Pam Parsons inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing
Pam Parsons, Ph.D., GNP-BC, FNAP, FAAN, associate professor and associate dean of practice and community engagement at the VCU School of Nursing, is among 230 highly distinguished nurse leaders nationwide inducted as Fellows in the American Academy of Nursing. The inductees were recognized for their significant contributions to health and health care at the Academy’s […]
Pam Parsons selected as an American Academy of Nursing Fellow
A VCU School of Nursing faculty member will receive one of the most prestigious honors in nursing this fall when she is inducted into the American Academy of Nursing. Pam Parsons, Ph.D., GNP-BC, FNAP, associate professor and associate dean of practice and community engagement, is among 230 highly distinguished nurse leaders nationwide selected to join […]
VCU School of Nursing studies COVID-19 related experiences in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation patients
A VCU School of Nursing researcher is conducting an online study, “Pandemic COVID-19 and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Patients,” which focuses on understanding COVID-19 related experiences in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) patients. Lathika Mohanraj, Ph.D., RN, BMTCN, assistant professor at the School of Nursing, is the principal investigator, and Jeanine Guidry, Ph.D., assistant professor at the […]
VCU School of Nursing receives HRSA award to help expand nursing faculty
VCU School of Nursing received a $196,637 Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP) award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). NFLP is a one-year funding opportunity designed to increase the number of qualified nursing faculty by supporting doctoral students who are committed to becoming nurse […]
VCU School of Nursing names Suzanne Ameringer the Florence E. Elliott Professor
Suzanne Ameringer, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, a professor at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing, has been named the Florence E. Elliott Professor. The professorship is named after its benefactor, who served as a nursing arts instructor at the St. Philip School of Nursing from 1940 to 1943. St. Philip was a nursing school for […]
Message from the Dean – Reflecting on social justice reform
June 18, 2020 Dear School of Nursing Community, As an introvert, I spend a great deal of time deep in thought. I think about and reflect on many things…my family, work, our work family, our students, and current events to name a few. Thinking and reflecting is my way of processing information, experiences, and emotions […]
Ana Diallo accepted into PRIDE-CVD Summer Institute
Ana F. Diallo, Ph.D., M.P.H., RN, assistant professor at the VCU School of Nursing and a faculty member of VCU’s Institute of Inclusion, Inquiry & Innovation (iCubed), has been accepted into the Program to Increase Diversity in Cardiovascular Health-Related Research (PRIDE-CVD) Summer Institute. A highly competitive faculty development program sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and […]
R.K. Elswick serves as a guest editor for Cancer Nursing
R.K. Elswick, Ph.D., professor and biostatistician at the VCU School of Nursing, is a guest editor along with Sarah Kagan and G.J. Melendez Torres on the Evidence Synthesis Theme Issue of Cancer Nursing. For a limited time, the entire theme issue has been made available to be viewed on the Cancer Nursing website without a […]
Shelly Smith publishes op-ed on reliable internet access for telehealth
Shelly Smith, DNP, APRN-BC, director of the DNP program and associate professor at the VCU School of Nursing, along with Sarah Raskin, Ph.D., assistant professor at the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government & Public Affairs, authored a column in the Richmond Times-Dispatch on the need for reliable internet access as the use of telehealth increases […]
School of Nursing receives NIH grant to study an app for pregnant and postpartum women
The School of Nursing received a $2.3 million grant from the NationalInstitutes of Health to build on use of a promising app-based approachfor preventing and reducing perinatal depressive symptoms. Patricia Kinser, Ph.D., WHNP-BC, RN, FNAP, FAAN, associate professor, is the principle investigator of the five-year project, “‘Mamma Mia’: A multisite randomized controlled trial of an […]