Jamie Sturgill selected as a VCU Emerging Scholar
Jamie Sturgill, Ph.D., director of biobehavioral laboratory services, was recently selected as a VCU Emerging Scholar by the Center for Clinical and Translational Research (CCTR). The Emerging Scholars Program is an opportunity for novice investigators to meet twice monthly with personnel from the CCTR and their peer researchers for mentoring, career development oversight, and educational programs to help […]
Students complete doula training
Recently several students participated in a two-day course for nursing students who have the desire to be a doula. The students learned communication techniques related to interviewing mothers who are interested in having a doula. They also learned how to communicate when providing birth and postpartum care, as well as how to position a mother during labor and […]
Jo Lynne Robins featured in Urban Views Weekly
Jo Lynne Robins, Ph.D., RN, ANP-BC, CHTP, AHN-C, associate professor, was recently featured in Urban Views Weekly. Robins was interviewed for her use of tai chi as a mindfulness-based moving intervention in a variety of populations, most recently in women with increased cardio metabolic risk. View the story here.