, PhD, RN Tantillo, M., Marconi, M.A., Rideout, K., Anson, E.A., & Reifenstein, K.A. (2017). Creating a nursing student Center for Academic and Professional Success. Journal of Nursing Education, 56, 235-239. Lucas, C., & Reifenstein, K. (2017). What's goin' on with your health?: African Americans must play a role in medical research. The Minority Reporter, 7. Lucas, C., & Reifenstein, K. (2017). What's goin' on with your health?: African American women continue to die at higher rates from breast cancer. The Minority Reporter, 7. Hyekyun Rhee, PhD, RN, PNP, FAAN Mammen, J., Rhee, H., Atis, S., & Grape, A. (2017). Changes in asthma self-management knowledge in inner city adolescents following developmentally sensitive self-management training. Patient Education & Counseling, 101, 687-695.
Rhee, H., Belyea, M., & Mammen, J. (2017). Visual analogue scale (VAS) as a monitoring tool for daily changes in asthma symptoms in adolescents: A prospective study. Allergy, Asthma, and Clinical Immunology: Official Journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 13, 24. Rhee, H., McQuillan, B., Chen, D. & Atis, S. (2017). Perceptions about interpersonal relationships and school environment among middle school students with asthma. Journal of Asthma, 54, 905-910. Rhee, H., Love, T., Harrington, D., & Grape, A. (2017). Comorbidity of atopy in urban adolescents with asthma. Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, 119, 466-467. Grape, A., Rhee, H., Wicks, M., Tumiel-Berhalter, L., & Sloand, E. (2018). Recruitment and retention strategies for an urban adolescent study: Lessons learned from a multi-center study of community-based asthma self-management intervention for adolescents. Journal of Adolescence, 65, 123-132. Rhee, H., Love, T., & Harrington, D. (2018). Blood neutrophil count is associated with body mass index in adolescents with asthma. JSM Allergy and Asthma, 3, 1019. Rhee, H., Wicks, M., Dolgoff, J., Love, T., & Harrington, D. (2018). Cognitive factors predict medication adherence and asthma control in urban adolescents with asthma. Patient Preference and Adherence, 12, 929-937. Kathy H. Rideout, EdD, PPCNP-BC, FNAP Tantillo, M., Marconi, M.A., Rideout, K., Anson, E.A., & Reifenstein, K.A. (2017). Creating a nursing student Center for Academic and Professional Success. Journal of Nursing Education, 56, 235-239. Lydia D. Rotondo, DNP, RN, CNS Rotondo, L.D. (2017). Change Theories: The key to knowledge translation. In T. L. Christenbery (Ed.), Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing: Foundations, Skills, and Roles (pp. 111-137). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.
Joyce Ann Smith, PhD, RN, ANP Smith, J.A., Fuino, R.L., Pesis-Katz, I., Cai, X., Powers, B., Frazer, M., & Markman, J.D. (2017). Differences in opioid prescribing in low back pain patients with and without depression: A cross-sectional study of a national sample from the United States. Pain Reports, 2, e606. Groth, S.W., Holland, M.L., Smith, J.A., Meng, Y., & Kitzman, H. (2017). Effect of gestational weight gain and prepregnancy body mass index in adolescent mothers on weight and body mass index of adolescent offspring. Journal of Adolescent Health, 61, 626-633. Meng, Y., Groth, S.W., Stewart, P., & Smith, J.A. (2018). An exploration of the determinants of gestational weight gain in African American women: Genetic factors and energy expenditure. Biological Research for Nursing, 20, 118-125. Xue, Y., Greener, E., Kannan, V., Smith, J.A., Brewer, C., & Spetz, J. (2018). Federally qualified health centers reduce the primary care provider gap in health professional shortage counties. Nursing Outlook, 66, 263-272. Susan Stanek, MS, RN Gramling, R., Stanek, S., Han, P.K., Duberstein, P., Quill, T.E., Temel, J.S., Alexander, W.G., Ladwig, S., & Norton, S.A. (2018). Distress due to prognostic uncertainty in palliative care: Frequency, distribution, and outcomes among hospitalized patients with advanced cancer. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 21, 315-321. Stanek, S. (2017). Goals of care: A concept clarification. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 73, 1302-1314. Karen F. Stein, PhD, RN, FAAN Kueppers, J., Stein, K.F., Groth, S., & Fernandez, D. (2018). Maternal and child dietary intake: The role of maternal healthy-eater self-schema. Appetite, 125, 527-536. Stein, K.F., Jacobson, L., Simmons, L.A., & Hayman, L.L. (2017). Methodological challenges in studies with stigmatized populations of women. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 51, S419-S420. Lee, C.K., Stein, K.F., & Corte, C. (2017). Effects of drinker self-schema on drinking- and smoking-related information processing and
behaviors. Substance Abuse, 39, 32-38.
Nursing Scholarship, 49, 111–119.
Lee, C.K., Corte, C., & Stein, K.F. (2018). Drinker identity: Key risk factor for adolescent alcohol use. Journal of School Health, 88, 253-260.
Andrew B. Wolf, EdD, MS, RN, ACNP-C
Mary Tantillo, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, FAED, CGP Tantillo, M., Marconi, M.A., Rideout, K., Anson, E.A., & Reifenstein, K.A. (2017). Creating a nursing student Center for Academic and Professional Success. Journal of Nursing Education, 56, 235-239. Rebecca G. Tucker, PhD, RN, ACNP Attin, M., Rosero, S.Z., Ding, J., Nolan, S., & Tucker, R. (2018). Changes in paced signals may predict in-hospital cardiac arrest. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, 41, 2-6. Jane Tuttle, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, FAANP Xue, Y., & Tuttle, J. (2017). Clinical productivity of primary care nurse practitioners in ambulatory settings. Nursing Outlook, 65, 162-171. Jinjiao Wang, PhD, RN Wang, J., Boehm, L, & Mion, L.C. (2017). Intrinsic capacity in older hospitalized adults: Implications for nursing practice. Geriatric Nursing, 38, 359-361. Mary H. Wilde, PhD, RN Miner, S., Liebel, D.V., Wilde, M.H., Carroll, J., & Omar, S. (2017). Using a clinical outreach project to foster a community-engaged research partnership with Somali families. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action, 11, 53-59. Wilde, M.H., McMahon, J.M., Crean, H.F., & Brasch, J. (2017). Exploring relationships of catheter-associated urinary tract infection and blockage in people with long-term indwelling urinary catheters. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 26, 2558-2571. Capellan, J., Wilde, M.H., & Zhang, F. (2017). Measurement reactivity in a randomized clinical trial using self-reported data. Journal of
Wolf, A. (2017). Faculty engagement in accreditation. AALHE Intersection, 1, 39-40. Ying Xue, DNSc, RN Xue, Y., & Tuttle, J. (2017). Clinical productivity of primary care nurse practitioners in ambulatory settings. Nursing Outlook, 65, 162-171. Xue, Y., Greener, E., Kannan, V., Smith, J.A., Brewer, C., & Spetz, J. (2018). Federally qualified health centers reduce the primary care provider gap in health professional shortage counties. Nursing Outlook, 66, 263-272. Chen Zhang, PhD, MPH Zhang, C., Li, X.M., Liu, Y., Zhou, Y.J., Shen, Z.Y., & Chen, Y. (2018). Impacts of HIV stigma on psychosocial well-being and substance use behaviors among people living with HIV/AIDS in China: Across the life span. AIDS Education and Prevention, 30, 108-119.
Scholarly Presentations
The following is a listing of presentations by School of Nursing faculty at symposiums, conferences, and meetings from January 2017 to June 2018.
International Society for the Advancement of Respiratory Psychophysiology. (2017). “Patterns of children’s controller medication adherence over 1 year: Do we need to rethink our approach?” Lille, France. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. (2017). “Integrative, complementary and traditional health practices among Latino children with asthma and influence on asthma control.” Atlanta, GA. 9th Annual Asthma Conference. (2018). “Re-thinking our approach to non-adherence.” Columbus, OH. Mina Attin, PhD, RN American Heart Association, Resuscitation Science Symposium. (2017). “Annotating ECG signals with deep neural networks.” Anaheim, CA. American Heart Association, Resuscitation Science Symposium. (2017). “Paced electrocardiogram prior to in-hospital cardiac arrest.” Anaheim, CA. Erin S. Baylor, DNP, RN, PNP-BC, ONP Preceptor Workshop. (2017). “Innovative strategies to facilitate student learning.” University of Rochester School of Nursing, Rochester, NY. Partnerships, Practice and Policy: Taking Clinical Simulation to the Next Level Conference. (2018). “Using simulation to facilitate professional role development in NP students.” George Washington University, Washington, DC. Carolanne Bianchi, DNP, RN, MBA, ANP, CRRN
Kimberly J. Arcoleo, PhD, MPH Clinical and Research Grand Rounds. (2017). “Recruitment and retention strategies for vulnerable populations.” University of Rochester School of Nursing, Rochester, NY. Clinical and Research Grand Rounds. (2017). “NIH proposal submission and review.” University of Rochester School of Nursing, Rochester, NY. Clinical and Research Grand Rounds. (2018). “OHSP quality management plan.” University of Rochester School of Nursing, Rochester, NY.
Interdisciplinary Mobility Lean Team meeting. (2018). “Barriers to walking hospitalized older adults.” Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY. Amy Braksmajer, PhD Clinical and Research Grand Rounds. (2017). “Feasibility and acceptability of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) among women in violent relationships.” University of Rochester School of Nursing, Rochester, NY.
Holly E. Brown, DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC, PMHCS-BC Association of Professional Behavior Analysis Convention. (2017). “Interprofessional collaboration between behavior analysts and other behavioral health providers.” New Orleans, LA. Denise M. Burgen, DNP, RN, MBA, MSN, FNP International Conference of Integrated Care. (2017). “Interactive nursing support to promote integrated care for elders receiving home health care online course.” Dublin, Ireland. Mary G. Carey, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN Clinical and Research Grand Rounds. (2017). “NIH proposal submission and review.” University of Rochester School of Nursing, Rochester, NY. The Helene Fuld Health Trust National Institute for Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare Inaugural Summit. (2017). “Integrating evidence based practice into academic programs.” Columbus, OH. The Helene Fuld Health Trust National Institute for Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare Inaugural Summit. (2017). “Navigating the path to evidence based practice.” Columbus, OH. Margaret A. Carno, PhD, MBA, MF, RN, CPNP-D, ABSM, FNAP, FAAN Clinical and Research Grand Rounds. (2018). “OHSP quality management plan.” University of Rochester School of Nursing, Rochester, NY. International Conference of the American Thoracic Society. (2017). “Regulatory management for clinical research coordinators.” Washington, DC. National Nurses’ Week Best Practice Showcase. (2017). “Designing, implementing, and evaluating a team-based transgender cultural education program for an ambulatory women’s health practice.” University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY.
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PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, HONORS, AND AWARDS 8th International Conference on Patient- and Family-Centered Care: Promoting Health Equity and Reducing Disparities. (2018). “Designing, implementing, and evaluating a teambased transgender cultural education program for an ambulatory women’s health practice.” Baltimore, MD. Susan M. Ciurzynski, PhD, RN-BC, PNP, VCE National Nurses’ Week Best Practice Showcase. (2017). “Evaluating the use of the Pediatric Early Warning System (PEWS) score in the pediatric emergency department to determine patient disposition.” University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY. National Nurses’ Week Best Practice Showcase. (2017). “Optimizing outcomes for survivors of critical illness: A feasibility study to evaluate the implementation of a music intervention.” University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY. American Association of Colleges of Nursing Doctoral Education Conference. (2018). “A dialogue on moving DNP scholarly work to publication.” Naples, FL. Patricia A. Corbett-Dick, RN, MS, PNP-BC, PMHNP-BC Presentation to inpatient staff. (2017). “Individualizing care for the hospitalized child with a developmental condition and challenging behaviors.” Golisano Children’s Hospital, Rochester, NY. Hugh F. Crean, PhD National Nurses’ Week Best Practice Showcase. (2017). “Evaluating the use of the Pediatric Early Warning System (PEWS) score in the pediatric emergency department to determine patient disposition.” University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY. 3rd Annual Congress on Urological Research & Education on the Aging Underactive Bladder. (2017). “How catheter associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) and blockage are related in long-term indwelling urinary catheter users.” Washington, DC. Robert Dorman, DNP, MS, RN-BC, CCRN, C-NPT, CNL 4th Annual Meeting of the Pediatric 34 NURSING 2018 Volume 2
Trauma Society. (2017). “Development and implementation of an educational program to improve team functioning and clinical performance in pediatric trauma resuscitation.” Charleston, SC. Marie A. Flannery, PhD, RN, AOCN International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care. (2017). “Multiple symptoms and patient reporter importance from 109 vulnerable older adults with advanced cancer.” Anaheim, CA.
Kathi L. Heffner, PhD Clinical and Research Grand Rounds. (2017). “Toward an integrative model of stress relief.” University of Rochester School of Nursing, Rochester, NY. Patrick J. Hopkins, DNP, APRN, C-PNP, NNP Clinical and Research Grand Rounds. (2017). “The Indian dichotomy of India.” University of Rochester School of Nursing, Rochester, NY.
University of Rochester School of Nursing, Rochester, NY. Sigma Theta Tau 28th International Nursing Research Congress. (2017). “Barriers and facilitators of couples’ HIV testing and counseling: Providers perceptions from an HIV epicenter.” Dublin, Ireland. Dianne V. Liebel, PhD, RN International Conference of Integrated Care. (2017). “Interactive nursing support to promote integrated care for elders receiving home health care online course.” Dublin, Ireland. Jennifer R. Mammen, PhD, NP-C
Susan W. Groth, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC
Margaret H. Kearney, PhD, RN, FAAN
Reflecting Our Community: Tackling Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare and Research. (2017). “Understanding how research informs practice and vice versa in perinatal African American women.” University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY.
The Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science Advanced Methods Conference. (2017). “Publishing pragmatic trials.” Washington, DC.
Eastern Nursing Research Society 30th Annual Conference. (2018). “Beyond concept analysis: Computerized data mapping (powerful free tools for data management and analysis).” Newark, NJ.
Harriet Kitzman, PhD, RN, FAAN
Maria Marconi, EdD, RN, CNE
Experimental Biology. (2017). “Determinants of gestational weight gain: The impact of diet, genes, and energy expenditure.” Chicago, IL.
Nutrition 2018. (2018). “What genes are underlying disinhibited eating and childhood obesity: Searching puzzle pieces for the brain food reward circuitry.” Boston, MA.
Hillside Family of Agencies Annual Preceptor Recognition Day. (2017). “In praise of preceptors: Complexities of the critical role.” Rochester, NY.
The Obesity Society Conference. (2017). “The association between obesity-related genes and gestational weight gain modified and mediated by dietary intake.” Washington, DC.
Translational Science. (2018). “What genes involved in the brain food reward circuitry: Findings from a large candidate gene analysis.” Washington, DC.
Hartwick College. (2017). “NCLEXRN curriculum review.” Oneonta, NY.
The Obesity Society Conference. (2017). “FTO (rs9939609) and GNB3 (rs5443) polymorphisms and maternal body weight.” Washington, DC.
Maria C. LaFaro, DNP, MS, ANP-BC
AACN Master’s Education Conference. (2018). “Teaching across generations: A pedagogy for today’s learners.” Anaheim, CA.
The Obesity Society Conference. (2017). “Maternal factors associated with child intake of saturated fat and added sugar.” Washington, DC. The Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science Conference. (2017). “Maternal and child dietary intake: The role of maternal healthy-eater self-schema.” Washington, DC. Nutrition 2018. (2018). “What genes are underlying disinhibited eating and childhood obesity: Searching puzzle pieces for the brain food reward circuitry.” Boston, MA. Translational Science. (2018). “What genes involved in the brain food reward circuitry: Findings from a large candidate gene analysis.” Washington, DC.
National Nurses’ Week Best Practice Showcase. (2017). “Designing, implementing, and evaluating a team-based transgender cultural education program for an ambulatory women’s health practice.” University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY. 8th International Conference on Patient- and Family-Centered Care: Promoting Health Equity and Reducing Disparities. (2018). “Designing, implementing, and evaluating a team-based transgender cultural education program for an ambulatory women’s health practice.” Baltimore, MD. Natalie M. Leblanc, PhD, MPH, BSN LIFT presentation. (2017). “International adventures in nursing education, practice and research.”
Magna Teaching Professor Conference. (2018). “High impact learning assessment practices.” Atlanta, GA.
Lynne Massaro, DNP, RN, ANP-BC, FNP LIFT presentation. (2017). “In ternational adventures in nursing education, practice and research.” University of Rochester School of Nursing, Rochester, NY. 23rd Annual International Qualitative Health Research Conference. (2017). “Talking about dying is so difficult: Nurse practitioner students’ reflections on end-of-life discussions.” Quebec, Canada. 44th Annual Conference of the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties. (2018). “Engaging NP students in the art and science of advanced care planning.” Indianapolis, IN.
James McMahon, PhD 3rd Annual Congress on Urological Research & Education on the Aging Underactive Bladder. (2017). “How catheter associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) and blockage are related in long-term indwelling urinary catheter users.” Washington, DC. Ying Meng, PhD, RN The Obesity Society Conference. (2017). “The association between obesity-related genes and gestational weight gain modified and mediated by dietary intake.” Washington, DC. Experimental Biology. (2017). “Determinants of gestational weight gain: The impact of diet, genes, and energy expenditure.” Chicago, IL. Nutrition 2018. (2018). “What genes are underlying disinhibited eating and childhood obesity: Searching puzzle pieces for the brain food reward circuitry.” Boston, MA. Translational Science. (2018). “What genes involved in the brain food reward circuitry: Findings from a large candidate gene analysis.” Washington, DC. Jacqueline T. Nasso, DNP, MS, CNM University of Rochester Advancement. (2017). “Your new health care team: It’s a game changer.” Rochester, NY. LaRon E. Nelson, PhD, RN, FNP, FNAP, FAAN LIFT presentation. (2017). “International adventures in nursing education, practice and research.” University of Rochester School of Nursing, Rochester, NY. Clinical and Research Grand Rounds. (2017). “Bridge over troubled waters: Lessons in anti-colonial, cross cultural and transnational research operations.” University of Rochester School of Nursing, Rochester, NY. International AIDS Conference. (2017). “Mental health vulnerabilities mediate effects of socio-cultural factors on PrEP initiation/non-initiation and adherence among black MSM in 3 US cities.” Paris, France.
International AIDS Conference. (2017). “Structural barriers, mental health, and PrEP initiation/non-initiation and adherence among black MSM in 3 US cities.” Paris, France. Sally A. Norton, PhD, RN, FNAP, FPCN, FAAN Academy Health Annual Meeting. (2017). “Impact of nursing home palliative care teams on end-of-life outcomes: A randomized controlled trial.” New Orleans, LA. Tobie H. Olsan, PhD, MPA, RN, CNL, NEA-BC, FNAP
health care online course.” Dublin, Ireland. Karen A. Reifenstein, PhD, RN Reflecting Our Community: Tackling Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare and Research. (2017). “Why diversity in research is important and how to overcome barriers to subject participation.” University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY. Student National Medical Association and the American Medical Women’s Association. (2017). “Racial disparities in breast cancer.” University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY.
American Association of Colleges of Nursing Doctoral Education Conference. (2017). “DNP prepared CNLs: Leveraging connections and benefiting from synergies.” San Diego, CA. 8th International Conference on Patient- and Family-Centered Care: Promoting Health Equity and Reducing Disparities. (2018). “Designing, implementing, and evaluating a team-based transgender cultural education program for an ambulatory women’s health practice.” Baltimore, MD. Lydia D. Rotondo, DNP, RN, CNS
Kathy H. Rideout, EdD, PPCNP-BC, FNAP
American Association of Colleges of Nursing Doctoral Education Conference. (2017). “DNP prepared CNLs: Leveraging connections and benefiting from synergies.” San Diego, CA.
The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine Annual Conference. (2018). “Comparison of rural and urban home based primary care programs.” Grapevine, TX.
Women’s Council of the Rochester Museum and Science Center. (2017). “Caring for community: School based health centers.” Rochester, NY.
American Association of Colleges of Nursing Doctoral Education Conference. (2018). “A dialogue on moving DNP scholarly work to publication.” Naples, FL.
The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine Annual Conference. (2018). “Measuring team effectiveness in veteran health administration’s home based primary care programs.” Grapevine, TX.
Ostomy Management Seminar. (2017). “Pediatric ostomies: Mini adults?” Rochester, NY.
Craig R. Sellers, PhD, RN, ANPBC, GNP-BC, FAANP
Academy Health Annual Meeting. (2017). “Impact of nursing home palliative care teams on end-of-life outcomes: A randomized controlled trial.” New Orleans, LA.
Future of Nursing Annual Summit. (2017). “Home visiting for healthy aging: An interprofessional community-based initiative.” Albany, NY. National Nurses’ Week Best Practice Showcase. (2018). “Implementing practice guidelines for replacing peripheral intravenous catheters when clinically indicated.” Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY. American Association of Colleges of Nursing Doctoral Education Conference. (2017). “DNP prepared CNLs: Leveraging connections and benefiting from synergies.” San Diego, CA.
University of Rochester Advancement. (2017). “Your new health care team: It’s a game changer.” Rochester, NY. Retired Professionals Society. (2017). “Your new health care team: It’s a game changer.” Oak Hill Country Club, Rochester, NY. Pre-doctoral Panel Discussion, American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (2017). “Developing joint research programs between academia and health systems: University of Rochester exemplar.” Coronado, CA.
Bethel A. Powers, PhD, RN, FSAA, FGSA International Conference of Integrated Care. (2017). “Interactive nursing support to promote integrated care for elders receiving home
44th Annual Conference of the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties. (2018). “Engaging NP students in the art and science of advanced care planning.” Indianapolis, IN. Joyce Ann Smith, PhD, RN, ANP
Preceptor Workshop. (2018) “Graduate education in nursing: Current issues.” University of Rochester School of Nursing, Rochester, NY.
Translational Science. (2018). “What genes involved in the brain food reward circuitry: Findings from a large candidate gene analysis.” Washington, DC.
Luis A. Rosario-McCabe, DNP, PMC, RN, WHNP-BC, CNL
Nutrition 2018. (2018). “What genes are underlying disinhibited eating and childhood obesity: Searching puzzle pieces for the brain food reward circuitry.” Boston, MA.
Leann M. Patel, MSN, RN Brown Bag Lecture Series. (2018). “Overview of the See What You Can Bee event.” Rochester, NY.
23rd Annual International Qualitative Health Research Conference. (2017). “Talking about dying is so difficult: Nurse practitioner students’ reflections on end-of-life discussions.” Quebec, Canada.
National Nurses’ Week Best Practice Showcase. (2017). “Designing, implementing, and evaluating a team-based transgender cultural education program for an ambulatory women’s health practice.” University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY.
Karen F. Stein, PhD, RN, FAAN The Obesity Society Conference. (2017). “Maternal factors associated with child intake of saturated fat and added sugar.” Washington, DC. NURSING 2018 Volume 2 35
PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, HONORS, AND AWARDS The Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science Conference. (2017). “Maternal and child dietary intake: The role of maternal healthy-eater self-schema.” Washington, DC. Society for Behavioral Medicine 38th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions. (2017). “Living in the Shadows: Undocumented Mexican Americans and research challenges.” San Diego, CA. Research Institute on Addictions Seminar Series. (2017). “Who am I: Current and future-oriented identities as determinants of adolescent and alcohol substance use.” University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY. Mary Tantillo, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, FAED, CGP The Obesity Society Conference. (2017). “Disordered eating and weight control behaviors and weight perception in African-American adolescents.” Washington, DC. Kim Urbach, PNP, RN Women’s Council of the Rochester Museum and Science Center. (2017). “Caring for community: School based health centers.” Rochester, NY. Mary H. Wilde, PhD, RN 3rd Annual Congress on Urological Research & Education on the Aging Underactive Bladder. (2017). “How catheter associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) and blockage are related in long-term indwelling urinary catheter users.” Washington, DC. Andrew B. Wolf, EdD, MS, RN, ACNP-C Association for the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education Annual Conference. (2018). “Applying peer review to the process of generating quality test items.” Salt Lake City, UT. Ying Xue, DNSc, RN National Nurses’ Week Best Practice Showcase. (2017). “Optimizing outcomes for survivors of critical illness: A feasibility study to evaluate the implementation of a music intervention.” University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY. 36 NURSING 2018 Volume 2
Department of Public Health Sciences Research Seminar. (2017). “The growing importance of nurse practitioners in health care delivery.” University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY.
Honors & Awards
The following faculty honors were received between January 2017 and June 2018.
Mina Attin, PhD, RN Young Investigator Award (2017). American Heart Association, Resuscitation Science Symposium: Anaheim, CA. Georgie Terry YOM Nursing Fund Award (2018). University of Rochester School of Nursing: Rochester, NY. Carolanne Bianchi, DNP, RN, MBA, ANP, CRRN Geriatric Faculty Scholar (2017). University of Rochester School of Nursing: Rochester, NY. Outstanding Faculty Colleague Award (2018). University of Rochester School of Nursing: Rochester, NY. Pamela A. Brady, DNP, RN Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching (2017). University of Rochester School of Nursing: Rochester, NY. Lisa A. Brophy, MS, RN, MSBA Josephine Craytor Nursing Faculty Award (2018). University of Rochester School of Nursing: Rochester, NY. Mary G. Carey, PhD, RN, CNS, FAHA, FAAN National Challenge Winner (2017). Helen Fuld Health Trust National Institute for Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing: Columbus, OH. Outstanding Faculty Colleague Award (2017). University of Rochester School of Nursing: Rochester, NY. Interprofessional Category Publication Award (2018). Rochester
Academy of Medicine: Rochester, NY. Susan M. Ciurzynski, PhD, RN-BC, PNP, VCE Distinguished Fellow (2018). National Academy of Practice: Atlanta, GA. Outstanding Scholarly Practitioner Award (2018). University of Rochester School of Nursing: Rochester, NY. Yvette N. Conyers, DNP, MSN, RN, FNP-C, CTN-B Josephine Craytor Nursing Faculty Award (2018). University of Rochester School of Nursing: Rochester, NY. Mary Dombeck Diversity Enhancement Faculty Award (2017). University of Rochester School of Nursing: Rochester, NY. Marie A. Flannery, PhD, RN, AOCN Promising New Investigator Award (2017). University of Rochester School of Nursing: Rochester, NY. Geriatrics Category Publication Award (2018). Rochester Academy of Medicine: Rochester, NY. Loretta Ford, EdD, RN, PNP, FAAN, FAANP Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award (2018). Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University and the Beyond Flexner Alliance: Atlanta, GA. Lifetime Achievement Award (2018). National Organization of Nurse Practitioners Faculties: Indianapolis, IN. David Goede, DNP, ACNP-BC Health Care Crisis Category Publication Award (2018). Rochester Academy of Medicine: Rochester, NY. Katharine A. Hiltunen, MBA, RN Josephine Craytor Nursing Faculty Award (2017). University of Rochester School of Nursing: Rochester, NY.
Kathi Heffner, PhD Terry Family Research Award (2017). University of Rochester School of Nursing: Rochester, NY. Elaine C. Hubbard Center for Nursing Research on Aging Endowed Award (2017). University of Rochester School of Nursing: Rochester, NY. Scholar, Emerging Leaders in Aging Program (2017). American Geriatrics Society/Association of Directors of Geriatric Academic Programs: San Francisco, CA. Natalie M. Leblanc, PhD, MPH, BSN UR-RTRN Scholarly Exchange Program Award (2017). University of Rochester Clinical and Translational Science Institute: Rochester, NY. Feng Vankee Lin, PhD, RN Terry Family Research Award (2017). University of Rochester School of Nursing: Rochester, NY. Elaine C. Hubbard Center for Nursing Research on Aging Endowed Award (2017). University of Rochester School of Nursing: Rochester, NY. Collaborative Pilot Award in Health Analytics (2017). University of Rochester Goergen Institute for Data Science: Rochester, NY. Jennifer R. Mammen, PhD, NP-C Marilyn Hansen Award (2018). American Thoracic Society Assembly on Nursing: San Diego, CA. Lynne Massaro, DNP, RN, ANP-BC, FNP Professional Advancement Award (2017). University of Rochester School of Nursing: Rochester, NY. James M. McMahon, PhD Josephine Craytor Nursing Faculty Award (2017). University of Rochester School of Nursing: Rochester, NY. Ying Meng, PhD, RN The Obesity Society Bio-Behavioral Research Poster Competition Award (2017). Obesity Conference: National Harbor, MD.
Blue Ribbon Poster Award (2018). Translational Science 2018: Washington, DC. LaRon E. Nelson, PhD, RN, FNP, FNAP, FAAN American Academy of Nursing Fellowship (2017). Washington, DC. Sally A. Norton, PhD, RN, FNAP, FPCN, FAAN Distinguished Researcher Award (2017). Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association: Pittsburgh, PA.
Nexus Summit Pioneer Award (2017). National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education: Minneapolis, MN. Craig R. Sellers, PhD, RN, ANPBC, GNP-BC, FAANP Professional Advancement Award (2018). University of Rochester School of Nursing: Rochester, NY. Outstanding Scholarly Practitioner Award (2018). University of Rochester School of Nursing: Rochester, NY. Renu Singh, MS
Tobie H. Olsan, PhD, MPA, RN, CNL, NEA-BC, FNAP Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching (2018). University of Rochester School of Nursing: Rochester, NY. Sarah E. Peyre, EdD Dean’s Appreciation Award (2017). University of Rochester School of Nursing: Rochester, NY. Karen A. Reifenstein, PhD, RN Georgie Terry YOM Nursing Fund Award (2018). University of Rochester School of Nursing: Rochester, NY. Mary Dombeck Diversity Enhancement Faculty Award (2018). University of Rochester School of Nursing: Rochester, NY. Hyekyun Rhee, PhD, RN, PNP, FAAN Distinguished Nurse Researcher Award (2017). Foundation of New York State Nurses.
RBJ Women of Excellence Award (2018). Rochester Business Journal: Rochester, NY. Rebecca G. Tucker, PhD, RN, ACNP Outstanding Scholarly Practitioner Award (2017). University of Rochester School of Nursing: Rochester, NY.
OUR Nurses Shape The Future of Health Care Ying Xue, DNSc, RN Researcher and Associate Professor, UR School of Nursing
Dr. Xue’s research interests are nursing care processes, work environment, and the nature of the nursing workforce, as they impact organizational and quality of care outcomes in acute care settings.
Jinjiao Wang, PhD, RN Promising New Investigator Award (2018). University of Rochester School of Nursing: Rochester, NY. Terry Family Research Fund Award (2018). University of Rochester School of Nursing: Rochester, NY. Elaine C. Hubbard Center for Nursing Research on Aging Endowed Award (2018). University of Rochester School of Nursing: Rochester, NY. Patricia A. Witzel, RN, MS, MBA RBJ Health Care Achievement Award in Nurse category (2017). Rochester Business Journal: Rochester, NY.
Kathy H. Rideout, EdD, PPCNP-BC, FNAP
Ying Xue, DNSc, RN
RBJ Health Care Achievement Award in Nurse category (2018). Rochester Business Journal: Rochester, NY.
Dr. Jeremy A. Klainer Entrepreneurship Fund Award (2017). University of Rochester School of Nursing: Rochester, NY.
At the UR School of Nursing, there is a direct correlation between our critical research outcomes and outstanding patient care. Thanks to your support, our students, alumni, and faculty are efficiently addressing health care’s biggest challenges. Together, with your help, we can continue to provide this experience to future generations of nurses. Visit rochester.edu/giving/nurseresearch to make your gift today.
Madeline H. Schmitt, PhD, RN, FAAN, FNAP Distinguished Service Award (2017). Rochester Academy of Medicine: Rochester, NY.
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FROM THE ARCHIVES
Family Tradition Patti Winn follows in her mother’s footsteps to earn a nursing degree When Patti Winn crossed the stage at the University of Rochester School of Nursing pinning ceremony on Aug. 29, she was completing a family tradition some six decades in the making. Greeting her at the other side and holding the pin that marks the ceremonial entrance into the nursing profession was her mother, Nancy Anderson Baker ’57N, ’58N, who had graduated from the UR nursing program 60 years earlier.
"I was so appreciative and proud that she could be there to pin me with my dad watching from the audience." “I was so appreciative and proud that she could be there to pin me with my dad watching from the audience,” said Winn, whose father, Bruce Baker ’59M, also graduated from the University of Rochester. “As a bonus, I saw her holding the navy blue cape that she received 60 years ago at her graduation, which she was passing on to me!” Winn had spent the previous 31 years as a secondary science teacher in the Fairport School District. As her teaching career wound down, she said she felt a calling to pursue her lifelong interest in health care as another way to impact the lives of others. Weeks after retiring, Winn enrolled in the Accelerated Bachelor’s Program for NonNurses, and a year later emerged from the program looking to break into psychiatric nursing. Winn’s mother, Nancy, walked the hallways of Helen Wood Hall more than a half-century earlier, earning a bachelor’s degree from the University of Rochester with a major in nursing. She briefly served as a visiting nurse before leaving the profession to start a family with Bruce, whom she’d met as a fellow student. Bruce was a longtime family physician in LeRoy and continues – at age 85 – to work two days a week with patients suffering from opiate addiction. Her parents aren’t the only link Patti had to the University. Her husband, Dave Winn, was an assistant coach in cross country, and indoor and outdoor track and field for 25 years under head coach Tim Hale.
For photos from the August 2018 pinning ceremony, visit our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/UofRSchoolofNursing.
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‘They Not Only Saved Him, They Saved Me’
Loved one’s traumatic accident gives Barbara Simms a newfound appreciation for nursing For years, Barbara Simms has helped aspiring doctors sharpen their diagnostic abilities by portraying patients suffering from a wide spectrum of ailments and disorders. But it wasn’t until she found herself in the midst of a real-life traumatic situation that she gained a true appreciation for the critical role that nurses play on the health care team. When her longterm boyfriend at the time was involved in a horrific motorcycle accident that left him in a coma, Simms kept a vigil at his bedside for nearly a month. As he recuperated and endured surgery after surgery to reconstruct the right side of his body, she witnessed firsthand the highly skilled level of care given by the nurses at Strong Memorial Hospital’s Kessler Trauma Center. Not just to him, but also to her, which was invaluable in helping her cope with her loved one’s near-fatal ordeal. “I don’t think I ever would have made that month without the nurses. They not only saved him, they saved me,” said Simms, who has been a volunteer standardized patient for the UR School of Medicine and Dentistry for more than a decade after retiring from a 32year career as reading teacher in the Penfield School District. “They dealt with his physical needs, but they also dealt with the emotional reality for the ones who were there with him. For me to give any support to him, I needed support from them. It was a different support for the two of us, but both of us needed it. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have survived that month.” Simms was struck by the ways the nurses at the Kessler Center provided such compassionate and empathetic care to patients and families who were at their most vulnerable: The way they talked to her ex-boyfriend and treated him as if he was awake during his coma, how they wheeled him through the halls on a tour of the floor after he began speaking and expressed a desire
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Barbara Simms (left) poses with APNN student Lauren Gotsch, the first recipient of the Barbara A. Simms Endowed Scholarship in Nursing.
to get away from the same four walls, or how the nurses patiently explained each procedure and test to Simms so she understood what was happening at any given moment. They even offered to call her at home to give her updates on his condition to ensure that she would occasionally leave the hospital to rest or run errands. Even after her ex-boyfriend was released from the ICU, Simms continued to marvel at the exemplary attention they received through countless follow-up appointments and procedures. “Those nurses really cared for him,” said Simms. “They were unbelievable. It didn’t matter what nurse was there. I had complete faith in all of them.” Simms was eager to offer her appreciation to those who had made such a difference in her life. She considered nominating all the nurses in Kessler for a Strong Star – the hospital’s employee recognition program for outstanding service – but she felt like she had so much more to say than what could fit on one of the nomination forms.
So she decided to express her gratitude with a gift to the UR School of Nursing. The Barbara A. Simms Endowed Scholarship in Nursing, established in late 2017, will provide support for future generations of outstanding nurses to ensure that other patients and their families will benefit from the same tremendous nursing care that she witnessed. Since then, Simms has expressed her intention of including the School of Nursing in her will with a bequest that will have an even greater impact on supporting future students. “I think if these nurses are that loving and that caring, there are other people out there who are just as loving and caring and want to do this for people, too. Why not give them a chance to do it?” Simms said. “Nurses are a real asset, and they are the life of the hospital. To me, the more you can make of them, the better. If that means helping them financially, that’s what I’ll do.”
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1950s
AAN Bestows Highest Honors on Alumna Jacquelyn Campbell
Patricia Crowley Trimble ’53, ’54N is retired and living in Erie, Pa., with her husband William.
Jacquelyn Campbell ‘86N (PhD), a leader in research and advocacy in the field of violence against women and health outcomes, has received two major honors from the American Academy of Nursing. In July, she was named an AAN Edge Runner for her program, Danger Assessment: An Instrument to Help Abused Women Assess Their Risk of Homicide. The honor recognizes nurse-designed models of care and interventions that improve health care quality, cost, and influence policy. In November, she was bestowed the honor “Living Legend” at the AAN Annual Policy Conference. The Living Legend designation is the Academy’s highest honor and is awarded to AAN fellows who have demonstrated extraordinary and sustained contributions to nursing and health care. The Danger Assessment (DA), based on research and developed in collaboration with abused women, assists abused women, health providers, domestic violence advocates, and law enforcement officers in more accurately assessing the risk of homicide from an abuser and offering safety planning measures according to the risk of homicide. The abused woman’s responses to the DA are scored by an advocate or health care professional resulting in one of four levels of danger: Variable, Increased, Severe, and Extreme. Included in the DA is a calendar which aids in recall, identifies old injuries contributing to chronic pain, notes increasing severity and/or frequency of abuse, and serves as an evidentiary tool in court proceedings. The author of more than 270 articles, 56 chapters and seven books, Campbell is the Anna D. Wolf Endowed Professor at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, a member of the Baltimore Domestic Violence Fatality Review Committee, and serves on the Board of Directors of Futures Without Violence.
Jean Stone Moncrief ’56, ’57N celebrated her 84th birthday. She informs us that she is, “in good health and on no Rx drugs. YAY!!!” Moncrief retired as a certified occupational health nurse from Chevron Corp. in San Ramon, Calif. in 1993. She resides in Gainesville, Va.
1960s Harriet Schafer Seigel ’59, ’60N, ’76N (MS) has been appointed to a five-year term as trustee of the Brighton Memorial Library in Rochester. She also reviews manuscripts for two peer-reviewed nursing journals. She and her husband, Robert, live in Rochester.
1970s Nancy Heller Cohen ’70N recently published Hairball Hijinx: A Bad Hair
Day Cozy Mystery Short Story through Orange Grove Press. The book is available at most online bookstores. Phyllis Horns ’75N (NPC) recently transitioned to a faculty position at the University of East Carolina after serving as vice chancellor of the University’s Division of Health Sciences for close to 10 years. Horns oversaw a division that comprised eight different schools. She also served as dean of the ECU School of Nursing from 1990 to 2006. Horns, who earned
her PhD at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, was honored by the UAB School of Nursing with its 2017 Distinguished Alumni Award. Christopher “Kit” Bakke ’77N recently released Protest on Trial: The Seattle 7 Conspiracy through Washington State University Press. The book chronicles the story surrounding the arrests and trial of seven Seattle Liberation Front leaders in the early 1970s.
Mary Lu Daly ’78N, ’88N (MS), ’03N (PMC) retired from Rochester Regional Health in 2016. She and her husband have relocated to the mountains of North Georgia.
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1980s Nina Gaby ‘86N, ’90N (MS) won a monthly Musepaper Award for her essay “The Sum of Its Parts” from the literary journal New Millennium Wings. Gaby is an essayist, artist, and psychiatric nurse practitioner in Vermont.
Century America through Rutgers University Press. The book traces the development, use, and marketing of drugs for children and illuminates the historical dimension of a clinical and policy issue with great contemporary significance.
1990s Cynthia Cantu Cruz ’91N is a full-time nursing instructor at Wharton County Junior College in Wharton, Texas.
Cynthia Connolly ’87N (MS) has published Children and Drug Safety: Balancing Risk and Protection in Twentieth
Caroline Nestro ’91N (MS), ’18W is the associate director in the Office of Mental Health Promotion and the associate
clinical administrator for patient engagement at UR Medicine. She recently completed her PhD in human development at the Warner School and received a twoyear Inclusive Climate Leadership Fellowship at the University of Rochester to continue the work of her dissertation study. Bernadette Melnyk ’92N (PhD), ’02N (PMC) received the 2018 American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) Pioneering Spirit Award. The award recognizes significant contributions that influence high-acuity and critical care nursing and relate to the AACN’s mission, vision, and values. Melnyk is a professor and dean of the College of Nursing at Ohio State University and professor of pediatrics and psychiatry at the university’s College of Medicine. She also is the university’s vice president of health promotion and chief wellness officer. Prior to
joining Ohio State, Melnyk was dean and distinguished foundation professor at the College of Nursing and Health Innovation at Arizona State University and held several faculty positions at the University of Rochester’s School of Nursing and School of Medicine and Dentistry. Sandra “Sam” Brzoza ’94N (MS) recently presented, along with colleague Sharon Davis, at the Innovations in Faith Based Nursing Conference in Marion, Ind. The title of the presentation was “Bridging the Cultural Gap in Nursing Education.” Brzoza is the director of the RN to BS completion program and associate professor at Roberts Wesleyan College. Cheryl Robinson ’94N (MS) is a certified pediatric nurse practitioner at Tendercare Pediatrics in Las Vegas. She ran the 2017 Chicago Marathon for Girls on the Run, a non-profit organization that
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uses running to inspire and motivate girls, encourage lifelong health and fitness, and build confidence through accomplishment. Upon completion of the program, participating girls run a 5K in their area, giving them a tangible sense of achievement as well as a framework for setting and achieving life goals.
the best health care coverage available to them today. Her book, Making the Most of Medicare: A Guide to Baby Boomers, is in its fifth edition and aims to take the confusion out making Medicare choices.
Nikki Ann Cooper Rathnam ’96N is married and lives in Pittsford.
Debbie Partrick ’02N has retired as director of surgical services at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital in Battleboro, Vt. Partrick had spent 11 years at the facility. She informs us that, “It was with great sadness I left my wonderful staff and many years as a nurse. But, I now enjoy sleeping in and spending time with my wonderful husband and our family.”
Heather Carasea Shannon ’97 (MS) has joined the staff of Oswego County Opportunities Reproductive Health Services as a nurse practitioner. She previously worked at Upstate Medical University as the director of business development and hospital liaison for the Upstate Cord Blood Bank.
2000s
Katy Votava ’97N (PhD) is founder and president of Goodcare.com, a nationwide independent consulting firm, specializing in the economics of health care. Votava and her team work with people at all stages in their lives to help them understand and select
Elizabeth Kawana Kaczmar ’06N was recognized as Nurse of the Year 2018 by the Scripps Medical Foundation. Kaczmar is a registered nurse specializing in diabetes and endocrinology at Scripps Clinic in San Diego, Calif.
The UR School of Nursing, By the Numbers: 18% Drop in tuition for the RN to BS completion program, thanks in part to generous alumni support
700 Clinical hours completed by students in the accelerated program for non-nurses
200+ Bachelor-educated RNs graduating each year from SON 85% Percentage of SON faculty actively practicing in the nursing
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The UR School of Nursing stands out as a nationwide leader in nursing education. But without access to scholarships, many nursing students would face crippling educational debt and others might be discouraged from entering the eld at all. That’s why the nancial support of our friends and alumni is so critical. Will you join us in our commitment to scholarships and to the future of nursing? Visit rochester.edu/giving/nursingsupport to make your gift today in support of the health care leaders of tomorrow!
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2010s Katie Conrad Hauschildt ’11N made local headlines by saving a man’s life on an overnight flight from Toronto to Barcelona. Hauschildt was traveling with her daughter and some friends when she was awoken by screams from other passengers and noticed the man sitting across the aisle was unconscious and breathing irregularly. Upon discovering he had no pulse, Hauschildt administered CPR until the man regained consciousness. Hauschildt is a cardiac ICU nurse at the University of Rochester Medical Center. She and a Toronto doctor monitored the man’s condition for the remainder of the flight.
Brittie Wintle ’12N is a family nurse practitioner at Mohawk Valley Cardiology in Utica. She graduated from SUNY Polytechnic Institute’s Family Nurse Practitioner Program in May 2017 and gave birth to her second child, a daughter named Livia Rose, in May 2018.
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Elizabeth Nettles ’15N is an RN for Rochester Regional Health. Krystal Carson ’18N (MS) has been hired as a nurse educator at Golisano Children’s Hospital. Rachel Steffen ’18N (MS) has been hired as a clinical nurse leader at Golisano Children’s Hospital.
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C A L L F O R A L U M N I AWA R D N O M I N AT I O N S The University of Rochester School of Nursing recognizes the achievements of School of Nursing alumni through the alumni awards program. Awards are presented annually at the School of Nursing’s signature event, the Dean’s Diamond Circle dinner. All School of Nursing alumni, faculty, staff, and friends are encouraged to nominate SON graduates for the awards listed below: •
Established in 1984, the Distinguished Alumna/Alumnus Award recognizes a graduate whose exceptional professional achievements, contributions to one’s chosen field, and service to the School of Nursing have brought honor to the individual and to the University of Rochester.
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Established in 2013, the Humanitarian Award honors a graduate whose work as a practictioner, administrator, volunteer, or researcher has had a profound impact on those most in need.
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Gift Planning Gift planning enables you to make a current or future gift to the School of Nursing in ways that best meet your financial and philanthropic goals for you and loved ones.
Outright Gifts Appreciated Securities Make a gift of appreciated stock or mutual funds to the school and take advantage of two tax benefits. Transfer securities, avoid capital gains tax, and enjoy a charitable deduction when you itemize on your federal tax return.
IRA Charitable Rollover Individuals 70.5 and older can make a charitable distribution directly from an Individual Retirement Account tax free. A charitable distribution counts toward your required minimum distribution (RMD) up to $100,000 per person.
Deferred Gifts
impact. A provision in your will ensures that programs you care most about are supported. You can also name the school as a beneficiary of retirement assets, life insurance, or investment accounts. Need sample language to share with your estate attorney or advisor? Already have the school in your plans? Please let us know, so we can thank you!
Fund a charitable remainder unitrust and enjoy a charitable deduction today and variable income for life or a term of years, for one, two or possibly more beneficiaries.
Bequests and other Testamentary Gifts A bequest to the School of Nursing is simple to accomplish and allows you to have a future
Life Income Gifts Fund a charitable gift annuity and enjoy a charitable deduction today and fixed income for life for one or two beneficiaries.
For more information about gift planning or to request sample will language or a personal life income gift illustration, contact: University of Rochester Office of Trusts, Estates & Gift Planning; 1-800-MELIORA (800-635-4672) or 585-2758894; giftplanning@rochester. edu; or visit rochester.giftplans. org.
the way for its future. With the generous support of dedicated alumni and friends, the school is preparing the next generation of health care providers, educators, researchers, and leaders. Membership starts at $1,000 annually.
George Eastman Circle
Wilson Society
Giving Societies We delight in recognizing our alumni and friends who have made the School of Nursing a philanthropic priority.
Dean’s Diamond Circle
Diamond Circle members play an integral role in sustaining the School of Nursing and paving
The George Eastman Circle is the University of Rochester’s most impactful leadership giving society, recognizing fiveyear Annual Fund commitments of $1,500 and above to many areas of the university, including the School of Nursing.
The Wilson Society illuminates the philanthropic legacy of Joe ‘31 and Peggy Wilson and celebrates those individuals who have established a gift plan or included the University in their estate.
Questions? Contact us
For more information about making a gift to support the School of Nursing, please contact Andrea J. Allen, director of advancement and alumni relations, at 800-333-4428, 585-276-4336 or andrea.allen@rochester.edu.
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ALUMNI PROFILE
Everything Happens for a Reason
Alumna Jennifer Dunivent merges clinical, analytical in new role as director of operations In the summer of 2014, Jennifer Dunivent ’00N, ’04N (MS) was less than a year into a position as an IT consultant when she learned that her new company was eliminating her entire division. A single mom raising three girls, Dunivent had just left a job she loved as a clinical consultant for a health services technology firm because the travel had become too onerous for her and her family. Uncertain which way to turn, she entertained thoughts of remaining in the health IT field, focusing on her clinical work, or returning to a position in health care management. Within days, she had found her way. She got an email that the Finger Lakes Performing Provider System (FLPPS) was looking for a senior associate on their provider relations team. Leveraging her clinical background and customer relations skills honed as a consultant over the previous six years, she dove into health care reform, where she connected with health care leaders across a region, including Dan Ireland, the president of United Memorial Medical Center (UMMC) in Batavia. Her two-year stint with FLPPS led directly to a new role at UMMC as director of operations for outpatient practices. The newly created position oversees the business functions of all outpatient practices associated with UMMC, including all primary care, urgent care, and specialty practices, focusing on excellence in operations, patient experience, quality care, and budget management. “I’ve focused my entire career to get to this point,” said Dunivent, who was named a 40 Under 40 honoree by the Rochester Business Journal in 2017. “Knowing it’s a brand-new role, I have the freedom and autonomy to leverage my diverse background and help develop a relatively new line of business for UMMC, and that’s what really appealed to me.
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“I’m not doing hands-on patient care anymore, but I’m still impacting patient care. I can impact the lives of many more than the 20 patients I might see in a day as a nurse practitioner.” Dunivent’s twisting career path and unique combination of clinical and analytical skills prepared her well for the role. She started her career as a neonatal ICU nurse at Strong Memorial Hospital then transitioned to the Emergency Department full time. She served as a clinical resource nurse and bed coordinator at Strong while concurrently working as a lead NP and nurse manager at Rochester General Hospital’s pediatric emergency room. At RGH, she oversaw major changes in operations, such as getting the ER to remain open 24 hours a day and moving to electronic medical records. Feeling that she had a knack for the business side of health care, the two-time UR School of Nursing grad went back to the University of Rochester, earning an MS in business-medical management from the Simon School. After graduating in 2008, she joined MEDHOST, the software firm that she worked with at RGH to implement the electronic records system. As a clinical consultant, she helped health systems do an assessment of their needs and leverage technology to fill performance gaps and improve overall operations. Before she even enrolled in nursing school, Dunivent saw the benefits of using technology to improve how systems work. As a first-year college student she shadowed her mother, who was working at the time as a nurse for a plastic surgeon in California, taking it upon herself to create clean digital copies of patient education materials, replacing faded, misaligned paper handouts that had degraded in quality
Jennifer Dunivent, pictured with her three daughters, serves as director of operations for outpatient practices at United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia, merging her clinical background with her experience in business development and her interest in technology.
from multiple runs through a photocopier. Her mother later clipped an article out of a magazine that focused on the emerging role of chief nursing information officers and shared it with Dunivent, with a note that said, “I see you doing this in the future.” “Ten years later, that was actually the field I was working in,” said Dunivent. “She saw me commingling the clinical and technology – it just didn’t really exist yet back then. “I strongly believe that everything happens for a reason. That’s my mantra. When I look back, everything led me to where I am right now. I feel like I’m right where I’m supposed to be.”
IN MEMORIAM
Word has reached us of the passing of the following alumni and friends. The School of Nursing expresses its sympathy to their loved ones. Acitelli, Joan (Salerno) ’54N March 9, 2018, Charlotte, NC
Hecker, Norma (Krause) ’51N June 2, 2018, Rochester, NY
Alexander, Virginia (Deisher) ’48N Feb. 24, 2018, Rochester, NY
Henion, Helen (Waasdorp) ’45, ’46N April 22, 2018, Pittsford, NY
Beam, Barbara (Wilt) ’50, ’51N July 5, 2018, Cincinnati, OH
Henry, Ruth (Plass) ’48N April 1, 2018, Eden, NY
Becker, Gladys (Burdick) ’44N May 15, 2018, Mt. Dora, FL
Hollenbeck, Mary Jane (Pogue) ’46N April 23, 2018, Rochester, NY
Boniface, Julia (Small) ’44N April 14, 2018, Webster, NY
Johnson, Ann Marie L. ’55N, ’73 July 1, 2018, Rochester, NY
Crandall, Linda Anne ’95N April 16, 2018, Rochester, NY
Kenyon, Carol (Blanchard) ’71N, ’76N (MS), ’86N (PhD) July 22, 2018, Rochester, NY
Creaton, Barbara ’54N June 13, 2018, Webster, NY
Dehlman, Jennifer R. ’03N June 12, 2018, Rochester, NY
Dexter, Barbara (Franco) ’53N July 29, 2018, Tucson, AZ
Fox, Elizabeth (Larson) ’49N Nov. 22, 2017, Seminole, FL
Gries, Elizabeth (Mayer) ’51N, ’56 July 24, 2018, Winter Haven, FL
Hain, Marlowe ’75N September 2017, Fort Collins, CO
Lee, Leona M. (Hart) ’55N Jan. 31, 2018, Merritt Island, FL
LeoGrande, Patricia (Ryan) ’45N Feb. 25, 2018, Whitesboro, NY
Leonard, Joyce ’63N May 14, 2018, Lyons, NY
May, Marie (Kratochvil) ’52N, ’58 March 22, 2018, Rochester, NY
Norod, Elizabeth (Frashure) ’62N, ’71W Feb. 10, 2018, Belpre, OH
Raysor, Marjorie (Whitehouse) ’47N March 3, 2018, Spencerport, NY
Reinhardt, Ruth Alice ’53N April 28, 2018, Canandaigua, NY
Rudy, Vanza ’51N March 7, 2018, Rochester, NY
Sanford, Julie (Keyser) ’55, ’56N, ’59W April 24, 2018, Geneseo, NY
Schreiner, Martha (White) ’50N, ’74 Feb. 10, 2018, Winston-Salem, NC
Smee, Marjorie (Curtis) ’41N June 20, 2018, Phoenix, AZ
Stanton, Elinor M. ’78N (MS) April 16, 2018, Naples, FL
Stowell, Penelope (Powers) ’62N July 3, 2018, Lakeland, FL
Tenney, Carolyn (Cartwright) ’48N October 2017, Hanover, NH
McNulty, Doris (Brill) ’46N Jan. 27, 2018, Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
Mozingo, Eleanor (Welker) ’39N May 15, 2018, Boone, NC
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IN MEMORIAM
UR School of Nursing Mourns Loss of DNP Student Marcia Fowler, FNP-C, a student in the University of Rochester Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program, passed away unexpectedly on Aug. 27. She was 41. Fowler, a nurse practitioner at the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, was a member of the inaugural 2017 cohort of DNP Practice Fellows, a group of nurse executives and lead nurse practitioners hand-picked and jointly sponsored by Strong Memorial Hospital
and the School of Nursing to pursue their doctoral studies. “Marcia was beloved by faculty and students alike. Her loss will certainly leave a void, not only in her DNP cohort, but in the greater nursing profession,” said Dean Kathy Rideout, EdD, PPCNP-BC, FNAP. “She was a true leader and an amazing person – she will truly be missed.” Fowler joined URMC in 2005 as a lead nurse practitioner. She previously worked as an NP in private practice and as a staff nurse at Park Ridge Hospital.
She earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing from SUNY Brockport and her master’s degree from St. John Fisher College. She is survived by her husband, J.D., and three daughters.
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Photographic Memories All APNN alumni were invited back to campus on Oct. 5 for a reception celebrating 15 years of the Accelerated Program for Non-Nurses. The festivities included a DJ, finger foods, catching up with old friends and faculty, and a photo booth, complete with props. Check out some of our favorite fun snapshots from the event.
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Parting Shot
Assistant professor of clinical nursing Patrick Hopkins shares a smile with new ABPNN graduate Tatiana Maisheva in the Eastman Theatre lobby after the School of Nursing’s Commencement ceremony on May 18.
Photo by Jim Dolan
