VCU School of Nursing has strong participation at SNRS
VCU School of Nursing was well-represented at this year’s Southern Nursing Research Society annual meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. Among the highlights was the presentation of a third place student poster award to Amanda Hodges, a Ph.D. student. Her topic was “Symptom Experience of Adolescents with Concussion.” In addition to Hodges’ presentation, other SON faculty and students who presented or had a key role include:
Keynote speaker
Marianne Baernholdt
“Expanding Nursing Science in Global Rural Healthcare Quality”
Pre-conference workshops
Patricia Kinser, Suzanne Ameringer, Nancy Jallo, Debbie McGuire, Shelly Orr, Jo Robins, and Lana Sargent
“Mentoring and Being Mentored: Resources for a Successful Research Trajectory: Early & Mid-Stage Faculty”
Mary Kay Goldschmidt
“Merging Education and Practice Program Grants with Community-Based Participatory Research”
RIG Biobehavioral
Kyungeh An
RIG Co-Chair
Podium presentation
Candace Johnson
“Internet-based Technology to Recruit and Engage Community-based Women in a Multiple Risk Factor Health Behavior Intervention: Results of a Pilot Study of African American Women with Metabolic Syndrome”
Poster presentations
Tracey Proffitt
“ICU Delirium Health Outcomes: A Conceptual Model”
Christine Wynd
“Effects of a Tobacco-Free Hospital Policy on Inpatient Psychiatric Behaviors”
Student poster presentations
Christine Aubry, undergraduate honors student
““It was just good to know that I wasn’t alone:” Women’s Experiences with Group-based Interventions for Self-management of Depressive Symptoms”
Nastassya Russell, undergraduate student
““It made me hopeful:” Pregnant Women’s Experience with an Intervention of Mindful Physical Activity plus a Nurse-led Partnership for Self-management of Depressive Symptoms”
